A worker suffered serious injuries aboard the Ergina Luck early Monday Morning. The Ergina Luck is a 750-foot Liberia flagged bulk carrier vessel and was anchored near Astoria, Oregon. The Coast Guard was contacted on Monday by the agent for the ship who reported the man had fallen in the vessel’s bilge and had injury his back and both legs. The injured crewman was reportedly aboard the vessel to install a recirculation system. The injured worker was reportedly employed by Degesch America, based in Portland. The rescue team reportedly carried the man on a stretcher up three flights of stairs before lowering him to a motor lifeboat for transfer to shore. The facts and circumstances of the injury are under investigation. The outcome of the man’s injuries are currently unknown.
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