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Transportation in Canada 2006
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2. Transportation and the Economy
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6. Rail Transportation
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8. Marine Transportation
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TABLE A4-13: MARINE OCCURRENCES BY REGION, 2001 – 2006

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2001 – 2005
Average
Western Region






  Shipping Accidents 158 139 141 125 125 124 137.6
    Accidents Aboard Ship 29 15 19 15 13 15 18.2
      Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents
      (by Type of Vessel) 		179 155 159 135 145 142 154.6
        Cargo/OBO/Tanker 9 3 9 10 5 12 7.2
        Ferry/Passenger 15 19 26 19 26 25 21.0
        Tug/Barge 39 33 31 31 34 38 33.6
        Fishing 98 78 76 65 69 51 77.2
        Others 18 22 17 10 11 16 15.6
      Vessels lost 22 13 11 6 8 12 12.0
    Fatalities 12 10 4 8 6 6 8.0
    Reported Incidents (Mandatory) 122 86 95 98 87 84 97.6
Maritimes/Newfoundland Regions






  Shipping Accidents 159 179 209 174 165 174 177.2
    Accidents Aboard Ship 15 10 22 18 15 13 16.0
      Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents
      (by Type of Vessel) 		169 188 224 181 175 183 187.4
        Cargo/OBO/Tanker 8 13 10 2 5 15 7.6
        Ferry/Passenger 7 9 16 12 9 8 10.6
        Tug/Barge 4 3 8 6 4 4 5.0
        Fishing 133 144 170 144 141 138 146.4
        Others 17 19 20 17 16 18 17.8
      Vessels lost 27 13 21 15 15 17 18.2
    Fatalities 10 6 7 11 11 9 9.0
    Reported Incidents (Mandatory) 45 31 52 48 25 31 40.2
Central Region






  Shipping Accidents 68 57 53 59 52 44 57.8
    Accidents aboard ship 3 3 3 7 3 4 3.8
      Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents
      (by Type of Vessel)		 79 63 59 62 55 48 63.6
        Cargo/OBO/Tanker 42 32 21 34 36 29 33.0
        Ferry/Passenger 13 13 14 7 3 6 10.0
        Tug/Barge 11 12 15 10 9 6 11.4
        Fishing 2 2 1 2 1 2 1.6
        Others 11 4 8 9 6 5 7.6
      Vessels lost 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.4
    Fatalities 9 10 3 4 1 0 5.4
    Reported Incidents (Mandatory) 26 28 22 25 32 32 26.6
Laurentian Region






  Shipping Accidents 59 60 56 62 94 61 66.2
    Accidents Aboard Ship 9 6 18 8 13 11 10.8
      Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents
      (by Type of Vessel)		 63 62 60 66 107 66 71.6
        Cargo/OBO/Tanker 28 32 27 26 54 35 33.4
        Ferry/Passenger 5 7 10 11 7 3 8.0
        Tug/Barge 9 5 5 7 7 8 6.6
        Fishing 13 13 13 15 25 15 15.8
        Others 8 5 5 7 14 5 7.8
      Vessels lost 2 3 6 1 2 0 2.8
    Fatalities 2 2 3 4 2 2 2.6
    Reported Incidents (Mandatory) 39 23 49 67 82 59 52.0
Arctic Region






  Shipping Accidents 4 2 7 6 0 4 3.8
    Accidents Aboard Ship 0 0 5 1 0 3 1.2
      Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents
      (by Type of Vessel)		 4 2 7 8 0 4 4.2
        Cargo/OBO/Tanker 3 0 4 1 0 0 1.6
        Ferry/Passenger 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
        Tug/Barge 1 2 0 2 0 1 1.0
        Fishing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
        Others 0 0 3 5 0 1 1.6
      Vessels lost 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2
    Fatalities 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.6
    Reported Incidents (Mandatory) 1 1 1 5 0 2 1.6
Foreign Waters






  Shipping Accidents 11 12 15 16 8 12 12.4
    Accidents Aboard Ship 3 2 1 1 1 2 1.6
      Vessels Involved in Shipping Accidents
      (by Type of Vessel)		 13 13 17 19 9 15 14.2
        Cargo/OBO/Tanker 9 8 10 7 4 10 7.6
        Ferry/Passenger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2
        Tug/Barge 3 2 6 10 3 3 4.8
        Fishing 0 1 0 1 1 2 0.6
        Others 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.0
      Vessels lost 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2
    Fatalities 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
    Reported Incidents (Mandatory) 6 5 3 5 1 5 4.0

Notes:

  • Occurrence statistics comprise Canadian-flag vessels as well as foreign-flag vessels in Canadian waters.
  • Regions identified are the Transportation Safety Board regions.
  • Foreign Waters: occurrences that involve Canadian vessels outside Canadian waters.
  • For the Transportation Safety Board definitions of reportable accidents and incidents, please see http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/stats/marine.

Source: Transportation Safety Board (figures preliminary as of March 1, 2007)
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