Massive Oil Tanker Removed After Running Aground Off Rosebud
On August 19, a tanker carrying chemicals has run aground in waters off the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne.
Later the massive oil tanker that ran aground in Port Phillip Bay on Friday has been removed.
The 115-metre tanker is believed to have hit a sandbar while turning in a shipping channel, just west of the Hovell Pile beacon, off Rosebud.
Port of Melbourne Corporation chief executive Nick Easy said the liquid bulk carrier did not cause any environmental damage.
He said the tanker was removed from south channel east with help from the tugboat Hastings last night. The operation was coordinated with the rising tide and started at 11.40 p.m. It took 20 minutes for the tanker to be removed from the channel.
Mr Easy said the ship lost its steering in south channel at about 4 p.m. on Friday, running aground in the sand near Hovell Pile.
The tanker, which can carry up to 6219 tonnes of oil or chemical products, was bound for Geelong and had a pilot on board.
“The vessel is now safely located at the outer anchorage in the north of the bay and will continue on to Geelong in due course,” Mr Easy said.
“There were no reported environmental impacts and no interruptions to other shipping movements.”
The Port of Melbourne harbour master and regulatory authorities will investigate the incident.
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Source: The Age
