The list of shipwrecks in 1997 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1997.
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Debra D | ![]() | With no one aboard, the 182-gross ton, 101.6-foot (31.0 m) fishing vessel caught fire while moored at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The fire destroyed her bridge and accommodation spaces, and she was declared a constructive total loss. She later was completely rebuilt and placed back in service. [1] |
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Pacific Alliance | ![]() | The crab-fishing vessel sank in bad weather with the loss of four lives off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sandra W | ![]() | The 49-foot (14.9 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. The fishing vessel Green Hope (![]() |
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USS Tolman | ![]() | The decommissioned fast minelayer, formerly a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer, was sunk as a target. |
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Rosie G | ![]() | The 80-foot (24.4 m) crab-fishing vessel sank due to a leaking crab tank in the Bering Sea approximately 14 nautical miles (26 km) northwest of Unalaska on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands. The fishing vessel Handler (![]() |
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Jessie C | ![]() | The retired 65-foot (19.8 m) crew boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Holgate, New Jersey, at 39°28.501′N074°11.631′W / 39.475017°N 74.193850°W . [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tokio Express | ![]() | The container ship, on a voyage from Rotterdam bound for New York, was hit by a rogue wave about 20 miles (32 km) off Land's End, Cornwall. The ship righted herself and survived but lost 62 shipping containers overboard, one releasing just under 5 million Lego pieces. [6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Magic Minnow | ![]() | The 32-foot (9.8 m) crab-fishing vessel was destroyed by an engine room explosion and fire in Gastineau Channel in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lisa Jo | ![]() | The 82-foot (25.0 m) fishing vessel ran aground, capsized, and sank without loss of life in Akun Bay ( 54°15′N165°30′W / 54.250°N 165.500°W ) on the coast of Akun Island in the Aleutian Islands after her operator – who was the only person on board – fell asleep at her wheel. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Picking | ![]() | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target . |
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Jennie D | ![]() | The 35-foot (10.7 m) herring-fishing vessel ran aground and sank at Cape Paramanof ( 58°18′20″N153°03′30″W / 58.30556°N 153.05833°W ) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago after her engine failed. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a skiff and were rescued by the cutter USCGC Roanoke Island ( ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Novic | ![]() | The 37-foot (11.3 m) longline cod-fishing vessel sank at English Bay, Alaska. Her crew of two survived. [10] |
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Vikartindur | ![]() | The container ship was beached on the south coast of Iceland. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ . |
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Coral | ![]() | The 43-foot (13.1 m) longline fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of two survived. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cita | ![]() | ![]() The cargo ship ran aground at Newfoundland Point, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She subsequently sank. All seven crew were rescued. |
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Kateri i Radës | ![]() | Tragedy of Otranto: The motorboat was hit by Sibilia (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eight LTTE boats | ![]() | Sri Lankan Civil War: Action off Mullaitivu: One Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) explosive motorboat was shelled and blown up by SLNS Parakramabahu (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sea Mint | ![]() | The 54-foot (16 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. No one was aboard her at the time. [3] |
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La Fidèle | ![]() | The La Prudente-class netlayer exploded and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France, with the loss of five of her sixteen crew. [13] |
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King Cruiser | ![]() | The ferry ran aground on the Anemone Reef, Andaman Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Phi Phi Islands. All on board, in excess of 560 people, were rescued. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Beluga | ![]() | The 17-foot (5.2 m) pleasure craft was stranded on boulders on the coast of Cheval Island ( 59°46′N149°31′W / 59.767°N 149.517°W ) in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. The four people aboard abandoned her and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter. [14] |
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USS Richard S. Edwards | ![]() | The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target in Pacific Ocean off Kauai, Hawaii. |
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Trident | ![]() | The 26-foot (7.9 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska. The only person on board survived. [15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Columbia | ![]() | The 75-foot (22.9 m) fish tender was destroyed by an engine room fire off the Barren Islands off the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rothenbach I | ![]() | The retired 165-foot (50.3 m) barge – previously the United States Navy non-self-propelled fuel oil barge YON-97 – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°53.368′N074°39.800′W / 38.889467°N 74.663333°W . [16] |
