MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-10

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

			October			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			40	26	38	338	386	417
Shipping Accidents			32	23	35	291	330	369
		Collision	1	1	2	12	11	16
		Capsizing	2	1	1	10	10	11
		Foundering/Sinking	4	1	3	25	16	18
		Fire/Explosion	6	3	2	50	41	49
		Grounding	4	7	10	58	77	88
		Striking	6	5	8	45	50	58
		Ice damage	0	0	0	15	25	17
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	0	1	13	38	39
		Flooding	6	4	3	39	39	45
		Other	2	1	4	24	23	28
Accidents Aboard Ship			8	3	4	47	56	48
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			37	25	38	334	361	403
		Cargo	1	1	2	18	22	18
		Bulk carrier/OBO	2	2	5	34	38	40
		Tanker	0	0	1	5	9	11
		Tug	9	4	3	38	35	26
		Barge	6	4	5	22	24	24
		Ferry	0	1	2	22	18	21
		Passenger	0	1	3	12	14	23
		Fishing	17	8	13	149	164	199
		Service vessel	0	3	2	19	21	20
		Non-Commercial	0	1	1	9	10	11
		Other	2	0	1	6	6	9
	By Vessel Flag		37	25	38	334	361	403
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	15	15	20	152	150	159
		Canadian (Fishing)	17	8	13	148	159	192
		Foreign	5	2	6	34	52	52
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			5	1	3	26	26	25
		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	0	1	2	7	6
		15 to 59 grt	3	0	1	13	8	6
		Less than 15 grt	1	1	1	6	9	8
		Unknown tonnage	1	0	0	4	2	3
Fatalities			3	0	1	20	12	17
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	0	12	1	9
		Accidents Aboard Ship	3	0	0	8	11	7
Injuries			6	3	4	60	74	71
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	1	19	27	27
		Accidents Aboard Ship	6	3	3	41	47	44
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			22	30	25	202	190	199
		Close-quarters situation	0	3	6	17	14	42
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	16	11	11	106	78	84
		Cargo trouble	2	0	0	6	1	2
		Personal incidents	0	2	1	9	18	11
		Other	4	14	8	64	79	60

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

			October			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		15	6	10	93	85	107
	Accidents aboard ship		3	1	1	13	18	15
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	19	7	11	114	96	121
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	2	6	4	7
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	2	13	11	20
		Tug/Barge	11	4	4	40	36	29
		Fishing	8	2	4	49	33	54
		Others	0	1	1	6	12	12
		Vessels lost	2	1	1	7	8	8
	Fatalities		2	0	0	8	7	5
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		12	9	10	129	52	74
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	9	8	35	37	39
	Accidents aboard ship		2	0	0	10	8	4
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	9	8	40	40	42
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	3	3	24	19	21
		Ferry/Passenger	0	2	2	2	7	8
		Tug/Barge	2	2	1	7	7	7
		Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Others	1	2	1	6	6	6
		Vessels lost	1	0	0	2	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		5	7	4	19	37	26
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	2	6	45	65	60
	Accidents aboard ship		3	2	1	12	16	12
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	3	7	49	73	66
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	3	17	34	29
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	10	8	7
		Tug/Barge	1	2	2	6	13	7
		Fishing	0	0	1	9	12	16
		Others	1	1	1	7	6	7
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Fatalities		1	0	0	2	0	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		3	6	6	31	54	57
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		8	4	7	54	54	81
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	1	4	7	8
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	8	4	8	61	56	87
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	2	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	3	4	6
		Tug/Barge	1	0	0	1	0	3
		Fishing	7	4	6	51	42	64
		Others	0	0	1	6	8	10
		Vessels lost	2	0	1	11	5	8
	Fatalities		0	0	0	7	2	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	3	2	10	12	21
Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 2008

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

			October			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	2	3	52	78	70
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	5	4	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	2	3	55	82	73
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	2	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	6	2	3
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Fishing	1	2	2	38	76	63
		Others	0	0	0	7	1	3
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	6	11	6
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	1	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	4	2	7	29	15
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	0	0	5	3	4
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	0	0	5	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	1	0	0	1	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	1	3	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	1	0	1
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		1	0	1	7	8	8
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	2	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	0	1	10	10	10
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	0	1	6	7	5
		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	5	6	4
Figures are preliminary as of November 17, 2008

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