| December | Year to date (December) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | |
| Accidents | 30 | 14 | 19 | 254 | 213 | 241 |
| Shipping accidents by type | 27 | 13 | 17 | 215 | 182 | 202 |
| Capsize | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Collision | 7 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 71 |
| Fire/Explosion | 6 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 37 | 37 |
| Grounding | 7 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 47 | 48 |
| Sank | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 20 |
| Sustains damage render unseaworthy/ Unfit for purpose | 7 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 19 |
| Other shipping accident types | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 31 | 39 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel | 30 | 17 | 20 | 238 | 207 | 232 |
| Barge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 16 |
| Cargo - liquid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Cargo - solid | 12 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 50 |
| Ferry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 18 |
| Fishing | 12 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 55 | 61 |
| Passenger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 |
| Service ship | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 27 |
| Tug | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Other vessel types | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag | 30 | 17 | 20 | 238 | 207 | 232 |
| Canadian non-fishing vessels | 12 | 12 | 12 | 131 | 126 | 132 |
| Canadian fishing vessels | 12 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 54 | 59 |
| Foreign vessels | 6 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 40 |
| Vessels lost by gross tonnage | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 15 |
| 1600 gross tons and over | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 150 to 1599 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 to 149 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 to 59 gross tons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Less than 15 gross tons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Unknown tonnage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Serious injuries | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 38 | 41 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 30 | 34 |
| Occurrences with a dangerous good release* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reportable incidents by type | 44 | 52 | 77 | 736 | 737 | 850 |
| Bottom contact | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Cargo shift/Cargo loss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Person overboard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Risk of collision (near collision) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 64 | 58 |
| Risk of sinking | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| Total failure of any machinery or technical system** | 40 | 50 | 70 | 606 | 611 | 700 |
| Other incident types | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 34 |
Data extracted 15 January 2026 | ||||||