Therefore, it was time for the European Union to act and to develop a new concept of safety culture. A parallel can be drawn between the attitude of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the attitude of the European Union. The IMO is well known for promoting and improving safety and also in being reactive to maritime disasters. Now we discover a new philosophy of “anticipating a…
Three years after the shipwreck of the Erika, the Prestige disaster cannot help launching a public indignation: the majority of people wonder whether co-ordinated actions exist to prevent such a serious accident. The last two disasters (Erika in 1999 and Prestige in December 2002), reminded the European Union that European Maritime Safety was neglected. For three years it can be observed that a…