Statistical Analysis of Ship Collision Accidents in the Yangtze River

Abstract

The collision accident of ship is the most numerous and most influential type of traffic accident on water. At present, maritime traffic safety management and research focus on emergency response and lack of in-depth exploration of accident occurrence law. Based on the data of traffic accidents on the Yangtze River main line between 2006 and 2014 from the Yangtze River maritime bureau and Jiangsu maritime bureau, the basic characteristics and laws of accident occurrence are studied. The hidden factors, development trend, and possible consequences are analyzed. In addition, it gives some suggestions for the prevention and improvement of the safe navigation. This result can provide technical support for safety supervision of maritime traffic and navigation decision-making of vessels.