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The Marine Forensic Panel

1999; Wiley; Volume: 111; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1559-3584.1999.tb01221.x

1559-3584

William H. Garzke, R. O. Dulin,

Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis

ABSTRACT For more than a decade, prompted by the pioneering efforts of Dr. Robert Ballard to discover and explore the wreck of RMS Titanic , there has been an explosive growth of interest in the new field of marine forensics, the application of engineering and scientific principles to the study of ship wrecks to determine the causes for the loss of the ship. The Marine Forensic Panel, a part of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) technical research organization, is co‐sponsored by a number of other technical societies, including the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE). The Panel is dedicated to advancing the state of marine forensics and enhancing the understanding of recent and historical ship losses. The Panel has advised groups planning a number of expeditions to such historic wrecks as the Titanic , the Lusitania , and the Britannic . A number of Panel members have participated in expeditions to the wreck sites of the Titanic and the Britannic . As the credibility of the marine forensic process is established, the Panel expects to contribute to the enhanced understanding of more recent ship losses.