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Distracted Pilot Blamed for Crash Into Tall Ship
Poor bridge resource management and distractions led to the collision of a 4,000-container ship with the Leeuwin II, injuring two crew and damaging the WA Maritime Museum.
- On August 30, 2024, Maersk Shekou struck STS Leeuwin II in Fremantle Harbour, dismasting the vessel and forcing crew evacuation while damaging the WA Maritime Museum roof.
- The Australian Transport Safety Bureau found the collision stemmed from ineffective bridge resource management, as the primary pilot omitted a port 10° helm order, the secondary pilot took a non-essential phone call, and the fourth tug attached late, increasing bridge team workload.
- At about 0610, southwesterly winds strengthened to about 40 knots and gusted higher, complicating control of the 333-metre Maersk Shekou carrying more than 4,000 containers and escorted by four assist tugs.
- The pilotage provider and Fremantle Pilots pledged safety actions following the ATSB report, and STS Leeuwin II returned to the water late last month after repairs.
- ATSB highlighted inadequate implementation of Fremantle Ports' risk controls and urged immediate identification and rectification of missed actions, stressing deviations from the passage plan must be shared with the bridge team.
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Bridge Team Breakdown: How Communication Failures Led to Containership's Collision with Tall Ship
A breakdown in bridge resource management and a critical distraction aboard the 333-meter containership Maersk Shekou led to its collision with the tall ship Leeuwin II at Western Australia’s Port of Fremantle before dawn...
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