List of shipwrecks in 2019

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The list of shipwrecks in 2019 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2019.

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2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
London Palau The cargo ship capsized 80 nautical miles (150 km) northeast of Pengjia Islet, north east of Taiwan. Five crew were rescued, ten were reported missing.[1]
Ou Ya Leng 6 China The fish carrier ran aground on Taka Atoll in the Marshall Islands and was abandoned. All 24 crew reached shore.[2]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 2019
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Kalebi Indonesia The 53.49-metre (175 ft 6 in) ro-ro ferry ran aground in Gili Lebur, east of Lombok Island, while exiting port. All passengers were safely evacuated.[3]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Cavalier XV Paraguay The tug sank in the Paraná River in San Cosme y Damián after being struck by large swells and beginning to experience water ingress.[4]
Jie Hai 189 China The coaster sank after a collision in Hangzhou Bay south of Ningbo. One crew rescued, four missing.[5]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Forever Lucky Philippines The Project 302M/302K cruise ship ran aground in the Sulu Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) northeast of Cagayancillo Island off Palawan, Philippines. The ship was still aground as of 12 January.[6]
NB-8836 Vietnam The inland cargo ship sank after a collision with Daio Southern Cross ( Panama) in Ha Long Bay off Ha Long, Vietnam. Four crew were rescued and four were killed.[7]
Tom Bussler United States The towboat capsized and sank on the Tennessee River near Calvert City, Kentucky. The two crew on board were rescued by fellow towboat George Leavell ( United States).[8]
Volgo-Balt 214 Panama Carrying coal from Azov, Russia to Samsun, Turkey, the 1978-built, 113.87-metre (373 ft 7 in) general cargo ship sank in rough seas off the Turkish coast in the morning hours of 7 January 2019. Six crew members died while seven survivors were airlifted to hospital by a helicopter of the Turkish Coast Guard.[9]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Mary B II United States The crab boat capsized crossing the Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon bar. Three crew were killed.[10]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
KMP Sangke Palangga Indonesia The ferry ran aground on a reef in the Flores Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Maropokot, possibly capsizing and sinking. All crew and passengers were evacuated safely.[11]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Star Centurion Vanuatu The pipelayer capsized and sank after a collision with Antea ( Hong Kong) 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Berakit, Bintan Island, in the Singapore Strait (01°22′N 104°35′E / 1.367°N 104.583°E / 1.367; 104.583).[12][13]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Rix Emerald Cyprus The cargo ship ran aground en route to Landskrona in Øresund, Sweden.[14]
Tour 2 Panama The tanker was driven aground by a storm in the Mediterranean Sea off Latakia, Syria. The ship was still aground as of 11 April. The vessel was scheduled to be refloated in the following two weeks.[15]
Wardeh Lebanon The livestock carrier drifted aground in the Mediterranean Sea off Mersin, Turkey during a storm.[16]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Priboy Russia The tugboat capsized and sank at a pier at Temryuk on the Sea of Azov.[17]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Kandy
Maestro		 Tanzania Kerch Strait incident: An explosion and fire enveloped the two liquified gas carriers in the Black Sea. Of the 31 crew between the two ships, ten were killed. Fuel was being transferred between the two vessels at the time of the incident.[18]
Oriental Nadeshiko Panama The product tanker ran aground at Elbe estuary east of Cuxhaven, Germany.[19]
Zhongxing689 China The cargo ship sank off Zhangzhou in the Taiwan Strait. Two crew were reported missing.[20]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Captain Jim Canada The 12-metre (39 ft 4 in) service boat sank after becoming disabled and taking on water near Devils Island at the mouth of Halifax Harbour. The captain and a passenger were rescued from a lifeboat but a crewmember perished in the sinking.[21]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Sea Frontier Saint Kitts and Nevis The tanker struck rocks two nautical miles (3.7 km) off Tanjung Penyusop in the Singapore Strait and sank partially submerged in shallow water. Still in place as of 8 February, salvage efforts continued.[22][23]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 2019
ShipStateDescription
Kados Iran The cargo ship ran aground at Makhachkala Port in the Caspian Sea off Dagestan while unmooring.[24]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Lucky Star 8 Indonesia The cargo ship ran aground in the Sea of Japan near Olga Bay.[25]
Solomon Trader Hong Kong The bulk carrier was pushed aground by a storm in Kangava Bay, Rennel Island, in the Solomon Sea.[26]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Koi 3 Sierra Leone The tugboat collided with Shun Sheng ( Hong Kong), capsized, and sank in Singapore Strait, west of Pulau Senang, after tanker kept sailing after collision.[27]
