List of shipwrecks in 2008

The list of shipwrecks in 2008 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2008.

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2008
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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Vanessa  Bulgaria Carrying a cargo of scrap metal, the cargo ship sank in the Sea of Azov. Nine of her ten crew members were lost.[1]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Ice Prince  Greece The cargo ship sank in the English Channel near Devon,[2] while carrying a cargo of more than 5,000 tonnes of timber to Alexandria, Egypt. All the crew members were rescued.[3] The timber came ashore on dozens of beaches along the southern coast of the United Kingdom in counties such as West Sussex, Dover, and Kent.[4]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Unidentified cargo ship Unknown An unidentified cargo ship bound from Hong Kong for Panama with a cargo of gravel sank approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Taiwan after being overwhelmed by a wave. Her entire crew of eight – all Chinese – died.[5]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Gevo Victory  Lebanon The cargo ship, bound for Beirut, sank off the coast of Lebanon in heavy seas. The frigate Bayern ( German Navy), operating in the area as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, rescued all on board.[6][7][8]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Riverdance  Bahamas
Riverdance

The ferry, en route from Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, to Heysham, England, developed a severe list in the Irish Sea. Ship was beached at Blackpool, England, and all of the crew and passengers were airlifted to safety.[9][10]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Spinningdale  Spain The trawler crashed into a group of rocks near St Kilda due to gale-force winds. All fourteen of the crew were airlifted to safety by the Stornoway Coastguard.[11]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 2008
ShipCountryDescription
UND Adriyatik  Turkey
UND Adriyatic.

The U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş-owned freighter caught fire in the northern Adriatic Sea. The ship was carrying 200 trucks and nine tonnes of oil derivatives, and all crewmembers and passengers were saved.[12]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Velocity  United States
Rescuers working to save the trapped crew of the capsized Velocity.
The fishing vessel capsized 200 yards (180 m) off Mill Bay Beach (57°49′30″N 152°20′30″W / 57.82500°N 152.34167°W / 57.82500; -152.34167 (Mill Bay Beach)) near Kodiak, Alaska, then washed ashore with her two-man crew trapped inside her. One of them died, but United States Coast Guard personnel and civilians cut through her hull and rescued the other man.[13]

29 February

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Shourav  Bangladesh According to ATN Bangla television and a Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority report, an overloaded Bangladeshi ferry MV Shourav carrying 100 passengers on board was rammed by a sand cargo, and then sank. This occurred on the Buriganga River, in the outskirts of Dhaka, killing 49.[14][15]

March

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Maro  Antigua and Barbuda
Maro.

The cargo ship ran aground at Gipuzkoa, Spain. She broke up four days later.

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Alaska Ranger  United States She sank in the Bering Sea after reporting progressive flooding.[16]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Naftogaz-67  Ukraine According to Hong Kong's RTHK, a Ukrainian tugboat, Naftogaz-67, has sunk and is lying upside-down in 37 metres (121 ft) of water with 18 crews missing after colliding with a Chinese cargo ship Yao-Hai off Tuen Mun.[17][18][19][20]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Coco Leoni  United Kingdom The motor cruiser Coco Leoni ran aground at Lytham, opposite the windmill.

April

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Nikko Maru  Japan According to Coast Guard of Japan and Japanese major television networks, including NTV and TBS report, the fishingboat sank in stormy conditions at Mutsu Bay, off Aomori, northern Honshu, killing eight.[21]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Lujiao Yu  China According to Coast Guard of South Korea and South Korean television networks (KBS and SBS) report, a Chinese fishingboat Lujiao Yu sank by overturning after she collided with South Korean freighter Panbless off Mara Island, six Chinese are missing.[22]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Lurong Yu 2177  China According to a Coast Guard of Japan report, Chinese fishing boat Lurong Yu 2177 sank after colliding with Hong Kong freighter Shinyo Sawako between Kyūshū and Amami Island, in the East China Sea, Japan, killing 16.[23][24]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Assalama  Panama
Assalama

The passenger ferry sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached at Tarfaya, Morocco. All 113 passengers were rescued, as were her crew.[25]

