Maritime Accidents and Oil Spills in the Turkish Straits and the Marmara Sea

Maritime Accidents in Narrow Straits from a Scientific Point of View
	Otay, E.N. (2006), “Boğaz Kazalarına Bilimsel Bakış,” Denizcilik Dergisi, Mart-Nisan 2006, 50-52.
Dynamic Ship Routing in the Strait of Istanbul
	Yazıcı, A. (2004), “Dynamic Route Optimization for Passage of Transit Vessels in the Strait of Istanbul”, M.Sc. Thesis, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Boğaziçi Univ. Yazıcı, A. And Otay ( ), “Navigation Support System for Narrow Waterways, a Case Study: Strait of Istanbul .
Risk Maps for the Maritime Traffic in the Strait of Istanbul
	Özkan, Ş. (2003), “Stochastic Modeling of Transit Vessel traffic through the Strait of Istanbul” M.Sc. Thesis, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Bogaziçi Univ. Jan 2003 Otay, N.E., and Özkan, Ş. (2003) “Stochastic Prediction of Maritime Accidents in the Strait of Istanbul,” Proc. of the 3^rd Intl Conf on Oil Spills in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions, Sep 2003, p92-104. Otay, N.E., and Özkan, Ş. (2005) “Risk Map for the Strait of Istanbul,” Proc. of the 5^th Natl Conf on Coastal Engineering, May 2005, p19-32. (in Turkish) Research findings in the news media: Serhat Oğuz reporting in Milliyet, 29 May 2005 (in Turkish)
Gotia Accident (Istanbul, Oct.2002)
	Otay, E.N., Yenigün, O. (2003), “An oil spill in the Bosporus: The Gotia accident,” Proc. of the 3^rd Intl Conf on Oil Spills in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions, Sep 2003, 27-41. Otay, E.N. (2003), “Impact Assessment of the Gotia Accident on Emirgan Pier,” Expert Witness Report, Sarıyer Civil Court. Rep.No. 2002/365 D.İş, January 21st, 2003. Otay, E.N. (2003), “Impact Assessment of the Gotia Accident on Arnavutköy Municipality Barriers,” Expert Witness Report, Sarıyer Civil Court. Rep.No. 2002/392 D.İş, January 28th, 2003.
Celan-up of Seafloor Contamination following Volgoneft-248 Oil Spill in the Marmara Sea
	Graduation project submitted by Çeltikoğlu, Ayan and Kanamazina (Project Consultant: Dr. E. Otay) to Bogaziçi University, Civil Engineering Department by June, 2001.
Residual Oil Contamination at Seabed
	Copty, Otay, and Work (2000), “Residual Contamination at Seabed due to Vertical Transport of Oil,” Proc. 2^ndInternational Conference on Oil Spills in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions. Oct.31-Nov.3, 2000. Istanbul. pp.245-257.
Volgoneft-248 Tanker Accident (Florya, Dec.1999)
	Otay and Yenigün (2000), “Volgoneft-248 Oil Spill in the Marmara Sea,” Proc. 2^ndInternational Conference on Oil Spills in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions. Oct.31-Nov.3, 2000. Istanbul. pp.13-23. Photo Album
Jessilena Container Ship Accident (Bebek,2000)
	Photo Album
Tanker Traffic in the Turkish Straits
	Otay and Tan (1998), “Stochastic Modeling of Tanker Traffic through Narrow Waterways,” Proc. 1^stInternational Conference on Oil Spills in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions.15-18 Sep. 1998. Istanbul. pp.85-96. Tan and Otay (1999), “Stochastic Modelling and Analysis of Vessel Casualties Resulting from Oil Tanker Traffic through Narrow Waterways,” Naval Research Logistics, 46[8], 871-892.
TPAO Tanker Accident (Tuzla, Feb.1997)
	Kazezyılmaz, Güleç and Otay (1998), “A Case Study of Contaminant Transport Modeling,” Proc. 1^stInternational Conference on Oil Spills in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions.15-18 Sep. 1998. Istanbul. pp.126-136.

Oil Spill Links

• International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF)
• Oil Spill Web - The International Oil Spill Information and Resource Center
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Oil Spill Program
• Software for Oil Spill Responders and Planners
• Turkish Maritime Pilots’ Association

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