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Shipping casualties and loss of life in UK merchant shipping, UK second register and foreign flags used by UK shipping companies

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  • Roberts, Stephen E
  • Marlow, Peter B
  • Jaremin, Bogdan

Abstract

UK shipping companies increasingly flagged out their ships from the 1970s to the late 1990s. This study used Lloyd's casualty records from 1970 to 2005 to investigate and compare shipping casualties and crew fatalities in UK shipping, UK second registers (Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong and the Isle of Man) and six foreign flags (Bahamas, Belize, Cyprus, Malta, St. Vincent and Vanuatu) used frequently by UK shipping companies. The study also assessed how 12 shipping factors may affect ships foundering and crew fatalities. Shipping casualty and crew fatality rates fell over time in UK shipping, in UK second registers and in older flags of conveniences, rather than in newer flags of convenience such as Belize and St. Vincent. Cargo, trade and weather most strongly affected ships foundering and crew fatalities. The findings indicate that shipping casualties and crew fatalities should be monitored in new and rapidly expanding flags of convenience.

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  • Roberts, Stephen E & Marlow, Peter B & Jaremin, Bogdan, 2012. "Shipping casualties and loss of life in UK merchant shipping, UK second register and foreign flags used by UK shipping companies," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 703-712.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:36:y:2012:i:3:p:703-712
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.11.004
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    1. Yin, Jingbo & Fan, Lixian & Li, Kevin X., 2018. "Second ship registry in flag choice mechanism: The implications for China in promoting a maritime cluster policy," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 152-165.

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