Table 1 Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in September 2020

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), September 2020
  September Year to date (September)
2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average
Accidents 14 28 27 163 195 209
Shipping accidents by type 9 22 23 134 149 171
Capsize 0 1 1 2 6 6
Collision 3 7 8 63 55 57
Fire/Explosion 2 3 4 23 23 27
Grounding 2 4 6 22 36 44
Sank 2 4 2 11 12 15
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 0 3 2 12 17 23
Other accident types 0 0 0 1 0 1
Accidents aboard ship 5 6 4 29 46 37
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 10 24 27 152 169 195
Barge 0 2 3 13 10 13
Cargo - liquid 0 0 0 3 5 7
Cargo - solid 2 9 4 48 42 33
Ferry 0 1 1 8 11 13
Fishing 3 7 9 40 44 61
Passenger 1 2 1 7 17 13
Service ship 2 1 4 11 17 23
Tug 1 0 3 13 3 13
Other vessel types 1 2 2 9 20 19
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 10 24 27 152 169 195
Canadian non-fishing vessels 6 10 15 79 90 109
Canadian fishing vessels 2 7 9 39 42 59
Foreign vessels 2 7 3 34 37 27
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 1 1 2 5 7 11
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 3
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 1 0 1 2
Less than 15 gross tons 1 1 1 3 5 4
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 1 0 1
Fatalities 1 6 3 10 16 12
Shipping accidents 0 0 2 5 4 7
Accidents aboard ship 1 6 2 5 12 5
Serious injuries 4 3 4 25 36 40
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 1 6 7
Accidents aboard ship 4 3 3 24 30 32
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 0 1 2 2 5
Reportable incidents by type 43 80 70 486 739 657
Bottom contact 1 1 4 8 24 25
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 1 2 3
Person overboard 0 2 1 3 11 10
Risk of collision (near collision) 5 8 6 44 47 42
Risk of sinking 2 0 1 13 8 11
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 34 68 55 377 621 540
Other incident types 1 1 2 40 26 25

Data extracted 16 October 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.