§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) injuries and (b) fatalities of employees of shipping companies there were in each year since 1997, broken down by company. [148486]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), a separate branch within the DfT, records injuries and fatalities to crew of UK vessels.
Regulation 9(1)(e) of The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1999 has the effect of preventing the disclosure, for any purpose other than the investigation, of any report of an accident provided to the MAIB, including the names of the ship owners. However, where an investigation has been ordered by the Chief Inspector, regulation 10 provides that a report is to be made publicly available. The following table therefore shows figures only for injuries and fatalities to crew of UK registered merchant vessels for which investigations have been concluded and a report published, as at 16 January 2004.
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Owner Name (a) Injuries
(b) Fatalities
1997 Alderney Shipping Co Ltd. 1 J. R. Rix and Sons Ltd. 1 Lowline Ltd. 6 Orcargo 1 Princess Cruises Inc. 1 Vector Offshore Ltd. 1 Viking Standby Ltd. 1 Total 9 3 1998 P&O European Ferries 2 1 P&O Stena Line Ltd. 1 Total 2 2 1999 RFA 1 Lowline Ltd. 1 Nomis Shipping Ltd. 2 Total 2 2 2000 P&O European Ferries 2 P&O Stena Line Ltd. 1 P&O Stena Line Shipmanagement Ltd. 4 Shetlands Islands Council 1 Total 7 1 2001 Eidesvik Shipping UK Ltd. 1 Princess Cruises 1 Turk Phoenix Ltd. 1 Total 3
Owner Name (a) Injuries
(b) Fatalities
2002 Cunard Line Ltd. 1 1 P&O North Sea Ferries Ltd. 1 Total 1 1 2003 Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd. 1 Total 1 0 Note:
1. Accidents to shore based workers onboard ships in port/drydock are reported to HSE, not MAIB.
2. There is no general requirement for foreign in UK waters, to report onboard accidents authorities.
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) injuries and (b) fatalities to workers on ships there were in each year since 1997. [148487]
§ Mr. JamiesonFigures for the number of crew killed and injured on UK registered merchant vessels, reported to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch of DfT by 15 January 2004, are as follows:
Killed Injured 1997 5 329 1998 2 320 1999 4 278 2000 3 305 2001 3 287 2002 5 301 2003 2 261 Notes:
1. Accidents to shore based workers on board ships in port/dry dock are reported to HSE, not MAIB.
2. There is no general requirement for foreign flagged vessels, even in UK waters, to report on-board accidents to personnel to UK authorities.
3. The number of UK flagged merchant vessels increased by more than 20 per cent. between 2001 and 2003.
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions, in each year since 1990, powers to direct a ship to leave UK waters have been used, giving in each case the reason for the direction. [148848]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe powers to direct a ship to leave UK waters have only been used on one occasion. On 19 July 1999, a direction was issued to the MV Rainbow Warrior for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship and of other ships, persons on the ship and other ships, and other persons and property.