Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in September 2023

Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved) in September 2023
  September Year to date (September)
2023 2022 2018-2022
average
2023 2022 2018-2022
average
Accidents 25 20 22 179 179 189
Shipping accidents by type 22 18 17 151 144 151
Capsize 0 0 0 2 4 5
Collision 4 6 6 47 46 52
Fire/Explosion 7 4 3 26 28 28
Grounding 9 4 4 35 35 35
Sank 2 3 2 15 20 17
Sustains damage render unseaworthy/Unfit for purpose 0 1 1 25 11 13
Other accident types 0 0 0 1 0 1
Accidents aboard ship 3 2 5 28 35 39
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel 25 21 19 174 170 173
Barge 1 0 1 12 9 12
Cargo - liquid 1 0 0 4 4 5
Cargo - solid 3 3 4 38 29 35
Ferry 2 5 2 10 17 11
Fishing 6 5 6 43 48 51
Passenger 1 2 1 5 8 10
Service ship 6 3 3 26 23 17
Tug 3 0 1 16 12 13
Other vessel types 2 3 2 20 20 19
Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag  25 21 19 174 170 173
Canadian non-fishing vessels 18 14 10 102 98 95
Canadian fishing vessels 6 5 6 42 47 49
Foreign vessels 1 2 3 30 25 29
Vessels lost by gross tonnage 2 1 1 9 11 10
1600 gross tons and over 0 0 0 0 1 0
150 to 1599 gross tons 0 0 0 1 0 0
60 to 149 gross tons 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 to 59 gross tons 0 0 0 1 3 2
Less than 15 gross tons 1 1 1 3 5 5
Unknown tonnage 1 0 0 3 2 1
Fatalities 6 1 3 14 6 12
Shipping accidents 6 0 1 7 2 7
Accidents aboard ship 0 1 2 7 4 5
Serious injuries 5 2 4 27 33 37
Shipping accidents 3 1 0 4 6 5
Accidents aboard ship 2 1 4 23 27 32
Occurrences with a dangerous good release* 0 3 1 3 7 4
Reportable incidents by type 54 89 74 604 733 699
Bottom contact 1 3 3 26 17 20
Cargo shift/Cargo loss 0 0 0 2 1 2
Person overboard 1 2 1 4 8 7
Risk of collision (near collision) 11 11 8 60 51 48
Risk of sinking 2 5 3 20 24 20
Total failure of any machinery or technical system** 37 64 57 473 607 574
Other incident types 2 4 2 19 25 28

Data extracted 16 October 2023

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.