Thislist of shipwrecks in 1994 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1994.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Reefer |  Cyprus | The cargo ship sank in thePacific Ocean 310 nautical miles (570 km) south ofShikoku, Japan with the loss of seventeen of her 29 crew.[1] |
| Marika 7 |  Liberia | The ore carrier sank in theAtlantic Ocean. There were 36 crew on board.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teano |  Norway | The cargo ship was wrecked on theisland of Senja, Norway. Wreck delivered for scrapping atFosen Gjenvinning breaker's yard atRevsnes inSør-Trøndelag in October 1995.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Star |  Greece | Thecruise ship ran aground atFuerteventura,Canary Islands,Spain, after her tow parted in a storm. She broke in two after two days and was declared a total loss in July 1994. The stern section sank in 1996, the bow section in April 2007. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HNoMS Oslo |  Norway | TheOslo-classfrigate ran aground on 24 January off theMarstein Island lighthouse after suffering engine failure. A tow was attempted on 25 January, but as the situation of the ship deteriorated, the tow was let go and the frigate sank.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United States lightshipBoston |  United States Coast Guard | Thedecommissioned 128-foot (39 m)lightship wasscuttled as anartificial reef in 85 feet (26 m) of water in theNorth Atlantic Ocean east ofOcean City,New Jersey, at39°15.444′N074°14.004′W / 39.257400°N 74.233400°W /39.257400; -74.233400 (Boston Lightship).[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belair |  United States | After her helmsman fell asleep at her wheel, the 91-foot (27.7 m)crab-fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks in asealrookery on the south coast ofSt. George Island in theBering Sea. Her crew of six abandoned ship in alife raft and reached the shore. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter from thehigh endurance cutterUSCGC Rush (United States Coast Guard) hoisted them from the beach and placed them aboard thefish processorBlue Wave (United States), which was moored nearby. The surf poundedBelair to pieces on the rocks, and she was deemed atotal loss.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christinaki |  Malta | The bulk carrier sank in theAtlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) south west of Ireland with the loss of all 27 crew.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Selket | United States | The 175-ton, 87-foot (26.5 m)crab-fishing vesselcapsized in theBering Sea approximately 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) north-northwest ofDutch Harbor,Alaska. Her crew of five abandoned ship in alife raft and was rescued by the fishing vesselSilent Lady (United States). Thehigh endurance cutterUSCGC Rush (United States Coast Guard) sankLady Selket′s overturnedhull withM2 Browningmachine gun fire, expending 600 rounds of.50-caliber ammunition.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United States | The 72-foot (21.9 m)fishing trawler sank in theGulf of Alaska approximately 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) southeast ofCape Chiniak (57°37′N152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W /57.617; -152.167 (Cape Chiniak)) onAlaska′sKodiak Island. Her entire crew of four survived; aUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued three of them, and thefishing vesselCap’N Art (United States) picked up the fourth.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All Hands | United States | Suffering fromicing, the 36-foot (11.0 m)fishing vesselcapsized and was lost without loss of life when a wave hit her broadside offPoint Retreat (58°24′45″N134°57′15″W / 58.41250°N 134.95417°W /58.41250; -134.95417 (Point Retreat)) inSoutheast Alaska, 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) west ofJuneau,Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of two.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Marie | United States | The 49-foot (14.9 m)crab-fishing vessel sank in bad weather inLisianski Inlet (57°50′N136°27′W / 57.833°N 136.450°W /57.833; -136.450 (Lisianski Inlet)) inSoutheast Alaska 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north ofSitka,Alaska. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of five.[9] |
| Westerly |  United States | The 65-foot (20 m)crab-fishing vesselcapsized and sank in 222 feet (68 m) of water in southernGlacier Bay just south ofStrawberry Island (57°44′20″N135°10′45″W / 57.7389°N 135.1792°W /57.7389; -135.1792 (Strawberry Island)) inSoutheast Alaska after hercrab pots shifted, causing her to flood by thestern. Another fishing vessel rescued all three people on board.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chevak | United States | The 117.4-foot (35.8 m)crab-fishing vessel ran aground nearReef Point (57°46′N152°27′W / 57.767°N 152.450°W /57.767; -152.450 (Reef Point)) at the entrance to the harbor atSt. Paul onSaint Paul Island in thePribilof Islands and broke up. Alaunch from thehigh endurance cutterUSCGC Hamilton (United States Coast Guard) rescued her crew of seven.[11] |
