Shipwrecks of 1999
Report of Maritime Accidents and Casualties from 1999
January
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January | Saint Francis of Assisi (Ro-Ro Motor Vessel) | Burned | Nasipit City | Vessel caught fire. No details provided. |
| 28 January | Dutch Navigator (Motor Vessel) | Grounded |
Black Sea Yenikoy Point, Bosporus Straits |
Attempted to refloat by own means. Requested Tug for assistance |
| 28 January | Peace (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Sank |
Indian Ocean 32 miles off Colombo |
All Crew safe. |
| 30 January | Chelsea (Tanker) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean Miami |
Sustained hull and forepeak damage |
| 30 January | Manzanillo (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean Miami |
Sustained hull and forepeak damage |
| 31 January | Joint Dorcas (Motor Vessel) | Sank |
Pacific Ocean River Minjiang Estuary |
All 23 Crew rescued safely. Ship had ran aground off the estuary and subsequently sank. |
February
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 February | Mersinia (Motor Vessel) | Burned | Crew All rescued safely. Fire started in No. 1 Hold. | |
| 6 February | Petit Folmer (Motor Vessel) | Sank | Esbjerg | 2 Crew Missing. Remainder rescued by Coast Guards |
| 9 February | Nordfeld (Motor Vessel) | Disabled | Ship developed 70 degree List to near sinking condition. Crew jettisoned 300 tons of cargo to decrease list to 5... | |
| 10 February | Al-Farahidi (Motor Container Vessel) | Grounded | Marlemont, River Scheldt | Tugs on scene. Reported to be refloated on next high tide. |
| 11 February | Express Yusho (Motor Vessel) | Grounded | Keelung | -- |
| 12 February | Alexa Vom Mercurius (Motor Vessel) | Disabled | Cargo Shifted and developed a heavy list. Crew abandoned vessel. | |
| 12 February | CCNI Angol (Motor Part Container Vessel) | Collision | Guayaquil | Vessel collided with mcv Humboldt Express. |
| 12 February | Humboldt Express (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision | Guayaquil | Vessel collided with mcv CCNI Angol. Vessel sustained a .5 meter by 5cm crack. |
| 13 February | Hanjin Elizabeth (Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
Pacific Ocean 40 Miles off Vancouver |
Tugs Hunter and Sea Victory reported on scene. |
| 13 February | Hydrogas II (Motor LPG Carrier) | Collision | Kiel Canal | Vessel collided with mv Jumper. Vesel sustained damage |
| 13 February | Jumper (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Kiel Canal | Vessel collided with m lpg carrier Hydrogas II. Vessel sustained damage. |
| 14 February | Jin Qiang (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Disabled | Pacific Ocean | Vessel had problems with turbo-charger. Towed back to Vancouver |
| 15 February | Lady Maria T. (Motor Vessel) | Grounded |
Mediteranean Sea North Coast of Mytilene |
Forepeak and No. 1 Hold flooded. Refloating operation reported started. |
| 19 February | Baltic Trader (Motor Vessel) | Grounded | -- | |
| 19 February | Hendrik B. (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Bull Anchorage | Vessel collided with mv Sina B. |
| 19 February | Sina B (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Bull Anchorage | Collided with mv Hendrik B after anchor dragged. |
| 19 February | Voyager of the Seas (Motor Passenger Vessel) | Burned | Turku Kvaerner Masa Shipyard | Fire in food store, damage in crew areas aft. Ship under construction |
| 22 February | Atropus (Refrigerated Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
Pacific Ocean Shionokubi Lighthouse, Hakodate |
Vessel had engine trouble. Vessel was towed to Hakodate by Russian m stern trawler Langeri. |
| 22 February | MSC Vigo (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Proceeded on passage after hull inspection. Collided with RMS Anglia | |
| 22 February | Picasso (Ro-Ro Carferry) | Disabled | Off Boulogne | Passengers evacuated, repaired, proceeded on with tug Far Turbot |
