Thelist of shipwrecks in 2017 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during2017.
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| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zahro Express |  Indonesia | Theferry caught fire offJakarta with the loss of 23 lives. One hundred and ninety-four people were rescued, with seventeen reported missing.[1][2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mengah Scorpion | Indonesia | Thecoaster foundered inSabang Bay offPulang Island.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Star King |  United States | Thefishing vessel capsized and sank after experiencing water ingress off the entrance of theColumbia River nearWarrenton, Oregon.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arca 1 |  Panama | Thecoastaltanker ran aground offSydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her six crew were evacuated.[5] She was refloated on 16 January and taken in to Sydney.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stella Cherise |  Singapore | Thebulk carrier was run into bySpartacus ( United Kingdom) atShanghai, China and was severely damaged.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chong Gen |  North Korea | The cargo ship capsized and in theEast China Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west ofFukue Island, Japan. Her crew were rescued by aJapan Coast Guard vessel.[8] |
| Esi Winner |  Moldova | Thearrested and crewless cargo ship was driven ashore atBozburun, Turkey.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sigma |  Liberia | The cargo ship was driven ashore atLivorno, Italy. Her eighteen crew were rescued by helicopter.[10] |
| Unknown tugboat |  Thailand | Thetug was flooded by wakes of passing boats causing her to capsize and sink atBangkok, Thailand on theChao Phraya River. The vessel was scheduled to be raised. The owner and a passenger survived.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fluvius Tamar |  Barbados | The cargo ship foundered in theNorth Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) offRamsgate,Kent, United Kingdom. All seven crew were rescued, four byNorstream ( Finland) and three by helicopter. She was on a voyage fromEemshaven,Groningen, Netherlands toPasajes, Spain.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meridian Tres |  Philippines | The ship foundered offBohol. One of her 29 crew was reported missing. She was on a voyage fromCebu City toTacloban City.[13] |
| Virginia 1 | Philippines | The cargo ship caught fire and sank south west ofCaballo Island, Philippines with the loss of one of her eleven crew. Five crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage fromRoxas toBinondo.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kraken |  Vanuatu | The cargo ship wasscuttled in 140 feet (43 m) of water in theGulf of Mexico 67 nautical miles (124 km; 77 mi) offGalveston, Texas, to form anartificial reef.[14][15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fisktrans |  Norway | The live fish carrier suffered rudder failure and foundered in theNorwegian Sea offSteigen, Norway. Her six crew were rescued by aSea King helicopter fromNo. 330 Squadron RNoAF.[16][17] |
| MCL Power III |  Malaysia | Thetug was driven ashore and beached atKandis, Sarawak.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bereket |  Turkey | The ship sprang a leak and sank in theSea of Marmara offIstanbul.[19] |
| Moana Nui |  Cook Islands | Thero-ro cargo ship ran aground offNassau and was abandoned.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed catamaran | Malaysia | 2017 Mengalum boat mishap: Thecatamaran sank in theSouth China Sea offMengalum Island, on its way to the island fromKota Kinabalu,Sabah. Three passengers died from drowning with five others missing.[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Antietam |  United States Navy | TheTiconderoga-classcruiser ran aground and was damaged inTokyo Bay offYokosuka, Japan. |
| Yeruslan |  Cambodia | Thearrested cargo ship was set afire by looters inAmur Bay, Russia, and was gutted.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbay |  Ethiopia | The cargo ship was driven ashore atSharjah orUmm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aram Manis | Singapore | Thebulk carrier ran aground on theCargados Carajos Shoals. She was on a voyage fromRichards Bay toPipiya, India.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Destination | United States | Overloaded and made top-heavy byicing, the 92-foot (28.0 m)crab-fishing boatcapsized and sank rapidly in theBering Sea off Dalnoi Point on the coast ofSt. George Island in thePribilof Islands. Her entire crew of six men perished, and their bodies were never found.[25] TheNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationresearch shipNOAAS Fairweather (United States) discovered her wreck in about 250 feet (76 m) of water during operations on 8 and 9 July 2017.[26] |
| Sagan | Panama | Thetanker was driven ashore onSuwanosejima, Japan. Her eighteen crew were rescued by aJapan Coast Guard helicopter.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| APL Austria | Liberia | Thecontainer ship caught fire 30 nautical miles (56 km) offCape St. Francis, South Africa. Four non-essential crew were evacuated, and the ship put intoNgqura to enable firefighting operations to be completed. Her remaining crew were evacuated on arrival at Ngqura.[28][29] |
| Predator | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Elias | United States | While under tow by thetugSalmson Mariner (United States), the 322-foot (98.1 m)barge ran hard aground on the northeast end ofGravina Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska nearKetchikan, Alaska.She later was refloated.[30] |
