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List of shipwrecks in 2014
...The list of shipwrecks in 2014 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2014.
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January
1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
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| Peace |  Cambodia
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The cargo ship issued a distress signal in the Indian Ocean. Another was issued the next day when the vessel was 225 nautical miles (417 km) north west of Mauritius (17°40′S 54°28′E / 17.667°S 54.467°E).[1] She was subsequently abandoned with the loss of a crew member. Nine survivors were rescued by Patris ( Greece).[2]
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3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KMP Munawar |  Indonesia
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The ro-ro ferry capsized and sank off Lombok Island with the loss of at least three lives.[3] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed boat |  South Sudan
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A ferry in the White Nile River carrying women and children who were fleeing fighting in South Sudan capsized, resulting in 200–300 deaths.[4][5][6] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pushy |  United States
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The tugboat sank off Atlantic Beach, New York after being hit by a large swell.[7] |
| Weeks 236 | United States
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The 125-foot (38 m) deck barge drifted ashore at Silver Point County Park after her tow vessel Pushy ( United States) sank off Atlantic Beach, New York after they were hit by a large swell.[7]
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14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BJL I | Indonesia
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The ferry capsized at Tanjung Priok.[8] |
| ECC Topaz |  United Kingdom
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The windfarm service vessel caught fire and sank in the North sea 11 nautical miles (20 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk at around 1pm. The crew of three was rescued by a Royal Air Force (RAF) rescue helicopter from RAF Wattisham, and were not seriously injured.[9][10] |
| Elf | United States
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The tug sank in the Mamquam Blind Channel at Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. She was later refloated and taken under tow, but foundered off Point Atkinson, British Columbia.[11] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Lion | United States
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The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Atlantic Beach, New York. Her four crew were rescued.[12] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Forest |  Panama
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The cargo vessel was carrying logs towards China when it began sinking off of Guam. USCGC Assateague and USCGC Sequoia (both United States Coast Guard) were sent to assist the vessel. The 24 crew were rescued by CS Sunshine ( Panama) under the AMVER scheme.[13][14]
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| Sportivo |  Philippines
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The cargo ship collided with Jehan ( Philippines) in the Iloilo Strait. Her 29 crew abandoned ship and she consequently foundered.[15]
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20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bitu Gulf | Panama
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The tanker foundered in the South China Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off the coast of Vietnam. All sixteen crew were rescued by Ever Summit ( Panama).[16]
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21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KM Sabahat | Indonesia
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The ferry foundered off Jakarta with the loss of seven of the 165 people on board.[17] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Marine |  India
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A tourist boat carrying 45 passengers and crew capsized off of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the loss of at least 22.[18] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed ship |  Yemen
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A cargo ship, carrying car tyres and car parts sank off the coast of Al Shehar, Hadramout province with the loss of all twelve Indian crew.[19] |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Sillon |  France
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The trawler went aground at Park Head, near Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall.[20] after losing power and steering approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) off Trevose Head.[21] All six of the crew were safely rescued. Five crew members were recovered by a rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose, the skipper was picked up by the Padstow Lifeboat.[22][23][24] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Luno |  Spain
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The empty cargo ship's engines failed and she drifted onto the breakwater at Anglet, near Bayonne, France. She broke into two pieces, one either side of the breakwater. Her crew of twelve was winched off the wreck by helicopter.[25] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elland |  Saint Kitts and Nevis
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The cargo ship suffered an engine failure and cargo shift off Durankulak, Bulgaria and sank. Her eleven crew were rescued by M Izmir ( Malta).[26]
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20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMCS Protecteur |  Royal Canadian Navy
