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Old 5th July 2022, 11:19
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MV Portland Bay

MV Portland Bay disabled off coast near Sydney.

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Old 7th July 2022, 00:35
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I believe it was a turbocharger failure, one media outlet said it was a fan used to cool the engine!!! Its amazing how often the media cannot get their facts straight about anything

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Old 7th July 2022, 00:48
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Perhaps the Punkah Wallah died.
If someone had mentioned that within the hearing of some journalist it would have become a fact.
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