EP 3 - How do disasters drive maritime law
Published on
June 11, 2026

Episode 3 - Herald of Free Enterprise and the ISM Code.
The 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise capsizing revealed fatal gaps in safety procedures and a weak safety culture across the company.
The disaster led to tighter SOLAS stability rules for ferries and directly shaped the International Safety Management (ISM) Code (1993), which placed legal responsibility for safety culture on shipowners and operators.
