Thelist of shipwrecks in 1987 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1987.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Lady Blue |  United States | The 90-foot (27.4 m)fishing vessel sank inUnimak Pass in theAleutian Islands.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Testa Rosa |  Philippines | The cargo ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal with the loss of all 30 crew. Researchers consider this incident to be one of the 22 supercarrier losses very likely associated with rogue wave encounters between 1968 and 1995.[2][3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hetta | United States | The 83-foot (25.3 m) fishtender ran aground and sank offWhale Head Island (55°51′40″N133°41′00″W / 55.86111°N 133.68333°W /55.86111; -133.68333 (Whale Head Island)) on the west side ofPrince of Wales Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of three.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laura | United States | The 48-foot (14.6 m)fishing vessel sank in theShelikof Strait between mainlandAlaska and theKodiak Archipelago.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Midnatsol Norge |  Norway | The hotel ship foundered offFredrikstad, Norway. Wreck raised, and broken up inBruges, Belgium, in June 1987.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Star | United States | The 40-foot (12.2 m)fishing vessel sank with the loss of one crew member after arogue wave struck her in theNorth Pacific Ocean approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south ofAgattu in theNear Islands in the westernAleutian Islands. The other five people aboard were rescued.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amatuli | United States | Thefishing vessel caught fire and was abandoned in theBering Sea approximately 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) east ofSt. George Island. She wassalvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fukuyoshi Maru No. 85 |  Japan | Thelongliner′s crew abandoned ship after she suffered apropane explosion in hergalley and subsequently was gutted by fire in theBering Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northwest ofDutch Harbor in theAleutian Islands. One member of her crew died, presumably in the explosion; her other 25 crew members were rescued by thefishing vesselFukuyoshi Maru No. 8 ( Japan). TheUnited States Coast Guard sank her drifting wreck on 14 February.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Accokeek |  United States Navy | The decommissioned auxiliary oceantug was sunk as anartificial reef in theGulf of Mexico. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Colac |  Royal Australian Navy | The decommissioned tank cleaning vessel, formerly aBathurst-classcorvette, was sunk as a target in theTasman Sea off the coast ofAustralia at34°49′12″S151°32′00″E / 34.82000°S 151.53333°E /-34.82000; 151.53333 ("HMASColc") by aMark 48torpedo fired by thesubmarineHMAS Ovens ( Royal Australian Navy). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herald of Free Enterprise |  United Kingdom | Theroll-on/roll-offpassengerferry took on water,capsized and sank stern-first with the loss of 193 lives in theNorth Sea offZeebrugge,Belgium. Investigators subsequently discovered that herbow doors had been left open. |
| Northern Challenger | United States | The 80-foot (24.4 m)fishing vessel sank offUgak Island (57°23′N152°17′W / 57.383°N 152.283°W /57.383; -152.283 (Ugak Island)) in theKodiak Archipelago. The fishing vesselSaint Janet ( United States) rescued her entire crew of four.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birgit N (or Birgit – N) | United States | The 123-foot (37.5 m)crab-fishing vessel was wrecked inPatton Cove (51°20′45″N178°57′00″W / 51.34583°N 178.95000°W /51.34583; -178.95000 (Patton Cove)) on the coast ofUlak Island in theAleutian Islands.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Komsomolets Kirgizii |  Soviet Union | The cargo ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) offNew Jersey, United States. All 37 crew were rescued by American helicopters.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lovac | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel disappeared after departingKodiak,Alaska, to fish forsablefish. It is not clear whether one or two people vanished along with the vessel.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All Alaskan | United States | The 340-foot (103.6 m)fish processing ship ran aground north ofBig Lake (57°12′30″N170°10′00″W / 57.2083333°N 170.1666667°W /57.2083333; -170.1666667 (Big Lake)) on the coast ofSaint Paul Island in theBering Sea. All 142 people aboard survived. Her wreck later was demolished and removed.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Clipper | United States | The 90-foot (27.4 m)fishing vessel was driven ashore during agale and wrecked on the south coast ofSaint Paul Island in theBering Sea during a storm. Her crew of six abandoned ship in alife raft, reached areef, and then walked to the shore, from which thehigh endurance cutterUSCGC Midgett ( United States Coast Guard) rescued them.Ocean Clipper′s wreck was demolished and removed in 2010.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Too | United States | The 30-foot (9.1 m)fishing vessel was lost when she was intentionally run aground inIcy Strait in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Naknek | United States | The 81-foot (24.7 m)tender ran aground and sank inWells Bay (60°53′30″N147°28′30″W / 60.89167°N 147.47500°W /60.89167; -147.47500 (Wells Bay)) inPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Musson |  Soviet Navy | The Project 1234 (NATO reporting nameNanuchka-class)corvette sank after being hit by aP-15Manti-shipcruise missile during anair defence exercise in theSea of Japan. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Lynn | United States | Damaged earlier while in the harbor atSaint Paul onSaint Paul Island in thePribilof Islands, the 93-foot (28.3 m)crab-fishing vessel sank with the loss of three lives in theBering Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) north ofDutch Harbor,Alaska, while undertow by thefish processing vesselLong Harbor ( United States).[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger | United States | The 55-foot (16.8 m)longlinefishing vessel capsized and sank inSoutheast Alaska approximately 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) northwest ofSitka,Alaska. TheUnited States Coast Guard rescued all three members of her crew from alife raft.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Eloi |  France | Collided withCambridge Ferry ( United Kingdom) offDover,England. Both ships were damaged. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chabro | United States | The 56-foot (17.1 m)fishing vessel sank in a storm with the loss of one life approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) southeast ofSeward,Alaska. The fishing vesselKodiak ( United States) rescued her four survivors.[16] |