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Libra | ![]() | The retired 195-foot (59.4 m) gravel barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°10.801′N074°32.741′W / 39.180017°N 74.545683°W . [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mark Christopher | ![]() | The 49-foot (14.9 m) salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Southeast Alaska 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Sitka, Alaska. Her entire crew of five survived. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kathy & Maria | ![]() | The retired 64-foot (19.5 m) barge was cut in half and the two halves were scuttled separately as artificial reefs in the North Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off Ocean City, New Jersey, on 22 and 23 June 1997. One half, a 32-foot (9.8 m) section dubbed "Kathy," was scuttled at 39°10.719′N074°33.259′W / 39.178650°N 74.554317°W . The other half, a 32-foot (9.8 m) section dubbed "Maria," was scuttled at 39°10.814′N074°33.044′W / 39.180233°N 74.550733°W . [18] |
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Diamond Grace | ![]() | The supertanker ran aground in Tokyo Bay 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Yokohama, Japan. [19] |
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Maurelle | ![]() | The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller suffered an explosion which ignited a fire that destroyed her off Southeast Alaska approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) northwest of Cape Spencer. Her crew of three survived. [7] |
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Miss Mari | ![]() | The 28-foot (8.5 m) longline fishing vessel sank southwest of Elrington Island ( 60°00′N148°03′W / 60.000°N 148.050°W ) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Coho II (![]() |
Pasqualle | ![]() | The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska west of Cape Fairweather ( 58°48′30″N137°56′45″W / 58.80833°N 137.94583°W ) on the coast of Southeast Alaska after gear shifted and caused her to flood. The only person aboard survived. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Stoddard | ![]() | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 64 nautical miles (119 km; 74 mi) north-northwest of Kauai, Hawaii at 22°47′39.2″N160°36′41″W / 22.794222°N 160.61139°W by explosive charges planted by SEAL Team One. |
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Quin Delta | ![]() | The 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by other fishing vessels. [20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Southerland | ![]() | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 34°57′N122°08′W / 34.950°N 122.133°W . |
Ship | State | Description |
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ST-18 | ![]() | Secured to the sunken wreck of the tug Rockland County by a heavy hawser, the retired 242-foot (73.8 m) tanker barge was scuttled with demolition charges as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°07.930′N073°55.942′W / 40.132167°N 73.932367°W . Her wreck is nicknamed "the Fisherman barge." [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Blue Fiord | ![]() | The 38-foot (11.6 m) salmon seiner sank off Evans Island in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska due to flooding caused by the failure of a circulation pump. Her crew of four survived. [14] |
Gail S | ![]() | The 80-foot (24.4 m) tug capsized and sank with the loss of one life in Bristol Bay approximately 130 miles (210 km) north of Cold Bay, Alaska, while towing a 240-foot (73.2 m) barge. Four crew members survived. The barge remained tethered to the sunken Gail S and was salvaged. [22] |
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Blue Ox | ![]() | The 32-foot (9.8 m) longline fishing vessel sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) southwest of Homer, Alaska. Her crew of three survived. [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cry Havoc | ![]() | With no one on board, the 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Ugashik, Alaska. [11] |
Myrtle D | ![]() | The 33-foot (10.1 m) salmon troller was wrecked without loss of life at Elfin Cove, Alaska, after her operator fell asleep at her wheel. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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South Wind | ![]() | The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Sand Point, Alaska. Her two crew members survived. [3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Fierté Gondávienne | ![]() | The sailing vessel sank in the Windward Passage with the loss of up to 400 lives. [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ronny | ![]() | With no one on board, the 46-foot (14.0 m) salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Stepovak Bay ( 55°40′N159°50′W / 55.667°N 159.833°W ) on the Gulf of Alaska coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska. [4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jerry | ![]() | The retired 42-foot (12.8 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.757′N074°00.828′W / 39.629283°N 74.013800°W . [24] |
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Troika | ![]() | The 50-foot (15 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea about 12 nautical miles (22 km) southeast of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands. Three members of her four-man crew put on survival suits and survived, and they were rescued by the fishing vessel Gala Maureen (![]() |
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Trina | ![]() | The 42-foot (13 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Perl Island off the coast of Alaska. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Deva (![]() |
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Nina T | ![]() | The 70-foot (21 m) fishing trawler was scuttled sometime in September in 100 feet (30 m) of water off Eastern Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at 42°34.133′N070°40.522′W / 42.568883°N 70.675367°W . [26] |
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Coastal Trader | ![]() | The 168.5-foot (51.4 m) fish tender's crew of seven abandoned her 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cape Muzon on Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Dixon Entrance after she caught fire during a voyage from Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea to Seattle, Washington. United States Coast Guard helicopters rescued her crew, and a salvage vessel towed her into port. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS YON-81 | ![]() | Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned 165-foot (50 m) non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at 40°01.832′N073°59.677′W / 40.030533°N 73.994617°W . Her wreck is known as the "Captain Ed Schmidiger" barge. [27] |
