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Steel cutter fell to death

On July 24, 2019, a steel cutter lost his life while working at Kabir Steel’s Khawja shipbreaking yard in Chittagong. He was cutting up the "Ever Union" when he fell from a considerable height and died at the scene. The "Ever Union", formerly owned by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine, was beached in Bangladesh on April 19. In January 2018, Norwegian Central Bank announced its decision to exclude Evergreen from its government pension fund due to the shipowner's practice of selling vessels for demolition at South Asian beaching yards. Five Evergreen vessels were delivered to Bangladeshi recyclers this year, including three allegedly sold to shipbreaking yards owned by Kabir Steel. The sale of the "Ever Union" generated about $10 million in revenue for Evergreen. Before reaching the shore, the ship was renamed "Vera" and reflagged to Palau. The UAE-based Nabeel Shipmanagement took over the vessel's operations after she was sold for demolition. Nabeel performed the same service for the "Eide Carrier" (later renamed "Tide Carrier" and "Harrier" that nearly went aground off Norway after an alleged attempt to export her illegally for scrap. A Norwegian criminal investigation into the circumstances of its end-of-life voyage was ongoing. Another worker lost his life in Chittagong in the beginning of July. Md Mamun Hossen, 35 years old, died at the Tahsin Steel Corporation yard.

Beached

Beached at Chittagong 19.04.19

arrived Chittagong Anchorage

arrived Chittagong Anchorage 13.04.19