The crane cable that snapped and sent a 6,500-pound steel beam falling from four stories — killing two workers — was not strong enough to support the load, a source at the Queens worksi… ...

NASA animation depicts Curiosity's soft landing on Mars, courtesy of a 'sky crane' (video) ... the rover will be gently lowered down by wire from a "sky crane," as opposed to taking a leap of faith.

You don't want to stand there! Construction workers cheat death when cable snaps and drops a 68-TON crane on their heads. Two workers were standing underneath an overturned crane when it dropped ...

The cranes are powered by generator and use around 60% less kilowatt hours or "horsepower" than cable cranes. A drone shot of the E4000 crane built by Belgium-based company, E-Crane.

A crane driver narrowly escaped death yesterday when the crane he was driving severed a high-voltage power cable, setting his vehicle on fire within seconds. DUBAI 33°C GOLD/FOREX ...