Monthly Marine Occurrence Statistics

September 2018

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved)
  September Year to date (September)
2018 2017 2013-2017 average 2018 2017 2013-2017 average
Accidents 21 24 25 188 213 218
Shipping accidents by type 16 20 22 155 177 182
Capsize 1 0 1 11 3 5
Collision 6 8 7 45 69 62
Fire/Explosion 3 3 4 22 26 26
Grounding 5 6 6 44 38 46
Sank 1 1 2 17 15 14
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 0 2 2 16 25 28
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 1 1
Accidents aboard ship 5 4 3 33 36 36
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 19 26 27 174 204 208
Barge 1 6 4 13 15 13
Cargo - liquid 0 0 0 5 9 8
Cargo - solid 1 2 3 32 28 35
Ferry 1 0 0 7 11 13
Fishing 9 7 9 54 67 68
Passenger 1 1 1 9 13 13
Service ship 4 2 4 17 29 25
Tug 2 5 4 15 16 16
Other vessel types 0 3 2 22 16 16
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 19 26 27 174 204 208
Canadian non-fishing vessels 8 17 16 105 115 113
Canadian fishing vessels 9 7 9 50 63 67
Foreign vessels 2 2 3 19 26 28
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 2 1 3 10 8 13
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 1 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 1
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 2 2 3
15 to 59 gross tons 1 0 1 2 2 3
Less than 15 gross tons 1 1 1 5 1 5
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 0 3 2
Fatalities 2 1 2 16 9 11
Shipping accidents 2 0 1 15 4 5
Accidents aboard ship 0 1 0 1 5 5
Serious injuries 5 3 3 40 37 35
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 7 6 5
Accidents aboard ship 5 3 3 33 31 31
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 1 2 N/A 6 6 N/A
Reportable incidents by type 50 84 63 546 706 607
Bottom contact 4 7 4 23 31 20
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 6 5 2
Person overboard 2 1 1 9 10 9
Risk of collision (near collision) 6 8 6 49 42 38
Risk of sinking 1 0 1 18 9 9
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 35 62 49 409 574 512
Other incident types 2 6 2 32 35 16
Data extracted October 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.