MARINE STATISTICS - 2009-03

Table 1
Marine Occurrence Statistics for March 2009
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved

			March			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			16	29	30	66	81	71
Shipping Accidents			13	26	27	58	74	64
		Collision	2	1	1	3	3	2
		Capsizing	1	1	1	1	2	3
		Foundering/Sinking	2	4	2	2	8	3
		Fire/Explosion	0	2	2	4	14	8
		Grounding	3	1	5	15	10	13
		Striking	1	2	4	12	6	9
		Ice damage	0	1	3	0	1	4
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	2	2	3	9	7	7
		Flooding	1	6	4	5	12	9
		Other	1	6	3	7	11	7
Accidents Aboard Ship			3	3	2	8	7	6
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			15	31	30	64	84	70
		Cargo	0	2	1	5	8	5
		Bulk carrier/OBO	2	4	4	10	7	8
		Tanker	1	0	1	5	1	3
		Tug	0	4	3	2	11	7
		Barge	5	1	1	10	5	5
		Ferry	2	3	2	9	14	8
		Passenger	0	0	1	1	1	2
		Fishing	3	14	15	13	28	25
		Service vessel	2	2	1	8	7	4
		Non-Commercial	0	0	1	0	0	1
		Other	0	1	1	1	2	2
	By Vessel Flag		15	31	30	64	84	70
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	8	13	11	35	44	33
		Canadian (Fishing)	3	14	14	12	27	24
		Foreign	4	4	5	17	13	13
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			1	3	1	2	5	4
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	0	0	0
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	0	0	0	1	0
		60 to 149 grt	0	0	1	1	0	1
		15 to 59 grt	1	3	1	1	4	1
		Less than 15 grt	0	0	0	0	0	1
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fatalities			1	5	2	1	8	4
		Shipping Accidents	0	5	2	0	8	4
		Accidents Aboard Ship	1	0	0	1	0	0
Injuries			3	3	4	9	14	10
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	1	1	7	3
		Accidents Aboard Ship	3	3	3	8	7	7
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			23	15	14	64	48	37
		Close-quarters situation	2	1	1	3	3	3
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	11	5	8	30	20	17
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	0	2	1
		Personal incidents	3	0	0	3	1	1
		Other	7	9	6	28	22	14

Figures are preliminary as of April 17, 2009
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.

						Western Region
Table 2a						Central Region
Marine Occurrence Statistics for March 2009						Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region						Maritimes Region

			March			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		8	11	12	25	27	27
	Accidents aboard ship		3	1	1	5	2	3
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	10	15	14	28	32	29
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	1	3	2
		Ferry/Passenger	1	1	2	6	3	4
		Tug/Barge	5	5	3	10	11	8
		Fishing	2	7	7	8	13	12
		Others	2	1	1	3	2	3
		Vessels lost	1	1	1	1	2	2
	Fatalities		1	1	1	1	2	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		19	9	8	31	31	21
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	3	1	1	5	3
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	3	1	1	5	3
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	2	1	1	3	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	0	0	1	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	2	2	2	4	3
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	6	7	22	17	17
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	0	3	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	6	7	24	18	17
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	3	3	15	8	10
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	2	4	2
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	2	1	1
		Fishing	1	1	2	1	1	2
		Others	0	1	0	4	4	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		3	3	2	27	6	6
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		0	5	3	5	8	9
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	5	3	6	9	10
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1	1	0	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	2	1
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	0	5	2	3	7	6
		Others	0	0	0	2	0	1
		Vessels lost	0	2	0	0	2	1
	Fatalities		0	4	1	0	4	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	1	3	4	3
Figures are preliminary as of April 17, 2009

						Newfoundland Region
Table 2b						Arctic Region
Marine Occurrence Statistics for March 2009						Foreign Waters
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region

			March			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	1	3	4	15	7
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	1	0	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	2	3	4	17	8
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	1	2	1
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	0	2	5	2
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	0	1	2	1	7	4
		Others	0	1	0	0	3	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	1	1	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	2	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	1	0	2	2
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	0	0	0
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	1	1	2	2
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	0	0	1	0
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	0	2	1	3	3
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1	0	3	2
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Others	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	1	1	1

Figures are preliminary as of April 17, 2009