British Seaman Dies in Tanker Accident
A British seaman aboard an oil tanker anchored in Santa Monica Bay died after he was struck in the chest by a mooring line, authorities said Tuesday.
The Coast Guard was called to the British-registered Maersk Navarin, anchored 1 3/4 miles off the coast of El Segundo, about 9:30 p.m. Monday, Coast Guard Petty Officer Robert Beals said.
Coast Guard officials were told that Michael Kadzec, 40, had been hit in the chest by a large mooring line on the 811-foot vessel about half an hour earlier.
Sheriff’s deputies performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until a Coast Guard helicopter could fly the stricken seaman to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, but Kadzec was dead on arrival at the hospital, El Segundo Police Lt. Ron Green said.
The Coast Guard is investigating the incident.
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