§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of collisions between vessels in(a) the North sea, (b) the English channel and (c) St. George's channel in each of the last 10 years. [25574]
§ Mr. NorrisThe figures in the table relate to collisions involving one or more UK registered vessels where the location of the accident has been established.
The figures are given only for the years shown, as information relating to a particular sea area and type of accident can readily be obtained only from the marine accident investigation branch computerised accident database. The database contains data from 1991 onwards only.
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Year Collisions North Sea 1991 14 1992 18 1993 15 1994 7 1995 to date 4 English Channel 1991 9 1992 6 1993 8 1994 10 1995 to date 2 St Geore's Channel 1991 2 1992 2 1993 6 1994 3 1995 to date 2