Cement carrier GOLIATH contacted berthed tugs YORK COVE and WILGA at Devonport, Tasmania, at around 0045 UTC Jan 28, while maneuvering to berth, on arrival from Melbourne.
Both tugs were damaged with ensuing water ingress, YORK COVE is already partially submerged with her portside hull crushed in the midship section area. GOLIATH completed berthing after an accident, understood she went out of control during maneuvering, cause unknown.
Cement Carrier GOLIATH is currently located at EAUS – East Australia at position 41° 10′ 59.1″ S, 146° 21′ 47.2″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-01-29 15:26 UTC (5 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from the North direction at force 0 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port DEVONPORT, AU after a voyage of 18 hours, 32 minutes originating from port MELBOURNE, AU.
GOLIATH (IMO: 9036430) is a Cement Carrier that was built in 1993 (29 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Australia.
Its carrying capacity is 15539 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 6.3 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 143 meters and her width is 23.52 meters.
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Sources: Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko + Marine Traffic
