Statistical analysis of typical ship accidents in past 4 years and review of salvage equipment in China

The characteristics of the accidents in typical waters, the types of ships involved in the accidents and the distribution of the accident types were obtained, moreover the main causes of the water traffic accidents were studied from the four aspects including personnel factors, ship factors, environmental factors and management factors, based on the statistical analysis of the water traffic accidents in the coastal areas of Zhejiang province and the Yangtze river in past 4 years. In addition, this paper reviewed the development of salvage equipment in China, and analyzed the main performance parameters of salvage equipment from three aspects: personnel salvage, ship salvage and wreck salvage. Finally, the development tendency of salvage equipment was prospected.