Three Port Workers Killed In Collapse of Container Crane Boom [Veracruz, Mexico – 13 December 2019]

Posted by admin on Dec 14, 2019 in Bulletins

Reports coming to Blueoceana Company this morning reveal that three as- yet unnamed port workers suffered fatal crushing injuries yesterday afternoon at approximately 3:00 PM, when the forward part of a container crane’s boom was suddenly unshipped, dropping to the work area below. We believe that this accident occurred during vessel operations that were being conducted at Terminal 2, at the Port of Veracruz, Mexico.

We are in possession of two roughly translated media accounts (see links below), but the information within them, while at least imparting some facts, is relatively sparse.

Should we come upon further factual information, it will be posted to this page as an update.

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UPDATE – 14 December 2019; 8:30 PM EST:

Communications with friends at Veracruz have provided facts which will substantially revise and expand upon media reports received thus far: To wit:

1. Cargo operations were not being carried out at the time of the accident;
2. Rather, the Mitsubishi container gantry crane was being dismantled at the time by a specialty firm known as Prolamsa at the “North Container Dock.”
3. Four; not three, workers were ultimately killed. At present, it is not known whether all of the fatally injured workers were employees of Prolamsa;
4. Only one of the fatally injured workers has been identified thus far. He was known as Mr. Andres Martinez Cervantes; and
5. The marine terminal facility is operated by Hutchison Port Holdings, and is commonly known as HUTCHISON PORTS ICAVE A link to the firm’s website is provided here: https://hutchisonports.com/en/ports/world/internacional-de-contenedores-asociados-de-veracruz-icave/