B224 Estimation of Oil Spill in Turkish Strait

Abstract

The Turkish strait is one of the most important routes of oil transportation. It connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, and it enables us to transport the oil produced in the north of Black Sea to Europe directly. The oil spill problem originated from tanker accidents is one of the major topics concerning about the safety ship operation in Turkish straits. There have been large accidents occurred beside a mega city Istanbul, which has thirteen million population. The tanker accident in Turkish strait could be a huge disaster that directly attacks on the life in city. Present paper describes the numerical simulation of oil spill in Turkish strait that enables us to estimate the effect of oil spill when tanker accident occurs.