Filipino sailor falls from ship in New Zealand sea, still missing | Global News

Filipino sailor falls from ship in New Zealand sea, still missing

/ 01:21 AM July 16, 2015

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Unnamed Filipino sailor is missing after falling overboard from this container ship, the Madinah, in New Zealand. SHIPSPOTTING PHOTO

SAN FRANCISCO — The search for a 52-year-old Filipino crewman who fell from a container ship in Lyttelton Harbour in Canterbury, New Zealand has been suspended indefinitely.

The unnamed Filipino seafarer fell overboard from the container ship Madinah as it entered the harbor about 1: 10 p.m. on July 2, about 3 kilometers from the dock.

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Emergency services and volunteers from nearby ships helped search for the man, but his body has not been found, according to a report by Stuff.co.nz.

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The search was ended and authorities doubt the body would be found given the length of time since the disappearance and the looming bad weather.

The man’s next-of-kin in the Philippines had been notified. Maritime New Zealand was investigating what went wrong. The Madinah was reportedly involved in another serious accident in Port Otago a day earlier.

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The ship was being unloaded with a straddle container carrier at Port Chalmers on July 1 when the crane toppled on the wharf, seriously injuring the driver.

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