From January to 4 March 2021, there were 53 incidents involving bulk carriers over 10,000 dwt, latest data by INTERCARGO reveal. These include a significant number of crew fatality or injury cases reported in the first two months of 2021.

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As part of its Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2020, INTERCARGO issued an overview of bulk carrier incidents within 2021, with the following concerns to be highlighted for attention:

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• A casualty in 2021: It was reported that bulk carrier Yong Feng (IMO 8401793) listed sharply, took on water and capsized and sank in the Philippine Sea on 13 January 2021, carrying a cargo of timber when the cargo shifted. All 22 crewmembers were rescued.
• Explosion and injury of crew members: Four crew members were injured in an explosion incident aboard 120,600-dwt bulk carrier CSSC Cape Town (built 2020), loaded with coal, as it entered British Gibraltar Territorial Waters in the Bay of Gibraltar on 19 Feb 2021.
• Seafarer killed after bulk carrier hit by wave off Nova Scotia: A seafarer was killed and three more were injured after their ship was hit by a large wave off Canada aboard the 39,200-dwt Giulia I (built 2014) around 320 nautical miles off Nova Scotia in the North Atlantic on 30 Jan 2021.
• Mass crew poisoning: Mass crew poisoning occurred on bulk carriers LANNA NAREE (Thailand) and THOR MAGNHILD (Singapore).
• Crew fatality/injury: A significant number of crew fatality/injury cases were reported in the first 2 months of 2021.

Source: Safety4sea