Unconfirmed reports coming to us this morning, allege that either the head block of a container gantry crane separated from the intermodal container spreader it was attached to during mid-lift yesterday at Port Elizabeth, NJ or, alternatively, that there was a spreader twist lock failure.

Unconfirmed reports coming to us this morning, allege that either the head block of a container gantry crane separated from the intermodal container spreader it was attached to during mid-lift yesterday at Port Elizabeth, NJ or, alternatively, that there was a spreader twist lock failure.

The photograph below depicts the accident's aftermath, with the container that had been lifted coming to rest between the inboard crane legs and a straddle carrier loading/discharge platform

Ron Signorino

to Longshore Safety

President at The Blueoceana Company, Inc.

Member/Honorary Member at International Longshoremen's Association