Marine Safety Investigation Report - Final Man overboard fatality from the research survey ship Geosounder, 25 August 2007
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At about 0310 on 25 August 2007, while the research ship Geosounder was about 185 miles northeast of Cairns, Australia, en route from New Zealand to Singapore, an off-duty integrated rating (IR) who was skylarking on deck while under the influence of alcohol fell overboard. The crew immediately threw lifebuoys into the water, stopped the [...]
Independent investigation into the grounding of the Australian registered bulk carrier Endeavour River at Gladstone, Queensland, on 2 December 2007
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On the afternoon of 2 December 2007, the Australian registered bulk carrier Endeavour River grounded in Gladstone harbour while attempting a mid-tide berthing at the South Trees Wharf.
The master was attempting to berth the ship on a flood tide, with a following wind, and was unable to position the ship correctly for its approach to [...]
ATSB Final Report-near collision between the bulk carrier and the roll-on/roll-off general cargo ship in Port Phillip, Victoria.
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At about 0230 on 16 May 2007, the bulk carrier Ormiston sailed from Melbourne, Victoria, bound for Thevenard, South Australia. At about 0512, the ship rounded the Hovell Pile beacon and entered the South Channel in Port Phillip. At about 0521, Ormiston entered ‘The Cut’, the narrowest part of the channel, from the east making [...]
The near collision between the bulk carrier Ormiston and the roll-on/roll-off general cargo ship Searoad Mersey in Port Phillip.
At about 0230 on 16 May 2007, the bulk carrier Ormiston sailed from Melbourne, Victoria, bound for Thevenard, South Australia. At about 0512, the ship rounded the Hovell Pile beacon and entered the South Channel in Port Phillip. At about 0521, Ormiston entered ‘The Cut’, the narrowest part of the channel, from the east making [...]
ATSB final report for the fire on board the Antigua and Barbuda registered general cargo ship BBC Islander, on 14 August 2007
On 14 August 2007, the Antigua and Barbuda registered general cargo ship BBC Islander anchored off Dampier, Western Australia. One of the tasks the crew was to complete while the ship was at anchor was the removal of steel brackets that had been welded to the hatch covers.
In the process of removing the brackets with [...]
ATSB final report for the Panamanian bulk carrier Pasha Bulker on Nobbys Beach, New South Wales on 8 June 2007
On 23 May 2007, the Panamanian registered bulk carrier Pasha Bulker anchored 2.4 miles off the coast near Newcastle, New South Wales. The ship had sufficient water ballast on board for the good weather at the time, and was not expected to load its coal cargo for about three weeks.
At midday on 7 June, Pasha [...]
