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Weeks 533 is a 500-short-ton (454 t) capacity Clyde Iron Works model 52 barge-mounted crane which is the largest revolving floating crane on the East Coast of the United States. [1] It was originally ordered for bridge construction and has since been used in several notable heavy lifts.
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At today’s crane fire and collapse at 550 Tenth Avenue, the #FDNY Command Tactical Unit operated drones to provide crucial real-time data that helped direct fire operations. The CTU used their ...
The crane was being transported on a barge passing through the East River. Despite the impact, the bridge hasn't sustained any structural damage. The footage shows a barge passing under the bridge ...
Not the first crane accident for city, or equipment owner. 08:45, AP. The crane is owned by the New York Crane & Equipment Corp., one of the city’s most widely used crane providers, officials said.
The U.S. Navy hired heavy-lift cranes to remove submerged wreckage, including the Weeks 533 and the Donjon Marine Co.'s Chesapeake 1000. The latter, dubbed the "largest crane ship on the East Coast", [158] [210] can lift 1,000 short tons (890 long tons; 910 t). [211] The designated salvor is Resolve Marine. [86]
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The crane was operating 45 stories up when its engine compartment caught fire at around 7:25 a.m., authorities said. Pedestrians scatter as fire causes New York construction crane's arm to ...