STUDY OF COLLISION CHARACTERISTICS

Data on the details of 134 collisions were collected from the files of IMCO and USCG from 1944 to 1975. Cases are identified by number or name, flag, type, tonnage and characteristics. Information lists repair costs, location of casualty, weather, cause of collision, ships speeds and angle of impact with diagram, damage location, description, length, height, and depth.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report on Task 2, PB-264 558.
• 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:
  • Zahn, A S
• Publication Date: 1977-1-28

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casualties; Cost estimating; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Estimates; Fatalities; Loss and damage; Maintenance; Research; Ships; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Tankers; Water traffic; Water transportation; Water transportation crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Casualty data; Collision statistics; Ship casualties; Tanker ships
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155087
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA/RD-77057-T-1, 5570-1
• Contract Numbers: MARAD-6-38053
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM