The 1987 capsize of the UK ro-ro/passenger ferry Herald of Free Enterprise due to the bow doors being left open when the ship went to sea. The Formal Investigation identified a lack of a safety culture in both the shore-side and shipboard management, and its report found that “from top to bottom the body corporate was infected with the disease of sloppiness”.
Which major marine accident was instrumental in the introduction of the ISM Code?
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