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The article presents the impact of major maritime accidents on the development of international regulations concerning the safety of navigation and environmental protection of the seas and oceans. It contains analysis of the reasons and consequences of maritime disasters like the accidents of: ‘Titanic’, ‘Torrey Canyon’, ‘Amoco Cadiz’, ‘Herald of Free Enterprise’, ‘Exxon Valdez’, ‘Estonia’, ‘Erika’ and ‘Prestige’ as well as international agreements established in order to prevent this type of accident in the future or, at least, limit their consequences.

The Impact of Major Maritime Accidents on the Development of International Regulations Concerning Safety of Navigation and Protection of the Environment

Maritime Technical Journal

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The article presents the impact of major maritime accidents on the development of international regulations concerning the safety of navigation and...

The Impact of Major Maritime Accidents on the Development of International Regulations Concerning Safety of Navigation and Protection of the Environment

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 23 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.6741

Keywords
international conventions, maritime safety, environmental protection, maritime accidents

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Impact of Major Maritime Accidents on the Development of International Regulations Concerning Safety of Navigation and Protection of the Environment

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 23 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.6741

Keywordsinternational conventions, maritime safety, environmental protection, maritime accidents

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
international conventions, maritime safety, environmental protection, maritime accidents