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Bulk carrier banned from Australian ports for deliberately falsifying rest and work records
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has detained and banned the 'Wooyang Venus' from Australian ports for 90 days after AMSA inspectors found crew work and rest records had been deliberately falsified to mask excessive hours worked. On Oct 29, the AMSA had conducted a port State control inspection of the 'Wooyang Venus' in Newcastle following a Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) complaint and found that work and rest records had been falsified and did not reflect the hours actually worked by crew on board. The 'Wooyang Venus' had previously been detained twice by the AMSA, and falsified hours of work and rest were a contributing factor: On August 2026, it found work and rest hours were not recorded and monitored correctly, and in December 2023, it identified evidence of incorrect work and rest records. Under the MLC, vessel owners and operators must meet minimum standards for seafarers’ living and working conditions, including requirements relating to hours of work and rest. AMSA said that accurate records were essential to demonstrate minimum rest requirements are being met and fatigue is being effectively managed. Deliberately falsifying records designed to protect seafarers was unacceptable and presented a significant risk to the safety of crew on board and protection of Australia’s marine environments. The AMSA issued the 90 days ban under section 246 of the Navigation Act 2012, based on the deliberate falsification, the recurrence of materially similar deficiencies and concerns about the effectiveness of the owner and operator’s safety management arrangements. The ship left Newcastle on Oct 31 enroute to Boryeong with an ETA as of Nov 18.
Second detention since August
The 'Wooyang Venus' was detained again in Newcastle, New South Wales, with one detainable defiency: 18201 - LABOUR CONDITIONS-CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT - Fitness for duty - work and rest hours (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Oct 31. The last detention was on Aug 9 in Gladstone, Queensland,also with one detainable defienciy for two days.
Detention in Gladstone
On Aug 9, 2026, the 'Wooyang Venus' was detained in Gladstone, Queensland, with one detainable defienciy: 15109 - ISM - Maintenance of the ship and equipment (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again on Aug 11 and left the port on Aug 12, headed to Dangjin with an ETA as of Aug 26.
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