Maritime Reader

MARITIMEINTELLIGENCEDAILY11 MAY 2026 MONDAY

June 2001

1 articles

Skuld
P&I / InsuranceSkuld·almost 25 years ago

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning arising during carriage of crude coconut oil

The collapse of two workers, diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning while sweeping crude coconut oil in a tank on one of our member's ships, has provided a stark warning of a hitherto unknown hazard which can be associated with the carriage of this product. The workers fell onto the heating coils located at the bott