Thelist of shipwrecks in 1990 includesships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during1990.
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| Ship | State | Description |
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| Boleslaw Krzywousty |  Poland | Eritrean War of Independence: The cargo ship was hit by rockets fired by Eritrean rebels and either sank or was beached (16°23′N39°12′E / 16.383°N 39.200°E /16.383; 39.200). Later declared aconstructive total loss, lending credence to the possibility that she was beached.[1][2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orient Pioneer |  Liberia | Thebulk carrier was abandoned in theIndian Ocean. She was on a voyage fromTubarao, Brazil toKaohsiung, Taiwan.Orient Pioneer sank on 21 January.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Albatross |  Finland | Thecruiseferry caught fire atFinnboda,Nacka,Sweden. Her superstructure was consequently scrapped and the hull was salvaged and rebuilt. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie |  Cyprus | Thecargo ship foundered in theAtlantic Ocean north of theAzores with the loss of all 27 crew.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Lee |  United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel sank inFrederick Sound in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska after she became disabled during bad weather. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of two.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Star | United States | The110-foot (33.5 m)crab-fishing vessel was wrecked on a beach onOtter Island in thePribilof Islands in theBering Sea. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of six.[6] |
| Kittiwake |  United States Fish and Wildlife Service | During a voyage in theAleutian Islands fromKagalaska Island toAdak,Alaska, the 25-foot (7.6 m)motor vessel, anAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge boat, drifted onto the western coast ofAdak Island in theAleutian Islands during ablizzard, was swamped by a wave, andcapsized with the loss of one man and one woman – bothUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service employees – on board. Her two survivors – a man and a woman – were rescued byUnited States Coast Guard andUnited States Navy personnel on 30 January.[7][8][9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flag Theofano |  Greece | The bulk cement carrier foundered in theEnglish Channel off theIsle of Wight with the loss of all nineteen crew.[10][11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bessledno |  Soviet Union | Thedestroyer sank in theTaiwan Strait whilst under tow to India for scrapping.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pavlov | United States | The 163-foot (49.7 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in thePribilof Islands. The fishing vesselShishaldin ( United States) rescued all 19 members of her crew fromlife rafts.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cobra | United States | The 58-foot (17.7 m)fishing vessel flooded and was abandoned inSwanson Harbor (58°11′30″N135°05′00″W / 58.19167°N 135.08333°W /58.19167; -135.08333 (Swanson Harbor)) inSoutheast Alaska. The fishing vesselJenny ( United States) rescued her crew of four.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Romance |  United States | The 36-foot (11.0 m)troller rolled over and sank in the harbor atWrangell,Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued all four people – two adults and two children – aboard.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J. Aus | United States | The 54-foot (16.5 m)fishing trawler disappeared in agale in theGulf of Alaska during a voyage fromBlaine,Washington, toKing Cove,Alaska, with the loss of all three people on board.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo |  Hong Kong | The bulk carrier was beached at Pendower Beach,Falmouth, Cornwall.[17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K T | United States | The 65-foot (19.8 m)fishing vessel became disabled and sank atMcLean Point (54°47′30″N131°57′15″W / 54.79167°N 131.95417°W /54.79167; -131.95417 (McLean Point)) inSoutheast Alaska. ThetugSimpson ( United States) rescued her entire crew of three.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre P |  Panama | The bulk carrier foundered offDampier, Western Australia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dampier toCape Town, South Africa.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Monarch | United States | While trying to enter the harbor atSt. Paul onSaint Paul Island in theBering Sea, the 92-foot (28.0 m)crab-fishing vessel became trapped in ice and was forced aground by wind and surf. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of six as 25-foot (7.6 m) waves broke over her. She broke up on the beach, and her wreckage later was removed.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutian Enterprise | United States | The 142-foot (43.3 m)fish processingtrawlercapsized and sank in theBering Sea approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south ofSaint Paul Island with the loss of nine lives. There were 22 survivors.[6] |