| Kahiltna II | United States | The 47-foot (14.3 m)halibut-fishing vessel sank in a storm approximately 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) fromCape Resurrection (59°52′N149°17′W / 59.867°N 149.283°W /59.867; -149.283 (Cape Resurrection)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. Her crew of five abandoned ship in alife raft and was rescued by the fishing vesselSea Scape ( United States).[13] |
| Kvingo | United States | The 38-foot (11.6 m)halibut-fishing vessel sank in a storm off the northwest coast ofCoronation Island in theAlexandar Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska south ofSitka,Alaska. TheUnited States Coast Guard rescued her crew of two.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hotline | United States | The 42-foot (12.8 m)seiner disappeared in a storm with the loss of all four men on board nearNuka Bay (59°19′N150°33′W / 59.317°N 150.550°W /59.317; -150.550 (Nuka Bay)) on the east coast of theKenai Peninsula on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nawal |  Saudi Arabia | Sank at moorings,Jeddah.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Viking | United States | The fishtender sank after striking a rock offSutwick Island (57°20′N153°22′W / 57.333°N 153.367°W /57.333; -153.367 (Sutwick Island)) in theKodiak Archipelago. Her crew of four abandoned ship wearingsurvival suits and were rescued by afish processing vessel.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Cumberland |  Hong Kong | The ore carrier sank in thePacific Ocean. All 29 crew were rescued byAct 5 ( United Kingdom).[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARAComodoro Py |  Argentine Navy | The decommissionedGearing-classdestroyer was sunk as a target by atorpedo fired by thesubmarineARASanta Cruz ( Argentine Navy). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | United States | The 85-foot (25.9 m)fishing vessel foundered during a voyage fromChignik Lagoon,Alaska, on the coast of theAlaska Peninsula toAlitak Bay (56°53′07″N154°07′18″W / 56.8853°N 154.1217°W /56.8853; -154.1217 (Alitak Bay)) on the southern end ofKodiak Island. AUnited States Coast Guard search discovered her submergedpilothouse in theSemidi Islands. Her entire crew of three – two men and a woman – perished.[20] |
| HMS Yarmouth |  Royal Navy | The decommissionedRothesay-classfrigate was sunk as a target in theNorth Atlantic Ocean by thedestroyerHMS Manchester ( Royal Navy). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Chacon | United States | The 44-foot (13.4 m)seinercapsized and sank with the loss of one life in theGulf of Alaska approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south ofMontague Island on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her three survivors from alife raft.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | United States | The 22-foot (6.7 m)houseboat sank in the western part ofCook Inlet on the south-central coast ofAlaska with the loss of both men on board.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magi | United States | The 30-foot (9.1 m)fishing vessel sank at "Naked Island" – the name of a number of islands in the area – in southernAlaska.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havel |  West Germany | Thecargo ship was sunk to create anartificial reef nearBoynton Beach,Florida. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Bausell | United States Navy | The decommissionedGearing-classdestroyer was sunk as a target in thePacific Ocean. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raketeer | United States | The vessel was abandoned after she ran aground inAlitak Bay (56°50′N154°10′W / 56.833°N 154.167°W /56.833; -154.167 (Alitak Bay)) on the south end ofKodiak Island in theKodiak Archipelago. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Binki | United States | The 43-foot (13.1 m)fishing vesselcapsized and sank with the loss of one life south ofAdmiralty Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska. Four of her five survivors were rescued on 26 July by two passing fishing vessels, and the fifth was lifted from the water by aUnited States Coast Guard helicopter.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fearless |  Cyprus | On fire and grounded at37°09′N122°41′E / 37.150°N 122.683°E /37.150; 122.683. Refloated 27 August and scrapped.[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marge | United States | The 36-foot (11.0 m)fishing vessel sank atGrand Island (54°58′15″N132°51′45″W / 54.97083°N 132.86250°W /54.97083; -132.86250 (Grand Island)) inSoutheast Alaska, southeast ofKetchikan,Alaska.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS McKean |  Turkish Navy | The decommissionedGearing-classdestroyer was sunk as a target by aHarpoon missile in theGulf of Antalya after being transferred to theTurkish Navy and cannibalized for spare parts. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vega Marie |  United States | The 85-foot (26 m)fishing vessel sank in theNorth Pacific Ocean 50nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south ofUnimak Pass,Alaska. Her crew was rescued.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified tank barge | United States | The retired 250-foot (76.2 m)tankbarge wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) offHarvey Cedars,New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at39°37.498′N074°01.412′W / 39.624967°N 74.023533°W /39.624967; -74.023533 (Molasses Barge). Her wreck is known as the 'Molasses Barge."