兹提请各船东留意运送矿石货物有液化的潜在危险，尤其是在印度和印度尼西亚等区域装运新矿。本周内已发生了两起事故，其中一艘船因发生20°的倾斜最后不得不返回该船在印度的装货港，而另外一艘船则在台湾沿海区域发生倾覆沉没。两周前有一艘散装货船因类似原因同 样发生倾覆。而导致这两起船舶倾覆事件发生的原因很可能是船上货物发生液化使船舶失去平衡导致。

若需在上述区域运输矿石货物，请各船东务必谨慎，可以直接向船东互保协会或本协会当地通代寻求协助。此外，船长不得接收水分含量高于流动水分含量的货物。如果船长有对货物存在任何疑问，应指定一名有资格且经验丰富的货物检验员以提供协助。

Dangerous Ore Cargoes – India/Indonesia

Owners should be reminded of the inherent dangers of carrying ore cargoes with tendencies to liquefy, especially cargoes loaded in new or young mines in areas such as India and Indonesia. Two incidents this week resulted in one vessel having to return to its Indian load port due to development of a 20 degree list and another vessel capsizing off the Taiwanese coast. Two weeks ago another Bulk Carrier capsized in similar circumstances. The most likely cause of both capsized incidents was the liquefaction of the cargo and subsequent sudden loss of stability.

Owners should be extremely careful if required to carry such cargoes from these areas and should not hesitate to contact the P&I Club directly or local Club correspondents for advice/assistance. Further, Masters should NOT accept cargoes where the moisture content (MC) exceeds the flow moisture content (FMC) for that cargo. If the Master is in any doubt a properly qualified and experienced cargo surveyor should be appointed to assist.