Shen Neng 1: ATSB cites bridge practices

At 1700 the first mate, Xuegang Wang, took the ship's position coordinates from the GPS to plot its position. It was at this stage that he took out chart Aus 820 from the chart drawer. At this time he realized that the ship was past the amended alteration point and was very close to Douglas Shoal.

He attempted to alter course at the last minute but this action was too late and shortly thereafter the ship grounded at a speed of about 12 knots.


The Australian Transport Safety Bureau Police The Australian

Panama-flag Mimosa: bulker reef short cut

a 63-year-old South Korean and two Vietnamese aged 26 and 32, have been charged with offences under the 1975 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. allegedly took Panama-registered bulk carrier MV Mimosa through the reef marine park on April 4 using an unauthorized shipping route and then to Abbot Point Coal Terminal, near the town of Bowen. Mimosa at 53556 dwt Shen Neng 1 at 70181 dwt

9333266 MIMOSA 3EKV4 Bulker 53556 2007 Panama Seagreen Maritime Co.,Limited

Shen Neng 1: no recommended routes

Shen Neng 1 had lodged its shipping plan, detailing a short-cut beneath Douglas Shoal, with maritime authorities before leaving Gladstone. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said no one saw the plan, because the policy was to leave the route to the "discretion of the ship's captain". The statement also said "there are no recommended routes".

Captain Wang (Wang Jichang ) was "happy to co-operate" with the Queensland Government over the investigation.

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Shen Neng 1: aware others used the shortcut

Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. generates and distributes electricity and gas. The Company supplies power to cities in the Peoples Republic of China, including Shenzhen, Huizhou and Dongguan, Guangdong Province. Shenzhen is located in the very south of Guangdong Province. Overlooking Hong Kong to the south and bordering Kowloon.


The business scope of the company includes the development, production, purchase and marketing of various conventional energies and new energies; investment and operation of development and transportation of energy related raw material, and ports, dock and storage industry etc; investment and operation of land industry, real estate industry and leasing industry etc that coordinated with energy; investment and operation of high-tech industries that can improve the efficiency of energy utilization; operation, import and export of the set equipment, supporting equipment, machine tools and vehicles that are needed in the energy projects of the company; the design, construction, management and operation of various energy projects and staff training, consultation and other related service businesses related to energy projects; development, transfer and service of environmental protection technology; property management, leasing of proprietary property; and other businesses that can improve the economic benefits of the society.



Until the end of the year 2007, the total assets of Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. was 24.5 billion yuan, the holding installed capacity reached 4.652 million kilowatt, the power plants where the company holds the majority of shares mainly distributes in Shenzhen and its surroundings, which mainly are Shenzhen Mawan General Power Plant (1.84 million kilowatt), Shenzhen East Power Plant (1.17 million kilowatt), Dongguan Shajiao B Power Plant (700,000 kilowatt), Shenzhen Yueliangwan Power Plant (180,000 kilowatt), Dongguan Zhangyang Power Plant (360,000 kilowatt), Huizhou Fengda Power Plant (360,000 kilowatt), Guangdong Heyuan Power Plant (1.2 million kilowatt, under construction), Ghana Combustion Engine Power Plant (200,000 kilowatt, under construction). The company administers near twenty enterprises, a strategic pattern is preliminarily formed with power as main parts and comprehensive development of related industries.

Marine Safety Queensland was aware that other ships sometimes used a shortcut through the reef, a practice that will also be reviewed by the federal government.

The ship's owner, Shenzhen Energy, a subsidiary of the Cosco Group that is China's largest shipping operator, could be fined up to 1 million Australian dollars ($920,000) for straying from a shipping lane used by 6,000 cargo vessels each year.

Shen Neng 1: taking a Douglas Shoal shortcut?

The Cosco group did not respond to inquiries about Chinese-registered bulk coal carrier Shen Neng 1, aground off the coast of Rockhampton, Australia, 05 Apr 2010.
The Great Barrier Reef stretches for more than 2,500 kilometers along Australia's northeast coast. It covers an area bigger than the United Kingdom and is largest living structure on earth. It is home to hundreds of thousands of species of marine life, many of which are rare.

Speculation has mounted about the possibility that the ship was taking a shortcut.
An MSQ spokesman said the passage was possible, but "poorly executed" by the Shen Neng 1 which was obviously "well outside the shipping lanes".
Commercial and non-commercial fishermen said they saw at least one bulk carrier duck south of Douglas Shoal every day.

shen neng 1: no marine pilot 15 miles off course

The 17-year-old coal carrier ran aground at full speed while up to 15 nautical miles off course – about 120km east of Rockhampton on the southern edge of the Great Barrier Reef.
"The cost of engaging a marine pilot for the length of the reef is a mere $8,000-$10,000 according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. the master of the ship felt it was safe for the crew to remain on board at this stage. The Cosco Group could not be contacted for comment yesterday.

"Considering the current weather conditions the master is happy for the crew to remain on board for now,"

Shen Neng 1: COSCO bulker off Great Keppel I.

China-flag Bulker Shen Neng 1, IMO 70181 70181 dwt, built in 1993, with 72,000 tons of coal and had 1,000 tons of bunker fuel aboard ran aground and was leaking oil off Great Keppel Island in eastern Australia, nearly halfway up the coast, between Brisbane and Cairns, near the Great Barrier Reef. China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, COSCO -owned.