One person was injured and two people were trapped in the wreckage after a container ship in the process of docking collided with another ship, causing two container cranes to collapse at the Port of Kaohsiung today, June 3.
At around 11:30 am the 316-meter-long, 86,679 gross tonnage container ship DURBAN, owned by OOCL Shipping Company, was attempting to dock at pier 66, when it sideswiped the 32,720 gross tonnage YONGYANG, belonging to Yangming Shipping, that was docked at pier 70.
The collision caused one of four container cranes, GC8 to collapse. GC8 collapsed onto GC6, causing it also to go down. Workers ran for their lives as two container cranes began to crumple to the ground. As the cranes collapsed, they hit a stack of containers, causing it also to collapse.
The accident left one worker slightly injured, and two operators trapped inside the cranes.
The injured 58-year-old man, named Zhang, was treated at Yuan’s General Hospital for a cut on his forearm, and abrasions on one foot. Zhang also had x-rays taken to check for internal injuries as he was suffering from chest discomfort.
The trapped workers were finally extracted at 12:44 pm and are reported to be uninjured.
