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An incident occurred yesterday afternoon during operations of a floating crane in the Southern Bay of Sevastopol during a cargo lift, resulting in two deaths and multiple injuries.
Crimea Wind initially presumed it was the unfinished heavy floating crane PC-700 “Grigory Prosyankin” by Sevmorzavod that was planned to be cut into parts and transported for completion in Severodvinsk, Russia, however local witnesses have since stated that the Grigory Prosyankin is indeed in Severodvinsk currently.
According to reports, the incident happened between 15:30 and 15:45 during cargo relocation work, and there were people on board at the time of the incident, some of whom ended up in the water.
This morning it was updated that the vessel was the floating crane PC-400 “Sevastopol,” which was laid down in November 2017, and the 200-ton load during its testing was 50% of the total capacity it was able to lift.
Witnesses stated that tests were being conducted yesterday to lift a load of 200 tons, and people weren’t evacuated from the test area, leading to two fatalities and more than 20 injuries.
Further reports suggested that when the accident happened, all the workers were ordered to leave the territory of Sevmorzavod, while having their phones checked on exit to ensure no one had taken out videos or photos of the crane capsizing, and found that many had recorded the tests.
