List of roll-on/roll-off vessel accidents

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This is a list of roll-on/roll-off vessels involved in maritime incidents and accidents.

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31 January 1953Princess Victoria[1]Sank in the North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland in a windstorm (that also caused the North Sea flood of 1953); 135 dead.
26 September 1954Hitaka MaruCapsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Also romanized as Hidaka.
26 September 1954Kitami MaruCapsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2]
26 September 1954Seikan Maru No 11Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Refloated in 1956 and returned to service.[3]
26 September 1954Tokachi MaruCapsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Refloated in 1956 and returned to service.[3]
26 September 1954Tōya MaruCapsized in Japan’s Tsugaru Strait by Typhoon Marie (1954), 1,170 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.[4]
8 December 1966SS HeraklionUnsecured refrigerator truck forced open midship loading door[5]
10 April 1968TEV WahineCaught in storm Cyclone Giselle, ran aground on Barrett Reef, then capsized and sank off New Zealand; 53 dead.
7 June 1980MS ZenobiaCapsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, close to Larnaca, Cyprus due to a software error. No casualties or serious injury
19 December 1982MS European GatewayCapsized off Harwich following a collision with Speedlink Vanguard.
15 February 1985MV A ReginaRan aground and wrecked. No casualties or serious injury
6 March 1987MS Herald of Free EnterpriseCapsized off Zeebrugge when the bow door was left open. 193 passengers and crew died.[6]
26 April 1988MV ReijinCapsized and sank off the coast of Portugal on maiden voyage
7 April 1990MS Scandinavian StarCaught fire and burned as a result of arson
10 April 1991MV Moby PrinceCaught fire and burned as a result of a collision with an oil tanker. 140 passengers and crew died.
14-15 December 1991MV Salem ExpressStruck a reef and sank in sight of port at Safaga, Egypt, with at least 464 casualties.
14 January 1993MS Jan HeweliuszCapsized and sunk in the Baltic Sea. 56 dead, 9 survivors, partially due to inefficient rescue efforts.[7][8]
28 September 1994MS EstoniaHad a bow visor failure. Investigations have been reopened in 2020. 852 people aboard were killed in the accident.
18 September 1998MV Princess of the OrientFoundered and sank in Typhoon Vicki. 150 people died.
26 September 2000MS Express SaminaStruck a rock and sank off Paros, Greece
26 September 2002MV Le JoolaSecond deadliest non-military maritime disaster - 1,863 deaths and 64 survivors.
14 December 2002MV TricolorCollision, no casualties, vessel required salvation by wreck cutting in 9 sections due to being a hazard to navigation.
31 January 2004MV Diamond RayCollision with container vessel Trade Zale during anchoring in the bay of Ulsan, South Korea, requiring salvage tugs, no casualties[9][10]
15 May 2004MV Hyundai No 105Collided with tanker MT Kaminesan and sank close to Singapore Sentosa island, no casualties but crew required rescue[11]
3 February 2006MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98Capsized and sank in the Red Sea, there was bad weather but the direct cause of the sinking is unknown, 185 dead bodies were recovered and 813 of them are missing and presumed dead, 998 casualties total.[12]
22 March 2006MV Queen of the NorthFailed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank.
23 July 2006MV Cougar AceSeverely listed. Was successfully salvaged and returned to service.[13]
8 March 2007MV Repubblica di GenovaCapsized inside Antwerp port, due to possible incorrect stowage and ballast. Towage was required[14]
21 June 2008MV Princess of the StarsCapsized in Typhoon Fengshen. 814 passengers and crew died.
5 December 2012MV Baltic Ace11 fatalities, collision with container vessel Corvus J.
7 May 2013MV Jolly Nero9 fatalities, collision with the Pilots' office tower during unberthing[15]
16 April 2014MV Sewol304 fatalities, caused by insufficient ballast, overloading, and steering error.[16]
28 December 2014MS Norman AtlanticCaught fire in the Strait of Otranto in the Adriatic Sea, 22 casualties (estimated).
3 January 2015MV Höegh OsakaDeveloped severe list and was intentionally grounded, no casualties
2 June 2015 MV Courage US-flagged roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) vehicle carrier Courage was transiting from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Southampton, United Kingdom, when a fire broke out in its cargo hold. The accident resulted in extensive damage to the vessel's hold as well its cargo of vehicles and household goods. As a result of the damage, estimated at $100 million total, the vessel's owners scrapped the vessel.[17] Electrical arcing in the automatic braking system (ABS) of an EV carried on board was concluded as the probable cause of the fire by the National Transportation Safety Board.[18]
1 October 2015SS El Faro33 fatalities, sunk in deep water by Hurricane Joaquin[19]
26 January 2016MV Modern ExpressSeverely listed in the Bay of Biscay, crew evacuated, no casualties, vessel required salvation by towage[20]
20 September 2018MV Nyerere228 fatalities, captain distracted by cellphone.[21]
31 December 2018Sincerity AceCaught fire in the middle of the Pacific Ocean about 1,800 nautical miles from Oahu. Nearby commercial ships helped rescue 16 crew members, but five crew members lost their lives in the incident.[22] The ship was reportedly carrying 3,800 Nissan vehicles, but the cause of the fire is still unknown.
10 March 2019Grande AmericaCaught fire and sank in the Bay of Biscay, no casualties[23]
15 May 2019 Grande Europa Caught fire close to Mallorca; no casualties.[24]
15 June 2019 MV Diamond Highway Caught fire in the South China Sea, with all 25 crew members abandoning ship and rescued by a bulk carrier.[25][26]
9 September 2019Golden RayCapsized in St. Simons Sound, no casualties. Vessel caught fire during salvage operations.[27][28]
4 June 2020 MV Höegh Xiamen Caught fire while docked at Blount Island, 8 JFRD firefighters were injured. Vessel required salvation by towage.[29][30]
16 February 2022 Felicity Ace Caught fire off the coast of the Azores. Crew evacuated, no casualties. Vessel eventually capsized and sunk.[31][32]
18 February 2022 Euroferry Olympia Caught fire near Diapontia Islands, northwest of Corfu while en route from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi, Italy. 11 people died.[33]
17 March 2022 Al Salmy 6 Listed after departure Jebel Ali, and sank in the Gulf. All crew members were rescued[34]
22 July 2022 MV Holiday Island A fire broke out in the engine room just before the ferry entered Wood Islands. Over 200 people were evacuated by lifeboats and local fishermen. No casualties were reported.[35]
5 July 2023 Grande Costa D’Avorio Cargo fire during offloading at Newark, New Jersey, US dock; two firefighters died and six were injured.[36]
26 July 2023 MV Fremantle Highway Caught fire in the North Sea near Dutch island of Ameland. One crew member died. 24 hours later the ship was still burning.[37]
3 June 2025 Morning Midas Caught fire in the North Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Alaska. All 22 of her crew were rescued by the container ship COSCO Hellas. Morning Midas sank on June 23, 2025.[38]
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