SVITZER MYALL

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Tug crashed into pile while under repair

The "Svitzer Myall", which had just allided with a pier in Newcastle 10 days ago, crashed into a pile in the Hunter River on Mar 20 around 2 p.m. at the FORGÁCS Carrington slipway where the tug was under repair after its previous incident. There was no damage to either the tugboat or the pile. No one was injured in the allision.

Tug allided with pier in Newcastle

On Mar 11, 12013, the "Svitzer Myall" allided with a pier in Newcastle, Australia, around 3 p.m. The vessel began taking on water and had to be assisted by several other tugs and harbor work staff to come into port. A technical failure was blamed for the accident. The tug lost steering control before colliding with the Stockton break wall. The mechanical failure occurred while the tug was steaming back to berth. Shortly after passing through the Newcastle breakwaters, the vessel turned to starboard and made contact with the rocks beneath the waterline on the Stockton side. None of the crew were injured in the allision. Report with photo: http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2013/march/18/tug-lost-steering-before-hitting-break-wall-says-svitzer