On August 4, a worker was rescued after he fell nearly 15 feet down a hole on a massive U.S. Navy ship on a dry dock in San Francisco, officials said.
Firefighters were called after worker fell into the circular hole around 3:30 p.m. on the U.S. Navy Ship Guadalupe, an oiler that is parked on a private pier near 20th and 3rd streets in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood, said Lt. Jonathan Baxter, a San Francisco Fire Department spokesman.
Firefighters did not know how the man fell into the confined space, described as a narrow, vertical hole between 10 and 15-feet deep. Baxter did not know what the space was used for.
Firefighters used harness ropes to hoist the man out of the hole around 4:30 p.m. The worker was responsive and had moderate injuries, Baxter said.
The Guadalupe is a 677-foot replenishment oiler used for carrying large amounts of fuel to support Navy operations on the open sea far from port. It has been in service since 1992.
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Source: SFGate
