Explosion in Ningbo, Fire in Sri Lanka, and Container Crane Fall in Long Beach
Explosion, Fires and Falls
August 13, 2024
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - follows up on the explosion and fire on board the containership YM Mobility of Yang Ming Lines in the port of Ningbo on August 9, 2024, a fire on board MSC Capetown III in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 11 and a container crane cab fell onto the containers of a ship being offloaded in Long Beach.
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00:00 Introduction
00:51 YM Mobility in Ningbo
06:48 MSC Capetown III in Colombo
10:08 Long Beach Crane Fall
13:36 Conclusion
Explosion at Ningbo Port Seen Impacting Supply Chains
https://gcaptain.com/explosion-at-nin...
Yang Ming’s Updated Statement on a Fire Incident on YM Mobility (2024/8/10)
https://www.yangming.com/news/press_r...
Major Containership Fire Averted in Sri Lanka
https://gcaptain.com/major-containers...
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