“Shipbreaking” #55: between getting worse and getting better
“Shipbreaking” #55
Bulletin of information and analysis on end-of-life ships
from January 1 to March 31, 2019 (pdf – 9.5 Mo)
– 158 ships leaving for demolition
Container ships are bombs
Saturday, May 25, 2019, 6:45 a.m., local time. The South Korean container ship KMTC Hongkong was berthed at the port of Laem Chabang, southeast of Bangkok, Thailand. She has offloaded 443 of the 676 containers on board upon the ship’s arrival. A container on the vessel’s foredeck exploded, followed by a blaze covering the port terminal and adjacent area with toxic black and white fumes. 3 piers were evacuated. 200 people were taken to hospital for eye and skin irritations, burns and shrapnel wounds from container debris. The fire was declared under control on the morning of May 26. Extinguishing waters have polluted the waters of the port. Anti-pollution booms have been set up around the ship.
New fire on a “Grande” from Grimaldi Lines
Grande America – Press release #11
After the Grande America in the Bay of Biscay on March 10, 2019, there is a new alert about a ship from Grimaldi Lines, this time in the Mediterranean.
