On 9th December, 2022, a Hongkong flag Bulk Carrier, Koombana Bay , IMO NO. 9515735, was sailing outbound from Kaohsiung no.1 port entrance , after pilot disembarked , at about 0750 local time (UTC 2350),vessel made contact with the pier’s underwater construction extension, There was no crew injured and environmental pollution involved at present in this event.

After the occurrence, a TTSB’s investigation task force was dispatched for investigation according to the provisions of the Transportation Occurrences Investigation Act and carried out personnel interviews, document collection, VDR decoding, etc.

TTSB held an organizational meeting and invited the Maritime Port Bureau, MOTC, South Taiwan Maritime affairs center, Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd., Kaohsiung Harbor Pilot Association to participate in the meeting on January 11, 2023. The verification of the factual data report by all the relevant agencies/companies was finished on March 16, 2023. The Factual Data Report was released on March 31, 2023.

The complete investigation report containing factual information, analysis, findings, and recommendations is expected to be published after approval of the Board Meeting on December 2023. Through the complete investigation and analysis process, we would like to provide conclusion and safety recommendations to prevent the recurrence of a similar occurrence.

The full text of this factual data report can be downloaded from the TTSB website：https://www.ttsb.gov.tw

Vivi Yang, Secretariat Office
Tel: +886-2-7727-6217
E-mail: viviy2314@ttsb.gov.tw