MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-11

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

			November			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			33	35	39	372	421	455
Shipping Accidents			27	34	36	318	364	405
		Collision	0	0	1	12	11	17
		Capsizing	0	2	2	10	12	13
		Foundering/Sinking	4	2	2	29	18	20
		Fire/Explosion	7	5	5	57	46	54
		Grounding	5	9	8	63	86	96
		Striking	5	4	8	50	54	66
		Ice damage	0	0	0	15	25	17
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	1	2	14	39	41
		Flooding	4	6	5	43	45	50
		Other	1	5	4	25	28	32
Accidents Aboard Ship			6	1	3	54	57	50
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			27	38	39	361	399	442
		Cargo	1	1	3	19	23	21
		Bulk carrier/OBO	3	4	8	37	42	48
		Tanker	0	0	0	5	9	11
		Tug	4	6	5	42	41	31
		Barge	2	1	3	24	25	27
		Ferry	2	3	2	24	21	22
		Passenger	0	3	1	12	17	24
		Fishing	14	17	13	163	181	212
		Service vessel	0	2	2	19	23	23
		Non-Commercial	1	0	0	10	10	11
		Other	0	1	2	6	7	11
	By Vessel Flag		27	38	39	361	399	442
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	12	18	18	165	168	177
		Canadian (Fishing)	14	16	13	162	175	205
		Foreign	1	4	8	34	56	60
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			1	2	3	27	28	27
		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	0	2	7	6
		15 to 59 grt	1	1	1	14	9	7
		Less than 15 grt	0	0	0	6	9	9
		Unknown tonnage	0	1	1	4	3	3
Fatalities			2	2	2	22	14	19
		Shipping Accidents	0	2	2	12	3	11
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	0	0	10	11	7
Injuries			4	3	4	67	77	75
		Shipping Accidents	0	2	1	20	29	28
		Accidents Aboard Ship	4	1	3	47	48	47
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			9	12	15	216	202	214
		Close-quarters situation	0	5	3	17	19	46
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	5	1	4	114	79	88
		Cargo trouble	0	0	1	6	1	2
		Personal incidents	1	1	0	10	19	11
		Other	3	5	6	69	84	67

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

			November			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		7	9	9	100	94	116
	Accidents aboard ship		2	1	0	15	19	16
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	7	12	10	121	108	131
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1	6	4	8
		Ferry/Passenger	2	0	1	15	11	21
		Tug/Barge	1	3	4	41	39	33
		Fishing	4	8	3	53	41	57
		Others	0	1	1	6	13	13
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	7	9	9
	Fatalities		0	0	1	8	7	6
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		6	5	7	136	57	81
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	6	7	41	43	46
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	1	12	8	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	6	7	46	46	49
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	2	4	26	21	25
		Ferry/Passenger	0	4	1	2	11	8
		Tug/Barge	3	0	2	10	7	8
		Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Others	1	0	0	7	6	6
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	3	3	21	40	29
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	5	4	47	70	64
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	1	13	16	13
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	6	5	51	79	71
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	3	3	19	37	33
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	10	8	7
		Tug/Barge	0	2	1	6	15	7
		Fishing	0	1	0	9	13	16
		Others	0	0	0	7	6	7
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	0	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	2	3	35	56	60
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	6	8	59	60	90
	Accidents aboard ship		2	0	0	6	7	8
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	6	9	66	62	96
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	2	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	3	5	7
		Tug/Barge	1	0	0	2	0	3
		Fishing	4	5	7	55	47	70
		Others	0	0	2	6	8	12
		Vessels lost	1	1	1	12	6	9
	Fatalities		2	1	0	9	3	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	2	1	10	14	22
Figures are preliminary as of December 15, 2008

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

			November			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	7	4	58	85	75
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	5	4	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	7	4	61	89	77
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	2	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	0	6	3	3
		Tug/Barge	0	1	0	1	2	1
		Fishing	6	3	3	44	79	66
		Others	0	2	1	7	3	3
		Vessels lost	0	0	1	6	11	7
	Fatalities		0	1	1	2	2	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	1	8	29	16
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	0	5	3	4
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	1	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	0	0	5	4	5
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	2	0	1
		Fishing	0	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	2
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		1	1	3	8	9	11
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	2	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	1	3	11	11	13
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	2	6	7	7
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	1	1	1	4	3	5
		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)		0	0	0	5	6	4
Figures are preliminary as of December 15, 2008

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