Ship stability and flooding dynamics are critical areas in contemporary naval architecture and marine safety research. This field examines how vessels respond to damage and the subsequent ingress, ...

The committee reviews U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) stability regulations and guidance documents and advises on how to improve their consistency, clarity, and usability. The committee’s report analyzes ...

The common perception of intact stability has remained largely unchanged over the last few decades, where a vessel’s stability is evaluated using classical and static means: limits on righting arms, ...

Principal Investigator: Scott Fulmer, Research Professor, Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) Project Consultant: Mike Flynn, Esquire Project Manager: Shanna Rose Thompson, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) This ...

Instability from a cargo load that left the ship’s center of gravity too high likely caused the Golden Ray to capsize just over a year ago in the St. Simons Sound, according to modeling conducted by ...

International Seaways, Inc. is not fully insulated from headwinds, but its prudent fleet management ensures efficiency and profitability. Its well-balanced exposure to spot and time charter rates ...

Approximately 43 separate witnesses, including the survivors, other professional mariners and officials from a number of government agencies, are scheduled to testify over the next two weeks in the ...

Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of vehicle carrier Golden Ray that resulted in $200 million worth of damages, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The ...