It may be interesting to notice that the Kshmir already in 2003 had a serious mishap under its previous name Cape Horn:
The injured master of the methanol carrier Cape Horn was hailed a hero along with other ship and tug crew yesterday after their swift action prevented a large explosion from occurring in the port of Livorno, writes Justin Stares in Rome.
Eric Leseur, 35, master of the Liberian-flagged vessel carrying 14,000 tonnes of methanol, turned his ship around and took it to a safe distance offshore after a fire developed during berthing on Saturday morning.
The fire broke out after a small collision with the dock, the master said.
The Cape Horn was under tow with a pilot on board. Tug and ship's crew attempted to control the blaze as the vessel was towed back out to sea (above). Most of the crew had been evacuated, though the master, pilot and four others remained on board. Less than 20 minutes later, two methanol tanks exploded, sending flames 30 metres into the air. In all, nine crew were reported injured, none seriously.
'It is true that the master is a hero,' said Francesco Ghio of the Livorno port authority, 'though we shouldn't forget the tug crews, who are heroes too. Two of them were also injured.' If the explosion had occurred inside the port, damage would have been much more serious, sources said. From his hospital bed, Capt. Leseur dismissed the accolade. 'Ridiculous,' he said. 'I just did my duty. Any master would have tried to take a ship carrying fuel away from port.'