Monthly Marine Occurrence Statistics

November 2018

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved)
  November Year to date (November)
2018 2017 2013-2017
average
2018 2017 2013-2017
average
Accidents 18 20 20 236 264 266
Shipping accidents by type 17 19 17 196 222 223
Capsize 0 1 0 11 4 6
Collision 9 7 6 63 86 76
Fire/Explosion 1 4 3 28 31 31
Grounding 4 3 2 54 49 56
Sank 1 3 3 22 21 19
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 2 1 2 18 30 34
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 1 1
Accidents aboard ship 1 1 3 40 42 43
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 20 20 19 220 255 257
Barge 4 2 1 21 18 16
Cargo - liquid 2 0 1 8 10 10
Cargo - solid 7 3 4 41 37 44
Ferry 0 0 1 9 12 16
Fishing 1 4 5 62 81 81
Passenger 0 0 0 13 15 14
Service ship 1 4 3 19 37 33
Tug 1 2 1 20 24 22
Other vessel types 4 5 2 27 21 20
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 20 20 19 220 255 257
Canadian non-fishing vessels 12 13 11 132 144 143
Canadian fishing vessels 1 4 5 58 77 79
Foreign vessels 7 3 2 30 34 35
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 0 1 2 11 9 17
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 0 2 2 4
Less than 15 gross tons 0 1 1 6 2 6
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 0 3 3
Fatalities 0 1 1 20 11 13
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 15 4 7
Accidents aboard ship 0 1 1 5 7 6
Serious injuries 1 0 3 43 42 42
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 7 6 5
Accidents aboard ship 1 0 3 36 36 37
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 0 N/A 9 7 N/A
Reportable incidents by type 51 53 41 734 811 698
Bottom contact 2 2 2 32 36 25
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 1 1 6 6 3
Person overboard 1 0 0 11 10 9
Risk of collision (near collision) 1 2 2 57 48 43
Risk of sinking 1 1 1 25 14 13
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 44 43 32 563 657 583
Other incident types 2 4 3 40 40 20
Data extracted December 17, 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.