SPIRIT OF TASMANIA I

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Detention in Singapore

The 'Spirit of Tasmania 1' has been detained in July 2025, by Singapore maritime authorities over multiple safety concerns. Government surveyors boarded the vessel at 9a.m. (11a.m. AEST) to carry out checks. Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) Port State Control has held the ferry from its scheduled departure while inspectors work through issues that must be fixed before it can leave port. The ferry operator TT-Line was unable to say when the ship would be cleared to sail. The detention was due to deficiencies in the fire detection system and visitor log. The detention was expected to delay the ferry’s return to the key Bass Strait route, which carries passengers and freight between the mainland and Tasmania. The 'Spirit of Tasmania 1' had been undergoing maintenance in Singapore ahead of its planned return to Australian waters. The ferry left Singapore on Aug 28 en route to Keelung with an ETA as of Aug 6.

Passenger who fell overboard recovered dead

A passenger on the 'Spirit of Tasmania' has died after going overboard. The body of the man was recovered from the water off Geelong, Victoria, on April 30, 2023, at ~08:50 p.m. The vessel turned around shortly after 8:00 p.m. while bound for Tasmania, as a search for the missing man and a headcount was conducted onboard. The passenger's death was not being treated as suspicious. Spirit of Tasmania ferry is now returning to port. It comes days after an Australian went overboard on a Royal Caribbean ship. 35-year-old Warwick Tollemache, from Brisbane, was identified as the man who fell from Quantum OTS into the Pacific ~1400km south of the Hawaiian islands late Tuesday night. Spirit of Tasmania 1 ferry A spokesperson for Victoria Police said police would prepare a report for the Coroner after a man’s body had been recovered from waters off Geelong at about 08:50 p.m. on Sunday, April 30th.

Chinderah-based disaster warning service Aeeris to provide maritime advice for Tasmania’s ferries

DISASTER warning service Aeeris will provide severe weather alerts on the high seas after sailing into a contract with the TT-Line Company for its Tasmanian ferries. The listed Chinderah-based Aeeris, headed by tech entrepreneur Kerry Plowright, will provide around-the-clock severe weather forecasting, monitoring and alerts for the shipping line’s two passenger ferries. The contract is for the Spirits of Tasmania 1 and 11. http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/business/chinderahbased-disaster-warning-service-aeeris-to-provide-maritime-advice-for-tasmanias-ferries/news-story/651e0b60c934aae6b0761a20411e8ccb