Monthly Marine Occurrence Statistics

October 2018

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved)
  October Year to date (October)
2018 2017 2013-2017 average 2018 2017 2013-2017 average
Accidents 24 31 28 218 244 246
Shipping accidents by type 19 26 24 179 203 206
Capsize 0 0 1 11 3 6
Collision 9 10 8 54 79 70
Fire/Explosion 3 1 2 27 27 29
Grounding 4 8 7 50 46 53
Sank 3 3 2 21 18 16
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 0 4 4 16 29 32
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 1 1
Accidents aboard ship 5 5 4 39 41 40
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 21 31 30 200 235 238
Barge 4 1 2 17 16 15
Cargo - liquid 1 1 1 6 10 9
Cargo - solid 2 6 5 34 34 40
Ferry 2 1 2 9 12 15
Fishing 3 10 7 61 77 76
Passenger 4 2 1 13 15 14
Service ship 0 4 5 18 33 30
Tug 4 6 4 19 22 21
Other vessel types 1 0 2 23 16 18
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 21 31 30 200 235 238
Canadian non-fishing vessels 14 16 18 120 131 131
Canadian fishing vessels 3 10 7 57 73 74
Foreign vessels 4 5 4 23 31 32
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 0 0 3 11 8 15
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 0 0 1 2 2 3
Less than 15 gross tons 0 0 1 6 1 5
Unknown tonnage 0 0 1 0 3 3
Fatalities 3 1 2 19 10 13
Shipping accidents 0 0 2 15 4 7
Accidents aboard ship 3 1 0 4 6 5
Serious injuries 2 5 4 43 42 39
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 7 6 5
Accidents aboard ship 2 5 4 36 36 34
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 1 1 N/A 9 7 N/A
Reportable incidents by type 61 52 49 663 758 656
Bottom contact 3 3 3 29 34 24
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 6 5 2
Person overboard 2 0 0 11 10 9
Risk of collision (near collision) 6 4 3 57 46 41
Risk of sinking 2 4 2 22 13 12
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 43 40 39 499 614 551
Other incident types 5 1 1 39 36 17
Data extracted November 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.