IMO takes on MSC Napoli lessons


Source: Lloyd's List

Source Date: 9th Jun, 2008
Source Pages: p.2.
Summary:
Addressing the opening of the Flag State Implementation sub-committee, the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, Efthimios Mitropoulos, has issued a blunt reminder to the industry that "under no circumstances, should commercial considerations be given precedence over the safety of life at sea". Discussions within several IMO sub-committees suggest that governments have not yet dismissed the possibility of mandatory rules to tackle the raft of structural and operational issues raised by the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s investigation into the MSC Napoli grounding in the English Channel last year.