Argon gas leak aboard cargo ship kills 3 at Port Everglades

(PORT EVERGLADES, Fla.) — Three dock workers were killed when a container of argon leaked inside the hull of a cargo ship, the Miami Herald newspaper reported. A dock supervisor had been checking for the source of the gas leak about the 338-foot Madeleine when he became unresponsive. Two other dock workers died trying to save the others.
 
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By Professional Mariner Staff