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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) concluded a complex 24-day maritime response operation in the Coral Sea following an engine failure, with the Liberian-flagged Swift Hangzhou safely anchored and formally detained in Gladstone as of 24 February 2026. As informed, on 1 February 2026, AMSA received reports that Liberian‑flagged Swift Hangzhou was experiencing engine failure. AMSA immediately initiated response arrangements to coordinate a safe and effective outcome lasting over three weeks due to the complexity of the incident. RelatedNews Black Sea MoU: Key outcomes of 2025 CIC on Ballast Water Management UK MAIB Investigation: Engine failure and subsequent fire on board var jnews_module_21366564_0_6a0c2b2511114 = {"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":"21366564","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"45,145,75","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_imag
AMSA conducts 24-hour operation and detains vessel following engine failure
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