Occurrences Entered into the ATSB Maritime Safety Database

Between 21 January 2012 and 27 January 2012

ATSB
Occurrence Occurrence Time Vessel Identifier Occurrence
Reference Investigation Location Idenitifier Summary
Date Time Zone ESE of Double Name Type Type
31/10/2011 Number
MA201100086 17:00 UTC+10
Yes -
Island Point, Tuahine Other 76844QC Machinery failure Vessel declared an emergency ENE of Cape Moreton, Queensland
MO-2011-009 Brisbane, steering failed and couldn't be fixed. Crew of 3 were airlifted off a
Queensland
02/11/2011 MA201100087 17:10 UTC+10 No Hamilton berth Genco Progress IMO No 9199830 Equipment failure Crane failure resulted
from Brisbane was sentintoloadtakedropping
it in tow.5 m before arrested. No inj
Yes - number 4 damage resulted.
17/11/2011 MA201100094 11:35 UTC+8 Fremantle MSC Siena IMO No 9252096 Fatality While the crew were preparing the port side pilot ladder prior to th
MO-2011-010 arrival off Fremantle a seaman fell overboard. The seaman was on
Yes - BP Terminal, Crew memberladder
on board a supply barge
pilot was
15/12/2011 MA201100102 14:15 UTC+10 British Beech IMO No 9266841 Equipment failure killed when a stores co
MO-2011-011 Brisbane combination and preparing ladder when the incident o
Yes - Christmas fell from the ship's stores crane.
08/01/2012 MA201200002 06:00 UTC+7 Brisbane, Tycoon IMO No 8304220 Foundered The6investigation
On January 2012, is the
continuing.
Panama registered general cargo ship Tyco
MO-2012-001 Island GL Lan Xiu IMO No 9115377
Hamilton moored to the inner moorings in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Islan
At
ship0645 on 23 at
January 2012, about
over 5the
23/01/2012 MA201200006 06:45 UTC+10 No ----- ----- ----- Pollution tonnes of fuel oil while
were spille
wharf, number remained the moorings following days cargo
at sea off Valiant III IMO No 9587881 bunkering
operations operations
were carriedbetween
out. the bunker vessel Valiant III and the
26/01/2012 MA201200007 02:45 UTC+9.5 No 4 Eline Enterprise IMO No 9148805 Other Shipping
livestock containers
carrier GL on board the ship containing ethylene gas shif
Darwin In thedamaged
were early hours of Lan
in rough
Xiu. Localwind
8 January,
weather.the
authorities and
Leakagespeed
responded
of ethylene seagas toincrea
state mana
resulted
pollution
thefire incident.
moorings failed toThekeepship
Tycoon in position. At aboutand 0620, the
of and explosion. was inbound to Darwin anchor
made
the contact
port with therisk
to minimise wharf
and rock-face
allowing gas andtoshore
ventcrane
off. pylon. Des
several attempts to move Tycoon away, it continued to pound again
rock-face pylon.
At about 0930, the decision was made to abandon ship. At 1030, th
climbed down the ship’s accommodation ladder one at a time and j
into the sea. From there, they were recovered by the crews of three
Australian Navy rigid inflatable boats which were standing by to a
 Summary
cy ENE of Cape Moreton, Queensland, after its
be fixed. Crew of 3 were airlifted off and a tug
d dropping
ake it in tow.5 m before arrested. No injury or
ing the port side pilot ladder prior to the ship's
man fell overboard. The seaman was on the
upply
paringbarge
pilot was killed when a stores container
ladder when the incident occured.
ane.
ing. registered general cargo ship Tycoon was
ama
gs in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. The
2, about
over 5thetonnes of fuel oil while
were spilled
ngs following days cargo during
en the bunker vessel Valiant III and the
.rd
u. the
ary,Local
the
ship
wind
containing
authorities
speed
ethylene to
responded
and seagas
gasmanage
state
shifted the
increased
and
and
ather. Leakage of ethylene resulted in risk
Tycoon
hip in position.
was inbound At aboutand
to Darwin 0620, the ship
anchored off
df rock-face
allowing gas andtoshore
ventcrane
off. pylon. Despite
ycoon away, it continued to pound against the

was made to abandon ship. At 1030, the crew

commodation ladder one at a time and jumped
ey were recovered by the crews of three Royal
able boats which were standing by to assist.