STIC NoteSafety of Burning Vessels

Abstract

Vessels that are investigated or interdicted by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and determined to be a hazard to navigation must often be destroyed at sea. The suggested nominal method is to burn and sink subject vessels to eliminate them as a hazard. The USCG does not prescribe ignition methods for this purpose and a common technique used is to hand throw a signal flare into a fuel laden vessel.Reports from operations crews suggest that there could be improvements in safety and efficiency of igniting and burning target vessels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1212529

Entities

People

  • M. Burton

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Coast Guard
  • Combustion
  • Efficiency
  • Field Tests
  • Fires
  • Flamethrowers
  • High Pressure
  • Ignition
  • Launchers
  • Launching
  • O Rings
  • Potassium
  • Potassium Permanganate
  • Risk Analysis
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design