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Safety communications related to TSB investigation M21P0297: October 2021 fire aboard container vessel ZIM Kingston

The occurrence

On 21 October 2021, the container vessel ZIM Kingston, with 21 crew members on board experienced parametric rolling, rolled 36°, and lost 109 containers overboard while drifting at La Perouse Bank, about 27 nautical miles south of Ucluelet, British Columbia (BC). A number of containers on deck were also damaged. Around 36 hours later, while the vessel was anchored off Victoria, BC, a fire broke out in a damaged container that held dangerous goods.

TSB to issue safety concerns following investigation into the 2021 loss of containers and fire aboard the vessel ZIM Kingston

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release its investigation report (M21P0297) into the ZIM Kingston container vessel, that lost 109 containers and subsequently caught fire near Victoria, British Columbia, in 2021.

Parametric rolling

Parametric rolling

What is parametric rolling?

Parametric rolling (PR) is a complex phenomenon that occurs when a vessel experiences the sudden onset of large, violent rolls from side-to-side. It has been recognized as a problem for more than half a century. While it mainly affects modern container vessels and car carriers, PR may occur with other types of vessels as well.

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