Subscribe to RSS feedMooring system highlighted in Tycoon foundering
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Oliver Probert
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Feb 03, 2012 10:50 AM
An increase in wind speed and sea conditions combined with the failure of an unconventional mooring arrangement caused the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Tycoon to founder off Christmas Island last month.
A preliminary report released late yesterday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) indicates that steadily increasing swell and wind speeds caused the 78m vessel to move off its moorings at 0600 on January 8.
Mooring arrangements in Flying Fish...
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