MARINE DISASTERS, 2015 (1) |
|
Category |
Number of events |
Victims |
Insured losses ($ millions) |
Drilling platforms |
5 |
45 |
$1,553 |
Passenger ships |
20 |
2,259 |
65 |
Freighters |
2 |
19 |
62 |
Other maritime accidents |
4 |
164 |
0 |
Total |
31 |
2,487 |
$1,679 |
(1) Based on events classified by Swiss Re as a catastrophe. The threshold for a maritime disaster is $19.7 million in insured losses or total losses of $97.7 million; or at least 20 dead or missing, 50 injured or 2,000 made homeless.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 1/2016. |
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