“The bulk carrier had 7 cargo holds which had been fully loaded with soybeans. The vessel had side rolling cargo hatch covers. For six days, the vessel encountered heavy weather at Beaufort scale 9 which caused the vessel to pitch and roll heavily. The cargo hatch covers were washed over by seawater.

When removing the cargo hatch covers it was found that cargo in holds 1,2,3,4 and 7 had been damaged by water.”

What was the cause of this accident and how to prevent this scenario from happening again?

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February: Leaking cargo hatch covers

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