List of shipwrecks in 2001

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The list of shipwrecks in 2001 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2001.

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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
References

January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Pati Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia The cargo ship ran aground, broke in two and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Antalya, Turkey. The ship was carrying many illegal immigrants, about fifty of whom were killed, as were four of her ten crew. There were a total of thirty-two survivors. [1]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Jessica Civil Flag and Ensign of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Jessica aground Tanker Jessica aground in Galapagos.jpg
Jessica aground

The tanker ran aground near Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, in the Galápagos, spilling fuel and decimating the marine iguana population. [2] [3]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Miss MariaFlag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States After she sprang a leak, the 49-foot (14.9 m) longline cod-fishing vessel′s crew beached her in Makushin Bay ( 53°44′N167°00′W / 53.733°N 167.000°W / 53.733; -167.000 (Makushin Bay) ) on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands, where she sank in shallow water. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued from the beach by a United States Coast Guard helicopter. [4]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Lady LFlag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States The 80-foot (24.4 m) crab-fishing vessel sank 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Gore Point ( 59°12′00″N150°57′30″W / 59.20000°N 150.95833°W / 59.20000; -150.95833 (Gore Point) ) on the Kenai Peninsula on the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four. [5]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 2001
ShipCountryDescription
USS Barbel Flag of the United States.svg  United States Navy The decommissioned Barbel-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.
VeterFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 37-foot (11.3 m) longline and cod fishing vessel was beached and sank 200 yards (180 m) off Evans Point in Prince William Sound, Alaska, after striking a submerged object. The fishing vessel Hellion (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) rescued her crew of three from the beach. [6]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 2001
ShipCountryDescription
USS John Paul Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States Navy The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

February

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 2001
ShipCountryDescription
CFDFlag of the United States.svg  United States The retired 100-foot (30.5 m) steel-hulled barge 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. [7]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Ehime MaruFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision: The training ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Hawaii, United States, by the submarine USS Greeneville (Flag of the United States.svg  United States Navy), which surfaced underneath her, killing nine of her thirty-five crew. Survivors were rescued by United States Coast Guard RIBs.

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Going ConcernCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore at Eastbourne, East Sussex. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the Eastbourne Lifeboat and towed in to Eastbourne. [8]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 2001
ShipCountryDescription
USS Lynde McCormick Flag of the United States.svg  United States Navy The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target.

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1964
ShipCountryDescription
Western StarFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 177-gross ton, 65-foot (19.8 m) codfish trawler was destroyed in the North Pacific Ocean 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) southeast of Caton Island in the Fox Islands – part of the Aleutian Islands – by a fire that started in her engine room. All four people on board survived. [9]

March

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Amber DawnFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 91-foot (27.7 m) stern trawler sank in a storm with the loss of two lives in the Bering Sea approximately 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands. The 267-foot (81.4 m) fish processor Katie Ann (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) rescued her three survivors. [10]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Lady BFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 17-gross ton, 34-foot (10.4 m) troller sank alongside the dock at Petersburg, Alaska. Her wreck later was refloated and scuttled in deep water. [5]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 2001
ShipCountryDescription
SLNS P-493 Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [11]
SLNS P-496 Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [11]

April

2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Arctic RoseFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 92-foot (28.0 m) catcher processor sank with the loss of her entire crew of 15 in the Bering Sea near Zhemchug Canyon, approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island. Her captain′s body was recovered at the time of the sinking, and over eight years later the bones of another crewman were accidentally recovered by the longline fishing vessel Blue Gadus (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) on 12 September 2009 in 426 feet (130 m) of water 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) southeast of the location of the sinking. The bodies of the other 13 crew members were never found. [10]

May

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 2001
ShipCountryDescription
IliamnaFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 29-foot (8.8 m) cod-fishing vessel sank in Chiniak Bay ( 57°42′N152°20′W / 57.700°N 152.333°W / 57.700; -152.333 (Chiniak Bay) ) on the coast of Kodiak Island about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) south of Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Tina Marie (Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States) rescued the only person aboard. [12]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 2001
ShipCountryDescription
KristenFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 49-foot (14.9 m) longline fishing vessel sank approximately 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) south of Cold Bay, Alaska, after striking an unidentified object. The fishing vessel Mr. Bill (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) rescued her crew of four. [13]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1968
ShipCountryDescription
WalyanaFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 28-foot (8.5 m) gillnetter capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the Copper River Delta after a rogue wave struck her. All three of her crew members made it to shore, where a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them. [9]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Lowlands Beilun Civil Ensign of Singapore.svg  Singapore The cargo ship ran aground on the Johor Shoal, Changi and was holed. She was refloated on 5 June, repaired and returned to service. [14]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 2001
ShipCountryDescription
USS Reeves Flag of the United States.svg  United States Navy
USS Reeves being sunk USS Reeves (CG-24) is sunk as a target ship off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 31 May 2001.jpg
USS Reeves being sunk
The decommissioned Leahy-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia, at 26°26′53.0″S155°24′27.0″E / 26.448056°S 155.407500°E / -26.448056; 155.407500 ("USS Reeves (CG-24)) .

June

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Margie AnnFlag of the United States.svg  United States The retired 90-foot (27.4 m)tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware at 38°40.540′N074°43.957′W / 38.675667°N 74.732617°W / 38.675667; -74.732617 (Margie Ann) . [15]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 2001
ShipCountryDescription
RaindancerFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 34-foot (10.4 m) gillnet fishing vessel burned and sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. A nearby vessel rescued both people on board. [16]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date June 2001
ShipCountryDescription
USS Miller Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkish Navy The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target after being sold to the Turkish Navy and cannibalized for spare parts.

July

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 2001
ShipCountryDescription
ExciterFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 40-foot (12.2 m) gillnet fishing vessel was wrecked on the north coast of the Alaska Peninsula approximately 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) northeast of Port Moller ( 55°59′30″N160°34′30″W / 55.99167°N 160.57500°W / 55.99167; -160.57500 (Port Moller) ), Alaska. The fishing vessel Finner (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) and a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of two. [17]
HouriFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 34-foot (10.4 m) gillnet fishing vessel burned and sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Proud Mary (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) rescued the only person on board. [18]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 2001
ShipCountryDescription
USS La Moure County Flag of the United States.svg  United States Navy
La Moure County being sunk as a target Ex La Moure County.jpg
La Moure County being sunk as a target
The decommissioned Newport-class tank landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean about 130 nmi (240 km; 150 mi) west of Valparaíso, Chile, at 32°49′08″S74°17′09″W / 32.81889°S 74.28583°W / -32.81889; -74.28583 , during UNITAS 2001.

12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Sea flag unknownThe cruise ship sank near the coast of South Africa during a heavy winter storm. She was on her way to Alang, India for scrapping.

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Kelvin Flag of Norway.svg  Norway The cargo ship capsized at Mo i Rana, Norway. [19]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Dry HeatFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) pleasure craft burned and sank in 1,200 feet (370 m) of water off Streets Island ( 55°28′40″N132°08′15″W / 55.47778°N 132.13750°W / 55.47778; -132.13750 (Streets Island) ) in Southeast Alaska, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of Ketchikan, Alaska. The vessels Sheltered Seas and Show Girl (both Flag of the United States.svg  United States) rescued all nine people – four adults and five children – aboard. [20]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 2001
ShipCountryDescription
ExcursionFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 70-foot (21.3 m) fish tender burned and sank in Bristol Bay near Port Moller ( 55°59′30″N160°34′30″W / 55.99167°N 160.57500°W / 55.99167; -160.57500 (Port Moller) ), Alaska, 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northeast of Cold Bay, Alaska. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter. [17]
Sun 11 Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas The cruise liner sank off Cape St. Francis, South Africa while under tow to India for scrapping.
VanguardFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 65-foot (19.8 m) fishing vessel – a seiner – sank in 200 feet (61 m) of water less than two minutes after striking an iceberg 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) from Glacier Island ( 60°53′N147°11′W / 60.883°N 147.183°W / 60.883; -147.183 (Glacier Island) ) outside Columbia Bay, 35 nautical miles (65 km) southwest of Valdez, Alaska. Wearing survival suits, her three-man crew escaped in a life raft that deployed and were rescued by nearby vessels. [6]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Ben BFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 86-foot (26.2 m) fish tender burned and sank in Snow Passage ( 56°16′39″N132°56′59″W / 56.277500°N 132.949722°W / 56.277500; -132.949722 (Snow Passage) ) near Shrubby Island ( 56°13′N132°58′W / 56.217°N 132.967°W / 56.217; -132.967 (Shrubby Island) ) in Southeast Alaska 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Middleton (Flag of the United States.svg  United States). [21]

