Shipwrecks of 2000
Report of Maritime Accidents and Casualties from 2000
January
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January | Semena (Motor Bulk Vessel) | Grounded | Tuapse | No Apparent Damage |
| 22 January | Yu Tai No. 6 (Motor Vessel) | Sank | 1 Crew resuced, 1 last sigted in water. | |
| 24 January | Ariake (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision |
Brsibane River Moreton Bay |
Vessel collided with tug Redcliffe while proceeding to berth at the terminal. Vessel suffered some damage above the waterline. |
| 24 January | Decurion (Motor Bulk Vessel) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Cape Town |
Holed and down by stern, under own power to Cape Town |
| 24 January | Giovanna (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Cape Town |
Minor Damage, Collided with Decurion |
| 24 January | Nol Schedar (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded |
Pacific Ocean Sual, Luzon Island, Phillipines |
Refloated with tug assistance, repairs to hull underway |
| 25 January | Teknik Putra (Motor Research Vessel) | Grounded | Thursday Island | Refloated with Tug Assistance. Anchored at Cape York. |
| 26 January | Kyung Chun (Refrigerated Motor Vessel) | Burned | Pacific Ocean | Engine Room caught fire, Vessel towed back to Cebu |
| 26 January | Min Noble (Motor Bulk Vessel) | Grounded | Refloated Same Day, Inspected after unloading cargo | |
| 27 January | Rui Da (Motor Vessel) | Sank | Pacific Ocean | All Crew rescued |
| 27 January | Yiaw Yang (Motor Vessel) | Sank | All Crew Rescued, Listed to starboard flooding holds 1 and 2 | |
| 29 January | Michael (Tanker) | Grounded |
Atlantic Ocean Delaware Bay |
Lightering operations, attempt to refloat, built in 1977 |
| 31 January | Sletreal (Motor Tanker) | Explosion |
Atlantic Ocean Cardenas, Cuba |
2 Crew Injured, Partially Sank, Some spillage occured |
February
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February | Asian Parade (Motor Vehicle Carrier) | Grounded |
Irish Sea Codling Bank |
Tugs on scene, unloading operations underway. |
| 3 February | Mira Nor (Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | Karmsundet | Built 1981. Suffered steering system failure |
| 4 February | China Spirit (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
Mississippi River 12 Mile Marker |
Vessel collided with motor bulk carrier El Flamenco while at anchorage waiting to take on cargo. Vessel suffered damage to... |
| 4 February | El Flamenco (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
Mississippi River 12 Mile Marker |
Vessel collided with motor bulk carrier China Spirit. No reported damage but vessel restricted to anchorage. |
March
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | Lalazar (Motor Container Vessel) | Burned |
Indian Ocean Karachi |
Vessel had fire due to an electrical short circuit while at berth. Bridge and masters room damaged. |
| 29 March | Seafrance Monet (Ro-Ro Ferry) | Damaged |
Atlantic Ocean Calais |
Vessel blown against berth. Damage to hull with hole above waterline. |
April
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April | City of Westminster (Dreger Sand Carrier) | Collision | Collided with Ro-Ro mv Dart 2. Vessel had steering problems before collision. Damaged with hole above waterline. Built 1990. | |
| 2 April | Dart 2 (Ro-Ro Moter Vessel) | Collision | Vessel collided with sand carrier City of Westminster. Both vessels damaged. Built 1985. | |
| 2 April | Finnfellow (Ro-Ro Ferry) | Grounded |
Baltic Sea Overo Island |
Salvage operations underway. |
| 3 April | Victor (Motor Vessel) | Disabled | Vessel reported leaking in engine-room. Taken in tow by tug Abeille Flandre. Towed to Brest. Built 1968. | |
| 6 April | Fensfjord (Motor Vessel) | Disabled | Vessel had main engine failure. mv Cincobulk attempted to send a line to tow, but to no avail. Crew to... | |
| 19 April | Calcite II (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | Port Inland | Refloated with tug assistance, proceeded to Cleveland |
| 22 April | Bader III (Motor Livestock Carrier) | Burned | Fire in auxiliary generator, taken in tow by tug Wambiri | |
| 22 April | Sea Queen (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Broke in Two | Mina Saqr | Broke in two at hold no. 2 while loading cargo |
| 23 April | Minerva H. (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | Crew Rescued, Engine room flooded, Vessel Refloated and beached | |
