ABSTRACT
Collision Whenever a collision occurs, the vessel’s sound watertight integrity is likely to suffer, and personnel may experience considerable shock, whether the collision is with another vessel, land mass or ice fl oe. No precise set of actions can be laid down for this situation, though certain general rules are applicable. A suggested line of action is:
1 Sound general emergency stations. 2 Stop main engines in most cases. Circumstances may dictate
that if one vessel is embedded in another, it is desirable to maintain a few revolutions on the engines, since a rapid withdrawal
from a gashed hull could leave a massive hole, which would allow the passage of considerable water. This could result in the immediate sinking of the stricken vessel. While one ship is embedded in the other, it is acting as a plug and slowing the ingress of water through the area of damage.
