Real Life Incident: Securing Heavy Cargo – Details Matter

Cargo

A multi-purpose cargo vessel was transporting six azimuth thrusters in its hold, each thruster weighing 60 tonnes. Stowage calculations based on the voyage instructions and stowage plan were made by an officer and checked by the Master before loading. The results were sent to the office for approval.

According to the calculations, each thruster would require 10 lashings. To be on the safe side, the Master and crew decided to use 12 or more lashings for each thruster. Based on the load capacity...

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