Hashtag: #FatalAccidents
Guest Worker Killed in Industrial Accident
A contract worker died last night (May 31) following an industrial accident. The police say that it appears that the victim, a 48 year old Malaysian man, was working on a ladder inside a building in an Appleby Lane, Paget residence, when he fell approximately 15 feet to the ground just before 1pm. He was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital... Read more of this article
Traffic Victim Named As Omar Sutton
The 27 year old man who lost his life on Saturday, May 29th has been named as Omar Sutton. The Police say that around 2:40am on Saturday, Mr. Sutton was riding a motorcycle traveling west on Middle Road in Paget near the junction with Valley Road (in the vicinity of Paget Shell gas station) when he apparently lost control and collided with a BELCO truck... Read more of this article
27 Year Old Man Dies Following Traffic Accident
Bermuda has marked its sixth road traffic fatality of 2010, with the passing of a 27 year old man earlier today [May 29]. Around 2:40am today, Police and first responders attended a collision between a BELCO truck and a motorcycle on Middle Road in Paget in the area of the Paget Shell gas station. As a result the motorcyclist, a 27 year old man, was... Read more of this article
Man Overboard On Cruise: FBI Investigating
Law enforcement officials investigating the disappearance of a crew member were waiting at a New Jersey Cruise ship terminal when the Explorer of the Seas cruise ship docked on Saturday, May 7th. On the cruise ship’s fourth call to Bermuda for the year, it safely departed Dockyard, Bermuda on Saturday May 1st evening, and on May 5th fellow crewmembers... Read more of this article
Why Is the UK Upset Over Russian Aircraft?
As most locals following the news are aware, the Premier has flown to Russia to meet with airline officials prior to making a response to the UK Government’s complaint over the Russian aircraft on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry. Over the past years Russian airliners have had less than solid reputations for safety, with the New York Times reporting... Read more of this article
Man Overboard Days After Cruise Ship Leaves BDA
Four days after leaving Bermuda, a crew member of the Explorer of the Seas cruise ship jumped overboard and is now presumed drowned. The ship was nearing the end of a nine-night Bermuda and Caribbean cruise that departed from New Jersey on April 29, and docked in Bermuda on May 1st. It was the ship’s fourth call to Bermuda for the year, and the... Read more of this article
True Story of One Man’s Death & 4 Survivors
A true story about five sailors who experienced distress while sailing to Bermuda is now in print. Four of them survived the harrowing experience, with one succumbing after 10 hours in the water. Michael Tougias’ recently released nonfiction book “Overboard! A True Blue-Water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival,” was published by Simon and Schuster... Read more of this article
Explosion/Oil Spill To Impact Bermuda Reinsurers
Bermuda based reinsurers are expected to be affected by the Gulf of Mexico explosion and subsequent oil spill with three locally based companies [PartnerRe, MontpelierRe, ValidusRe] already predicting combined losses exceeding $100 million. Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig, exploded on April 20, 2010, and sank two days later, killing 11 people... Read more of this article
BELCO Memorial: 17 Who Lost Their Lives
Yesterday Bermuda recognized the World Day for Safety and Health and the International Commemoration Day for the Dead and Injured Worker. Since 1970, almost twenty persons have lost their lives in industrial accidents in Bermuda, with one being a BELCO employee; Malik Blyden. 24 yr old Malik Blyden died on July 28, 2003 after an explosion at a Belco... Read more of this article
Pics: World Day for Safety & Honouring the Dead
A ceremony was held this afternoon [Apr 28] to recognize the World Day for Safety and Health and the International Commemoration Day for the Dead and Injured Worker. The ceremony recognized and remembered persons who have died in industrial accidents in Bermuda, as well as promoted safe work practices. Minister of Health Walter Roban spoke: - - President... Read more of this article
Industrial Deaths: Bermuda To Remember
The last fatal workplace accident in Bermuda was in 2009, when 39 year old Jonathan Willis was tragically crushed to death after a fan belt of a forklift truck slipped. He, and many others who have lost their lives in industrial accidents, will be remembered tomorrow. The World Day for Safety and Health and the International Commemoration Day for the... Read more of this article
Bermudian Killed During US Marine Training
A Bermudian born highly decorated war vet was killed in an American military flight accident. Captain Jason Paynter was 38 years old. Capt. Paynter and his family moved from Bermuda to the United States in 1982 when he was around 10 years old. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1989, and in 1997 was selected for the Marine Enlisted Commissioning... Read more of this article