| 25 April | Nipayia (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Grounded |
Scheldt River Walsoorden |
Grounded near bouy 43. Tugs on scene. |
| 26 April | Carmen Fabriana (Motor Vessel) | Burned | Crew Rescued, Engine room fire. Ship drifting |
May
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | Aurora (Motor Passenger Vessel) | Disabled | Propeller shaft problems, dry-docked for inspection | |
| 5 May | Aconcagua (Motor Refrigerated Vessel) | Grounded | Attempted to refloat by own means | |
| 5 May | Aptmariner (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
St. Marys River Neebish Rock Cut, St. Marys River |
Struck obstruction. Substained water ingress. |
| 5 May | Waldtraut B (Motor Vessel) | Disabled | Gear Box Problems | |
| 6 May | Dalia S (Motor Vessel) | Sank |
Mediterranean Sea Alexandria |
Vessel had acid tank fall over. Contents eroded hull bottom and vessel sank 6km off Alexandria. 160 tons of acid... |
June
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June | Algowood (Bulk Carrier) | Sank |
Lake Huron Bruce Mines, Ontario |
Vessel had structual Problems. Vessel remain 15ft above water. Expected to be salvaged. |
| 2 June | Hai Rong (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Vessel sank after collision with mbc Joint Miriam. Crew Rescued. Built 1978. | |
| 2 June | Joint Miriam (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision | Collided with mv Hai Rong at 1820 local time. Built in 1978. | |
| 6 June | Fakaz-1 (Motor Vessel) | Sank | Black Sea | Crew abandoned ship and rescued. Built 1974. |
| 8 June | Adeline Delmas (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean Owndo, Gabon |
Collided with mv Peter. Vessel sustained no serious damage. |
| 8 June | Peter (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean Owndo, Gabon |
Crew abandoned ship and rescued. Vessel collided with mbc Adeline Delmas. LOF Signed. |
| 16 June | True North II (Passenger Motor Vessel) | Sank |
Lake Huron Georgian Bay |
The 35-foot vessel left an island in Fathom Five National Marine Park into Georgian Bay. It then encountered 30-knot winds... |
| 21 June | Linkuva (Refrigerated Motor Vessel) | Disappeared |
Pacific Ocean 220 nautical miles SW of Acapulco, Mexico |
Vessel had engine failure during hurricane Carlotta. Contact lost and presumed lost. |
| 24 June | Contship Champion (Motor Container Vessel) | Burned |
Atlantic Ocean South East off Portugal |
Fire in No.5 hold. Fire extinguished same day. No injuries |
| 24 June | Greek Fighter (Tanker) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Straits of Malacca |
Collided with LPG carrier Norgas Discoverer. Vessel had no significant damage. Built in 1974 |
| 24 June | Hanjin Bremen (Motor Container Vessel) | Damage | Vessel declared General Average to a fire on board during its voyage from the Far East. Some cargo was effected... | |
| 24 June | Norgas Discoverer (LPG Carrier) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Straits of Malacca |
Vessel collided with tanker Greek Fighter. Vessel taking water with 7 degree list to port. Tug escort vessel to Singapore.... |
| 26 June | Riad M (Motor Vessel) | Burned |
Mediterranean Sea off Syria |
Engine Room Fire. Crew abandoned ship and picked up by tanker BT Stream. Crew reboarded and extinguished fire. Vessel towed... |
| 30 June | Timashevsk (Oil Tanker) | Damaged |
Atlantic Ocean New York Harbour |
Vessel damaged propeller after striking a navigation bouy. Coast Guard found 125 Kilos of Cocaine onboard in the stern outer... |
July
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July | Pioneer Sky (Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
Atlantic Ocean Buenos Aires |
Vessel had main engine breakdown. Towed to anchorage off Buenos Aires for repairs. Built 1981 |
| 4 July | Southern Amelia II (General Cargo Vessel) | Damaged | Pacific Ocean | Vessel on maiden voyage sustained severe structual damage with water ingress due to typhoon. |
| 9 July | Wurwood (Motor Cargo Vessel) | Disabled |
Indian Ocean Oman |
Vessel had engine trouble. Anchored waiting for tug Lulu. Former name as Al Jazya. |
| 12 July | Orient Pearl (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Umashima, Dokaiwan Lighthouse, Fukunka |
Vessel collided with m tanker Showa Maru No. 5. Vesel sank. Owners arranging wreck removal. Built 1981 |
