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The Loss of Two British Trawlers—A Study in Wave Refraction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

Willard J. Pierson
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The author is Professor of Oceanography in the School of Engineering and Science of New York University and this paper was prepared for the Imco joint ad hoc group for the study of external forces affecting ships. Reviewing the circumstances attending the loss of the trawlers Blue Crusader and Boston Pionair in 1965 he attributes them to high pyramidal seas caused by the crossing of wave trains refracted in water of varying depth. The use of model experiments, air photography and laser altimeters is suggested for verifying the theoretical conclusions, in the light of which corrective measures might be taken when navigating under such conditions.

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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , July 1972 , pp. 291 - 304
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1972

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