A Rubber Bag for Liquid Cargo to Improve Ship Collision Resistance

Collisions and grounding accidents of ships, but also the failure of the hull-integrity, can lead to oil leakage. Examples are the Rena in 2011, the Hebei Spirit in 2007, and the much known accident of the Prestige in 2002. Consequently, research regarding the enhancement of the structural design to increase the safety-level of ships in case of accidents is important. In this paper, the use of a rubber bag as a second barrier is presented as an...