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

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), December 2020
  December Year to date (December)
2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average
Accidents 29 21 20 262 267 278
Shipping accidents by type 27 15 16 219 207 230
Capsize 1 0 1 3 8 8
Collision 9 4 5 95 72 78
Fire/Explosion 4 3 3 36 32 35
Grounding 7 6 4 47 51 57
Sank 3 0 2 19 18 22
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 3 2 1 18 26 29
Other accident types 0 0 0 1 0 1
Accidents aboard ship 2 6 4 43 60 48
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 33 16 19 254 230 263
Barge 5 2 2 25 18 20
Cargo - liquid 1 0 0 6 7 9
Cargo - solid 6 7 4 62 57 44
Ferry 3 2 0 15 17 15
Fishing 10 5 7 75 59 79
Passenger 0 0 1 12 21 17
Service ship 2 0 2 20 21 33
Tug 4 0 2 21 7 20
Other vessel types 2 0 2 18 23 26
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag 33 16 19 254 230 263
Canadian non-fishing vessels 22 5 9 140 124 148
Canadian fishing vessels 10 5 7 72 57 76
Foreign vessels 1 6 4 42 49 39
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 2 0 1 13 8 15
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 2 1 3
15 to 59 gross tons 2 0 0 3 1 3
Less than 15 gross tons 0 0 1 7 6 6
Unknown tonnage 0 0 0 1 0 2
Fatalities 7 1 0 18 17 15
Shipping accidents 7 0 0 12 4 8
Accidents aboard ship 0 1 0 6 13 7
Serious injuries 3 5 4 41 53 50
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 2 10 8
Accidents aboard ship 3 5 4 39 43 42
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 0 0 4 2 6
Reportable incidents by type 97 90 81 925 948 848
Bottom contact 2 3 3 15 33 34
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 1 1 1 3 3 5
Person overboard 1 1 0 5 14 12
Risk of collision (near collision) 1 1 2 66 54 50
Risk of sinking 3 4 3 31 13 18
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 88 75 69 756 799 695
Other incident types 1 5 3 49 32 34

Data extracted 15 January 2021

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.