Dock Worker Crushed To Death Aboard Ro-Ro Vessel In Belgium’s Zeebrugge Port

Dock Worker Crushed To Death Aboard Ro-Ro Vessel In Belgium’s Zeebrugge Port

A 54-year-old man was assisting in loading trailers and containers aboard the Malta-flagged Ro-Ro ship Delphine when the incident occurred.

Dock Worker Crushed To Death Aboard Ro-Ro Vessel

A 54-year-old dock worker died in a tragic accident aboard a Ro-Ro freighter at the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Georges Van Troostenberghe, a signalman from Blankenberge, was trapped between a stack of containers and the vessel’s bulkhead during cargo loading operations aboard the Malta-flagged ship Delphine, operated by CLdN (Cozzoli Line Deutsche). The accident occurred around 18:00 (6:00 PM) at the CLdN Albert II Doc…