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Luxury cruise liner’s launch delayed as dozens of ships face potential safety hazard

Faulty fire-resistant panels recalled on MSC’s newest ship about to set sail
The Explora I, a 248-metre-long vessel. MSC cancelled the ship’s maiden voyage scheduled for next week

The launch of the world’s newest luxury cruise liner has been delayed because of faulty fire-resistant panels, sending shockwaves across the shipbuilding industry after it emerged dozens of other ships at sea were also affected.

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri was first informed at the end of May that a supplier had lost its safety certification for one type of panel used to equip Explora I, a 248-metre-long vessel to be delivered to Swiss cruise operator MSC, according to people with knowledge of the communication.

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