Overview
- A ship struck a dockside crane at the Port of Tyne in South Shields, leaving the crane leaning on a BG Freight Line vessel and several containers crumpled.
- Emergency services responded with a large hazardous‑area operation, and crews treated and evacuated the injured person to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary.
- North East Ambulance Service deployed multiple ambulances and HART vehicles while the Great North Air Ambulance’s critical care team attended and accompanied the patient to hospital.
- Authorities say the injured person’s injuries are not believed to be life‑threatening and the patient remains in hospital for treatment.
- Northumbria Police and port investigators have opened enquiries to establish how the collision happened and the incident could trigger safety reviews of crane and ship operations at the quay.