HL Deb 29 February 1996 vol 569 cc112-3WA
Lord Clinton-Davis

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many bulk carriers were lost during each of the years from 1990 to 1995; how many of them disappeared without trace; and how many lives were lost in consequence.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen):

Years 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Total number of bulk carriers lost 20 24 16 9 18 5
Total lives lost as a result of loss of bulk carriers 125 154 28 74 148 81
Total number of bulk carriers lost without trace 3 1 — — — —
Total lives lost as a consequence of bulk carriers lost without trace 90 26 — — — —

The above figures have been obtained from Lloyd's Register's Casualty Data.