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East Intercourse Island

Coordinates: 20°39′6.84″S 116°40′55.92″E / 20.6519000°S 116.6822000°E / -20.6519000; 116.6822000
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East Intercourse Island is located in Western Australia
East Intercourse Island
East Intercourse Island
Location of East Intercourse Island

East Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. It is around 250 hectares (620 acres) in size.[1]

The island is a major iron ore loading port owned and operated by Pilbara Iron, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT).[2]

The lay-by berth can be considered a normal berth without a jetty structure that allows up to 50 vessels per year to berth without having to wait for a tidal vessel to sail.[3]

In 1984, MV Shinho Maru loaded at East Intercourse Island with the first cargo greater than 200,000 tonnes (440 million pounds) to be dispatched from any Australian port.[4]

On 4 June 2011, the port was the scene of the workplace death of Irish scaffolder Shaun McBride.[5] He fell into the port and drowned after his work platform collapsed.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Map of East Intercourse Island". Bonzle. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ports". Rio Tinto. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "East Intercourse Island". Pilbara Ports Authority. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "The Port". Dampier Seafarers Centre. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Rio Tinto infrastructure at East Intercourse Island, near Dampier WA". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Flotation device call after Rio port death". PerthNow. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

20°39′6.84″S 116°40′55.92″E / 20.6519000°S 116.6822000°E / -20.6519000; 116.6822000