MARINE STATISTICS - 2009-08


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

			August			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			36	39	46	243	278	315
Shipping Accidents			34	34	40	209	251	280
		Collision	3	2	2	11	12	12
		Capsizing	1	1	1	6	7	9
		Foundering/Sinking	2	6	2	13	21	13
		Fire/Explosion	3	5	6	27	44	41
		Grounding	13	7	10	67	53	62
		Striking	6	7	8	34	31	40
		Ice damage	0	0	0	0	15	14
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	2	3	14	12	32
		Flooding	0	3	5	19	30	37
		Other	5	1	3	18	26	21
Accidents Aboard Ship			2	5	6	34	27	35
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			39	41	47	231	287	309
		Cargo	3	1	3	14	14	14
		Bulk carrier/OBO	3	3	4	28	27	31
		Tanker	0	0	0	8	5	7
		Tug	2	4	3	10	29	23
		Barge	2	3	4	18	13	17
		Ferry	4	2	2	16	23	17
		Passenger	2	5	4	9	13	14
		Fishing	16	15	20	93	131	155
		Service vessel	2	4	3	14	18	16
		Non-Commercial	3	3	2	11	9	9
		Other	2	1	1	10	5	7
	By Vessel Flag		39	41	47	231	287	309
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	17	23	22	100	132	122
		Canadian (Fishing)	16	15	20	89	130	150
		Foreign	6	3	5	42	25	37
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			4	3	3	13	22	18
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	0	0	0
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	0	0	0	1	1
		60 to 149 grt	0	0	0	1	1	4
		15 to 59 grt	1	1	1	3	10	5
		Less than 15 grt	1	2	1	5	8	6
		Unknown tonnage	2	0	1	4	2	3
Fatalities			0	2	2	7	16	14
		Shipping Accidents	0	1	1	3	12	8
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	1	1	4	4	5
Injuries			8	6	12	43	38	54
		Shipping Accidents	6	2	7	12	14	22
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	4	5	31	24	33
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			11	21	22	154	169	158
		Close-quarters situation	0	1	5	6	15	27
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	7	12	9	82	83	70
		Cargo trouble	1	1	0	2	3	2
		Personal incidents	2	2	1	9	7	8
		Other	7	5	6	55	61	50

Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 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 August 2009						Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region						Maritimes Region

			August			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		13	10	14	76	76	82
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	3	16	7	12
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	14	12	17	86	93	95
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	0	1	6	6	4
		Ferry/Passenger	2	4	2	12	13	15
		Tug/Barge	0	4	5	14	28	25
		Fishing	8	2	7	41	40	42
		Others	3	2	3	13	6	10
		Vessels lost	2	0	1	4	5	6
	Fatalities		0	2	1	4	5	6
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		13	14	8	83	104	65
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	5	5	18	24	24
	Accidents aboard ship		1	2	1	3	3	3
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	7	7	6	21	28	27
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	2	4	11	17	16
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	0	2	3
		Tug/Barge	2	2	1	4	4	4
		Fishing	0	1	0	1	1	0
		Others	3	2	1	5	4	3
		Vessels lost	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	1	4	16	15	21
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	6	4	56	38	49
	Accidents aboard ship		1	2	1	7	7	8
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	4	6	5	61	41	53
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	2	2	27	15	22
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	5	8	6
		Tug/Barge	1	0	0	7	3	5
		Fishing	1	2	1	13	9	14
		Others	0	1	0	9	6	6
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	3	0	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	1	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	2	7	40	24	41
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		8	8	9	34	53	57
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	5	4	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	10	11	11	38	60	62
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	0	0	3	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	2	2	1	3	7	5
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Fishing	6	8	8	26	45	46
		Others	1	1	1	5	7	7
		Vessels lost	1	1	1	2	11	6
	Fatalities		0	0	0	1	7	3
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	1	2	8	14	15
Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 2009

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

			August				Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008		2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average				Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	3	5		20	51	60
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0		2	3	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	3	6		20	54	62
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1		1	3	3
		Ferry/Passenger	2	0	0		5	6	3
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0		1	2	1
		Fishing	1	2	4		12	36	52
		Others	0	1	0		1	7	3
		Vessels lost	1	1	1		4	5	5
	Fatalities		0	0	0		0	2	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	1		6	7	12
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		1	2	1		1	4	2
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0		0	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	2	1	1		1	4	2
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0		0	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0		0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	1	1	0		1	2	0
		Fishing	0	0	0		0	0	0
		Others	0	1	1		0	1	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0		0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	1	0		0	1	1
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	1		4	5	6
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0		1	2	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	0	0	2		4	7	8
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	1		2	3	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0		0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	1		0	3	4
		Fishing	0	0	0		0	0	1
		Others	0	0	0		2	1	1
		Vessels lost	0	0	0		0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0		0	1	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	1	0		1	4	4
Figures are preliminary as of September 15, 2009