Bulk carrier grounding highlights gaps in port risk assessment

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued an investigation report on the grounding of the bulk carrier ‘Orient Centaur’, which lost power while transiting a channel from the Port of Weipa, in November 2017. This incident highlighted gaps in the port’s risk plans, ATSB noted.

The incident

On 6 November 2017, the fully laden, mini cape-size dry bulk carrier ‘Orient Centaur’ was transiting the South Channel, Weipa, Queensland, outbound under the conduct of harbour pilots as part of a...

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