Japanese Ship Beached in Australia

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[SIZE="4"]Japanese Trial Amphibious Freighter[/SIZE]


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A salvage team aboard the grounded coal carrier Pasha Bulker confirms that the outer hull has been breached and is taking on water on the starboard side, reports Australian broadcaster ABC.

The 76,781 dwt bulker grounded at Nobbys Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales, just before 10am Friday 8 June during gale force winds and high seas. The 22 crew were safely airlifted off the vessel the same day.

The Pasha Bulker is owned by Japanese shipowner Fukujin Kisen Co. and on charter to Denmarks Lauritzen Bulkers, which says that it "sublet the bulk carrier to another Japanese shipping company. The ship was delivered from Sasebo Heavy Industries last year.

. . . A Lauritzen statement notes that the Pasha Bulker had been at anchorage off the coast of Newcastle since May 23, waiting to approach the terminal in order to load a cargo of coal. When it ran aground, the vessel had no cargo aboard, but had some 800 tons of bunkers oil in its tanks. Some 60 others vessels were also at anchorage off the coast in order to approach the terminal when severe weather hit the area . . . more

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After almost a month on our shores - literally - this Japanese visitor finally stopped laying around the beach and will be getting back to work . . .

[SIZE="4"]Tanker successfully refloated off Australian coast[/SIZE]

Salvage crews have expressed relief at the successful refloating on Monday night of the Pasha Bulker.

The coal ship has been stranded on Australia's east coast after running aground last month following severe weather.

The ship will be moved to deep water and checked by specialist divers who will assses the extent of damage to the hull.

In what was to be the final of many attempts to free the ship, tugboat's winched the bulk carrier off Nobby's Beach in front of a crowd of cheering onlookers . . . more

When discussing this in class last week, it was amusing to discover that the Japanese word for a ship running aground (running into the shore) is "zashou".

Easy to remember that one.