| April | Year to date (April) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | 2026 | 2025 | 2021-2025 average | |
| Accidents | 14 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 66 | 65 |
| Shipping accidents by type | 9 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 60 | 54 |
| Capsize | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Collision | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 17 |
| Fire/Explosion | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Grounding | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| Sank | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| Sustains damage render unseaworthy/ Unfit for purpose | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| Other shipping accident types | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by type of vessel | 9 | 21 | 19 | 56 | 69 | 61 |
| Barge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Cargo - liquid | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Cargo - solid | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| Ferry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Fishing | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 17 |
| Passenger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Service ship | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Tug | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Other vessel types | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Vessels involved in shipping accidents by vessel flag | 9 | 21 | 19 | 56 | 69 | 61 |
| Canadian non-fishing vessels | 5 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 38 | 33 |
| Canadian fishing vessels | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 17 |
| Foreign vessels | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Vessels lost by gross tonnage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 to 59 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Less than 15 gross tons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown tonnage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Serious injuries | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Shipping accidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Accidents aboard ship | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Occurrences with a dangerous good release* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reportable incidents by type | 76 | 94 | 79 | 175 | 195 | 202 |
| Bottom contact | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Cargo shift/Cargo loss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Person overboard | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Risk of collision (near collision) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Risk of sinking | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total failure of any machinery or technical system** | 71 | 83 | 69 | 156 | 176 | 175 |
| Other incident types | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
Data extracted 15 May 2026 | ||||||