| Salmson Mariner | United States | While towing thebargeSaint Elias (United States), the 30-meter (98-foot)tug ran hard aground on the northeast end ofGravina Island in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska nearKetchikan, Alaska.She later was refloated.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chuki 1 |  China | Thetanker was damaged by fire atNanjing.[31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bellatrix |  Togo | The cargo ship ran aground onLesvos, Greece and was holed.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isla Bartolome |  Ecuador | The cargo ship ran aground and partially sank offIsla Puna. She was on a voyage fromGuayaquil to theGalapagos Islands.[33][34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Honor | United States | Thecar carrier was severely damaged by fire whilst on a voyage fromSouthampton,Hampshire, United Kingdom toBaltimore, Maryland.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sternö |  Sweden | The cargo ship ran aground and partially sank in the riverGöta älv in Sweden.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Eagle | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FFS Achilles | Norway | Thetug ran aground and sank offFarsund, Norway. Her three crew survived, and the wreck was raised thirteen days later.[38][39] |
| Persia II |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Thecoaster sprang a leak and foundered 8 nautical miles (15 km) south ofGrenada. Her nine crew were rescued.[40] |
| Ocean Way |  Shetland | The trawler's starboard net came fast on an obstruction on the seabed. In the attempt to recover the fishing gear, the port trawl door struck the hull causing the aft compartment to flood. Despite efforts from the crew to pump the water out using their own portable pumps, a pump fromGerda Sæle the Lerwick Lifeboat, the ship foundered. All five crew were rescued onto the lifeboat at the scene.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonian Sky |  Bahamas | TheNoble Caledonia cruise ship grounded on a coral reef atWaigeo Island, Indonesia. With the help of a tugCaledonian Sky refloated, further damaging the reef.[42] |
| Hero | United States | The research vessel sank atBay Center, Washington.[43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | Togo | The cargo ship foundered in theMediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north east ofMisrata, Libya. Her ten crew were rescued byDa Ji (China).Anna was on a voyage fromIstanbul, Turkey to Misrata.[44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kum San | North Korea | The cargo ship was hit by a Chinese tanker whilst at anchor and foundered offLianyuanhang, China. Her 27 crew were rescued.[45][46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jin Hang Hai 6 | China | The cargo ship collided withChang Xun 17 (China) and sank in theYangtze River atNantong. Two of her thirteen crew were killed, four were reported missing.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cai Jun 3 | Panama | The dredger last received position was on 13 March (UTC +8). It capsized and subsequently sank in Singapore's Territorial Waters, off Horsburgh Lighthouse Area.[48][49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tinaztepe S | Turkey | The cargo ship sank atMisrata, Libya.[50] Four of her thirteen crew were killed, two were reported missing. There were seven survivors.[51][52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Xing Long Zhou 569 | China | Thetanker exploded and caught fire in theEast China Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) south ofShindao Island with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. She was later towed in toShindao.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Jason III | Philippines | Thelanding craft tank capsized and sank offMalabuyoc.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lyric Poet |  Bahamas | Thebulk carrier ran aground 50 nautical miles (93 km) north ofPulau Belitung Island, Malaysia. She was refloated on 10 May.[55] |
| Soby |  Cape Verde | Thero-ro ferry capsized atMindelo,São Vincente Island.[56] |
| Unknown | None | Two boats carrying refugees and migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. At least 240 people were presumed dead.[57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hai Thanh 26 |  Vietnam | The cargo ship collided withPetrolimex 14 (Vietnam) and foundered 44 nautical miles (81 km) offVung Tau. Nine of her eleven crew were killed.[58][59] Two crew were rescued byPetrolimex 14.[60] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stellar Daisy |  Marshall Islands | The cargo ship broke in half and sank in theAtlantic Ocean 1,800 miles (2,900 km) west ofCape Town, South Africa. 2 crewmen rescued, 22 crewmembers missing.[61][62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Xiang Zhou |  Kiribati | The cargo ship collided with alighter, capsized and sank in theYangtze offNantong. Twelve crew were reported missing.[63][64] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KAI Shiuan No.3 |  Taiwan | Thecatamaran passenger vessel ran aground in theTaiwan Strait and was damaged. All 346 passengers were evacuated by theTaiwan Coast Guard.[65] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bhaita Jaya Samudra | Indonesia | The cargo ship collided withElizabeth (Indonesia) and sank offDamar Island.[66] |
| Kure Harbour | Panama | The vessel was driven aground by high winds on a shoal offArgentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. The vessel was freed the next day.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mutiara Persada III | Indonesia | Theferry caught fire in theSunda Strait. All 113 passengers and crew were evacuated.[68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ngwe Kyal Pwint |  Burma | The passenger vessel collided with a cargo ship and sank in the Pathein Taman Creek with the loss of 20 of the 60 passengers on board.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alex |  Belgium | Thetanker ran aground betweenBorneo andSumatra.[70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Brown | United States | The tugboat collided with barges she was maneuvering in theMississippi River causing her to swamp and sink at Mile Marker 940 nearColumbus, Kentucky. Raised on 22 April.[71][72] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aegir |  Chile | The cargo ship was damaged in theChacabuco Canal and was beached onIsla Humos.[73] |
