Does make perfect sense really. I would think a working crane would be secured to the ground and the feet points would be the last part to give out.

Looks like it was being pulled over from off screen. I thing the engine sound isn't the crane, it's whatever is pulling it. That's why they were filming, and that's why no one was in the crane, hence the reaction of the people watching. If it was in normal use with someone in it they'd be a little more concerned, and probably not filming. The wobbling is the camera shaking.

I didn't even see the tags; I just saw a rusty crane, watched it fall over, and knew it was Russia. What is it with that place?

I haven't seen a crane technique fail this badly since Karate Kid II.

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Well, it looks like the crane starts to flex or oscillate right before the operator tries to swing the heavy end over to keep it from tipping. Couple that with the elevated center of mass and...well, you saw it. Not sure what caused it to start warping horizontally like that. Maybe a tension line snapped? Or the pulley got stuck and suddenly let go? Dunno. Regardless, that's not gonna buff out.

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Some require huge dockside rail cranes and another heavy lift vessel is semi-submersible and cargo is floated into position while lowered and raised with pumps.

Road barriers in Korea can drag cranes.

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I think that crane operator needs re-training. I think his boss has his sights trained on that guy. He's going to be sent back home to, um, train the grape vines.

OK, I'll stop.

Pretty sure that crane won't reach into the stratosphere.