Table 1 Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in August 2020

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), August 2020
  August Year to date (August)
2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average
Accidents 23 20 27 142 167 181
Shipping accidents by type 20 17 23 119 127 148
Capsize 0 0 0 2 5 5
Collision 10 8 9 57 48 49
Fire/Explosion 4 4 4 20 20 22
Grounding 4 5 8 18 32 38
Sank 1 0 2 9 8 12
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 1 0 1 12 14 21
Other accident types 0 0 0 1 0 1
Accidents aboard ship 3 3 4 23 40 33
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 23 21 27 134 145 168
Barge 3 3 3 11 8 10
Cargo - liquid 0 0 1 3 5 7
Cargo - solid 7 5 4 44 33 29
Ferry 0 0 1 8 10 12
Fishing 6 5 8 34 37 52
Passenger 1 4 3 6 15 12
Service ship 0 2 3 9 16 19
Tug 3 0 2 12 3 10
Other vessel types 3 2 3 7 18 17
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 23 21 27 134 145 168
Canadian non-fishing vessels 13 13 17 68 80 95
Canadian fishing vessels 6 5 7 34 35 49
Foreign vessels 4 3 4 32 30 24
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 1 0 1 4 6 9
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 0 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 1 1 2
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 0 1 2
Less than 15 gross tons 1 0 0 2 4 3
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 1 0 1
Fatalities 2 1 1 9 10 9
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 5 4 5
Accidents aboard ship 2 1 0 4 6 4
Serious injuries 2 2 7 20 33 36
Shipping accidents 0 0 3 1 6 7
Accidents aboard ship 2 2 3 19 27 29
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 1 1 2 2 4
Reportable incidents by type 44 92 91 394 658 587
Bottom contact 2 1 4 7 23 21
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 1 1 2 3
Person overboard 1 1 2 3 9 9
Risk of collision (near collision) 7 14 11 38 39 35
Risk of sinking 1 0 2 8 8 10
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 31 75 71 299 552 485
Other incident types 2 1 2 38 25 23

Data extracted 16 September 2020

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.

* 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.

** 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.