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Captain fined for early hatch opening
The Bulgarian master of the "Georgi Grigorov" had to pay a security deposit of 1050 € after the ship had arrived at Nordenham on Feb 15, 2012 with a cargo of coal from Vysotzk. The Water Police Brake had observed that the hatches of the vessel had been opened too early. Because stored coal can be explosive and heat up itself, reducing the oxygen concentration and be corrosive to metals, there a strict safety regulations. which imply that the holds may be entered only after two hours of ventilation. To save time begin to unload quickly, the master had ordered to open the hatches four hours before the arrival in Nordenham.
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