Category Archives: survivability
Comments on the sinking of the MV Sewol 16 April 2014, Part 2: Evacuation issues associated with the Sewol incident — written by Prof Ed Galea, 20 April 2014 20:00
Here I will explore to explore the ship evacuation process, what hampered the evacuation of the passengers on the Sewol and some of the implications for passenger ship safety. Continue reading
Posted in Evacaution, Ship Evacuation, survivability
Tagged costa concordia, evacuation, Sewol, ship evacuation
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Aviation Accident Survival Rates — Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
I think that the USA Today article represents an interesting line of inquiry into the issue of survivability in aviation accidents, but I don’t believe that the analysis presented addresses the whole picture and so can be misleading. Continue reading
Posted in aircraft crash, Aircraft Evacuation, Evacaution, Fire, survivability
Tagged aircraft crash, aircraft evacuation, evacuation, safety, statistics
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