Person rushed to hospital as dockside crane collapses onto ship at major port

ONE PERSON has been rushed to hospital after a crane collapsed onto a ship at a major port. The emergency services raced to the Port of Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear at around 1.02pm today. A dockside crane lies on the container ship BG Orange operated by BG Freight Line Credit: PA One person has been taken to hospital Credit: PA The incident involved a dockside crane. Crews from North East Ambulance Service and the Great North Air Ambulance were dispatched to respond to the incident after one person was injured. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: “We were called to an incident in which a person was injured at the Port of Tyne, South Shields, at 1.02pm on 19 July. “We dispatched three double crewed ambulances, two clinical team leaders, a duty officer, three vehicles from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and were supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service. One patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary. “One of our HART vehicles remains at the scene on standby to support the fire service.” Photos of the devastation appear to show damage to a crane and several containers on a BG Freight Line vessel. Mike, who handles the YouTube channel Urbex Drone View, saw the aftermath and saw the emergency services arriving as he was approaching form the north of the River Tyne. He told ChronicleLIve: “When I arrived on the north side to get some drone footage, I was met with the tangled wreckage of the dockside crane, highlighting the sheer force of the incident. Most read in The Sun “Behind a line of emergency service vehicles, I could also see that several cargo containers aboard the BG Orange had been dislodged from their original positions, as shown in the accompanying photographs.” He added: “It was quite horrific to see something like that. “You don’t know who’s injured. I think certainly a major incident was declared. “The amount of emergency vehicles there: fire engines, ambulances, and from what I’ve heard two air ambulances were deployed.” Mike told the news outlet: “Seeing the extent of the damage brought home just how serious the incident was. “It is difficult to imagine what those working on the dock or aboard the vessel must have experienced at that moment. “My thoughts are with everyone involved and their families, and I sincerely hope that all those affected are safe and receive the support they need.”