Table 1 Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in September 2019

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), September 2019
  September Year to date (September)
2019 2018 2014-2018 average 2019 2018 2014-2018 average
Accidents 20 25 27 176 205 218
Shipping accidents by type 16 18 23 133 164 183
Capsize 1 1 1 6 10 6
Collision 7 6 7 52 47 61
Fire/Explosion 3 4 4 19 24 27
Grounding 3 6 6 31 47 47
Sank 0 1 2 8 20 16
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 2 0 2 17 16 26
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 0 1
Accidents aboard ship 4 7 4 43 41 35
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 18 21 27 152 184 208
Barge 1 1 3 9 13 13
Cargo - liquid 0 0 0 5 6 8
Cargo - solid 9 1 3 42 32 35
Ferry 1 1 0 12 8 13
Fishing 3 10 10 33 62 69
Passenger 2 1 1 14 9 12
Service ship 0 5 5 15 19 24
Tug 0 2 3 2 15 16
Other vessel types 2 0 2 20 20 18
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 18 21 27 152 184 208
Canadian non-fishing vessels 8 9 15 84 104 114
Canadian fishing vessels 3 10 10 31 58 67
Foreign vessels 7 2 2 37 22 28
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 0 2 3 5 14 13
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 0 1 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 1
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 1 3 3
15 to 59 gross tons 0 1 1 1 2 2
Less than 15 gross tons 0 1 1 3 6 5
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 0 2 2
Fatalities 2 3 2 12 17 11
Shipping accidents 0 2 2 4 14 7
Accidents aboard ship 2 1 0 8 3 4
Serious injuries 2 6 4 34 49 38
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 6 8 6
Accidents aboard ship 2 6 3 28 41 32
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 1 N/A 2 7 N/A
Reportable incidents by type 45 71 66 602 684 629
Bottom contact 1 4 5 24 28 24
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 1 6 3
Person overboard 2 1 1 10 7 8
Risk of collision (near collision) 5 6 6 41 57 38
Risk of sinking 0 3 1 8 23 10
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 37 55 51 494 534 525
Other incident types 0 2 2 24 29 21

Data extracted 16 October 2019

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.