ANALYSIS OF MARITIME ACCIDENTS IN MALAYSIAN WATERS

Umi Syahirah  Mohamed Fazlee; Mohammad Saifullah  Yusoff; Nur Ruzana  Mohd Rof’ie; Nurul Haqimin  Mohd Salleh; Nor Hasni  Osman; Mohd Azhafiz  Abdullah; Kasypi  Mokhtar; Lai Fatt  Chuah; Awais  Bokhari

doi:10.46754/jml.2023.12.004

Authors

Umi Syahirah Mohamed Fazlee Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Mohammad Saifullah Yusoff Malaysia Marine Department, Jalan Limbungan, 42007, Pelabuhan Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Nur Ruzana Mohd Rof’ie Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nurul Haqimin Mohd Salleh Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nor Hasni Osman School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010, Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Mohd Azhafiz Abdullah Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Kasypi Mokhtar Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Lai Fatt Chuah Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Awais Bokhari School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46754/jml.2023.12.004

Keywords:

Maritime accidents, Malaysian waters, marine safety

Abstract

Throughout the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait, more than 60% of all maritime trade passes each year. The rapid growth in fleet size and ship size may lead to an increase in maritime accidents. Since many maritime accidents cause serious injuries, fatalities, damage of property and monetary losses, it is essential and crucial to discuss about marine safety. In this study, a statistical analysis was performed in order to assess the number of maritime accidents that occurred in Malaysia between 2018 and 2021, as well as the percentage of accidents that occurred in each accident category and for each type of ship. The analysis also considers the age of the ship. The data that were presented also looks into a potential relationship between the age of the ship and the accident percentage. The results demonstrate that general cargo ships were the ship categories that are most vulnerable to maritime accidents; collisions were the accident type that occurs most frequently, and there were several relationships between the accident percentage and ship age. The results may be utilized to help seafarers, related government agencies and other relevant organizations promote risk prevention, create efficient risk response plans, and establish strategies to enhance the marine mechanism for managing safety in Malaysian waterways.

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