| Azalea |  South Korea | The cargo ship sprung a leak when a ballast tank cracked. She capsized and sank in theNorth Sea while under tow 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northwest ofHaugesund, Norway. Four crew were killed. The wreck was located in 2023.[19][20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attu |  United States | The 65-foot (19.8 m)longlinefishingschooner ran aground and sank atKayak Island on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. Her crew of seven survived.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tadoussac |  Canada | Thelake freighter struck a bridge abutment atPort Colborne, Ontario. The ship received an 11-foot (3 m) crack in her hull and the abutment was also damaged.[21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Star |  Bahamas | The ferry suffered two fires fifteen minutes apart whilst in theSkagerrak. The second of which wasarson. One hundred and fifty-eight people were killed in the fire, which burned for ten hours. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Takan | United States | The 45-foot (13.7 m)halibutlongliner sank in 15-foot (4.6 m) seas off (Cape Spencer inSoutheast Alaska. Her four-man crew abandoned ship insurvival suits and all were rescued by aUnited States Coast Guard helicopter.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Star | Cyprus | Thecargo ship was beached atVitória, Brazil after her engine room flooded. She was refloated in July, but was declared aconstructive total loss and sold for scrap.Mineral Star was scrapped atAlang, India in 1992.[23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mardi Sue Lynn | United States | The 35-foot (10.7 m)crab-fishing vessel burned to thewaterline atCape Chiniak on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. Her crew of three abandoned ship in aZodiacinflatable boat and survived.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah D | United States | The 99-foot (30.2 m) fishtender ran aground and sank while atanchor inUrsus Cove (59°32′N153°40′W / 59.533°N 153.667°W /59.533; -153.667 (Ursus Cove)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | United States | The retired 90-foot (27.4 m)tug wasscuttled as anartificial reef in 75 feet (23 m) of water in theNorth Atlantic Ocean east ofOcean City,New Jersey, at39°15.290′N074°14.060′W / 39.254833°N 74.234333°W /39.254833; -74.234333 (Troy).[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buzzard | United States | The 25-foot (7.6 m)fishing vessel sank offNaked Island (60°40′N147°25′W / 60.667°N 147.417°W /60.667; -147.417 (Naked Island)) inPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. The fishing vesselBreaker ( United States) rescued her crew of three.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | United States | The 65-foot (19.8 m) fishtender ran aground without loss of life nearKodiak,Alaska, and was abandoned.[5] |
| Little Ann | United States | The 90-foot (27.4 m)longlinehalibut-fishing vessel sank onPortlock Bank (58°20′00″N150°30′00″W / 58.33333°N 150.50000°W /58.33333; -150.50000 (Portlock Bank)) in theGulf of Alaska 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) east ofKodiak,Alaska. The fishing vesselSandra Su ( United States) rescued all eight people aboard.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Henry | 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°51.200′N074°42.280′W / 38.853333°N 74.704667°W /38.853333; -74.704667 (Captain Henry).[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown speed boat |  Eritrean Liberation Front | Eritrean War of Independence: The speed boat blew up and sank during a battle with the minesweeperRazvedchik ( Soviet Navy).[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smokwa | United States | After being refloated from where she had sunk about a year earlier at her moorings nearPort Lions,Alaska, onKodiak Island, the derelict 1,588-tonsteamer – formerly aferry and later a fish processing vessel – was towed out ofKizhuyak Bay andscuttled in waters 6,000 feet (1,800 m) deep in theGulf of Alaska. One account claims that she began to sink on her own before the scuttling process could begin, forcing her towing vessel, thesalvage tugSalvage Chief ( United States), to cut her loose to avoid being pulled under with her.[30][31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foxfire | United States | The 30-foot (9.1 m)fishing vessel burned and sank inPrince William Sound offPoint Pigot (60°48′15″N148°20′45″W / 60.80417°N 148.34583°W /60.80417; -148.34583 (Point Pigot)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. The vesselAzuma Searay ( United States) rescued the only person aboard.[32] |
| Unknown speed boat | Eritrean Liberation Front | Eritrean War of Independence: The speed boat flipped from a depth charge explosion during a battle with the patrol boatAK-312 ( Soviet Navy).[33] |
