Having a large hole ripped in its hull
The Darwin Harbour Master is investigating an incident where a pilot boat crashed into fuel tanker and had a large hole ripped in its hull.
On thursday afternoon the Darwin Port Corporation pilot boat had the large gash on its ports side repaired at Cullen Bay Slipway.
Darwin Port Corporation spokeswoman Melissa Reiter said the pilot boat collided with the ship’s stern on Tuesday afternoon.
Ms Reiter said the large hole was above the water line so the boat managed to make it to port under its own steam. “There was a small risk that it would sink,” Ms Reiter said.
The pilot boat was chaperoning the fuel tanker Cyprus Galaxy into the harbour when the incident happened.
Ms Reiter said the pilot boat was travelling beside the ship at high-speed when it crashed.
Source: NT News