| 12 July | Showa Maru No. 5 (Motor Tanker) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Umashima, Dokaiwan Lighthouse, Fukunka |
Vessel collided with mv Orient Pearl. Built 1993 |
| 31 July | Feng Li (Motor Vehicle Carrier) | Disabled |
Pacific Ocean New South Wales Coast |
Lost Propeller. Towed to Melbourne by Tug Woona |
August
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August | San Juan Ferry (Motor Ferry) | Sank |
Pacific Ocean Liloan Town, Cebu Island |
Explosion in Engine Room while undergoing sea trials following repairs. All Crew Rescued |
| 15 August | Dongedijk (Motor Vessel) | Sank |
Suez Canal Suez Canal |
Salvors on scene. Sank at Hectometer 95, eastern Suez Canal. |
| 16 August | Arktis Mistral (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Gulf of Mexico Houston Ship Channel |
Collided with m tanker Toula Z. Vessel grounded but refloated after deballasting. Near Baytown. |
| 16 August | Toula Z (Motor Tanker) | Collision |
Gulf of Mexico Houston Ship Channel |
Collided with mv Arktis Mistral. Vessels sustained damage. Built in 1997 |
| 17 August | Karl Heinz I (Motor Tug) | Disabled |
Atlantic Ocean Selsey Bill |
Towed to St. Helens Road, Isle of Wight, by Bembridge Lifeboat. |
| 19 August | Double Brave (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Collision |
Sarawak River Tanjung Po Anchorage |
Sank by barge in tow. All Crew Rescued. Diesel leaking from vessel. Owners ordered to refloat vessel asap. |
| 24 August | Ludwigshafen Express (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision | Marsaxlokk Harbor | Contacted ro-ro RAPOCA. |
| 24 August | Rapoca (Ro-Ro Motor Vessel) | Collision | Marsaxlokk Harbor | Collision with mv Ludwigshafen Express |
| 24 August | United Traveller (Motor Chemical Tanker) | Burned | Lorient | Fire in pump room while discharging. Fire extinguished same day. |
| 29 August | Nordland (Motor Vessel) | Grounded | Dragonares, Kithira Island | Some pollution from fuel oil. Engine Room flooded. The vessel could not refloated by itself. Built 1986. |
| 30 August | Atlantic (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | River Parana | Built 1985. 25,000 tons of wheat. |
September
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September | Helios (Motor Vessel) | Collision | 909 tons of steel coils. Collided with Yu Wha Ho. Berthed at Mokpo to discharge cargo. Damaged to No.2 port... | |
| 4 September | Yu Hwa Ho (d-e LPG Carrier) | Collision | Built 1971. Collided with mv Helios. Sustained damage to bow area. Vessel proceeded to Ulsan. Vessel to sail for Busan... | |
| 6 September | Fortuna Europa (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Damage | Balboa-Hutchinson Terminal | Experienced engine problems and collided with pier. Built 1986. |
| 8 September | Eurobulker IX (Motor Bulk Carrier) | Grounded | Porto Vesme | Vessel is listing heavily to port. Crew have been taken off. Vessel built in 1979. Grounded at 0630 with 17,200... |
| 9 September | Arabian Sea (Refrigerated Motor Vessel) | Burned |
Guayaquil River Industrial Molinera Private Terminal |
Fire in kitchen and effected machinery room. Vessel sustained serious damage. Built 1968. |
| 11 September | Harbel Tapper (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Gulf of Mexico | Collided with m tanker Olympic Breeze. No damage reported. Built in 1981 |
| 11 September | Olympic Breeze (Motor Tanker) | Collision | Gulf of Mexico | Vessel collided with mv Harbel Tapper with minor damage. Proceeded to Sabine for inspection. Built in 1976. |
| 14 September | Heron (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Sattahip, Gulf of Thailand |
Vessel collided with m tanker Playboy 3. Built 1977. |
| 14 September | Playboy 3 (Motor Tanker) | Collision |
Indian Ocean Sattahip, Gulf of Thailand |
Vessel collided with mv Heron and sank. Eight crew rescued. Master killed. 200,000 liters of diesel oil released and spilled... |
| 16 September | IL Shin (Motor Vessel) | Grounded |
Pacific Ocean Sogodo Island |
Sustained heavy bottom damage and several tanks holed. Some oil pollution released. |
| 17 September | European Leader (Ro-Ro Motor Ferry) | Grounded |
Atlantic Ocean Crosby Channel |
Vessel refloated same day without apparent damage. |
| 17 September | Harmony Dove (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean Vridi Canal, Ivory Coast |
Vessel struck the breakwater while entering port. Damage below the waterline is suspected. |
