List of shipwrecks in 1992
The list of shipwrecks in 1992 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1992.
1992 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date |
January
7 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Darter | ![]() |
The decommissioned Tang-class submarine was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Tautog (![]() |
February
11 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Baton Rouge | ![]() |
Submarine incident off Kildin Island: The Los Angeles-class submarine was in collision in the Barents Sea off Kildin Island with K-276 (![]() |
April
17 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Katina P | ![]() |
The oil tanker′s captain deliberately ran her aground on the coast of Mozambique 40 kilometres (25 miles; 22.6 nautical miles) north of Maputo. She was soon salvaged. |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Katina P | ![]() |
After being salvaged, the oil tanker sank while under tow in the Mozambique Channel northeast of Maputo, Mozambique. |
May
6 May
August
4 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Indra | ![]() |
The decommissioned Achelous-class landing craft repair ship was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina at 34°33′55″N 76°58′30″W / 34.56528°N 76.97500°WCoordinates: 34°33′55″N 76°58′30″W / 34.56528°N 76.97500°W[2] |
22 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Mullinnix | ![]() |
The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
23 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Royal Pacific | ![]() |
The cruise ship sank in the Straits of Malacca after being rammed by fishing vessel Turfu 51 (![]() ![]() ![]() |
27 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS White Plains | ![]() |
![]() USS White Plains being refloated. |
September
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rozi | ![]() |
![]() Wreck of the Rozi The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Ċirkewwa (40°39′01″N 14°32′44″W / 40.65028°N 14.54556°W) as an artificial reef.[5] |
October
2 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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TCG Muavenet | ![]() |
The Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer was on a military exercise in Saros Bay when struck by two Sea Sparrow missiles fired by the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (![]() |
22 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Daeyang Honey | ![]() |
Typhoon Colloeen: The bulk carrier foundered in the Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of the Philippines with the loss of all 28 crew.[6] |
November
30 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arklow Castle | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss.[7] |
December
3 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aegean Sea | ![]() |
The oil tanker exploded and sank off A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. |
15 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kismetim-1 | ![]() |
The cargo ship was intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea by TCG Akın, TCG Savaştepe, TCG Yıldırım (all ![]() ![]() |
18 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Demetrios | ![]() |
The unmanned cargo ship ran aground at Prawle Point, Devon United Kingdom after her tow parted in a storm.[8] |
19 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Norsel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked south-west of Brønnøysund, Norway at 65°24′N 11°58′E / 65.400°N 11.967°E. The wreck was delivered to a breaker's yard in Molde, Norway, in February 1993.[9] |
23 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Titan | ![]() |
The floating crane capsized off Camden Head, New South Wales, Australia. She was deemed beyond salvage and scuttled on 29 December at 31°39′51″S 152°52′24″E / 31.66417°S 152.87333°E. |
Unknown date
References
- ↑ "Ten killed in ferry collision". The Times (64326). London. 7 May 1992. col H, p. 10.
- ↑ Mobile Riverine Force Association (4 October 1999). "History of The USS Indra (ARL-37)". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Asklander, Micke. "M/S Empress of Australia (1965)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ↑ Harvey Elliott (24 August 1992). "500 rescued as ship sinks on 'cruise to nowhere'". The Times (64419). London. col A-B, p. 14.
- ↑ "Tug Boat - Rozi". Subway Dive Centre. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Loss of Daeyang Honey en route to Mizushima, Japan" (PDF). Australian Transportation Safety Board. 17 June 1993. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Report into the Stranding and Subsequent Loss of the M.V. "Arklow Castle"". Marine Casualty Investigation Unit. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ Lin Jenkins (19 December 1992). "Canoeist dies as gales lash Britain". The Times (65420). London. col H, p. 3.
- ↑ "Norsel (5256616)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "Alfred Jensen (5215284)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
Ship events in 1992 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
Ship commissionings: | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
Shipwrecks: | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
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