| 22 February | RMS Anglia (Motor Vessel) | Collision | All Crew rescued, towed to Brest by Tug Abeille Flandre | |
| 24 February | DSR-Senator (Motor Container Vessel) | Disabled | Bremerhaven | Engine Failure. Towed back to Bremerhaven for repairs. |
| 24 February | Emil-Nolde (Motor Container Vessel) | Disabled | Engine Failure. Repairs made and proceed onto Antwerp | |
| 24 February | George A. Sloan (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Burned |
Lake Michigan Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Vessel had a minor fire on a conveyor belt in the hold. Damage confined to the conveyor belt. Built in... |
| 24 February | Nicolas I. K. (Motor Vessel) | Damaged | Punta Medanos Light | Vessel had a minor fire in her engine-room. Fire extinguished and towing vessel to Buenos Aires. Built in 1977. |
| 25 February | Sposobnyy (Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk |
Vessel adrift after damage to steering gear by heavy weather. Vessel towed to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Built in 1982. |
| 27 February | Nordic Blosssom (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Damaged |
St. Lawrence River Les Escoumins, Quebec |
Vessel had a minor fire in her engine-room. Vessel resumed after fire extinuished. |
| 27 February | Sappho (Ro-Ro Motor Vessel) | Damaged |
Aegean Sea Evia Island |
Vessel had a minor fire in the engine-room. Crew extinuished fire, but vessel suffered from a power blackout. The tug... |
| 28 February | Sky Bird (Motor Vessel) | Disabled | Developed Heavy List. 1 Crew Missing with 3 crew recovered safely |
March
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March | Aghia Markella (Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | River Parana de Las Palmas | -- |
| 2 March | Arklow Marsh (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
River Trent River Trent |
Collided with mv Hoo Robin. No assistance required. Built in 1988. |
| 2 March | Hoo Robin (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
River Trent River Trent |
Vessel collided with mw Arklow Marsh. Built in 1989. |
| 2 March | Nor-Atlantic (Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
Atlantic Ocean Azores |
Developed a crack in hull. Tug Frotiy Krylov is to meet at the Azores. |
| 2 March | Ryoei Maru (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Sadogashima |
Vessel collided with mv Tenjin Maru No. 23. Vessel sustained slight damage. No pollution reported. |
| 2 March | Tenjin Maru No. 23 (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Sadogashima |
Vessel collided with mv Ryoei Maru. Vessel sustained slight damage. Built in 1987. |
| 3 March | Azcano (Trawler) | Explosion |
Atlantic Ocean South west coast of France |
Vessel had an explosion in machinery room. Eight crewmen rescued by a rescue helicopter. |
| 4 March | Arizona (Motor Vessel) | Sank | All 17 crew rescued safely. | |
| 4 March | Green Island (Barge Carrier) | Damaged |
Atlantic Ocean Bermuda |
Vessel lost hull plate in heavy seas. Vessel entered Bermuda for repairs. Built in 1975. |
| 4 March | Hollandic Confidence (Motor Vessel) | Damaged |
Pacific Ocean San Francisco |
Vessel lost a hatch cover from No. 1 hold in 30 foot seas and 60 knot winds. Assisted by Coast... |
| 5 March | Rosa (Tanker) | Grounded | Hatterbarn Reef | Sitting on rocks on her port side. Attempts to refloat have failed |
| 7 March | Halo Cygnus (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean 500 Miles south of Guam |
Vessel collided with mv Las Sierras. Vessel holed in No.1 and No.2 holds and was abandoned. Sixteen Crewmen rescued, six... |
| 7 March | Las Sierras (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean 500 Miles south of Guam |
Vessel collided with mv Halo Cygnus. Built in 1981. |
