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Maritime safety culture in Europe
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 Maritime Safety Culture is being developed in the European Union