I must also agree with what camelspyyder is saying.
A fuel leak can be anything from a slight damp stain at a seal, through a slow drip, fast drip, a steady flow or a complete gush akin to a fuel dump. Simply saying that the Nimrod has suffered X number of fuel leaks in Y months is meaningless without classifying the severity of the leaks. One complete fuel gush in 6 months is far worse than 1000 slight stains, however if the statistics reported that the Nimrod had only suffered 1 fuel leak in that 6 month period the unthinking public would probably believe that to be acceptable
The "6 major leaks" at least goes part way to clarify the problem, but again - what is a major leak? Quantities, rates, locations - all these play a part in determining the seriousness of a leak. Without the full facts a simple number is meaningless.
MadMark!!!
