Bremerhaven Container Crane Fails, Operator Killed

Bremerhaven police have confirmed the demise this morning of a 52 yr previous crane operator who was loading and unloading containers on Wednesday evening from the Maersk Kerachi when one of many structural members of his crane failed. The crane operator’s gondola then fell to the underside of the ship’s maintain.

An investigation into the incident is presently underway and a floating crane has been introduced in to help the salvage of the crane items and broken containers from the Maersk Kerachi.

The following is a report by ShippingTV