 The ship never called for tug assistance, ran aground with a fully operational engine room and still had both anchors stored in the hawsepipes leading some maritime experts to believe that proper precautions were not taken by the ship's captain.After "Pasha Bulker" ran aground the 22 Filipino and Korean crew members aboard were successfully rescued by the Westpac Rescue helicopter service from the vessel, which grounded about from shore at the popular Nobbys Beach.The ship was empty of cargo at the time, waiting to load 58,000 tonnes of coal from Newcastle Port.