The list of shipwrecks in 2019 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2019.
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London | ![]() | The cargo ship capsized 80 nautical miles (150 km) northeast of Pengjia Islet, north east of Taiwan. Five crew were rescued, ten were reported missing. [1] |
Ou Ya Leng 6 | ![]() | The fish carrier ran aground on Taka Atoll in the Marshall Islands and was abandoned. All 24 crew reached shore. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kalebi | ![]() | The 53.49-metre (175 ft 6 in) ro-ro ferry ran aground in Gili Lebur, east of Lombok Island, while exiting port. All passengers were safely evacuated. [3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cavalier XV | ![]() | The tug sank in the Paraná River in San Cosme y Damián after being struck by large swells and beginning to experience water ingress. [4] |
Jie Hai 189 | ![]() | The coaster sank after a collision in Hangzhou Bay south of Ningbo. One crew rescued, four missing. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Forever Lucky | ![]() | The Project 302M/302K cruise ship ran aground in the Sulu Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) northeast of Cagayancillo Island off Palawan, Philippines. The ship was still aground as of 12 January. [6] |
NB-8836 | ![]() | The inland cargo ship sank after a collision with Daio Southern Cross (![]() |
Tom Bussler | ![]() | The towboat capsized and sank on the Tennessee River near Calvert City, Kentucky. The two crew on board were rescued by fellow towboat George Leavell (![]() |
Volgo-Balt 214 | ![]() | Carrying coal from Azov, Russia to Samsun, Turkey, the 1978-built, 113.87-metre (373 ft 7 in) general cargo ship sank in rough seas off the Turkish coast in the morning hours of 7 January 2019. Six crew members died while seven survivors were airlifted to hospital by a helicopter of the Turkish Coast Guard. [9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary B II | ![]() | The crab boat capsized crossing the Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon bar. Three crew were killed. [10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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KMP Sangke Palangga | ![]() | The ferry ran aground on a reef in the Flores Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Maropokot, possibly capsizing and sinking. All crew and passengers were evacuated safely. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Star Centurion | ![]() | The pipelayer capsized and sank after a collision with Antea (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rix Emerald | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground en route to Landskrona in Øresund, Sweden. [14] |
Tour 2 | ![]() | The tanker was driven aground by a storm in the Mediterranean Sea off Latakia, Syria. The ship was still aground as of 11 April. The vessel was scheduled to be refloated in the following two weeks. [15] |
Wardeh | ![]() | The livestock carrier drifted aground in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersin, Turkey during a storm. [16] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Priboy | ![]() | The tugboat capsized and sank at a pier at Temryuk on the Sea of Azov. [17] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kandy Maestro | ![]() | Kerch Strait incident: An explosion and fire enveloped the two liquified gas carriers in the Black Sea. Of the 31 crew between the two ships, ten were killed. Fuel was being transferred between the two vessels at the time of the incident. [18] |
Oriental Nadeshiko | ![]() | The product tanker ran aground at Elbe estuary east of Cuxhaven, Germany. [19] |
Zhongxing689 | ![]() | The cargo ship sank off Zhangzhou in the Taiwan Strait. Two crew were reported missing. [20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Captain Jim | ![]() | The 12-metre (39 ft 4 in) service boat sank after becoming disabled and taking on water near Devils Island at the mouth of Halifax Harbour. The captain and a passenger were rescued from a lifeboat but a crewmember perished in the sinking. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sea Frontier | ![]() | The tanker struck rocks two nautical miles (3.7 km) off Tanjung Penyusop in the Singapore Strait and sank partially submerged in shallow water. Still in place as of 8 February, salvage efforts continued. [22] [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kados | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground at Makhachkala Port in the Caspian Sea off Dagestan while unmooring. [24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lucky Star 8 | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the Sea of Japan near Olga Bay. [25] |
Solomon Trader | ![]() | The bulk carrier was pushed aground by a storm in Kangava Bay, Rennel Island, in the Solomon Sea. [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Koi 3 | ![]() | The tugboat collided with Shun Sheng (![]() |
