A FIELD INVESTIGATION ON RIP CURRENTS CAUSING FATAL BEACH SWIMMING ACCIDENTS

Analysis of 296 fatal beach swimming accidents occurring over the past decade in the Kanto Plains area of Japan indicated that “rip currents” present in the nearshore zone caused half of them. Accordingly, two year long field surveys were conducted on the currents at five beaches, with results findi...

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Published inPROCEEDINGS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE OCEAN Vol. 15; pp. 743 - 748
Main Authors Tsunekazu, Koji, Nishida, Hitoshi, Takahashi, Shigeo, Tsuchitana, Takashi, Suzuki, Kojiro, Ozawa, Yasuomi, Kobayashi, Masahiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Society of Civil Engineers 1999
Subjects
beach accidents lifesaving
marine recreation
nearshore current
rip current
sea bathing
swimming accidents
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ISSN0912-7348
1884-8265
1884-8265
DOI10.2208/prooe.15.743

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Summary:Analysis of 296 fatal beach swimming accidents occurring over the past decade in the Kanto Plains area of Japan indicated that “rip currents” present in the nearshore zone caused half of them. Accordingly, two year long field surveys were conducted on the currents at five beaches, with results finding several typical patterns of rip current-caused accidents.
ISSN:0912-7348
1884-8265
1884-8265
DOI:10.2208/prooe.15.743