In a statement, Ropeblock has said the failure occurred at approximately 2600 tonnes, well below the crane’s capacity. DEME Group’s offshore wind installation vessel Orion’s new HLC 295000 crane suffered a catastrophic failure during load testing on 2 May. Tek-Tips Forums. In a statement on Tuesday, Liebherr said that while the comprehensive investigations as to the cause and course of the accident were currently underway, preliminary findings point to the crane hook failure as the reason for the accident. The responsible authorities and experts investigating the accident “unanimously agree” that a broken crane hook on the HLC295000 unit was the cause of the accident, the company stated. Includes problem solving collaboration tools. R. Ray B OP trapper Ray B OP trapper. Register Log In Home Forums Trapper Talk Orion crane failure today: Forums Calendar Active Threads Forum Help: Print Thread: Hop To : Orion crane failure today #6861495 05/02/20 06:22 PM 05/02/20 06:22 PM: Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 596 NC. Professional forum and technical support for engineers for Engineering Failures & Disasters. Register Log In Home Forums Trapper Talk Orion crane failure today: Forums Calendar Active Threads Forum Help: Print Thread: Hop To : Orion crane failure today #6861495 Yesterday at 06:22 PM Yesterday at 06:22 PM: Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 588 NC. The malfunctioning crane hook causing the crane accident with DEME’s new offshore installation vessel Orion 1 was designed by Ropeblock based in the Netherlands. Crane manufacturer Liebherr Group has identified during preliminary investigations that hook failure led to the crane collapse on DEME Offshore’s Orion 1 vessel at Rostock port in Germany on 2 May. Orion crane incident attributed to hook failure 07 May 2020 by David Foxwell Crane manufacturer Liebherr has issued a statement following the incident that took place during load tests for the crane on DEME’s new offshore installation vessel Orion ENGINEERING .com. 7 JAE (Structural) 12 replies (10 Apr 20) 12 May 20. Following last week's crane collapse on offshore installation vessel Orion at Liebherr's yard in Rostock in Germany, Liebherr has said that the preliminary findings showed that a broken crane … R. Ray B OP trapper Ray B OP trapper. Dutch hook specialist RopeBlock has commented on the collapse of the 5,000 tonne Liebherr crane on board new build heavy lift vessel Orion. Eng-Tips Forums. The crane collapsed and was severely damaged. ProjectBoard ... Liebherr Orion crane failure under 5500t load test.