I have been asked about accidents to car carriers. Not surprisingly, with hundreds of these vessels constantly in use globally, accidents will happen.
In any ship, stability is crucial but with a cargo ship like a car carrier meticulous attention has to be paid to both loading and unloading and also the securing of the cargo to ensure the centre of gravity remain within clearly defined limits. These limits in conjunction with the ships centre of bouyancy and its metacentric height determine its stability. Consequently these vessels have complex water ballast systems to assist in trimming the vessel.
When things go wrong however, they tend to quickly go wrong.
Here is a link to my post from earlier this year on the GOLDEN RAY accident from Sep 19.
My list (which is not comprehensive) is as follows:
Mar 19 GRANDE AMERICA
Jan 16 MODERN EXPRESS
Jan 15 HOEGH OSAKA
Dec 12 BALTIC ACE
Jul 06 COUGAR ACE
Dec 02 TRICOLOR
If you plonk those names into any search engine you should find an interesting read.
Teslas are much heavier than your average car and as a consequence the ships carry a lesser quantity of vehicles in comparison.
In any ship, stability is crucial but with a cargo ship like a car carrier meticulous attention has to be paid to both loading and unloading and also the securing of the cargo to ensure the centre of gravity remain within clearly defined limits. These limits in conjunction with the ships centre of bouyancy and its metacentric height determine its stability. Consequently these vessels have complex water ballast systems to assist in trimming the vessel.
When things go wrong however, they tend to quickly go wrong.
Here is a link to my post from earlier this year on the GOLDEN RAY accident from Sep 19.
My list (which is not comprehensive) is as follows:
Mar 19 GRANDE AMERICA
Jan 16 MODERN EXPRESS
Jan 15 HOEGH OSAKA
Dec 12 BALTIC ACE
Jul 06 COUGAR ACE
Dec 02 TRICOLOR
If you plonk those names into any search engine you should find an interesting read.
Teslas are much heavier than your average car and as a consequence the ships carry a lesser quantity of vehicles in comparison.