The list of shipwrecks in 2004 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2004.
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Bugaled Breizh | ![]() | The trawler capsized and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) southwest of Lizard Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All five crew were killed. The wreck was later raised for investigation. [1] |
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Rocknes | ![]() | ![]() The bulk carrier struck rocks and capsized at Bergen, Norway ( 60°22′N05°1′E / 60.367°N 5.017°E ) with the loss of eighteen of her thirty-one crew. Salvage of the wreck began on 17 March and ended on 29 March. The ship was towed to Poland for repairs and returned to service in June 2005. [2] [3] |
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Unnamed ship | ![]() | A boat capsized on Lake Albert whihle travelling from Bugoigo to Panyamurro with the loss of at least forty people. [4] |
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Two unnamed ferries | ![]() | The ferries collided in heavy fog on the River Arial Khan, near the town of Barisal, Bangladesh. [5] |
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Strontsiy | ![]() | Loaded with 3,928 tons of scrap metal, the ship broke her anchorage in the Bosphorus Strait and was thrown on the shore. The vessel suffered considerable structural damage, including breaking her back, and was declared a constructive total loss. [6] |
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USS Peterson | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
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Asian Noble | ![]() | The bulk carrier foundered off Bering Sea. She was voyaging from Vostochnyy, Russia to Kashima, Japan. |
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Herakles and Bulk | ![]() | The integrated tug barge ran aground and sank off the Grundkallen lighthouse, Sweden |
Ship | State | Description |
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Georgia Moran | ![]() | The retired 100-foot (30.5 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 38°51.465′N074°42.016′W / 38.857750°N 74.700267°W . [8] |
Kings Point | ![]() | The retired 100-foot (30.5 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 38°51.475′N074°42.029′W / 38.857917°N 74.700483°W . [9] |
Lady Dee | ![]() | The retired 85-foot (25.9 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Wildwood, New Jersey, at 38°57.414′N074°41.500′W / 38.956900°N 74.691667°W . [10] |
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HMS Scylla | ![]() | ![]() |
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Unidentified crane barge | ![]() | The crane barge sank in 60 feet (18 m) of water while under tow in the North Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey. [12] |
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USS Barbour County | ![]() | The decommissioned Newport-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean. [13] |
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USS John Young | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean by a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Pasadena (![]() |
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LeConte | ![]() | The motor ferry, part of the Alaska Marine Highway System, ran aground without loss of life in Peril Strait near Cozian Reef, about 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Sitka, Alaska. [14] [15] Her 24 crew members remained aboard to repair and refloat her, but her 86 passengers abandoned ship in life rafts and were rescued, most of them by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fishery research vessel NOAAS John N. Cobb. [15] |
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Hyundai No.105 | ![]() | The car carrier collided with Kamisan (![]() |
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Lighting Sun | ![]() | The ferry capsized during a tropical storm on the Meghna River near Chandpur, Bangladesh. [18] |
Two unidentified ferries | ![]() | Two unidentified ferries sank 15.5 miles (24.9 km) north-west of Dhaka in Manikganj District, Bangladesh. [18] |
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Vickie | ![]() | The retired 76-foot (23.2 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Moriches Inlet, New York. [19] |
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Kos | ![]() | The decommissioned Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target during the Hellenic Navy exercise Thiela III by Penguin missiles fired by the fast missile attack craft Ypoploiarchos Degiannis and Simeoforos Starakis and torpedoes from the Greek torpedo boats Lailaps and Typhon (all ![]() |
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Ena 2 | ![]() | The 62.48-metre (205 ft 0 in) sulfuric acid tanker was damaged in a collision with Pudong Senator (![]() |
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USS Peoria | ![]() | The decommissioned Newport-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii during RIMPAC 04. |
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USS Kinkaid | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean at 22°55′13.5″N159°59′40.5″W / 22.920417°N 159.994583°W during RIMPAC 04. |
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USS Harry W. Hill | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean during RIMPAC 04. |
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USS Decatur | ![]() | The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii at 22°57′00″N159°55′06″W / 22.95000°N 159.91833°W by aircraft and submarines during RIMPAC 04. |
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Sharon W | ![]() | The 52-foot (16 m) longline fishing vessel capsized and sank in Marmot Bay off Peril Cape ( 58°07′30″N152°16′20″W / 58.12500°N 152.27222°W ) on Kodiak Island. The fishing vessel Kathleen K rescued her four-person crew from a skiff. [21] |
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USS Nicholson | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
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Provision | ![]() |
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Mitkof | ![]() | After her operator fell asleep at her wheel, the 75-foot (22.9 m) fish tender struck a rock and sank approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Petersburg, Alaska. The fishing vessel Angjenl (![]() |
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Java | ![]() | The 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Shelikof Strait near Uyak Bay ( 57°48′N154°04′W / 57.800°N 154.067°W ) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the fishing vessel Lady Aleutian (![]() |
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Samoke | ![]() | ![]() |
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Fallen Friends | ![]() | The retired 40-foot (12.2 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Wildwood, New Jersey, at 38°57.710′N074°40.990′W / 38.961833°N 74.683167°W . [25] |
USS Fife | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Washington by several ships of the United States Third Fleet including the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble and the guided-missile frigate USS Curts (both ![]() |
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Golden Stream | ![]() | The 38-foot (11.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed off Vallenar Point ( 55°25′35″N131°51′00″W / 55.42639°N 131.85000°W ) on the coast of Gravina Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began in her galley stove. Her crew of three survived. [26] |