Salim N1 | ![]() | The tanker was beached by a storm on the north coast of Cyprus near Famugusta. [28] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ed McLaughlin | ![]() | The towboat capsized and sank in the Ohio River near Cheshire, Ohio, after it lost stability. All three crew safe after abandoning ship. [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sinpyaung | ![]() | The lighthouse/buoy tender sank at Lattphat Island in the Bay of Bengal. 7 crew rescued, 2 dead, 18 missing. [30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Zhong Yuan Yu 11 | ![]() | The fishing vessel sank after a collision with Pesca Vaqueiro (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown fishing vessel | ![]() | An unidentified fishing vessel was sunk in a collision, possibly with Dong Fang Sheng (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Milagrosa J Tres | ![]() | The ferry ran aground off Bisucay Island in Cuyo, Palawan while en route to Iloilo. All passengers safe. [35] |
Ship | State | Description |
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CB90 | ![]() | The Swedish Navy fast assault craft ran aground on Ladna Island in the Stockholm Archipelago with 18 troops and crew on board. Seven people injured. [37] |
Ship | State | Description |
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St. Rita | ![]() | The tugboat capsized and sank in the Mississippi River at LaPlace, Louisiana, when she collided with a barge. Her five crew climbed aboard the barge LTD 14161. The tugboat was later raised and declared a constructive total loss. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cardium | ![]() | The inland cargo ship sank in heavy swells in the western Scheldt near Vlissingen. One crewmember rescued, one missing. [39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Grande America | ![]() | The ro-ro cargo ship caught fire in the Bay of Biscay 140 nautical miles (260 km) south west of Penmarch, Finistère, France and was abandoned by all 27 people on board. They were rescued by HMS Argyll (![]() |
Zhedaiyu 020611 | ![]() | The trawler sank in a collision with Vathy (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Maryland | ![]() | The bulk carrier ran aground in Kerch Strait off the Chushka Spit after veering off fairway. Refloated on 27 March. [43] [44] |
Yusuf Celal | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground near Topagac on Marmara Island in the Sea of Marmara and sank in shallow water with her stern and superstructure above water. [45] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Michelle Anne | ![]() | The tugboat ran up on the anchor chain of Iolcos Unity (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Agios Georgios I | ![]() | The tanker ran aground on Andros Island in the Aegean Sea while approaching port. [47] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Seattle Slew | ![]() | The tugboat capsized and sank in the Mississippi River near Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana, near Myrtle Grove, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Two crewmen survived while the captain was presumed killed. [48] |
Ship | State | Description |
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SL Star | ![]() | The container ship capsized and sank along its berth at port in Bandar Abbas, Iran during cargo operations. 14 crew safe. [49] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jean de la Lune | ![]() | The tall ship sank while moored at a harbour in Tenerife of the Canary Islands. No casualties reported. [50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified ferry | ![]() | The ferry sank in the Tigris River near Mosul, Iraq, with 95 killed. [51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hagland Captain | ![]() | The cargo ship was abandoned off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by helicopter. [52] |
Viking Sky | ![]() | The cruise ship suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway. Four hundred and seventy-nine of the 1,373 passengers and crew were evacuated by helicopter before the ship managed to restart some of her engines and put in to Molde. [53] [54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Al Fayrouz | ![]() | The ro-ro ship was destroyed by fire in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia. All 31 crew rescued by Riyadh and Al Ahsiq (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unknown | ![]() | The overloaded vessel sank on Lake Kivu. 35 people were rescued, with 13 dead, and 114 reported missing. [57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Saluang | ![]() | The landing craft capsized and sank at a pier at Belitang, Borneo, Indonesia in the Kapuas River. [58] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diego Star 3 | ![]() | The out-of-service longline fishing vessel sank off Port Louis, Mauritius, ( 20°09′S57°28′E / 20.150°S 57.467°E ) where she had been anchored since June 2018 and heavily damaged by fire on 3 March 2019. [59] [60] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Masonic | ![]() | The 70-foot (21.3 m) longline fishing vessel ran aground on rocks in the Spanish Islands in Southeast Alaska, 80 miles (130 km) south of Sitka, Alaska. [61] |
