Companies fined £154,000 after crewman’s forklift death at Invergordon

Two companies have been fined a total of £154,000 after a crew member of a vessel was run over by a forklift on the quayside at Invergordon.

Ramon Capistrano was dragged beneath the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries in the 2016 accident, Tain Sheriff Court was told.

The 55-year-old was boatswain of the Deep Energy pipe laying vessel and had been tasked with periodically checking the mooring ropes of the ship while it was docked at Quay Five.