MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-08

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

			August			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			37	46	47	264	322	336
Shipping Accidents			32	44	42	238	276	298
		Collision	2	0	2	11	9	13
		Capsizing	1	1	0	7	7	9
		Foundering/Sinking	6	1	1	20	13	13
		Fire/Explosion	4	7	7	41	34	43
		Grounding	7	10	11	52	64	67
		Striking	6	13	7	29	36	44
		Ice damage	0	0	0	15	25	17
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	2	1	4	12	36	36
		Flooding	3	5	5	30	33	37
		Other	1	6	4	21	19	21
Accidents Aboard Ship			5	2	5	26	46	38
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			39	56	49	275	303	325
		Cargo	1	7	4	15	18	14
		Bulk carrier/OBO	3	5	4	25	29	30
		Tanker	0	0	1	5	8	8
		Tug	4	6	3	29	27	21
		Barge	3	4	4	13	20	18
		Ferry	1	3	2	20	13	16
		Passenger	5	4	4	12	11	17
		Fishing	14	17	21	127	149	167
		Service vessel	4	4	3	16	16	16
		Non-Commercial	3	3	2	9	7	10
		Other	1	3	2	4	5	7
	By Vessel Flag		39	56	49	275	303	325
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	22	32	23	123	115	125
		Canadian (Fishing)	14	16	21	126	144	161
		Foreign	3	8	5	26	44	40
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			2	4	2	18	21	19
		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	0	1	7	5
		15 to 59 grt	1	2	1	10	6	5
		Less than 15 grt	1	0	1	4	6	5
		Unknown tonnage	0	1	1	2	2	2
Fatalities			2	0	2	15	9	13
		Shipping Accidents	1	0	1	12	1	7
		Accidents Aboard Ship	1	0	1	3	8	6
Injuries			5	12	12	35	64	59
		Shipping Accidents	1	10	8	11	25	24
		Accidents Aboard Ship	4	2	4	24	39	35
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			19	15	25	160	141	156
		Close-quarters situation	1	0	8	13	8	33
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	11	4	10	80	59	65
		Cargo trouble	1	0	0	3	1	1
		Personal incidents	2	4	1	8	15	9
		Other	4	7	6	56	58	47

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

			August			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		10	12	14	75	72	88
	Accidents aboard ship		1	2	3	7	16	13
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	12	15	17	92	82	99
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1	6	4	4
		Ferry/Passenger	4	2	2	13	9	16
		Tug/Barge	4	6	4	27	30	24
		Fishing	2	4	8	40	30	45
		Others	2	3	2	6	9	10
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	4	5	6
	Fatalities		2	0	1	5	6	5
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		14	2	8	104	38	58
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	8	5	24	20	26
	Accidents aboard ship		2	0	0	3	6	3
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	7	10	6	28	23	30
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	7	3	17	11	15
		Ferry/Passenger	0	3	1	2	4	5
		Tug/Barge	2	0	1	4	4	5
		Fishing	1	0	0	1	1	0
		Others	2	0	1	4	3	4
		Vessels lost	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	5	5	13	26	20
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	4	4	38	55	48
	Accidents aboard ship		2	0	1	6	13	9
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	5	4	41	60	52
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	2	2	15	29	22
		Ferry/Passenger	1	2	1	8	5	5
		Tug/Barge	0	1	0	3	10	5
		Fishing	2	0	1	9	12	14
		Others	1	0	0	6	4	6
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	6	8	23	43	44
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	7	11	42	45	64
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	4	5	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	9	8	12	48	47	68
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1	0	1	3
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	2	3	4	5
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	2
		Fishing	7	4	8	41	34	49
		Others	1	4	2	4	8	9
		Vessels lost	0	0	1	8	4	5
	Fatalities		0	0	0	7	1	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	1	3	9	7	17
Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 2008

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

			August			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	10	6	50	74	63
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	3	4	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	12	7	53	78	66
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	2	1	3	2	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	6	2	2
		Tug/Barge	0	1	0	1	1	0
		Fishing	2	9	5	36	72	57
		Others	1	0	0	7	1	3
		Vessels lost	1	4	1	5	11	5
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	1	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	1	7	23	13
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	1	1	4	2	2
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	0	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	2	1	4	3	2
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	1	0	0	2	0	0
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	1	2	1	1	2	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	0	1	0	1
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		0	2	1	5	8	7
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	2	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	4	2	9	10	9
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	1	3	7	4
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	2	1	5	2	4
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Others	0	1	0	1	1	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	0	3	4	3
Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 2008

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