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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.