Page 10 - INTERCARGO - Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2022

Summary

 27 bulk carriers (of over 10,000 dwt) have been identified as
total losses for the years 2012 to 2021.
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Year 10k-34,999 dwt 35k-49,999 dwt 50k-59,999 dwt 60k-79,999 dwt 80k+ dwt Total
2012 1 0 1 0 1 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 1 0 0 1
2019 0 0 1 0 0 1
2020 0 0 0 0 2 2
2021 1 1 0 0 0 2
Total 6 5 7 2 7 27

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

• 10,000-34,999 dwt: Six bulk carriers were lost, representing
22.2% of the total.
• 35,000-49,999 dwt: Five bulk carriers were lost, representing

16.3% of the total, with one loss related to suspected cargo liq-
uefaction and the consequential loss of 15 lives.
• 50,000-59,999 dwt: Seven vessels were lost, representing
25.9% of the total, with the loss of 55 lives, accounting to 59.8%
of the total. Four of the casualties were related to suspected

cargo liquefaction.
• The lowest number of casualties was in the 60,000-79,999 dwt
range, representing 7.4% of the total.

• 80,000+ dwt: Losses of one Newcastlemax and one VLOC
(Wakashio and Stellar Banner) brought attention back to larger
bulk carrier safety: the seven losses, or 25.9% of the total 27
casualties reported cost 22 lives, or 23.9% of the total 90 lives

lost during the period.

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.