The Royal Gibraltar Police are investigating the sudden death of a man who died on-board a bulk tanker in the area of Camp Bay this afternoon. 

The crew member, a Filipino national, is understood to have died following an incident with machinery on board the Gibraltar registered vessel NISYROS.

The RGP Control Room received a call at around 3:50pm this afternoon, stating that the vessel was coming to the North Mole following the incident.

RGP Response Team officers, Crime Scene Investigators, the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service and the Gibraltar Ambulance Service were all in attendance.

His Majesty’s Coroner in Gibraltar has been informed and a coroner’s investigation is underway.

The RGP will also be co-operating with the Marine Accident Investigation Compliance Officer.