MARINE STATISTICS - 2009-10


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

			October			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			41	40	39	326	356	395
Shipping Accidents			34	31	35	279	307	348
		Collision	1	1	1	14	14	14
		Capsizing	1	2	2	7	10	12
		Foundering/Sinking	4	3	3	19	25	18
		Fire/Explosion	8	6	3	42	53	47
		Grounding	11	4	9	91	60	79
		Striking	1	6	8	40	48	56
		Ice damage	0	0	0	0	15	14
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	0	1	1	15	14	35
		Flooding	2	6	4	25	39	45
		Other	6	2	3	26	29	27
Accidents Aboard Ship			7	9	5	47	49	47
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			39	36	39	312	352	384
		Cargo	5	1	2	20	17	18
		Bulk carrier/OBO	5	2	5	39	36	41
		Tanker	0	0	1	9	5	9
		Tug	4	8	4	17	39	29
		Barge	3	6	5	24	22	24
		Ferry	1	0	2	19	26	21
		Passenger	2	0	2	14	14	18
		Fishing	12	17	14	123	153	183
		Service vessel	5	0	2	22	22	20
		Non-Commercial	1	0	1	12	10	11
		Other	1	2	2	13	8	9
	By Vessel Flag		39	36	39	312	352	384
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	21	15	18	139	166	156
		Canadian (Fishing)	12	17	14	118	152	178
		Foreign	6	4	7	55	34	50
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			4	4	3	20	28	24
		1,600 grt and over	1	0	0	1	0	0
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	0	0	0	1	1
		60 to 149 grt	1	0	1	4	2	5
		15 to 59 grt	1	3	1	4	13	7
		Less than 15 grt	1	1	1	6	10	8
		Unknown tonnage	0	0	0	5	2	3
Fatalities			1	3	1	13	21	18
		Shipping Accidents	1	0	0	6	12	10
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	3	1	7	9	7
Injuries			12	8	5	63	58	68
		Shipping Accidents	4	0	1	21	15	24
		Accidents Aboard Ship	8	8	4	42	43	44
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			15	29	27	186	218	205
		Close-quarters situation	1	0	4	11	19	35
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	7	21	14	103	113	93
		Cargo trouble	0	2	0	2	6	3
		Personal incidents	0	0	1	7	8	10
		Other	7	6	8	63	72	64

Figures are preliminary as of November 27, 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 October 2009						Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region						Maritimes Region

			October			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		14	14	11	101	93	101
	Accidents aboard ship		2	3	1	20	12	14
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	15	18	13	113	114	117
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	0	2	10	6	6
		Ferry/Passenger	3	0	1	16	13	18
		Tug/Barge	4	10	5	21	40	32
		Fishing	2	8	5	47	49	51
		Others	5	0	1	19	6	11
		Vessels lost	2	1	1	6	7	8
	Fatalities		0	2	0	6	7	6
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		6	13	11	97	130	84
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	4	8	25	35	37
	Accidents aboard ship		1	3	1	6	11	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	3	5	8	28	40	40
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	2	2	4	15	24	23
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	0	2	5
		Tug/Barge	1	2	2	5	7	6
		Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Others	0	1	1	7	6	5
		Vessels lost	0	1	0	1	2	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		5	8	5	25	24	28
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		7	2	5	73	47	60
	Accidents aboard ship		2	3	1	10	13	11
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	8	2	6	84	51	66
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	6	0	3	35	17	29
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	8	11	7
		Tug/Barge	1	1	1	11	6	7
		Fishing	0	0	1	20	9	15
		Others	1	1	1	10	8	8
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	3	0	1
	Fatalities		0	1	0	2	3	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	5	7	43	33	54
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	8	7	45	67	73
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	1	6	4	7
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	8	8	7	52	76	79
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	4	8	6
		Tug/Barge	0	1	1	1	1	2
		Fishing	8	7	6	39	55	59
		Others	0	0	1	5	11	10
		Vessels lost	1	2	1	3	13	8
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	7	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	1	2	9	15	18
Figures are preliminary as of November 27, 2009

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

			October			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	1	2	24	53	65
	Accidents aboard ship		2	0	0	4	5	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	1	2	24	56	67
		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	2	16	38	57
		Others	0	0	0	1	7	3
		Vessels lost	1	0	0	7	6	6
	Fatalities		1	0	0	3	2	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	1	7	8	14
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		2	1	1	5	5	3
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	2	1	1	5	5	4
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	1	0	0	2	2	1
		Fishing	0	1	0	0	1	0
		Others	1	0	0	3	1	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	2	1	2
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		1	1	1	6	7	7
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	3	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents
		By Type of Vessel	1	1	1	6	10	10
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	1	0	4	6	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	0	0	0	2	0
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	2	1	3	7	5
Figures are preliminary as of November 27, 2009