Unalaska, AK – A massive storm rocked Unalaska on Friday night and toppled the 110 foot high APL cargo container crane. Winds started kicking up around 6 pm and by about 8 pm wind speeds ranged from 80 miles per hour to about 125 miles per hour. Some sources are saying they went even higher.

Around 8:45 pm wind knocked over the multiple ton APL crane. No one was injured. APL spokesperson Mike Zampa, who is based in California, said they are not sure if the crane was or was not properly pegged or tied down. The accident is under investigation. It is also unclear if the crane can be salvaged. Zampa said the company is working on plans to keep operations in Unalaska running.

"We're working on contingency plans. Obviously we need plans right away because our operations continue in Alaska. So we are formulating contingency plans that will enable us to continue moving cargo and service vessels."

He said they will not divert ships away from Unalaska. "We do not expect there to be impact on our customers or on our operations. Well, obviously there's impact. But we will put in place contingency plans to prevent any disruption."

The APL crane was installed in 1995. It was a post-Panamax crane that could service ships 18 cargo containers wide. It was the largest crane on the island. The other cranes only extend out 12 containers. Local APL officials are not authorized to comment on the situation.