Tenn Ming Yang No.268 | ![]() | The tuna fishing vessel caught fire in the Indian Ocean ( 34°54′S41°50′E / 34.900°S 41.833°E ) 630 nautical miles (1,170 km; 720 mi) east of Durban, South Africa. The vessel was abandoned by her crew in a sinking condition. [62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Phuong Nam 09 | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Tonkin ( 20°13′N106°50′E / 20.217°N 106.833°E ) south of Haiphong, Vietnam. All crewmen rescued. [63] |
Ship | State | Description |
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4Ever Wild | ![]() | The 18-metre (59 ft) whale-watching vessel struck a submerged rock in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and was beached. 43 passengers and six crew were rescued by three boats. 4Ever Wild was later towed to Sidney, British Columbia for assessment. [64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Almarzoqah | ![]() | May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman. |
A. Michel | ![]() | May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman. |
Amjad | ![]() | May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman. |
Andrea Victory | ![]() | May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman by an explosion at her stern. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Locar V | ![]() | The barge partially sank 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southeast of Paranaguá, Brazil ( 29°02′S47°34′W / 29.033°S 47.567°W ). [65] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified | ![]() | The overloaded vessel sank during the evening on Lake Mai-Ndombe nearly 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Forty-five people were killed, 200 were reported missing. [66] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Senshou Maru | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in a collision with Sumiho Maru (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hableány | ![]() | ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Galapagos Majestic | ![]() | The passenger ship ran aground on the north coast of Santiago Island in the Galapagos Islands, capsized and sank. All 26 aboard rescued. [71] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lintas Timur | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Molucca Sea off east central Sulawesi, Indonesia, in a storm. One crewman rescued, 17 missing. [72] |
Ship | State | Description |
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No. 5 Elbe | ![]() | The schooner sank in a collision with Astrosprinter (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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FB Gimber1 | ![]() | The fishing vessel sank after a Chinese fishing vessel collided with her while she was anchored off Reed Bank in the South China Sea. All 22 members of her crew survived, but the Chinese vessel left the scene without assisting them. A Vietnamese fishing vessel rescued them. [74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Front Altair | ![]() | June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was struck by an object suspected to be a torpedo and set afire in the Gulf of Oman. Her 23 crew were rescued. [75] |
Kokuka Courageous | ![]() | ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nusa Kenari 02 | ![]() | The passenger boat capsized off the shores of Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, after departing from Kalabahi. Three people were killed and four were missing. [76] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Tirta Amarta | ![]() | The cargo ship sprung a leak and sank in the Java Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km; 144 mi) northwest of Surabaya. The crew were rescued by the motor vessel Seaspan Fraser (![]() |
Voici Bernadette | ![]() | The cargo ship, seized by the United States Government while operating as a drug smuggling vessel, was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean in 100 feet (30 m) of water east of the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, Jensen Beach, Florida. [78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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NA 95899 TS | ![]() | The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with Pacific 01 (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Feng Kuo 568 | ![]() | The longliner caught fire in the Indian Ocean 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km) south of Mauritius ( 33°27′S35°45′E / 33.450°S 35.750°E ) and was abandoned to her fate by her crew. Crew rescued by Feng Kuo 669 (![]() |
Mei Cheng 866 | ![]() | The coastal container ship was pushed ashore in heavy weather on the coast south west of Qinzhou, China and sank after battered by waves. [81] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Yuan Yu 15 | ![]() | The fishing vessel sank after an explosion in the Atlantic Ocean off Guinea Bissau. 3 crewmen dead, 3 missing and 15 rescued. [82] |
Ship | State | Description |
