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Home : Humor : We’re Going to Need a Bigger Crane – Irish Crane Accident Photos Go Viral

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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Crane – Irish Crane Accident Photos Go Viral

Photos of the recovery of a small white hatchback from Roundstone Harbour, Ireland have gone viral across the Internet under the headline: "We're going to need a bigger crane." Here are the photos.

Oct 30, 2004 by Josh Amato
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  • We’re Going to Need a Bigger Crane
  • Seriously, Are These Bigger Crane Photos Real?
  • Explore Roundstone Harbour With Google Street View
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An unfortunate parking accident in Galway, Ireland resulted in a small white hatchback falling into the cold bay waters of Roundstone Harbour. Photos of the recovery of this hatchback have gone viral across the Internet under the headline: “We’re going to need a bigger crane.” Here are the photos…

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Crane

Two cranes, one car and a lot of mistakes. Makes you wonder if any of these guys ever had the right tools for the job.

With A Submerged Car In The Water, Walsh'S Recovery Is Called In To Help Fish It Out.
With a submerged car in the waters of Roundstone Harbour, Walsh’s Towing & Recovery is called in to help fish it out.
The Crane Starts To Lean Forward.
After the hatchback is secured, the crane starts to slowly put it out of the water. But if you look closely, the crane is starting to lean towards the water.
That Wet Car Must Be Heavy. Wait, What'S That Noise?
That wet car must be heavy. Almost there. Wait, what the…
Oops! Make That Two Vehicles In The Water. Maybe They Should Have Used A Bigger Crane.
Oops! Make that two vehicles in the water. Maybe they should have used a bigger crane.
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After the Walsh’s Towing & Recovery crane takes a drink, they decide to bring in the big guns.
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Michael Long’s Truck & Crane Hire sends over a Palfinger crane and plucks the hatchback out of the water with ease.
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The catch of the day.





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Now it’s time to pull the Walsh crane out of the water.
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Oh no. The Walsh crane is starting to go down!
A Bigger Crane
Time to hit the pubs. Hope the guy with the white car bought the first round.

Seriously, Are These Bigger Crane Photos Real?

There’s been a lot of debate about these photos online. In case you were wondering, no one was seriously hurt. Just a few bruised egos. And, yes, the last image was Photoshopped. But all the others are real.

Explore Roundstone Harbour With Google Street View

You can explore the Roundstone Harbour area using the embedded Google Street View module below and see where the “bigger crane” incident took place yourself.






Josh Amato
Josh Amato


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Category: Humor, Internet Tag: Accidents, crane, fail, funny, Ireland, Michael Long's Truck & Crane Hire, Photography, Roundstone Harbour, tow truck, Walsh's Recovery, Walsh's Towing & Recovery
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