NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A Carnival cruise-ship worker died in an accident while working on the side of a ship at port in New Orleans, authorities said.
The accident happened about 10 a.m. Sunday as the worker was performing maintenance on the side of the Carnival Conquest, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported.
"Earlier today, while a crew member from the Carnival Conquest was elevated in a cherry picker performing maintenance work on the side of the vessel, he became wedged between the cherry picker and a platform holding one of the ship's lifeboats. The ship's medical team responded, along with local paramedics, but, tragically, the crew member died. The ship was docked in its home port of New Orleans at the time," a statement from Carnival said.
"We extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to our crew member's family and loved ones in the wake of this terrible tragedy. Everyone in the Carnival family is heartbroken," the statement said.
