Safety review 2017

摘要

A lot can happen in a year. Cast your mind back over the past 12 months and it is hard to believe the number of significant accidents, incidents, new pieces of legislation, and other safety-related developments whose impact is likely be felt long into the future. In 2017 we witnessed four separate collisions between US Navy ships and merchant vessels, the most recent of which triggered a worldwide 'operational pause' of the US Navy fleet and a comprehensive review of the Pacific fleet.