FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident where a general cargo vessel’s crew suffered fatal phosphine gas poisoning after improperly managed fumigation allowed toxic gas to infiltrate accommodation spaces through a defective ventilation system. The incident As presented in the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission (Poland) report WIM 14/15, the crew and stevedores had completed loading a cargo of shea nuts on a general cargo vessel. Before departure, two persons arrived on board to distribute fumigating agent (a phosphine emitting agent). The fumigators explained that the fumigating agent would begin to work after around 15 minutes from its distribution in the cargo hold. With their face masks on, they began to lay out the bags with fumigant and sprinkle them with liquid. The bags were placed on the surface of the cargo. RelatedNews One dead and four reportedly missing following U.S. strike on Iranian vessel TAIC Investigation: Ferry loses propulsion at sea near Wellington var jnews_module_21371872_0_6a01e1d586f40 = {"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":"21371872","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"157,1585,606,214","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category