The incident takes to nine the number of steering failures that the Fairlight ferry has suffered since it entered service in late 2021.
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“It is only thanks to good luck that a passenger or crew member on one of these ferries has not been seriously injured, or worse,” she said. “What is it going to take before action is taken?” they are meant to replace. The government plans to retire two of the four Freshwater ferries this year.Action for Public Transport spokesman Graeme Taylor said all three of the new Manly ferries should be pulled from service until the cause of the latest steering failure was known, and the problem fixed.The Maritime Union of Australia, which represents deck-hands on ferries, said the transport agency needed to work urgently with Transdev to fix the problems plaguing the new Manly ferries.
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