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Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in May 2022

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in May 2022
  May Year to date (May)
2022 2021 2017-2021 average  2022 2021 2017-2021 average
Accidents 17 21 27 92 79 94
Shipping accidents by type 16 16 21 76 64 75
Capsize 1 0 1 2 1 3
Collision 3 3 8 21 15 26
Fire/Explosion 1 4 3 14 19 13
Grounding 8 6 6 21 9 12
Sank 1 2 2 9 11 8
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 2 1 2 9 7 12
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 2 1
Accidents aboard ship 1 5 6 16 15 19
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 19 17 24 85 73 83
Barge 2 1 2 5 6 5
Cargo - liquid 0 0 1 3 2 3
Cargo - solid 2 2 4 18 12 19
Ferry 1 3 2 7 6 6
Fishing 9 9 9 27 20 23
Passenger 0 0 1 2 2 3
Service ship 1 0 2 7 5 11
Tug 1 0 1 8 12 7
Other vessel types 3 2 2 8 8 7
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag  19 17 24 85 73 83
Canadian non-fishing vessels 9 6 12 43 43 47
Canadian fishing vessels 9 9 9 27 20 22
Foreign vessels 1 2 3 15 10 14
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 2 2 1 4 8 5
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 0 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 0 2 0
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 1 2 1
Less than 15 gross tons 2 1 1 2 3 2
Unknown tonnage 0 1 0 1 1 0
Fatalities 0 1 3 3 5 7
Shipping accidents 0 1 2 2 5 5
Accidents aboard ship 0 0 1 1 0 2
Serious injuries 1 3 5 19 14 19
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 4 1 3
Accidents aboard ship 1 3 5 15 13 16
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 0 1 1 0 1
Reportable incidents by type 133 104 118 351 332 338
Bottom contact 1 1 3 5 3 8
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 1 1 2
Person overboard 0 1 1 0 2 4
Risk of collision (near collision) 6 0 3 9 7 9
Risk of sinking 2 2 3 9 5 9
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 124 99 105 312 302 285
Other incident types 0 1 3 15 12 22

Data extracted 15 June 2022

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.

  1. * 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.
  2. ** 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.