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Live export ship Nine Eagle leaves Darwin with cattle two weeks after major engine failure

The Nine Eagle live export ship has been repaired, loaded with cattle and departed Darwin. (ABC Rural: Daniel Fitzgerald)

A live export ship that suffered a major engine failure in Darwin two weeks ago has been repaired, reloaded with cattle and departed for Indonesia.

On May 15, the Nine Eagle broke down at Darwin Port after it was loaded with about 1,800 head of cattle, in a shipment organised by Perth-based company Livestock Shipping Services.

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