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The Lymantria Dispar, also known as the Flighted Spongy Moth Complex (FSMC), is a species of moths, native to China, far-East Russia, and other countries of the Asia-Pacific, such as Japan and Korea.

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As the maritime world becomes more complex, so do the security threatsand to  provide regular security updates from the maritime security hotspots around the world.

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Failure to comply with company procedures regarding entry into enclosed spaces can be fatal. This key shipboard operation sadly continues to cause injury and take lives every year, and in the following, we briefly deal with the hazards, regulations and procedures involved in entering enclosed spaces.

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Lessons learned from an incident in which, watertight doors that ought to have been secured shut, were observed open. It’s worth reiterating the importance of watertight doors – the clue is in the name.

Watertight doors are special types of doors found on vessels, which prevent the ingress of water from one compartment to other during flooding or accidents, and therefore act as a safety barrier limiting the spread of water inside the vessel.