2.1 In 2009, Bonifacio Trafic (the Franco-Italian
service) received 2,984 mandatory ship reports. Among them were 180
abnormalities (breaches of IMO Assembly resolution A.766(18)) of which
108 were for transport of dangerous goods, amounting to 147,013 tonnes
(141,867 tonnes in 2008). The offences included 55 cases of sending
a mandatory report after entering the system, 19 relating to ships
found to be following a route that was not recommended (down by 33%
on 2008) and 108 relating to ships carrying dangerous goods (+9%).
2.2 In 2009 a total of 157 ships carrying dangerous
goods passed through the Strait of Bonifacio:
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70 container ships;
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61 ro-ro ships;
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13 bulk carriers;
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five chemical carriers;
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three oil tankers;
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three gas tankers;
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two ferries.
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2.3 The 2,984 vessels which navigated in the Strait
of Bonifacio in 2009 were distributed as follows:
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European Union
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Italy 831; France 371; Malta 251;
Netherlands 152; Portugal 78; United Kingdom 67; Cyprus 50.
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Non-EU
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Turkey 100; Antigua 183; Bahamas 165;
Panama 143.
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2.4 The status that the Strait of Bonifacio enjoys
as an international strait and the provisions of IMO resolution A.766(18)
contribute to making it, although it is apart from the major shipping
routes (3,000 ships per year) and its dangerousness is well known,
an area in which the coastal authorities are confined to the role
of spectator, waiting for a maritime accident to happen.