| Saint Matthew | United States | The 171-foot (52 m)crab-fishing vessel capsized in theBering Sea approximately 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northwest ofSaint Paul Island. One crewman died, but the fishing vesselGulf Wind (United States) rescued the other seven.Saint Matthew was last seen drifting partially submerged 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi) west of Saint Paul Island.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| King & Winge | United States | The 143-gross ton, 97.6-foot (29.7 m)crab fishingschooner sank in theBering Sea approximately 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) west ofSaint Paul Island in thePribilof Islands. Thehigh endurance cutterUSCGC Hamilton (United States Coast Guard) rescued her crew of four.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boa Force | Norway | Theanchor handling tug supply vessel struck awellhead and sank offThevenard Island,Western Australia. All eleven crew were rescued.Boa Force was raised on 6 April and subsequently scuttled in deep water.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jody Ann | United States | The 82-foot (25.0 m)crab-fishing vessel sank in theBering Sea northwest ofSaint Paul Island. The fishing vesselScandies Rose (United States) rescued her crew of five from alife raft.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weisshorn | Cyprus | Thecargo ship ran aground near at mouth ofGuadalquivir River,Spain, following an anchor chain broke down in a storm and had broken in two. She was on voyage fromBangkok,Thailand toSeville, Spain. She was declared a constructive total loss and used as an artificial tourist wrecksite. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jim | United States | Thetug wasscuttled in deep water nearSeward,Alaska, just south ofFourth of July Creek (60°05′45″N149°22′00″W / 60.09583°N 149.36667°W /60.09583; -149.36667 (Fourth of July Creek)).[15] |
| Sally Albatross |  Finland | The cruise ship ran aground atPorkkala. All 1,258 people on board were rescued by helicopters andFinnish Coast Guard vessels.[16] She was refloated on 16 April. Later repaired and returned to service. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melisa |  Indonesia | The cargo ship capsized and sank atSurabaya. The wreck was scrapped in June 1994.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nassia | Cyprus | The tanker collided withShip Broker (Cyprus) in theBosphorus Strait. Both ships caught fire,Nassia was beached with the loss of a crew member.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pallas Athena | Greece |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Mist | United States | The retired 55-foot (16.8 m)pleasure craft wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean south ofLong Island offShinnecock Inlet,New York.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mtongwe |  Kenya | The overloadedferry capsized inKilindini Harbour,Kenya, just 40 metres (44 yd) from port during a voyage betweenMombasa andLikoni, killing 272 of the 400 people on board. |
| Provincial Trader |  Australia | The prawn trawler, a former tug, capsized and sank atEden, New South Wales. All crew were rescued byRubicon (Australia).[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Starcraft | United States | The retired 150-foot (45.7 m)barge wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean 5.1 nautical miles (9.4 km; 5.9 mi) offSpray Beach,New Jersey, at39°33.528′N074°06.309′W / 39.558800°N 74.105150°W /39.558800; -74.105150 (Starcraft).[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maia D |  United States | The 34-foot (10.4 m)salmontroller sank inStevenson Entrance (58°47′N152°24′W / 58.783°N 152.400°W /58.783; -152.400 (Stevenson Entrance)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. Her crew of two survived and was rescued by theUnited States Coast Guard.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sanjeevani |  India | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane atMormugao. Scrappedin situ in 1997.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | United States | The 31-foot (9.4 m)halibutlongliner sank in theShelikof Strait approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) south ofKarluk,Alaska, after herengine room flooded through a broken fish bin. Thefishing vesselVictoria Ann (United States) rescued her crew of three.[5] |
