The list of shipwrecks in 2018 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2018.
January
2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Changping |
China |
The cargo ship was in collision with Xinwang 138 ( China) in the Yangtze Estuary off Shanghai and sank. Three of her thirteen crew were rescued, ten were reported missing.[2][3] |
Jin Ming 16 Hao |
Taiwan |
The cargo ship was driven ashore near Pambujan, Philippines. Her nine crew were rescued.[4] |
8 January
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Jiarong 36 |
China |
The cargo ship was in collision with the fishing vessel Minxiayuo 1829 ( China) and capsized and sank off Wenzhou. Her twelve crew were rescued.[9] |
12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Do Minh Toan |
Vietnam |
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the South China Sea. Two of her thirteen crew were reported missing. Survivors were rescued by Asiatic Dawn ( Marshall Islands), MG Neptune ( Bahamas) and Nordilly ( Malta).[13] |
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Island Lady |
United States |
Carrying 36 passengers and a crew of 14, the shuttle boat burned off Tampa, Florida, while ferrying customers to the Ocean Breeze Casino, an offshore casino boat in the Gulf of Mexico. Fifteen people were taken to hospitals. One of them, a female passenger, died.[14] |
16 January
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Hui Feng |
China |
The cargo ship collided with Feng Hai 18 ( China) and sank off Baoshan.[15] |
17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Genessa |
India |
The tanker caught fire 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Kandla. Her 26 crew were evacuated, but one of them subsequently died from burns sustained in the fire.[16][17] |
18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Butiraoi |
Kiribati |
The wooden catamaran ferry left Nonouti on a two-day journey to South Tarawa, but capsized and sunk en route (exact date still unknown). Seven people were rescued on 22 January, as search and rescue efforts continued.[18][19] The aerial search for the vessel and possible survivors was eventually called off on 1 February, with 81 people still missing and presumed lost.[20] |
Sinan Naiboglu |
Turkey |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Aliağa.[21] |
27 January
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Caballo Eclipse |
Mexico |
The offshore supply ship capsized off Carmelite Island.[24] |
Canci Ladjoni 3 |
Indonesia |
The cargo ship foundered in the Flores Sea between Jumpea and Kayuadi. Her twenty crew were rescued .[25] |
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Jian Hong No.1 |
Mongolia |
The cargo ship foundered in the Taiwan Strait. Two of her ten crew were rescued, eight were reported missing.[26] |
February
2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Berg |
Moldova |
The cargo ship was beached near Feodosia, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She had previously suffered a hull breach in the River Don, Russia.[29] Berg was consequently declared a total loss.[30] |
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Hephaestus |
Togo |
The bunker tanker drifted ashore and ran aground at Qawra, Malta. Its seven crew disembarked safely.[35] |
18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Orca |
Ecuador |
The cargo ship capsized at Guayaquil, trapping one of its five crew.[36] |
22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Xingying F069 |
China |
The coaster collided with Hai Kou Jiu Hao ( China) and sank off Hainan. Three of her five crew were rescued, two were reported missing.[37] |
23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Binh Nguyen 36 |
Vietnam |
The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Tonkin. Her eight crew were rescued.[38] |
28 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Michael Putra |
Indonesia |
The cargo ship caught fire in the Java Sea. All eighteen people on board abandoned ship and were rescued by fishing boats.[41] |
March
10 March
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Sirius Høj |
Denmark |
The dredger capsized at Bogense. Both crew were rescued. She was righted the next day and taken into Bogense.[47] |
13 March
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Leigh River |
Mexico |
The supply vessel sprang a leak and foundered in the Gulf of Mexico 55 nautical miles (102 km) off Veracruz. Her eight crew were rescued by Sredna Gora ( Bulgaria).[48] |
20 March
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Britannica Hav |
Malta |
The cargo ship capsized in the English Channel after colliding with the fishing vessel Deborah ( Belgium).[51] Her seven crew were rescued by helicopter.[52] |
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
JBB Rong Chang 8 |
Dominica |
The dredger capsized in the Malacca Strait. Twelve of her fourteen crew were reported missing.[53] |
25 March
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Pink Dolphin |
South Korea |
The high-speed catamaran ferry ran aground at Sinan. All 163 people on board were rescued.[54][55] |
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Cheng Chang 332 |
China |
The cargo ship collied with Morning Cherry ( Panama) and sank in the Pearl River. Three of her twelve crew were reported missing.[56] |
April
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Da Pu Jiang |
China |
The cargo ship foundered off Ningbo with the loss of one of her thirteen crew.[59] |
18 April
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Geos |
Malaysia |
The research vessel caught fire off Kuala Baram. One of her 38 crew was reported missing.[62] |
24 April
List of shipwrecks: 24 April 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Shen Song 618 |
China |
The cargo ship sank in the Yangtze River with the loss of three of her six crew.[63] |
May
22 May
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Long Hui Da 6999 |
China |
The cargo ship foundered in the Yellow Sea off Weihai. Seven of her eleven crew were reported missing.[64] |
29 May
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Chem Norma |
Marshall Islands |
The tanker ran aground in the St. Lawrence River at Morrisburg, Ontario, at 04:10 on 29 May, local time. The ship ran aground next to the village, out of the main shipping channel. The ship remained intact, with no water entering, nor oil exiting the vessel. The Saint Lawrence Seaway remained open for traffic.[68] The ship was pulled free on 4 June having struck an old lock system that had been submerged during the creation of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The cause of the grounding was due to the vessel's issues with its rudder.[69] |
30 May
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Barlovento Primero |
Spain |
The dredger sank at Suances. Her three crew were rescued.[70] |
Paray |
Indonesia |
The ferry was severely damaged by fire at Jagoh.[71] |
July
4 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Lestari Maju |
Indonesia |
The ferry sank off Sulawesi with the loss of 31 lives.[75] |
August
24 August
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Akademik Ioffe |
Russia |
The 117-metre (384 ft) passenger ship, operated by One Ocean Expeditions, ran aground in western Gulf of Boothia near Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada. The ship was carrying 160 persons aboard. The vessel began to take on water, but was in no danger of sinking. Two Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers were sent to assist the ship and One Ocean Expeditions stated that Akademik Ioffe's sister ship Akademik Sergey Vavilov was also providing aid. By 25 August the vessel had been refloated.[78][79] |
September
2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Sam Ratulangi PB 1600 |
Indonesia |
The container ship drifted aground near Thongwa township near Yangon, Myanmar, after breaking loose from its tow to a scrapyard.[80] |
6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 2018
Ship | Country | Description |
Haida Legend |
Canada |
The 45-foot (14 m) fishing vessel sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Langara Island. The vessel had been fishing halibut and the cause of the sinking is unknown. All members of the crew were rescued.[81] |
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