A 23-year-old dock worker had to be rescued from the cargo hold of a ship being unloaded at the Port of Wilmington this afternoon after a 2,000-pound coil of wire rolled on top of his chest.
About 4 p.m., rescue workers from the Wilmington Fire Department and county paramedics were called to the Port of Wilmington and went 70 feet down into the hold to evaluate the injured man, said fire department spokesman Capt. Michael Schaal. The man is listed in stable condition with leg and hip injuries.