How An Unexpected Hazardous Cargo Ship Halt Destroyed Beirut

According to a Reuters report, the chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship.

The ship’s captain says he should have never stopped there.

Unscheduled Stop Fueled This?

“They were being greedy,” said Boris Prokoshev, who was captain of the Rhosus in 2013 when he says the owner told him to make an unscheduled stop in Lebanon to pick up extra cargo.

Prokoshev said the ship was...

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Bulk Carrier Under Anchorage Fearing Cargo Explosion

Bulk carrier LIFE PASSION remains anchored for two weeks off Belgium fearing cargo explosion, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Carrier at anchorage

Bulk carrier LIFE PASSION is kept at anchorage off Oostende, Belgium, North sea, since her arrival from Novorossiysk Russia, on Jan 20.

The ship is loaded with iron ore, and there’s a risk of mass explosion due to ore self-heating and hydrogen emission.

Explosion in French waters

There already was an explosion while the ship was under way in French waters,...

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