[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maral R | United Kingdom |  Ran ashore atSeaton Sluice, Northumberland after an engine fire caused the crew to abandon ship.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coney Island | United States | The retired 250-foot (76.2 m) sludgetanker wasscuttled as anartificial reef in 125 feet (38 m) of water in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offNew Jersey at40°06.285′N073°41.365′W / 40.104750°N 73.689417°W /40.104750; -73.689417 (Coney Island).[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swenson II | United States | The retired 130-foot (39.6 m)barge wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) offSea Girt,New Jersey, at40°07.305′N073°56.885′W / 40.121750°N 73.948083°W /40.121750; -73.948083 (Swenson II).[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Pride | United States | The 83-foot (25.3 m)fishing trawlercapsized and sank inUnimak Pass in theAleutian Islands. Anotherfishing vessel rescued her crew of four from alife raft.[27] |
| Nordfjord | United States | During a voyage fromSeattle,Washington, toUnimak Pass in theAleutian Islands, the 127-foot (38.7 m)fishing trawler disappeared with the loss of her entire crew of five after sending out a brief distress message in theGulf of Alaska approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) south ofValdez,Alaska.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iran Ajr |  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | Thelanding craft wasscuttled in thePersian Gulf by U.S. forces, five days after she was damaged byUnited States Armyattack helicopters and captured byUnited States Navy SEALs when U.S. forces detected her layingmines in the Persian Gulf. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lora Lee | United States | Thefishing vessel sank nearKodiak,Alaska.[1] |
| Wicklow | United States | A freak 70 mph (110 km/h) wind drove the 28-foot (8.5 m)gillnetter ashore and wrecked her inAstrolabe Bay inSoutheast Alaska. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both members of her crew.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hengist | United Kingdom | Great Storm of 1987: The ferry was beached atFolkestone Warren.[29] Her crew were rescued bybreeches buoy.[30] Refloated in November, repaired and returned to service.[31] |
| Sumnea | United Kingdom | Great Storm of 1987: The bulk carrier capsized atDover,Kent,[32] with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued byRotary Service ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uyak II | United States | The 112-foot (34.1 m)fishing trawler sank in theGulf of Alaska off the south end ofKodiak Island with the loss of four of her six crew members.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua II | United States | The retired 110-foot (33.5 m) waterbarge wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) offHarvey Cedars,New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at39°37.474′N074°01.217′W / 39.624567°N 74.020283°W /39.624567; -74.020283 (Aqua II).[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy Diana | United States | The retired 56-foot (17.1 m)LCM-6-classlanding craft mechanized wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offCape May,New Jersey, at38°50.830′N074°42.510′W / 38.847167°N 74.708500°W /38.847167; -74.708500 (Peggy Diana).[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC Duane |  United States Coast Guard | The decommissionedTreasury-class cutter was scuttled as anartificial reef offKey Largo,Florida. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC Bibb | United States Coast Guard | ThedecommissionedTreasury-class cutter wasscuttled as anartificial reef 1nautical mile (1.2 mi; 1.9 km) south ofMolasses Reef nearKey Largo,Florida. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SAS Haerlem |  South African Navy | ThedecommissionedFord-class seaward defence boat wasscuttled as anartificial reef offHumewood Beach,Port Elizabeth,South Africa. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cason |  Panama | The cargo ship caught fire off Galicia, Spain and was beached offCape Finisterre with the loss of 23 of her 31 crew.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hydro Atlantic | United States Army | The decommissioned United States Army Corps of Engineersdredge foundered from leaks and sank 1 mile (1.6 km) offBoca Raton, Florida while going to Texas for scrapping.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vitautas Putna | Soviet Union | Thefactory ship caught fire at45°04′N8°09′W / 45.067°N 8.150°W /45.067; -8.150 and abandoned by her crew with the loss of two lives.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluebird | United States | The 46-foot (14.0 m)fishing vessel sank approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southwest ofSitka,Alaska, in asnowstorm with 70-mile-per-hour (110 km/h) winds and 30-foot (9.1 m) seas. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both people – a man and his six-year-old son – on board.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samson |  Malta |  Crane barge, ran aground at Rams Head,Ardmore,County Waterford, after tow parted in rough seas. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doña Paz &Vector | Philippines | Thepassengerferry and oil tanker both sank in theTablas Strait in thePhilippines after colliding, killing 4,341 people.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Christian | Flag unknown | The coastal tanker ran aground atSands of Forvie,Grampian, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[40][41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Windy Sea | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)seiner,longliner, andcrabber sank in theGulf of Alaska offKodiak,Alaska. Her crew survived.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kvingo | United States | The 38-foot (11.6 m)halibut-fishing vessel sank inSoutheast Alaska during agale. TheUnited States Coast Guard rescued her crew of two.[13] |
| Scotia Cape |  Canada | The 36-metre (118.1 ft) seiner/trawler sank in rough seas near theQueen Charlotte islands. The ship and seven crew left dock on January 27 and was last sighted in the Goletas Channel. The search lasted for 8 days, but no trace was found.[42][43] |