§ 57. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Transport when the committee set up by him on 2nd October, 1952, to consider what practical measures can be taken to prevent pollution by oil of the waters around the coasts of the United Kingdom will report.
Mr. BraithwaiteAs my right hon. Friend said in answer to Questions by my hon. Friend, the Member for Cornwall, North (Sir H. Roper) and the right hon. Member for Ipswich (Mr. Stokes) on
Type of Ship 1950 1951 1952 Total Passenger Ships (under 100 gross tons) … … 1 — — 1 Dry Cargo Ships (1,600 gross tons and over) … … 6 2 2 10 Dry Cargo Ships (under 1,600 gross tons) … … 10 14 6 30 Tankers (under 1,600 gross tons) … … — — 1 1 Fishing Boats (100 gross tons and over) … … 4 3 7 14 Fishing Boats (under 100 gross tons) … … 18 17 10 45 Yachts, Launches, Tugs, Dredgers, Barges and Lighters 10 13 13 36 Total … … 49 49 39 137
Type of Casualty 1950 1951 1952 Total Strandings … … … … 22 13 19 54 Founderings … … … … 15 15 15 45 Fires … … … … 4 9 3 16 Collisions … … … … 7 8 2 17 Missing … … … … 1 4 — 5 Total … … … … 49 49 39 137