List of shipwrecks in 1998
The list of shipwrecks in 1998 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1998.
1998 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date |
January
1 January
16 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Flare | ![]() |
The bulk carrier broke in two in severe weather and sank off Saint Pierre and Miquelon with the loss of 21 crew. |
February
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marie Bouanga | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Zircone (![]() |
March
23 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Demetrios II | ![]() |
![]() Demetrios II aground. The cargo ship ran aground off Paphos, Greece in bad weather. All eight crew were rescued by helicopter. |
April
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Hull | ![]() |
The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the United States West Coast at 32°35′00.9″N 120°32′00.3″W / 32.583583°N 120.533417°W. |
May
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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St. Michael | ![]() |
The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Marsaskala as an artificial reef.[3] |
Tug No. 10 | ![]() |
The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Marsaskala as an artificial reef.[3] |
June
9 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hualien Express | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Kandla, India. She was refloated on 8 August; the salvage was completed on 18 August and she was then sold for scrapping.[4] |
23 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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A Yugo-class submarine | ![]() |
became entangled in the nets of a South Korean trawler and was subsequently taken in tow by South Korean Navy vessels. The submarine sank with the loss of all eight crew.[5][6] |
July
9 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tadoussac | ![]() |
The lake freighter ran aground in the St. Clair River. The vessel was carrying a load of coal and required five tugboats to free the ship.[7] |
22 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Badger | ![]() |
The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target by units of the United States Third Fleet (![]() |
USS Somers | ![]() |
After use as a target for two AGM-142 Have Nap missiles fired by two United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses the previous day during the RIMPAC 98 exercise, the decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, at 22°21′N 160°58′W / 22.350°N 160.967°W by explosive charges placed by an explosive ordnance disposal team. |
28 July
August
9 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Richmond K. Turner | ![]() |
The decommissioned Leahy-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico by ships and aircraft of the USS Enterprise carrier battle group (![]() |
19 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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ARA Comodoro Somellera | ![]() |
The Sotoyomo-class rescue tug sank after colliding during a storm with the patrol tug (![]() |
September
2 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Um El Faroud | ![]() |
![]() Wreck of Um El Faroud The oil tanker was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta, as an artificial reef. It had been laid up in Grand Harbour since 1995, when the ship exploded killing 9 Maltese dockyard workers.[9] |
18 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Princess of the Orient | ![]() |
The ferry capsized and sank in a typhoon off Fortune Island, Batangas, killing around 150 people. |
24 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Belknap | ![]() |
The decommissioned Balknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean at 36°31′00.3″N 071°58′00.5″W / 36.516750°N 71.966806°W. |
Ocean Alley | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Renamed Adolphus Busch, she was sunk on 5 December as an artificial reef off Looe Key, Florida, United States. |
Only One Express | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked while in port at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Repairs were attempted, but abandoned the next month.[10] |
October
21 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eendracht | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom. All 51 people on board were rescued by helicopter.[11] She was later refloated and returned to service. |
27 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fantome | The schooner sank in the Gulf of Mexico off Honduras with the loss of all 31 people on board during Hurricane Mitch after sending a final radio report on this date. |
November
11 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ministro Portales | ![]() |
The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Cape Horn. |
December
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adolphus Busch | ![]() |
The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Big Pine Key, Florida, to create an artificial reef. |
15 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Monarch of the Seas | ![]() |
The cruise ship struck a reef off St. Maartan. Water started coming in,resulting in grounding the ship. |
17 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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I-SILC-class semi-submersible infiltration vessel | ![]() |
Battle of Yeosu: The infiltration vessel became entangled in a fishing net off Yeosu, South Korea, while attempting to land North Koream commandos in South Korea, was intercepted by Republic of Korea Navy (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arco Arun | ![]() |
The coaster capsized in the Thames Estuary at Northfleet Hope. She was later raised and refloated.[12] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brown Bear | ![]() |
The motor vessel, a former research ship, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, in late 1997 or in January 1998.[13] |
HMS Sirius | ![]() |
The decommissioned Leander-class frigate was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean by the submarine HMS Spartan (![]() |
References
- ↑ Michael Horsnell (2 January 1998). "Tug frees oil tanker blown ashore in gales". The Times (66088). London. col B-F, p. 1.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Marsascala ~ Tugs". Subway Dive Centre. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ Jennifer Veale (24 June 1998). "North Korean crew feared dead as captured midget submarine sinks". The Times (66236). London. col A-H, p. 15.
- ↑ "North Koreans found dead in salvaged submarine". The Times (66238). London. 26 June 1997. col D-H, p. 20.
- ↑ Bawal Jr., Raymond A. (2008). Ships of the St. Clair River. St. Clair, Michigan: Inland Expressions. p. 90. ISBN 0-9818157-1-5.
- ↑ Wharton, George. "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- CSL Tadoussac". Boatnerd. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Wreck ~ Um El Faroud". Subway Dive Centre. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Only One Express (5372513)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ Helen Johnstone (22 October 1998). "Helicopters winch crew off stricken vessel". The Times (66339). London. col D-H, p. 3.
- ↑ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
- ↑ afsc.noaa.gov AFSC Historical Corner: Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear & Black Bear - "Bear" Boats
Ship events in 1998 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Ship commissionings: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Shipwrecks: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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