Investigation number
203
Occurrence date
Location
Port Botany
State
New South Wales
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Occurrence class
Incident
Highest injury level
None

At 0244 on Tuesday, 29 June 2004, the fishing vessel Ocean Odyssey collided with the container ship P&O Nedlloyd Taranaki in the approaches to Port Botany, New South Wales. At the time of the collision P&O Nedlloyd Taranaki was 'not under command'1 with a main engine breakdown and was in a position with Cape Banks light bearing 327(T) by 4.7 miles. Ocean Odyssey sustained damage to its hull and deck in the collision and returned to Sydney immediately for repairs. P&O Nedlloyd Taranaki sustained only slight scratching to the paintwork on the ship's side.


1 'Not under command', means a vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to manoeuvre as required by the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea, 1972, and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel.

Vessel Details
Departure point
Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour
Vessel name
FV Ocean Odyssey
Flag
Australia
IMO
N/A
Damage
Minor
Marine occurrence type
Collision
Departure time
0330
Marine Operation Category
Commercial long-line fishing vessel
Vessel Details
Departure point
N/A
Destination
Botany Bay, NSW
Vessel name
MV P&O Nedlloyd Taranaki
Flag
United Kingdom
IMO
7900041
Damage
Minor
Marine occurrence type
Collision
Departure time
N/A
Marine Operation Category
Container/roll-on roll-off