Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in May 2024

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in May 2024
  May Year to date (May)
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
2024 2023 2019-2023
average
Accidents 21 25 24 79 84 91
Shipping accidents by type 18 20 19 63 72 73
Capsize 3 1 0 5 1 2
Collision 3 3 6 10 24 25
Fire/Explosion 6 3 3 16 10 14
Grounding 6 2 5 23 10 12
Sank 0 2 2 2 8 8
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 0 8 3 7 18 11
Other accident types 0 1 0 0 1 1
Accidents aboard ship 3 5 5 16 12 18
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 20 21 22 65 82 83
Barge 1 2 2 4 5 5
Cargo - liquid 1 1 1 2 2 3
Cargo - solid 3 9 5 9 23 20
Ferry 2 1 1 6 5 6
Fishing 7 2 8 24 20 22
Passenger 1 1 1 2 1 2
Service ship 3 1 2 12 11 9
Tug 1 0 0 3 5 7
Other vessel types 1 4 3 3 10 8
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag  20 21 22 65 82 83
Canadian non-fishing vessels 10 14 11 31 47 45
Canadian fishing vessels 7 2 8 24 20 22
Foreign vessels 3 5 3 10 15 16
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 2 3 2 10 5 5
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 1 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 0 1 1
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 4 0 1
Less than 15 gross tons 1 1 1 4 2 2
Unknown tonnage 1 2 1 1 2 1
Fatalities 0 2 2 3 2 5
Shipping accidents 0 0 1 2 0 3
Accidents aboard ship 0 2 1 1 2 2
Serious injuries 4 4 4 19 11 17
Shipping accidents 1 0 0 1 0 2
Accidents aboard ship 3 4 4 18 11 15
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 0 0 1 0 1
Reportable incidents by type 115 81 113 294 277 337
Bottom contact 1 1 2 10 13 8
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 1 0 2 2 1
Person overboard 0 1 1 2 2 3
Risk of collision (near collision) 8 6 4 15 9 9
Risk of sinking 5 5 3 9 12 9
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 99 66 103 245 232 290
Other incident types 2 1 1 11 7 18

Data extracted 17 June 2024

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.