Safety at Sea
The wall of the sludge storage tank filled with toxic mix of chemicals such as chromium sulphate, sulphuric acid, ammonia, sodium chloride breached flooding the area where workers were asleep.
The disaster happened at Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.
Further reading
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/456985/ten-labourers-buried-alive-tn.html
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35 years in Merchant Shipping, Last 23 years working on IMDG Code. Ex Sailor, Ex Manager Global Dangerous Goods Maersk Line.
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