Salim N1 Tanzania The tanker was beached by a storm on the north coast of Cyprus near Famugusta.[28]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Ed McLaughlin United States The towboat capsized and sank in the Ohio River near Cheshire, Ohio, after it lost stability. All three crew safe after abandoning ship.[29]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Sinpyaung Myanmar The lighthouse/buoy tender sank at Lattphat Island in the Bay of Bengal. 7 crew rescued, 2 dead, 18 missing.[30]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Zhong Yuan Yu 11 China The fishing vessel sank after a collision with Pesca Vaqueiro ( Spain) northwest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. 30 crew rescued by other fishing vessels.[31]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Fehn Lyra Latvia The freighter was pushed ashore in bad weather 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Kefken, Kandıra on the Turkish coast east of the Bosphorus in the Black Sea.[32]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Unknown fishing vessel China An unidentified fishing vessel was sunk in a collision, possibly with Dong Fang Sheng ( China) 80 nautical miles (150 km) east southeast of Ningbo in the South China Sea. Two crew rescued, five missing.[33]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 2019
ShipStateDescription
Unknown fishing vessels Unknown A major conflagration at Jakarta destroyed at least 35 fishing vessels. Identities and flags of vessels unknown, but probably Indonesian.[34]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Milagrosa J Tres Philippines The ferry ran aground off Bisucay Island in Cuyo, Palawan while en route to Iloilo. All passengers safe.[35]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Wavemaster 5 Singapore The ferry ran aground at Karang Galang Reef off eastern coast of Batam, Indonesia en route to terminal.[35]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Sepano Iran The cargo ship ran aground in the Volga–Caspian Canal in Astrakhan, Russia.[36]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
CB90  Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy fast assault craft ran aground on Ladna Island in the Stockholm Archipelago with 18 troops and crew on board. Seven people injured.[37]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
St. Rita United States The tugboat capsized and sank in the Mississippi River at LaPlace, Louisiana, when she collided with a barge. Her five crew climbed aboard the barge LTD 14161. The tugboat was later raised and declared a constructive total loss.[38]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Cardium Netherlands The inland cargo ship sank in heavy swells in the western Scheldt near Vlissingen. One crewmember rescued, one missing.[39]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Grande America Italy The ro-ro cargo ship caught fire in the Bay of Biscay 140 nautical miles (260 km) south west of Penmarch, Finistère, France and was abandoned by all 27 people on board. They were rescued by HMS Argyll ( Royal Navy). The ship later capsized and sank.[40][41]
Zhedaiyu 020611 China The trawler sank in a collision with Vathy ( Bahamas) east of the Yangtze Estuary in the Yellow Sea. Two crewmembers rescued, twelve missing.[42]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Maryland Liberia The bulk carrier ran aground in Kerch Strait off the Chushka Spit after veering off fairway. Refloated on 27 March.[43][44]
Yusuf Celal Turkey The cargo ship ran aground near Topagac on Marmara Island in the Sea of Marmara and sank in shallow water with her stern and superstructure above water.[45]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Michelle Anne United States The tugboat ran up on the anchor chain of Iolcos Unity ( Malta) causing the tug to capsize and sink in the Mississippi River between mile markers 224.5 and 226.[46]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Agios Georgios I Greece The tanker ran aground on Andros Island in the Aegean Sea while approaching port.[47]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Seattle Slew United States The tugboat capsized and sank in the Mississippi River near Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana, near Myrtle Grove, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Two crewmen survived while the captain was presumed killed.[48]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
SL Star Comoros The container ship capsized and sank along its berth at port in Bandar Abbas, Iran during cargo operations. 14 crew safe.[49]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Jean de la Lune United Kingdom The tall ship sank while moored at a harbour in Tenerife of the Canary Islands. No casualties reported.[50]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Unidentified ferry Iraq The ferry sank in the Tigris River near Mosul, Iraq, with 95 killed.[51]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2019
ShipStateDescription
Hagland Captain [no] Norway The cargo ship was abandoned off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by helicopter.[52]
Viking Sky Norway The cruise ship suffered an engine failure off the coast of Norway. Four hundred and seventy-nine of the 1,373 passengers and crew were evacuated by helicopter before the ship managed to restart some of her engines and put in to Molde.[53][54]