May

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Comandante Sales  Brazil According to Brazilian Army and Rede Globo television network report, Brazilian river boat Comandante Sales, carrying 80 people, capsized at Solimoes River, on the outskirts of Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil, killing 41, mostly women.[26]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Nazimuddin  Bangladesh A Bangladeshi double decker ferry MV Nazimuddin carrying 150 passengers on board sank. This occurred on the Ghorautura River, Ghoradigha, Kishoregani, 80 kilometres (43 nmi) from Dhaka, killing at least 41.[27]

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 2008
ShipCountryDescription
The Girl Patricia  United Kingdom The Newlyn fishing vessel sunk 28 nautical miles (52 km) northwest of Land's End. All four crew winched to safety by RNAS Culdrose helicopter.[28]

June

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 2008
ShipCountryDescription
An unnamed immigrant boat According to Libyan and Egyptian security officials, an illegal immigrant boat capsized off Zuwara, Nuqat al Khams, Libya, the accident killing 140 people, including Bangladeshi, Algerian and Moroccan immigrants

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Princess of the Stars  Philippines
Princess of the Stars.

The motor ferry capsized off Sibyan Island, Philippines, during Typhoon Fengshen At least 671 people died [29] The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 76 survivors.[30]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Suwa Maru No.58  Japan The fishing boat capsized off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, with 16 people feared dead.

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Guyona  United Kingdom Scallop dredger and stern trawler capsized leading to sinking. Sailed from Brixham to fishing grounds south of Little Sark in the Channel Islands. The crew was recovered by the Guernsey lifeboat.[31]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 2008
ShipCountryDescription
USS Horne  United States Navy The decommissioned Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean during RIMPAC 08.

July

4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Myo Pa Pa Tun  Myanmar According to New Light of Myanmar newspaper report, Myanmarase passenger boat Myo Pa Pa Tun, carrying 82 passengers, capsized at Yway River, Myaungmya, Myanmar, at least 38 killed.

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 2008
ShipCountryDescription
USS David R. Ray  United States Navy The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean as a gunnery and Harpoon missile target by eight United States Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and three aircraft during RIMPAC 08.

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 2008
ShipCountryDescription
USS Cushing  United States Navy The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean during RIMPAC 08.

16 July

September

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Asgard II  Ireland The brigantine sank in the Bay of Biscay 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Belle-Île-en-Mer.

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 2008
ShipCountryDescription
An unnamed ferry has sunk near the north-western Turkish port of Bandirma, leaving at least one person dead and five others missing.[32]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 2008
ShipCountryDescription
KM Usaha Baru  Indonesia The Indonesian wooden boat carrying 77 passengers and crew on board capsized after an engine fire off Nakhoda, Maluku, Indonesia, killing 9 people.[33]

October

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 2008
ShipCountryDescription
USS O'Bannon  United States Navy The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia by the ships and aircraft of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group ( United States Navy).

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Fedra  Liberia
Fedra.

The bulk carrier ran aground on Europa Point, Gibraltar and broke in two.

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Katmai  United States The fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea during a severe storm; four of 11 crew members were rescued.[34]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Ledenik  Croatia The fish factory ship foundered off Sestrunj, Croatia.[35]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Abigail H  United Kingdom The grab hopper dredger foundered in Heysham Harbour after developing a leak.[36]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Ekawat Nava 5  Marshall Islands She was sunk by INS Tabar ( India) after being identified as a pirate "mother ship". Allegedly Ekawat Nava 5's crew fired upon INS Tabar when challenged to stop to be searched.

