Short Shoremen
Big Kids 9–12

Fog Night at Pier 9

A night-shift dock crew has to unload a giant container ship before sunrise, and then the fog rolls in.

Midnight at Pier 9. The ship Big Bertha just docked, and 2,000 containers need to come off before sunrise.
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GusAlright, crew. Hard hats on, coffee in hand. Let's work safe and work smart!

Big LouMy coffee's already working!

Way up in the crane cab, 150 feet in the air, Rosie runs the show.
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RosieLifting box number 1,997. Easy... easy...

Then the fog rolled in. Thick as mashed potatoes.
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TeoUh... where did the ship go?

Big LouWhere did MY FEET go?!

Rosie (on the radio)Pier 9, I can't see the ground. I'm stopping the lift. Nobody moves until we can see.

Good thing Gus has worked the docks for 40 years.
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GusRosie, I'll be your eyes. Watch my wands and listen to my voice.

GusDown slow... slow... little to the left... STOP!

Box number 2,000 lands soft as a feather, right on the truck.
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TeoTwist-locks locked. Checked off!

Big LouGus, you just parked a 30-ton box inside a cloud!

Sunrise. Fog gone. Ship empty. Crew happy.
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RosieI couldn't see a thing, but I trusted my team.

GusThat's the dock way. Nobody lifts alone.

The End!

Teamwork tip: When you can't see clearly, STOP and ask for help. Great teams talk to each other!

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