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MOSCOW -- A worker has died after falling down an elevator shaft at a stadium being built in St. Petersburg for the 2018 World Cup, according to the Russian news agency R-Sport.Ekaterina Giginyak, a spokeswoman for stadium contractor Metrostroy St. Petersburg, told R-Sport the unnamed employee somehow fell down an elevator shaft and suffered fatal impact injuries.Investigations are under way by Russian law enforcement and labor inspectors, Giginyak was quoted as saying.There have been at least eight fatalities among workers at the St. Petersburg stadium, including three in the last 12 months.The stadium has also been plagued by cost increases and delays. MIAMI -- Investigators are trying to determine whether Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was at the wheel of his sportfishing boat when it slammed into a jetty in the early-morning darkness, killing him and two others on board.The three men died when the 32-foot SeaVee slammed into rocks jutting off the southern tip of South Beach at about 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiners Office. A Coast Guard crew going out on patrol discovered the wreck about 15 minutes later.The boat registered to Fernandez had landed upside-down, with its engines partially submerged, its bow pointed skyward and debris scattered over the large jagged rocks. Investigators are now examining the wreck at a secure facility, according to Monday statement by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.Theres no immediate indication that alcohol or drugs were involved, commission spokesman Lorenzo Veloz said.Also killed were Emilio Macias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero, 25, according to Darren Caprara, operations director of the medical examiners office.The wreck happened at the mouth of Miamis Government Cut, a busy channel for cargo and cruise ships, smaller fishing boats and personal watercraft. While the area is well lit at night by South Beachs neon hotels and condominiums, this also creates a glare that can make spotting a safe route through the channel more difficult, said Terry Claus, a fishing charter captain.Especially if youre going fast, theres too much to take in, Claus said. Theres a lot of lights, theres a lot of markeers for the cruise ships -- red lights flashing, green lights flashing, white lights flashing, and theres a lot of boats running around.dddddddddddd You have to be alert, and you have to slow down.Nighttime speed limits have been established in the waters off Miami for holidays, but officials have resisted requiring licenses and safety training for adult boaters, said Claus, who advocated for tougher safety regulations after a July 4, 2014, crash in Biscayne Bay killed four people.News photos of the boat involved in Fernandezs death appear to show that it had blue interior lights, a decorative feature that Claus said could have impaired the drivers vision if they were on.Youre surrounded by all this blue light, and you cant see whats in front of you, Claus said Monday. A boater safety course would have explained the danger, he added.Those blue lights are supposed to be on at the dock to make the boat look pretty, but when youre on the ocean, everyone can see you but you cant see anyone else.Wildlife commission spokesman Rob Klepper said he could not confirm whether the vessel had interior lights that may have impaired the drivers vision.At 3:15 on Sunday, it was nearing high tide and the jetty that protects its entrance was partially submerged. So if the boat was going fast enough for the bow to rise out of the water, then its very possible that he could not see any of those rocks in front of him, Claus said. ' ' '