| Sevilla Knutsen |  Spain | TheLNGtanker ran aground on a reef south ofGuam and was severely damaged. She was refloated and made for the Philippines.[74] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Geroi Arsenala | Panama | The cargo ship broke in two in stormy weather and sank in theBlack Sea'sKerch Strait. As of 19 April, one member of the ship's 12-strong crew had been rescued and the bodies of two others retrieved from the sea.[75] |
| Powhatan | United States | The laid up tug sank while moored inStarrigavan Bay nearSitka, Alaska. Salvage of the tug was completed on 12 June 2017. She was scrapped at Seattle, Washington later that year.[76] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3062 | China Marine Police | The ship collided withYue Dian 57 (China) and sank in theLingding Channel offGuangzhou. Her eight crew were rescued.[77] |
| Powhatan | United States | The 30-metre (98 ft)tug sank in 15 metres (49 ft) of water at her berth inStarrigavan Bay (57°08′10″N135°22′52″W / 57.1362°N 135.3811°W /57.1362; -135.3811 (Starrigavan Bay)) nearSitka, Alaska. She later slid into deeper water, settling in 60 metres (200 ft) of water.[78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Panagia Parou |  Malta | The ferry was driven against the quayside and damaged atAlgeciras, Spain. The vessel was holed; she sank by the stern and later capsized onto her port side.[79][80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nabil J |  Sierra Leone | The cargo ship was driven ashore atSaida, Lebanon.[81] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hordafor V | Norway | The chemical tanker was in a floating drydock which capsized at theNauta shipyard,Gdynia, Poland.[82] |
| Liman |  Russian Navy | The militaryintelligence vessel sank in theBlack Sea off the Turkish coast, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of theBosphorus Strait, after a collision in fog with thelivestock carrierYouzarsif H (Togo). The crew of 78 were evacuated.[83] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Siebengebirge |  Germany | Theferry capsized and sank in theNorth Sea west ofTexel,North Holland, Netherlands whilst under tow. Nobody was on board at the time.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Phoenix | Panama | The cargo ship capsized and sank atSuva,Fiji,[85] caused by problem with wing ballasting and fuel bunkering. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuner | Philippines | The cargo ship suffered a structural failure of her hull and foundered offTalisay City,Cebu, Philippines. Her 22 crew were rescued.[86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uruguay Reefer | Panama | Therefrigerated cargo ship was holed by ice in theSouth Atlantic and was abandoned off theFalkland Islands. Her 42 crew were rescued byTaganrogskiy Zaliv (Panama).[87] |
| Unknown | None | A boat carrying refugees and migrant from Libya to Italy sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Approximately 80 people died; around 40 survivors were rescued by an Italian coast guard ship and taken to the port ofPozzallo, Italy.[88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC Tamaroa |  United States Coast Guard | The decommissionedUnited States Coast Guard Cutter wasscuttled in theAtlantic Ocean 33 nautical miles (61 km) offCape May, New Jersey, at38°31.144′N074°30.747′W / 38.519067°N 74.512450°W /38.519067; -74.512450 (USCGCTamaroa) to form anartificial reef.[89][90][91] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ebrahim 1 |  Palau | Thetanker exploded, caught fire and broke in two atAl Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates. One of her crew was killed and four were injured.[92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Aga | Turkey | The cargo ship capsized and sank atCelebi Bandırma, Turkey due to being loaded incorrectly. Twelve people were injured.[93] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mutiara Sentosa 1 | Indonesia | Thero-pax ferry caught fire offEast Java. Five people were killed, 192 people were rescued by theNational Search and Rescue Agency.[94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | None | A ship carrying around 200 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. At least 34 people died.[95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Xingyun 789 | China | The cargo ship broke in two and sank inBohai Bay. Her five crew were rescued.[96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crosby Commander | United States | Thetug capsized and sank in theGulf of Mexico 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast ofLouisiana. A crew member was reported missing. The survivors were rescued byAndi Nicol (United States).[97] |
| Fisherman's Dream | United States | The retired 87-foot (26.5 m)fishing trawler wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offTownsends Inlet,New Jersey, in 60 feet (18.3 m) of water at39°06.500′N074°36.300′W / 39.108333°N 74.605000°W /39.108333; -74.605000 (Fisherman's Dream).[98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KD Rahmat |  Royal Malaysian Navy | Thefrigate sank atLumit. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ibis |  Belize | Thedredging barge sank in shallow water offMangaluru, India. Her 27 crew were evacuated by theIndian Coast Guard.[99] |
