MARINE STATISTICS - 2009-12


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

			December			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Total Marine Accidents			22	31	34	387	419	466
Shipping Accidents			22	27	31	336	360	413
		Collision	0	3	1	14	17	16
		Capsizing	0	2	1	8	12	14
		Foundering/Sinking	1	3	2	22	32	23
		Fire/Explosion	5	2	4	52	62	57
		Grounding	6	7	9	109	71	95
		Striking	2	4	5	50	57	69
		Ice damage	0	0	0	0	15	14
		Propeller/Rudder/Structural damage	1	0	1	16	15	38
		Flooding	5	2	3	34	45	52
		Other	2	4	4	31	34	35
Accidents Aboard Ship			0	4	3	51	59	53
Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents			22	31	34	369	409	453
	By Type of Vessel
		Cargo	0	1	2	21	18	22
		Bulk carrier/OBO	4	9	9	51	49	57
		Tanker	1	0	0	10	5	10
		Tug	1	5	3	21	48	36
		Barge	2	5	4	28	29	30
		Ferry	2	2	2	25	30	25
		Passenger	0	0	1	15	14	20
		Fishing	6	7	11	139	173	207
		Service vessel	4	2	1	31	24	23
		Non-Commercial	0	0	0	12	11	11
		Other	2	0	1	16	8	11
	By Vessel Flag
		Canadian (Non-fishing)	11	17	18	172	195	191
		Canadian (Fishing)	6	7	11	134	172	201
		Foreign	5	7	4	63	42	61
Vessels Lost (By Gross Tonnage)			1	3	3	24	35	30
		1,600 grt and over	0	0	0	2	0	1
		150 to 1,599 grt	0	1	0	0	3	1
		60 to 149 grt	1	0	0	5	4	6
		15 to 59 grt	0	0	1	5	14	9
		Less than 15 grt	0	1	0	6	11	9
		Unknown tonnage	0	1	1	6	3	4
Fatalities			1	1	1	14	24	21
		Shipping Accidents	1	1	1	7	13	13
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	0	0	7	11	8
Injuries			0	4	4	69	66	75
		Shipping Accidents	0	0	2	23	15	26
		Accidents Aboard Ship	0	4	3	46	51	49
Reported Incidents (Mandatory)			11	21	15	223	249	234
		Close-quarters situation	1	1	1	12	20	39
		Engine/Rudder/Propeller	6	11	7	122	129	104
		Cargo trouble	0	0	0	4	6	3
		Personal incidents	1	1	1	9	10	11
		Other	3	8	6	76	84	76

Figures are preliminary as of January 20, 2010
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 December 2009						Laurentian Region
Details on Occurrences, Losses and Vessels Involved by Region						Maritimes Region

			December			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Western Region
	Shipping Accidents		5	8	7	113	108	117
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	0	21	15	15
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents	5	9	7	125	130	134
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	1	1	14	7	8
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	1	15	15	19
		Tug/Barge	1	7	4	24	48	39
		Fishing	0	1	2	49	54	56
		Others	3	0	0	23	6	11
		Vessels lost	0	2	1	7	10	10
	Fatalities		0	1	0	6	8	7
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		5	10	6	111	146	97
Central Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	4	6	34	45	51
	Accidents aboard ship		0	2	1	6	14	7
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents	3	5	7	37	51	55
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	1	3	4	21	29	31
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	2	6
		Tug/Barge	1	2	1	7	12	9
		Fishing	0	0	0	1	1	1
		Others	1	0	1	8	7	7
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	1	2	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	4	2	30	28	33
Laurentian Region
	Shipping Accidents		4	7	6	78	56	70
	Accidents aboard ship		0	1	1	10	15	13
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents	4	7	7	89	60	77
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	3	5	4	39	24	35
		Ferry/Passenger	0	1	1	8	12	9
		Tug/Barge	1	1	1	12	7	9
		Fishing	0	0	0	20	9	16
		Others	0	0	0	10	8	8
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	3	0	1
	Fatalities		0	0	0	2	3	2
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	5	4	46	40	61
Maritimes Region
	Shipping Accidents		7	6	8	64	77	87
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	1	9	6	8
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents	7	8	9	71	88	95
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Ferry/Passenger	1	1	0	7	9	7
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	2	2	3
		Fishing	6	5	7	50	63	70
		Others	0	2	1	9	13	13
		Vessels lost	1	0	1	4	15	10
	Fatalities		1	0	0	3	9	5
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		1	0	1	16	16	20
Figures are preliminary as of January 20, 2010

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

			December			Year To Date
			2009	2008	2004-2008	2009	2008	2004-2008
					Average			Average
Newfoundland Region
	Shipping Accidents		3	2	2	35	61	73
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	4	5	6
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents	3	2	2	35	64	75
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	1	0	1	4	4
		Ferry/Passenger	1	0	0	10	6	4
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	1	2	1
		Fishing	0	1	1	19	45	62
		Others	2	0	0	4	7	4
		Vessels lost		1	1	8	8	7
	Fatalities		0	0	0	3	2	4
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		2	1	1	12	10	16
Arctic Region
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	0	6	5	4
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	0	1	1
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents	0	0	0	6	5	4
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	0	0	1	1
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	3	2	1
		Fishing	0	0	0	0	1	0
		Others	0	0	0	3	1	2
		Vessels lost	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Fatalities		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Reported Incidents (Mandatory)		0	0	0	2	1	2
Foreign Waters
	Shipping Accidents		0	0	2	6	8	12
	Accidents aboard ship		0	0	0	1	3	2
		Vessels Involved In Shipping Accidents	0	0	2	6	11	14
		Cargo/OBO/Tanker	0	0	2	4	6	8
		Ferry/Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tug/Barge	0	0	0	0	4	5
		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)		0	1	1	6	8	6
Figures are preliminary as of January 20, 2010