The Australian Maritime Safety Authority reports of an incident concerning the master of “Asphalt Spirit” tanker who was detained after failing to report of the vessel’s engine failure on time, fined $3000 and a conviction was recorded.
Specifically, the incident took place on January 31, 2019, when the tanker was sailing from Korea to Australia, transferring 14,000 tonnes of asphalt.
During the voyage, the ship suffered a main engine breakdown at 4pm local time and began drifting 30km northeast...
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