EMSA has issued ”The Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents” which consists analysis of accidents reported by the EU Member States in European Marine Casualty Information Platform (EMCIP) during the years 2011-2014. During this period, a toal of 9,180 occurrences have been reported, more than 390 persons lost their
lives and 3, 250 were injured.
During 2011-2014:
9 180 occurrences reported
more than 390 persons lost their lives
3 250 persons were injured
around two thirds of the total occurrences directly involved damage to a ship
one third of the total occurrences was about accidents to persons on board
While the majority of ships that sank were fishing vessels, cargo ships represented
44% of all ships involved
67% of accidents were related to human erroneous actions
In total, the accident investigation bodies of the EU Member States opened
investigations into more than 530 accidents and incidents
410 investigation reports were published
55% of the safety recommendations issued by the accident investigation bodies
have been positively considered by the addressees
Analysis of the reported marine casualties as well as key figures may be found by reading EMSA report
Source & Image Credit: EMSA
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