Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in April 2023

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in April 2023
  April Year to date (April)
2023 2022 2018-2022 average 2023 2022 2018-2022 average
Accidents 21 24 25 59 77 69
Shipping accidents by type 18 19 19 52 61 55
Capsize 0 0 1 0 1 2
Collision 5 7 6 21 18 17
Fire/Explosion 2 5 5 7 13 12
Grounding 4 5 3 8 13 9
Sank 4 0 1 6 9 7
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 3 2 2 10 7 8
Other shipping accident types 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accidents aboard ship 3 5 5 7 16 14
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 21 21 21 61 67 60
Barge 3 1 1 3 3 3
Cargo - liquid 0 1 1 1 3 2
Cargo - solid 4 5 6 14 16 16
Ferry 0 2 1 4 6 5
Fishing 8 8 6 18 18 14
Passenger 0 0 1 0 2 2
Service ship 3 0 2 10 6 6
Tug 1 3 2 5 8 7
Other vessel types 2 1 2 6 5 6
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag  21 21 21 61 67 60
Canadian non-fishing vessels 12 9 12 33 34 34
Canadian fishing vessels 8 8 6 18 18 14
Foreign vessels 1 4 3 10 15 13
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 2 1 1 2 3 4
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 0 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 1 0 0 1 0 0
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 0 1 1
Less than 15 gross tons 1 0 0 1 1 1
Unknown tonnage 0 1 0 0 1 0
Fatalities 0 0 1 0 3 4
Shipping accidents 0 0 1 0 2 2
Accidents aboard ship 0 0 0 0 1 1
Serious injuries 3 5 5 7 19 16
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 0 4 3
Accidents aboard ship 3 5 5 7 15 13
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 1 0 0 1 1
Reportable incidents by type 66 87 79 195 219 225
Bottom contact 3 2 2 11 4 5
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 1 0 0 1 1 1
Person overboard 0 0 1 1 0 2
Risk of collision (near collision) 1 2 2 3 3 5
Risk of sinking 2 3 2 7 7 7
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 58 79 70 166 189 186
Other incident types 1 1 2 6 15 19

Data extracted 15 May 2023

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.