MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-01

Table 1
Marine Occurrence Statistics for January 2008
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved

			January			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			22	20	23	22	20	23
Shipping Accidents			20	17	20	20	17	20
		Collision	1	0	0	1	0	0
		Capsizing	1	2	1	1	2	1
		Foundering/Sinking	1	1	1	1	1	1
		Fire/Explosion	4	2	3	4	2	3
		Grounding	4	7	4	4	7	4
		Striking	1	2	4	1	2	4
		Ice damage	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	1	2	1	1	2
		Flooding	4	1	3	4	1	3
		Other	3	1	2	3	1	2
Accidents Aboard Ship			2	3	3	2	3	3
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			22	17	21	22	17	21
		Cargo	2	2	2	2	2	2
		Bulk carrier/OBO	2	2	2	2	2	2
		Tanker	1	0	1	1	0	1
		Tug	3	1	2	3	1	2
		Barge	1	3	2	1	3	2
		Ferry	2	3	3	2	3	3
		Passenger	0	1	1	0	1	1
		Fishing	7	4	6	7	4	6
		Service vessel	3	1	1	3	1	1
		Non-Commercial	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Other	1	0	1	1	0	1
	By Vessel Flag		22	17	21	22	17	21
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	11	11	12	11	11	12
		Canadian (Fishing)	6	3	6	6	3	6
		Foreign	5	3	4	5	3	4
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			0	1	2	0	1	2
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	0	0	0
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	0	0	0	0	0
		60 to 149 grt	0	0	0	0	0	0
		15 to 59 grt	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Less than 15 grt	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Unknown tonnage	0	1	0	0	1	0
Fatalities			1	0	2	1	0	2
		Shipping Accidents	1	0	1	1	0	1
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	0	0	0	0	0
Injuries			4	3	5	4	3	5
		Shipping Accidents	2	0	2	2	0	2
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	3	3	2	3	3
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			17	8	11	17	8	11
		Close-quarters situation	1	1	2	1	1	2
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	8	1	4	8	1	4
		Cargo trouble	2	1	0	2	1	0
		Personal incidents	1	1	1	1	1	1
		Other	5	4	5	5	4	5

Figures are preliminary as of February 18, 2008
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

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								Western Region
Table 2a								Central Region
Marine Occurrence Statistics for January 2008								Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region								Maritimes Region

			January			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		10	9	10	10	9	10
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	2	0	1	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	10	9	10	10	9	10
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	2	1	1	2	1
		Ferry/Passenger	1	2	1	1	2	1
		Tug/Barge	3	4	4	3	4	4
		Fishing	4	1	3	4	1	3
		Others	1	0	1	1	0	1
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	0	1	1
	Fatalities		1	0	0	1	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		10	7	6	10	7	6
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	1	1	2	1	1
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	0	0	1	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	1	1	2	1	1
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	1	1	1	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Tug/Barge	1	0	0	1	0	0
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	1	1	1	1
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	2	4	3	2	4
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	0	0	1	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	2	4	4	2	4
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	1	3	2	1	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	0	1	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	2	0	0	2	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	2	1	0	2
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	3	4	1	3	4
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	3	4	1	3	4
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	1	2	2	1	2	2
		Others	0	1	1	0	1	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Fatalities		0	0	1	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	0	1	2	0	1
Figures are preliminary as of February 18, 2008

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								Newfoundland Region
Table 2b								Arctic Region
Marine Occurrence Statistics for January 2008								Foreign Waters
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region

			January			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	2	2	4	2	2
	Accidents aboard ship		2	0	0	2	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	2	2	5	2	2
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	0	0	1	0	0
		Ferry/Passenger	1	1	1	1	1	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	2	1	1	2	1	1
		Others	1	0	0	1	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	0	1	2	0	1
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	1	1	0	1
Figures are preliminary as of February 18, 2008

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