MARINE STATISTICS - 2009-09


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

			September			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			33	38	41	281	316	355
Shipping Accidents			30	25	33	243	276	313
		Collision	1	1	1	13	13	13
		Capsizing	0	1	1	6	8	10
		Foundering/Sinking	2	1	2	15	22	15
		Fire/Explosion	6	3	3	34	47	44
		Grounding	11	3	8	79	56	70
		Striking	4	11	7	38	42	47
		Ice damage	0	0	0	0	15	14
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	1	2	15	13	34
		Flooding	4	3	4	23	33	41
		Other	1	1	3	20	27	24
Accidents Aboard Ship			3	13	7	38	40	42
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			35	29	36	271	316	345
		Cargo	1	2	2	15	16	16
		Bulk carrier/OBO	5	7	5	34	34	36
		Tanker	0	0	1	9	5	8
		Tug	2	2	2	12	31	25
		Barge	3	3	2	21	16	19
		Ferry	2	3	3	18	26	20
		Passenger	1	1	2	11	14	17
		Fishing	17	5	15	111	136	170
		Service vessel	2	4	2	17	22	18
		Non-Commercial	0	1	1	11	10	10
		Other	2	1	1	12	6	7
	By Vessel Flag		35	29	36	271	316	345
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	14	19	15	116	151	138
		Canadian (Fishing)	16	5	14	106	135	164
		Foreign	5	5	7	49	30	43
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			2	2	3	16	24	21
		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	2	1	1	3	2	4
		15 to 59 grt	0	0	0	3	10	6
		Less than 15 grt	0	1	2	5	9	7
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	0	5	2	3
Fatalities			3	2	3	10	18	17
		Shipping Accidents	2	0	2	5	12	10
		Accidents Aboard Ship	1	2	1	5	6	6
Injuries			5	12	9	50	50	63
		Shipping Accidents	3	1	2	16	15	24
		Accidents Aboard Ship	2	11	7	34	35	39
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			20	20	20	173	189	178
		Close-quarters situation	4	4	4	10	19	31
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	14	9	9	96	92	79
		Cargo trouble	0	1	0	2	4	2
		Personal incidents	0	1	1	9	8	9
		Other	2	5	6	56	66	56

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

			September			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		9	3	8	86	79	91
	Accidents aboard ship		0	2	1	16	9	13
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	10	3	9	97	96	104
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	0	1	9	6	5
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	2	13	13	17
		Tug/Barge	2	2	2	16	30	27
		Fishing	4	1	4	45	41	46
		Others	1	0	1	14	6	10
		Vessels lost	0	1	1	4	6	7
	Fatalities		0	0	0	4	5	6
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		10	13	8	93	117	73
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	7	6	22	31	29
	Accidents aboard ship		1	5	2	5	8	5
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	7	6	25	35	32
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	5	3	13	22	19
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	0	2	4
		Tug/Barge	0	1	1	4	5	4
		Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Others	1	1	1	7	5	4
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	1	1	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		5	1	3	20	16	23
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		7	7	6	65	45	55
	Accidents aboard ship		1	3	2	8	10	10
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	11	8	7	75	49	60
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	2	4	29	17	26
		Ferry/Passenger	1	3	1	7	11	7
		Tug/Barge	3	2	1	10	5	6
		Fishing	6	0	1	20	9	14
		Others	0	1	1	9	7	7
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	3	0	1
	Fatalities		0	1	0	2	2	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	4	7	42	28	48
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		6	6	9	40	59	66
	Accidents aboard ship		1	0	1	6	4	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	6	8	10	44	68	71
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	1	1	1	4	8	6
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	1	0	2
		Fishing	5	3	7	31	48	53
		Others	0	4	1	5	11	9
		Vessels lost	0	0	1	2	11	7
	Fatalities		1	0	1	2	7	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	1	8	14	16
Figures are preliminary as of October 15, 2009

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

			September				Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008		2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average				Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	1	3		22	52	63
	Accidents aboard ship		0	2	1		2	5	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	1	3		22	55	65
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0		1	3	3
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0		5	6	3
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0		1	2	1
		Fishing	2	1	3		14	37	55
		Others	0	0	0		1	7	3
		Vessels lost	2	1	1		6	6	6
	Fatalities		2	0	2		2	2	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	1	1		6	8	13
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	0	1		3	4	3
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0		0	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	0	1	1		3	4	3
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0		0	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0		0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0		1	2	1
		Fishing	0	0	0		0	0	0
		Others	2	0	1		2	1	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0		0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0		0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	0	0		2	1	1
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		1	1	0		5	6	7
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	0		1	3	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	2	1		5	9	9
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	2	1		3	5	4
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0		0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0		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	1	0		0	2	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	1		2	5	4
Figures are preliminary as of October 15, 2009