April

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 2019
ShipStateDescription
Al Fayrouz Panama The ro-ro ship was destroyed by fire in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia. All 31 crew rescued by Riyadh and Al Ahsiq ( Royal Saudi Navy).[55][56]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 2019
ShipStateDescription
Unknown Democratic Republic of Congo The overloaded vessel sank on Lake Kivu. 35 people were rescued, with 13 dead, and 114 reported missing.[57]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 2019
ShipStateDescription
Saluang Indonesia The landing craft capsized and sank at a pier at Belitang, Borneo, Indonesia in the Kapuas River.[58]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 2019
ShipStateDescription
Diego Star 3 Comoros The out-of-service longline fishing vessel sank off Port Louis, Mauritius, (20°09′S 57°28′E / 20.150°S 57.467°E / -20.150; 57.467) where she had been anchored since June 2018 and heavily damaged by fire on 3 March 2019.[59][60]

May

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Masonic United States The 70-foot (21.3 m) longline fishing vessel ran aground on rocks in the Spanish Islands in Southeast Alaska, 80 miles (130 km) south of Sitka, Alaska.[61]
Tenn Ming Yang No.268 Taiwan The tuna fishing vessel caught fire in the Indian Ocean (34°54′S 41°50′E / 34.900°S 41.833°E / -34.900; 41.833) 630 nautical miles (1,170 km; 720 mi) east of Durban, South Africa. The vessel was abandoned by her crew in a sinking condition.[62]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Phuong Nam 09 Vietnam The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Tonkin (20°13′N 106°50′E / 20.217°N 106.833°E / 20.217; 106.833) south of Haiphong, Vietnam. All crewmen rescued.[63]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: May 2019
ShipStateDescription
4Ever Wild Canada The 18-metre (59 ft) whale-watching vessel struck a submerged rock in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and was beached. 43 passengers and six crew were rescued by three boats. 4Ever Wild was later towed to Sidney, British Columbia for assessment.[64]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Almarzoqah Saudi Arabia May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman.
A. Michel United Arab Emirates May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman.
Amjad Saudi Arabia May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman.
Andrea Victory Norway May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was attacked and damaged in the Gulf of Oman by an explosion at her stern.

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Locar V Brazil The barge partially sank 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southeast of Paranaguá, Brazil (29°02′S 47°34′W / 29.033°S 47.567°W / -29.033; -47.567).[65]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Unidentified Democratic Republic of Congo The overloaded vessel sank during the evening on Lake Mai-Ndombe nearly 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Forty-five people were killed, 200 were reported missing.[66]

26 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Senshou Maru Japan The cargo ship sank in a collision with Sumiho Maru ( Japan) six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south of Inobusaki Cape, Honshu. Four of the five crewmembers were reported missing.[67]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Hableány Hungary
Salvage operations for Hableány.
The river cruise boat capsized and sank in the Danube River at Budapest, Hungary, after colliding with the 135-metre (443 ft) cruise ship Viking Sigyn (  Switzerland)[68] in a heavy rainstorm. Seven passengers were rescued, and twenty-one passengers and two crew members were left missing. Later found 27 to be dead and one is still missing.[69][70]

