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Cattle offloaded from broken down livestock carrier

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMay 22, 2023
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Around 1,800 cattle were unloaded from a 17-year-old livestock carrier over the weekend at the Australian port of Darwin.

The animals had spent six nights onboard the docked Nine Eagle vessel following a major engine failure.

The cattle, who were bound for Indonesia, are now at a quarantine yard south of Darwin, while urgent spare parts for the broken ship engine are sought.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMay 22, 2023
1 11,368 Less than a minute
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Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.

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