GROUNDING PROBABILITY STUDIES

Grounding statistics for vessels over 6000 G.T. were compiled for the 6 years 1970-1975. Results were analyzed for tankers and non-tankers, each in four gross tonnage groups as to location, cause, and result. Groundings were studied in detail on proposed nuclear vessel routes with an approximate calculation of casualty probability based on route casualties and ship traffic flow. Recommendations are given to help reduce the frequency of groundings for the nuclear vessels.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sharp (George G) Incorporated

  100 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Minorsky, V U
• Publication Date: 1977-1-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 78 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Cargo ships; Casualties; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Fatalities; Freight transportation; Marine transportation; Nuclear powered ships; Prevention; Research; Routes; Safety; Safety engineering; Ship groundings; Statistics; Tankers; Traffic safety; Water traffic; Water transportation crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Casualty data; Depth finding; Sea lanes; Ship casualties; Tanker ships
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154585
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 5570 Final Rpt., MA-RD-920-77041
• Contract Numbers: MARAD-6-38053
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM