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

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in October 2022
  October Year to date (October)
2022 2021 2017-2021
average 		 2022 2021 2017-2021
average
Accidents 23 16 24 199 184 220
Shipping accidents by type 18 13 19 159 147 177
Capsize 0 1 1 4 3 5
Collision 5 3 7 51 41 63
Fire/Explosion 2 3 3 30 39 30
Grounding 6 3 4 40 29 40
Sank 2 1 2 21 21 18
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 3 2 3 13 11 19
Other accident types 0 0 0 0 3 1
Accidents aboard ship 5 3 5 40 37 44
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 19 13 22 186 167 201
Barge 4 2 2 13 13 15
Cargo - liquid 0 0 1 4 4 6
Cargo - solid 8 3 4 35 26 38
Ferry 0 1 2 17 12 11
Fishing 3 1 5 51 46 60
Passenger 1 1 2 9 6 13
Service ship 2 3 2 25 14 21
Tug 1 1 3 12 21 17
Other vessel types 0 1 2 20 25 20
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag  19 13 22 186 167 201
Canadian non-fishing vessels 11 10 15 109 99 113
Canadian fishing vessels 3 1 5 50 44 57
Foreign vessels 5 2 3 27 24 31
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 0 1 1 10 12 11
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 1 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 0 2 0
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 3 4 2
Less than 15 gross tons 0 1 1 4 5 5
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 2 1 1
Fatalities 0 2 2 6 10 14
Shipping accidents 0 1 0 2 8 7
Accidents aboard ship 0 1 1 4 2 6
Serious injuries 4 4 4 37 36 42
Shipping accidents 0 2 0 6 5 5
Accidents aboard ship 4 2 4 31 31 37
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 4 1 1 11 1 4
Reportable incidents by type 78 61 64 808 712 757
Bottom contact 7 0 2 25 20 25
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 1 1 0 2 2 3
Person overboard 2 0 1 10 5 8
Risk of collision (near collision) 9 4 5 60 33 51
Risk of sinking 0 2 2 24 22 19
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 53 53 51 656 608 619
Other incident types 6 1 3 31 22 33

Data extracted 15 November 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.