YM Efficiency suffered 'heavy rolling' for up to 90 seconds before losing 81 containers

by Jamie McKinnell 28 Jul 2018 01:30 PDT

A helicopter view of shipping containers on YM Efficiency © ABC News

A Liberian-flagged ship that lost 81 containers overboard off the NSW coast suffered 90 seconds of "heavy rolling" as it drifted in wild weather, according to a preliminary report into the incident.

The 268-metre YM Efficiency was on its way to Port Botany from Taiwan on June 1 when gale-force weather conditions worsened.

An initial report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) reveals the ship was delayed by eight hours and told it could not dock in Sydney until 8:00pm.

The main engine was stopped but restarted for brief periods over several hours to maintain control of the drift.

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