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Raw Video: Large Locomotive Dropped While Unloading From Ship

The video shows a brand new American Engineered EMD GT46C-ACe locomotive dropped while being unloaded from a cargo-ship. According to online sources, the incident took place at the port city of Owendo, Gabon, West Africa.

While unloading the locomotive, one of the support cables snapped and the massive thing fell at least 20 feet. Needless to say, the machinery was badly damaged from the fall.

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Watch the video below:

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Raunek Kantharia is a marine engineer turned maritime writer and entrepreneur. After a brief stint at the sea, he founded Marine Insight in 2010. Apart from managing Marine Insight, he also writes for a number of maritime magazines and websites.

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