FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued an investigation report regarding an incident where an incorrect switch activation resulted in bulk carrier engine shutdown in the Port Hedland channel. What happened On 7 February 2025, a fully laden bulk carrier was departing Port Hedland, Western Australia, under the conduct of two marine pilots, with three tugs in attendance. At approximately 1515 local time, around five nautical miles into the pilotage, the vessel’s main engine unexpectedly shut down. RelatedNews FEBIMA Investigation: Serious burns during a thermal oil draining operation Xclusiv Shipbrokers: Dry bulk markets show sustained strength in sales var jnews_module_21375460_0_6a2bca3b1f972 = {"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":"21375460","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"393,60,471,244","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","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":""