THE CAPSIZING OF THE F.V. STRAITS PRIDE II; A STUDY OF THE DYNAMICS OF PARAVANES

The fitting of paravanes to small fishing vessels to reduce roll motion is becoming increasingly popular. The main impetus for the investigation discussed in this paper relates to the problems of asymmetric roll motion, such as might pertain to a vessel subject to a constant heeling moment, or 'bias'. In particular the effect on the motion of a vessel of losing a paravane is the underlying theme. It was prompted by the release of a Canadian Transportation Safety Board report on the capsizing of the small fishing vessel the STRAITS OF PRIDE II, which partially implicated the loss of the weather side paravane in the capsize. The report states that at least one other capsize of a Canadian fishing boat had occurred in which the loss of a paravane was considered to be a contributing factor.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • STAB 94, 5th Intl Conf on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles; 7-11 Nov 1994; Florida, USA. Sponsored by SNAME, USA and RINA, UK. Procs. Publ by Florida Inst Technology, USA. Vol 3, session 11 [20 p, 11 ref, 1 tab, 27 fig]
• Authors:
  • Bass, D W
  • Weng, C
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capsizing; Fishing vessels; Stability (Mechanics)
• Old TRIS Terms: Paravanes
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00717286
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 4 1996 12:00AM