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The cargo is a lead residue resulting from a metal recovery process that extracts zinc from a specifically manufactured ore or concentrate.
Cargo properties
Leach residue is usually extremely fine and may contain traces of lead and sulphuric acid from the extraction process. The particles will have strong suction characteristics and retain moisture until exposed to stress from loading and/or vessel motions.
Cargo hazards
The cargo is listed in the IMSBC Code as a ‘material hazardous in bulk’ (MHB); being both corrosive and toxic. Cargoes that are listed as MHB are those that have hazards not found in the IMDG code (hazardous goods in packaged form) and are only hazardous in bulk form.
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The cargo ship MKK 1, that was travelling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait on January 16, and traffic in the strait was suspended.
No damage was reported, while several tugs were among vessels sent to provide assistance to the ship.
As local media informed, the bow of the ship, carrying 13,000 tonnes of peas, grounded close to the coastline on the Asian side of the Bosphorus.
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The importance of recording the preload condition and defending yourself against allegations of unseaworthiness with strong evidence.
In some recent cases it became apparent that the preload condition of the steel cargo was poor, whether it was physical damage through impact or corrosion damage from wetting. And when such damage to the cargo is noted at discharge, a high value claim can result
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At least one person died and four were injured, while seven are missing, due to a strong explosion in an oil tanker in the province of Samut Songkhram, in western Thailand, on January 17.
According to report, at the time of the incident the tanker was undergoing maintenance repairs, explosion occurred during wielding works.
After the explosion, a fire broke out which was later brought under control.
Due to the accident, one person lost his life, four were injured, while seven more are missing.