A gas tanker had just left its berth at the Port of Brisbane when it lost propulsion for two minutes as two of its three electrical generators were not properly configured, an ATSB final report explains.
On 15 March 2025, the 100-metre, Liberian-flagged Gaschem Homer departed the BP Products berth in the Port of Brisbane, under the conduct of a harbour pilot.
While it was being turned towards the port’s entrance, it experienced an electrical blackout, resulting in the total loss of all propulsion and steering control.
Power was able to be restored after about two minutes, during which time the pilot used the assisting tug to keep the ship within the shipping channel.
An ATSB investigation identified two of the ship’s three auxiliary diesel generators had been incorrectly left in manual mode for the departure.
This meant that when the bow thruster, an auxiliary propulsion unit, was engaged during departure, the
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