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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