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Gantry crane collapses injuring 10 at Jebel Ali Terminal 1
TEN people were injured following the collapse of an STS gantry crane at DP World's Jebel Ali Port Terminal 1 after a container ship operated by CMA CGM struck the harbour wall and the leg of the crane.
DP World said that its safety teams responded immediately and evacuated the area, and first responders used drones to survey the scene and search for survivors.
Of the ten injured, nine were treated on site; one man sustained a broken arm and leg, and he was transferred to the hospital. DP World confirmed that there were no fatalities.
The port operator has begun an investigation, and it will remove the wreckage once it has gathered all the required information from the site of the accident. A second crane, which was also struck and damaged, remained standing but has been put out of service pending the outcome of a structural assessment.
Media sources identified the vessel involved as the 11,000 TEU CMA CGM Centaurus. As of Tuesday, the Centaurus was under way in the Persian Gulf, bound for Dammam.
Jebel Ali Terminal 1 has three quays with nearly 70 cranes, with a combined annual capacity of nine million TEU. With Terminals 2, 3 and a new Terminal 4 - now under construction - the port will soon have a total capacity of 22 million TEU, The Maritime Executive reported.
DP World said that its safety teams responded immediately and evacuated the area, and first responders used drones to survey the scene and search for survivors.
Of the ten injured, nine were treated on site; one man sustained a broken arm and leg, and he was transferred to the hospital. DP World confirmed that there were no fatalities.
The port operator has begun an investigation, and it will remove the wreckage once it has gathered all the required information from the site of the accident. A second crane, which was also struck and damaged, remained standing but has been put out of service pending the outcome of a structural assessment.
Media sources identified the vessel involved as the 11,000 TEU CMA CGM Centaurus. As of Tuesday, the Centaurus was under way in the Persian Gulf, bound for Dammam.
Jebel Ali Terminal 1 has three quays with nearly 70 cranes, with a combined annual capacity of nine million TEU. With Terminals 2, 3 and a new Terminal 4 - now under construction - the port will soon have a total capacity of 22 million TEU, The Maritime Executive reported.
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