There has been a sharp and continuing increase in the volume of hazardous cargo transported by water. Acknowledging the risks, manufacturers and shippers, along with federal and state governments, have made commendable efforts to prevent casualties that involve dangerous cargoes. In reply to these concerns, the National Research Council's Marine Board undertook an assessment of current capability, both technical and institutional, for responding to casualties involving ships carrying hazardous cargoes. In February 1978, the Marine Board established a Panel on Response to Casualties Involving Ship-Borne Hazardous Cargoes to undertake the assessment. This report presents the results of that assessment. Three case studies were developed and analyzed: (1) A casualty on the Ohio River in which a towboat pushing barges of anhydrous ammonia struck a bridge abutment near Louisville, Kentucky; (2) A collision between a liquefied natural gas tanker and a container ship in nearshore open ocean in the vicinity of Savannah, Georgia; and (3) A collision between a Navy ammunition and explosives carrier and a bulk sugar carrier on the lower Sacramento River near San Francisco Bay.
Responding to Casualties of Ships Bearing Hazardous Cargoes
1979
180 pages
Report
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English
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