Mumbai, June 5 -- A 43-year-old Chief Officer died after collapsing inside an oil tank during a cleaning operation at sea, officials said.
Officer identified as Harsha Gopalan Rajan, a resident of Chennai, was working as the Chief Officer on the oil vessel Jag Aba. According to the Yellow Gate Police, the incident occurred on June 1 around 9.30 am while the vessel was operating at sea.
The officer lost consciousness while carrying out tank cleaning duties onboard a vessel off the Mumbai coast.
Crew members pulled him out and administered first aid, but he was declared dead, sources said.
Preliminary information suggests the death may have been caused by inhalation of toxic gas or oxygen deficiency inside the confined space of the tank, ...