| 7 March | Nicky L. (Motor Vessel) | Disabled | Atlantic Ocean | Vessel fractured oil cooler pipe and engine failure. Vessel towed by tug St. Piran for Falmouth. Built in 1976. |
| 7 March | Simge (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Grounded |
Mediterranean Sea Selaata, Lebanon |
Vessel struck an underwater rock and sank at her forepeak. Vessel refloated after lightered 1,500 tons of cargo. |
| 8 March | Cast Elk (Motor Container Vessel) | Disabled | Atlantic Ocean | Vessel experienced rudder failure and was towed to Zeebrugge for dry-docking. Built in 1989. |
| 8 March | Ikko Maru (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Kozuchizima Lighthouse |
Vessel collided with mv Kasagi. Vessel sustained only slight damage. Built in 1992. |
| 8 March | Kasagi (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Kozuchizima Lighthouse |
Vessel collided with m chemical tanker Ikko Maru. Vessel sustained some damage. Collision caused by manoeuvring failure. Built in 1977. |
| 8 March | Mega China (Cargo Vessel) | Sank |
Indian Ocean Batang Lupar |
Vessel sank while approaching wharf. Crew rescued by local villagers in sampans. |
| 8 March | Navion Clipper (Motor Tanker) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean Alba Field |
Vessel collided with m supply vessel Veesea Ruby. Vessel sustained some damaged and proceeded to Donges for repairs. Built in... |
| 8 March | Tamatiki (Motor Vessel) | Damage |
Atlantic Ocean Freeport |
Damage to forward Hatch while unloading may require major repair to No. 1 Hold |
| 8 March | Veesa Ruby (Motor Supply Vessel) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean Alba Field |
Vessel collided with m tanker Navion Clipper when a power thruster failed. Damage above waterline. 100 liters of fuel oil... |
| 14 March | Carima (General Cargo Vessel) | Disabled | 7 miles off Faro | Engine Damage, Towed to Cadiz |
| 19 March | Asia Thailand (Ro-Ro Carferry) | Burned |
Pacific Ocean Cebu |
Fire in Engine Room, Towed from pier to dockyard |
| 19 March | Global Mercury (Oil Tanker) | Collision | Vessel collided with a fishing vessel. | |
| 19 March | Multitank Ascania (Chemical Tanker) | Burned | Vessel had fire in engine room. Crew rescued and vessel left drifting in heavy seas | |
| 21 March | Playa Da Coba (Trawler) | Burned | Most of vessel's crew have been taken off. Possibly taken in tow | |
| 23 March | Gordon C. Leitch (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Damaged | Havre St. Pierre | Contacted quay. Tore open port bunker tank and shell plating. |
| 24 March | Vitya Chalenko (Motor Vessel) | Damaged | Nakhodka Ships Repair Yard | Had fire in engine-room at 1820. Damage is significant in the engine room and accomidations above. |
| 25 March | Qi Yun (Motor LPG Carrier) | Collision | Sank after collision in 24 meters. All 15 crew rescued | |
| 25 March | Qing Chun Men (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision | Collision with QI YUN | |
| 27 March | Ness (General Cargo Vessel) | Grounded | Galtaback 6 miles south of Varberg | Fuel being shipped off and refloating attempts being made |
| 29 March | Royal Oak (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Disabled | Evdilos, Ikaria Island | Engine trouble and not under power. Tug Aegeon Pelagos proceeding. |
| 31 March | Manpok (Motor Vessel) | Sank | 500 miles off Colombo | Manpok believed to have sunk. 2 crew rescued safely. |
April
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | Liberty Spirit (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Aground |
Columbia River Tongue Point, Astoria |
Vessel refloated on high tide. |
| 2 April | Hyundai Duke (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision | 500 Miles off Colombo | Vessel collided with Manpok. |
| 2 April | Manpok (Motor Vessel) | Collision | 500 Miles off Colombo | 2 of crew rescued. 37 members are missing. |
| 6 April | Arthur M. Anderson (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded |
Great Lakes Channel off Calcite Pier |