| 19 September | Westgate (Motor Tanker) | Damaged |
Atlantic Ocean Cloghan Jetty, Belfast Harbour |
Vessel sustained damage to its fore part. |
| 21 September | Cristal (Fishing Vessel) | Sank |
Atlantic Ocean Haiti |
No details provided. |
| 23 September | Joe G. Jr. (Motor Research Vessel) | Grounded | Several tanks holed. Salvors on scene pumping out bunkers. | |
| 23 September | Ostkap (Motor Vessel) | Grounded | 33 miles off Cornwall Island | Vessel lost steering before grounding. Refloated same day and proceeded to Snell. |
October
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | Natuna Sea (Motor Tanker) | Grounded | Batu Berhanti Beacon | Four cargo tanks damaged. Around 7000 tons of oil spilled. Salvors on scene. |
| 4 October | Jade River (Motor Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger) | Collision | Westerschelde Buoy No. 64A | Vessel collided with mv Salmi and proceeding to Antwerp. |
| 4 October | Salmi (Motor Vessel) | Collision | Westerschelde Buoy No. 64A | Vessel collided with m trailing suction hopper/dredger Jade River. Sustained damage to starboard side above the waterline. Proceeding to Antwerp... |
| 6 October | Obod (Motor Vessel) | Disabled |
Pacific Ocean 1000 miles East of Hawaii |
Vessel under tow of Tug Master Cody to Balboa. |
| 7 October | Sunnmore (Motor Vessel) | Grounded | Kvinesdal | Vessel sustained some ingress of water. Refloated and anchored at Kvina Verft. |
November
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Apollo Delapan (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Oshima, Japan |
Vessel collided with mv Ever Dainty. Vessel sustained severe damage to bow section, but no flooding reported. The vessel continued... |
| 1 November | Ever Dainty (Motor Container Vessel) | Collision |
Pacific Ocean Oshima, Japan |
Vessel collided with mv Apollo Delapan. Vessel sustained damage to No.5 tank releasing 22,000 liters of oil pollution. Vessel anchored... |
| 2 November | Bunga Teratai Satu (Motor Container Vessel) | Grounded |
Pacific Ocean Sudbury Reef, 30 Miles east of Cairns, Australia |
Vessel released after 2 earlier attempts failed. 4 tugs were used in the operation. |
| 2 November | Towa (Motor Asphalt Tanker) | Sank | Vessel reported to have sank. Crew rescued from lifeboat. The vessel was built in 1973. | |
| 8 November | Federal Yukon (Motor Bulk Vessel) | Grounded |
Lake Erie Cleveland, Ohio |
Vessel ran agound while leaving harbor. Vessel sustained a 1 foot crack in the bulbous bow section. The 199m vessel... |
| 13 November | Neptunia (Ro Ro Ferry) | Collision |
Atlantic Ocean 6 Miles east of Dover, UK |
Vessel collided with tug Pieter resulting in a small hole in the port quarter. Vessel continued to France. |
| 13 November | Pieter (Tug) | Collision |
English Channel Dover, UK |
Vessel collided with RoRo Ferry Neptunia. The vessel holed in bow section with 1 meter of water in chain locker.... |
| 14 November | Bowcecil (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
South China Sea Pearl River |
Vessel collided with mv Dehang 298. Vessel sustained some damage and anchored near collision site. |
| 14 November | Dehang 289 (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
South China Sea Pearl River |
Vessel collided with mv Bowcecil. Vessel released pollution of heavy oil. 2 crew lost when thrown overboard in collision. |
| 15 November | Nortlandia (Trawler) | Collision |
Gulf of Finland Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, Russia |
Vessel sank after collision with panamanian refrigerator vessel. 15 tons of diesel fuel released. |
December
| Date | Vessel Name | Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December | Rickmers Tianjin (Motor Vessel) | Collision |
Gulf of Mexico Houston |
Vessel collided with the channel bridge by one of the vessels heavy crane derricks. Some damage and minor injuries reported.... |
| 28 December | Melati (Motor Vessel) | Burned | Pacific Ocean | Vessel caught fire off Vietnam. Crew failed to extinguish fire and abandoned ship. All 18 crewmen rescued by nearby vessels. |
| 29 December | Jia Ding Guan (Motor Vessel) | Sank | Vessel took on water and began to list heavily. Crew of 27 abandoned ship and rescued by mcv Dolphin Hope. | |
| 31 December | Castor (Motor Tanker) | Damaged | Mediterranean Sea | Vessel formed a 60 foot crack along its deck during a storm. Vessel towed to Malta for salvage operations. Weather... |