Analysis of Causes of Maritime Accidents

In recent years, some serious shipwrecks have occurred to many countries and regions, such as the South Korean SEWOL sinking, whose causes are due to bad weather or human negligence. The statistics show that more than 80% of the causes of shipwreck accidents are caused by human factors, which result from the faults brought about by the faults of the inadequacy of ship management and crew qualifications and management. The paper aims to analyze the current condition and reasons of important maritime accidents in the world after the implementation of the ISM Code, posing the corresponding measures to prevent the occurrence of shipwreck accidents so as to enhance the safety ship management for shipping companies and maritime administrations and to operations in Providing operational measures in strengthening ship safety and to ensure ship safety with proposing feasible measures to protect the marine environment as well as some other respects.