Jeppesen Maersk at Grand Canary--Collapse of Stow

The great pioneers of publishing casualty case studies on the internet are LA cargo attornies Countryman & McDaniel. They publish a packed e-zine each month called CargoLaw and this month's series deals with a case which goes back to late 2006.

The case is introduced by the editor Michael McDaniel:-

One of our valued contributors sent these remarkable photos to us in early Dec. 2006 -- but they were never received. Because our contributor took these photos himself -- this event would have escaped notice had he not resubmitted the material this month. Hence, this is the one that almost got away!

Whilst on a voyage from Felixstowe, England to Kingston, Jamaica, M/V Jeppesen Maersk encountered a violent storm approximately 250 miles North of Tenerife resulting in the disaster described below.

Our contributor -- who wishes to remain anonymous -- took these photos as M/V Jeppesen Maersk made an unscheduled port call at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands in the evening of 25 Nov. 2006.

Was this problem the result of improper lashing securing, bad weather or both?

See the pictures at:-

http://www.cargolaw.com/2008nightmare_jeppesen.html