Facts + Statistics: Marine Accidents

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There were 38 large ships totally lost in 2022, a decline from 59 in 2021, according to latest data from Allianz. Safety & Shipping Review 2023 reports improvements in maritime safety have been significant over the past 10 years.

The region encompassing South China, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines had the largest number of shipping losses in 2022 with a total of 10. The region has ranked first in shipping losses over the past decade.

Global Shipping Losses By Number Of Vessels, 2013-2022 (1)

Year	Losses
2013	109
2014	89
2015	105
2016	102
2017	95
2018	73
2019	72
2020	65
2021	59
2022	38

(1) Total losses, vessels over 100 gross tons.

Source: Allianz Commercial, Safety and Shipping Review 2023. Copyright © 2023.

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Global Shipping Losses By Number Of Vessels By Region, 2013-2022 (1)

Region	2013-2022	2022
S. China, Indochina, Indonesia and Philippines	204	10
East Mediterranean and Black Sea	118	2
Japan, Korea and N. China	76	NA
British Isles, N. Sea, Eng. Channel and Bay of Biscay	54	3
Arabian Gulf and approaches	45	3
West African Coast	34	NA
West Mediterranean	32	3
Bay of Bengal	27	NA
S. Atlantic and East Coast South America	23	NA
West Indies	20	NA
All other regions	174	17
Total world	807	38

(1) Total losses, vessels over 100 gross tons.

NA=Data not available.

Source: Allianz Commercial, Safety and Shipping Review 2023. Copyright © 2023.

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