| Sheba |  Bangladesh | The ship suffered a hull failure and foundered in thePashur River nearBagherat. Her nine crew were rescued.[100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argent Cosmos | Panama |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Gregory | Bahamas | Thebulk carrier ran aground atKokkala,East Mani, Greece. She was on a voyage fromIstanbul, Turkey toSfax, Tunisia.[103]St. Gregory was refloated on 21 June.[104] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chemroad Journey |  Cayman Islands | Thechemical tanker ran aground in theSouth China Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) south ofPhu Quy Island, Vietnam and was holed. Her 26 crew were rescued.[105] She was refloated on 4 July.[106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Texas | United States Navy | TheNew York-classbattleship sprang a leak and developed a list atHouston, Texas. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia 1 | Indonesia | TheLPGtanker was damaged by fire atMakassar.[107] |
| KM Avatar | Indonesia | The cargo ship sank in theMalacca Strait. Two of her fifteen crew were reported missing. Survivors were rescued byUndine (Sweden).[108] The missing crew were found in theirliferaft on 15 June, but one of them was deceased.[109] |
| Kutai Reya Dua | Indonesia | Thebulk carrier was driven ashore onPulau Buru, Indonesia.[110] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Med Star |  Greece | Theferry caught fire in theIonian Sea offRhodes and was severely damaged. Twenty of the 32 people on board were reported to have been evacuated.[111] Declared uneconomic to repair. she was scrapped. |
| Aquarius orPutri Sea |  Equatorial Guinea | Thetanker exploded and sank 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km) north west ofTanjung Pengelih, Malaysia. Six crew were reported missing.[112][113] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damia Desgagnés |  Canada | Thetanker lost power and ran aground 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east ofIroquois, Ontario in theSaint Lawrence Seaway. No damage to the ship and no loss of life or injury.[114] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Fitzgerald | United States Navy | _in_June_2017.JPG) Philippines) 56 nautical miles (104 km) south west ofYokosuka, Japan. Seven crew were killed. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Repunte |  Argentina | Sinking of fishing vessel in the middle of a strong winter storm off the coast of the province ofChubut. Ten fishermen died. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | United States | Theschooner ran aground at the mouth of theMystic River. Her seventeen passengers were taken off by aUnited States Coast Guard rescued boat.[115] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theresa Arctic |  Tuvalu | Thetanker ran aground offKilifi, Kenya.[116] She was refloated on 12 July and taken intoMombasa, Kenya.[117] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flevoborg |  Netherlands | The cargo shipran aground offSainte-Croix, Quebec in theSaint Lawrence Seaway after the vessel's engines stopped. No one was hurt and the vessel was towed toQuebec City.[118] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Phoenix | Singapore | The bulk carrier was in collision withGreen Phoenix (Panama) and ran aground offChittagong, India.[119] |
| Tiss | Moldova | The cargo ship partially sank atCatania, Italy.[120] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| El Almirante |  Colombia | The passenger ship sank in the Peñol-Guatapé Reservoir,Guatapé with the loss of nine lives.[121] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rama 2 | Panama | Thetanker capsized and sank in theGulf of Aden (13°50′N55°53′E / 13.833°N 55.883°E /13.833; 55.883) with the loss of one of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued bySea Power (Marshall Islands),Soyo (Bahamas) andTortola (Singapore). She was on a voyage fromMogadishu, Somalia toAl Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates.[122][123] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Sinai | United States | The retired 87-foot (26.5 m)fishing trawler wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offPoint Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, in 75 feet (23 m) of water at40°04.980′N073°59.410′W / 40.083000°N 73.990167°W /40.083000; -73.990167 (Mt. Sinai).[124] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Freyja |  Malta | The 77-metre (253 ft), 2,091 DWToil productstanker, in ballast, ran aground atSvartskjæret offFlorø, Norway.Tugs pulled her free on 29 June.[125] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mallika Naree | Thailand | While arriving atNorfolk, Virginia, at the end of a voyage fromFrance with a cargo ofcement andsteel, the 179-metre (587 ft) 30,195-dwtbulk carrier ran aground in theElizabeth River.Tugs pulled her free a few hours later.[126] |
| Miss Johanna Betsey |  Jamaica | Thecoaster was presumed to have foundered off the coast of Nicaragua with the loss of all thirteen crew.[127] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deceptive C | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Xinbaotai 1 | China | The cargo ship ran aground onWeizhou Island and sank. Her crew survived.[129] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Haney | United States |  |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kea Trader | Malta | Thecontainer ship ran aground on the Durand Reef, 54 nautical miles (100 km) offMaré,New Caledonia.[131][132] Her crew were evacuated in the week before 24 August.[133] She was declared aconstructive total loss.[134] The ship broke in two over the weekend of 11–12 November.[135] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jia Yuan 9 | China | The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire in thePearl River. Her six crew were rescued.[136] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KM Madani Nusantara | Indonesia | Theferry ran aground betweenKalimantan Island andSuwangi Island and was abandoned.[137] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thai Ha 26 | Vietnam | Tropical Storm Talas: The cargo ship was driven ashore atCua Lo.[138] |
