NTSB issued an investigation report on the overpressurization and rupture of a cargo tank on the cargo ship ‘Fairchem Filly’ while at Houston Ship Channel, in May 2019. Investigators stressed that the vessel and terminal personnel involved were not following procedures related to cargo discharge and nitrogen-blanketing operations.
The incident
On 30 May 2019, about 0750 local time, the Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker Fairchem Filly, with a crew of 22, experienced an overpressurization of...
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