Crane Crash Kills 11 in India’s Premier Shipyard

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A huge jetty crane at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam, India crashed and killed 11 workers. As per the Indian government, the incident took place during load testing of the crane, which weighs a staggering 70 tonne. During the test, the crane crashed along with 10 workers in the same cabin, consisting of engineers and other shipyard workers. The workers did not survive the crash, giving up to the huge iron structure. On investigation, it was found that the cabin got separated...

https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/30497/crane-crash-kills-11-indias-premier-shipyard/

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