Two men died under jenny fallen down at Ukrainian shipyard

31.05.2011 Two men died as a result of an accident happened on May 27 at JSC More Shipyard in Feodosiya, Ukraine.

When moving the hull of Zubr class air-cushion ship, an overhead crane fell down on May 27 at the More shipyard, reports Interfax-Ukraine.

As was reported in the morning of May 28, two shipwrights died and another one was injured as a result of the crane falling.

According to Ukrainian Ministry of Emergencies, the cause of the accident was destruction and falling of overhead traveling crane during extraction of aluminum hull element from conductor slip. Ukrainian law enforcement agencies conduct an inquiry into the accident.

Such breakdown occurred at JSC More Shipyard for the first time.

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JSC More Shipyard (Feodosiya, Ukraine) is specialized in construction of fast-speed vessels and dynamic buoyancy ships (hydrofoil, air cushion, cavitation, planing craft), pleasure yachts and boats with aluminum-magnesium alloy hulls.

Warships built by the More shipyard: Sokol class hydrofoil ASW ships, Grif / Condor class fast-speed patrol boats, and various air-cushion ships, including the world's unique Zubr class air-cushion small landing ship.