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

 

August

Year to date (August)

2024

2023

2019-2023
average

2024

2023

2019-2023
average

Accidents

17

21

22

136

154

162

Shipping accidents by type

16

17

18

115

129

130

Capsize

0

0

0

6

2

3

Collision

7

8

9

36

44

47

Fire/Explosion

3

1

3

23

19

24

Grounding

4

6

4

34

26

28

Sank

0

1

1

2

13

14

Sustains damage render unseaworthy/
Unfit for purpose

2

1

1

11

24

14

Other shipping accident types

0

0

0

3

1

1

Accidents aboard ship

1

4

4

21

25

32

Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel

19

21

23

127

149

151

Barge

0

1

2

5

10

11

Cargo - liquid

0

1

0

3

3

4

Cargo - solid

4

5

5

18

35

32

Ferry

3

0

1

12

8

10

Fishing

3

6

6

38

37

42

Passenger

1

1

2

7

4

8

Service ship

2

1

2

19

20

15

Tug

3

4

2

10

13

12

Other vessel types

3

2

2

15

19

17

Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag

19

21

23

127

149

151

Canadian non-fishing vessels

14

9

13

73

84

83

Canadian fishing vessels

3

5

6

38

36

41

Foreign vessels

2

7

4

16

29

27

Vessels lost by gross tonnage

0

0

1

11

9

8

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

1

1

1

15 to 59 gross tons

0

0

0

4

1

2

Less than 15 gross tons

0

0

0

4

2

3

Unknown tonnage

0

0

0

1

4

2

Fatalities

0

0

1

11

9

8

Shipping accidents

0

0

0

8

2

4

Accidents aboard ship

0

0

1

3

7

4

Serious injuries

1

3

3

25

24

29

Shipping accidents

0

0

0

4

3

4

Accidents aboard ship

1

3

3

21

21

25

Occurrences with a dangerous good release*

0

0

1

1

3

2

Reportable incidents by type

66

92

95

541

551

613

Bottom contact

2

3

3

15

26

17

Cargo shift/Cargo loss

0

0

0

2

2

1

Person overboard

0

1

1

2

3

5

Risk of collision (near collision)

8

18

13

49

49

40

Risk of sinking

0

1

3

9

18

17

Total failure of any machinery or technical system**

54

64

73

449

436

508

Other incident types

2

5

3

15

17

24

Data extracted 16 September 2024