ANALYSIS OF A SELF-RIGHTING TEST OF A RESCUE BOAT

Investigations of the loss by capsize, of the almost new Danish rescue vessel RF2 in 1981, proved that the stability was substantially less than desired. However, the accident was explained as being due to bad weather conditions. The appearance of an amateur film from the self-righting test has renewed the question of responsibility. This paper describes the analysis of the film, which concluded that the test as carried out was no proof of stability.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Third Intl. Conf. on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles, held Gdansk, Poland, 22-26 Sept. 1986, Vol. I, p. 165 [8 pp., 2 ref., 6 fig.]
• Authors:
  • Guldhammer, H E
• Publication Date: 1986

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00690816
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM