List of shipwrecks in 2025

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The list of shipwrecks in 2025 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2025.

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January

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Glyvursnes Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands The ro-ro cargo ship caught fire at Hirtshals, Denmark. A crew member was killed and another was severely injured. [1]
Unnamed migrant boatFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia A migrant boat capsized off the Kerkennah Islands with the loss of 27 of the 52 people on board. [2]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
GuardianFlag of the United States.svg  United States The fishing vessel ran aground near Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The United States Coast Guard despatched a tug and she was refloated. [3]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Panoria Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands The bulk carrier caught fire in the South China Sea 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Cape Elubani, Taiwan. She was on a voyage from Nantong, China to Singapore. Four of her crew were injured, one seriously. A tug was requested to tow her in to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. [4]
Unnamed fishing boatFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea A fishing boat ran aground near Gageodo, South Korea after colliding with coastal rocks. Three people were killed, 19 were rescued. [5] [6]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
KvalnesFlag of Norway.svg  Norway The fishing vessel ran aground near Hellbergsøya. She was refloated. [7]
Omaha Maru No.8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan The fishing vessel capsized 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Kitaibaraki with the loss of two of her twenty crew. Three people were reported missing. [8]
Sanwa Maru Flag of Japan.svg  Japan The tanker ran aground off Cape Esan. [9]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Bram Force Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil The service vessel caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Rio de Janeiro. Her crew were evacuated. She was subsequently towed in to Superporto do Açu. [10]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Dolphin 18 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam The cargo ship sank approximately 274 nautical miles (507 km) southwest of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. All 18 crew were rescued from lifeboats by Nicolai Maersk (Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong). [11]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
KerstinFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The motor barge suffered a steering failure in the Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany and became wedged at the entrance of a lock whilst avoiding an allision with the passenger ship Amadeus Silver II (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany). Kerstin was refloated with assistance from the motor barges Käthe Krieger and Henneburg (both Flag of Germany.svg  Germany). [12]
Silver Sincere Civil Ensign of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia The oil products tanker took on water and sank off of Pedra Branca, Singapore. All eight crew were rescued from lifeboats by Intan Daya 368 (Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia). [13]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Ameray 888Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand The 44.39-ton catamaran sank about 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km) north of Koh Racha Yai, Thailand, south of Phuket. 38 people, including 33 Chinese tourists, were rescued. [14]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
UnnamedA vessel carrying 86 persons that departed Mauretania on 2 January capsized off Western Sahara. 50 people were killed. [15] [16]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Miss SandyFlag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States The 56-foot (17 m) fishing vessel sprung a leak and sank approximately 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Gloucester, Massachusetts. All 18 crew were rescued by USCGC William Chadwick (Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg  United States Coast Guard). [17] [18]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Unnamed submarineunknownAn abandoned suspected narco-submarine was found by the fishing vessel Maria Cristina at the entrance to the Camarinas-Muxia estuary, Galicia, Spain. While being towed to the port of Camariñas it broke in two with the aft section sinking. [19]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
LCT Cahaya Dana Reza Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia The tank landing craft sprang a leak, capsized, and sank in shallow water with some of her hull above water near Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. All nine crew were rescued by the tugboat Atlantik Star 11 (Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia). [20]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Wei Sen No. 8 Flag of Belize.svg  Belize The tanker ran aground near the Matsu Islands. Seven crew were rescued by the Taiwan Coast Guard, one died during the rescue. [21]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 2025
ShipStateDescription
Guang Rong Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Storm Herminia: The 103.8-metre (340 ft 7 in), 10,000  DWT cargo ship dragged anchor in a storm at Marina Di Carrara anchorage and crashed into a pier at Tuscan Sea Resort, Italy and then was driven ashore with a starboard list. The crew of 13 is safe. [22]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
A and BFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea The two fishing vessels, A (32 tons) and B (27 tons), ran aground on rocks 500 metres (1,600 ft) off Rabbit Island in Gujwa-eup, Jeju City. Two crew, including one of the captains, died, and two other crew were reported missing. [23]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
UnknownFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea A 48-ton fishing vessel capsized about 833 kilometres (518 mi) southwest of Jeju Island, near Taiwan. All ten crew were rescued. [24]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
Fortune Pride Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada The 18-metre (59 ft) fishing vessel sank approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Sambro, Nova Scotia. Of the four crew aboard the vessel, three were rescued, with one of the three dying in hospital later. The fourth crewmember was found deceased in a life raft at sea. [25]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
An Yang 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China The bulk carrier stranded in the shallow water in a snowstorm off Nevelsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Sakhalin island, Russia. [26]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
Koala Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda The tanker settled to the bottom at dock in the harbour following explosions in her engine room at Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. [27]
Unknown fishing vesselFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea A 139-ton fishing vessel capsized and sank in 80 metres (260 ft) of water about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Habaek Island, about 315 kilometres (196 mi) south of Seoul, South Korea. Of the 14 crew, four crew, including her captain, died, and five crew were reported missing. [28]
Unknown high speed boatFlag of the Korean Coast Guard.svg  Korea Coast Guard A Korea Coast Guard high speed boat capsized in high waves searching for the fishing vessel. All crew were rescued by other Coast Guard vessels. [29]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
UnknownFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea A 32-ton fishing vessel capsized approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, Korea. Five of the ten crew were rescued. [30]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
Cartela Civil Ensign of Australia.svg  Australia The vessel partially sunk at its berth at Franklin, Tasmania. [31]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
Lambousa IIUnknownThe 23-metre (75 ft) vessel 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 / 34.950; 33.683 ), Cyprus. [32] [33]
MSC Baltic III Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia The container ship was driven aground at Wild Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, west of Lark Harbour after losing power by severe weather conditions with winds exceeding 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) and waves reaching 6 metres (20 ft) high. [34]
UnknownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom A narrow boat/barge sank in the Oxford Canal between bridges 4 and 5. [35]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
Shayesteh Flag of Iran.svg  Iran The 50.3-metre (165 ft) cargo ship sprung a leak and sank in the Persian Gulf off Qatar. The crew were rescued by USS Devastator (Flag of the United States.svg  United States Navy) and USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg  United States Coast Guard). [36] [37]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 2025
ShipStateDescription
Ashamba Flag of Russia.svg  Russia The research vessel capsized and sank at dock near Novorossiysk, Russia, due to icing during a winter storm. The wreck is expected to be raised in early 2025. [38]

