cranes

Container ship smashes into gantry at South Korean port, bringing two cranes crashing down

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Container ship smashes into gantry at South Korean port, bringing two cranes crashing down on to the ship Major incident saw Milano Bridge attempting to dock at Busan Port, South Korea Dramatic video shows the Milano sailing quite quickly towards its berthing area As it nears docking station it is clear the Milano is going … Read more

Migrating in large groups is putting whooping cranes at risk

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Whooping cranes ‘could be wiped out’ by an outbreak of disease or extreme weather if they carry on migrating in large groups, study warns North America’s tallest bird, the 5ft whooping crane, is critically endangered There are 500 of the birds in the wild after nearly being wiped out in the 1940s  But a tendency … Read more

Heart-stopping pictures show daredevils somersaulting on precipices and dangling from cranes

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On the edge of death: Heart-stopping pictures show daredevils somersaulting on precipices and dangling from cranes without a harness This gallery of images includes a daredevil who dangled his feet over the side of a skyscraper in Times Square Another shows a newlywed bride hanging off the edge of a cliff in New Hampshire wearing … Read more