 After initially entering the port for minor repairs, it departed under tow on 26 July 2007 for major repairs in Asia.On 12 July 1866 a paddle steamer the , on its way to Brisbane from Newcastle carrying 60 passengers, was caught in a storm as it made its way out of the harbour.60 lives were lost with only one survivor, Frederick Hedges, who was plucked from the water by the sole survivor of the Dunbar that had sunk in Sydney Harbour.