casualties at sea: realistic overview st.petersburg 2009

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW

St.Petersburg 2009


• Casualties result not only in significant losses of shipowners, cargo owners, underwriters, not only in human tragedies, but also lead to global consequences of the ecological nature


• Shipping industry, one of the first, has adopted and extensively implemented the International Safety Standards

• Commencing from mid-19th century a number of International Agreements was developed and implemented, aiming at enhancing of safety of navigation at sea.

• Nevertheless, the reviewed analysis of the dats of incidents allows us to contend that the number of such at sea is growing

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54616

40000

42000

44000

46000

48000

50000

52000

54000

56000

Y 2005 Y 2006 Y 2007 Y 2008 Y 2009

Number of ships in the world fleet (figures are given for oil tankers, gas carriers, container ships, bulk

carriers, dry-cargo ships and ferries)


• Number of ships in the world fleet is constantly growing

• from 45 975 ships in 2005 up to to 54 616 by the end of August 2009

• Notwithstanding the crisis during 2008-2009, the growth in the world fleet has not only stopped, and even has not slowed down

Percentage growth of the world fleet

3.94%

4.38%

4.72%4.56%

3.40%

3.60%

3.80%

4.00%

4.20%

4.40%

4.60%

4.80%

Ships 2005-06 Ships 2006-07 Ships 2007-08 Ships 2008-august 09


• Constant growth of ships in operation is observed during the indicated, averaging 4.4 per cent per year

• Within the last 5 years the growth of the world fleet amounts to 18 per cent!

• Such growth would lead to intensity of navigation on sea routes

No ships in casualty

11501283

1609 1623

988

0

500

1000

1500

2000

Y 2005 Y 2006 Y 2007 Y 2008 Y 2009

No ships in casualty


• Growths of casualties is observed during the whole period in question

• If in 2006 a number of casualty accidents in contrast with 2005 increased by 11 per cent, in 2007 a dramatic rise is observed: the growth of casualties amounted to as much as 25 per cent as compared to that of 2006

3,94%

11%

4,38%

25%

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5,00%

10,00%

15,00%

20,00%

25,00%

30,00%

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008

Number of ships in the world fleet/number of casualties ratio

Percentage of CASUALTIES

Percentage of SHIPS


• When comparing growth indices of the number of ships and the number of casualties one may conclude: no association is observed between the growth of world fleet and that of the casualty number


TYPES OF CASUALTIES 2005 2006 2007 2008

Damage to hull or machinery 438 394 534 521

Collisions with ships 237 276 336 375

Drifting (stranding)/grounding 235 308 393 372

Collisions with objects other than ships 133 144 165 188

Fires/explosions 95 100 117 119

Wrecks 4 51 54 38

Casualties as a result of cargo displacement, etc. 5 9 4 2

Missing ships 1 0 2 2

Damage or loss of ship as a result of war or other military actions 2 1 4 6

Total quantity of casualties 1150 1283 1609 1623

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Y 2005 SKN2005

Y 2006 SKN2006

Y 2007 SKN2007

Y 2008 SKN2008

Qty of Casualties per 1000 ships

Y 2005 SKN 2005 Y 2006 SKN 2006 Y 2007 SKN 2007 Y 2008 SKN 2008

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536

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Y 2005 Y 2006 Y 2007 Y 2008 Y 2009

Ships Registered with SKN

Ships Registered with SKN

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