Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), July 2020

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), July 2020
  July Year to date (July)
2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average
Accidents 20 28 30 117 147 155
Shipping accidents by type 19 21 23 97 110 125
Capsize 0 2 1 3 5 5
Collision 7 5 7 45 40 40
Fire/Explosion 3 4 3 16 16 19
Grounding 6 7 7 14 27 30
Sank 2 1 2 8 8 11
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 1 2 2 10 14 20
Other accident types 0 0 0 1 0 1
Accidents aboard ship 1 7 7 20 37 29
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 21 22 26 108 124 141
Barge 1 2 2 8 5 8
Cargo - liquid 0 1 1 2 5 6
Cargo - solid 7 1 4 37 28 25
Ferry 1 3 2 8 10 11
Fishing 10 4 8 28 32 44
Passenger 1 6 4 4 11 8
Service ship 0 1 1 8 14 16
Tug 0 1 2 9 3 9
Other vessel types 1 3 3 4 16 14
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 21 22 26 108 124 141
Canadian non-fishing vessels 9 16 16 53 67 78
Canadian fishing vessels 10 2 7 28 30 43
Foreign vessels 2 4 3 27 27 20
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 1 0 1 3 6 8
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 2
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 0 1 1
Less than 15 gross tons 0 0 0 1 4 3
Unknown tonnage 1 0 0 1 0 1
Fatalities 1 1 1 7 9 8
Shipping accidents 1 0 0 5 4 5
Accidents aboard ship 0 1 1 2 5 3
Serious injuries 0 7 6 17 31 29
Shipping accidents 0 1 0 0 6 4
Accidents aboard ship 0 6 6 17 25 26
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 1 1 2 1 3
Reportable incidents by type 65 100 87 334 566 495
Bottom contact 2 5 4 4 22 18
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 1 1 0 1 2 3
Person overboard 0 0 1 2 8 7
Risk of collision (near collision) 11 12 10 31 25 24
Risk of sinking 2 0 1 6 8 9
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 48 80 69 254 477 414
Other incident types 1 2 1 36 24 21

Data extracted 17 August 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.