| Truong Than | Vietnam | Tropical Storm Talas: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cua Lo.[138] |
| VTB 26 | Vietnam | Tropical Storm Talas: The cargo ship capsized and sank in theGulf of Tonkin offCua Lo with the loss of three of her thirteen crew. Three others were reported missing, seven were rescued.[139] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ITT Panther |  India | The cargo ship foundered 200 nautical miles (370 km) offPort Blair,Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Her eleven crew were rescued byICGS Rajkamal (Indian Coast Guard).[140] She subsequently capsized and sank.[141] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fugang 1 | China | The cargo ship foundered in theBohai Sea (38°18′N118°02′E / 38.300°N 118.033°E /38.300; 118.033). Her crew were rescued by thetugsBin Hai 261 andHai Yang Shin You 615 (bothChina).[142] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nan Hui 68 | China | Typhoon Roke: The cargo ship capsized and foundered offHuidong. Her twelve crew were rescued byChinese Coast Guard helicopter.[143] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Melite | Marshall Islands | The cargo ship ran aground offPulau Laut, Indonesia.[144] She was consequently sold for scrapping.[145] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anda | Togo | The cargo ship capsized and sank in theBlack Sea offSevastopol, Russia. Her nine crew were rescued.Anda was on a voyage fromKerch, Russia toTripoli, Libya.[146] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chonglunj 3010 | China | Thecontainer ship collided withNew Sailing 2 (China) in theYangtze River and sank. Two of her fifteen crew were reported missing.[147] |
| Xin Hang 868 | China | The cargo ship foundered in theTaiwan Strait offMeizhou Island. Her seven crew were rescued byDong Hai Jiu 111 (China)Xin Hang 868 was on a voyage fromHainan toNingbo.[148] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MB 248 |  Russia | Thetug sank inNakhodka Bay during a towing operation. She had been raised by mid-October.[149] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Xinenhui 008 | China | The cargo ship capsized and sank atShanghai. Her eight crew were reported missing.[150] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CXX |  Brazil | Thetug collided withMercosul Santos (Brazil) and sank nearÓbidos, Brazil with the loss of eleven of the thirteen people on board.[151] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bahtera Sejati | Indonesia | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached atTanjungwandi.[152] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duc Cuong 06 | Vietnam | The cargo ship foundered in theGulf of Tonkin (19°16′N105°51′E / 19.267°N 105.850°E /19.267; 105.850). Her ten crew were rescued by fishing vessels. She was on a voyage fromNghi Son toHo Chi Minh City.[153] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UC3 Nautilus |  Denmark | Themidget submarine was scuttled inKøge Bay by the captain,Peter Madsen. This was related to themurder of Kim Wall. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheshire |  Isle of Man | The bulk carrier was evacuated 45 nautical miles (83 km) offGran Canaria,Canary Islands after her cargo ofammonium nitrate became heated and gave off fumes. Authorities refused to allow the ship to enter port, fearing a repeat of theTexas City Disaster in 1947. On 17 August, an explosion and fire occurred.[154][155]Cheshire was taken under tow on 21 August.[156] She arrived atMotril, Spain on 13 September[157] and scrapped.[158] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFA Fort Austin |  Royal Navy | TheFort Rosalie-classreplenishment ship caught fire atBirkenhead. Her 60 crew were evacuated. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ikra | Turkey | The cargo ship sprang a leak offIskenderun. Her ten crew were rescued by theTurkish Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Iskenderun toAntalya.Ikra was subsequently towed back to Iskenderun by thetugEkinciler Port (Turkey) and beached.[159][160] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Xing Dong Yuan | China | The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank in theTaiwan Strait offPintang Island. Four of her fourteen crew were rescued, nine were killed and one was listed as missing.[161][162] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Misbar |  Iraq | The service vessel collided withRoyal Arsenal (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) and sank offUm Qasr with the loss of 20 of her 31 crew.[163][164] |
| Arama 1 | Turkey | Theresearch ship ran aground nearArsuz and was damaged. Accident may have been the day before.[165] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS John S. McCain | United States Navy | .jpg) Liberia) off the coast ofSingapore, east of theStrait of Malacca. Ten sailors were killed, five were injured. |
| Yangtze Harmony | Marshall Islands | Thebulk carrier was abandoned in theSouth China Sea (10°25′N110°30′E / 10.417°N 110.500°E /10.417; 110.500).[166] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comandante Ribeiro | Brazil | Thepassenger ship sank in theXingu River nearPorto de Moz with the loss of at least ten lives.[167] |
| Maersk Pembroke | Netherlands | The container ship caught fire in theAtlantic Ocean 125 nautical miles (232 km) south west of Ireland.[168] She was consequently withdrawn from service and earmarked for scrapping.[169] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gem No. 8 | Taiwan | Typhoon Hato: Thetanker was driven ashore in thePearl River.[170] |
