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Liebherr Orion crane failure under 5500t load test (II) 1

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FacEngrPE

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Feb 9, 2020
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The original thread is closed. The collapse of the Orion 1 (may 2020) during initial proof testing was a spectacular failure. It has taken Liebherr some time to get repairs organized, but finally they are coming together. This is news of the repairs since the last entry in the original thread.

‘Installation vessel Orion was whiplash proof, but its crane was not’, Published on 17-09-2020 at 09:41

Liebherr Recovers Orion’s Crane Jib, Repair to Be Completed in 2021, November 11, 2020,

It was just announced that Gdańsk Remontowa Shiprepair Yard has contracted to repair the ship.
Gdańsk Remontowa will repair offshore installation vessel Orion I, Published on 02-04-2021

I was not able to find anything more detailed on the hookblock failure.



 
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