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No injuries after crane falls onto container ship at Port of Vancouver

A ship collided with the Vanterm crane Monday morning, causing it to topple.

Ship collided with Vanterm crane Monday morning, causing it to topple

A crane fell onto a ship in the Port of Vancouver after a vessel crashed into it on Monday morning. (Kerry Morris)

A crane has fallen onto a container ship at the Port of Vancouver after a vessel crashed into it early Monday.

The ship was berthing when it hit the orangeVanterm ship-to-shore crane around 4 a.m.

Global Container Terminals, which owns the crane, said no one was hurt when ittipped over, but an exclusion zone has been set up to keep workers back.

Tugs are holding the affected ship in place. A statement said all vessel operations at Vanterm have been halted.

Vantermis one of several container terminals at the Port.