Initiate the ship modifications after the cargo has been removed from the holds and put in stable orbits.
Her cargo (food-stuffs and explosives) was being removed by a party of 80 longshoremen so that she might be safely repaired.
The effects of a minor break-of-gauge can be minimized by placing it at the point where a cargo must be removed from cars anyway.
The cargo this time - the coldsleep boxes - had been removed, leaving a mostly level floor, dotted with hundreds of fittings.
Fortunately, passengers, cargo and crew were safely removed.
Evening was falling before all the cargo was removed from the ship and canvas securely roped over it.
This precious cargo was very swiftly removed by the local residents by both legal and illegal methods.
If the analysis indicates that an explosive is present, the suspect luggage or cargo is removed to a secure area for disposal.
Besides, there was no way a cargo of that size could be removed, unless it was dropped in the water and recovered Later.
The cargo is removed from trucks by workers known as unloaders and hauled on forklifts to the wholesalers' stands.