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Ethan James

Navigational sounders off during icebreaker's grounding

The grounding of RSV Nuyina occurred when the crew were conducting drone surveys. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Australia's Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina ran aground while its navigational echo sounders were switched off to avoid interference with scientific instruments, a report has revealed.

An Australian Transport and Safety Bureau preliminary report has detailed the circumstances of the October incident at remote Heard Island in the Southern Ocean.

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