Hole in no.3 ballast tanks, waiting for inspection |
| 7 April | Alaska (Barge) | Grounded |
Columbia River Astoria |
No Damaged Reported. |
| 8 April | Ekturus (Motor Tanker) | Grounded | Damage to hull double bottom, some water ingress | |
| 8 April | Hansa Commodore (Motor Container Vessel) | Aground |
Carribean Sea Shoal at Port Royal |
Cargo to be lightered onto barges. Will be refloated and have an underwater survey |
| 8 April | Lady Ooti G. (Motor Vessel) | Burned |
Atlantic Ocean Casablanca |
Fire on Bridge, Fire brought under control. At Lay-by berth |
| 9 April | Bella Victoria (Cement Carrier) | Grounded |
Adriatic Sea Island of Sestrunj |
Aground after rudder failure, built 1955 |
| 15 April | Don Martin Sr (Ferry) | Collision | Tasil, Cebu | No Deaths, some minor injuries among passengers. |
| 15 April | Sinulog (Vehicle Carrier) | Collision | Tasil, Cebu | Collision with ferry Don Martin Sr |
| 16 April | Bage (Tanker) | Damage | Salvador, Brazil | Broke mooring lines, some oil spillage from discharge line |
| 19 April | Gnevnyy (Stern Trawler Fish Factory) | Damage | Sea of Okhotsk | Taken in tow by tug Kapitan Klyuyev, Damage to main engine |
| 19 April | Matina V (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Disabled | Sifnos and Milos Islands | Vessel under Tow for Piraeus. Reported not under command. |
| 20 April | E.W. Rainier (Refrigerated Motor Vessel) | Collision | Davao | Collided with Golden England |
| 20 April | Golden England (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Davao | Collided with EW Rainier, sank after collision |
| 24 April | Han Doo No. 202 (Stern Trawler) | Sank | 29 of 33 Crew were safely rescued | |
| 24 April | Sunny Blossom (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Grounded | No injuries or pollution reported. | |
| 29 April | Rhodos III (Motor Vessel) | Sank | Douala | Refloating operations should raise vessel in two weeks |
May
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May | Marimar (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Around | Eritrea | Salvors are proceeding under LOF |
| 7 May | Inviken (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded |
Great Lakes Detroit River |
Vessel Refloated. |
| 7 May | Leader A. II (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Burned | Atlantic Ocean | 24 rescued. Fire in her accommodations. |
| 12 May | Evros (Motor Tanker) | Damage |
Atlantic Ocean Houston |
Vessel Broke Free of moorings. Struck several dry-docks and received a 10-foot gash on starboard side. |
| 18 May | Grande America (Ro-Ro Motor Vessel) | Grounded | River Parana de las Palmas | Vessel grounded and refloated with tug assistance same day. |
| 20 May | Cinderella (Ro-Ro Ferry) | Fire | Vessel had minor damage when a trailer laden with charcoal briquettes caught fire on cargo deck. No injuries reported. | |
| 20 May | Grande America (Ro-Ro Motor Vessel) | Grounded |
River Parana de las Palmas River Parana de las Palmas |
No Damage. Hit ESSO Plant while manoeuvring. Refloated. |
| 21 May | Cinderella (Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry) | Damage |
North Sea North Sea |
Truck containing charcoal caught fire. Crew extingushed fire. |
| 21 May | Sun Vista (Vessel) | Sank | Vessel sank after fire in engine room. All passengers and crew rescued safely. | |
| 22 May | Acor (Motor Container Vessel) | Sank | Vessel sank after collision with vessel Salango. 11 crew rescued, 3 missing. | |
| 22 May | Salango (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Vessel collided with vessel Acor. | |
| 24 May | Parnaso (Motor Tanker) | Collision | Cayman Brac | Vessel collided with Petrojam Trader with damage to port corner of diesel tank and stern damage. |
| 24 May | Petrojam Trader (Motor Tanker) | Collision | Cayman Brac | Vessel collided with Parnaso with damage to bow damage and some pollution occurred. |
