Cargo vessel

The vessel got into trouble after it lost power and risked being swept ashore to the nearby cliffs of Sydney.

The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was dispatched and attempted to hoist the cargo ship's crew to safety but they were unable to do so.

Two tug boats have been able to help and have steered the ship back out to sea, where the rescue effort continues.

The Nauru Shipping Line cargo vessel docked at the Aiwo Boat Harbour on Monday.

There were over 100 containers onboard.

Nauru Media News – NTV reports 88 were off-loaded since Monday and 41 remain to be off-loaded today.

Back-loading of 105 empty containers will commence once off-loading is completed.

Meanwhile the phosphate vessel HTK Sunrise went through health swab testing yesterday (Tuesday).