Shipyard cranes fall, five hurt

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Five people were injured, one seriously, after the collapse Wednesday of two cranes moving part of a ship under construction at VT Halter Marine. The accident was at the yard on Bayou Casotte Parkway. Jack Prendergast, executive vice president of VT Halter, said a group of cranes in the yard were lifting a bow module at the time. Two of the largest cranes in the yard collapsed and one hit the corner of a warehouse where people were working. The accident is under investigation. (Source: Sun Herald, 06/25/14)