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2026
Ferdous Steel fined $4,000 for operating without valid environmental clearance
Bangladeshi shipbreaking yard Ferdous Steel was fined a total of $4,000 for conducting scrapping operations without a valid environmental clearance after its permit expired and was not renewed. The yard has seven days to pay and must renew its clearance before work can resume. The yard's owner admitted the violation, according to the Bangladesh Department of Environment.
2026
Nine workers killed by hydrogen sulfide leak aboard LNG carrier Rasi at Ferdous Steel yard
On August 14, nine workers were killed by a leak of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas while cutting into a ballast tank aboard the LNG carrier Rasi, which was undergoing demolition at Ferdous Steel in Bangladesh. Several others were injured. An investigation into the cause is under way, and a contractor has been hired to abate remaining hazards in the ballast tanks.