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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) has released the final report on the investigation into an incident involving a bulk carrier during departure at the Port of Kaohsiung. At approximately 1909 local time on 9 June 2025, a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier made contact with Wharf No. 89 during departure operations at the Port of Kaohsiung, resulting in damage to the vessel’s rudder and the wharf facility. In addition, a working boat moored alongside Wharf No. 89 capsized and sank after being affected by propeller wash generated by the departing bulk carrier. No injuries or environmental pollution were reported. RelatedNews Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 8-12 June ATSB Investigation: Erroneous switch activation leads to engine shutdown var jnews_module_21375607_0_6a2fc143d1977 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375607","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"393,471,244,360","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","
TTSB Investigation: Bulk carrier contact with wharf during departure
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