List of shipwrecks in 2003
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vicky |  Turkey |
The cargo ship ran aground on the wreck of Tricolor ( Norway) in the English Channel off Dunkirk, Nord, France. Later refloated.[1] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vermontborg |  Romania |
This new ship, under tow from Romania to Germany, broke free and came aground on the Guernsey, Channel Islands coast.[2][3] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer |  United States |
In disrepair and in danger of sinking in the boat harbor at Kodiak, Alaska, the 80-foot (24.4 m) halibut schooner was scuttled by her owner in 260 feet (79 m) of water in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W) on Kodiak Island.[4] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrunner | United States |
The 58-foot (17.7 m) longline cod-fishing vessel sank off Twoheaded Island (56°54′N 153°35′W / 56.900°N 153.583°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter and the fishing vessel Heritage ( United States) rescued her entire crew of five.[5] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Combine | United States |
The 41-foot (12 m) longline cod-fishing vessel struck a pinnacle off Popof Island (57°46′00″N 152°24′10″W / 57.76667°N 152.40278°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Highliner ( United States) rescued her crew of three.[6] |
February
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tor I |  Tonga |
The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Sicily, Italy with the loss of all eight crew.[7] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Myra Jean | United States |
The 42-foot (13 m) Alaska pollock trawler struck a rock, capsized and sank at the head of Wells Bay (60°53′30″N 147°28′30″W / 60.89167°N 147.47500°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Anna Lee ( United States) rescued her crew of two.[8] |
March
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Copa Casino | Unknown | The cruise ship sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic while on her last voyage to Alang, India, for scrapping. |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bering Sea | United States |
The 45-foot (14 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on the northwest coast of Yakobi Island in the Alexander Archipelago near Cape Bingham (58°05′30″N 136°31′00″W / 58.09167°N 136.51667°W) in Southeast Alaska. All three people and a dog on board abandoned ship in a life raft and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[9] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RMS Mulheim |  Antigua and Barbuda |
 The cargo ship ran aground at Sennen Cove, United Kingdom. She was declared a constructive total loss on 24 March. |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Viking | United States |
The 52-foot (15.8 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska near Sullivan Island State Marine Park (58°57′48″N 135°19′21″W / 58.9633°N 135.3224°W) 15 nautical miles (28 km) southwest of Eldred Rock. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[10] |
April
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Bigelow | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCS Lai Yang |  Republic of China Navy |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as an artificial reef. (Formerly USS Leonard F. Mason ( United States Navy) the ship's name in Republic of China Navy service also is reported as ROCS Shuei Yang.) |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 361 |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
The Ming-class submarine was lost due to an engine run-on accident in the Bohai Sea. All seventy crew suffocated. |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Al Munassir |  Royal Navy of Oman |
The vessel was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Muscat. |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Weehawken | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Natick-class tugboat was sunk as a target 50 nautical miles (93 km) northeast of Guam.[11] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Ketchikan | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Natick-class tugboat was sunk as a target 50 nautical miles (93 km) northeast of Guam.[12] |
26 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Nogalesen | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Natick-class tugboat was sunk as a target 50 nautical miles (93 km) northeast of Guam.[13] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Mandan | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Natick-class tugboat was sunk as a target 50 nautical miles (93 km) northeast of Guam.[14] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany Kaye | United States |
The 29-foot (8.8 m) herring gillnetter struck a rock and sank in Kulukak Bay (58°49′N 159°44′W / 58.817°N 159.733°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska, 60 nautical miles (110 km) southeast of Togiak. Her crew of two survived. At low tide she was seen to be sitting on mud but was deemed too badly damaged to be refloated.[9] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grampian Duke |  United Kingdom |
The 115.4-foot (35.2 m), 234-ton trawler, sprung a leak in her engine room and sank 2,590 miles (4,170 km) west of Brest, France, in the Atlantic Ocean on either 4 April or 4 May.[15][16] |
May
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Tireless |  Royal Navy |
The Trafalgar-class submarine collided underwater with an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean and was damaged. |
30 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Racona II | United States |
The 72-foot (22 m) vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Spruce Cape (57°49′15″N 152°20′00″W / 57.82083°N 152.33333°W) near Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Compromise ( United States) rescued her two-man crew.[17] |
31 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fu Shan Hai |  China |
The bulk carrier collided with Gdynia ( Cyprus) off Bornholm, Denmark, and sank.[18] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grampian Duke | United Kingdom |
The 115.4-foot (35.2 m), 234-ton trawler, sprung a leak in her engine room and sank 2,590 miles (4,170 km) west of Brest, France, in the Atlantic Ocean on either 4 April or 4 May.[19][20] |
June
12 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mansur |  Iraqi Navy |
