Monthly Marine Occurrence Statistics

April 2018

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved)
  April Year to date (April)
2018 2017 2013-2017 average 2018 2017 2013-2017 average
Accidents 24 24 21 58 62 68
Shipping accidents by type 22 21 19 47 55 59
Capsize 1 0 0 3 2 2
Collision 4 8 6 9 21 20
Fire/Explosion 3 1 2 9 6 6
Grounding 3 2 4 9 4 10
Sank 5 1 1 8 5 5
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 6 9 6 9 16 15
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 1 1
Accidents aboard ship 2 3 3 11 7 9
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 23 24 21 50 59 65
Barge 2 0 0 4 3 5
Cargo - liquid 0 0 1 0 1 4
Cargo - solid 7 7 7 12 14 15
Ferry 1 2 1 2 4 6
Fishing 5 6 6 11 14 17
Passenger 1 1 0 2 1 1
Service ship 3 8 3 6 19 11
Tug 0 0 1 3 2 4
Other vessel types 4 0 1 10 1 3
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 23 24 21 50 59 65
Canadian non-fishing vessels 18 14 11 37 36 37
Canadian fishing vessels 5 6 6 10 14 16
Foreign vessels 0 4 4 3 9 12
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 3 0 1 4 3 4
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 0 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 to 149 gross tons 2 0 0 2 1 1
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 1 1 1
Less than 15 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 1
Unknown tonnage 1 0 0 1 1 0
Fatalities 1 2 1 3 5 4
Shipping accidents 1 2 0 2 4 2
Accidents aboard ship 0 0 1 1 1 2
Serious injuries 4 3 2 15 7 8
Shipping accidents 1 0 0 4 1 0
Accidents aboard ship 3 3 2 11 6 7
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 0 N/A 2 0 N/A
Reportable incidents by type 45 76 66 147 194 164
Bottom contact 2 0 1 5 2 5
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 4 1 0
Person overboard 1 0 1 2 3 4
Risk of collision (near collision) 1 2 2 4 9 7
Risk of sinking 0 0 2 7 3 3
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 39 70 58 107 158 137
Other incident types 2 4 1 18 18 8
Data extracted May 15, 2018
In November 2013, the Transportation Safety Board developed and deployed a new Marine Database. The new database significantly improves the TSB’s ability to collect, categorize and present statistics. In accordance with these changes the statistical summaries for January 2014 onwards will be presented in a slightly different format.
New TSB regulations came into effect on July 1, 2014, changing some reporting requirements.
* Under new reporting requirements the release of dangerous goods has been harmonized with Part 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. Detailed data was not collected prior to July 1, 2014.
** New regulations clarify the reporting requirements for a total failure of any machinery or technical system.

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.