| Serenity | United States | While under tow by thefishing vesselRoyal Baron (United States), the 36-foot (11 m)halibutlongliner capsized and sank in lowerShelikof Strait off the south-central coast ofAlaska. Her entire crew of five survived.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Crown | United States | The retired 205-foot (62.5 m)cargo ship wasscuttled as anartificial reef in 100 feet (30 m) of water in theNorth Atlantic Ocean east ofOcean City,New Jersey, at39°14.138′N074°12.357′W / 39.235633°N 74.205950°W /39.235633; -74.205950 (Blue Crown).[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black and Blue | United States | The 26-foot (7.9 m)longlinefishing vessel was wrecked atTrinity Point (60°48′25″N148°33′20″W / 60.80694°N 148.55556°W /60.80694; -148.55556 (Trinity Point)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska northeast ofWhittier. Her crew of three survived.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advance II | Unknown | Theresearch vessel – a formerPCE-842-classpatrol craft – wasscuttled offKitty Hawk,North Carolina, to create anartificial reef.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)gillnetfishing vessel burned and sank atPort Moller (55°59′30″N160°34′30″W / 55.99167°N 160.57500°W /55.99167; -160.57500 (Port Moller)),Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of four.[27] |
| Pankof | United States | The 100-foot (30.5 m) fishtender broke up and sank atEgegik,Alaska, after striking a rock. Afishing vessel rescued her entire crew of five.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Sea |  Panama | The Chinese-owned, Panamanian-registeredbulk carrier sank nearCape Town,South Africa, with the loss of all 36 of her crew. |
| BOS 400 |  France |   Russia). |
| Explorer | United States | The 62-foot (19 m)fishing trawler sank in 90 feet (27 m) of water without loss of life 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south ofSheep Point,Newport,Rhode Island, at41°25.87′N071°17.99′W / 41.43117°N 71.29983°W /41.43117; -71.29983 (Explorer) after striking a floating object that pierced herhull.[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Etzel | United States | The retired 110-foot (33.5 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°07.910′N073°56.168′W / 40.131833°N 73.936133°W /40.131833; -73.936133 (Captain Etzel).[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 13 de Marzo |  Cuba | Carrying approximately 70 people attempting to leaveCuba illegally, thetugboat sank 7nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) northeast ofHavana,Cuba, after reportedly being rammed repeatedly bypatrol boats of theCuban Coast Guard. Only 31 people aboard her survived. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS Vejrø |  Royal Danish Navy | Thecutter was severely damaged in a collision with acontainer ship offFehmarn.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Bea | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)salmonseiner was destroyed by fire atNaknek,Alaska. One crew member perished.[7] |
| Perseverance | United States | The 36-foot (11.0 m)fishing vessel was beached and destroyed by fire atFalse Pass,Alaska. Her crew of three survived[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knight Island | United States | The 152-foot (46.3 m)salmontendercapsized and sank in 90 to 120 feet (27 to 37 meters) of water in theShelikof Strait approximately 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) offCape Ugat on the coast ofKodiak Island inAlaska′sKodiak Archipelago. Thebuoy tenderUSCGC Sedge (United States Coast Guard) rescued her crew of three.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Judy M | United States | The 33-foot (10.1 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire nearOuzinkie,Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teach | United States | The 30-foot (9.1 m)salmontroller was destroyed by fire atFalse Pass,Alaska. Her two-man crew escaped in askiff.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan’s Dream | United States | The five-member crew of the 50-foot (15.2 m)salmonseiner abandoned her after she caught fire inIzhut Bay (58°11′N152°15′W / 58.183°N 152.250°W /58.183; -152.250 (Izhut Bay)) on the coast ofAfognak Island inAlaska′sKodiak Archipelago. Thefishing vesselCape Lookout (United States) rescued the crew from askiff and tookDylan’s Dream undertow, butDylan’s Dream burned to thewaterline and became atotal loss.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Adroit |  Royal Australian Navy | The decommissionedAttack-classpatrol boat was sunk as a target byRoyal New Zealand Air ForceA-4 Skyhawks west ofRottnest Island,Western Australia.[33] |
