MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-06

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

			June			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			39	44	54	192	232	234
Shipping Accidents			35	32	45	175	198	208
		Collision	2	1	2	6	8	7
		Capsizing	1	1	2	5	5	7
		Foundering/Sinking	1	1	3	13	8	10
		Fire/Explosion	7	2	8	32	19	27
		Grounding	11	10	12	36	42	43
		Striking	4	6	7	19	22	31
		Ice damage	0	0	0	15	24	16
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	2	3	9	33	26
		Flooding	5	7	7	22	26	27
		Other	3	2	2	18	11	13
Accidents Aboard Ship			4	12	9	17	34	26
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			41	34	49	197	212	224
		Cargo	4	2	1	12	11	9
		Bulk carrier/OBO	5	6	5	20	21	23
		Tanker	1	1	1	5	6	6
		Tug	3	5	3	20	19	15
		Barge	1	2	2	9	16	13
		Ferry	1	0	2	18	8	12
		Passenger	0	0	3	3	6	9
		Fishing	22	15	25	96	110	116
		Service vessel	1	1	1	9	11	12
		Non-Commercial	2	2	3	2	4	6
		Other	1	0	1	3	0	4
	By Vessel Flag		41	34	49	197	212	224
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	15	14	19	83	73	83
		Canadian (Fishing)	22	15	24	95	106	111
		Foreign	4	5	6	19	33	29
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			2	2	4	14	12	13
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	0	0	1
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	0	0	1	0	1
		60 to 149 grt	0	1	1	1	5	4
		15 to 59 grt	0	0	1	8	3	3
		Less than 15 grt	2	1	2	3	3	4
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	0	1	1	1
Fatalities			3	1	3	13	6	9
		Shipping Accidents	1	0	1	11	1	5
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	1	1	2	5	4
Injuries			5	11	12	27	34	35
		Shipping Accidents	3	0	4	11	4	10
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	11	8	16	30	25
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			28	20	24	115	108	98
		Close-quarters situation	2	5	7	11	8	15
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	18	8	10	55	47	42
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	2	1	1
		Personal incidents	2	2	2	3	9	6
		Other	6	5	6	44	43	33

Figures are preliminary as of July 14, 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 June 2008								Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region								Maritimes Region

			June			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		12	9	15	53	52	57
	Accidents aboard ship		1	2	3	4	10	9
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	15	10	16	67	58	63
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	3	1	0	6	4	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	3	8	6	10
		Tug/Barge	4	5	4	22	23	17
		Fishing	8	4	8	29	20	27
		Others	0	0	1	2	5	7
		Vessels lost	1	1	2	3	4	5
	Fatalities		1	1	1	3	4	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		18	6	7	70	32	38
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	2	5	16	10	17
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	1	3	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	2	6	17	11	19
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	3	0	3	13	3	9
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	1	1	4
		Tug/Barge	0	1	1	2	4	3
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Others	1	1	2	1	2	3
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		3	6	4	12	18	12
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	10	6	29	44	37
	Accidents aboard ship		0	2	2	4	11	7
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	11	7	31	48	40
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	6	3	13	25	19
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	0	5	2	2
		Tug/Barge	0	1	0	1	8	3
		Fishing	3	2	2	7	9	10
		Others	1	2	2	5	4	5
		Vessels lost	0	1	0	0	1	1
	Fatalities		0	0	1	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		4	5	9	17	29	26
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		8	5	10	30	27	43
	Accidents aboard ship		2	4	2	3	5	4
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	9	5	10	32	28	46
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	2	3	2
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1	0	0	2
		Fishing	8	5	8	29	21	34
		Others	1	0	1	1	3	6
		Vessels lost	1	0	1	7	1	4
	Fatalities		1	0	1	7	1	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	1	2	9	3	9
Figures are preliminary as of July 14, 2008

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

			June			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	4	7	43	60	49
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	3	3	3
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	4	8	45	62	50
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	0	1	3	0	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	5	2	2
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Fishing	3	4	7	31	59	45
		Others	1	0	0	5	1	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	1	4	6	4
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	2	5	22	11
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		2	2	1	4	5	4
	Accidents aboard ship		1	2	1	2	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	2	1	5	5	6
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	2	1	2	5	2
		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		1	0	0	1	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	1	1	2	4	2
Figures are preliminary as of July 14, 2008

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