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LCT Evelia | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Bight of Bonny in the Gulf of Guinea between Douala, Cameroon and Libreville, Gabon. Ten rescued and three missing. [83] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sri Lanka Glory | none (probably Sri Lanka) | The cargo ship ran aground or was pushed ashore by a storm at Galle, Sri Lanka. [84] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Shabahang | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan. All nine crewmen rescued by helicopters and a patrol boat. [85] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Pieces | ![]() | The fishing vessel with 37 crew sank in the Makassar Strait during a trip from Pekalongan to Makassar. Three survivors and four bodies have been recovered as of 4 August. [86] |
Unknown | ![]() | Typhoon Wipha: Two barges receiving coal from Southampton (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Chia Kin No. 2 | ![]() | Typhoon Wipha: The freighter was driven ashore at Budai, Taiwan. [88] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Di Wei 506 | ![]() | Typhoon Wipha: The bulk carrier was sunk eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Macau. The crew were rescued five hours later just as a life raft began sinking. [89] |
Mingdelun | ![]() | The coaster (possibly named Beijing) sank off Wuqui Island in the Taiwan Straits after hitting a breakwater in heavy seas (Probably Typhoon Wipha related). [90] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Chi-Chi Jenny Vince Keziah 2 | ![]() | A squall caused the capsizing of three passenger boats in the Iloilo Strait. A total of at least 30 people died from the three incidents which occurred separately within the same day. [91] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Coelleira | ![]() | Before salvage attempt After salvage attempt Wreck of Coelleira |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lady D | ![]() | The yacht caught fire at Phuket, Thailand and burned out. She appears to be resting on the bottom. [93] [94] |
Marujita | ![]() | The purse seiner capsized and sank 336 nautical miles (622 km; 387 mi) south east of Clipperton Island, south of the Gulf of California. 25 crewmen and 12 coast guardsmen rescued by US Coast Guard. [95] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Pinar Del Rio | ![]() | The ferry ran aground at the port entrance to Denia, Spain in the Balearic Sea after reportedly hitting the breakwater. She was later battered by waves and sank further. 400 people on board were rescued. [96] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Santika Nusantara | ![]() | During a voyage in Indonesia from Surabaya, East Java, Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Borneo, the passenger and vehicle ferry was destroyed by fire off Masalembu, East Java. Three people on board died; over 300 people were rescued. [97] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mika Mari VIII | ![]() | The ro-ro ferry capsized and partially sank at Barangay Consuelo, The Philippines on Camotes Island due to a truck sliding on deck and causing a list. [99] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Kanuni D.S. | ![]() | The dredge sprung a leak off Bozcaada Island in the Aegean Sea. The dredge was beached to prevent sinking, unclear if on the shore of Bozcaada or the Turkish mainland. [100] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Conception | ![]() | The dive boat burned and sank in 64 feet (19.5 m) of water 20 yards (18 m) off Platts Harbor on the north side of California's Santa Cruz Island. The vessel The Grape Escape (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ji Shun 16 | ![]() | Typhoon Lingling: The container ship sank 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north east of Zhoushan, China in the East China Sea ( 30°11′N122°29′E / 30.183°N 122.483°E ). [104] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Golden Ray | ![]() | ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Golf Argo | ![]() | The container lighter capsized and sank in Bangladeshi waters off Chittagong after engine failure in rough seas. 14 crew members were rescued by the Bangladesh Navy. [109] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bukhta Naezdnik | ![]() | The fishing trawler caught fire, capsized and sank at dock in Breivika port in Tromsø, Norway leading to around 100 evacuations as the burning vessel began listing. On-board were hazardous materials including a tank of ammonia and 200,000 litres (44,000 imp gal; 53,000 US gal) of diesel oil. [110] [111] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Al Akhawayan | ![]() | The trawler was sunk in a collision with Montelaura (![]() |
Bourbon Rhode | ![]() | Hurricane Lorenzo: The tug sank 940 nautical miles (1,740 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean ( 15°35′N40°10′W / 15.583°N 40.167°W ). Three crewmen were rescued, seven missing, four bodies recovered. [113] [114] [115] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bow Dalian | ![]() | The tanker was damaged at Ulsan, South Korea when fire spread from Stolt Groenland (![]() |
Stolt Groenland | ![]() | The tanker suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire at Ulsan. Her 25 crew evacuated the ship. [116] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria Veronica | ![]() | The tuna seiner caught fire, capsized and sank at dock at Manzanillo, Mexico. [117] |