| 25 May | Delborg (Motor Vehicle Carrier) | Fire | Bremerhaven | Vessel had fire on stern. Fire extinguished by fire brigade. |
| 30 May | Short Sea Trader (Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
English Channel Falmouth |
Sustained turbo-blower problems. In Falmouth for repairs. |
| 31 May | Express Arendal (Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
Persian Gulf Persian Gulf |
Towed to Djibouti after generator failure. |
June
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | Europa (Motor Passenger Vessel) | Burned | Had fire on Decks 10 and 11 while in construction. Limited Damage. | |
| 4 June | Elke (Refrigerated Motor Vessel) | Grounded | Fort De France | Refloated and proceeded to berth. No damage apparent. |
| 4 June | Sant Ambrogio (Motor Tanker) | Grounded | River Scheldt | Grounded due to steering problem. |
| 8 June | Noualing (Motor Side Trawler) | Sank | Cape Timiris | All Crew rescued safely. Ship formerly known as Gure Ametsa |
| 9 June | Basari (Motor Vessel) | Sank | All crew rescued safely by another vessel. | |
| 11 June | Atlantic Teak (Motor Tug) | Damaged | St. Peters Canal | Vessel contacted bottom. Damage to propeller blades. |
| 12 June | Habakzi (Motor Vessel) | Burned | Lattakia | Vessel had a fire onboard while berthed at Lattakia. The vessel engine room and bridge were completely destroyed. Cargo stowed... |
| 13 June | Phaethon (Motor General Cargo Vessel) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Vessel collided |
| 13 June | Shannon (Motor General Cargo Vessel) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Vessel collided with general cargo vessel Phaethon at the Chittagong outer anchorage. Vessel suffered damage and some ingress of water. |
| 14 June | Number One (Motor Vessel) | Sank |
Indian Ocean 200 Miles East of Trincomalee |
Seven crew members were rescued and 11 members were listed as still missing. Vessel built in 1975. |
| 15 June | Manitoba (Motor Bulk Carrier Vessel) | Disabled |
Atlantic Ocean Nambia |
Vessel had main engine trouble and reported drifting. Vessel was placed under tow for Luderitz on June 17. |
July
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | Maritime Fidelty (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
South China Sea Singapore |
Vessel collided with a liberian superoil tanker and sank 60 miles off Northeast of the island of Sentosa. Crew rescued... |
| 6 July | Kaptan Nurettin Cakir (Motor Vessel) | Grounded | Port of Nauplia | Vessel grounded in shallow water. Vessel to attempt to refloat by own means. |
| 8 July | Excelsior Glory (Motor Vessel) | Sank |
South China Sea Burgos, Philippines |
Vessel hit an unidentified object and tore a hole in the hull under the engine room. All crew rescued by... |
| 8 July | Prinsesse Ragnhild (Ferry) | Burned |
Baltic Sea Vinga, Sweden |
Vessel had a fire in the engine room. Crew and Passengers transfered to another ship. No serious injuries reported. |
| 8 July | Prinsesse Ragnhild (Ro-Ro Ferry) | Fire | Vessel had engine-room fire. Fire extinguished in 4 hours. All passengers taken off safely. Towed to Gothenburg. | |
| 9 July | Excelsior Glory (Motor Vessel) | Sank | Vessel reported semi-submerged and adrift. All crew rescued safely. | |
| 14 July | Pasadena Universal (Refrigerated Motor Vessel) | Fire | Vessel had fire in engine room and extinguished quickly. Repairs are being effected. | |
| 18 July | Chang Yun (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Sank | Chang Jiang Anchorage | Drifted and stuck vessel Mee Yang and sank. All crew rescued. |
| 18 July | Kronprins Harald (Ro-Ro Ferry) | Damage | Vessel ran aground to avoid another vessel. Repairs to damaged propeller blades and shell plating at Thyssen-Nordsee-werke yard. | |
| 18 July | Mee Yang (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Damage | Chang Jiang Anchorage | Vessel struck by vessel Chnag Yun and sustained minor damage |
