Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), March 2026

 

March

Year to date (March)

2026

2025

2021-2025 average 

2026

2025

2021-2025 average

Accidents171614464543
Shipping accidents by type151512424137
Capsize100300
Collision674171611
Fire/Explosion311997
Grounding364587
Sank002055
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/
Unfit for purpose
212835
Other shipping accident types000000
Accidents aboard ship212447
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel171613474842
Barge100732
Cargo - liquid010272
Cargo - solid5231369
Ferry201413
Fishing34431110
Passenger131331
Service ship3321086
Tug232575
Other vessel types001023
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag171613474842
Canadian non-fishing vessels8107302823
Canadian fishing vessels34431110
Foreign vessels6231499
Vessels lost by gross tonnage001033
1600 gross tons and over000000
150 to 1599 gross tons000000
60 to 149 gross tons000020
15 to 59 gross tons001001
Less than 15 gross tons000011
Unknown tonnage000000
Fatalities000022
Shipping accidents000021
Accidents aboard ship000000
Serious injuries233689
Shipping accidents020242
Accidents aboard ship213447
Occurrences with a dangerous good release*000000
Reportable incidents by type25384398101123
Bottom contact112334
Cargo shift/Cargo loss000211
Person overboard000001
Risk of collision (near collision)011123
Risk of sinking000002
Total failure of any machinery or technical system**2335388593106
Other incident types111727

Data extracted 15 April 2026