MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-07

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

			July			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			34	44	55	226	276	289
Shipping Accidents			30	34	48	205	232	256
		Collision	3	1	3	9	9	10
		Capsizing	1	1	1	6	6	8
		Foundering/Sinking	1	4	2	14	12	12
		Fire/Explosion	5	8	9	37	27	36
		Grounding	9	12	13	45	54	56
		Striking	3	1	6	22	23	36
		Ice damage	0	1	0	15	25	17
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	2	5	10	35	32
		Flooding	5	2	5	27	28	32
		Other	2	2	4	20	13	17
Accidents Aboard Ship			4	10	7	21	44	33
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			37	35	53	235	247	277
		Cargo	1	0	2	13	11	10
		Bulk carrier/OBO	2	3	3	22	24	26
		Tanker	0	2	2	5	8	7
		Tug	5	2	3	25	21	18
		Barge	1	0	2	10	16	15
		Ferry	1	2	3	19	10	15
		Passenger	4	1	4	7	7	13
		Fishing	17	22	29	113	132	146
		Service vessel	3	1	2	12	12	14
		Non-Commercial	3	0	2	6	4	8
		Other	0	2	2	3	2	6
	By Vessel Flag		37	35	53	235	247	277
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	16	10	19	100	83	102
		Canadian (Fishing)	17	22	29	112	128	140
		Foreign	4	3	5	23	36	34
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			1	5	3	15	17	16
		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	6	4
		15 to 59 grt	1	1	1	9	4	4
		Less than 15 grt	0	3	1	3	6	4
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	1	1	1	2
Fatalities			0	3	2	13	9	11
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	1	11	1	6
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	3	1	2	8	5
Injuries			6	18	12	30	52	47
		Shipping Accidents	2	11	7	10	15	16
		Accidents Aboard Ship	4	7	5	20	37	31
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			24	18	33	140	126	131
		Close-quarters situation	1	0	10	12	8	25
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	13	8	13	68	55	55
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	2	1	1
		Personal incidents	2	2	2	6	11	8
		Other	8	8	8	52	51	41

Figures are preliminary as of August 15, 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 July 2008								Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region								Maritimes Region

			July			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		12	8	16	65	60	74
	Accidents aboard ship		2	4	2	6	14	11
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	13	9	19	80	67	82
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	6	4	3
		Ferry/Passenger	1	1	4	9	7	14
		Tug/Barge	1	1	3	23	24	20
		Fishing	9	6	11	38	26	37
		Others	2	1	2	4	6	8
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	3	5	6
	Fatalities		0	2	1	3	6	5
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		19	4	12	89	36	50
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	2	4	18	12	22
	Accidents aboard ship		0	3	1	1	6	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	2	5	20	13	24
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	1	3	14	4	12
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	0	2	1	4
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	2	4	4
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Others	1	1	1	2	3	4
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	1	0	0	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	3	3	13	21	15
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	7	7	32	51	45
	Accidents aboard ship		0	2	1	4	13	8
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	7	8	35	55	48
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	2	2	13	27	21
		Ferry/Passenger	2	1	2	7	3	4
		Tug/Barge	2	1	1	3	9	4
		Fishing	0	3	3	7	12	13
		Others	0	0	1	5	4	5
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		3	8	10	21	37	36
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	11	10	36	38	53
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	1	4	5	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	7	11	10	39	39	56
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	2	4	3
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	2
		Fishing	5	9	8	34	30	42
		Others	2	1	1	3	4	7
		Vessels lost	1	3	1	8	4	5
	Fatalities		0	0	0	7	1	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	3	5	9	6	14
Figures are preliminary as of August 15, 2008

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

			July			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	4	8	47	64	57
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	2	3	4	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	4	9	50	66	59
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	0	2
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	0	6	2	2
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Fishing	3	4	8	34	63	52
		Others	1	0	1	6	1	2
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	4	7	4
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	1	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	2	6	22	12
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	1	1	2	1	1
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	0	1	0	1
		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	0	0	0	0
		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)		0	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		1	1	1	5	6	5
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	2	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	1	1	9	6	6
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	1	0	3	6	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	2	0	0	5	0	3
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Others	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	2	4	3
Figures are preliminary as of August 15, 2008

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