| 20 July | P&O Nedlloyd Unity (Motor Container Vessel) | Damage | Port Qasim outer anchorage | Damage to her starboard side hull when struck by a harbour tug |
| 21 July | Navios Pioneer (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | Vessel grounded with no leakage or pollution. 1 tug on scene. | |
| 22 July | Jangdaesan (Motor Vessel) | Grounded | Karachi | Vessel grounded and salvage has been commenced. |
| 22 July | Trinidad Oil Corp (Motor Tanker) | Sank |
Manila Bay Caballo Island, Philippines |
Vessel sank after a typhoon. A small oil slick was released. 11 Crew safely swam to Caballo Island, but 1... |
| 24 July | Ece K. (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Collision | Vessel sustained damage to forepeak area. Proceeded to Cape Finisterre for repairs. | |
| 24 July | Palli Hja Mariannu (Motor Fish Factory) | Sank | Eastern coast of South Africa's Cape Province | Vessel sank with 9 crew rescued. 25 remain missing. |
| 24 July | Urundi (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision | Vigo | Vessel sustained damage and had water ingress into holds. Proceeded to Vigo. |
| 26 July | Pelmariner (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision | Vessel collided with Pelranger and sank. 2 crew missing | |
| 26 July | Pelranger (Vessel) | Collision | Vessel collided with Pelmariner. | |
| 28 July | Rofayda (Motor Container Vessel) | Sank |
Mediterrean Sea Larnaca, Cyprus |
Vessel had an explosion before sinking. 6 crew rescued. |
| 31 July | Egoli (Motor Vessel) | Fire | Guangzhou Boluomiao Ship Repair Yard | Vessel had fire while being repaired. |
| 31 July | Rosalia II (Passenger Ferry) | Fire | Vessel had engine-room fire. 66 persons rescued. 162 missing. |
August
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Nouakchott (General Cargo Vessel) | Grounded | Punta Tenefe, Grand Canary | Vessel grounded. Divers to inspect before refloat. |
| 4 August | Sam (General Cargo Vessel) | Damage | Bay of Bengal | Vessel began to sink from a water ingress. Tug sent to tow to Chittagong for repair |
| 9 August | Inanc (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | Entrance to Savannah River | Grounded in mud . Refloated with assistance. No damage. |
| 9 August | Ines (Motor Tanker) | Sank | Fujairah | Vessel sank following an explosion. 5 crew listed as missing |
| 9 August | Thea (Motor Storage Tanker) | Damage | Fujairah | Vessel sustained damage to after section from explosion of vessel Ines |
| 10 August | Giulio Verne (d-e Cable Layer Vessel) | Fire | Pirelli Pier, Pozzuoli | Sustained damage to accommodation and engines |
| 12 August | Gardenia Ace (Motor Vessel) | Fire |
Pacific Ocean Monterey, CA |
Engine room fire. Fire was extinguished, but unable to regain power. Tug to tow to Los Angeles. |
| 15 August | Contship Harmony (Motor Container Vessel) | Damage | Gulf of Aqaba | Struck underwater object and sustained flooding in forward area. Proceeding under own power. |
| 16 August | Golden Virgo (Motor Vessel) | Aground | Mukalla | Drifted aground while anchored. Tug proceeding from Aden |
| 23 August | Levent (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Burned |
Atlantic Ocean Straits of Dover |
Vessel had a fire in generator room. Discharged cargo at Brake. Inspection in Bremen |
| 25 August | Kateria (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Explosion | Vessel explosion in holds. 2 Injured and 1 Killed. Vessel under own power to Ponta Delgada. | |
| 27 August | Blue Master (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean New Orleans |
Holed in No. 1 Starboard fuel tank, arrived in New Orelans |
| 27 August | Master Steven (Motor Freight Vessel) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean New Orleans |
Damage to outrigger, Collided with Blue Master |
| 29 August | Iris I (Motor Vessel) | Sank | All 8 crew rescued safely | |