USS YON-84 | ![]() | Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned 174-foot (53 m) non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at 40°00.587′N073°59.391′W / 40.009783°N 73.989850°W . Her wreck is known as "Ocean Wreck Divers III." [28] |
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Sea Glider | ![]() | The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska near the Barren Islands in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four from a life raft. [3] |
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Anna T | ![]() | The 27-foot (8.2 m) salmon seiner was burned and sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived. [29] |
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Loose Goose Too | ![]() | The 26-foot (7.9 m) cabin cruiser disappeared in Kachemak Bay in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska with the loss of both people on board. [8] |
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Sand Kite | ![]() | The cargo ship struck one of the piers of the Thames Barrier and sank. Later raised, repaired and returned to service. [30] |
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Memories | ![]() | After her operator fell asleep at her wheel, the 49-foot (14.9 m) shrimp pot fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived. [7] |
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Janet | ![]() | The 85-foot (26 m) decommissioned tugboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in 97 feet (30 m) of water off Okaloosa County, Florida. [31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Northern Voyager | ![]() | While undergoing sea trials after a refit, the 120-foot (36.6 m), 196-gross ton fishing vessel sank without loss of life in 175 feet (53 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Eastern Point Light at 42°34.451′N070°36.295′W / 42.574183°N 70.604917°W . [32] |
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Elizabeth | ![]() | The 47-foot (14.3 m) dive boat sank near Metlakatla, Alaska, after her cargo shifted. All four people on board survived. [33] |
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Constitution | ![]() | The ocean liner sank in the Pacific Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north of Hawaii whilst under tow to the shipbreakers. |
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Green Lily | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Bressay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom after her engine failed in a storm. All fifteen crew were rescued by the Lerwick lifeboat and a helicopter, although the winchman of the helicopter was killed after his winchline had to be cut. [34] |
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September Song | ![]() | The 33-foot (10 m) longline cod-fishing vessel flooded and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Southeast Alaska southwest of Baranof Island ( 58°57′N152°15′W / 58.950°N 152.250°W ) after her scuppers became clogged with fish. Both crew members survived. [3] |
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HMAS Swan | ![]() | The decommissioned River-class destroyer escort was scuttled in the Indian Ocean approximately 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) from Point Picquet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, at 33°33′02″S115°06′02″E / 33.55056°S 115.10056°E to serve as a recreational dive site. |
The Living Christ | ![]() | The sailing ship sank off the Île de Gonâve, Haiti, with the loss of about 40 lives. There were 15 survivors reported. [35] |
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Golden Eagle | ![]() | The retired 80-foot (24.4 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°08.190′N073°56.100′W / 40.136500°N 73.935000°W . [36] |
Restorer | ![]() | While under tow with the retired fishing trawler Golden Eagle (![]() |
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Callisto | ![]() | The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller sank approximately 45 nautical miles (83 km) south of Sitka, Alaska. The only person aboard survived. [11] |
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Morning Dew | ![]() | The 34-foot (10.4 m) sailboat struck the rock jetty in the shipping channel of Charleston Harbor 32°49′N79°55′W / 32.817°N 79.917°W . All four people aboard died. [38] |
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Happy Hooker II | ![]() | The 28-foot (8.5 m) dive boat iced up, dragged her anchor, and sank in Alitak Bay 56°50′N154°10′W / 56.833°N 154.167°W on the coast of Alaska's Kodiak Island. All three people aboard survived. [39] |
Merchant Patriot | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak in her engine room and was abandoned off the Bahamas. Declared a constructive total loss, she was towed to Freeport, Bahamas for scrapping. [40] |
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Catalina | ![]() | ![]() The passenger ferry foundered at Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. [41] |
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Anafi | Unknown | Carrying a cargo of coal, the ship caught fire in the Piraeus Roads, Greece and was abandoned. [42] |
Brown Bear | ![]() | The motor vessel, a former research ship, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, in late 1997 or in January 1998. [43] |
Christiana | ![]() | The ketch foundered in the North Sea, [44] and sank at a depth of 500 metres (1,640 ft) off Mandal, Norway. Later raised and repaired. [45] |
HMBS David Tucker | ![]() | The decommissioned Cape-class patrol vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in the Bahamas. |
Mr. J | ![]() | The crab processor – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft and auxiliary minelayer – was towed out into the Pacific Ocean and scuttled sometime in the 1990s. [46] |