Saddam Hussein's presidential yacht was bombed and damaged at Basra by Grumman F-14 Tomcat aircraft of the United States Navy in March 2003 during the Iraq War. The vessel capsized and sank at dock at Basrah, Iraq, after being looted.[21][22] |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taki-Tooo | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) chartered fishing boat capsized off the Oregon Coast near Tillamook Bay while crossing the bar. Eleven people, including the skipper, perished.[23][24] |
19 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ex-USS Richard E. Byrd |  Hellenic Navy |
The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target by Greek forces after sale to Greece and cannibalization for spare parts. |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Chief | United States |
The 93-foot (28 m) tugboat was scuttled as an artificial reef south of Destin, Florida (30°08′N 86°43′W / 30.133°N 86.717°W) in 125 feet (38 m) of water in the Gulf of Mexico.[25] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified barge | United States |
A retired 75-foot (22.9 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef 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°03.560′N 073°59.300′W / 40.059333°N 73.988333°W. Her wreck is known as "Barbara Ann."[26] |
| Unidentified barge | United States |
A retired 50-foot (15.2 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef 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′N 073°59.391′W / 40.059750°N 73.989850°W. Her wreck is known as the "Swensen Barge."[27] |
July
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Everett | United States |
The 34-foot (10.4 m) troller sank near Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Sitka, Alaska. The only person aboard perished.[8] |
| Nazreen-1 |  Bangladesh |
The ferry sank in the Meghna River near Chandpur, Bangladesh, causing the deaths of 400 people.[28] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Four Daughters | United States |
The 86-foot (26.2 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger sank on her maiden voyage in 130 feet (40 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean 52 nautical miles (96 km) southeast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 39°59.46′N 073°11.25′W / 39.99100°N 73.18750°W.[29] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Dixon | United States Navy |
The decommissioned L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, at 31°16′17.9″N 073°57′46.2″W / 31.271639°N 73.962833°W. |
| USS Seneca | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Navajo-class tugboat was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina. |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMCS Nipigon |  Maritime Command |
The decommissioned Mackenzie-class destroyer was sunk in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Rimouski as an artificial reef.[30] |
| USS Samuel Gompers | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender sank in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina at 31°17′N 073°51′W / 31.283°N 73.850°W after being used as a target for Harpoon missiles and aerial bombs the previous day. |
28 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tasman Spirit | Greece |
The tanker ran aground in the Arabian Sea off Karachi, Pakistan. She broke up and sank on 14 August.[31] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Ingersoll | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
30 July
August
1 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Leftwich | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii at 22°48′47″N 160°34′00″W / 22.81306°N 160.56667°W. |
| USS Merrill | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii at 22°43′53″N 160°29′23″W / 22.73139°N 160.48972°W. |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| United Malika |  Morocco |
 The reefer ship ran aground near Ras Nouadhibou in Mauritania. Her crew were rescued by the Mauritanian Navy. |
15 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Downes | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target near Mare Island, California, at 31°10′01″N 119°48′03″W / 31.16694°N 119.80083°W. |
| USS Henry B. Wilson | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Ann | United States |
The 47-gross ton, 49.7-or-58-foot (15.1 or 17.7 m) fishing vessel dragged her anchor and was stranded on the beach in Tanglefoot Bay (57°34′30″N 154°29′30″W / 57.57500°N 154.49167°W) near Karluk, Alaska. Her crew survived.[33] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| North Star | United States |
The 55-foot (17 m) scallop trawler capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (42°23′N 70°21′W / 42.383°N 70.350°W). The two crew members were picked up by Half Fast.[34] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K-159 |  Russian Navy |
The November-class submarine sank in the Barents Sea while under tow to a scrapyard. Nine of her ten crew were killed. |
September
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Moby Magic |  Italy |
The ferry ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea off Porto Cervo, Sardinia. All 160 people on board were rescued.[35] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. J. McAllister | United States |
The retired 106-foot (32 m), 263-gross ton tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°58.004′N 074°10.721′W / 38.966733°N 74.178683°W.[36][37] |
| Diver's Abyss | United States |
The retired 104-foot (32 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°57.984′N 074°10.771′W / 38.966400°N 74.179517°W.[37][38] |
October
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCS Fu Yang | Republic of China Navy |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCS An Yang | Republic of China Navy |
The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
| ROCS Huei Yang | Republic of China Navy |
The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew J. Barberi | United States |
The ferry collided at full speed with a pier at Staten Island, New York. Eleven people were killed and seventy-one were injured. The ship was later repaired and returned to service. |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Hartford | United States Navy |
 USS Hartford grounding: The Los Angeles-class submarine ran aground at La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service |
November
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Jay | United States |
The retired 90-foot (27 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Moriches Inlet, New York.[39] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Yosemite | United States Navy |
The decommissioned destroyer tender was sunk as a target. |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dieu Merci |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The ferry capsized and sank in Lake Mai-Ndombe, killing 163 people on board. Over 200 people were rescued.[40] |
