FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A Panamax bulk carrier developed a significant torsional twist after unevenly distributed iron ore cargo caused the vessel’s hatch coamings to distort, preventing three forward hatch covers from closing. The incident, presented by The Nautical Institute, demonstrates how even relatively small differences in the distribution of heavy cargo can create sufficient torsional forces to distort a vessel’s structure. It also highlights the importance of considering cargo distribution, ballasting and the need to close hatch covers during cargo operations. RelatedNews RMI Investigation: Bosun loses life in enclosed space aboard bulk carrier Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 21-25 September var jnews_module_21409024_0_6abccd6dbb1eb = {"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":"21409024","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"471,865,606,214","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_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":