| Kari | United States | The 28-foot (8.5 m)salmonseiner sank nearSand Point,Alaska. Anotherfishing vessel rescued her crew of two.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Cape | United States | The 135-foot (10.7 m)salmonseiner sank after colliding infog with thefishing vesselCapelin (United States) offElrington Island (60°00′N148°03′W / 60.000°N 148.050°W /60.000; -148.050 (Elrington Island)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. TheUnited States Coast Guard rescued her crew of four.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sonar | United States | The 46-foot (14 m)salmonseiner ran aground and sank atEntrance Island (55°06′35″N133°14′30″W / 55.10972°N 133.24167°W /55.10972; -133.24167 (Entrance Island)) nearSea Otter Harbor (55°06′45″N133°12′55″W / 55.11250°N 133.21528°W /55.11250; -133.21528 (Sea Otter Harbor)) inSoutheast Alaska. Anotherfishing vessel rescued her entire crew of five.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Bear | United States | Themotor vessel sank atSan Diego,California, due to neglect. She broke in half in 1995, and was refloated, towed out to sea, andscuttled in thePacific Ocean in late1997 orJanuary 1998.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Antonis | Greece | The ore carrier sank in theAtlantic Ocean 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) west ofCape Town, South Africa with the loss of all 24 crew.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mystic Lady | United States | While no one was on board, the 40-foot (12.2 m)fishing vessel burned to thewaterline inKitoi Bay (58°11′30″N152°21′00″W / 58.19167°N 152.35000°W /58.19167; -152.35000 (Kitoi Bay)) on the coast ofKodiak Island nearKodiak,Alaska, after a fire began in herstove.[23] |
| Pacific Mist | United States | The 54-foot (16.5 m)fishing vessel was wrecked atGranite Cove (58°11′30″N136°23′30″W / 58.19167°N 136.39167°W /58.19167; -136.39167 (Cape Edward)) onGeorge Island inCross Sound in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Da | United States | The 27-foot (8.2 m)salmongillnetter sank in bad weather inNichols Passage (55°05′N131°42′W / 55.083°N 131.700°W /55.083; -131.700 (Nichols Passage)) inSoutheast Alaska. Anotherfishing vessel rescued her crew of two.[9] |
| Rachel K | United States | The 63-foot (19.2 m)longlinefishing vessel sank in bad weather in theGulf of Alaska southeast ofKayak Island off thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of six.[12] |
| Spirit | United States | The 54-foot (16.5 m)longlinehalibut-fishing vessel sank nearPerl Island off thesouth-central coast ofAlaska during a storm. ThecutterUSCGC Roanoke Island (United States Coast Guard) rescued all five members of her crew.[12] |
| Ural | United States | The 41-foot (12.5 m)fishing vessel capsized and sank inKennedy Entrance at the south end ofCook Inlet inAlaska. Another fishing vessel picked up two members of her crew and aUnited States Coast Guardrescue swimmer rescued a third crew member.[36] |
| Wesley | United States | The 42-foot (12.8 m)longlinehalibutfishing vessel flooded, capsized, and sank inFrederick Sound in theAlexander Archipelago 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) northwest ofPetersburg,Alaska.Wesley′scaptain put on hersurvival suit but drowned when she was trapped in thewheelhouse asWesley capsized and sank. A nearby fishing vessel rescued the only other person on board.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Eye | United States | The 34-foot (10.4 m)longlinefishing vessel sank nearJuneau,Alaska. TheUnited States Coast Guard rescued her crew of two.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roughneck | United States | The 46-foot (14.0 m)crab-fishing vessel sank in theGulf of Alaska south of theTrinity Islands (56°33′N154°20′W / 56.550°N 154.333°W /56.550; -154.333 (Trinity Islands)). AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her two crew members from alife raft.[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marcilio Dias |  Brazilian Navy | TheGearing-classdestroyer was sunk as a target during atorpedo exercise. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SLNS Sagarawardena |  Sri Lanka Navy | Sri Lankan Civil War: TheJayasagara-classpatrol craft was sunk offMannar,Sri Lanka, by twoLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide boats. 25 crewmen killed, 18prisoners of war.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Algolake |  Canada | Algolake ran aground in theSt. Lawrence River offQuebec.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia |  Estonia | The ferry sank in theBaltic Sea (59°23′N21°42′E / 59.383°N 21.700°E /59.383; 21.700) due to the loss of her bow doors in a storm. There were 989 people on the ferry of which 852 were lost. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wagners Point | United States | The retired 97-foot (29.6 m)tug 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°37.697′N074°01.113′W / 39.628283°N 74.018550°W /39.628283; -74.018550 (Wagners Point).