Canadian crewmember killed in ship accident at seaway dock

MASSENA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a Canadian man working on a freighter has died after he fell off a dock that was approaching one of the locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway in northern New York.
WWNY-TV in Watertown reports 57-year-old Alfred Eshun of Quebec lost his balance and slipped off a dock after being lowered onto it off the side of the bulk carrier Spruceglen around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Police say the crew was tying off the vessel outside the Eisenhower Lock near Massena when the