The IMO works at a steady pace, somewhat more pedestrian than many of us would like, but that nevertheless allows the UN agency to tackle the big issues of the day. On occasions, though, it seems to be working a little behind the times. Last week I worked through the agenda for the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 93) meeting, but could not find any reference to the most significant maritime safety incident of the past decade. While divers risked their lives to retrieve more than 300 bodies from the fragile wreck of the ro-pax ferry Sewol, delegates were reviewing the long-term action plan on passenger ship safety stemming from recommendations arising from the Costa Concordia incident. Readers will recall that the Italian cruise ship struck rocks on the Island of Giglio in January 2012 and capsized with the loss of 32 lives.
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