August

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Windy BayFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 166-foot (50.6 m) fish tender struck Olsen Rock off the coast of Alaska while her operator was off the bridge and sank in 1,000 feet (300 m) of water in Prince William Sound near Olsen Island. Nearby vessels rescued all five members of her crew. [9]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Rhonda ReneeFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 34-foot (10.4 m) bowpicker struck a rock off Knowles Head ( 60°41′00″N146°37′30″W / 60.68333°N 146.62500°W / 60.68333; -146.62500 (Knowles Head) ) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska and began to leak. Her hull was patched, but she sank on the way to Homer, Alaska, after the patch failed. [16]

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Windoc Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada The bulk carrier was damaged beyond economic repair in the Welland Canal at Allanburg, Ontario, Canada, when a lifting bridge was prematurely lowered while the vessel was passing through.

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Helen MarieFlag of the United States (Pantone).svg  United States The 42-foot (12.8 m) seiner was destroyed by an engine room fire in Lazy Bay ( 56°56′40″N154°10′00″W / 56.94444°N 154.16667°W / 56.94444; -154.16667 (Lazy Bay) ) at Akhiok on the southern end of Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a skiff. Her melted hull was towed to the beach near Akhiok. [18]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Sea GullFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was swamped and capsized while hauling her nets at Point Marsden ( 58°03′30″N134°48′25″W / 58.05833°N 134.80694°W / 58.05833; -134.80694 (Point Marsden) ) near Hawk Inlet on Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The fishing vessel Steadfast (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) rescued her entire crew of six. [22]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Revenge IIFlag of the United States.svg  United States After a large wave broke over her stern, the 86-foot (26.2 m) fish tender capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 4.15 nautical miles (7.69 km; 4.78 mi) west by southwest of Cape Ommaney ( 56°10′00″N134°40′20″W / 56.16667°N 134.67222°W / 56.16667; -134.67222 (Cape Ommaney) ) in Southeast Alaska and approximately 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) south of Sitka, Alaska. Her two-man crew, Captain Mark Wade and the unidentified crewman, Chuk Blessum, abandoned ship in survival suits and rescued by the fishing vessel Monarch (Flag of the United States.svg  United States). [16]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
HeritageFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 49-foot (14.9 m) seiner was wrecked in Hawk Inlet ( 58°07′40″N134°45′15″W / 58.12778°N 134.75417°W / 58.12778; -134.75417 (Hawk Inlet) ) in Southeast Alaska after her captain went into diabetic shock while at her wheel. He died, but the other four members of her crew and a dog abandoned ship in a skiff and were rescued by the cruise ship Spirit of Endeavour (Flag of the United States.svg  United States). [18]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Evelyn SFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 70-foot (21.3 m) fish tender sank in the Gulf of Alaska 52 nautical miles (96 km; 60 mi) south of Yakutat, Alaska. The United States Coast Guard and the fishing vessel Gandil (Flag of the United States.svg  United States) rescued her crew of three. [17]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date August 2001
ShipCountryDescription
ARM Riva Palacio Naval Jack of Mexico.svg  Mexican Navy The decommissioned Admirable-class minesweeper was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Veracruz, Mexico, as an artificial reef.

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 2001
ShipCountryDescription
JoycelynFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 50-foot (15.2 m) salmon seiner capsized near Warren Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. The cutter USCGC Anacapa ( Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg United States Coast Guard) rescued her crew of four. [23]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 2001
ShipCountryDescription
MercuryFlag of the United States.svg  United States While towing a crane barge, the 60-foot (18.3 m) tug was flooded by high seas and abandoned in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi) southwest of the Ugashik River. Her crew cut the crane barge loose before abandoning ship. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of two. [4]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Themistoklis Flag of Greece.svg  Hellenic Navy The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Heritage Hull Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg United States Coast Guard The 120-foot (36.6 m) prototype cutter hull – rejected by the United States Coast Guard and still lacking engines and fuel tanks – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean about 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) off Cape May, New Jersey, at the north end of Cape May Reef in 65 feet (20 m) of water at 38°51.810′N074°40.590′W / 38.863500°N 74.676500°W / 38.863500; -74.676500 ("Heritage Hull") . It took her 3 hours 15 minutes to sink. [24] [25]

