Operational marine incidents are related to shortfalls in the operation of the vessel. For example, of the incidents reported in 2019, 3.7% had an operational related event.
Bulk carriers accounted for 52% of operational related incidents in 2019. The three operational incidents categorised as serious occurred on tankers (2) and general cargo (1) vessels.
Cargo handling was the most common operational incident (43), followed by communication (40).
Figure 30 breaks down cargo handling into its level 3 components. Loading / Unloading and Containers account for more than half of these incidents.
