It was the gossip of the shipping world yesterday, when news started spreading that the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia, Poland, was earmarked for a £30million modernisation plan.- ^8 s' |- p& _; W4 c6 Z. ^
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A mere 24 hours later, and it's quite clear why the powers that be wanted to spend the money.
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w4 Z3 i; l- H6 UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。An accident at the terminal injured three workers and caused untold damage when a gantry crane smashed into stacked containers, sending them crashing to the ground like children's building blocks.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: j, }& V6 v/ j# g8 S+ X" O7 [ x' a
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. k9 |& G' d4 z- A, \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTwisted wreckage: A gantry at the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia, Poland, lies in ruins after being struck by a ferry today. The gantry crane crashed into stacked containers awaiting transportation, causing untold damage4 X- n; N3 M8 K w% i
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1 V: ^5 ?1 F, R6 c) v公仔箱論壇Guilty party: The Stena Spirit, the ferry that struck the gantry, is tied up at the terminal. The arm of another gantry crane can be seen extending over the water. The cranes are particularly vulnerable from high ferries with tall superstructures公仔箱論壇' o* D9 l6 c# K/ Y0 e. U+ [0 ], Y
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It wasn't the fault of the crane operator, as might be suspected. In a freakish bit of bad luck, the crane was struck by the ferry Stena Spirit as the ship manoeuvred near the dock.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 c7 y0 D, c' Z/ i* {6 S
7 {5 g4 O% \0 ~: x% r: @ ^: j( Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe arms of the massive cranes often stick out over the water where the ships dock, and they can be vulnerable - especially to high ferries with tall superstructure.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 Q# J" w! S3 r9 X% b
# _7 F8 Q6 P: {6 k- O公仔箱論壇Yesterday's announcement of the 2015 upgrade seems ironic now - press releases said that the terminal would benefit from new quay cranes, rubber tired gantries and rail mounted gantries.- I# x4 n0 d" v! z( d! I
; c/ [5 ~9 ]8 X0 s9 m3 f5.39.217.76The new equipment was to be delivered in 2013 but, for one crane at least, the delivery date will have to be brought forward.
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# \6 Q" b) e7 K" V7 J ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPolice interest: A police boat is moored near the accident site. There were no deaths in the incident but three injuries. The terminal authorities and the police have started investigations |
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