October

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Ash Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship collided with Dutch Aquamarine (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands) in the English Channel and sank with the loss of one of her six crew. [26]
Miaoulis Flag of Greece.svg  Hellenic Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target.
Two FriendsFlag of the United States.svg  United States The retired 70-foot (21.3 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. [7]
Wave Dancer Flag of Belize.svg  Belize The dive support vessel sank at Independence in a hurricane with the loss of twenty of the twenty-eight people on board. [27]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
PacificFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 40-foot (12.2 m) longline cod-fishing vessel was wrecked near Priest Rock in Iliuliuk Bay ( 53°54′N166°30′W / 53.900°N 166.500°W / 53.900; -166.500 (Iliuliuk Bay) ) on the coast of Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands after her helmsman fell asleep at the wheel. Her crew of three survived. [28]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
ROCS Yuen Yang Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target.

16 October

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
"SIEV X"Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia The Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel sank en route between Bandar Lampung and Australia. Three hundred and fifty-three people were drowned.

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
HMCS Cape Breton Naval ensign of Canada.svg  Canadian Forces Maritime Command The decommissioned Cape-class maintenance ship was sunk as an artificial reef near Snake Island, east of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
J. W. Westcott II Flag of the United States.svg  United States The mail boat capsized and sank in the Detroit River while servicing the tanker Sidsel Knutsen. Two people (the captain and one of the crew members) lost their lives while the other two were saved. The boat was later refloated and returned to service.

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Ocean SunriseFlag of the United States.svg  United States The 42-foot (12.8 m) shrimp-fishing vessel sank in high seas in Cholmondeley Sound ( 55°17′N132°04′W / 55.283°N 132.067°W / 55.283; -132.067 (Cholmondeley Sound) ) in Southeast Alaska, 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) west of Ketchikan, Alaska. A man on board died; the only other person aboard – his wife – survived. [29]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
BrooklynFlag of the United States.svg  United States The retired 86-foot (26.2 m) 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, at 40°03.390′N073°59.550′W / 40.056500°N 73.992500°W / 40.056500; -73.992500 (Brooklyn) . [30]
E-13Flag of the United States.svg  United States The retired 178-foot (54.3 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at 40°03.840′N073°59.580′W / 40.064000°N 73.993000°W / 40.064000; -73.993000 (E-13) . [31]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Lewis F. BoyerFlag of the United States.svg  United States The retired 95-foot (29 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 75 feet (23 m) of water at 40°08.179′N073°55.824′W / 40.136317°N 73.930400°W / 40.136317; -73.930400 (Lewis F. Boyer) . [32]

November

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 2001
ShipCountryDescription
SamraFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE An Iraqi ship (under the UAE flag), which was smuggling tanks of oil hidden under bags of grain in spite of a U.S/international oil embargo on Iraq sank after it was boarded by the United States Navy from USS Peterson as part of Operation Northern-Southern Watch. The cause of the sinking is unknown. Eight of Peterson's crew boarded Samra. When Samra sank, ten of its Iraqi crew, and six of the eight U.S personnel were saved, while one Iraqi, and two U.S personnel perished. [33] [34]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 2001
ShipCountryDescription
HMAS Perth Naval Ensign of Australia.svg  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned Perth-class guided-missile destroyer was scuttled in the Indian Ocean off Albany, Western Australia, to serve as a recreational dive site.

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Heng Shan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China The bulk carrier ran aground in the Black Sea at Karadeniz Eregli, Turkey. She was refloated several months later.

December

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 2001
ShipCountryDescription
NesikaFlag of the United States.svg  United States The fishing vessel was reported lost off Alaska with the loss of four lives. [35]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 2001
ShipCountryDescription
Christopher Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Graciosa Island, Azores with the loss of all twenty-seven crew. [36]
Zhangyu No. 3705Flag of the Korean People's Navy.svg  Korean People's Army Naval Force Battle of Amami-Ōshima: The spy ship/naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the East China Sea by Kirishima, Amani and Inasa (all Flag of Japan.svg Japan Coast Guard). 15 crewmen killed. The vessel was later raised. [37]

Unknown

List of shipwrecks: Unknown 2001
ShipCountryDescription
SLNS P-411 Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2001. [38]

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