March

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 2025
ShipStateDescription
H&S Wisdom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The cargo ship ran aground on mud flats off the coast of Brough in the Humber Estuary near Welton, England. [39]
PW26Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks and sank at The Rumps near Polzeath, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Both crewmembers were rescued by a Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat. [40]


References

  1. ↑ Hancock, Paul (4 January 2025). "Glyvursnes" . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tunus açıklarında göçmen teknesi alabora oldu: 27 kişi hayatını kaybetti" [Immigrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast: 27 people lost their lives] (in Turkish). Oxu.az. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Hancock, Paul (1 January 2025). "Guardian" . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Hancock, Paul (5 January 2025). "Panoria". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Vissersboot vaart op de klippen bij Zuid-Korea, drie opvarenden omgekomen" (in Dutch). NOS. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Jang Woo-jeong (4 January 2025). "Fishing boat sinks off Gageodo; three dead, 19 rescued". Chosun. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Hancock, Paul (6 January 2025). "Kvalnes" . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Hancock, Paul (12 January 2025). "Ohama Maru No 8". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tanker runs aground off the coast of Japan". Safety4Sea. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Hancock, Paul (11 January 2025). "Bram Force" . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "18 Vietnamese Crew Rescued After Cargo Ship Sinks Southwest of Vietnam". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Hancock, Paul (12 January 2025). "Kerstin" . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Tanker Sinks in Singaporean Waters Near Pedra Branca; All Crew Members Safe". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "33 Chinese tourists saved from sinking catamaran off Phuket". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "dozens of migrants may have drowned in attempt to cross to spain, ngo says". www.reuters.com. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  16. ↑ Jones, Sam (16 January 2025). "Up to 50 people on small boat bound for Canary Islands feared drowned". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Miss Sandy". shipwrecklog.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "New video shows fishing boat taking on water and sinking". NBC Today via MSN. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Suspected 'narco-submarine' breaks apart off Spain". AFP via MSN. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "Indonesian-Flagged Vessel Capsizes in Kalimantan Province: Crew Rescued Safely". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Indonesian seaman dies amid oil tanker mishap near Matsu Islands". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  22. ↑ "Vessel Crashes Into Pier at a Tuscan Resort Due to the Storm Herminia in Italy". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "Coast Guard rescues crew from two fishing boats aground near Jeju". biz.chosun.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  24. ↑ "Fishing boat with Korean nationals capsizes near Taiwan, all 10 crew members rescued". koreajoongangdaily.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  25. ↑ Kaiser, Leigha (7 February 2025). "Two fishermen dead, two released from hospital after fishing boat sinks off coast of Halifax". CTV News. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  26. ↑ "Chinese cargo ship runs aground off Russia's Sakhalin Island". Reuters.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  27. ↑ "Oil tanker carrying 130,000 tons sinking in Russia's Ust-Luga port". New Voice of Ukraine via MSN. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  28. ↑ "Vietnamese still missing in shipwreck off South Korea". kbaohaiduong.vn. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "4 dead, 6 missing afterfishing trawlwer sinks off southern coast". bernama.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "Fishing boat capsizes off Jeju; 5 among 10-person crew rescued". koreatimes.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  31. ↑ "Cartela in crisis: Iconic Tasmanian vessel partially submerged in Huon River". Pulse_Tasmania. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  32. ↑ "Voroklini marine area enriched with third submerged vessel". parikiaki.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  33. ↑ "Navtex for the marine protected area of Larnaka: Diving and Vessel Passage at Lambousa II". gov.cy. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  34. ↑ ""MSC Baltic III" Grounds Off Newfoundland Coast Amid Stormy Conditions". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  35. ↑ "Canal blocked by sunken boat". BBC.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  36. ↑ "U.S. Forces Save Crew of Sinking Iranian Cargo Ship in Arabian Gulf". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  37. ↑ "US Navy And Coast Guard Rescue Mariners From Sinking Iranian Vessel In Arabian Gulf". Tampa Free Press via MSN. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  38. ↑ "Russian-flagged Research Vessel Sinks in the Black Sea Near Novorossiysk". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  39. ↑ "Netherlands-Flagged Ship Stranded Off Near Welton, England". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  40. ↑ "Fishing boat sinks after striking rocks near Cornwall, UK; both crew rescued". bairdmaritime.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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