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Crush accident on ferry sparks MAIB call for safety rethink

by David Osler, London — last modified Jul 16, 2009 05:45 PM

FREIGHT ferry Eurovoyager regularly compromised its watertight integrity by making the Ostend-Ramsgate Channel crossing with many of its internal doors open, according to a Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report, which bases the claim on data from the vessel’s voyage data recorder.

The MAIB was now calling on the relevant authorities in Britain, Belgium and flag state Cyprus to propose amendments to current international regulations in the hope of improving the effectiveness of European Union inspections.
Operator Transeuropa Shipping Lines has...

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