DEME Offshore has launched an investigation and says significant damage has been caused to the crane. The vessel is under construction and owned by COSCO (QIDONG) OFFSHORE CO., LTD.

The new 5,000 tonne Liebherr HLC 295000 offshore crane has collapsed while on test at Liebherr’s yard in Rostock, Germany earlier today. Deme Offshore said in a statement: “A serious accident has occurred today on board of offshore installation vessel ‘Orion 1’ at the occasion of and during crane load tests. DEME. The accident happened during load … Offshore heavy lift wind installation vessel Orion’s new 5,000 tonne Liebherr crane collapsed during load testing on Saturday 2 May. (picture Liebherr) The vessel is under construction and owned by Cosco (Qidong) Offshore. It is understood a rope broke during a heavy load test and the upper half of the crane tipped over hitting the ship and the quay wall, said local police. DEME Group's new heavy lift crane vessel Orion has suffered a crane accident during a load test whilst berthed at Liebherr's facility in Rostock. Two people were hospitalised and 10 were treated on site for minor injuries in the incident. DEME's revolutionary offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ crane collapsed during load tests ~ Video: Serious accident during overload test was due to Crane hook notwithstanding the load “The vessel is under construction and owned by Cosco (Qidong) Offshore Co. The accident aboard the MV Orion happened in the final test phase of the crane, shortly before delivery of the vessel to DEME. Published on 06-05-2020 at 12:12. As previously reported, the accident happened last Saturday during the overload test of Liebherr's offshore heavy lift crane HLC 295000 aboard Deme's recently delivered offshore wind … Orion 1 crane accident probe flags faulty hook 6 May 2020 Germany hits 5.3GW offshore 17 January 2018 Berlin sets offshore bid deadline 30 January 2017 Reetec rethinks blade test 24 May 2016 Germans plan Cuxhaven build 22 April 2016

Deme Offshore said “A serious accident has occurred today on board of offshore installation vessel Orion 1 at the occasion of and during crane load tests. The vessel is under construction and owned by COSCO (QIDONG) OFFSHORE CO., LTD. A malfunctioning hook from an external supplier caused the crane accident onboard Deme’s new offshore vessel Orion 1. The article was updated to include a statement by a Deme spokesperson who said that the Orion delivery would be delayed following the accident. During a test, the heavy-duty crane mounted on the Orion was supposed to lift a 5,500-ton pontoon that lay next to her in the water. An Orion ship with a large crane pictured above on the DEME website DEME told Vertikal.net in a statement the crane collapsed because its hook broke free of its connections, known as the shaft.

The offshore installation vessel was scheduled to be delivered in the second half of May.