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The Protecteur-class replenishment oiler suffered a fire in her engine room 340 nautical miles (630 km) north west of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States. She was towed into Pearl Harbor by United States Navy vessels. HMCS Protecteur was consequently retired from service and scrapped. |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horana | Yemen
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The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Aden. All eight crew were rescued by HNLMS Evertsen ( Royal Netherlands Navy).[27]
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| Sunrise Orient |  Vietnam
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The cargo ship ran aground, capsized and sank on Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[28] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constandis |  Cyprus
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The retired fishing trawler was scuttled in 79 feet (24 m) of water in the Mediterranean Sea off Limassol, Cyprus, for use as a recreational dive site.[29] |
| Lady Thetis | Cyprus
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The retired 99-foot (30 m) coastal passenger ship was scuttled in approximately 70 feet (21 m) of water in the Mediterranean Sea off Limassol, Cyprus, for use as a recreational dive site.[29] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanze Goteborg |  Netherlands
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The cargo ship ran aground in the Elizabeth River near Portsmouth, Virginia. The ship was freed the next morning with no reported damage or crew injuries.[30] |
| Madanfo |  Ghana
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The fishing vessel sank off Tema while her crew unloaded Panofi Company ship of her cargo of tuna and salt.[31] |
March
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ochakov |  Russian Navy
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The Kara-class cruiser was scuttled in the Donuzlav Bay, Crimea, Ukraine. The scuttling was part of the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine and intended to block ships of the Ukrainian Navy. |
| Yakamoz 5 |  Turkey
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The coastal tanker caught fire in the Marmara Sea off Istanbul. Her six crew were rescued.[32] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VM-416 | Russian Navy
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2014 Crimean crisis: The Yelva-class diving support vessel was scuttled next to Ochakov.[33] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Breeze |  Barbados
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The cargo ship was abandoned in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued by the Falmouth and Lizard Lifeboats.[34] A magnetic patch was later placed on the hole in the vessel's hull and she was towed to St Austell Bay.[35] She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss.[36] |
10 Marchedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed boat | Unknown | At least forty-two African migrants drowned off Bir Ali, Yemen during a crossing from Africa. Thirty were rescued by Yemeni Navy.[37] |
| Yusuf Cepnioglu | Turkey
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The container ship ran aground on the northernmost point of Mykonos, Greece. Twelve of her fourteen crew were rescued by the Greek Coast Guard; the other two by USS Bataan ( United States Navy).[38]
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15 Marchedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John 1 | Panama
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The bulk carrier suffered a power failure and ran aground off Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Her twenty-three crew were rescued by helicopter.[39] |
17 Marchedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beagle III | Panama
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The cargo ship collided with Pegasus Prime ( South Korea) in Tokyo Bay and sank with the loss of eight of her twenty crew.[40]
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19 Marchedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HTMS Kledkaeo |  Royal Thai Navy
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The decommissioned 155-foot (47 m) supply ship was scuttled in 39 to 85 feet (12 to 26 m) of water in the Strait of Malacca off the island of Ko Phi Phi Le, Thailand, to form an artificial reef.[29] |
22 Marchedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pesante | Netherlands
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The dredger sank at Dordrecht, South Holland.[41] |
| Summer Wind |  Liberia
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The bulk carrier was struck by an oil barge in the Houston Ship Channel in Texas causing a significant oil spill and closing the channel.[42] |
| Unnamed boat |  Democratic Republic of the Congo
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A boat on Lake Albert, returning refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Uganda capsized with the loss of at least 251 people.[43] |
25 Marchedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | United Kingdom
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26 Marchedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sumise Maru No. 38 |  Japan
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The cement carrier collided with the motor vessel Kaisei Maru ( Japan) and sank off Hyōgo Port, Japan.[46]
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Unknown dateedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed ship | Unknown | The migrant ship capsized off the coast of Beer Ali, Yemen, with the loss of 42 lives. At least 30 people were rescued by the Yemeni Navy and taken to a refugee camp near Mayfaa, Yemen.[47] |
