Experimental Investigations into Accidents of Two Japanese Fishing Vessels

Abstract

This paper outlines the experimental investigations into serious accidents of a purse seiner, which capsized and foundered during lying to with a parachute sea anchor in the North Pacific Ocean on 23 June 2008, and a stern trawler of pair trawling, which foundered on the way to a fishing ground in the East China Sea on 12 January 2010. In order to clarify the sequence and mechanism of each accident, model experiments in waves were carried out individually and further consideration with stability calculation so on were made.