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 [...]
Indian crew on Jordanian ship recruited illegally?
MUMBAI: The 10 Indians aboard the hijacked Jordanian vessel MV Victoria may have been recruited illegally. As negotiations continued for the release of the crew aboard the vessel, a top Shipping official on Thursday said details of the Indian workers haven’t been received.
The ship was last reported as being traced to Murgane, [...]
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 Collision between freight train and an ‘elevated platform vehicle’ at North Geelong in Victoria
At approximately 0832 on 26 October 2006 an Adelaide to Melbourne bound Pacific National freight train collided with an elevated platform vehicle containing a worker performing maintenance on the Separation Street overpass at North Geelong in Victoria. The worker was inside the elevated platform vehicle basket which was positioned underneath the overpass and directly above [...]