December

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Ushuaia  Comoros She hit a rock in Wilhelmina Bay in Antarctica. The passengers and crew were evacuated by the Chilean Navy.[37][38]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1998
ShipCountryDescription
Flying Phantom  United Kingdom The tug capsized in the Clyde whilst assisting Red Jasmine ( Panama) with the loss of three of her four crew. She was declared a constructive total loss.[39]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2008
ShipCountryDescription
Lady Davinia  Malta The tour boat (formerly a minesweeper) sunk at its moorings at Sliema Creek.[40]

See also

Ship events in 2008
Ship launches: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ship commissionings: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ship decommissionings: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Shipwrecks: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Heavy storms thwart search for missing sailors in Azov Sea". rt.com. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Oiled birds may be linked to Ice Prince sinking". London: Telegraph. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  3. ↑ "UK | England | Devon | Stricken ship at risk of sinking". BBC News. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  4. ↑ "UK | England | Shipwreck timber littering coast". BBC News. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  5. ↑ TGcom(Italian)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  7. ↑ "German Navy rescue". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Deutsche Marine: Die Fregatte BAYERN kehrt aus dem Einsatz zurück" (in German). presseportal.de. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Air rescue for ferry travellers". BBC News Online. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  10. ↑ "Riverdance ferry drama: Timeline". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  11. ↑ "Crew rescued from stricken boat". BBC News online. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  12. ↑ Firefighters spare Croat coast from toxic ship blaze Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. AFP on Google news. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  13. ↑ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)
  14. ↑ Overloading, unskilled masters key reasons Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ The New Nation - Internet Edition
  16. ↑ Bernton, Hal; Perry, Nick (24 March 2008). "Ship sinks at sea; 4 dead, 1 lost". Seattle Times. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  17. ↑ 19 missing after ships collide off Tuen Mun - RTHK News, retrieved on 30 April 2008
  18. ↑ Rescuers to lift sunken tugboat from seabed - RTHK News, retrieved on 30 April 2008
  19. ↑ Fate of missing sailors remains unclear - RTHK News, retrieved on 30 April 2008
  20. ↑ Little hope for missing sailors - RTHK News, retrieved on 30 April 2008
  21. ↑ "One dead as fishing boat goes missing". The Japan Times Online. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  22. ↑ Yonhap News
  23. ↑ Yamaguchi, Mari (April 13, 2008). "Thirteen missing after ship collision". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008.
  24. ↑ Sailors, Mariners & Warriors League
  25. ↑ Mujica, José S. (2 May 2008). "Tarfaya se hunde por Armas" (in Spanish). Canarias 7. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  26. ↑ ap.google.com, 15 dead after boat sinks in Brazil's Amazon region
  27. ↑ "Bangladesh ferry death toll rises". Independent Online. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  28. ↑ Anon (5 June 2008). "Capsize boat given all-clear in tests". The Cornishman.
  29. ↑ http://www.sexycoolvideos.com/Tragedy-of-MV-Princess-of-the-Stars-Sulpicio-lines__mvaDP0Mr56I.html
  30. ↑ http://www.gmanews.tv/story/102853/Number-of-MV-Princess-of-the-Stars-survivors-climbs-to-76
  31. ↑ "Snagging of dredges, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Guyona while rigged as scallop dredger". Marine Accidents Investigation Branch. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  32. ↑ "Passenger ferry sinks in Turkey". BBC. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  33. ↑ "Nakhoda, km usaha baru diperiksa". Kompas newspaper. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2008. (Indonesian)
  34. ↑ "Marine Accident Brief: Sinking of commercial fishing vessel Katmai". National Transportation Safety Board. September 13, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Ledenik (5205837)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  36. ↑ "Report on the investigation into the flooding and foundering of the grab hopper dredger Abigail H in the Port of Heysham 2 November 2008" (PDF). Marine Accidents Investigation Branch. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  37. ↑ "Geelong woman tells of night Antarctic ship ran aground". The Geelong Advertiser. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  38. ↑ Antarctic Cruise Tourists Rescued Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Sky News, 5 December 2008
  39. ↑ "Report on the investigation of the loss of the tug Flying Phantom while towing Red Jasmine on the River Clyde on 19 December 2007 resulting in 3 fatalities and 1 injury" (PDF). Marine Accidents Investigation Branch. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  40. ↑ "HMS Greentham & Lady Davinia". divesubway.com. Subway Dive Centre. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
Ship events in 2008
Ship launches: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ship commissionings: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ship decommissionings: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Shipwrecks: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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