On 8 September, the 7,700-teu car carrier Golden Ray (built 2017) capsized, trapping four of the ship's 24 crew for 30 hours inside the vessel.

Twenty days later, the 43,478-dwt chemical tanker Stolt Groenland (built 2009) suffered a dramatic and powerful explosion at the South Korean port of Ulsan. The incident was reportedly caused by cargo overheating.

In the wake of these and other serious accidents, one question keeps coming to mind: “We have spent so much time and resources over many decades on loss prevention, yet these accidents keep happening.