Marine Statistics

2009 Marine Annual Statistics - Preliminary

Highlights

In all, 390 marine accidents were reported to the TSB in 2009, a 14.1% decrease from the 2008 total of 454 and a 12.6% decrease from the 2004-2008 average of 446. Shipping accidents, which comprised approximately 85% of marine accidents, reached a 33-year low of 338 in 2009, down from 395 in 2008 and from the five-year average of 392. Fishing vessels comprised 43% of all Canadian-flag vessels involved in shipping accidents. Marine fatalities totaled 16 in 2009, down from both the 2008 total of 25 and the five-year average of 19. Twenty-six vessels were reported lost in 2009, down from both the 2008 total of 35 and the five-year average of 31.

In 2009, 228 marine incidents were reported in accordance with the TSB mandatory reporting requirements, down from 248 in 2008 and from the five-year average of 229.

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