Accidents at sea: Multiple causes and impossible consequences*
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A valuable contribution to this text was made by Patrick Hudson and Angie Pleit-Kuiper. The data concerning accidents at sea are borrowed from a study performed in cooperation with the Institute of Perception TNO for the Foundation of Coordinated Maritime Research.