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Title: Multiple Injuries as Ship Is Blown Over.
Post by: Raven on March 22, 2023, 01:52:54 PM
How terrifying for the folks on board at the time. Never heard of anything like this before.

BBC News - Multiple injuries after ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65038617
Title: Re: Multiple Injuries as Ship Is Blown Over.
Post by: klondike on March 22, 2023, 03:57:52 PM
It says it was dislodged from its holding on a dry dock. That couldn't happen in the water in normal conditions. I'm guessing that Health and Safety will be having a well justified field day.
Title: Re: Multiple Injuries as Ship Is Blown Over.
Post by: Alex on March 22, 2023, 09:01:47 PM
Must have been strong winds !
Title: Re: Multiple Injuries as Ship Is Blown Over.
Post by: Diasi on March 23, 2023, 08:16:37 AM
Quote from: klondike on March 22, 2023, 03:57:52 PMIt says it was dislodged from its holding on a dry dock. That couldn't happen in the water in normal conditions. I'm guessing that Health and Safety will be having a well justified field day.
Incidents like this are not uncommon, especially in dry docks or where the ship is being transferred from the dry dock to the water.

By comparison, this incident wasn't all that spectacular.
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