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Cleaning underneath

Not really a shipping Accident, but as container with 24 tons of oranges, was suppossed to go on board i take the liberty of posting it here.
Expensive way to examine underside.It took 3 mobile cranes to get her back on her wheels.

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My first thought was:
That would be the extremely expensive, important part I was waiting for....
 

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I was in the office finnishing the stowageplan for this vessel when 1 of the drivers called me on the radio and said : Can you come to terminal and have a look, when i asked why they just said bring your camera :-(
Now it's sort of funny, but i wasn't happy that night, i can assure you.
 

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great picture Jeedee! how not to do it eh!
 

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Ooops!
 

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Saw something similar some years back. High stacker in a depot was picking 20ft open top containers (sans tarps) 6 high. After lifting and topping back the whole lot went backwards over the forklift, mast and all.

Reason; about 10 tons of rain water in the container. Driver ok, forklift near write off.
 

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Portland Port has one of these and last summer I was invited as a casual to paint the vehicle. Good job that never happened to me!!!
 

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I'm just wondering if the big puddle underneath the rig is from the driver realizing how much trouble he's in.

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