Maersk Honam accident report highlights regulatory limitations

Safety systems onboard the Maersk Honam were insufficient to combat the fire and the regulations governing the stowage of dangerous goods contributed to the fire on the vessel in March 2018 that saw the death of five crew.

Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) at the Ministry of Transport, on 21 October, released its final report into the Maersk Honam fire which occurred in March 2018, which concluded that the causes of the initial ignition of the cargo may never be known.

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