Driver distraction leads to level crossing collision
The ATSB has found that a collision between a train and low loader truck occurred because the truck driver was probably distracted and did not see the train approaching.
The ATSB has found that a collision between a train and low loader truck occurred because the truck driver was probably distracted and did not see the train approaching.
The ATSB has reviewed safety information on a Qantas 747 tyre burst incident on take-off at Singapore Airport on 8 March 2006 and agrees with the Singapore and German authorities that there was no safety concern warranting a major investigation.
The ATSB has been successful in downloading key data from the flight data recorder (FDR) of the Garuda 737 accident aircraft but the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) has not yet been able to be downloaded.
The ATSB has found that insufficient train braking and inadequate warning distance contributed to a collision between a track mounted excavator and a freight train at Inverleigh, Victoria on 25 September 2006.
The ATSB has found that neither the harbour pilot nor the ship's crew adequately considered the ships speed or its movement in the prevailing conditions and this led to the Indian oil tanker Desh Rakshak grounding near Point Lonsdale.
The ATSB has found that a lack of passage monitoring resulted in the Vanuatu registered offshore tug/supply ship Massive Tide grounding on Rosemary Island, off Dampier Western Australia, at 0445 on 29 August 2006.
The ATSB has found that the use of starboard instead of port helm led to the grounding of the Singapore registered woodchip carrier Crimson Mars in the River Tamar on 1 May 2006.
The ATSB has found that a high-pressure oxygen system fire on board the roll-on/roll-off cargo ship Searoad Mersey, on 22 September 2006, occurred when an unsuitable replacement hose fitted to the system ignited.
The ATSB has found that the self propelled accommodation
platform Safe Concordia had been plagued by problems in
its electrical systems since its construction and these problems
had not been adequately addressed before the platform suffered two
A report released today by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau found that a significant factor contributing to a collision involving the Australian recreational craft Chester and the Chinese bulk carrier Hai Teng off Mooloolaba, Queensland, on 19 March 2000, was the absence of a lookout on one