I realise this is "old news" but MOL have today announced that 2 of the MOL Comfort's sister ships have had their hulls strengthened.
The thing that worries me is, how could a five year old container ship split into two and sink in fairly moderate sea conditions? At the time they were apparently experiencing a Force 7, one notch below a gale, and in ocean going terms, not really a sea state/weather condition to be overly concerned about.
I'm no expert on the structural integrity of container vessels but how the heck did this happen?
http://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/mol-comfort-sisterships-to-resume-service-with-strengthened-hulls/20018062053.htm?source=ezine
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