WALLEM'S GULF SPIRIT: FIRST FOR LLOYD'S "BLACK BOX"

Lloyd's Register has secured the first fitting for its Voyage Data Recorder (VDR), called the "black box," aboard the containership GULF SPIRIT, operating on a regular run between Europe and the U.S. east coast. Prime functions of the recorder are to provide information in the event of an accident. It will detail ship's position; machinery, equipment and control status; hull condition and responses; and environmental conditions. The cost of the installation is put at $100,000.

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  • Journal article
• Publication Date: 1989-3-23

Media Info

• Pagination: 1/2 p.
• Serial:
  • Fairplay
  • Volume: 309
  • Issue Number: No.5501
  • Publisher: Lloyd's Register-Fairplay
  • ISSN: 0307-0220

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Event data recorders
• Old TRIS Terms: Gulf spirit (Vessel); Product descriptions
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657156
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM