Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Container ship hits bridge at Fremantle port
On Monday, a severe storm caused a container ship to break its moorings and crash into the rail bridge at the Port of Fremantle.
The bridge is closed as structural engineers inspect it for damage.
The vessel that crashed into the rail bridge was unloading a cargo of cars when its stern rope snapped, causing it to swing out into the port. A second cargo ship also broke its moorings and hit the Parmelia 1, a refueling vessel docked near the bridge.
The closure has disrupted train services between North Fremantle and Fremantle stations, and has triggered a call to fix the crumbling infrastructure of Fremantle Port bridges.
The structural integrity of the bridge was questioned in 2011, after it was hit by a refueling barge.
For more of the ABC story: www.abc.net.au
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