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Allision Between Containership Maersk Shekou & Tall Ship Leeuwin II | ATSB Released Interim Report

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Details on Fremantle Incident: MV Maersk Sheoku Collides with STS Leeuwin II and actions of Crew and Pilots
April 21, 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the Australian Transport Safety Bureau Interim Report on the Collision between Maersk Shekou and tall ship STS Leeuwin II.

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00:00 Background
09:57 Arrival at Fremantle
17:22 Entrance into Channel
27:27 Collision
30:25 Conclusions

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Collision involving container ship Maersk Shekou and tall ship STS Leeuwin II, Fremantle, Western Australia, on 30 August 2024
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2025/report/mo-2024-001

Collision involving Shekou and Leeuwin II
https://youtu.be/vqfSVkQMvCY?si=4QcNgGi7tJhB-XMo

Containership Dismasts Iconic Tall Ship: ATSB Details Fremantle Port Incident
https://gcaptain.com/containership-dismasts-iconic-tall-ship-atsb-details-fremantle-port-incident/

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