Claims and decisions

See our incidents, claims, and decisions below.

Incidents and claims

We have paid compensation approximately 450 times in our history.

When we receive claims or open reports to monitor an incident, we write summaries that describe:

the incident, such as the ship name, location, type oil involved, and the response
the dollar amounts claimed and compensated
steps we took to recover the funds from shipowners.

Recent claims and incident report summaries

2023-2024 Incident summaries

Map of active files in 2023-2024

Past claims summaries

See all of our past claims decisions in a single searchable document, Incident Summaries Since 1989: 35 Years of Decisions.

View document

Newest claims

See the claims we’ve received in the fiscal year (2025–2026), which are not yet included in our yearly incident summaries.

1
new claims received since April 1, 2025

$55,485.64
amount claimed since April 1, 2025

Claims received in 2025-2026

Ship name	Incident date	Incident location	Date claim received
Millbanke IV	April 13, 2023	Ladysmith Harbour, BC	April 11, 2025

Claims received in 2023-2024

41
new claims received since April 1, 2023

$9,269,433.43
amount claimed since March 31, 2024

Ship name	Incident date	Incident location	Date claim received
Emma Marie	March 18, 2022	Country Island, NS	March 15, 2024
Unknown name (Northwest Arm, Halifax, fishing vessel)	November 19, 2022	Northwest Arm, Halifax, NS	March 13, 2024
Dulce Vida	July 24, 2023	Coburg Marina, Coburg, ON	February 26, 2024
Mystery spill (Finger B, Campbell River Harbour)	December 22, 2023	Campbell River Harbour, BC	February 23, 2024
Iron Horse	December 14, 2023	Campbell River Harbour, BC	February 23, 2024
Trailer Princess	February 14, 2022	Duncan Bay, Campbell River, BC	February 9, 2024
Unknown name (Trois-Rivières, pontoon)	July 31, 2023	Trois-Rivières, QC	February 2, 2024
Night Runner	July 23, 2023	Lake Huron Yacht Club, Sarnia, ON	February 1, 2024
Omni Coastal	April 17, 2023	Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto, ON	January 29, 2024
Gaia	August 7, 2023	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, QC	January 23, 2024
Jenkins Pride	January 20, 2022	Beaver Harbour, NB	January 16, 2024
Silver Grizzly	January 1, 2022	Bella Coola, BC	December 21, 2023
Serendipity Princess	December 25, 2022	Toronto Harbour, ON	December 21, 2023
Ale	December 17, 2022	Les Méchins, QC	December 15, 2023
BBC Kwiatkowski	December 19, 2022	Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal, QC	December 14, 2023
Beldis	January 28, 2022	Garden Bay, Pender Harbour, BC	December 14, 2023
Chinootka	December 25, 2021	Tahsis, BC	December 14, 2023
Patagonman	December 11, 2022	Sainte-Catherine Lock, QC	December 8, 2023
Unknown name (Bedford Channel, sailing vessel)	January 13, 2022	Bedford Channel, BC	December 6, 2023
Astronaut	December 6, 2022	Rushbrook Harbour, Prince Rupert, BC	November 27, 2023
Canary	November 23, 2022	Rivière Madeleine, QC	November 16, 2023
Wilf Seymour	November 27, 2018	Beauharnois Canal, QC	November 10, 2023
Stormlander	November 27, 2021	Hecate Channel, Tahsis Narrows, BC	November 9, 2023
Northern Tip	November 30, 2021	Sydport Wharf, Sydney, NS	October 16, 2023
Celebrity 180 and Baja	September 13, 2018	Quai Paquet, Lévis, QC	September 12, 2023
Lakefront Property	March 12, 2022	Bridgeview Marina, St. Claire River, Sarnia, ON	August 31, 2023
Maggie Mae	November 4, 2022	Discovery Harbour Marina, Campbell River, BC	August 25, 2023
Mystery spill (Port of Quebec)	August 26, 2021	Port of Quebec, QC	August 23, 2023
Watts-T-Use	December 26, 2021	Britannia Beach, BC	August 22, 2023
Le Plaisancier	August 25, 2022	Réal Bouvier Marina, Longueuil, QC	August 11, 2023
Umiavut	August 12, 2018	Lac Saint-Pierre, QC	August 10, 2023
Norman McLeod	August 8, 2018	Lanoraie, QC	August 8, 2023
Content	April 15, 2023	Zeballos, BC	August 4, 2023
Michelle Marie	August 5, 2022	Prince Rupert, BC	July 19, 2023
Unknown name (Ladysmith Harbour, Flybridge cabin cruiser)	December 24, 2021	Ladysmith Harbour, BC	June 28, 2023
Éclipse des Mers	June 4, 2021	Gulf of St. Lawrence, Anticosti Island, QC	June 23, 2023
Robert & Marilyn	September 25, 2021	Bras d’Or Lake, Iona, NS	June 22, 2023
Marc Olivier	May 7, 2022	Port aux Basques, NL	June 22, 2023
Orca G	December 21, 2021	Ladysmith Harbour, BC	June 21, 2023
Rnooknoo	August 3, 2021	Cooper’s Cove, Sooke Basin, BC	June 13, 2023
Unknown name (Shiloh Park Campground and Marina, houseboat)	May 3, 2021	Wallaceburg, ON	May 2, 2023

Decisions about claims

As we are an administrative tribunal, transparency is important to us. When we finish our assessment, claimants receive a decision letter.

The letter will include all the reasons why a specific amount is offered. This decision is made based on the law, the facts, and the evidence submitted.

We also publish our decision letters online in the interest of transparency. Sensitive personal information will remain confidential.

Read our decisions

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