Apriledit
1 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| KM Journey | Indonesia
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The cargo ship collided with KM Lambelu ( Indonesia) and sank off Surabaya. Her 17 crew were rescued.[48]
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4 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Fortune 1 |  Mongolia
|
The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea off Yeosu, South Korea. Three of her 16 crew were rescued.[49] |
6 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hansa Constitution |  Germany
|
While passing Hong Kong during a voyage from Yokohama, Japan, to Shekou, Shenzhen, China, the 193-metre (633 ft), 35,000 DWT container ship suffered a main engine failure in heavy rain and strong monsoon winds in the East Lamma Channel and ran aground at Pok Fu Lam, coming to a halt off the coast of Hong Kong Island only a few feet from a seawall at the University of Hong Kong's Stanley Ho Sports Centre. No one on board or on shore suffered injuries and no hull breach occurred, and she soon was refloated and towed to the North Lamma Anchorage.[50][51][52] |
15 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ornak |  Bahamas
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The 228-metre (748 ft) bulk carrier ran aground off Lynnhaven, Virginia Beach, United States, due to high winds.[53] She was refloated on 18 April.[54] |
| Todd Michael | United States
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The tug was driven ashore and wrecked in Lake Pontchartrain off New Orleans, Louisiana. All of 2 crew were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[55] |
16 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Empire | South Korea
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The car carrier caught fire in the Pacific Ocean and was abandoned by her 24 crew, who were rescued by Asian Adonis ( Panama).[56]
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| Sewol | South Korea
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2014 South Korean ferry capsizing: The ferry sank in the Yellow Sea whilst on a voyage from Incheon towards Jeju Island.[57][58] The sinking cost 304 out of 476 people their lives.[59] Sewol was raised on 23 March 2017.[60] |
17 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tromso | Bahamas
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The tanker ran aground in Diego Suarez Bay, Madagascar and was severely damaged.[61] |
22 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chanko |  Norway
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The tugboat suffered a mechanical break-down, drifted onto shore at Edøya, near Sommarøy, Norway, and sank. Her crew of four were rescued by a lifeboat.[62] The wreck was raised in May 2014, and carried to Harstad on a lighter.[63] The scrapping of Chanko at Harstad began in June 2014.[64] |
24 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hailey Glasrud Reef |  United States
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The retired 220-foot (67 m) cargo ship — last operated as DM-ONE (flag unknown) and renamed Hailey Glasrud Reef specifically for her sinking — was scuttled in 186 feet (57 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off Stuart, Florida, to form an artificial reef.[29] |
25 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ag Marina |  Togo
|
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Crete, Greece. Four of her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Montenegro port towards Odesa, Ukraine.[65] |
28 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nur Eye 1 | Indonesia
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The tanker was severely damaged by fire at Port Klang. All eleven crew were rescued.[66] |
Mayedit
5 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zhong Xing 2 |  China
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The cargo ship collided with MOL Motivator ( Marshall Islands) off Po Toi Island, Hong Kong and sank with the loss of eleven of her twelve crew.[67]
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9 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galapaface I |  Ecuador
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The freighter ran aground off the capital city Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, in the Galápagos.[68] |
10 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nereus | United States
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The autonomous underwater vehicle imploded and was lost in the Kermadec Trench. |
15 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miraj-4 |  Bangladesh
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The Dhaka to Shariatpur ferry sank during a storm on the Meghna River in Bangladesh.[69] |
18 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baaden | unknown | The yacht capsized and sank upon launching at Fidalgo Marina, Anacortes, Washington. The vessel was salvaged but declared a constructive total loss.[70] |
24 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Brig Unicorn |  Saint Lucia
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The restaurant ship foundered and sank off St Vincent and the Grenadines. All ten crew members were rescued.[citation needed] |
26 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DNA-90152 | Vietnam
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The fishing boat was sunk in a ramming incident by No. 11209 ( China) in the South China Sea. Crew rescued by other Vietnamese vessels.[71]
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29 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shoko Maru | Japan
|
The tanker suffered an onboard explosion and fire off Himeji. Seven of her eight crew were rescued, with her captain reported as missing.[72] Shoko Maru later sank.[73] |