| Unknown speed boat(s) | Eritrean Liberation Front | Eritrean War of Independence: One or two speed boats were shelled and sunk during a battle with the patrol boatAK-312 ( Soviet Navy).[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Va-Sea-Lees | United States | The 40-foot (12.2 m)fiberglasslonglinehalibutfishing vessel was destroyed by anengine room fire and sank off thesouth-central coast ofAlaska inPrince William Sound outside ofStrawberry Channel (60°24′N146°03′W / 60.400°N 146.050°W /60.400; -146.050 (Strawberry Channel)).[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coho | United States | The 29-foot (8.8 m)longlinehalibut-fishing vesselcapsized and sank on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska inCook Inlet offDangerous Cape (59°24′00″N151°54′20″W / 59.40000°N 151.90556°W /59.40000; -151.90556 (Dangerous Cape)) after she took water over herstern while heavily loaded with fish.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hana Cove | United States | The 50-foot (15.2 m) fishtender sank inValdez Narrows (61°03′15″N146°40′30″W / 61.05417°N 146.67500°W /61.05417; -146.67500 (Valdez Narrows)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska after she lost steering and struck a rock. Her crew of four swam to shore insurvival suits and survived.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Justy | United States | The 30-foot (9.1 m)fishing vessel sank nearRobert Island (57°18′15″N133°28′50″W / 57.30417°N 133.48056°W /57.30417; -133.48056 (Robert Island)) inSoutheast Alaska. The fishing vesselAlaska Dawn ( United States) rescued her crew of two.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Yang Ho | South Korea | The 261-foot (79.6 m)fishing vessel sank inBristol Bay 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south ofDillingham,Alaska, after colliding with the vesselShinei Maru No. 63 ( Japan). All 55 members of her crew survived.[30][37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Debby Joann | United States | The 38-foot (11.6 m)fishing vessel sank in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water inCook Inlet offKasilof,Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Louise | United States | The 49-foot (14.9 m)salmontroller struck a rock and sank atPoint Turbot (57°09′45″N134°48′00″W / 57.16250°N 134.80000°W /57.16250; -134.80000 (Point Turbot)) inSoutheast Alaska. A private helicopter rescued her crew.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Moran | United States | The retired 100-foot (30.5 m)tug wasscuttled as anartificial reef in 90 feet (27 m) of water in theNorth Atlantic Ocean east ofOcean City,New Jersey, at39°15.449′N074°14.173′W / 39.257483°N 74.236217°W /39.257483; -74.236217 (Carol Moran).[38] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Min Ping Yu No. 5540 |  China | The 17.5-metre (57 ft)fishing boat was stranded on a beach inPingtan County,Fujian, and 25 corpses were found in two of its holds who had died from suffocation. It was used by the Taiwan military for repatriation of 76 mainland Chinese illegal immigrants, 63 of whom were kept in holds sealed with long nails by the military.[39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diosa del Mar | United States | Theschooner ran aground on Ship Rock,Catalina Island,California (33°27′46″N118°29′31″W / 33.46278°N 118.49194°W /33.46278; -118.49194) whilst avoiding a collision with a powerboat and sank. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Makaka | United States | The 152-foot (46.3 m) fishtender was wrecked without loss of life onFern Reef (55°29′30″N133°15′50″W / 55.49167°N 133.26389°W /55.49167; -133.26389 (Fern Reef)) offSan Fernando Island (55°30′51″N133°21′25″W / 55.5141667°N 133.3569444°W /55.5141667; -133.3569444 (San Fernando Island)) inSoutheast Alaska.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Michelle | United States | The retired 110-foot (33.5 m)barge wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offCape May,New Jersey, at38°53.505′N074°40.075′W / 38.891750°N 74.667917°W /38.891750; -74.667917 (Lisa Michelle).[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Min Ping Yu No. 5202 | China | The 50-foot (15 m)fishing boat was hit by the accompanying Taiwanese navalfrigateROCSWen Shan 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) to the north ofKeelung. It then broke into two pieces and sank. 21 people were drowned. It was used by the Taiwan military for repatriation of 50 mainland Chinese illegal immigrants.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Lee | United States | The 58-foot (17.7 m)salmongillnettercapsized suddenly and sank offPeninsular Point (57°30′30″N134°50′00″W / 57.50833°N 134.83333°W /57.50833; -134.83333 (Peninsular Point)) inChatham Strait in theAlexander Archipelago inSoutheast Alaska. Thefishing vesselPolar Lady ( United States) rescued all seven members of her crew.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Verma |  United States | The 46-foot (14.0 m) woodensalmonfishing vessel sank with the loss of one crew member after colliding with thetugJohn Brix ( United States) inSnow Pass (56°17′N132°57′W / 56.283°N 132.950°W /56.283; -132.950 (Snow Pass)) inSoutheast Alaska. The fishing vesselViking Serenade ( United States) rescued her other five crew members.