Overloaded with a cargo of 1,700 tons of stone, the bulk carrier ran aground in the Yangtze River in China after a navigation error. All crewmen on board were rescued.[5]
The tanker sank off Al Hamriya, Dubai. Her five crew were rescued.[16]
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The fishing vessel sank after colliding with the cargo ship Cheng Lu 28 (China) in the Hainan Strait off Hainan, China. Three crew members were reported missing.[17]
The cargo ship collided with Adria Blu (Tanzania) off Istanbul, Turkey and was beached. Her thirteen crew were rescued. A temporary repair was made and the ship was refloated. She was taken in to Istanbul.[22]
The fishing trawler sank in a storm off Ålesund, Norway. One crew member was rescued by a Royal Norwegian Air Force helicopter, with three others missing.[27] The body of the trawler's captain was recovered from the sea north of Tromsø, Norway, in late March 2012.[28] At the time of her loss, Hallgrímur had been on the way to the Fosen Gjenvinning breaker's yard at Stoksund in Sør-Trøndelag for scrapping.[29]
The aircraft transport ship struck the Eggner Ferry Bridge over the Kentucky Lake. No injuries or loss of vehicles from the bridge were reported in the late night collision. As of 27 January, the ship remained stranded mid-stream with a large section of bridge wrapped around the upper forward decks, and dragging on the bottom.[30]
The fishing trawler capsized and broke up after hitting the breakwall at the entrance to the Tweed River, New South Wales, Australia. Two crew were rescued.[33]
The overloaded passenger ferry sank off the northwest coast of Papua New Guinea near Finschhafen.[36] The final death toll is unknown because the exact number of passengers is unknown; estimates range from 88 to 223,[37][38] with the official Commission of Inquiry estimating the dead at 146 to 165.[39]
The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire in the Azov Sea. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the icebreakerKapitan Moshkin (Russia). The severely damaged ship was subsequently anchored off Strilkove, Ukraine.[40]
The cargo ship was in collision with Kota Duta (Singapore) off Niigata, Japan. She consequently capsized and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[42]
The cargo ship collided with two other vessels and sank in the Nha Be River at Ho Chi Minh City with the loss of one of her twelve crew.[44] The vessel was refloated on 23 February.[45]
The cargo ship developed a severe list off Öland Sweden after her cargo shifted. Her six crew were rescued by a Swedish Coast Guard helicopter.[51]Phantom was later towed in to Oskarshamn.[52]
The container ship ran aground off Måløy, Norway and was severely damaged. Twelve of her fourteen crew were taken off, the other two remaining on board to assist with salvage efforts.[70]
The ferry sank about 50 kilometres (27 nmi) south of the capital Dhaka after hitting an oil barge. The death toll early the next morning stood at 110 killed and at least 61 missing.[75]
The cargo ship suffered a fire in her engine room. All nine crew were rescued by a KNRM lifeboat. The fire was extinguished and her crew returned to the ship, which was towed in to Harlingen, Netherlands.[83]
The wreck of the fishing vessel was found one day after she went missing ten miles off Portland, England in 50 m. One body recovered and two missing.[97]
The ferry sank in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar with great loss of life. Only 145 of the 280 people on board were reported to have been rescued as of 23 July, with 78 bodies recovered.[104]
The bulk carrier broke in two after breaking her moorings and drifting to the shore near Sacheon, South Korea. The ship had been struck by another vessel eight months earlier and was awaiting for repairs. The ship was declared constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[109]