Sheena M | ![]() | The tugboat sank while working in Howe Sound near Gibsons, British Columbia. A local vessel rescued the crew. The wreck leaked roughly 10 litres (2.2 imp gal; 2.6 US gal) of fuel. [118] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hongbo | ![]() | The sand carrier capsized off the Penghu Islands near Taiwan in the Taiwan Straits. 12 crewmembers missing. [119] |
Jia Liang | ![]() | The sand carrier sank off the Penghu Islands near Taiwan in the Taiwan Straits. 13 crewmembers rescued. [119] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified fishing vessel | ![]() | The fishing vessel sank in the Sea of Japan near the Yamato Shallows, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) northwest of Japan's Noto Peninsula, after she collided with an unidentified Japanese Fisheries Agency vessel that was chasing her out of Japan's exclusive economic zone. Japanese Fisheries Agency and Japan Coast Guard vessels rescued approximately 60 members of the North Korean vessel′s crew and transferred them to another North Korean vessel. [120] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jia De | ![]() | Typhoon Hagibis: The cargo ship sank off Kawasaki, Japan during the typhoon. Four crew were rescued, one dead and seven missing. [121] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Vietsun Integrity | ![]() | The container ship developed a list to starboard and capsized and sank with hull partially above water in the Long Tau River. On 11 December an incident happened during salvage of the cargo. Two divers were killed, two injured and three missing. [122] [123] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Nu-Shi Nalini | ![]() | Cyclone Kyarr: The tanker ran aground near Panaji, Goa in rough seas from the cyclone in the Arabian Sea. Still aground as of 2 November. [124] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Avel Vor | ![]() | The tuna fishing vessel struck a submerged obstruction causing a hull breach in the engine room 170 nautical miles (310 km; 200 mi) off Liberia in the Atlantic Ocean She sank on 29 October. All 22 crew rescued. [125] |
Vaishnav Devi Mata | ![]() | Cyclone Kyarr: The fishing vessel sank in the cyclone in the Arabian Sea at ( 18°40′N71°00′E / 18.667°N 71.000°E ). All 17 crewmen rescued by INS Teg (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bhagvati Prem | ![]() | Cyclone Kyarr: The hopper dredge ran aground in stormy weather from Cyclone Kyarr on Surakal Beach north of Bangalore, India. She was refloated and then beached to prevent sinking. [128] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Quang Vinh 09 | ![]() | Tropical Storm Matmo: The cargo ship was beached in the Gulf of Tonkin at Quy Nhon, Vietnam. [129] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Thanh Cong 999 | ![]() | Tropical Storm Matmo: The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Tonkin 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) from Sơn Dương, Vietnam. Twelve crew members were rescued and one was reported missing. [130] |
Ship | State | Description |
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American Glory | ![]() | The retired 215-foot (65.5 m) cruise ship was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) off Indian River Inlet, Delaware. [131] [132] |
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Miss Hailee | ![]() | The 54-foot (16.5 m) fishing vessel – a commercial troller – capsized in the Pacific Ocean off the Sonoma Coast of Northern California about 30 miles (48 km) north of Bodega Bay. One man abandoned ship wearing a life jacket but disappeared and was presumed dead. The other three people on board – a woman and two men – were rescued from the water by a United States Coast Guard helicopter. [133] [134] |
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LCT Maruni Pratama | ![]() | The landing craft tank sank off Manokwari Regency, Indonesia. The crew were rescued by fishing boats. [135] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lohengrin | ![]() | The 161-foot (49.1 m) Trinity motor yacht was destroyed by fire at Universal Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while undergoing repairs and a refit. There was no loss of life. [136] [137] |
Reflection | ![]() | The 107-foot (32.6 m) Christensen motor yacht was destroyed by fire at Universal Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while undergoing repairs and a refit. There was no loss of life. [136] [137] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Chang Xin | ![]() | The cargo ship sank off Chuanshi Island, off the Minjiang River Estuary near Fuzhou in the Taiwan Straits, East China Sea after a collision with unknown vessel. Two crewmembers missing. [138] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mitra Sejahtera IX | ![]() | The container ship capsized and sank south west of Makassar in the Java Sea. Everyone was rescued by passing ships. [140] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Chief | ![]() | The shrimp boat capsized and sank in Mobile Bay north of Fort Morgan, Alabama. Her captain was rescued, two died. [143] [144] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Toan Phat 68 | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Tonkin, four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Quy Nhơn, Vietnam, in stormy seas. All 11 crew were rescued by search-and-rescue craft, but the captain died of a heart attack. [145] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Citra Hasil | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the South China Sea ( 00°20′N106°20′E / 0.333°N 106.333°E ) west of Ebeling Reef. The crew of ten were reported in the water. [146] |