31 May

List of shipwrecks: 26 May 2019
ShipStateDescription
Galapagos Majestic Ecuador The passenger ship ran aground on the north coast of Santiago Island in the Galapagos Islands, capsized and sank. All 26 aboard rescued.[71]

June

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 2019
ShipStateDescription
Lintas Timur Indonesia The cargo ship sank in the Molucca Sea off east central Sulawesi, Indonesia, in a storm. One crewman rescued, 17 missing.[72]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 2019
ShipStateDescription
No. 5 Elbe Germany The schooner sank in a collision with Astrosprinter ( Cyprus) in the Elbe River near Stade. All 43 on board were rescued.[73]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 2019
ShipStateDescription
FB Gimber1 Philippines The fishing vessel sank after a Chinese fishing vessel collided with her while she was anchored off Reed Bank in the South China Sea. All 22 members of her crew survived, but the Chinese vessel left the scene without assisting them. A Vietnamese fishing vessel rescued them.[74]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 2019
ShipStateDescription
Front Altair Marshall Islands June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was struck by an object suspected to be a torpedo and set afire in the Gulf of Oman. Her 23 crew were rescued.[75]
Kokuka Courageous Panama
Kokuka Courageous
June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: The tanker was struck by an object suspected to be a torpedo and set afire in the Gulf of Oman. Her 21 crew were rescued.[75]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 2019
ShipStateDescription
Nusa Kenari 02 Indonesia The passenger boat capsized off the shores of Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, after departing from Kalabahi. Three people were killed and four were missing.[76]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 2019
ShipStateDescription
Tirta Amarta Indonesia The cargo ship sprung a leak and sank in the Java Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km; 144 mi) northwest of Surabaya. The crew were rescued by the motor vessel Seaspan Fraser ( Hong Kong).[77]
Voici Bernadette Bolivia The cargo ship, seized by the United States Government while operating as a drug smuggling vessel, was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean in 100 feet (30 m) of water east of the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, Jensen Beach, Florida.[78]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 2019
ShipStateDescription
NA 95899 TS Vietnam The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with Pacific 01 ( China) in the Gulf of Tonkin 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) south east of Haiphong. Nine crewmen rescued by Pacific 01, ten missing.[79]

July

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 2019
ShipStateDescription
Feng Kuo 568 Taiwan The longliner caught fire in the Indian Ocean 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km) south of Mauritius (33°27′S 35°45′E / 33.450°S 35.750°E / -33.450; 35.750) and was abandoned to her fate by her crew. Crew rescued by Feng Kuo 669 ( Taiwan). Was still adrift and burning on 4 July.[80]
Mei Cheng 866 China The coastal container ship was pushed ashore in heavy weather on the coast south west of Qinzhou, China and sank after battered by waves.[81]

