Therefore, Ro-Ro Ferries seem to be frequently involved in accidents within port limits in ad-verse weather conditions, a fact which may be attributed to their large wind profile area that limits their manoeuvring capabilities in these conditions. An additional contributing factor to the frequent contact accidents involving Ro-Ro Ferries within port limits is presumed to be the potential insufficiency in the design of the port itself, which may be related to its orientation to prevailing heavy weather conditions and therefore to what extent it is exposed to the weather. It is also interesting to note that about 15% of contact accidents involving Ro-Ro Ferries happened in Greek waters, which may be attributed to the high volumes of coastal shipping traffic in this region.