CAPSIZING/SWAMPING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS FOR 1974 SEASON. VOLUME I. RESEARCH REPORT

From several hundred boating accidents, twenty (20) were selected from in-depth investigation. Particular emphasis was placed on acquiring adequate data on the physical characteristics of the involved boats for use in the computer program LODCAP which calculates load capacities. The report summarizes the acquisition of the accident data, criteria for selection of those to be investigated, the investigation procedures, and the results of the twenty (20) in-depth investigations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Wyle Laboratories

  7800 Governors Drive West
  Huntsville, AL  United States  35805

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Sautkulis, C
  • Knack, M
  • Bowman, J
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boats; Casualties; Crashes; Hulls; Loads; Mechanical stability; Recreation; Safety; Structural engineering
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship hulls
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092979
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MSR-75-23 Final Rpt., USCG-D-139-75
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-40672-A
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1976 12:00AM