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The failure to post a spotter in accordance with written company policy led to the collapse of a crane on the construction barge Carolyn. Skaves on February 8, 2022, at a bridge construction site in Norfolk, Va., according to the National Transportation Safety Board in a report released last month. The crane was recovered, but it was declared a total loss of an estimated $2 million; there were no injuries. Diesel fuel from the crane was released into the surrounding water, and an oil sheen about 75 feet by 75 feet was observed. The barge was spudded down in the Willoughby Bay area on the south side of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel when the crane operator shifted the position of the onboard crawler crane toward the stern, and the crane toppled into the water. |