A worker was killed at HD Hyundai Samho's shipyard in Yeongam, South Korea, on 22 June after a mooring line snapped during a vessel berthing operation. td53.jpg*image credit:businesskorea.co.kr* According to local reports, the accident occurred at approximately 11:25 a.m. while a foreman from the ship commissioning department was assisting with the berthing of a vessel at the yard. An auxiliary rope supporting a mooring line reportedly failed under tension as the vessel moved, causing the main line to recoil and strike the worker. The injured worker was transported to hospital but later succumbed to his injuries. Investigations into the circumstances of the accident are underway.