A seafarer lost his life after a stabbing incident onboard a tanker anchored off the coast of Bangladesh while waiting to be delivered to a shipbreaking yard, according to reports from local authorities and maritime sources.

The incident happened onboard the Thai-owned product tanker K.P.P. 01, which had arrived near Chattogram, Bangladesh for its final voyage before scrapping. Reports said the vessel departed from Phuket, Thailand with only a small delivery crew onboard.

According to maritime and local police reports, two crewmembers were involved in a serious altercation while the tanker was anchored offshore on May 17. The situation reportedly became violent after an argument between an able seaman and an oiler escalated onboard the vessel.

The victim was identified as 30-year-old Thai national Rapheephong Klahan. Reports stated that he suffered multiple stab wounds during the incident. Fellow crewmembers immediately brought him ashore where local shipping representatives and medical personnel were already waiting at the boat station with an ambulance.

Klahan was rushed to a hospital in Chattogram for emergency treatment. However, authorities later confirmed that he died from his injuries.

Police from Bangladesh later boarded the vessel together with representatives from the local shipping agency handling the tanker’s arrival. Authorities detained another Thai crewmember identified as Turakorn Burussee, who was accused of carrying out the attack during the onboard conflict.