{"id":1772,"date":"2024-12-10T19:02:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2024-12-10T19:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:02:40","slug":"chinese-heavy-lift-ship-loses-2-gantry-cranes-overboard-off-spains-galicia-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1772","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Heavy Lift Ship Loses 2 Gantry Cranes Overboard Off Spain\u2019s Galicia Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Chinese Heavy Lift Ship Loses 2 Gantry Cranes Overboard Off Spain\u2019s Galicia Coast<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-300x157.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chinese Heavy Lift Ship Loses 2 Gantry Cranes Overboard Off Spain\u2019s Galicia Coast\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1860683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1860683\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1860683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship.jpg?resize=1200%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Heavy Lift Ship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-Lift-Ship-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1860683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab from YouTube video posted by Eloy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Chinese heavy lift vessel, Shang De Wu Yi Shan, lost two ship-to-shore gantry cranes overboard after running into severe weather off the coast of Galicia, Spain, last week.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second such incident involving crane losses at sea in just two months.<\/p>\n<p>The ship, which had left Bremen, Germany, earlier in the week, was on its way to Thailand, carrying two large gantry cranes. As the ship passed A Coruna, Galicia, it hit rough seas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/niP_zlVLEXs?si=Mez36ZYpRhJGDvmC\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nVideo Credits: Eloy\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>The strong winds and heavy waves caused the cranes to be torn off the deck and fall into the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The crew immediately called for help. Spain\u2019s maritime rescue team, Salvamento Maritimo, responded immediately, sending a tug and motor lifeboat to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Although the ship\u2019s hull suffered damage from the falling cranes, it was still able to move under its own power.<\/p>\n<p>The ship then sailed to a sheltered bay near Ares, Galicia, to assess the damage and wait for the weather to return to normal. By Monday evening, the Shang De Wu Yi Shan was still anchored in the bay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Fondeado en Ares el buque Shang De Wu Yi Shan tras perder en Golfo de Vizcaya las gr\u00faas que transportaba de Alemania a Thailandia. Tendr\u00e1 que atracar en el Puerto para retirar los restos de la cubierta y reparar el barco para que pueda seguir navegando. [Foto del barco: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EloyTP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EloyTP<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aB8KJut3on\">pic.twitter.com\/aB8KJut3on<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Voces de A Coru\u00f1a (@vocescoruna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vocescoruna\/status\/1865721889509015641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nImage Credits: Voces de A Coru\u00f1a\/X<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the incident, a weather alert had been issued by Spain\u2019s meteorological agency, AEMET, warning of rough seas and high winds in northern Spain, which could have contributed to the accident.<\/p>\n<p>This incident follows another crane loss in late October when the Chinese vessel Yu Zhou Qi Hang lost three large cranes while crossing the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Un BARCO chino q transporta dos enormes gr\u00faas pide auxilio en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Galicia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Galicia<\/a> tras un CORRIMIENTO DE CARGA<br \/>\nCarga de dos grandes <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gr%C3%BAas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gr\u00faas<\/a> p\u00f3rtico q sirven para mover <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/contenedores?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#contenedores<\/a>.<br \/>\nLas dos grandes estructuras q llevaba a bordo han quedado completamente destrozadas<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6Oa9dzf8b\">https:\/\/t.co\/N6Oa9dzf8b<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h6pXZ6G4bt\">pic.twitter.com\/h6pXZ6G4bt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ana Villar (@AnaVill96855504) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnaVill96855504\/status\/1865367708251906434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nImage Credits: Ana Villar\/X<\/p>\n<p>After encountering bad weather, the crew was forced to abandon the ship and the vessel eventually ran aground on a rocky shoreline.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Shang De Wu Yi Shan will need to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/naval-architecture\/dock-vs-pier-what-is-the-difference\/\" title=\"dock\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1583\">dock<\/a> at a port to remove the remains of the cranes and make repairs before continuing its journey to Thailand.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reference: Safety4Sea<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/chinese-heavy-lift-ship-loses-2-gantry-cranes-overboard-off-spains-galicia-coast\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chinese-heavy-lift-ship-loses-2-gantry-cranes-overboard-off-spains-galicia-coast\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Heavy Lift Ship Loses 2 Gantry Cranes Overboard Off Spain\u2019s Galicia Coast Screengrab from YouTube video posted by Eloy A Chinese heavy lift vessel, Shang De Wu Yi Shan, lost two ship-to-shore gantry cranes overboard after running into severe weather off the coast of Galicia, Spain, last week. 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