Sinking ship – how to be prepared?
Sinking ship situation Every year millions of cargo ships, cruises and ferries make their way across the sea. Unfortunately, sometimes an emergency occurs on board of a vessel, causing a sinking ship situation. Between 2011 and 2020, 876 vessels were lost at sea. The majority of ships lost during this period, around 348, were cargo ships (Statista Research Department). While cruise ships are only a small percentage of the sea vessels, there are usually much more people aboard. You probably remember the disaster sinking of the Costa Concordia? On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia wrecked just off the coast of…