MAJOR TANKER ACCIDENTS

This paper analyses and compares 3 rock oil tanker accidents that occurred from 1989 to 2002 (an explosion, a grounding and a hull failure), light their similarities still as their variations. Once a short review of maritime safety connected conventions, rules, best practices and applied math analysis of tanker accidents and oil spills in previous decades, a tabulated comparison is followed by a brief description of however the 3 accidents occurred. it absolutely was disclosed that among the most factors touching safety and resulting in such tanker accidents square measure scenario misjudgments, inadequate risk management procedures, communication failures and delayed choices of the relevant authorities, and inappropriate use or poor maintenance of crucial safety connected systems on board (i.e. IGS), while not excluding crew fatigue and substandard shipping practices.