FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident where a dry cargo vessel in ballast suffered a forward compartment explosion caused by leaked propane gas in an improperly used makeshift workshop. The incident A dry cargo vessel in ballast was underway in strong winds and rough seas. At around 2100, when the vessel was approximately 35 nautical miles from shore, there was an explosion in a forward compartment. The explosion tore open parts of the forward mooring deck. All five cargo hatch covers were dislodged; two hatch covers fell into the sea, while the remaining three collapsed into the empty cargo hold. Simultaneously, the vessel suffered an electrical power outage, but the main engine continued to function. RelatedNews Lessons learned: Ventilation is non-negotiable Lessons learned: Actively verify compliance with safety controls var jnews_module_21374341_0_6a27d795b3d1a = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21374341","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"61,606,214","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_sh