The man was struck by a container being loaded on to the Maersk Inverness. Photo: Stephen JaquieryA Port Otago worker appears to have had a lucky escape after being struck by a container being loaded on to the vessel Maersk Inverness at Port Chalmers this morning. Port Otago marine and infrastructure manager Sean Bolt said the man, who was taken off the ship using a man-cage slung under a container crane to a waiting ambulance, had been "struck by a container''. Mr Bolt was unable to provide further details of the incident, as it was now under investigation by Maritime New Zealand. Loading of the Maersk Inverness was stopped following the accident, and was expected to resume at 7am tomorrow.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 23, 2018 01:21 UTC