| Rainbow Island 88 | China | Typhoon Hato: Thetanker broke in two at Hong Kong.[171] |
| SE Panthea | Singapore | Typhoon Hato: The cargo ship was driven ashore atHong Kong.[172] |
| Viet Hai 06 | Vietnam | The cargo ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) offNinh Chu. Her nine crew survived.[173] |
| Yuhai 1 | China | Typhoon Hato: The cargo ship was abandoned inDiscovery Bay, Hong Kong.[174] |
| Zhang Hong No.1 | Taiwan | Typhoon Hato: Thebulk carrier was driven ashore on an isle 27 nautical miles (50 km) southwest ofKowloon, China.[175] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Justice | United States | Hurricane Harvey: The offshore supply vessel ran aground atPort Mansfield, Texas. Her twelve crew were rescued byUnited States Coast Guardhelicopters before she was blown ashore.[176][177] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Chasse | United States | Hurricane Harvey: Thetug sank in the Lydia Ann Channel nearPort Aransas, Texas. Her eleven crew were rescued.[178] |
| Bintang 28 | Indonesia | The cargo ship was driven ashore atSanana.[179] |
| Paragon DPDS 1 | United States | Hurricane Harvey: The 449-foot (137 m) drillship broke loose from her moorings. While adrift she sank one tug and damaged two others. She was driven aground in the ship channel at Port Aransas.[180][181] |
| Sabine Pass | United States | Hurricane Harvey: Thetug was abandoned at Port Aransas and was driven ashore. Her seven crew were rescued by United States Coast Guard helicopters.[178][180] |
| Sandy Point | United States | Hurricane Harvey: The tug was abandoned at Port Aransas. Her four crew were rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[180] |
| Signet Enterprise | United States | Hurricane Harvey: The 105-foot (32 m) tug was sunk at Port Aransas whenParagon DPDS 1 broke loose from her moorings. Her four crew were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[182][183] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo |  Mongolia | The cargo ship broke in two in theBlack Sea offKilyos, Turkey. Her eleven crew were rescued. The bow section sank, the stern section was towed ashore.[184][185] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Nina | United States | The 75-foot (23 m)replica ofChristopher Columbus'sship sank at dock inCorpus Christi, Texas from damage fromHurricane Harvey. Refloated on 4 December.[186] |
| Star of Sawara | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground offFalster, Denmark (54°28′N12°11′E / 54.467°N 12.183°E /54.467; 12.183).[187] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Star Patmos | Greece | Theferry ran aground offIos and was damaged. All 205 passengers were evacuated from the ship.[188]Blue Star Patmos was refloated on 6 September.[189] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Islas Malvinas |  Argentine Navy | Thepatrol ship ran aground atUshuaia.[190] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reef Elaf |  Tanzania | The cargo ship capsized and sank offAl-Labki, Oman. Her twenty crew were rescued.[191][192] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Savage Ingenuity | United States | Thetug sank in theIntracoastal Waterway. Her crew were rescued.[193] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hai Duong 09 | Panama | The cargo ship listed severely against the quayside atVisakhapatnam, India.[194] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Randgrid | Bahamas | Thetanker caught fire offMekjarvik. One hundred and thirty-eight people were evacuated.[195] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agia Zoni II | Greece | Thetanker sank west ofPiraeus. Both crew on board were rescued.[196][197] She was raised between 24 and 29 November 2017.[198] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kamaru | Indonesia | The cargo ship was driven onto a reef offKalosot Island, in theBali Sea. Her twelve crew were rescued.[199] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helena Cora | Netherlands | The motor barge was beached atVlissingen,Zeeland. Three of the four people on board were taken off by apilot boat. She was on a voyage from Vlissingen toAntwerp, Belgium.[200] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| JJB De Rong 19 |  Dominica | Thedredger collided withKartika Segara (Indonesia) and capsized off theSisters' Islands, Singapore. Five of her twelve crew were killed.[201][202][203] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fungka Permata III | Indonesia | The passenger ship foundered in theBanda Sea offButon Selatan. All 27 people on board were rescued.[204] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrel | United States | Hurricane Maria: The formerresearch ship capsized with the loss of one of the four people on board. Survivors were rescued by aRoyal Navy helicopter. She was subsequently driven ashore onVieques Island, Puerto Rico.[205][206] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic |  Faroe Islands | The cargo ship ran aground offOskarshamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage fromVisby to Oskarshamn.Atlantic was refloated on 27 September.[207] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elefantas | Greece | Thedredger sank atAthens.[208] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Matilde | Philippines | Thero-roferry ran ashore onTablas Island, injuring 87 of the 2,151 passengers on board. She was on a voyage fromOdiongan toRomblon Island.[209] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Bridge | United States | The ship was severely damaged by fire atSan Diego, California.[210] |
