M21P0297

Occurrence type
Fire aboard container vessel
Occurrence date
Occurrence Legacy Text

Loss of containers overboard and subsequent fire
Container vessel ZIM Kingston
La Perouse Bank, British Columbia

Mode
Marine transportation
Listed
Yes
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Figure 1. Le ZIM Kingston (Source : Frank Behrends)
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Release of investigation report M21P0297 - ZIM Kingston

Kathy Fox, TSB Chair
Étienne Séguin-Bertrand, Senior Investigator/Safety Analyst (Marine)
Yoan Marier, Board Member

Vancouver, British Columbia
31 July 2024

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Kathy Fox – Introduction

Good morning and thank you for joining us.

We are here today to issue two safety concerns, following the 2021 occurrence involving the container vessel ZIM Kingston at La Perouse Bank, off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, which resulted in the loss of 109 containers overboard, as well as an onboard fire that lasted for five days.

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Figure 1. Le ZIM Kingston (Source : Frank Behrends)

TSB concerned about Canada’s marine emergency preparedness following investigation into a fire aboard container vessel ZIM…

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Safety communications related to TSB investigation M21P0297: October 2021 fire aboard container vessel ZIM Kingston

The occurrence

On 21 October 2021, the container vessel ZIM Kingston, with 21 crew members on board experienced parametric rolling, rolled 36°, and lost 109 containers overboard while drifting at La Perouse Bank, about 27 nautical miles south of Ucluelet, British Columbia (BC). A number of containers on deck were also damaged. Around 36 hours later, while the vessel was anchored off Victoria, BC, a fire broke out in a damaged container that held dangerous goods.

TSB to issue safety concerns following investigation into the 2021 loss of containers and fire aboard the vessel ZIM Kingston

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release its investigation report (M21P0297) into the ZIM Kingston container vessel, that lost 109 containers and subsequently caught fire near Victoria, British Columbia, in 2021.

Parametric rolling

Parametric rolling

What is parametric rolling?

Parametric rolling (PR) is a complex phenomenon that occurs when a vessel experiences the sudden onset of large, violent rolls from side-to-side. It has been recognized as a problem for more than half a century. While it mainly affects modern container vessels and car carriers, PR may occur with other types of vessels as well.

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Deployment

TSB deploys team of investigators following the October 23 fire on the container vessel ZIM Kingston near Victoria, BC

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