| 30 August | Vanessa C (Motor Vessel) | Allision | Creat Yarmouth | Vessel contacted a wall while entering Great Yarmouth. Damaged hull and vessel sank at Berth 1D. |
September
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September | Sonia (Motor Vessel) | Damage | Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight | Water ingress Engine Room, Tugs on scene with pumps |
| 3 September | Kristina (Motor Vessel) | Sank | Black Sea | Crew abandoned after touching bottom |
| 4 September | Grande Europa (Motor Vehicle Carrier) | Grounded | River Schelde | Refloated same day, berth at Scheldequay |
| 6 September | Well Speeder (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Sank | Crew rescued safely, water ingress in holds 1 and 2 | |
| 10 September | Volga 4003 (General Cargo Vessel) | Damage |
Baltic Sea Gogland Island, off St. Petersburg |
Torn bottom plating over 20-m length, repairs at St. Petersburg |
| 10 September | X-Press Jaya (Motor Container Vessel) | Explosion | 90 miles from Jebel Ali | Engine Explosion, Fire afterwards, Towed to Jebel Ali, Built in 1980 |
| 12 September | Pergamos (Oil Chemical Tanker) | Grounded | Hatterbarn Reef | Tugs are on scene. |
| 15 September | Gulf Majesty (Tug) | Sank |
Atlantic Ocean 300 Miles East of Jackonville, Florida |
All 8 crew rescued by Coast Guard. Vessel succuum to 30 foot seas. |
| 17 September | Ohi 5000 (Crane Vessel) | Grounded |
Pacific Ocean Hong Kong |
Blown Aground by Typhoon York |
| 17 September | Tempo (Motor Container Vessel) | Grounded |
Pacific Ocean Hong Kong |
Blown Aground by Typhoon York |
| 18 September | World Kinship (Motor Tanker) | Damage | Dar es Salaam | Defective Single Buoy Mooring |
| 21 September | Tropicale (Motor Passenger Vessel) | Disabled |
Gulf of Mexico Tampa, Florida |
Vessel had fire in engine room damaging both engines. Vessel under tow by tug to be towed from the storm... |
October
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 October | Mundogas Europe (Motor LPG Tanker) | Explosion |
Pacific Ocean Subic Shipyard |
Vessel had an explosion in the cargo tank while at the shipyard drydock. The explosion did not destroy any facilities,... |
| 26 October | Arborea (Motor Passenger Ferry) | Grounded |
Mediterrean Sea Port of Olbia, Sardinia |
Vessel ran aground in poor visibility. Tugs were dispatched to free the vessel. |
November
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November | Semele (Motor Bulk Vessel) | Collision |
Black Sea Bosporus Strait |
With mbv Sipka. The vessel sank after collision and released some pollution. All 18 crew rescued. |
| 7 November | Sipka (Motor Bulk Vessel) | Collision |
Black Sea Bosporus Strait |
With mbv Semele. The vessel sustained some damage. |
| 9 November | Alican Deval (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Sank |
Black Sea Pazar, Turkey |
Vessel sent out distress signal and 5 crew abandoned in dingies while 7 with life jackets. Four reported missing |
| 9 November | Sveti Nikola I (Motor Bulk Vessel) | Grounded |
Columbia River Lower Columbia River |
Vessel ran over navigation buoy and grounded on north side of the channel. A tug freed the vessel and it... |
| 9 November | Young Chem (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Sank |
Pacific Ocean 4.8km South of Pusan, South Korea |
Vessel sank around 6pm local time. Seven of the 10 crew were rescued. |
| 21 November | Highland Faith (Motor Tanker) | Grounded |
Baltic Sea Copenhagen, Sweden |
The 243 meter long vessel grounded on a sandbank. German Coast Guard was dispatched to work out a rescue plan |
| 24 November | Dashun (Car Ferry) | Burned |
Pacific Ocean Shandong Province, China |
Vessel left Yantai, but foul weather turn the vessel back to port. A fire stared in the car deck which... |
December
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December | European Highlander (Ferry) | Grounded |
Irish Sea Ardrossan Harbor |
Vessel was released by the help of a tug at high tide. |