| May | Year to date (May) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
| Accidents | 23 | 26 | 23 | 83 | 92 | 88 |
| Shipping accidents by type | 19 | 23 | 20 | 70 | 83 | 74 |
| Capsize | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Collision | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 27 | 20 |
| Fire/Explosion | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Grounding | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 17 |
| Sank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Sustains damage render unseaworthy/ Unfit for purpose | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Other shipping accident types | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel | 21 | 24 | 22 | 77 | 93 | 83 |
| Barge | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| Cargo - liquid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Cargo - solid | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 16 |
| Ferry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Fishing | 5 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 26 |
| Passenger | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Service ship | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
| Tug | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Other vessel types | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag | 21 | 24 | 22 | 77 | 93 | 83 |
| Canadian non-fishing vessels | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 44 |
| Canadian fishing vessels | 5 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 25 |
| Foreign vessels | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Vessels lost by gross tonnage | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1600 gross tons and over | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 to 1599 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 149 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 to 59 gross tons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Less than 15 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown tonnage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serious injuries | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Occurrences with a dangerous good release* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reportable incidents by type | 80 | 90 | 105 | 257 | 285 | 306 |
| Bottom contact | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Cargo shift/Cargo loss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Person overboard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Risk of collision (near collision) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 |
| Risk of sinking | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total failure of any machinery or technical system** | 69 | 80 | 94 | 227 | 256 | 269 |
| Other incident types | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
Data extracted 16 June 2026 | ||||||