{"id":6977,"date":"2016-09-21T14:57:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2016-09-21T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:57:32","slug":"dramatic-footage-of-excavator-overtuning-in-penang-malaysia-on-barge-in-rough-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/dramatic-footage-of-excavator-overtuning-in-penang-malaysia-on-barge-in-rough-seas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic Footage of Excavator overtuning with Operator on barge in rough seas in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An excavator operator doing reclamation work\u00a0was almost killed after a barge carrying the machine overturned on top of him off the Gurney Drive seafront in Penang, Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pvP3sc1Recg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Waves rose as high as 3.5m (12 ft) and the tide swelled from a low of 0.63m to 2.53m yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>In just eight seconds, the barge carrying an excavator about 250m from the Gurney Drive coastline keeled over, plunging the machine and its operator into the sea.<\/p>\n<p>A 70-second video shows the barge heaving dangerously in the waves as the unidentified operator attempted to use the excavator arm to steady his machine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineAdMobile\">But the waves continued tilting the barge until its sea-facing side arched skyward, barely leaving the operator time to scramble out of the cab as the barge flipped over. \u00a0Miraculously, he only suffered minor bruises, according to a statement from developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternandoriental.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eastern and Oriental Berhad<\/a>, in charge of the reclamation.<\/div>\n<p>It said the contractors has begun salvaging the equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An excavator operator doing reclamation work\u00a0was almost killed after a barge carrying the machine overturned on top of him off the Gurney Drive seafront in Penang, Malaysia. 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