[35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Padgie | United States | The 45-foot (13.7 m)salmontroller was wrecked without loss of life inYakutat Bay on the coast ofAlaska after heranchor line broke.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified patrol boat |  Spanish Navy | The P-205 Type patrol boat was destroyed by a bomb planted byETA atSan Sebastian.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pasithea | Greece | Carrying a cargo ofiron ore, theore-oilbulk carrier was last heard from on 4 August and subsequently vanished soon thereafter in thePacific Ocean offKashima,Japan, during Typhoon Vernon.[43][44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Lady | United States | The 36-foot (11.0 m)salmon-fishing vessel sank after anengine room fire destroyed her offNinilchik,Alaska. Her two crew members were rescued from alife raft.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert E. Lee | United States | The 24-foot (7.3 m)fishing vessel was swamped and wrecked onPerry Island inPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. The only person aboard spent the night on the island and was rescued the next day by the fishing vesselNorthern Light ( United States).[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RFA Fort Victoria |  Royal Navy | The Troubles,RFAFort Victoria bombing: TheFort Victoria-classreplenishment oiler was damaged atBelfast,County Antrim by a bomb placed in her engine room by theIRA. She was repaired and entered service three years behind schedule. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Puck | United States | The 30-foot (9.1 m)fishing vesselcapsized inPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. The fishing vessel Controller Bay ( United States) rescued the only person aboard from atopPuck′s overturnedhull.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | United States | The retired 51-foot (15.5 m)fishing trawler wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean south ofLong Island offShinnecock Inlet,New York.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caddell | United States | The retired 178-foot (54.3 m)floating drydock wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean offFire Island south ofLong Island,New York.[46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kanatee | United States | The 38-foot (11.6 m)fishing vessel flooded atBeauchamp Island (56°43′N134°14′W / 56.717°N 134.233°W /56.717; -134.233 (Beauchamp Island)) inSoutheast Alaska southeast ofSitka,Alaska. Her crew of two abandoned ship in askiff and was rescued from the beach by aUnited States Coast Guard helicopter.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ku Sun K | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel ran aground inCannery Bay (53°42′30″N166°47′30″W / 53.70833°N 166.79167°W /53.70833; -166.79167 (Cannery Bay)) on the northern coast ofUnalaska Island in theAleutian Islands after a wave struck her. The only person aboard survived.[7] |
| Wilhaul Too | United States | The 92-foot (28.0 m) fishtender sank inUgashik Bay,Alaska, in rough weather while operating with a hole in herhull. Therefrigerated cargo shipMizuho Ace (flag unknown) rescued her entire crew of seven.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sanda | United States | The 44-foot (13.4 m)longlinehalibut-fishing vessel dragged heranchor, ran aground, and broke up in the surf inMain Bay (60°33′N148°02′W / 60.550°N 148.033°W /60.550; -148.033 (Main Bay)) on the south-central coast ofAlaska. Her two-man crew survived and was rescued by the fishing vesselRain Song ( United States).[30] |
| Wind Song | United States | The 50-foot (15.2 m)crab-fishing vessel was wrecked onWingham Island in theGulf of Alaska. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter hoisted her four-man crew to safety.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janice M | United States | The 47-foot (14.3 m)longlinefishing vessel was destroyed offCape Hinchinbrook on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska by a fire that started when a leakygasoline can was placed near hercook stove. Her crew of three survived.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Salmo Point | United States | The 85-foot (25.9 m)fishing vessel sank nearYakutat,Alaska. Wearingsurvival suits, all three of her crewmen were rescued by aUnited States Coast Guard helicopter.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Day’s End | United States | The 31-foot (9.4 m)salmon-fishing vesselcapsized offMontague Island off thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. The only person aboard perished.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Aries | United States | The 42-foot (12.8 m)salmonseiner sank without loss of life during a voyage fromChignik toKodiak,Alaska.[24] |
