MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-05

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

			May			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			37	57	51	153	188	180
Shipping Accidents			33	47	45	140	166	163
		Collision	1	5	3	4	7	5
		Capsizing	1	0	1	4	4	5
		Foundering/Sinking	2	1	2	12	7	7
		Fire/Explosion	6	11	8	25	17	20
		Grounding	11	10	11	25	32	31
		Striking	4	5	7	15	16	24
		Ice damage	1	1	1	15	24	16
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	3	5	8	31	24
		Flooding	3	7	5	17	19	20
		Other	3	4	3	15	9	11
Accidents Aboard Ship			4	10	6	13	22	17
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			37	55	50	156	178	175
		Cargo	0	4	2	8	9	7
		Bulk carrier/OBO	4	2	6	15	15	18
		Tanker	1	1	0	4	5	5
		Tug	4	3	3	17	14	12
		Barge	1	2	3	8	14	11
		Ferry	2	2	2	17	8	10
		Passenger	2	3	2	3	6	6
		Fishing	22	34	28	74	95	91
		Service vessel	1	3	3	8	10	11
		Non-Commercial	0	1	1	0	2	2
		Other	0	0	1	2	0	3
	By Vessel Flag		37	55	50	156	178	175
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	14	17	17	68	59	64
		Canadian (Fishing)	22	32	27	73	91	88
		Foreign	1	6	7	15	28	24
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			2	3	3	12	10	9
		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	1	2	1	1	4	3
		15 to 59 grt	0	1	1	8	3	2
		Less than 15 grt	0	0	0	1	2	2
		Unknown tonnage	1	0	0	1	1	1
Fatalities			2	2	2	10	5	6
		Shipping Accidents	2	0	1	10	1	4
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	2	1	0	4	2
Injuries			5	9	8	22	23	23
		Shipping Accidents	0	1	2	8	4	5
		Accidents Aboard Ship	5	8	7	14	19	17
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			22	28	21	87	88	74
		Close-quarters situation	4	2	3	9	3	8
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	11	12	8	37	39	33
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	2	1	1
		Personal incidents	0	4	2	1	7	4
		Other	7	10	7	38	38	28

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

			May			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		9	13	9	41	43	42
	Accidents aboard ship		1	4	2	3	8	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	13	17	10	52	48	47
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	3	3	3
		Ferry/Passenger	4	3	2	8	6	7
		Tug/Barge	3	3	3	18	18	13
		Fishing	6	9	4	21	16	19
		Others	0	1	1	2	5	5
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	2	3	3
	Fatalities		0	1	0	2	3	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		12	8	7	52	26	30
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	3	5	13	8	12
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	3	5	13	9	13
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	3	2	3	10	3	6
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	1	1	3
		Tug/Barge	1	0	1	2	3	3
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Others	0	1	1	0	1	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		4	5	3	9	12	8
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	9	7	24	34	31
	Accidents aboard ship		2	5	3	4	9	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	10	8	25	37	32
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	2	3	12	19	16
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	4	2	2
		Tug/Barge	0	2	1	1	7	3
		Fishing	2	4	3	4	7	8
		Others	0	2	1	4	2	3
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		3	10	6	13	24	17
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		10	11	15	22	22	33
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	1	1	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	10	12	16	23	23	36
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	1	0	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	0	2	3	2
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Fishing	10	10	13	21	16	26
		Others	0	0	1	0	3	5
		Vessels lost	1	0	1	6	1	2
	Fatalities		2	1	0	6	1	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	2	3	7	2	7
Figures are preliminary as of June 17, 2008

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

			May			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	10	8	38	56	41
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	1	3	2	3
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	12	9	40	58	42
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	2	0	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	5	2	1
		Tug/Barge	1	0	0	1	0	0
		Fishing	4	11	7	28	55	38
		Others	1	0	1	4	1	1
		Vessels lost	1	2	1	4	6	3
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	1	4	21	9
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	3	3
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	1	1	3	3	5
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	0	3	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1	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)		0	2	1	2	3	2
Figures are preliminary as of June 17, 2008

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