MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-03

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

			March			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			27	27	33	76	62	75
Shipping Accidents			24	24	30	69	55	67
		Collision	1	1	1	3	2	2
		Capsizing	1	2	1	2	4	3
		Foundering/Sinking	4	2	1	8	4	3
		Fire/Explosion	2	2	3	12	5	8
		Grounding	1	6	6	10	14	14
		Striking	2	3	5	6	6	12
		Ice damage	1	1	3	1	1	4
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	2	5	3	7	10	7
		Flooding	5	1	4	11	5	8
		Other	5	1	2	9	4	6
Accidents Aboard Ship			3	3	3	7	7	7
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			29	24	32	78	57	71
		Cargo	2	2	1	8	4	4
		Bulk carrier/OBO	4	2	4	7	8	9
		Tanker	0	2	1	1	3	3
		Tug	4	4	3	10	7	7
		Barge	1	3	2	4	8	5
		Ferry	2	1	2	11	6	7
		Passenger	0	0	1	1	2	2
		Fishing	13	6	15	27	13	27
		Service vessel	2	3	2	7	5	5
		Non-Commercial	0	1	1	0	1	1
		Other	1	0	0	2	0	2
	By Vessel Flag		29	24	32	78	57	71
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	12	10	12	39	29	33
		Canadian (Fishing)	13	5	14	26	11	25
		Foreign	4	9	6	13	17	13
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			3	1	1	5	4	4
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	0	0	0
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	0	0	1	0	0
		60 to 149 grt	0	1	1	0	1	1
		15 to 59 grt	3	0	0	4	2	1
		Less than 15 grt	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	0	0	1	0
Fatalities			5	1	1	8	1	4
		Shipping Accidents	5	1	1	8	1	3
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	0	0	0	0	1
Injuries			3	6	4	12	11	11
		Shipping Accidents	0	3	1	5	3	3
		Accidents Aboard Ship	3	3	3	7	8	8
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			14	9	13	47	26	34
		Close-quarters situation	1	0	0	3	1	3
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	5	5	8	20	10	15
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	2	1	1
		Personal incidents	0	1	0	1	3	1
		Other	8	3	5	21	11	13

Figures are preliminary as of April 17, 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 March 2008								Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region								Maritimes Region

			March			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		11	14	13	27	24	27
	Accidents aboard ship		1	2	1	2	3	3
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	15	14	14	32	24	29
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	0	1	3	2	2
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	2	3	3	4
		Tug/Barge	5	6	2	11	10	8
		Fishing	7	5	8	13	6	12
		Others	1	3	2	2	3	3
		Vessels lost	1	1	0	2	2	2
	Fatalities		1	1	1	2	1	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		9	3	7	31	14	18
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	1	2	4	4	4
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	1	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	1	2	4	5	4
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	0	1	3	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1	1	2	1
		Fishing	0	1	0	0	1	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)		2	1	1	4	2	2
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	6	7	15	14	16
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	1	1	2	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	6	7	16	15	16
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	3	5	4	8	11	10
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	1	2	1	1
		Tug/Barge	0	1	0	1	3	1
		Fishing	1	0	2	1	0	2
		Others	1	0	0	4	0	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	2	2	5	6	6
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	1	3	7	8	12
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	1	1	0	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	1	4	8	8	13
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	0	2	2	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Fishing	4	0	2	6	4	7
		Others	0	0	0	0	2	2
		Vessels lost	2	0	0	2	1	2
	Fatalities		4	0	0	4	0	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	2	4	0	3
Figures are preliminary as of April 17, 2008

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

			March			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	1	3	15	4	6
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	2	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	1	4	17	4	7
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1	2	0	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	5	1	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	1	0	3	7	2	5
		Others	1	1	0	3	1	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	1	1	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	2	1	2	3	3
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	1	1	1	1	2
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	0	1	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	1	2	1	1	2
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	0	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1	1	0	1
		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	1	0	1	1	1
Figures are preliminary as of April 17, 2008

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