Paper Info
Title
Evaluation of Tug Escort Schemes Using Simulation of Drifting Tankers
Abstract
The ability of tug escort vessels to save oil-laden tankers that become disabled in Prince William Sound, Alaska, is tested using a simulation of the drift path of the tankers. Tug escort schemes are intended to save tankers that have lost steering or propulsion by attaching a line and either holding the tanker from running aground until a repair can be made or towing the tanker to port. The ability of an escort tug to save disabled tankers depends on its position at the time of the accident; the location, speed, and direction of the tanker at the time of the failure; and the wind and current conditions that changed dynamically during a save attempt. To accurately test the save capability of a proposed escort scheme, a simulation of Prince William Sound is created that models dynamic changes in environmental conditions and thus the movement of the tanker.
Year
DOI
Venue
2002
10.1177/0037549702078006575
SIMULATION-TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION INTERNATIONAL
Keywords
DocType
Volume
marine applications,drift path simulation,escort vessel requirements
Journal
78
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
6
0037-5497
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.42
4
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jason R. W. Merrick113516.29