List of shipwrecks in 1987
The list of shipwrecks in 1987 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1987.
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
January
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Testa Rosa | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal with the loss of all 30 crew.[1] |
February
1 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Midnatsol Norge | The hotel ship foundered off Fredrikstad, Norway. Wreck raised, and broken up in Bruges, Belgium, in June 1987.[2] |
20 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Accokeek | The decommissioned auxiliary ocean tug was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. |
March
4 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMAS Colac | The decommissioned tank cleaning vessel, formerly a Bathurst-class corvette, was sunk as a target in the Tasman Sea off the coast of Australia at 34°49′12″S 151°32′00″E / 34.82000°S 151.53333°E by a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine HMAS Ovens ( |
6 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Herald of Free Enterprise | Passenger ferry sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium after taking on water and capsizing and sinking stern first; the bow doors of this RO-RO (roll-on roll-off) ferry were subsequently discovered to have been left open. 193 fatalities. |
15 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Komsomolets Kirgizii | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off New Jersey, United States. All 37 crew were rescued by American helicopters.[3] |
April
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Musson | The soviet Project 1234 corvette "Musson" sinks after having been hit by a P-15M cruise missile during an air defense-exercise in the Sea of Japan. |
May
1 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Saint Eloi | Collided with Cambridge Ferry ( |
27 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nawal | Sank at moorings, Jeddah.[4] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maral R | Driven ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. |
June
12 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Iron Cumberland | The ore carrier sank in the Pacific Ocean. All 29 crew were rescued by Act 5 ( |
15 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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ARA Comodoro Py | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a torpedo fired by the submarine ARA Santa Cruz ( |
16 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Yarmouth | The decommissioned Rothesay-class frigate was sunk as a target in the North Atlantic Ocean by the destroyer HMS Manchester ( |
July
16 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Havel | The cargo ship was sunk to create an artificial reef near Boynton Beach, Florida. |
17 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bausell | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean. |
28 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fearless | On fire and grounded at 37°09′N 122°41′E / 37.150°N 122.683°E. Refloated 27 August, subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1988.[4] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS McKean | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a Harpoon missile in the Gulf of Antalya after being transferred to the Turkish Navy and cannibalized for spare parts. |
August
13 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vega Marie | The 85-foot (25.9-meter) fishing vessel sank in the North Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Unimak Pass, Alaska. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
September
26 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Iran Ajr | The minelayer was scuttled in the Persian Gulf by American forces after being captured by Navy SEALs. |
October
16 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hengist | Great Storm of 1987: The ferry was beached at Folkestone Warren.[7] Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[8] Refloated in November, repaired and returned to service.[9] | |
Sumnea | Great Storm of 1987: The bulk carrier capsized at Dover, Kent,[10] with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Rotary Service ( |
November
27 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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USCGC Duane | The decommissioned Treasury-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef off Key Largo, Florida. |
28 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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USCGC Bibb | The decommissioned Treasury-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef 1 nautical mile (1.15 miles; 1.9 km) south of Molasses Reef near Key Largo, Florida. |
December
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cason | The cargo ship caught fire off Galicia, Spain and was beached off Cape Finisterre with the loss of 23 of her 31 crew.[11] |
8 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vitatus Putna | Factory ship caught fire at 45°04′N 8°09′W / 45.067°N 8.150°W and abandoned by her crew with the loss of two lives.[12] |
12 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Samson | Crane barge, ran aground at Rams Head, Ardmore, County Waterford, after tow parted in rough seas. |
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Doña Paz | Passenger ferry sunk in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines after colliding with the oil tanker Vector, ( |
22 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eastern Summit | Ran aground in the Zaire River (05°55′S 12°54′E / 5.917°S 12.900°E). Refloated 14 January 1988.[12] |
24 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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The Christian | Flag unknown | The coastal tanker ran aground at Sands of Forvie, Grampian, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[14][15] |
References
- ↑ "Crew missing". The Times (62666). London. 15 January 1987. col H, p. 10.
- ↑ "Midnatsol Norge (5234462)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Russians saved". The Times (62717). London. 16 March 1987. col H, p. 7.
- 1 2 "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "29 British seamen rescued in Pacific". The Times (62795). London. 16 June 1987. col A, p. 9.
- ↑ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)
- ↑ Bob Ogley, Ian Currie and Mark Davison (1991). The Kent Weather Book. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 1-872337-35-X.
- 1 2 Bignell, Alan (2001). Kent Shipwrecks (Second ed.). Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 120–25. ISBN 1 85306 719 9.
- ↑ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
- ↑ Tony Dawe, Robert Matthews and Nicholas Wood (17 October 1987). "Wasted warning of the storm". The Times (62902). London. col A-H, p. 1.
- ↑ "Spanish villagers flee toxic cloud". The Times (62949). London. 11 December 1987. col A-B, p. 8.
- 1 2 "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "CNN.com - Maritime disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries - Feb 3, 2006". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ "Watch on Tanker". The Times (62961). London. 26 December 1987. col A, p. 2.
- ↑ "Tanker is refloated". The Times (62962). London. 28 December 1987. col A, p. 2.
Ship events in 1987 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
Ship commissionings: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
Shipwrecks: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
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