| Orkideh 1 |  Iran | The cargo ship was driven against the quayside and holed atBandar Anzali.[211] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roebuck Bay |  Australian Border Force | TheBay-classpatrol boat ran aground on Henrys Reef and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and towed intoCairns, Queensland.[212] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KM KTC 1 | Indonesia | The cargo ship ran aground offKarang Jamuang Island and developed a severe list. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromTanjung Perak toPekanbaru.[213] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goeast |  Comoros | Thetanker was intercepted 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Libya by aLibyan Coast Guard cutter. Having failed to stop when requested, she was fired upon and caught fire. She put intoMalta on 16 October in a severely damaged condition.[214][215] |
| Xin Fa Er Hao | Taiwan | The cargo ship foundered in theTaiwan Strait with the loss of all six crew.[216] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fu Shun 67 | China | The cargo ship capsized and sank in theMinjiang River atFuzhou. Her ten crew were rescued.[217] |
| Islay Trader |  Antigua and Barbuda | The cargo ship was driven ashore atMargate,Kent, United Kingdom.[218] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nieuw Amsterdam | Netherlands | TheSignature-classcruise ship was driven ashore atSanta Cruz Huatulco, Mexico. Her passengers were evacuated. She was later refloated.[219] |
| Ruyter | Netherlands | The cargo ship ran aground onRathlin Island,County Donegal, Ireland.[220] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[221] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Star |  Hong Kong | Thebulk carrier capsized and sank 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of the northern tip of the Philippines with the loss of eleven of her 26 crew.[222] |
| Lienhe 36 | Taiwan | Typhoon Khanun: The cargo ship was driven ashore nearChanghuaim. Her six crew survived. She caught fire on 15 October and was declared a total loss.[223] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Sky | Panama | Thebulk carrier ran aground offTaoyuan City, Taiwan.[224] She was refloated on 20 July with assistance from thesalvagetugKoyo Maru ( Japan).[225] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Hazard Perry | United States | Thefull-rigged ship ran aground atNewport Harbor, Rhode Island.[226] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quan Hai 88 | China | The cargo ship ran aground in theTaiwan Strait offQuangzhou and was abandoned by her sixteen crew.[227] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ming An |  Honduras | The cargo ship foundered in theTaiwan Strait 36 nautical miles (67 km) west ofKaohsiung, Taiwan. Her fourteen crew were rescued.[228] |
| Seikongen | Chile | The fish farm ship capsized and sank offChonchi. Her eleven crew were rescued. Raised for inspection/salvage 4 August 2018.[229][230] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Real | Togo | Typhoon Lan: The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon atFushiki,Honshu, Japan. Her nineteen crew survived.[231] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GF Tacuari |  Paraguay | Thetug struck a submerged object and sank in theRiver Plate atColonia del Sacrimento. Her ten crew survived.[232] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dharma Kencana II | Indonesia | Theferry caught fire in theJava Sea (05°04′S109°54′E / 5.067°S 109.900°E /-5.067; 109.900). All on board were rescued byKirana I Kumai (Indonesia).Dharma Kencana II was extensively damaged.[233][234] |
| Glory Amsterdam | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground in theWadden Sea offLangeoog,Lower Saxony, Germany.[235] She was refloated on 2 November and towed intoWilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony.[236] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hongh Anh 69 | China | The cargo ship capsized and sank in theGulf of Tonkin. Her twelve crew were rescued.[237][238] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lu Di 67 | China | The cargo ship collided withLi Dian 2 (China) and sank in theWaigaoqiao Channel. Seven of her crew were rescued, one was reported missing.[239] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bilal Bal | Turkey | Thecoaster foundered in theBlack Sea. All eleven people on board were reported missing. She was on a voyage fromBursa toZonguldak.[240] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bien Bac 16 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship sank with the loss of two of her ten crew. Six were rescued, two were reported missing.[241] |
| An Phu 68 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship sank. Her eight crew were rescued.[241] |
| Fei Yue 9 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship was driven ashore on the coast ofBinh Dinh.[242][243] Her fifteen crew were rescued.[241] |
| Ha Trung 98 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: Thebulk carrier sank off Binh Dinh. Her nine crew were rescued.[242][243] |
| Hoa Mai 68 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship sank off Binh Dinh.[242] Her eleven crew were rescued.[241] |
| Jupiter | Panama | Typhoon Damrey: The passenger ship sank off Binh Dinh with the loss of one of her seven crew. Six were reported missing.[242] |
| Nam Khanh 26 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship sank off Binh Dinh.[242] Her eleven crew were rescued.[244] |
| Son Long 08 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship sank off Binh Dinh with the loss of one of her twelve crew. Ten were rescued, one was reported missing.[242][241] |
| Thanh Hai 18 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship was beached. Her crew survived.[241] |
| Viet Thuan 168 | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship sank.[245] |
| VR-SB | Vietnam | Typhoon Damrey: The cargo ship sank off Binh Dinh.[242] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| JJB Yu Hang 258 | Dominica | Thedredger foundered in theMalacca Strait offParit Jawa, Malaysia. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[246] |
