Merchant Vessels--Ships and Tonnage Lost Worldwide statistics

[For merchant vessels of 100 gross tonnage and above (1,791 represents 1,791,000). Excludes ships which have been declared constructive losses but have undergone repair during the year. Loss counted in the year the casualty occurred, providing that information was available at time of relevant publication]


		SHIPS LOST					SHIPS LOST					SHIPS LOST				GROSS TONNAGE LOST (1,000)						GROSS TONNAGE LOST (1,000)
TYPE OF SHIP
	1980	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1980	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996


Total	363	267	219	189	193	187	160	221	183	191	171	190	151	1,791	1,611	2,551	1,253	746	611	1,047	1,494	1,166	716	1,532	1,055	836
Tankers	24	19	23	12	9	13	8	13	7	12	16	12	12	707	776	1,385	358	327	135	138	571	332	198	638	172	179
Ore/bulk carriers ¹	21	22	20	18	8	12	15	20	13	7	19	19	18	458	405	757	522	133	182	687	574	576	160	590	447	303
General cargo	211	155	128	105	110	92	87	116	81	96	76	88	77	478	363	341	332	227	250	202	300	174	310	237	218	240
Container ships	2	5	2	3	4	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	6	6	41	15	22	26	3	0	2	40	5	0	0	94
Passenger ²	9	0	2	0	2	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	112	0	37	0	11	12	0	14	13	4	26	185	0
Fishing	96	66	44	51	60	67	50	69	77	74	58	70	38	30	26	16	19	22	29	20	33	31	39	41	33	20

1 Includes ore/bulk/oil carriers.
2 Includes passenger/cargo ships.

Source: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London, England, Casualty Return, annual.

http://www.lr.org/

http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/1095_merchant_vessels_ships_and_tonnage_lost.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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