International Marine Forensics Symposium 2012
April 3-5, 2012
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
National Harbor, Maryland
This symposium brings together marine professionals and historians to exchange information on historic marine losses, on marine forensic investigation processes and tools, and on case studies where causes of failures and losses have been determined or are under continued study. The Symposium is jointly sponsored by national and international technical societies, and speakers are anticipated from these societies, government, and private citizens.
PROGRAM AGENDA
Tuesday, April 3rd
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Registration Open
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Author’s Breakfast
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Formal Opening - Keynote Speech by P.H. Nargeolet
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Media Briefing
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Exhibit Area Open
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Coffee / Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
11:00 AM – 11:55 AM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: The Capsizing of the Ro-Ro Ferry Herald of Free Enterprise and Resulting Shift in Operational Maritime Safety
Track N: Remember the Maine!
Track T: An Introduction to Marine Forensics and an Overview of the Marine Forensics Guidelines Document
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Luncheon Speech by RADM Tom Eccles (Chief Engineer, NAVSEA)
“A Marine Forensics Analysis of the Sinking of ROKS Cheonan”
1:40 PM – 2:35 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: Mapping RMS Titanic with GIS: Implications for Forensic Investigations
Track N: US Navy World War II War Damage Reports
Track T: Ship Accidents in Heavy Weather and Challenges for Forensic Investigations
2:40 PM – 3:35 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: Visibility Factors in Small Boat Collisions
Track N: A Marine Forensics Analysis of the Loss of HMS Prince of Wales
Track T: NTSB Marine Accident Investigations
3:40 PM – 4:35 PM: Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
4:40 PM – 5:35 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: RMS Titanic Debris Field Mapping and Forensic Analysis
Track N: Investigating the Loss of HMAS Sydney – An End to the Controversy
Track T: The Forensic Investigation of Marine Fires and Explosions
5:40 PM – 7:00 PM: Cash Bar Reception in the Exhibit Area
7:00 PM: Symposium Formal Dinner (traditional business attire)
Speech by Dr. Donald Winter (Former Secretary of the Navy)
“Deepwater Horizon Lessons Learned”
Wednesday, April 4th
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Registration Open
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Author’s Breakfast
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Exhibit Area Open
8:05 AM – 9:00 AM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: The Breakup of RMS Titanic – A Re-Examination of Survivor Accounts
Track N: Does Erosion Corrosion Account for Intriguing Damage to the Civil War Submarine H.L. Hunley?
Track T: Some Legal Issues Related to Marine Forensics Investigations
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Coffee / Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
10:05 AM – 11:00 AM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: Flooding and Structural Forensics Analysis of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic
Track N: A Forensic Investigation of the Sinking of USS Monitor
Track T: Forensics Investigations of a Barge Allision with a Floodwall during Hurricane Katrina
11:05 AM – 12:00 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: Recreational Boating Collision Accident Reconstruction
Track N: A Marine Forensics Analysis of the Loss of DKM Bismarck
Track T: Waterway Clearance and Salvage in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM: BOX LUNCH and Book Signing in the Exhibit Area
1:20 PM – 2:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: The Sinking of the Tour Boat Ethan Allen – The Investigation and Cause
Track N: The Loss of the Missile Submarine K-129
Track T: Air France Flight 447 – Using REMUS 6000 AUVs to locate and Map a 4000 Meter Deep Crash Site
2:20 PM – 3:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: The Sinking of the Tour Boat Ethan Allen – Accident Reconstruction and Human Factors Methodology
Track N: The Systematic Consideration of Human Factors in Collision Investigations
Track T: Recovery of Air France 447 Data Recorders
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM: Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
4:20 PM – 5:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track C: A Marine Forensic Analysis of the Loss of the Andrea Doria
Track N: PANEL DISCUSSION – Lessons Learned from the Study of the Losses of Submarines THRESHER (SSN 593) and SCORPION (SSN 589)
Track T: Knockdown and Sinking of the Sail Training Vessel CONCORDIA
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM: Cash Bar Reception in the Exhibit Area
7:00 PM: Symposium Evening Banquet
Speech by Mr. James Delgado (Director, National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA)
Remarks by Symposium Chair, Mr. William H. Garzke, Jr.
Thursday, April 5th Special Technical Session
7:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Registration Open
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Author’s Breakfast
8:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Exhibit Area Open
8:15 AM – 10:15 AM: SESSION TRACKS
Track ST2: A Short Course in Marine Casualty Safety Investigations
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM: SESSION TRACKS
Track ST1: RMS Titanic Hull Failure Analysis
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM: Coffee / Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
11:05 AM – 12:00 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track ST1: Saving the Lines: Documenting Historic Maritime Resources for the Historic American Engineering Record
Track ST2: PANEL DISCUSSION – A Century from RMS Titanic to MS Costa Concordia – Lessons to be Learned from the Marine Forensics Process
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM: BOX LUNCH
1:20 PM – 2:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track ST1: Timeline to Disaster: The RMS Titanic and Principles of Marine Forensic Investigation
Track ST2: Atmospheric Diving Suits – New ADS Technology May Provide Practical Tools for Safe Diving and Undersea Research
2:20 PM – 3:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track ST1: Estonia Car Ferry Sinking Analysis
Track ST2: A Forensic Investigation of the Breakup and Sinking of the Great Lakes Iron Ore Carrier EDMUND FITZGERALD
3:15 PM: Closing Remarks by Symposium Chair, Mr. William H. Garzke, Jr.
Thursday, April 5th Student Program
7:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Registration Open
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM: Students Arrive & Muster in the Exhibit Area
8:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Exhibit Area Open
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM:
Introductory Remarks to all Student Program Participants in the Exhibit Area
8:30 AM – 9:10 AM:
PANEL DISCUSSION with Student-Sponsored Questions
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM: SESSION TRACKS
Track B: Careers and Issues in Maritime Archaeology
Track Q: Group 1 Sea Perch and MATE ROVs
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM: SESSION TRACKS
Track B: The Lost Fleet of Khublai Khan – The Shipwrecks of the “Kamikaze” of 1281
Track Q: Group 2 Sea Perch and MATE ROVs
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track B: “I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria – the Titanic of the ‘50s” book launch and discussion by Survivor Pierette Simpson
Track Q: Group 3 Sea Perch and MATE ROVs
12:15 PM – 1:20 PM: BOX LUNCH and Book Signing in the Exhibit Area
1:20 PM – 2:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track B: Exploring Titanic – A Study in ROV Design
Track Q: International Human-Powered Submarine Races
2:20 PM – 3:15 PM: SESSION TRACKS
Track B: Why an Object Floats and Is It Stable? – A Brief Discussion of Buoyancy and Stability
Track Q: Young Professional in Maritime Industry Discuss Their College and Maritime Experiences
3:15 PM: Closing Remarks by Symposium Chair, Mr. William H. Garzke, Jr.