In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University, former merchant mariner and instructor in Maritime Industry Policy at the US Merchant Marine Academy - discusses the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch report on the explosion on board Stolt Gorenland in Ulsan, South Korea on 28 September 2019. The investigation looked at the heating of a cargo tank full with styrene monomer as the cause for the catastrophic explosion. MAIB Issues Investigation Report on ‘Catastrophic’ Stolt Groenland Explosion in Korea https://gcaptain.com/maib-issues-investigation-report-into-catastrophic-stolt-groenland-explosion-in-korea/ Cargo tank explosion and fire on chemical tanker Stolt Groenland https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/cargo-tank-explosion-and-fire-on-chemical-tanker-stolt-groenland Marine Traffic: Stolt Groenland https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:384352/zoom:14 STOLT GROENLAND Tanker ship explosion at Korean Port https://youtu.be/IiS_8ok9184 Tanker explosion in Korea captured on surveillance video | LIVE LEAK TV https://youtu.be/harwUhJE4BQ Chemical Tanker explosion in South Korea last sept.28,2019 https://youtu.be/wWHpznbzKFQ