The Transportation Safety Board has decided to deploy a team of investigators to the Port of Vancouver following the collapse of a large crane onto a loaded container vessel.
What happened?
The ship ‘Ever Summit’ struck a gantry crane while berthing and both the vessel and crane sustained damages during the collision. Footage of the scene showed the boom of the crane draped across the vessel along with several crushed containers stacked at the ship’s stern. The concerned dock was shut down affecting the port operations.
To determine the extent of damage, the Transportation Safety Board is deploying a team of investigators to the Port of Vancouver following the collapse of a large crane onto a loaded container vessel. The independent agency will be tasked with advancing transportation safety and says it does not assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
Statement released
A spokeswoman for Global Container Terminals Vanterm said the ship was coming in to berth early Monday when it made contact with a ship-to-shore crane used to load containers onto ships, shutting down operations at one dock of the busy port.
Facility spokeswoman Louanne Wong commented that no one was hurt and two tugs are holding the ship against the dock to ensure it does not shift, possibly causing further damage. The vessel operations were shut down and an exclusion zone has been set up to manage the scene but the truck and rail operations remained active on January 28.
Investigation support
Danielle Jang with the Port of Vancouver says in a statement that no other operations outside that terminal have been impacted. A pilot with BC Coast Pilots was onboard the ship when the incident occurred. The port authority is providing incident support to the terminal operator to ensure work resumes in a safe and efficient manner.
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Source: National Post
