The next section describes the methodology of the conducted analysis. Thereafter, the results of the statistical analysis of the accident sample are elaborated; namely, it includes a general description of the accident sample, the distributions that are indicative of ship size, the analysis of the annual number of accidents, and the relative frequencies of the accidents of interest per ship-year. The section after presents the analysis of the prevailing weather conditions at the time and location of the accident. The paper concludes with a commentary of the most significant results and insights that relate to the limits for adverse weather conditions set by the IMO 2013 Interim Guidelines.