The chief officer of an oil tanker that made its way to the Trincomalee harbor has died after falling into the sea.

The incident involving the 56-year-old Montenegro national occurred at around 5 p.m. Thursday evening.

The individual had attempted to climb down the ship using a ladder and had fallen into waters. The Navy had pulled him out of sea and admitted him into hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival, according to police.

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