A man who was seriously injured when a crane collapsed at the Port of Tyne last month is recovering at home, the Port has confirmed.
Incident details
On Sunday, July 19, the Wind Orca collided with the BG Orange, with containers on the latter ship being ripped open, and holes being torn in its hull. A dockside crane collapsed during the collision and its operator was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He has since been allowed to return home, and continues his recovery.
Port CEO comments
Speaking to ChronicleLive at Port of Tyne's Maritime House on Wednesday, CEO Matt Beeton said that the incident had been "traumatic" for Port staff, who he described as a close-knit team. He said: "We have a lot of people working in and around that crane and when it came down, it's traumatised them. Lots of people are getting assistance. It was really traumatic for people at the port."
Ongoing investigation
A multi-agency operation into the incident, in which billions of nurdles spilled into the River Tyne continues. The crane, which had collapsed onto the BG Orange, has been removed from on top of the ship, meaning that up to 58 more tonnes of nurdles could have been prevented from entering the water, Port of Tyne says.
