Insurance firm warns of dangerous loads after shipwreck

London P&I Club and two partners have issued new guidelines for sailings with dangerous cargo which can become liquefied if humidity levels are too high. Last Friday, Stellar Daisy was shipwrecked after sailing with category A cargo.
Photo: Fleet Monitor
Photo: Fleet Monitor

Although no one yet knows the reason for bulk vessel Stellar Daisy's shipwreck in the South Atlantic last week which has left 22 crew members missing, some suspect the 260,000 tons of iron ore cargo is partly to blame.

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