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SAVANNAH, Ga. ‒ "Catastrophic failure" was blamed Sunday for the collapse of a dock gangway that killed seven people and plunged more than a dozen others into murky waters, bringing tragedy to a ...
Authorities are investigating the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day of celebration into tragedy, leaving at least seven dead and six critically ...
“Catastrophic failure” caused a gangway to collapse at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island Saturday, leading to seven deaths, officials said Sunday.
A visitor center is planned to describe the dangers of weapons cargo loading, and the racism experienced by African-American dock workers. The regional park will partner with the National Park Service to tell the story of the Port Chicago disaster, providing easier access to the public. [115]
USS San Francisco in a dry dock, after hitting an underwater mountain 350 miles (560 km) south of Guam in 2005 This article describes major accidents and incidents involving submarines and submersibles since 2000. 2000s 2000 Kursk explosion Main article: Kursk submarine disaster In August 2000, the Russian Oscar II-class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of high-test peroxide ...
There can be very serious accidents on loading bays. One example is trailer creep (also known as trailer walk, or dock walk), which occurs when the lateral and vertical forces exerted each time a forklift truck enters and exits the trailer cause the trailer to slowly move away from the dock, resulting in separation from the dock leveler.
The union representing thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike Tuesday over wages and the use of automation, shutting down seaports with a work stoppage that threatens to ...
Pier 34 South Wharves was located on the Philadelphia bank of the Delaware River, just south of Penn's Landing.It was originally built in 1909, [3] on piles with a concrete substructure supporting concrete retaining walls with solid fill and wood-block paving, designed to carry loads of up to 500 pounds per square foot.