Containers tumbled from ships
Occurred when unloading in Skutvika late Friday night.
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Jørn HelgeEgset
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Published: 15.05 2015 11:25 p.m. Last updated: 05/16 2015 9:39
A stack of empty containers fell from a ship and onto the quay at Skutvika Friday night. No persons shall have been injured in the incident. There will be talk of as many as 11 to 12 containers, according smp.no its reporter on the spot.
- We treat it as a work accident, said duty operations manager Borge Amdam in Sunnmøre Police Saturday morning.
During unloading
It was while working with unloading the accident took place, and according to workers on site should the boat have gone to so much over because of weight displacement that the empty containers falta off when the fuse of these were loosened.
The accident happened around at 23. It is the ship "Pioneer Bay" who have had an accident. People in the neighborhood were shaken by a big bump, and so while the ship turned on her port side.
Could become severe
- Such will not happen. I am very happy that no one was injured. This could have gone far worse, says CEO Jan Arve Hoseth at container terminal belonging Tyrholm & Farstad AS.
Incorrect evaluation?
- What went wrong?
- Those who operate the ship must get their professionals to look at it, says Hoseth to Smp.no
Police and Port Authority were on site at night.
This morning there will be conducted a so-called survey, where professionals considering what has happened. Afterwards it will be cleared up so that the boat can continue working. Hoseth estimated that cleanup can be done Saturday afternoon.
- How often does such accidents?
- I have not experienced this type of incident before, says Hoseth, who has been head of Tyrholm & Farstad the past seven years.
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