Page 10 - INTERCARGO - Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2021

Summary

 34 bulk carriers (of over 10,000 dwt) have been identified as
total losses for the years 2011 to 2020.
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Year 10k-34,999 dwt 35k-49,999 dwt 50k-59,999 dwt 60k-79,999 dwt 80k+ dwt Total
2011 6 2 1 1 1 11
2012 1 0 1 1 0 3
2013 1 2 2 0 1 6
2014 1 1 0 0 0 2
2015 2 0 1 2 0 5
2016 0 1 0 0 2 3
2017 0 0 1 0 1 2
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 1 0 0 1
2020 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 11 6 7 4 6 34

Total losses - Bulk carriers by size and year
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 Significant findings

• 10,000-34,999 dwt: 11 bulk carriers were lost, representing
32.4% of the total 34 casualties reported, with one loss related to
suspected cargo failure (liquefaction) and the consequential loss

of six lives.
• 35,000-49,999 dwt: six bulk carriers were lost, representing
17.6% of the total, with one loss related to suspected cargo fail-
ure (liquefaction) and the consequential loss of 15 lives.
• 50,000-59,999 dwt: seven vessels were lost, representing 20.6%

of the total, with three losses related to suspected cargo failure
(liquefaction) and the consequential loss of 40 lives.
• 80,000+ dwt: four vessels were lost, or 17.6% of the total.

• The lowest number of casualties were in the 60,000-79,999 dwt
range, representing 11.8% of the total.
• In terms of annual ship losses, after peaking in 2011, a reduction
of ship losses was observed thereafter.

1 This document provides information on casualty data related to bulk carriers above
10,000 dwt. INTERCARGO’s classification of ship casualties follows the same principles used in
IMO’s classification on GISIS. The assumed definitions of vessel sizes used in this report serve
its purposes for continuity and easier comparison with past reports.
2 These arbitrary size ranges are used for easy comparison with past reports.