MSC Zoe report says vessel hit the bottom in storm

A 19,200TEU ship which lost 342 containers in a North Sea storm hit the seabed as the vessel was tossed up and down in heavy seas according to a report into the MSC Zoe incident published on 25 June.

Dutch Safety Board (OVV) investigations, carried out with input from Germany’s BSU and the Panamanian registry reported the storm conditions were not particularly severe, but that the northwesterly winds that were blowing on the day of the incident in January 2019, meant that the waves were steep...

https://container-news.com/msc-zoe-report-says-vessel-hit-the-bottom-in-storm/

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