| Pulau Pinang | Malaysia | Thero-roferry was driven ashore atGeorge Town, Penang.[247] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tariq Ibn Ziyad |  Algeria | Theferry caught fire whilst on a voyage fromMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Algeria. She put intoMallorca, Spain, where all 500 passengers were evacuated.[248] |
| Yu Tong 1 | China | The cargo ship foundered offHuilai, Her fourteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromMaoming toJieyang.[249] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARA San Juan | Argentine Navy | Last communication from theTR-1700-classsubmarine in theSan Jorge Gulf, after which she apparently suffered an explosion and sank with the loss of her entire crew of 44. The multipurpose offshore vesselSeabed Constructor (Norway) discovered her wreck on 16 November 2018 on the bottom of theSouth Atlantic Ocean at a depth of about 2,600 feet (790 m) approximately 280 nautical miles (520 km) off the coast ofArgentina.[250] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takamaru | Japan | The cargo ship ran aground offTomakomi. Her four crew were rescued by aJapanese Coast Guard helicopter.[251] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nefterudovoz 29M | Russia | The cargo ship was driven ashore atBartın, Turkey. Her six crew were rescued by helicopter.[252] |
| SCI Ratna | India | Theoffshore supply tug foundered in theArabian Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) west ofMumbai. Her sixteen crew were rescued.[253] |
| Su Lian Hai 0118 | China | The engineering vessel was in collision withMSC Luciana (Panama) offPort Caofeidian and was severely damaged. She was consequently towed into shallow water.[254] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jin Zu Lun | China | The cargo ship collided withShun Jin Long (China) and sank in thePearl River. Two of her fourteen crew were rescued, twelve were reported missing.[255] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zelinsky | United States | Theferry ran aground and was damaged atLower Manhattan,New York City. Her passengers were evacuated.[256] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Serenity 1 | Panama | Thebulk carrier ran aground offMakira,Solomon Islands.[257][258] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARA Comodoro Somellera | Argentine Navy | TheSotoyomo-classtugboat was sunk as a target on or before 10 November. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shun Xin 188 | China | The cargo ship foundered offWuzhou Island. Her ten crew were rescued.[259] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KRI Sibarau |  Indonesian Navy | TheAttack-classpatrol boat foundered in theMalacca Strait. Her nineteen crew were rescued. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Qi Cheng Xian Feng | China | Thecoastaltanker ran aground and sank in theYangtze Estuary. Her nine crew were rescued.[260] Her nine crew were rescued byDong Hai Jiu 102 (China).[261] |
| Sheng Hai | Togo | The cargo ship sank in theYellow Sea (37°07′N123°53′E / 37.117°N 123.883°E /37.117; 123.883). Three crew were reported missing, seven were rescued by South Korean Coast Guard helicopters.[262] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Koza | Turkey | The cargo ship sank in theAtlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) south ofFreetown, Sierra Leone. Thirteen of her fifteen crew were rescued byESL Europa ( Poland), the other two byTD Tokyo (Liberia).[263] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fuchun 688 | Panama | The cargo ship was driven ashore atChanghua, Taiwan. Her eight crew survived.[264] |
| Keneukai | Indonesia | The cargo ship was holed by her anchor and sank atTrisakti. Her fourteen crew were rescued.[265] |
| Ricky Robinson | United States | The motortugboat sank in theMississippi River nearMemphis, Tennessee, leaving two people missing and presumed dead.[266] |
| Yicel | Panama | Thecoaster sprang a leak and was beached nearLimon, Costa Rica.[267] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pride of Kent |  United Kingdom | In high winds, the ferry struck a bridge and ran aground on a sandbank atCalais, France. No injuries were reported.[268] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Makedonia | Greece | Theferry was driven ashore onSalamina.[269] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARC Pascual de Andagoya |  Colombian National Navy | Thetug foundered in thePacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia. Her six crew were rescued by the fishing vesselConpe Malaga 3 ( Colombia).[270] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KM Anugerah Abadi I | Indonesia | The cargo ship ran aground offLabuan Bajo. Fifty passengers were evacuated.[271] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercaft 3 | Philippines | Theferry capsized and sank betweenQuezon andPolillo Island with the loss of four lives. Two hundred and forty passengers were resported to have been rescued.[272] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Şeyma | Panama | Thecoaster was driven ashore onTraganissi, Greece. Her twelve crew were rescued.[273] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elektra | Indonesia | Thechemical tanker was driven ashore atPontang in mid-December. She had apparently been abandoned by her owners.[274] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janzur |  Libyan Navy | TheIkrimah-class patrol boat was sunk by an explosion sometime in 2017. |
| Kodiak Queen | Unknown | The decommissioned fishing vessel, a formerUnited States Navy yardoiler, wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theBritish Virgin Islands sometime in early 2017.[275][276] |
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