Transport Malta MSIU issued an investigation report on the total loss of power of the bulk carrier MV Leopold LD, following failure of auxiliary engines and the emergency generator, while underway in March 2019. The investigation identified lack of crew familiarization with the correct operation of the compensation damping tank.
The incident
MV Leopold LD was en route from the port of Saldanha Bay, South Africa, to Hamburg, Germany, carrying iron ore.
On 14 March 2019, the only running auxiliary...