Stort fragtskib tabte pludselig roret

Den 177 meter lange, fuldtlastede bulker Achilles Bulker havde netop forladt den newzealandske havn Tauranga i juli 2023, da det blev gennemrystet af to høje brag. Lodsen mistede straks derefter kontrollen med skibet, der drejede ud af sejlruten og ind på lavt vand.

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Lodsen gav hurtigt ordre til at kaste skibets ankre, og 150 meter senere blev Achilles Bulker bragt til standsning med kun 1 meter vand under kølen.

En rapport fra Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), der netop er offentliggjort, viser nu at bragene stammede fra skibets 14,2 tons tunge ror, der først løsnede sig
og derefter faldt af.

Årsagen til uheldet var ikke, at roret havde ramt noget, men - som tekniske undersøgelser senere viste - at den godt en meter lange tap der holdt roret på plads, var faldet ud på grund af en række dårlige svejsninger.

"Disse svejsninger var modtagelige for revner fra normale vibrationer, da de generelt var af dårlig kvalitet med begrænset svejseindtrængning", hedder det i TAICs rapport.

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