Bulk carrier PORTLAND BAY caught in a storm, lost power, drifted, and managed to stop drifting after dropping anchor 0.5 nm off Garie Beach in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney, on the morning of Jul 4. The bulk carrier left Port Kembla around noon on Jul 3, the port of destination was unclear. Assisting distressed bulk carriers is probably impossible until the weather improves.
Bulk Carrier PORTLAND BAY is currently located at EAUS – East Australia at position 34° 03′ 35.8″ S, 151° 12′ 05.4″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-07-04 14:42 UTC (3 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from the Southeast direction at force 7 Beaufort.
The vessel departed from PORT KEMBLA, AU on 2022-07-03 at 13:27 LT (UTC +10) and is currently sailing at 0.7 knots in West direction
PORTLAND BAY (IMO: 9276200) is a Bulk Carrier that was built in 2004 (18 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Hong Kong.
Its carrying capacity is 28446 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 5.3 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 169.26 meters and her width is 27.2 meters.
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Sources: Maritime Security + Marine Traffic
