Records of Maritime Casualties in Strait of Singapore from 2007 to 2016

Debated in Parliament on 6 Nov 2017.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport about the categories of maritime casualties recorded by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) beyond those involving loss of lives, pollution, or safety of navigation, and the number of such cases each year from 2007 to 2016.
Khaw Boon Wan responded that MPA tracks reported incidents of lesser severity within Singapore’s port limits and the Strait of Singapore, including collisions, sinkings, groundings, and contacts.
From 2007 to 2017, there was an average of nine collisions, nine sinkings, 30 groundings, and 71 contact incidents reported per year in these waters.
The data covers the Strait of Singapore and Singapore Territorial Waters, focusing on incidents not classified as major marine incidents.
The response provides a decade-long average to address the query about annual numbers over the past 10 years.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) other than cases involving loss of lives, pollution or safety of navigation, what are the categories of maritime casualties in the Strait of Singapore and the port of Singapore which MPA keeps records of; and (b) what is the number of such cases in each of the past 10 years.

Khaw Boon Wan

Other than major marine incidents involving loss of lives, pollution or safety of navigation, the Maritime Port Authority also tracks reported incidents of lesser severity within our port limits and the Strait of Singapore (Singapore Territorial Waters). Between 2007 and 2017, there has been an average of nine collision, nine sinking, 30 grounding and 71 contact incidents reported in these waters per year.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport about the categories of maritime casualties recorded by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) beyond those involving loss of lives, pollution, or safety of navigation, and the number of such cases each year from 2007 to 2016.
Khaw Boon Wan responded that MPA tracks reported incidents of lesser severity within Singapore’s port limits and the Strait of Singapore, including collisions, sinkings, groundings, and contacts.
From 2007 to 2017, there was an average of nine collisions, nine sinkings, 30 groundings, and 71 contact incidents reported per year in these waters.
The data covers the Strait of Singapore and Singapore Territorial Waters, focusing on incidents not classified as major marine incidents.
The response provides a decade-long average to address the query about annual numbers over the past 10 years.

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Records of Maritime Casualties in Strait of Singapore from 2007 to 2016

Debated in Parliament on 6 Nov 2017.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport about the categories of maritime casualties recorded by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) beyond those involving loss of lives, pollution, or safety of navigation, and the number of such cases each year from 2007 to 2016.
Khaw Boon Wan responded that MPA tracks reported incidents of lesser severity within Singapore’s port limits and the Strait of Singapore, including collisions, sinkings, groundings, and contacts.
From 2007 to 2017, there was an average of nine collisions, nine sinkings, 30 groundings, and 71 contact incidents reported per year in these waters.
The data covers the Strait of Singapore and Singapore Territorial Waters, focusing on incidents not classified as major marine incidents.
The response provides a decade-long average to address the query about annual numbers over the past 10 years.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Khaw Boon Wan

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport about the categories of maritime casualties recorded by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) beyond those involving loss of lives, pollution, or safety of navigation, and the number of such cases each year from 2007 to 2016.
Khaw Boon Wan responded that MPA tracks reported incidents of lesser severity within Singapore’s port limits and the Strait of Singapore, including collisions, sinkings, groundings, and contacts.
From 2007 to 2017, there was an average of nine collisions, nine sinkings, 30 groundings, and 71 contact incidents reported per year in these waters.
The data covers the Strait of Singapore and Singapore Territorial Waters, focusing on incidents not classified as major marine incidents.
The response provides a decade-long average to address the query about annual numbers over the past 10 years.

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Records of Maritime Casualties in Strait of Singapore from 2007 to 2016

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