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The Goliath — the bulk cement carrier involved in tugboat sinkings — re-admitted to Tasmanian waters after ban

The Goliath (in background), moored after it sank tugboats the York Cove and the Campbell Cove (submerged in foreground) in 2022. (Supplied: ATSB)

A cement carrier ship that crashed into and sank two tugboats in Tasmania's north-west last year also experienced engine failure this week, prompting authorities to briefly ban it from entering Tasmanian waters.

The Tasmanian Harbour Master denied the ship, the Goliath, access to Tasmania on Wednesday after an incident that saw the ship's engine fail after it departed Devonport on Monday.

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