Massive Container Explosion Was Caused By Self-Heating Chemical Cargo

Massive Container Explosion Was Caused By Self-Heating Chemical Cargo

The dramatic container explosion aboard the boxship YM Mobility at Ningbo last year was caused by thermal runaway in a cargo of organic peroxides, ac...

Report released on YM Mobility explosion

Huw Murday THE China Maritime Safety Administration (CMSA) has released a report on its findings into the explosion and fire which occurred onboard box ship YM Mobility. The incident occurred at China’s Ningbo Port in August 2024, when an explosion occurred in a container loaded with dangerous goods close to the ship’s bow. The CMSA reportedly revealed in the report that the cargo in the reefer container included tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB)…