Unmanned vehicles have become a part of everyday life, not only in the air, but also at sea.
In the case of sea, until now this usually meant small platforms operating near shores …

Accidents that result in personnel injury or death occur in lifeboats, which are some of the
most reliable means of abandoning a ship during drills, routine maintenance, and tests …

Sea-going ships are unique systems, and each ship—even those which are mass-produced—
are different. Once in service, they are subjected to unique environmental exposure due to a …

Maritime accidents are complex processes in which many factors are involved and
contribute to accident development. In order to capture underlying factors in accidents …

In considering effective countermeasures for preventing the same (or similar) type of
accidents from happening again, an investigation and analysis to identify the common …

Addressing safety is considered a priority starting from the design stage of any vessel until
end-of-life. However, despite all safety measures developed, accidents are still occurring …

Multiple causes are responsible for marine accidents and incidents. Some of them are a
collision of ships, internal technical failures, human errors, or weather effects. Most of them …

The present paper shows an original study of more than 163 ship accidents in Spain
showing which of the usually employed variables are related to each type of vessel accident …

Since the early'90s the Portuguese Navy has implemented several measures to improve its
navigation safety performance, such as new policies, standard operational procedures …

Maritime accidents remain a concern in our society despite of the continuous improvement
on safety measures. With the aim to contribute to current safety measures, this paper …