CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW St.Petersburg 2009

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW 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

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW Shipping industry, one of the first, has adopted and extensively implemented the International Safety Standards Commencing from mid-19 th 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

Y 2005Y 2006Y 2007Y 2008Y 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)

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW Number of ships in the world fleet is constantly growing from ships in 2005 up to to by the end of August 2009 Notwithstanding the crisis during , 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 Ships Ships Ships 2008-august 09

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW 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 Y 2005Y 2006Y 2007Y 2008Y 2009 No ships in casualty

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW 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

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW 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

CASUALTIES AT SEA: REALISTIC OVERVIEW TYPES OF CASUALTIES Damage to hull or machinery Collisions with ships Drifting (stranding)/grounding Collisions with objects other than ships Fires/explosions Wrecks Casualties as a result of cargo displacement, etc.5942 Missing ships1022 Damage or loss of ship as a result of war or other military actions2146 Total quantity of casualties

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