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Ocean Glory’s chief engineer missed ship’s final departure
Tuesday 20 March 2012, 13:26, by Max Tingyao Lin, Lloyd's List Asia
The Ocean Glory sank while carrying around 4,700 tonnes of gravel from Keelung to Hualian.
Taiwan authorities investigating sinking reveal that officer overslept after taking medication
TAIWANESE investigators have found that Ocean Glory’s chief engineer did not board his vessel, which sank off the island’s northeastern coast.
The engineer, who was supposed to supervise of the engine room’s maintenance and operation, overslept after taking medication and missed the ship’s departure.
Lin Chang-huei, a senior official of the Maritime and Port Bureau, said Ocean Glory should not have left the port without its chief engineer on board and shipowner Shiangrung Shipping could be fined between T$60,000 ($2,029) and T$300,000 due to this matter.
However, Mr Lin cautioned that the accident might not be directly linked to the engineer’s absence. “The ship capsized because it listed, not because an engine problem,” he told local media.
The 1982-built, 5,151 dwt vessel sank on Wednesday morning last week when carrying around 4,700 tonnes of gravel from Keelung to Hualian, leaving six seafarers dead, seven injured and two missing.
The ship began to list two hours after leaving the port, then sank quickly. Taiwanese authorities are still investigating the cause of this accident, but initial findings point to possible overloading after water came in and mixed with the gravel.
Since 2000, a total of eight gravel vessels have either run aground or capsized off Taiwan’s northeastern coast because of rough seas or mismanagement, resulting in 16 confirmed deaths.
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