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Docks crane collapse caught on CCTV
INVESTIGATORS can today finally begin to look into a crane crash which brought chaos to Southampton docks.
The inquiry gets under way as spectacular video footage of the crane toppling over at the city's container terminal on to the deck of the Kyoto Express container ship can be revealed.
No one was hurt during the incident but a long clean-up operation has ended allowing the Health and Safety Executive to launch an investigation.
The 25-second clip was filmed on a mobile phone from CCTV footage at the docks and shows one of the site's 11 booms falling.
The damage to the ship was superficial but it was delayed for repairs.
Immediately after the incident the police called the Health and Safety Executive and SCT launched an internal investigation after the accident 16 days ago.
One worker told the Daily Echo the crane next to the faulty boom was closed down a week before the accident after reports it had stress fractures.
A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive said the crane suffered from a "structural failure".
She said: "Since the accident there has been a recovery stage and an investigation into what went wrong is beginning now. They have been investigating if the cranes are safe and slowly bringing them back into action. The company took the decision to stop all work there and bring the cranes in one by one. The clean-up operation is finishing now so the investigation can begin."
Since the accident business at SCT has been significantly affected with the port running at around half its normal capacity as emergency inspections put other cranes out of action.
SCT managing director Campbell Mason said the cause of the collapse of part of one of the giant harbour-side cranes remained a mystery.
Mr Mason said: "I can't comment on an ongoing investigation but we are not yet at the point of identifying a cause."
SCT, a joint venture between P&O and dock owners Associated British Ports, operates 11 ship-to-shore cranes, more than 100 straddle carriers, five sprinter carriers, six empty container handlers and four reach stackers.
8:30am Saturday 2nd February 2008
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CommentPosted by: SCT, SOuthampton on 3:41pm Sat 2 Feb 08
Get the facts right please, we are owned by Dubai Ports World and ABP, and have been for quit a while now.
Get the facts right please, we are owned by Dubai Ports World and ABP, and have been for quit a while now.
Posted by: Barry Mung, Soton on 4:54pm Sat 2 Feb 08
DP World bought P&O, and thus aquired their 51% shareholding in Southampton Container Terminals
DP World bought P&O, and thus aquired their 51% shareholding in Southampton Container Terminals
Posted by: sandy, Southampton on 5:44pm Sat 2 Feb 08
Who cares who bought whom or who owns what shares - I don't.
Who cares who bought whom or who owns what shares - I don't.
Posted by: Banker on 7:35pm Sat 2 Feb 08
[quote][bold]sandy[/bold] wrote:
Who cares who bought whom or who owns what shares - I don't.[/quote] Ergo, nobody else does? Didn't realise you were the benchmark for the entire nation's apathy
sandy wrote:
Who cares who bought whom or who owns what shares - I don't.
Ergo, nobody else does? Didn't realise you were the benchmark for the entire nation's apathy
Posted by: Adrian Smith on 8:37pm Sat 2 Feb 08
[quote][bold]sandy[/bold] wrote:
Who cares who bought whom or who owns what shares - I don't.[/quote] And neither does the Echo it seems. They can't be trusted to print basic facts.
sandy wrote:
Who cares who bought whom or who owns what shares - I don't.
And neither does the Echo it seems. They can't be trusted to print basic facts.
Posted by: Fera Vuckworth, southampton on 11:54pm Sat 2 Feb 08
those dockies, thought they could weigh it in without any one noticing!
those dockies, thought they could weigh it in without any one noticing!
Posted by: Robert Gordon, Australia on 1:10pm Wed 6 Feb 08
I am currently involved in the investigation of a container gantry crane collapse which occurred in Taiwan in 2005. The driver was killed and the terminal have blamed the ship by alleging that the container being hoisted became jammed in a misaligned cell guide. This is a nonsense and the terminal has done everything possible to obstruct our investigation including charging our attending crane expert with the theft of evidence (he removed a computer print out from the crane in order to prove to the presiding judge that the terminal was lying when they said that there were no print out available).
I need some help from honest and experienced people. I need to know whether it is possible for a container hangup to bring down the gantry trolley and drivers cab on to the ship below. I realise that there are safety switches to prevent overload. However, is it possible to override the switches or abuse the controls so as to cause a massive overload? I need to know these things because as mattersstand, the terminal is pointing the finger at the shipowner and another driver could die because we do not know the real cause of the collapse. All comments and ideas will be gratefully received.
I am currently involved in the investigation of a container gantry crane collapse which occurred in Taiwan in 2005. The driver was killed and the terminal have blamed the ship by alleging that the container being hoisted became jammed in a misaligned cell guide. This is a nonsense and the terminal has done everything possible to obstruct our investigation including charging our attending crane expert with the theft of evidence (he removed a computer print out from the crane in order to prove to the presiding judge that the terminal was lying when they said that there were no print out available).
I need some help from honest and experienced people. I need to know whether it is possible for a container hangup to bring down the gantry trolley and drivers cab on to the ship below. I realise that there are safety switches to prevent overload. However, is it possible to override the switches or abuse the controls so as to cause a massive overload? I need to know these things because as mattersstand, the terminal is pointing the finger at the shipowner and another driver could die because we do not know the real cause of the collapse. All comments and ideas will be gratefully received.
Posted by: skip on 3:34am Sat 23 Feb 08
it is possible to override, but in most cases
the driver would not be allowed . the override would be done probably by the elect dept in unison with the driver
it is possible to override, but in most cases
the driver would not be allowed . the override would be done probably by the elect dept in unison with the driver
Posted by: carl, immingham on 11:56am Wed 19 Mar 08
it is poss what they say they could be many factors was they two cranes working the ship overideing is pos ive drove many cranes were they let you overide many dangerous things happen in the port and even cover up i worked for abp for some time and seen many people injured
it is poss what they say they could be many factors was they two cranes working the ship overideing is pos ive drove many cranes were they let you overide many dangerous things happen in the port and even cover up i worked for abp for some time and seen many people injured
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