Proper design of vessels a must to avert accidents
A vessel should not sink immediately after the collision Design of passenger vessels should be checked properly before its approval alongside following the design thoroughly to make it safe and heavy ones to avert river accidents, reports BSS.The country witnessed launch accidents frequently due to number of reasons including faulty design of vessels, overloading, adverse weather and collision, Professor Dr M Rafiqul Islam, Head of Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) said this while talking to BSS.He said a vessel should not sink immediately after the collision because in general the vessels are provided with bulkheads in such a way that even if a compartment is flooded due to collision or grounding the vessel would remain afloat."But in our country, we find that ships capsize within minutes of collision due to some serious technical faults in the construction where mainly water tightness in bulkheads is not maintained because of faulty welding," he added."We would be able to reduce vessel accidents if we check design of vessels properly before its approval and follow the design rightly," Prof Rafiq added.Prof Rafiq said since 1981 approximately 500 river accidents have taken place and out ...
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