5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 2019
ShipStateDescription
Yuan Yu 15 China The fishing vessel sank after an explosion in the Atlantic Ocean off Guinea Bissau. 3 crewmen dead, 3 missing and 15 rescued.[82]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 2019
ShipStateDescription
LCT Evelia Cameroon The cargo ship sank in the Bight of Bonny in the Gulf of Guinea between Douala, Cameroon and Libreville, Gabon. Ten rescued and three missing.[83]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 2019
ShipStateDescription
Sri Lanka Glory none (probably Sri Lanka) The cargo ship ran aground or was pushed ashore by a storm at Galle, Sri Lanka.[84]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 2019
ShipStateDescription
Shabahang Iran The cargo ship sank in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan. All nine crewmen rescued by helicopters and a patrol boat.[85]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2019
ShipStateDescription
Pieces Indonesia The fishing vessel with 37 crew sank in the Makassar Strait during a trip from Pekalongan to Makassar. Three survivors and four bodies have been recovered as of 4 August.[86]
Unknown Thailand Typhoon Wipha: Two barges receiving coal from Southampton ( Marshall Islands) crashed into each other in heavy weather caused by the typhoon and sank at Ko Si Chang Island in the Gulf of Siam. The barges are expected to be salvaged.[87]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Chia Kin No. 2 Taiwan Typhoon Wipha: The freighter was driven ashore at Budai, Taiwan.[88]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Di Wei 506 China Typhoon Wipha: The bulk carrier was sunk eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Macau. The crew were rescued five hours later just as a life raft began sinking.[89]
Mingdelun Singapore The coaster (possibly named Beijing) sank off Wuqui Island in the Taiwan Straits after hitting a breakwater in heavy seas (Probably Typhoon Wipha related).[90]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Chi-Chi
Jenny Vince
Keziah 2		 Philippines A squall caused the capsizing of three passenger boats in the Iloilo Strait. A total of at least 30 people died from the three incidents which occurred separately within the same day.[91]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Coelleira United Kingdom
Before salvage attempt
After salvage attempt
Wreck of Coelleira
The fishing vessel ran aground on the Ve Skerries, Shetland. All fifteen crew were rescued by the Coastguard search & rescue helicopter dispatched from Sumburgh.[92]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Lady D Cayman Islands The yacht caught fire at Phuket, Thailand and burned out. She appears to be resting on the bottom.[93][94]
Marujita Ecuador The purse seiner capsized and sank 336 nautical miles (622 km; 387 mi) south east of Clipperton Island, south of the Gulf of California. 25 crewmen and 12 coast guardsmen rescued by US Coast Guard.[95]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Pinar Del Rio Cyprus The ferry ran aground at the port entrance to Denia, Spain in the Balearic Sea after reportedly hitting the breakwater. She was later battered by waves and sank further. 400 people on board were rescued.[96]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
La Nina United States The 75-foot (23 m) replica of Christoper Columbus's ship sank at dock in Corpus Christi, Texas. Refloated a few days later.[97]
Santika Nusantara Indonesia During a voyage in Indonesia from Surabaya, East Java, Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Borneo, the passenger and vehicle ferry was destroyed by fire off Masalembu, East Java. Three people on board died; over 300 people were rescued.[98]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Austrheim Norway The ferry capsized and probably sank in the Gulf of Guinea between Calabar, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Three dead, 108 rescued, approximately 100 missing.[99]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 2019
ShipStateDescription
Mika Mari VIII Philippines The ro-ro ferry capsized and partially sank at Barangay Consuelo, The Philippines on Camotes Island due to a truck sliding on deck and causing a list.[100]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Kanuni D.S. Turkey The dredge sprung a leak off Bozcaada Island in the Aegean Sea. The dredge was beached to prevent sinking, unclear if on the shore of Bozcaada or the Turkish mainland.[101]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Conception United States The dive boat burned and sank in 64 feet (19.5 m) of water 20 yards (18 m) off Platts Harbor on the north side of California's Santa Cruz Island. The vessel The Grape Escape ( United States)[102] rescued five (of six) crew members. Thirty-four people (all 33 passengers and one crew member) died.[103][104]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Ji Shun 16 Togo Typhoon Lingling: The container ship sank 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north east of Zhoushan, China in the East China Sea (30°11′N 122°29′E / 30.183°N 122.483°E / 30.183; 122.483).[105]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Golden Ray Marshall Islands
Golden Ray
The ro-ro car ferry rolled on to its port side and ran aground in shallow water off Brunswick, Georgia in St. Simon's Island sound. Scrapping in place began in November 2020. Salvage of 320,000 gallons of fuel completed in December 2019. Final section removed October 2021.[106][107][108][109]

