Goliath Crane - Virtual Tour

[Flamorgan]

This is only a tiny toy crane, the 2 cranes in Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast North Ireland are at least twice the size of that toy as well as Ireland having the largest dry dock in the world. That tiny crane and mickey mouse shipyard is a joke.

[Cgatto01]

Does anyone know if the crane made it to it's new home yet?

[xXInSpirEXx]

good vid

[hootinouts]

Awesome video men. Thanks for sharing this. I worked at Aker Shipyard in Philadelphia where they have a Goliath crane.

[Tibbarkcas]

Glad you enjoyed, I never heard of Aker until now. I'm still doing research on the Goliath years in Quincy. Interesting that Aker started at the time the Quincy yard was floundering.

[hootinouts]

Indeed. You would never get me up there though as I am terrified of heights. Aker has been around for long time in Europe. Their Phila operations occupy part of what used to belong to the Navy and includes dry docks 4 and 5. There are a half dozen or so Locomotive cranes in this yard and all but one are abandoned in place. I was temped to climb up into one but then I thought about pigeon guano and the desease it carries. Also, I might have gotten in trouble with management.

[zygulpy]

ah yes the shipyard a great place and i'm sad some dumb*** car dealership is making that into a parking lot

[allistairc123]

super video!, 5 stars!, its an amazing feeling being on top of one of these monsters, thanks for great footage!

[Tibbarkcas]

The owners along with Mass Audubon Society have addressed and complied with regulations regarding this issue. The nest has been monitored for years and was moved to another safer location by environmental officials. The pair still hunt there. As long at the structure is moved by 2009, there is no risk of a new nest.

[02703ma]

Sad end to what was the largest crane of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. Aside from the recent tragedy, I wondered how were the falcons nests handled at dismantling? Did the fact that these raptors are protected by the Migratory Bird Act of 1972 ever come into play before dismantling? I would be interested to hear back.

[Tibbarkcas]

In memory of Ironworker, Robert "Bobby" Harvey, who was killed on 8/14/08 at the Goliath Crane. Our prayers and respect extends to the families of the injured too, workers and friends who are who grieving with this tragic news.

[Skunkweyma]

Right on man,great video...gonna miss that crane...That crane means(meant)home to me...Goliath was in a lot of good memories...cya

[CRAIG89LX]

crane piece fell today when dismantling ,killing one worker,I just drove by the shipyard,sad way to end.LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THE LEGS FELL.

[Cgatto01]

Great video man.... Did you get any still photos of the crane at all? Did anyone know that the crane had a resturant on it somewhere.. Did you get anything from the resturant area?

[rafy357]

Awesome video.