Open AccessAn Analysis of Maritime Accidents Involving Oil Tankers from a Structural Point of View
Author(s) -
Corina Varsami
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scientific bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2392-8956
pISSN - 1454-864X
DOI - 10.21279/1454-864x-18-i1-010
Subject(s) - spillage , oil spill , engineering , pollution , environmental planning , transport engineering , business , marine pollution , operations research , environmental science , environmental engineering , waste management , ecology , biology
The international tanker owners pollution federation (ITOPF) is an international organization offering technical consultancy and information regarding pollution prevention and spillage prevention effect on the marine environment. ITOPF maintains a data base including oil spillages causes by oil tankers. It includes information regarding accidental spillage except those which result from acts of war. The data base includes information related to spillages starting from 1970. Our analysis intends to include the type of oil products spilled, the quantity, the cause and place of the incident as well as information related to the ships involved. For historical reasons, spillages are officially classified according to the quantities spilled: quantities lower than 7 t, between 7-700 t and over 700 t. According to the data registered until now, it was determined that out of almost 10.000 incidents, the great majority as in 81% of them are in the first category. Our paper intends to analyze information collected from public sources, such as media publications in the maritime transport field and different specialized publication as well as information given by owners and insurers.