Installation vessel hits berthed containership, causes crane collapse at UK's Port of Tyne

The WTIV returned to her assigned berth at the port and was still there as of Sunday evening. An investigation into the incident has begun while emergency response operations are ongoing.

Sunday's mishap occurred a little over a month after another jackup WTIV had accidentally struck a similar vessel at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark.

On June 10, the WTIV Brave Tern got caught in strong winds while manoeuvring at the port. The vessel then ended up hitting the berthed WTIV Wind Keeper (ex-Boqiang 3060).

No injuries or serious damage on board either WTIV has been reported, though the incident resulted in damage to some of the wind turbine blades that Brave Tern was carrying at the time.