MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-04

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

			April			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			36	69	54	116	131	128
Shipping Accidents			34	64	51	107	119	118
		Collision	0	0	0	3	2	2
		Capsizing	1	0	1	3	4	4
		Foundering/Sinking	2	2	2	10	6	6
		Fire/Explosion	5	1	3	19	6	12
		Grounding	4	8	7	14	22	21
		Striking	5	5	5	11	11	16
		Ice damage	13	22	11	14	23	15
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	0	18	12	7	28	19
		Flooding	2	7	7	14	12	15
		Other	2	1	2	12	5	8
Accidents Aboard Ship			2	5	3	9	12	10
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			36	66	53	119	123	125
		Cargo	0	1	1	8	5	6
		Bulk carrier/OBO	4	5	4	11	13	12
		Tanker	2	1	1	3	4	4
		Tug	2	4	2	13	11	9
		Barge	2	4	2	7	12	8
		Ferry	1	0	1	15	6	8
		Passenger	0	1	2	1	3	3
		Fishing	25	48	37	52	61	63
		Service vessel	0	2	3	7	7	8
		Non-Commercial	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Other	0	0	0	2	0	2
	By Vessel Flag		36	66	53	119	123	125
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	10	13	14	54	42	47
		Canadian (Fishing)	25	48	36	51	59	61
		Foreign	1	5	4	14	22	17
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			4	3	2	9	7	6
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	0	0	1
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	0	0	1	0	0
		60 to 149 grt	0	1	0	0	2	2
		15 to 59 grt	3	0	0	7	2	2
		Less than 15 grt	1	2	1	1	2	1
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	0	0	1	1
Fatalities			0	2	1	8	3	5
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	0	8	1	3
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	2	1	0	2	1
Injuries			3	3	3	17	14	14
		Shipping Accidents	1	0	0	8	3	4
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	3	3	9	11	11
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			17	34	19	64	60	53
		Close-quarters situation	2	0	2	5	1	5
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	6	17	9	26	27	25
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	2	1	1
		Personal incidents	0	0	1	1	3	2
		Other	9	17	8	30	28	21

Figures are preliminary as of May 20, 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 April 2008								Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region								Maritimes Region

			April			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	6	6	32	30	34
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	2	4	4
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	7	7	8	39	31	37
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	2	2
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	1	4	3	5
		Tug/Barge	4	5	2	15	15	10
		Fishing	2	1	3	15	7	15
		Others	0	1	1	2	4	4
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	2	2	2
	Fatalities		0	1	0	2	2	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		9	4	5	40	18	23
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	1	3	9	5	7
	Accidents aboard ship		1	1	0	1	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	1	3	9	6	7
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	4	0	2	7	1	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	1	1	2
		Tug/Barge	0	1	1	1	3	2
		Fishing	0	0	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)		1	5	3	5	7	5
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	11	8	20	25	24
	Accidents aboard ship		1	2	1	2	4	3
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	12	8	21	27	24
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	6	3	10	17	13
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	4	2	2
		Tug/Barge	0	2	1	1	5	2
		Fishing	1	3	3	2	3	5
		Others	0	0	1	4	0	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		4	8	5	9	14	11
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	3	6	12	11	18
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	0	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	3	7	13	11	20
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	2	2	2
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Fishing	5	2	5	11	6	12
		Others	0	1	1	0	3	3
		Vessels lost	3	0	0	5	1	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	4	0	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	1	5	0	4
Figures are preliminary as of May 20, 2008

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

			April			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		17	42	26	32	46	33
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	2	2	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	17	42	26	34	46	33
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	2	0	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	5	1	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	17	42	26	24	44	31
		Others	0	0	0	3	1	1
		Vessels lost	1	3	1	2	4	2
	Fatalities		0	1	1	2	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	17	5	3	20	8
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	2	2	2
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	1	1	3	2	3
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	0	2	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	3	0	2
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	1
		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	0	2	1	1
Figures are preliminary as of May 20, 2008

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