The cargo ship capsized and sank some 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) south of Jeju Island, South Korea, 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of the Danjo Islands in the East China Sea in rough weather. Thirteen crew were rescued, five by commercial vessels cruising nearby, two by Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopters and six by the South Korean maritime police. Nine crew were reported missing.[20][21]
The cargo ship struck a reef off Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam, and suffered a hull breach with ensuing water ingress. The ship was disabled, drifted ashore and grounded on the beach. The crew were safe.[22]
The fishing trawlerLien Sheng Fa went missing during Cyclone Freddy hundreds of kilometres northeast of Mauritius around 4:00 a.m. on 20 February. The vessel was found capsized on 23 February with its crew of 16 missing.[34]
The bulk carrier was holed by ice while at anchor in the Tatar Strait south of Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai. The ship sank on 1 March in 253 metres (830 ft) of water.[38]
The longline fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Indian Ocean 30–35 miles (48–56 km) off Bali in stormy weather. Four crew were rescued, one was found dead, and ten were reported missing.[39][40][41]
The tanker sank in 1,300 feet (400 m) of water off the northeast coast of Mindoro, Philippines, in rough weather. The ship's crew was rescued by Efes (Panama).[42][43]
The ferry sank along the coast of Gabon after she left Libreville, bound for Port-Gentil carrying 151 passengers and crew. Two people were killed, 121 were rescued, and 28 people were reported missing.[44][45]
During a voyage from the Galapagos Islands to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, the 44-foot (13 m) sailboat sank in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) from the Bay of Virgins (Hana Vave) on Fatu-Hiva 15 minutes after colliding with a whale. All four people on board were uninjured and abandoned ship in a liferaft and a dinghy. The catamaranRolling Stones (United States) rescued them 10 hours later after they had drifted 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi).[47]
A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the tanker Ocean Marine (Thailand) in the Gulf of Siam 33 nautical miles (61 km; 38 mi) north west of Koh Samui, Thailand. Three people were rescued, one dead, and one was reported missing.[50]
The research vessel heeled over in a dry dock at Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. Twenty-five people were injured.[51] The ship was righted then refloated by 4 May 2023.[52]
The schooner ran aground off Rugholmen, Norway. Twenty-four of the 26 people on board were rescued; her captain and mate remained aboard to await the assistance of a tug.[53] There was no damage done to the schooner with an ice strengthened hull.[54]
The ferry caught fire and was abandoned off Basilan Provence. She was towed to the coast of Basilan and beached. 31 people were killed. Survivors were rescued by the coast guard, navy, another ferry and local fishermen.[57]
The tank landing craft sprung a leak in rough weather and sank in the Celebes Sea in the Sitaro Islands Regency off North Sulawesi. Nine survivors were rescued on 8 April from a raft by the fishing vessel Mentari 888 (Indonesia) off Morotai 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) from the site of the sinking. Two crew were reported missing.[60]
The bulk carrier ran aground off the southeast coast of Samar, Philippines. Salvage operations began on 22 April. The vessel was still aground as of 26 April.[70]
The ferry ran aground off Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. 85 passengers were taken off. The vessel was still aground as of 25 April.[71][72]
The vessel, possibly a cargo ship or dredge, capsized and sank in shallow water with her bottom above water after a collision with the tanker Petite Soeur (Marshall Islands) off Corregidor, in Manila Bay, Luzon, the Philippines. 16 people were rescued, 1 person was killed, and 3 were reported missing.[77]
The ferry ran aground near a pier at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland after a fire broke out in her engine room. All passengers were evacuated. The vessel was still aground on 30 April.[78] The ferry returned to service just over six weeks later.[79]
