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Extreme values in the dock
Author(s) -
Heffernan Janet,
Tawn Jonathan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2004.00003.x
Subject(s) - typhoon , dock , history , archaeology , statistical analysis , on board , oceanography , pacific ocean , iron ore , forensic engineering , geography , geology , genealogy , engineering , marine engineering , statistics , mathematics
On 9th September 1980 the bulk carrier M. V. Derbyshire sank in the Pacific Ocean, around 350 miles south‐east of Japan, when she was caught in Typhoon Orchid while transporting iron ore from Canada to Japan. All 44 people on board died. Janet Heffernan and Jonathan Tawn describe their involvement as statistical expert witnesses in the Investigation of the sinking and their experience of giving evidence in court, outlining their statistical analysis which provided new insight into the circumstances surrounding the loss of the ship.