MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-09

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

			September			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			34	38	43	298	360	378
Shipping Accidents			21	31	37	259	307	335
		Collision	0	1	1	11	10	14
		Capsizing	1	2	1	8	9	10
		Foundering/Sinking	1	2	3	21	15	16
		Fire/Explosion	3	4	4	44	38	47
		Grounding	2	6	10	54	70	77
		Striking	10	9	6	39	45	50
		Ice damage	0	0	0	15	25	17
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	0	2	3	12	38	38
		Flooding	3	2	5	33	35	42
		Other	1	3	4	22	22	24
Accidents Aboard Ship			13	7	6	39	53	44
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			24	33	39	297	336	365
		Cargo	2	3	2	17	21	16
		Bulk carrier/OBO	7	7	5	32	36	35
		Tanker	0	1	1	5	9	10
		Tug	2	4	2	29	31	23
		Barge	3	0	1	16	20	19
		Ferry	2	4	2	22	17	19
		Passenger	0	2	3	12	13	20
		Fishing	5	7	19	132	156	185
		Service vessel	3	2	2	19	18	18
		Non-Commercial	0	2	1	9	9	11
		Other	0	1	1	4	6	8
	By Vessel Flag		24	33	39	297	336	365
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	14	20	14	137	135	139
		Canadian (Fishing)	5	7	18	131	151	179
		Foreign	5	6	7	29	50	46
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			2	4	3	21	25	22
		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	1	0	0	2	7	5
		15 to 59 grt	0	2	0	10	8	6
		Less than 15 grt	0	2	2	5	8	7
		Unknown tonnage	1	0	0	3	2	3
Fatalities			2	3	3	17	12	16
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	2	12	1	9
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	3	1	5	11	7
Injuries			19	7	8	54	71	67
		Shipping Accidents	8	2	2	19	27	27
		Accidents Aboard Ship	11	5	6	35	44	41
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			19	19	19	180	160	174
		Close-quarters situation	4	3	4	17	11	37
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	10	8	8	91	67	73
		Cargo trouble	1	0	0	4	1	1
		Personal incidents	1	1	1	9	16	11
		Other	3	7	5	59	65	53

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

			September			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	7	10	78	79	97
	Accidents aboard ship		3	1	1	10	17	14
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	7	11	95	89	110
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1	6	4	5
		Ferry/Passenger	0	2	2	13	11	18
		Tug/Barge	2	2	2	29	32	25
		Fishing	1	1	5	41	31	50
		Others	0	2	1	6	11	12
		Vessels lost	1	2	1	5	7	7
	Fatalities		1	1	0	6	7	5
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		13	5	6	117	43	64
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		7	8	5	31	28	31
	Accidents aboard ship		5	2	1	8	8	4
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	7	8	5	35	31	35
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	5	5	3	22	16	18
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	2	5	6
		Tug/Barge	1	1	1	5	5	5
		Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Others	1	1	1	5	4	5
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	4	3	14	30	23
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	8	6	43	63	54
	Accidents aboard ship		3	1	2	9	14	11
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	10	7	47	70	58
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	5	4	17	34	27
		Ferry/Passenger	2	3	1	10	8	6
		Tug/Barge	2	1	0	5	11	5
		Fishing	0	0	1	9	12	15
		Others	0	1	0	6	5	6
		Vessels lost	0	1	0	0	2	2
	Fatalities		1	0	0	1	0	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		4	5	7	28	48	51
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	5	11	46	50	74
	Accidents aboard ship		0	2	1	4	7	7
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	5	11	53	52	79
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	0	2	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	3	4	6
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1	0	0	3
		Fishing	3	4	9	44	38	58
		Others	2	0	0	6	8	9
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	9	5	7
	Fatalities		0	1	1	7	2	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	2	2	9	9	19
Figures are preliminary as of October 15, 2008

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

			September			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	2	4	51	76	68
	Accidents aboard ship		2	0	1	5	4	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	2	4	54	80	70
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	2	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	6	2	3
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	1	1	0
		Fishing	1	2	4	37	74	61
		Others	0	0	0	7	1	3
		Vessels lost	1	0	1	6	11	6
	Fatalities		0	0	2	2	1	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	2	1	7	25	14
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		0	1	1	4	3	3
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	0	1	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	1	2	4	4	4
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	2	0	0
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	1	1	1	3	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	1	0	0	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	1	0	1
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		1	0	0	6	8	7
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	2	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	0	0	9	10	9
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	0	0	5	7	4
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	3	2	4
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Others	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	0	4	5	3
Figures are preliminary as of October 15, 2008

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