A person working on a naval ship docked in Bayonne died Sunday in what authorities are calling an industrial accident.

Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said in a statement posted on the Bayonne OEM Facebook page that firefighters arriving at Bayonne Dry Dock at 9:26 a.m. found a 25-year-old worker in the forward bow section of the USNS Red Cloud.

Weaver said the worker, employed by a painting contractor, fell approximately 35 feet into a confined space on the ship, which is in the dry dock for repairs.

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Firefighters descended into the space, where the worker was found unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Weaver said.

According to the fire chief, the cause of this accident is under investigation by Port Authority Police.

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