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Dock Wall Collapses Under Cargo Weight at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor

An ArcelorMittal dock wall at the Port of Indiana Burns Harbor was crushed under the weight of cargo off-loaded from a ship there early Tuesday morning, officials said.

 

According to Chris Roggy with the U.S. Coast Guard's Michigan City station, the Coast Guard received a call around 5:30 a.m. saying a cargo ship was off-loading a shipment onto the dock when the structure collapsed under the weight of the load.

 

 

Iron ore concentrate was being off-loaded from a vessel operated by Algoma Central Corp...

 

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