By Angus Mitchell, Chief Commissioner, ATSB
At the halfway point of 2023, I’m pleased to be able to report on a highly productive and engaging six months for the ATSB in marine safety.
As of July 1, we have so far concluded three marine investigations in 2023, and have provided Interim updates for two ongoing investigations (the grounding of Hagen Oldendorff at Port Hedland, and the propulsion failure of Portland Bay off Port Kembla).
We have also launched two new investigations so far this year, bringing our total number of active marine investigations to nine, and we are on track to finalise six of these in the second half of this year.
This uptick in activity reflects the ATSB’s more concentrated focus on marine investigations, facilitated by the establishment of a dedicated marine investigations team.
Find out more about the ATSB’s work this year by clicking here!
