This is a list ofroll-on/roll-off vessels involved in maritime incidents and accidents.
| Date | Name | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January 1953 | Princess Victoria[1] | Sank in theNorth Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland in a windstorm (that also caused theNorth Sea flood of 1953); 135 dead. |
| 26 September 1954 | Hitaka Maru | Capsized byTyphoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Also romanized as Hidaka. |
| 26 September 1954 | Kitami Maru | Capsized byTyphoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] |
| 26 September 1954 | Seikan Maru No 11 | Capsized byTyphoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Refloated in 1956 and returned to service.[3] |
| 26 September 1954 | Tokachi Maru | Capsized byTyphoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Refloated in 1956 and returned to service.[3] |
| 26 September 1954 | Tōya Maru | Capsized in Japan’sTsugaru Strait byTyphoon Marie (1954), 1,170 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.[4] |
| 8 December 1966 | SS Heraklion | Unsecured refrigerator truck forced open midship loading door[5] |
| 10 April 1968 | TEV Wahine | Caught in storm Cyclone Giselle, ran aground on Barrett Reef, then capsized and sank off New Zealand; 53 dead. |
| 7 June 1980 | MS Zenobia | Capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, close toLarnaca, Cyprus due to a software error. No casualties or serious injury |
| 19 December 1982 | MS European Gateway | Capsized off Harwich following a collision withSpeedlink Vanguard. |
| 15 February 1985 | MV A Regina | Ran aground and wrecked. No casualties or serious injury |
| 6 March 1987 | MS Herald of Free Enterprise | Capsized off Zeebrugge when the bow door was left open. 193 passengers and crew died.[6] |
| 26 April 1988 | MV Reijin | Capsized and sank off the coast ofPortugal on maiden voyage |
| 7 April 1990 | MS Scandinavian Star | Caught fire and burned as a result of arson |
| 10 April 1991 | MVMoby Prince | Caught fire and burned as a result of a collision with an oil tanker. 140 passengers and crew died. |
| 14-15 December 1991 | MV Salem Express | Struck a reef and sank in sight of port atSafaga,Egypt, with at least 464 casualties. |
| 14 January 1993 | MS Jan Heweliusz | Capsized and sunk in the Baltic Sea |
| 28 September 1994 | MS Estonia | Had a bow visor failure. Investigations have been reopened in 2020. 852 people aboard were killed in the accident. |
| 18 September 1998 | MV Princess of the Orient | Foundered and sank inTyphoon Vicki. 150 people died. |
| 26 September 2000 | MS Express Samina | Struck a rock and sank off Paros, Greece |
| 26 September 2002 | MV Le Joola | Second deadliest non-military maritime disaster - 1,863 deaths and 64 survivors. |
| 14 December 2002 | MV Tricolor | Collision, no casualties, vessel required salvation by wreck cutting in 9 sections due to being a hazard to navigation. |
| 31 January 2004 | MV Diamond Ray | Collision with container vesselTrade Zale during anchoring in the bay ofUlsan, South Korea, requiring salvage tugs, no casualties[7][8] |
| 15 May 2004 | MV Hyundai No 105 | Collided with tanker MTKaminesan and sank close to Singapore Sentosa island, no casualties but crew required rescue[9] |
| 3 February 2006 | MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 | Capsized and sank in theRed Sea, there was bad weather but the direct cause of the sinking is unknown, 185 dead bodies were recovered and 813 of them are missing and presumed dead, 998 casualties total.[10] |
| 22 March 2006 | MV Queen of the North | Failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank. |
| 23 July 2006 | MV Cougar Ace | Severely listed. Was successfully salvaged and returned to service.[11] |
| 8 March 2007 | MV Repubblica di Genova | Capsized inside Antwerp port, due to possible incorrect stowage and ballast. Towage was required[12] |
