The 250t-capacity crane was located on the north side of the Chacao Canal and was being used to facilitate the transport of materials from the shore to the jack-up barge Pioneer III located in the centre.
Nobody was injured during the incident, which occurred on 30 May.
The 2,750m-long Chacao Bridge will join the island of Chiloé to mainland Chile and is scheduled to be completed in 60 months, starting from February this year.
The three-tower suspension bridge will have main spans over 1km in length, and on completion will become South America’s longest suspension bridge. It is being built through a traditional design and procurement method through the Department of Roads within the Ministry of Public Works.
