Surveys of a 55 year-old dumb barge did not identify the lack of stability data and bending moment information, nor required an inspection in drydock says an MAIB preliminary report on the sinking of the Henty Supplier follwoing catastrophic hull failure at 1313 BST on 19 July 2010. 

Says the MAIB: “Buckling of the hull leading to a transverse split along a cross-deck weld adjacent to hatch coamings in way of number 4 cargo tank.

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