| 21 June 2008 | MV Princess of the Stars | Capsized inTyphoon Fengshen. 814 passengers and crew died. |
| 5 December 2012 | MV Baltic Ace | 11 fatalities, collision with container vessel Corvus J. |
| 7 May 2013 | MVJolly Nero | 9 fatalities, collision with the Pilots' office tower during unberthing[13] |
| 16 April 2014 | MV Sewol | 304 fatalities, caused by insufficient ballast, overloading, and steering error.[14] |
| 28 December 2014 | MSNorman Atlantic | Caught fire in theStrait of Otranto in theAdriatic Sea, 22 casualties (estimated). |
| 3 January 2015 | MV Höegh Osaka | Developed severe list and was intentionally grounded, no casualties |
| 2 June 2015 | MVCourage | US-flagged roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) vehicle carrierCourage was transiting from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Southampton, United Kingdom, when a fire broke out in its cargo hold. The accident resulted in extensive damage to the vessel's hold as well its cargo of vehicles and household goods. As a result of the damage, estimated at $100 million total, the vessel's owners scrapped the vessel.[15] Electrical arcing in the automatic braking system (ABS) of anEV carried on board was concluded as the probable cause of the fire by theNational Transportation Safety Board.[16] |
| 1 October 2015 | SSEl Faro | 33 fatalities, sunk in deep water byHurricane Joaquin[17] |
| 26 January 2016 | MV Modern Express | Severely listed in theBay of Biscay, crew evacuated, no casualties, vessel required salvation by towage[18] |
| 20 September 2018 | MVNyerere | 228 fatalities, captain distracted by cellphone.[19] |
| 31 December 2018 | Sincerity Ace | Caught fire in the middle of the Pacific Ocean about 1,800 nautical miles from Oahu. Nearby commercial ships helped rescue 16 crew members, but five crew members lost their lives in the incident.[20] The ship was reportedly carrying 3,800 Nissan vehicles, but the cause of the fire is still unknown. |
| 10 March 2019 | Grande America | Caught fire and sank in theBay of Biscay, no casualties[21] |
| 15 May 2019 | Grande Europa | Caught fire close toMallorca; no casualties.[22] |
| 15 June 2019 | MVDiamond Highway | Caught fire in the South China Sea, with all 25 crew members abandoning ship and rescued by a bulk carrier.[23][24] |
| 9 September 2019 | MV Golden Ray | Capsized inSt. Simons Sound, no casualties. Vessel caught fire during salvage operations.[25][26] |
| 4 June 2020 | MV Höegh Xiamen | Caught fire while docked atBlount Island, 8JFRD firefighters were injured. Vessel required salvation by towage.[27][28] |
| 16 February 2022 | Felicity Ace | Caught fire off the coast of theAzores. Crew evacuated, no casualties. Vessel eventually capsized and sunk.[29][30] |
| 18 February 2022 | Euroferry Olympia | Caught fire nearDiapontia Islands, northwest ofCorfu while en route fromIgoumenitsa, Greece toBrindisi, Italy. 11 people died.[31] |
| 17 March 2022 | Al Salmy 6 | Listed after departureJebel Ali, and sank in the Gulf. All crew members were rescued[32] |
| 22 July 2022 | MVHoliday Island | A fire broke out in the engine room just before the ferry enteredWood Islands. Over 200 people were evacuated by lifeboats and local fishermen. No casualties were reported.[33] |
| 5 July 2023 | Grande Costa D’Avorio | Cargo fire during offloading at Newark, New Jersey, US dock; two firefighters died and six were injured.[34] |
| 26 July 2023 | MV Fremantle Highway | Caught fire in the North Sea near Dutch island ofAmeland. One crew member died. 24 hours later the ship was still burning.[35] |
| 3 June 2025 | Morning Midas | Caught fire in the North Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south ofAlaska. All 22 of her crew were rescued by the container shipCOSCO Hellas. Morning Midas sank on June 23, 2025.[36] |
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