British ship insurance firm the London P&I Club has actually provided a caution of the raised threat of mishaps including ships at support in the Bangladeshi port of Chittagong, which the club states has actually come to be a worldwide hot-spot for anchor-dragging occurrences.

In current years, the club has actually kept in mind a considerable surge in the variety of ships calling at Chittagong and also, as many bulk providers releasing right into lightering barges, blockage is enhancing at the port’s external anchorage. The typical variety of ships existing at support any time was in between 60 and also 90, according to the club.

Do to this boost, the club has actually additionally experienced a surge in the variety of occurrences over the in 2014 including ships at support in Chittagong, worsened by the raised variety of vessels available to monsoon-type problems, solid dominating currents and also bad holding ground. For this factor, the club states it is critical for seafarers to stay watchful while at support in the port, keeping in mind that repercussions from reported occurrences have actually varied from small get in touch with damages with various other ships, to groundings and also the connected threat of air pollution.

The London P&I Club is informing its participants to describe the Chittagong Port Authority standards for masters securing atChittagong Outer Anchorage It states that these standards, along with regional cruising instructions and also various other prominent port details, must be thought about throughout the flow drawing board.