Nine Killed in Toxic Gas Accident at HKC-Certified Shipbreaking Yard

Toxic Hydrogen Sulphide Leak Kills 9 Workers At Bangladesh’s Sitakunda Ship Recycling Yard

A toxic gas leak at a ship recycling yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, in Bangladesh has claimed the lives of 9 workers and exposed regulatory blind spots in the country’s ship-dismantling sector.

Nine Workers Killed at Hong Kong Convention-Certified Shipbreaking Yard in Bangladesh

Nine workers were killed after being exposed to toxic gas while dismantling an LNG carrier at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh, renewing scrutiny of safety conditions at South Asian recycling...

Nine Killed in Toxic Gas Accident at HKC-Certified Shipbreaking Yard

On Friday, nine shipbreaking workers were killed and six more injured by exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas at the Ferdous Steel shipbreaking yard in Ch...

Nine shipbreaking workers killed in Bangladesh

MT RASI (IMO 9176008) beached at Ferdous Steel, Chattogram, Bangladesh. March 2026 The NGO Shipbreaking Platform condemns yet another tragic accident on the shipbreaking beaches of South Asia.On 14 August, nine workers died after exposure to toxic gas inside the LNG carrier MT RASI (IMO 9176008) at Ferdous Steel in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Among those killed was a 17-year-old. Several other workers were injured.The tragedy occurred at a yard cert…

Work halted at Bangladesh yard as death toll rises in LNG ship scrapping

Nine confirmed dead and six hurt as workers find gas in confined lower tank