A Study on Analysis and Improvement Measures for Nighttime Collision Accidents between Small Fishing Vessels and Bridge

The six recent domestic collision accidents between small fishing boats and bridges all occurred at night. The fact that the crew did not recognize the piers, which are the pillars of the bridge, shows that, even if the bridge meets the installation standards for facilities, there is a risk of collision accidents due to confusion caused by the surrounding environment, such as port lighting. The measures should be taken, therefore, to prevent accidents, including strengthening the laws on bridge brightness and capacity, adding motion detection for warning sonic devices, and new recognition systems such as thermal imaging. In addition, including special inspections that were previously only conducted temporarily in regular inspections, training programs for professional personnel, and adding safety education for fishermen are expected to be effective means of preventing collision accidents.