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Shipping Incidents
Marine Incidents In The Torres Strait 1970-2008
| NAME OF SHIP | FLAG | INCIDENT TYPE | DATE | LOCATION | SHIP TYPE/CARGO |
| Oceanic Grandeur | Liberia | Grounding | Mar-70 | TS Uncharted Rock | Oil tanker/crude oil |
| Wongala | Australia | Grounding | July-81 | TS Bett Reef | Auxiliary Schooner |
| Maritime Gardenia | Liberia | Grounding | Aug-85 | TS Alert Patches | Bulk/Wheat |
| Mobil Endeavour | Liberia | Grounding | Jul-86 | TS Alert Patches | Tanker/Oil |
| River Embley | Australia | Grounding | May-87 | TS Alert Patches | Bulk/Bauxite |
| Leichhardt | Australia | Grounding | Dec-87 | TS Endeavour Strait | Ro/Ro |
| Gulf Tide | Australia | Grounding | Jan-91 | TS Endeavour Strait | Mother Ship/Oil |
| TNT Carpentaria | Australia | Grounding | Oct-91 | TS Harrison Rock | Bulk/Alumina |
| Darya Kamal | Hong Kong | Grounding | Mar-93 | TS Hammond Rock | Bulk/Coal |
| M Nuri Cerrahoglu | Turkey | Grounding | Nov-94 | TS Larpent Bank | Bulk/Coal |
| Carola | Germany | Grounding | Mar-95 | TS Sth Ledge Reef | Containers |
| Thebes | Egypt | Grounding | Jun-97 | TS Larpent Bank | Light |
| Dakshineshwar | India | Grounding | Jul-97 | TS Wednesday Island | Coal |
| No l Amber | Singapore | Grounding | Nov-97 | TS Larpent Bank | Containers |
| Aegean Falcon | Philippines | Grounding | Sep-02 | TS Herald Patches | Bulk carrier |