Following the recent crane accident on the installation vessel Orion , the crane supplier Liebherr released some details surrounding the accident, including more specific information on its cause and consequences.
The crane has been undergoing an overload test, which was planned for a load scenario of 5,500 tonnes and the lift to be carried out through the hoisting of a barge. However, the facts gathered in investigations so far indicate that the incident occurred when the crane hook broke at a load of around 2,600 tonnes.