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Golf Argo Bangladesh The container lighter capsized and sank in Bangladeshi waters off Chittagong after engine failure in rough seas. 14 crew members were rescued by the Bangladesh Navy.[110]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Bukhta Naezdnik Russia The fishing trawler caught fire, capsized and sank at dock in Breivika port in Tromsø, Norway leading to around 100 evacuations as the burning vessel began listing. On-board were hazardous materials including a tank of ammonia and 200,000 litres (44,000 imp gal; 53,000 US gal) of diesel oil.[111][112]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Al Akhawayan Morocco The trawler was sunk in a collision with Montelaura ( Panama) in the Atlantic Ocean, 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) west of Dakhla, Morocco.[113]
Bourbon Rhode Luxembourg Hurricane Lorenzo: The tug sank 940 nautical miles (1,740 km) west of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean (15°35′N 40°10′W / 15.583°N 40.167°W / 15.583; -40.167). Three crewmen were rescued, seven missing, four bodies recovered.[114][115][116]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 2019
ShipStateDescription
Bow Dalian Singapore The tanker was damaged at Ulsan, South Korea when fire spread from Stolt Groenland ( Cayman Islands). Her crew were reported safe.[117]
Stolt Groenland Cayman Islands The tanker suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire at Ulsan. Her 25 crew evacuated the ship.[117]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Maria Veronica Mexico The tuna seiner caught fire, capsized and sank at dock at Manzanillo, Mexico.[118]
Sheena M Canada The tugboat sank while working in Howe Sound near Gibsons, British Columbia. A local vessel rescued the crew. The wreck leaked roughly 10 litres (2.2 imp gal; 2.6 US gal) of fuel.[119]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Hongbo China The sand carrier capsized off the Penghu Islands near Taiwan in the Taiwan Straits. 12 crewmembers missing.[120]
Jia Liang China The sand carrier sank off the Penghu Islands near Taiwan in the Taiwan Straits. 13 crewmembers rescued.[120]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Unidentified fishing vessel North Korea The fishing vessel sank in the Sea of Japan near the Yamato Shallows, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) northwest of Japan's Noto Peninsula, after she collided with an unidentified Japanese Fisheries Agency vessel that was chasing her out of Japan's exclusive economic zone. Japanese Fisheries Agency and Japan Coast Guard vessels rescued approximately 60 members of the North Korean vessel′s crew and transferred them to another North Korean vessel.[121]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Jia De Panama Typhoon Hagibis: The cargo ship sank off Kawasaki, Japan during the typhoon. Four crew were rescued, one dead and seven missing.[122]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Vietsun Integrity Vietnam The container ship developed a list to starboard and capsized and sank with hull partially above water in the Long Tau River. On 11 December an incident happened during salvage of the cargo. Two divers were killed, two injured and three missing.[123][124]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Nu-Shi Nalini India Cyclone Kyarr: The tanker ran aground near Panaji, Goa in rough seas from the cyclone in the Arabian Sea. Still aground as of 2 November.[125]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Avel Vor France The tuna fishing vessel struck a submerged obstruction causing a hull breach in the engine room 170 nautical miles (310 km; 200 mi) off Liberia in the Atlantic Ocean She sank on 29 October. All 22 crew rescued.[126]
Vaishnav Devi Mata India Cyclone Kyarr: The fishing vessel sank in the cyclone in the Arabian Sea at (18°40′N 71°00′E / 18.667°N 71.000°E / 18.667; 71.000). All 17 crewmen rescued by INS Teg ( Indian Navy).[127][128]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Bhagvati Prem India Cyclone Kyarr: The hopper dredge ran aground in stormy weather from Cyclone Kyarr on Surakal Beach north of Bangalore, India. She was refloated and then beached to prevent sinking.[129]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Quang Vinh 09 Vietnam Tropical Storm Matmo: The cargo ship was beached in the Gulf of Tonkin at Quy Nhon, Vietnam.[130]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 2019
ShipStateDescription
Thanh Cong 999 Vietnam Tropical Storm Matmo: The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Tonkin 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) from Sơn Dương, Vietnam. Twelve crew members were rescued and one was reported missing.[131]

November

December

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