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Hope | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground during a typhoon near Uwajima, Japan, with a loss of four of her 16 crew. She was declared a total loss. [27] However, she was later repaired and returned to service. |
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Delta I | ![]() | The tanker collided with APL Pusan (![]() |
Mirabella V | ![]() | The super yacht ran aground at Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France. [29] She was later repaired and returned to service. |
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El Dorado | ![]() | Hurricane Ivan: The out-of-service cruise/party ship broke free from her dock and drifted six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) before being driven ashore in West Bay on the coast of Florida. She eventually was refloated. [30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arcata | ![]() | The Natick-class tugboat was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean in 7,890 feet (2,400 m) of water 240 nautical miles (440 km) west of San Diego, California ( 33°10′12″N120°57′06″W / 33.17000°N 120.95167°W ). [31] |
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HMCS Chicoutimi | ![]() | The long-range hunter-killer submarine was involved in a partial flooding incident which resulted in a fire at sea, whilst she was en route from the United Kingdom to Canada. 2,000 litres (440 imp gal; 530 US gal) of seawater entered the submarine and caused an electrical panel to short out, which in turn started a major fire and caused all power to cut out, leaving the submarine adrift in heavy seas 100 nautical miles (190 km) northwest of County Mayo, Ireland. Nine crewmembers were affected by smoke inhalation and the ship was left drifting without power in heavy seas. By the evening of 7 October, the weather had abated, and Chicoutimi was towed to Faslane Naval Base in Scotland. One crew member died of his injuries. |
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BBC China | ![]() | The 5,548 GT freighter ran aground near Port Grosvenor in South Africa. [32] |
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Susan Ann | ![]() | The 58-foot (18 m) seiner sank in Chatham Strait near Catherine Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her two crew members put on survival suits, abandoned ship in a skiff, and survived. [21] |
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Blue Fin | ![]() | The 42-foot (12.8 m) longline fishing vessel capsized near Ketchikan, Alaska, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Bold Island ( 55°15′N131°25′W / 55.250°N 131.417°W ) in Southeast Alaska. The vessel Hall Point (![]() |
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Kelsey Dawn | ![]() | The 38-foot (11.6 m) troller ran aground and sank at the eastern entrance to Sergius Narrows ( 57°24′20″N135°38′00″W / 57.40556°N 135.63333°W ) in Southeast Alaska. All four people on board abandoned ship in a skiff and reached shore safely. [34] |
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Captain Bill | ![]() | The retired 110-foot (33.5 m), 199-gross register ton tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 75 feet (23 m) of water at 40°03.104′N073°59.283′W / 40.051733°N 73.988050°W . [35] |
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USS Hayler | ![]() | ![]() |
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Eastern Challenger | ![]() | The 105.88-metre (347 ft 5 in) cargo ship was damaged in a collision with Rithi Bhum (![]() |
Gosport | ![]() | The inactivated research ship was sunk as a target. |
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Julie K | ![]() | The 26-foot (7.9 m) cabin cruiser capsized and was lost approximately 200 yards (180 m) off Horse Island ( 58°15′15″N134°43′30″W / 58.25417°N 134.72500°W ) in Southeast Alaska west of Juneau, Alaska. The two men and two dogs on board perished. [24] |
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USS Schenectady | ![]() | The decommissioned Newport-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target ship. [37] |
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USS Inchon | ![]() | The decommissioned Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 207 nautical miles (383 km) east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, at 36°42′30″N071°40′00″W / 36.70833°N 71.66667°W . |
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Selendang Ayu | ![]() | ![]() Two days after losing power while in Unimak Pass during a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Xiamen, China with a cargo of 60,200 tonnes (66,400 short tons) of soybeans and 1,000 tonnes (1,100 short tons) of fuel oil and a crew of 26, the 738-foot (225 m) bulk carrier ran aground near Skan Bay ( 53°38′00″N167°02′30″W / 53.63333°N 167.04167°W ) on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands after a tow cable passed to her by the tug Sidney Foss (flag unknown) parted. She broke in two, resulting in Alaska's worst oil spill since that of the Exxon Valdez in 1989. Two United States Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk helicopters lifted all 26 crew members from Selendang Ayu's wreck, saving 20 of the crew, but one of the helicopters, carrying seven Selendang Ayu crew members and its own crew of three, crashed after spray from a rogue wave breaking over the wreck engulfed it. A Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin from the medium endurance cutter USCGC Alex Haley ( |
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Julius | ![]() | The 15.9-metre (52 ft 2 in) harbor tug capsized when fouled by a towline, and foundered in the Elbe ( 53°53′N09°10′E / 53.883°N 9.167°E ) with the loss of her master. The ship was raised on 19–20 December. [39] |
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Lofotfjord II | ![]() | The passenger vessel ran aground on a skerry near Sørvågen, Norway. Of the 36 passengers and crew on board, 31 were saved by the fishing boat Kim Roger (![]() |
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PLTD Apung 1 | ![]() | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: The 2,600-ton electricity generation barge was driven inland and deposited on top of two houses by the tsunami at Banda Aceh. The wreck was still in place as of 2012. [42] |
Sinar Andalas | ![]() | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: The 6,693-ton cement carrier partially capsized and sank partially above water at Lhoknga. Four crew were rescued and 19 were reported missing. The wreck was raised or removed sometime after 29 May 2005. [43] |
Unknown fishing vessel | ![]() | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: The 100-foot (30 m) wooden fishing boat was driven inland and deposited several kilometers inland by the tsunami at Ulee Lheue, Banda Aceh. Still in place as of 2020. [44] |
Unidentified Thai police patrol boat | ![]() | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: The police patrol boat capsized and sunk at Khao Lak, Thailand. All crew were killed. [45] |
813 | ![]() | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: The police patrol boat was driven 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland at Khao Lak, Thailand. The wreck was left in place as a tsunami memorial. [46] |
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Commandant Bory | ![]() | The decommissioned Commandant Rivière-class frigate was sunk as a target. |