The 40-metric ton crane, mounted on a railroad-type track, struck the 534-foot-long container ship as it fell, causing a two-foot gash in the bow about 20 feet above the waterline, Coast Guard officials said.
Green Marine
about 20 years ago
One killed, one injured in ship-crane accident at Alabama port
The 40-metric ton crane, mounted on a railroad-type track, struck the 534-foot-long container ship as it fell, causing a two-foot gash in the bow about 20 feet above the waterline, Coast Guard officials said.
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