- 3,800-ton crane of Chinese offshore construction crane vessel collapsed last week.
- The crane collapsed during wind farm installation works off Lufeng, Guangdong Province, South China sea, east of Hong Kong.
- The crane on the Yuhang 58 vessel collapsed onto the vessel when the arm broke during installation.
- No causalities and injuries reported.
A 3,800-ton crane of Chinese offshore construction vessel collapsed, South China sea, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin.
Crane Crash damages
Crane seems to sustain serious damages. The boom crash happened due to faulty hoisting brake.
The vessel was deployed in Guangdong Shanwei Houhu offshore wind farm construction project, installing monopile at the moment of an accident.
Vessel Information
Crane vessel YUHANGQIZHONG58, MMSI 412365360, length 145 meters, lifting capacity 3,800 tons, working radius 165 meters, flag China, operator Huadian Heavy Industries.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