The tanker caught fire off Singapore. Twenty-five of her 28 crew were rescued, three were reported missing. She was on a voyage from a port in China to the United Arab Emirates.[80]
The bulk carrier caught fire at A Coruña, Spain. The fire was extinguished.[81] The ship returned to service and was travelling between ports in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia in August and September 2023.[82]
The houseboat (used as a party boat) capsized and sank off Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore after a burst of wind and rain. Four people died. The boat had 25 people on board, including two employees of the national intelligence agency. The vessel had a capacity of 15. The owner of the boat is under investigation for shipwrecking and manslaughter.[87]
The tank landing craft capsized and sank in the Java Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) off the north coast of Java halfway between Jakarta and Surabaya. Six crew were rescued, five were reported missing.[91]
The tug struck an object, capsized and sank in rough weather just north of Mount Vernon, Alabama in the Alabama River between mile markers 27 and 28. The ship was later salvaged. Her captain died and one deck hand was rescued.[95][96]
The tanker's superstructure was destroyed by fire on 30 June in the Sugandha River, Bangladesh, with four crew reported missing. While fuel was being transferred off the vessel on 3 July there was an explosion in the cargo tanks of the diesel and petroleum fuel the vessel was carrying. The fire turned the ship into an inferno, with at least 14 more people injured.[100]
The car carrier caught fire while offloading at the port of Newark, New Jersey, United States with two firefighters dying and six injured. The fire was extinguished on 12 July and all cargo was unloaded. The vessel is being salvaged and is expected to return to service.[citation needed]
The car carrier caught fire in the North Sea north of Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of one of her 24 crew. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to an Egyptian port.[118] She was taken in tow for a point 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland on 31 July.[119] After the fire had burned out, Freemantle Highway was towed into Eemshaven, Groningen (Netherlands) on 3 August.[120]
The barge broke loose from the tugboat Atlantic Star 11 (Indonesia) in the Java Sea in rough weather. The barge ran aground onto reefs off Masalembu Island, and was partially sunk. The vessel was still aground as of 7 August.[126]
The 27-metre (89 ft) motor yacht was destroyed by fire off Formentera, in the Mediterranean Sea she was towed out to sea and sank early the next morning. All on board were rescued.[129]
A sailboat sank near Cay Sal island, the Bahamas. The 64-year old Dutchman who was sailing the boat was found three days later and rescued from the island.[131]
The harbor tug was sunk in shallow water in a collision with the ferry New Taima (Taiwan) that she was assisting at Fuao port, Matsu Islands, Taiwan. The crew was safe.[133]
Typhoon Saola: The bulk carrier sprung a leak in the cargo hold, capsized, and sank, or sank upright in shallow water with superstructure above water, off Jiangsu Province just north of Shanghai in the East China Sea. All ten crew were rescued.[135][136]
A vessel capsized in the Niger River Gbajibo community, in the Mokwa District, Niger State, Nigeria located 251 kilometres (156 mi) from Minna. 30 people were killed, 30 rescued, and dozens reported missing.[141]
The fishing vessel sank in the Indian Ocean 320 nautical miles (590 km; 370 mi) southeast of Durban, South Africa. The crew were rescued from life rafts.[142]
The recently sold trawler, crewed by two apparently inexperienced hands,[147] ran aground on a sandbank while allegedly en route to rendezvous with MV Matthew,[148] a cargo ship carrying 2,253 kilograms (4,967 lb) of South American cocaine, worth approximately €157 million.[149]
The fishing vessel Dearyn was sunk in a hit-and-run collision north west of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.[151] The oil crude tanker Pacific Anna collided with Dearyn killing three people.[152]
The tugboat drifted aground just south of the airport, off the southern coast of St. Thomas Island, US Virgin Islands after being abandoned. Her hull was breached and the engine room flooded.[153]
