A massive crane collapsed at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited premises in Visakhapatnam.
Nine people have been killed and one person seriously injured after a massive crane collapsed at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh today. The crane collapsed during load-testing trials.
Four of them were shipyard employees and the rest were contract staff, Visakhapatnam police commissioner RK Meena told NDTV.
An eight-second video showed the yellow crane crashing down at the shipyard.
An ambulance and police vehicles were seen rushing into the shipyard premises.
#WATCH A crane collapses at Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 10 dead and 1 injured in the incident, says DCP Suresh Babu. pic.twitter.com/BOuz1PdJu3
— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2020
Hindustan Shipyard Limited, located in the coastal city in Andhra Pradesh, is a government undertaking, involved in shipbuilding andcatering to the needs of shipbuilding, ship repairs, submarine construction and refits as well as design and construction of sophisticated state-of-the-art offshore and onshore structures. Direct sea access, excellent infrastructure, skilled work force, rich expertise garnered over the years in building 191 vessels and repairing 1982 vessels of various types enable HSL to offer competent services for the defence and maritime sectors.
