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A Discussion on Container Loss Accidents and Responses During Ship Voyage

선박 운항 중 컨테이너 해상유실 사고 및 대응에 관한 고찰

  • Hwang, Daejung (Korea Center for International Maritime Safety Cooperation)
  • 황대중 ((재)한국해사안전국제협력센터)
  • Received : 2022.07.01
  • Accepted : 2022.08.10
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

In 2021, the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP), a U.N. advisory research institute, cited container loss as one of six sources of marine litters in shipping. The sinking of the X-P ress Pearl in May 2021 caused a catastrophic environmental pollution accident in which the loaded containers were moved to the shore, and the plastic pellets were loaded inside covered the coast of Sri Lanka. With this history, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will discuss prevention and follow-up measures for container loss during ship voyages, as an agenda at the 8th Sub Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers meeting in September 2022. To establish Korea's response direction at the IMO meeting, this study identified major causes of container loss accidents, and considered the response through analysis based on the accident investigation report and related professional data. As a result, it was found that the major cause of container loss during voyages was the enlargement of container ships, bad weather, and poor loading of containers. In particular, the need to prepare countermeasures for the deterioration of the operational safety of large container ships due to bad weather was identified. Additionally, integrated monitoring of the implementation of international conventions is required, for the safe sea transportation of container cargo. In particular, in terms of preservation of the marine environment, it is necessary to supplement the system for the recovery of lost containers. Finally, it was found that it is necessary to establish systems that can complement each other in the shipbuilding and shipping industries, in terms of shipbuilding as well as ship operation, to fundamentally prevent container loss accidents at sea. It is judged that it is difficult to resolve the various factors of container loss at sea during voyages, by responding from an individual perspective.

2021년 UN 자문 연구기관인 해양환경전문가그룹(GESAMP)은 해운 부문의 해양쓰레기 발생원 여섯 가지 중 하나로 컨테이너 해상유실을 지목했다. 대표적으로 2021년 5월 발생한 X-Press Pearl호 침몰은 유실된 컨테이너가 해안으로 떠밀려와 내부에 적재된 플라스틱 펠릿이 스리랑카 연안을 뒤덮은 대형 환경오염 사고로 이어졌다. 이러한 배경으로 국제해사기구(IMO)는 2022년 9월 개최하는 제8차 화물 및 컨테이너 운송 전문위원회 회의를 기점으로 선박 운항 중 컨테이너 해상유실의 방지 및 후속대책을 논의한다. 본 연구는 IMO 회의에서 우리나라의 대응 방향을 수립하고자 컨테이너 해상유실 주요 사고 조사보고서 및 관련 전문 자료 분석을 통해 유실 사고의 주요 요인을 식별하고 대응에 대해 고찰하였다. 그 결과, 운항 중 컨테이너 해상유실의 주요 요인으로 컨테이너 선박의 대형화, 기상악화 그리고 컨테이너 적재 불량이 파악되었다. 특히, 기상악화에 따른 대형 컨테이너 선박의 운항 안전성 저하에 대한 대책 마련 필요성이 식별되었다. 또한, 컨테이너의 안전한 해상운송을 위해 국제협약 이행에 대한 통합 모니터링이 요구된다. 그리고 해양환경 보전 관점에서 유실 컨테이너의 회수에 대한 제도적 보완이 필요하다. 마지막으로 컨테이너 해상유실 사고의 근본적인 방지를 위해 선박의 건조와 운항 측면에서 조선과 해운이 상호보완 가능한 체계 구축이 필요함이 식별되었다. 운항 중 컨테이너 해상유실 사고의 여러 요인은 개별 관점의 대응으로 해결하기 어렵다고 판단된다.

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