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Crew unlashed rail carriages in Australian Waters

The "Sadlers Wells" committed a safety breach while sailing in Australian waters by unleashing the ship's cargo at sea on May 19, 2015. Thereby the crew was compromising their own lives and the stability of the vessel in contravention of both international and domestic laws, accodring to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) which believed that the cargo consisted of rail carriages, which would have sunk the ship if they shifted. The breach was reported to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. ITF National Coordinator Dean Summers was calling on AMSA to come down hard on the ship's management and detain the vessel until a full investigation into the event could be performed. The ship left Bunbury on May 19, headed for Richards Bay.