Marine Incident Annual Report 2023 - Summary of reporting in 2023

Trends in reporting

In 2023, AMSA received a total of 5456 marine incident reports from foreign-flagged vessels, regulated Australian vessels (RAVs) and domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) and 428 marine safety concerns.

Marine incident reporting in 2023 increased by 3.3% (5456 in 2023 compared to 5281 reports in 2022). Figure 1 shows the total marine incidents reported by commercial vessels operating within Australia’s maritime jurisdiction,1 or in preparation to enter Australia’s maritime jurisdiction,1 as well as the total number of marine safety concerns received between 2019 and 2023.

Figure 1 Reported marine incidents, all vessels, by year (2019 – 2023)
Figure 1 Reported marine incidents, all vessels, by year (2019 – 2023) 


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Footnotes

1 Whilst foreign-flagged vessels are required to report marine incidents to AMSA when they occur within Australian waters, AMSA often receives reports from foreign flagged vessels in all stages of their journey to or from Australian ports. Unless otherwise noted, incidents reported by foreign flagged vessels are not limited to Australian waters. 

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