[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Spray | United States | The 81-foot (24.7 m)fishing trawler sank in theBering Sea offUnimak Island in theAleutian Islands. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four from alife raft.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Condor II | Australia | The catamaran ferry ran aground in theDerwent River atHobart,Tasmania during trials. Damage was put atA$4,000,000 (then£2,700,000).[43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| JRM TČ-219Streljko |  Federal Yugoslav Navy | Croatian War of Independence: Thetorpedo boat, captured by theCroatian Navy in 1991, was sunk as a target by themissile boatRTOP-11Kralj Petar Krešimir IV ( Croatian Navy) withRBS-15B missiles.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holgate I | United States | The retired 65-foot (19.8 m)fishing trawler andclamdredger wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean 5.1 nautical miles (9.4 km; 5.9 mi) offSpray Beach,New Jersey, in 60 feet (18 m) of water at39°33.404′N074°06.452′W / 39.556733°N 74.107533°W /39.556733; -74.107533 (Holgate I).[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fierce Competitor | United States | The 105-foot (32.0 m)crab-fishing vessel disappeared with the loss of her entire crew of five – four men and a woman – in theGulf of Alaska. Alife raft fromFierce Competitor was sighted 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi) southeast ofKodiak,Alaska, and about 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) from whereFierce Competitor′sEPIRB had transmitted a distress signal, but there was no sign of life aboard the raft.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trade Daring | Liberia | Theore-bulk-oil carrier broke in two during loading atPonta da Madeira, Brazil. The wreck was later removed and scuttled offshore. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SASPietermaritzburg |  South African Navy |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeano Express | United States | The 175-foot (53 m) coastal freighter became stranded while steaming in ballast 20 miles (32 km) southeast ofLong Key, Florida. The entire crew was rescued byUS Navy andUS Coast Guard (USCG) helicopters. The powerless vessel was eventually shelled and sunk by a USCGcutter while drifting towards theFlorida Keys reefs, where the ship would have posed a threat to the environment.[47][48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | United States | The 85-foot (25.9 m)crab-fishingschooner struck aniceberg and sank 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) offBay Point (57°06′30″N133°19′00″W / 57.10833°N 133.31667°W /57.10833; -133.31667 (Bay Point)) inFarragut Bay (57°06′37″N133°14′28″W / 57.1103°N 133.2412°W /57.1103; -133.2412 (Farragut Bay)) inSoutheast Alaska 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) north ofPetersburg,Alaska. All four people on board survived.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achille Lauro |  Italy | Thecruise ship caught fire in theIndian Ocean off Somalia. She was abandoned and subsequently sank on 2 December.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cebu City |  Philippines | Theferry sank inManila Bay with the loss of 140 lives after colliding with thecargo shipKota Suria ( Singapore). |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conquest | United States | The 75-gross ton, 58-foot (17.7 m)fishing vessel burned and sank near the boat harbor atSand Point,Alaska.[11] |
| Salvador Allende |  Ukraine | The cargo ship sank during a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 29 of her 31 crew. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Derwent | Royal Australian Navy | The decommissionedRiver-classdestroyer escort wasscuttled in theIndian Ocean in theRottnest ship graveyard 12nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) west ofRottnest Island,Western Australia, after use as a target. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Murmansk |  Russian Navy |  The decommissionedSverdlov-classlight cruiser ran aground and was wrecked offSørvær, Finnmark,Norway, while under tow to be scrapped inIndia. Her wreck later was scrappedin situ. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Corsair |  Spain | The 89.3-foot (27.2 m), 361-ton trawler sank atLa Corunna sometime in 1994.[50] |
| Mr. J | United States | Thecrabprocessor – a formerPCE-842-classpatrol craft and auxiliaryminelayer – was towed out into the Pacific Ocean andscuttled sometime in the 1990s.[51] |
| John H Amos |  United Kingdom |  |
| SLNS P-202,SLNS P-203 | Sri Lanka Navy | Sri Lankan Civil War: Thepatrol boats were sunk by theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on the same day sometime in 1994.[52] |
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