The two retired 50-foot (15.2 m) barges were scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.585′N073°59.391′W / 40.059750°N 73.989850°W / 40.059750; -73.989850 (Swensen Barge) both to serve as an artificial reef and as a means of delivering a 47-foot (14.3 m) sculpture of a horseshoe crab intended to lie on the seafloor as part of the reef. Bridles holding the sculpture to the barges broke as the barges sank, causing the sculpture to fall off the barges, hit the seafloor first, and shatter, and the pieces of the sculpture were damaged further when the sinking barges landed on top of them. The wrecks of the two barges and the wreckage of the sculpture are known collectively as the "Horseshoe Crab barge."[110]
The 2,500 DWT cargo vessel ran aground on Pierre au Vraic rocks near Alderney during her maiden voyage. After making temporary repairs to a leak in her stern she made it to Falmouth Docks for further repairs.[114][115]
The 113,357 DWT[116]oil tanker, ran aground on a shoal to the east of the island of Aegna near Tallinn, Estonia. The 250-metre (820 ft 3 in) tanker was not carrying cargo, but was reportedly leaking bilge water.[117]
The passenger ferry sank after collision with LPG/chemical tankerNorgas Cathinka (Singapore) off Jakarta, Indonesia, resulting in loss of eight lives. Over 200 passengers and crew were rescued. The tanker received minor structural damage, but was not in danger of sinking.[119]
The dredger capsized and sank in shallow water with the hull partially above water in the Kattegat off Odense. Her four crew were rescued by helicopter.[128]
The cargo ship ran aground off Subic Bay, Philippines. She was on a voyage from Manila, Philippines to Hong Kong.[141] She was refloated between 16 and 18 November.[142]
A fire broke out on the vehicle deck of the ro-roferry whilst she was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Patras. She was evacuated on arrival at Patras. There were no injuries amongst her 87 crew and 113 passengers.[145]
The cargo ship ran aground in Kalmar Strait and was in danger of sinking due to flooding of engine room. She was consequently beached on a sandbank.[148][149] She was refloated on 1 December and towed into Kalmar.[150]
The general cargo ship sank in a storm off the coast of Turkey. Of the crew of 11, four were rescued and one is confirmed dead. Two rescuers were also killed and three remain missing when the boat carrying them hit rocks and sank.[152]
The car carrier and container shipCorvus J (Cyprus) collided in the North Sea some 22 to 27 nautical miles (40 to 50 km) from the port of Rotterdam. As a result, Baltic Ace began taking on water and was sinking as the rescue boats and a helicopter rushed to the scene. Of the crew of 24, five were confirmed dead and six remained missing, presumed dead while 13 crew members were rescued.[153]
Kulluk aground on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, on 1 January 2013.The mobile drilling rig drifted aground near Sitkalidak Island in the Gulf of Alaska after towing lines parted in heavy weather. She was refloated on 8 January 2013.
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China
Kenya
Belize
Gibraltar
Denmark
Panama
Italy
Bahamas
South Korea
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
United States
Ireland
Philippines
Tanzania) off Istanbul, Turkey and was beached. Her thirteen crew were rescued. A temporary repair was made and the ship was refloated. She was taken in to Istanbul.[22]
United Arab Emirates
United States
Iceland
Moldova
Russia
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Malta
Singapore) off Niigata, Japan. She consequently capsized and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[42]
Vietnam
France
Netherlands
Spain
Tonga
Iran
Greece
Sweden
Cook Islands.[69]
Canada
Antigua and Barbuda
Liberia 24 nautical miles (44 km) north of Manzanillo, Dominican Republic. Seagate was extensively damaged and was declared a constructive total loss.[73]
Bangladesh
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Lithuania
Cyprus
Haiti
Japan
Thailand) off Vung Tau and sank. Her sixteen crew were rescued.[89]
India
Marshall Islands
Germany) at Travemünde, Germany and sank by the bow until it grounded.[93]
Turkey
Solomon Islands
United States Coast Guard
Royal Canadian Navy) during the RIMPAC 2012 exercise.
Mauritius
Jersey
Indonesia
Singapore) off Jakarta, Indonesia, resulting in loss of eight lives. Over 200 passengers and crew were rescued. The tanker received minor structural damage, but was not in danger of sinking.[119]
Norway
Saint Kitts and Nevis
