Marine Accident Investigation Branch
December 7
00:00
2017
MAIBs report on 2 explosions of gas released from a cargo of unprocessed incinerator bottom ash on Nortrader while at anchorage in Plymouth Sound on 13 January 2017 is now published.
The report contains details of what happened, subsequent actions taken and recommendations: read more.
A safety flyer for the shipping industry summarising the accident and detailing the safety lessons learned has also been produced.
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