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Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in December 2021

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in December 2021
  December Year to date (December)
2021 2020 2016-2020 average  2021 2020 2016-2020 average
Accidents 19 31 24 214 264 281
Shipping accidents by type 16 29 21 173 221 231
Capsize 1 0 1 4 2 6
Collision 6 11 7 52 97 86
Fire/Explosion 3 4 4 44 36 36
Grounding 3 7 5 36 47 55
Sank 1 4 3 21 20 22
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 2 3 2 13 18 26
Other accident types 0 0 0 3 1 1
Accidents aboard ship 3 2 4 41 43 50
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 18 36 25 196 257 267
Barge 0 5 3 13 25 23
Cargo - liquid 1 1 0 5 6 8
Cargo - solid 8 6 5 39 62 49
Ferry 2 3 1 18 15 15
Fishing 1 12 8 46 77 78
Passenger 1 0 1 7 12 16
Service ship 2 2 2 17 20 31
Tug 2 5 3 24 22 21
Other vessel types 1 2 2 27 18 26
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag  18 36 25 196 257 267
Canadian non-fishing vessels 10 23 13 117 141 151
Canadian fishing vessels 1 12 8 43 74 75
Foreign vessels 7 1 4 36 42 41
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 2 2 1 13 13 13
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 0 0 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 1 0 0
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 0 2 3
15 to 59 gross tons 0 2 0 4 3 2
Less than 15 gross tons 0 0 1 5 7 6
Unknown tonnage 2 0 0 3 1 2
Fatalities 1 7 2 10 18 15
Shipping accidents 1 7 1 8 12 8
Accidents aboard ship 0 0 0 2 6 7
Serious injuries 6 3 4 42 41 50
Shipping accidents 0 0 0 4 2 6
Accidents aboard ship 6 3 4 38 39 44
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 0 0 1 4 6
Reportable incidents by type 92 97 87 859 925 892
Bottom contact 2 2 2 21 15 30
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 1 1 1 4 3 5
Person overboard 0 1 1 5 5 10
Risk of collision (near collision) 0 1 2 35 66 57
Risk of sinking 5 3 3 30 31 23
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 80 88 75 732 756 729
Other incident types 4 1 3 32 49 39

Data extracted 17 January 2022

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.