MARINE STATISTICS - 2008-12

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

			December			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			24	34	36	398	455	491
Shipping Accidents			21	31	32	341	395	437
		Collision	3	2	1	15	13	18
		Capsizing	1	0	1	11	12	14
		Foundering/Sinking	3	2	2	32	20	23
		Fire/Explosion	1	3	4	58	49	58
		Grounding	4	8	8	68	94	104
		Striking	3	7	6	53	61	72
		Ice damage	0	0	0	15	25	17
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	0	2	2	15	41	43
		Flooding	2	4	3	45	49	53
		Other	4	3	4	29	31	36
Accidents Aboard Ship			3	3	4	57	60	54
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			25	34	34	388	433	476
		Cargo	1	1	2	20	24	23
		Bulk carrier/OBO	9	12	8	46	54	56
		Tanker	0	0	0	5	9	12
		Tug	4	3	2	46	44	33
		Barge	5	4	3	29	29	31
		Ferry	1	3	2	25	24	24
		Passenger	0	0	1	13	17	25
		Fishing	4	9	13	167	190	224
		Service vessel	1	2	1	20	25	24
		Non-Commercial	0	0	1	10	10	12
		Other	0	0	1	7	7	12
	By Vessel Flag		25	34	34	388	433	476
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	14	22	18	181	190	195
		Canadian (Fishing)	4	9	13	166	184	218
		Foreign	7	3	4	41	59	64
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			1	1	3	31	29	30
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	0	0	1
		150 to 1,599 grt	1	0	0	3	0	1
		60 to 149 grt	0	1	0	4	8	7
		15 to 59 grt	0	0	1	14	9	8
		Less than 15 grt	0	0	0	8	9	9
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	1	2	3	4
Fatalities			0	0	1	22	14	19
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	1	12	3	12
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	0	0	10	11	8
Injuries			3	3	6	71	80	81
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	2	21	29	30
		Accidents Aboard Ship	3	3	4	50	51	50
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			19	22	14	235	224	228
		Close-quarters situation	1	2	1	18	21	47
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	10	8	7	124	87	95
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	6	1	3
		Personal incidents	1	2	1	11	21	12
		Other	7	10	5	76	94	72

Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009
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 December 2008								Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region								Maritimes Region

			December			Year To Date
			2008	2007	2003-2007	2008	2007	2003-2007
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		7	8	8	107	102	123
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	0	16	19	16
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	8	8	8	129	116	139
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	1	0	7	5	8
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	15	12	22
		Tug/Barge	6	3	2	47	42	35
		Fishing	1	2	4	54	43	61
		Others	0	1	1	6	14	14
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	8	10	10
	Fatalities		0	0	0	8	7	6
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		10	11	5	146	68	86
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	7	6	45	50	52
	Accidents aboard ship		1	1	0	13	9	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	8	7	51	54	56
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	3	6	4	29	27	30
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	2	11	8
		Tug/Barge	2	2	1	12	9	10
		Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Others	0	0	1	7	6	7
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	1	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		3	3	2	24	43	31
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	6	6	55	76	70
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	0	14	16	13
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	8	7	59	87	77
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	5	1	3	24	38	36
		Ferry/Passenger	0	2	1	11	10	8
		Tug/Barge	1	2	1	7	17	9
		Fishing	0	2	0	9	15	17
		Others	0	1	0	8	7	8
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	2	2
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	0	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		5	2	3	40	58	63
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	4	8	62	64	98
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	2	6	8	9
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	5	4	9	71	66	105
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	0	3	4
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	0	4	5	7
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	2	0	4
		Fishing	3	3	7	58	50	77
		Others	1	0	1	7	8	13
		Vessels lost	0	0	1	13	6	10
	Fatalities		0	0	0	9	3	5
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	4	2	10	18	24
Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2009

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								Newfoundland Region
Table 2b								Arctic Region
Marine Occurrence Statistics for December 2007								Foreign Waters
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region

			December			Year To Date
			2007	2006	2002-2006	2007	2006	2002-2006
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	2	2	84	74	71
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	5	4	7
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	2	2	88	76	73
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	2	9	4
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	2	3	4
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	2	0	1
		Fishing	2	1	1	81	60	61
		Others	0	0	0	1	4	3
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	11	6	5
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	6	5
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	1	1	28	11	12
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	0	3	4	4
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	3	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	0	0	4	4	4
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	2	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	1	1	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	0	2	2
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		4	5	2	13	13	13
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	0	3	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	5	2	15	16	15
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	4	5	1	11	11	8
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	3	3	5
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	2	1
		Others	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	1	7	6	4
Figures are preliminary as of January 15, 2008

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