Over the past decade the number of maritime transportation accidents has fallen. However, as shipping vessels continue to increase in size, one single incident, such as the oil spills from 'super' tankers, can have catastrophic and long-term consequences for marine ecosystems, the environment...

This paper investigated the risk indicators in maritime accidents and how they are considered within the reporting of maritime accidents, drawing on ten years of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) (2011-2020) accident reports. It highlighted the lack of consistent findings in studies...