| HMS Naiad |  Royal Navy | TheLeander-classfrigate was sunk as a target. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Curlew | United States | The 33-foot (10.1 m) fishtendercapsized and sank in bad weather off theBarren Islands off thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. Her crew of two survived.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arcticus Rex | United States | The 29-foot (8.8 m)salmon-fishing vesselcapsized and sank inUnimak Pass in theAleutian Islands. Both members of her crew – a man and a woman – perished.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Orinoco | Cyprus | Theasphalt tanker ran aground on the southern shoreAnticosti Island in theGulf of St. Lawrence. Salvage efforts initially failed and the vessel was declared atotal loss and abandoned. A second round of salvage attempts later freed the vessel several months later.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joy Seas | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel ran aground and was lost inBass Harbor (60°37′30″N147°24′30″W / 60.62500°N 147.40833°W /60.62500; -147.40833 (Bass Harbor)) inPrince William Sound on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of five.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Apollo | United States | The 167-foot (50.9 m)fishing vessel sank off theQueen Charlotte Islands offBritish Columbia,Canada. Three of the four people on board perished.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Nancy | United States | The retired 75-foot (22.9 m)fishing trawler andclamdredger wasscuttled as anartificial reef in theNorth Atlantic Ocean east ofOcean City,New Jersey, at39°15.177′N074°13.898′W / 39.252950°N 74.231633°W /39.252950; -74.231633 (Margaret Nancy).[49] |
| Mary C | United States | The retired 240-foot (73.2 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°37.168′N074°01.720′W / 39.619467°N 74.028667°W /39.619467; -74.028667 (Mary C).[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Becca Dawn | United States | The 52-foot (15.8 m)longlinehalibut-fishing vessel rolled over sank with the loss of one life nearPort Chatham (59°12′30″N151°47′00″W / 59.20833°N 151.78333°W /59.20833; -151.78333 (Port Chatham)) on thesouth-central coast ofAlaska. AUnited States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her three survivors.[5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Osa Ghent | Liberia | Thetug capsized and sank atSingapore. She was refloated on 23 November.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antares |  United Kingdom | Thefishing trawler was fishing inBute Sound when her nets were snagged by the submergedsubmarineHMS Trenchant ( Royal Navy). She was pulled down and sunk with the loss of all four crew.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pisces | United States | Thefishing vessel burned andcapsized in theBering Sea. Her entire crew of five was rescued after abandoning ship in alife raft.[13] |
| Winterhawk | United States | The 95-foot (29.0 m)fishing vessel sank in a storm in theBering Sea. All five crew members were rescued from alife raft.[47] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDMS Sælen |  Royal Danish Navy | TheTumleren-classsubmarine sank in theKattegat offHesselø. She was refloated on 17 December. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown speed boats | Eritrean Liberation Front | Eritrean War of Independence: Two speed boats were shelled and sunk during a battle with the minesweeperParavan ( Soviet Navy).[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuvia |  Israel | Theferrycapsized and sank offHaifa,Israel, killing 20 crew members of theaircraft carrierUSS Saratoga ( United States Navy), who were being transferred to that ship.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Finn andBaltic | Finland | TheFinnpusku combination capsized and sank offHanko. Later raised, repaired and returned to service in 1991 asBotnia andSteel. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jarita |  Norway | Thecargo ship sank in theEnglish Channel offMargate,Kent,United Kingdom, with the loss of one of her four crew.[55] |
| Jessica B | United States | The 77-foot (23.5 m)fishing vessel was wrecked without loss of life inKashega Bay (53°28′50″N167°10′30″W / 53.48056°N 167.17500°W /53.48056; -167.17500 (Kashega Bay)) on the coast ofUnalaska Island in theAleutian Islands.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transformer | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m)fishing vessel was destroyed by fire inPrince William Sound nearPort Bainbridge (59°57′N148°21′W / 59.950°N 148.350°W /59.950; -148.350 (Port Bainbridge)),Alaska. The only person aboard survived and was rescued by the fishing vesselSerenity ( United States).[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. J | United States | Thecrabprocessor – a formerPCE-842-classpatrol craft and auxiliaryminelayer – was towed out into thePacific Ocean andscuttled sometime in the 1990s.[56] |
| Ramada al Salaam Hotel |  Kuwait | Iraqi occupation of Kuwait: The floating hotel, a formercruise ship, was attacked by Iraqi forces and destroyed at her moorings. She was later scrapped. |
| USS Yancey | United States Navy | The decommissionedAndromeda-classattack cargo ship was sunk in theAtlantic Ocean offMorehead City,North Carolina, to form anartificial reef. |
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