At about 20:00 on 29 October 2013, the general cargo ship Bosphorus grounded at Lytton Rocks Reach in the Brisbane River after the ship’s helmsman unintentionally put the helm the wrong way. At about 20:00, the pilot aboard the general cargo ship Bosphorus observed that the ship was not steady but swinging to starboard towards shallow water. He ordered ‘midships’ immediately followed by ‘port 10’. The helmsman responded verbally with ‘port 10’ but instead applied 10° of starboard helm. The pilot then ordered ‘port 20’ and then ‘hard to port’. Each time the helmsman repeated the order but applied starboard helm. Within 9 seconds, the pilot noticed that the wheel was still to starboard and then shouted ‘you’re going to starboard’. The third mate then intervened and swung the wheel hard to port. At 20:01, Bosphorus grounded at the Lytton Rocks Reach Channel.
