The hogging movement of the hull of the 8,110-teu MOL Comfort (built 2008) caused it to break in two in the Indian Ocean in June, even though it was operating well within the strength tolerances for which it was designed, a Japanese investigation has revealed.
An interim report produced by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism (MLIT) suggests the ship’s hull was not overstressed when fractures in its bottom shell plates spread and eventually caused the hull to fail.
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