The culprit behind the "MOL Comfort" accident, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries vessel

2014-10-15 09:00

The investigation report on the MOL Comfort accident may confirm that the cause of the accident lies in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ( ship's engine room location construction quality.

According to foreign media reports, MOL recently announced that its lawsuit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has received ClassNK ( location contact support from the parameters of the accident investigation report. According to Lloyd's List, according to the investigation report submitted by ClassNK, MOL's 8110 TEU container ship ( ship type shipyard transactions "MOL Comfort" sank last year due to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, as ClassNK found that the ship was more susceptible to longitudinal buckling than other ships. Earlier reports suggested that ClassNK suspected that the cause of the accident of this 8110-TEU container ship might be slow steaming.

In July 2013, the "MOL Comfort" broke in two in the Gulf of Aden and subsequently sank. Although the crew were rescued in time, almost all the cargo on board was lost. According to the ClassNK investigation report, the hull of the "MOL Comfort" and its sister ships were weaker than other container ships. The report shows that the hull structure of the C-series container ships, including the "MOL Comfort," is more prone to hull distortion and collapse. Because the ship has sunk, collecting evidence has become very difficult. An investigation jointly launched by MOL, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and ClassNK found a 20mm warping deformation in the bottom plates of six sister ships.

Another possibility for the hull fracture of the "MOL Comfort" is that the weight distribution of the containers on board was uneven, but this possibility has been rejected by MOL due to its low probability. MOL stated that considering the declared and actual container loading, this should not be the cause of the hull fracture.

It is understood that MOL has filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, seeking $131.6 million in compensation, including alleged shipbuilding negligence and design defects, as well as cargo interests. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has refused to take any responsibility and stated that the construction of the "MOL Comfort" fully complied with all relevant regulations.

While defending itself, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries pointed out that the "culprit" behind this, the largest container ship fracture accident in maritime history, should be the erroneous operation. Earlier this year, the Japanese government also issued an interim investigation report on the cause of this maritime accident, but it did not make any conclusive conclusions.

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