A fully laden crude tanker went up in flames. A giant dry bulk ship broke in two on a reef, spilling fuel into pristine waters. A livestock carrier sailed into a typhoon, killing over 40 crew and 5,800 cattle. A tanker and barge collided, killing 14. Another tanker, used to store crude oil offshore, began to take on water.
And all of that happened in the past six weeks.
The frequency of shipping casualties has dramatically decreased over recent decades. Ship losses fell to a record low last...
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