| February | Year to date (February) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
| Accidents | 17 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Shipping accidents by type | 17 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Capsize | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Collision | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Fire/Explosion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Grounding | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sank | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Sustains damage render unseaworthy/ Unfit for purpose | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Other shipping accident types | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel | 18 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Barge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Cargo - liquid | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Cargo - solid | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Ferry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fishing | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Passenger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Service ship | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Tug | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Other vessel types | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag | 18 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Canadian non-fishing vessels | 12 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
| Canadian fishing vessels | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Foreign vessels | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Vessels lost by gross tonnage | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 to 59 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Less than 15 gross tons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown tonnage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serious injuries | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Shipping accidents | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Occurrences with a dangerous good release* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reportable incidents by type | 28 | 31 | 36 | 74 | 64 | 80 |
| Bottom contact | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cargo shift/Cargo loss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Person overboard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk of collision (near collision) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Risk of sinking | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total failure of any machinery or technical system** | 28 | 29 | 30 | 63 | 59 | 68 |
| Other incident types | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Data extracted 16 March 2026 | ||||||