ATSB: Delayed Response Raised Risk of Grounding for Drifting Bulker

Ship's near stranding exposes emergency response flaws

A ship's near stranding exposed flaws in maritime emergency responses by key agencies, an investigation has found.

ATSB: Delayed Response Raised Risk of Grounding for Drifting Bulker

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a final report on the double near-grounding of a bulker near Sydney in 2022, and it roundly critic...

Near "catastrophic grounding" averted by ship and tug crews - ATSB report into Portland Bay incident - Shipping Australia

Three different, legislated, government bodies that had a defined rescue-role under legislation, and state and national plans in relation to emergency response did not believe that a response to a distressed bulk carrier necessarily fell within their responsibility, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has said. These different understandings left a…

ATSB Issues Recommendations Following Near Stranding of Bulker - mfame.guru

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued formal recommendations to three government agencies and a salvage operator with the release of its final report into the near-stranding of a bulk carrier near Sydney in July 2022. The Incident The bulk carrier had been berthed at Port Kembla on 3 July 2022 when deteriorating adverse weather made it unsafe for it to remain in port, and the harbourmaster and ship’s master decided that the sh…

Near Disaster Off Sydney Coast Exposes Major Gaps in Maritime Emergency Response

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a comprehensive report detailing the July 2022 incident where the bulk carrier Portland Bay nearly stranded off Sydney’s coast, revealing significant failures...

Catastrophic bulker grounding risked by confused and unnecessary salvage delay, report says

Australian probe finds only emergency use of anchors prevented serious accident off Sydney in 2022