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Posted by Allen Newton
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13 February, 2026
TWO recreational vessels, sunk in the Port of Dampier duringTropical Cyclone Mitchell have prompted a warning from Pilbara Ports.
The two vessels at the Hampton Harbour Causeway sank in approximate positions 20⁰40’.06’ S 116⁰ 41.33’ E and 20⁰40.20’ S 116⁰ 41.45’ E.
Harbour master Mike Minogue issued a notice saying the wreckage presented a hazard to surface navigation.
Mariners were advised to exercise extreme caution when transiting the area.
Pilbara Ports is calling for the owners of the recreational vessels to contact Dampier Vessel Traffic Service on (08) 9159 6556.
The wrecks were sunk at the weekend as Cyclone Mitchell passed close to the Pilbara coast, creating severe weather.
All Pilbara Ports were closed as the cyclone bore down on the region, but operations resumed at the Port of Port Hedland on Sunday.
The Ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier and Varanus Island followed suit at 8am AWST on Monday.
The cyclone later crossed the Gascoyne coast and faded from a Category 2 to 1 as it crossed the coast and moved inland as a tropical low.
