2 workers of an anchovy vessel die while unloading the resource

Two workers from the CFG industrial company copenca They died after falling into the holds of the fishing vessel Alejandría II, which was unloading anchovy. Being mostly youth resources they decompose quickly, so they begin to emit highly toxic gases that the workers would have inhaled directly because they did not have safety masks, negligence that led to their death, according to the Radar Pesquero portal.

The events occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, June 6, in Puerto Malabrigo (La Libertad), 3 days after the start of the exploratory anchovy fishing authorized by the Ministry of Production (Produce). One of the workers would have fallen into the hold as a result of strong waves, a colleague tried to help him, but both ended up inside the hold full of juveniles, according to information collected by the NAD Peru portal.

The bodies were recovered by the other crew members of the boat while they awaited the arrival of the authorities. It is known that the District Municipality of Rázuri, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Fire Company and the National PoliceThey are already carrying out the corresponding investigations.

For its part, the company copenca issued a statement regretting the death of its two workers and indicated that they were carrying out work in Puerto Malabrigo. They also pointed out that they are providing the necessary support to families to cope with the difficult moment.

“The company has immediately arranged for all the necessary facilities to be provided to the tax and police authorities to determine the cause of this unfortunate accident,” they specified.