Golden Bridge 2 | The tanker sank in the Gulf of Siam off the Chao Praya River Estuary south of Bangkok, Thailand. Three crewmen were rescued. [147] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Min Shi Yu 07705 | ![]() | The fishing vessel capsized in the Taiwan Strait off Fujian, China. 13 crew were rescued, another 4 were reported missing. [148] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elpida | Unknown | The 63-metre (207 ft) cargo ship was sunk as an artificial reef in 28 metres (92 ft) of water off the coast of Oroklini in the Oroklini marine protected area ( 34°57′N33°41′E / 34.950°N 33.683°E ), Cyprus. [149] [150] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anglican Lady | ![]() | The tug ran aground in Lake St. Clair. Still aground as of 11 December. [151] |
Bay Tiger | ![]() | The shrimp boat sank in Pensacola Bay one mile (1.6 km) south of Warrington, Florida in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. The wreck was later removed. [152] |
Ship | State | Description |
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KM Shippo 16 | ![]() | The cargo ship capsized and sank at dock at Lewobela on Lembata Island, Indonesia, in the Banda Sea. [153] |
Lef1 | Unknown | The 15-metre (49 ft) vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in 15 metres (49 ft) of water off the coast of Oroklini in the Oroklini marine protected area ( 34°57′N33°40′E / 34.950°N 33.667°E ), Cyprus. [154] [155] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hamada S | ![]() | The freighter dragged anchor in a storm and went ashore at Bizerte, Tunisia. [156] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Chita | ![]() | The decommissioned Kilo-class submarine sank in the Sea of Japan while under tow to a dismantling yard with her stern on the bottom and bow above water. The vessel was expected to be refloated. [157] |
Ship | State | Description |
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PD-16 | ![]() | The decommissioned drydock sank at Sevastopol with the decommissioned Tango-class submarine B-380 Gorgorvskiy Komsomolets in it. [158] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hua Xia 68 | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in shallow water with part of the ship above water off Nanji Island, China. All 11 crew were rescued by a passing cargo ship from life rafts. [159] |
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Andiamo | ![]() | While docked at Island Gardens Marina off MacArthur Causeway in Miami, Florida, the US$7,000,000 120-foot (36.6 m) luxury yacht – the property of salsa singer Marc Anthony – burned, capsized, and sank in shallow water with part of the vessel above water at Watson Island in Biscayne Bay. Two crew members — the only people on board – escaped without injury. [160] [161] [162] [163] |
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Cdry Blue | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on the Torre Cannai Rocks, Sardegna. Italy. Her crew were rescued. [164] |
Orca | unknown | The barge rolled onto her port side and sank in the harbor at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands when a crane on a pier she was tied up to toppled over onto her deck while unloading cargo from her. Orca's crew and the crane operator jumped overboard and survived. [165] |
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Edelweiss | ![]() | The bulk carrier ran aground in the southern Makassar Strait/Java Sea north of Masalima Island, Indonesia. The vessel was still aground as of 30 December. [166] |
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Nevado 35 | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground in the area of Şarköy, Tekirdağ Province, Turkey in the Sea of Marmara. The vessel was refloated on 5 January. [167] [168] |
Zelek Star | ![]() | The cargo ship dragged anchor and grounded on the beach at Ashdod, Israel. The vessel was still aground as of 31 December. [169] |
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Fay | ![]() | The fishing vessel sank in the Barents Sea north of Honningsvag, Norway. Her 12 crew was rescued. [170] |
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Scandies Rose | ![]() | During a voyage carrying crab pots from Kodiak, Alaska, to fishing grounds in the Bering Sea with a crew of seven men on board, the 130-foot (39.6 m) fishing vessel sank quickly in the Gulf of Alaska near Sutwik Island off the Alaska Peninsula, 180 nautical miles (330 km; 210 mi) southwest of Kodiak. Four hours after the sinking, a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued two survivors from a life raft on 1 January 2020, but the other five members of her crew disappeared and were presumed dead. [171] |
Unidentified fishing vessel | ![]() | The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the motor vessel Subaru (![]() |