Crashes

Honiara's New Crane

A SIX-TON crane only recently landed in Honiara, BSIP, for work in connection with port development, crashed over a steep bank near the entrance to the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Honiara, early in November.

The boom was damaged and one side of the crane cab was badly smashed. The full extent of the damage has not yet been assessed.

The crane was moving into the area to pick up concrete piles weigh ing two and a half tons each, and whilst manoeuvring beside the bank slipped out of gear. The brake did not hold the vehicle, which overturned down the bank and finished up lying beside a stream.

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Photo: R. F. Rankin.