Man flown to hospital after 100 ft fall from ladder on cargo ship – Port of Houston

PortandTerminal.com, November 30, 2020

HOUSTON — Local media are reporting that a man was taken to the hospital by Life Flight Sunday after officials said he fell 100 feet from a ladder on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Houston.

The Houston Fire Department tweeted at about 12:55 p.m., firefighters were working to rescue the man from the ship. There are reports that the man was rescued below the cargo deck.

Port of Houston officials confirmed that the man was taken to a nearby hospital by Life Flight after falling from a ladder and landing in the lower part of the vessel. 

Now: RDK3 @memorialhermann Life Flight is outbound from Port of Houston area to @TXMedCenter ferrying injured person extricated by The Houston Fire Department. pic.twitter.com/CnF7jg3vEg

— Houston Air Watch (@houstonairw) November 29, 2020

@HoustonFire firefighters are performing an active rescue in a ship cargo hold at the Port of Houston @memorialhermann #LifeFlight just landed to assist.

— Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) November 29, 2020