The mega yacht caught fire on the evening of 9 October off Koufonisi Island, Greece in the Aegean Sea. The vessel burned out and sank in the morning of 10 October. All 22 on board were rescued.[154]
The cargo ship ran onto, or drifted aground, on the coast of Karelinskaya Guba Inlet, Kola Peninsula, Russia in a storm. Still aground as of 6 November, possible total loss.[156]
The catamaran sailing yacht capsized about 140 miles (230 km) from Wilmington, North Carolina after hatches broke in winds reported to be at 35 mph (56 km/h) and seas at 11 to 12 feet (3.4 to 3.7 m). The vessel is still partially floating as a hazard to navigation. Four Canadians on board were rescued by a United States Coast GuardSikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter.[158][159]
A 24-ton fishing vessel capsized in high waves near Jeju Island, South Korea. Her captain died of cardiac arrest. The other seven crew were rescued.[166]
Storm Ciaran: The sailing yacht capsized around one kilometre (0.62 mi) off Santa Cruz, Torres Vedras, roughly 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Lisbon, Portugal, later drifting ashore. Four people on board died.[169][170]
The tanker ran aground some two cable lengths off southwest Sakhalin, Russia near Cape Lopatino, in the Sea of Japan. The ship's cargo of oil began to be transferred to shore on 14 November.[172][173]
The 77-foot (23 m) fishing trawler sank in 48 feet (15 m) of water one-half mile (0.80 km) off Manasquan Inlet during salvage operations after running aground on 17 November.[179]
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the South China Sea and sank in shallow water with her superstructure above water after being run into Calandorang Bay, on the eastern coast of Balabac Island, Philippines, to prevent sinking in deep water.[180]
The cargo ship sank in rough seas off the southwest coast of Lesvos Island, Greece, in the Aegean Sea. One crewman was rescued by a Hellenic Navy helicopter. 13 crew were reported missing.[182]
Seven barges or ferries were anchored in August in the Kerch Strait to protect the Crimean Bridge from Ukrainian seaborn drone attacks. During a severe storm three sank, one partially sank (possibly sunk in shallow water), and two "washed away".[183]
The tanker was found on the coast of Cu Lao Cham Island, Vietnam, on the morning of 1 December after she was abandoned on 18 November after springing a leak 81 nautical miles (150 km; 93 mi) north west of Badoc Island, Luzon, drifting some 620 nautical miles (1,150 km; 710 mi) in west south west direction. The crew was rescued from a life raft by Sheng An (Hong Kong).[188]
The cargo ship sank in the Bali Sea northeast of Bali, 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) south of Panjang Island, East Java, Indonesia. Five crew were rescued, eight reported missing, or 13 rescued and 8 reported missing.[196][197]
The tanker ship suffered a major explosion and fire in the Yangtze River, near Sutong Bridge, Shanghai, China. The vessel was run aground to prevent sinking. The crew was evacuated.[198]
The ferry sank in 30 metres (98 ft) of water in rough weather 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) off Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. The ship is expected to be raised. The crew and passengers were rescued.[199]
Mongolia
United States
Indonesia
Thailand
China
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan Coast Guard
Tanzania
Philippines
Saudi Arabia).[16]
Turkey
Panama
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Singapore
Malta) off Bangkok, Thailand and ran aground or was beached. Still aground as of 3 February.[23][24]
Liberia
Brazilian Navy
Comoros
Cameroon
Taiwan
Iran
Netherlands
Gabon
United States
Isle of Man
Russia (probably not flagged)
Guinea Bissau
Romania
Barbados
United Kingdom
Antigua and Barbuda
Egypt
Sierra Leone
Marshall Islands) off Corregidor, in Manila Bay, Luzon, the Philippines. 16 people were rescued, 1 person was killed, and 3 were reported missing.[77]
India
Italy
Indonesian Navy
Nigeria
Greece
United Kingdom) with five people on board.[97] On 22 June, the United States Coast Guard announced the discovery of her wreck about 1,600 feet (490 m) from Titanic's bow.
Spain
Bangladesh
Palau).[102]
Russian Navy) in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.[111][112][113]
Malaysia
Senegal
Japan
Finland
Bahamas
Nigeria
Ireland
Canada
Vanuatu
Australia
Democratic Republic of Congo
South Korea
Denmark
The Bahamas
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