Table 1. Marine occurrences (types in vessels and losses involved) in April 2020

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved)
  April Year to date (April)
2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average
Accidents 20 24 24 54 74 68
Shipping accidents by type 15 17 20 42 58 57
Capsize 1 2 1 2 2 2
Collision 7 10 7 18 24 17
Fire/Explosion 3 2 2 8 9 8
Grounding 3 2 3 5 8 10
Sank 1 0 1 4 6 5
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 0 1 5 5 9 13
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidents aboard ship 5 7 4 12 16 11
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 17 18 21 45 65 62
Barge 1 0 1 1 3 4
Cargo - liquid 0 1 0 1 3 3
Cargo - solid 7 6 7 16 20 15
Ferry 1 2 2 5 7 6
Fishing 3 2 5 8 12 16
Passenger 0 1 1 2 2 1
Service ship 3 2 4 4 9 10
Tug 2 1 1 7 2 3
Other vessel types 0 3 2 1 7 5
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 17 18 21 45 65 62
Canadian non-fishing vessels 8 12 13 22 36 35
Canadian fishing vessels 3 2 5 8 12 15
Foreign vessels 6 4 4 15 17 11
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 0 0 1 1 4 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 0 0 0 1 1 1
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 0 1 1
Less than 15 gross tons 0 0 0 0 2 1
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fatalities 0 3 2 1 5 3
Shipping accidents 0 3 1 0 4 2
Accidents aboard ship 0 0 0 1 1 1
Serious injuries 4 5 4 11 14 12
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 0 5 2
Accidents aboard ship 4 5 3 11 9 9
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 1 0 0 3 0 N/A
Reportable incidents by type 35 90 73 154 254 196
Bottom contact 1 3 2 2 9 6
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 0 1 1
Person overboard 1 1 1 2 5 4
Risk of collision (near collision) 1 2 2 6 5 6
Risk of sinking 1 1 1 4 5 4
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 29 78 65 109 209 160
Other incident types 2 5 3 31 20 14

Data extracted 15 May 2020

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.