The list of shipwrecks in 2023 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2023.

January

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Long Shun	Mongolia	The cargo ship foundered off the Matsu Islands, Taiwan. One of her five crew was rescued; the others were reported missing.[1]
Michigan	United States	The towing vessel flooded and sank at Milwaukee, Wisconsin after sitting idle since April 2022.[2]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Kebo Iwa Express	Indonesia	The ferry sank off Sanur, Bali. All 29 people on board were rescued.[3]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
PL Arthena	Thailand	The tugboat sank in Gulf of Thailand some 10–12 nautical miles (19–22 km; 12–14 mi) off Koh Phangan Island, near Samui Island, Surat Thani Province, Thailand in rough weather. Nine crew went into life rafts and were picked up by the nearby tanker Namapapa ( Thailand).[4]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Hong Pu 6	China	The tanker broke in two in the Yellow Sea (35°22′N 120°44′E / 35.367°N 120.733°E / 35.367; 120.733) after an explosion. The forward section possibly sank. Fifteen crew were rescued and two were reported missing.[5][6]
JS Inazuma	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	The Murasame-class destroyer hit an underwater rock off Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture in Seto Inland Sea in the midday, causing an oil spill and disabled her propulsion and steering. The destroyer immediately dropped anchor afterwards. Reportedly none of the crew suffered injury.[7][8]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Manta	United States	The 180-foot (55 m) retired oil and gas research vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in 100 feet (30 m) of water 16 miles (26 km) south of Destin, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico (30°08′N 86°39′W / 30.133°N 86.650°W / 30.133; -86.650).[9][10][11]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Hao Feng	China	The cargo ship sprang a leak, capsized and sank in the Taiwan Strait 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) west of Kaohsiung. The crew were rescued.[12]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Echigo	Japan Coast Guard	The Tsugaru-class patrol vessel ran aground on, or struck a reef off Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, in the Sea of Japan. Later anchored.[13]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Sea Voyager	Tanzania	The tugboat sank in the Caribbean Sea some 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) west of Cartagena, Colombia. Five of the crew were rescued, four reported missing.[14]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
LCT Regency 101	Philippines	The tank landing craft went ashore in rough weather in southern Luzon. The crew was safe.[15]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Mark E. Kuebler	United States	The tugboat ran aground, or was beached, in the Corpus Christi, Texas Channel after reportedly in a collision with the VLCC tanker Nisalah ( Saudi Arabia).[16]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Anil	Tanzania	The container ship capsized and sank on her port side at dock at Asaloyeh, Iran. The crew was safe.[17]
Tuzla	Turkey	Russian invasion of Ukraine: The cargo ship was severely damaged by Russian shelling while in port at Kherson.[18]
Xin Hai Zhou 2	Panama	The bulk carrier drifted aground between Ishigaki Island and Kohama Island, Okinawa after becoming disabled. The crew were evacuated by Japanese Coast Guard helicopter.[19]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Jin Tian	Hong Kong	The cargo ship capsized and sank some 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) south of Jeju Island, South Korea, 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of the Danjo Islands in the East China Sea in rough weather. Thirteen crew were rescued, five by commercial vessels cruising nearby, two by Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopters and six by the South Korean maritime police. Nine crew were reported missing.[20][21]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Hoang Gia 46	Vietnam	The cargo ship struck a reef off Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam, and suffered a hull breach with ensuing water ingress. The ship was disabled, drifted ashore and grounded on the beach. The crew were safe.[22]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
Wan Hai 272	Singapore	The container ship collided with the container ship Santa Loukia ( Malta) off Bangkok, Thailand and ran aground or was beached. Still aground as of 3 February.[23][24]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 2023

Ship	State	Description
MSC Faith	Liberia	The container ship ran aground in the Singapore Strait and was floated off afterward.[25]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
São Paulo	Brazilian Navy	The decommissioned Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean some 350 kilometres (190 nmi; 220 mi) off the coast in 5,000 metres (16,400 ft) of water.[26]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Anemos	Panama	The general cargo ship ran aground at Pulau Karangjamuang while approaching Surabaya, Indonesia. The vessel was still aground as of 10 February.[27]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
TQ Ordu	Turkey	The bulk carrier ran aground near Istanbul, Turkey.[28]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
My Princess	Comoros	The general cargo ship reportedly sank at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in the Persian Gulf.[29]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Antoineta	Cameroon	The cargo ship listed and sank in shallow water, mostly above water, at/near Libreville, Gabon. The crew was safe.[30]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Livana	Cameroon	The general cargo ship drifted onto a breakwater, at Marina Smir, Morocco, in the Strait of Gibraltar after a breakdown. One crew member was reported missing.[31]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Nakoa	United States	The 94-foot (29 m) yacht ran aground on a reef off Maui, Hawaii. She was pulled off and scuttled in 800 feet (240 m) of water on 5 March.[32][33]

20 Februaryedit

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Lien Sheng Fa	Taiwan	The fishing trawler Lien Sheng Fa went missing during Cyclone Freddy hundreds of kilometres northeast of Mauritius around 4:00 a.m. on 20 February. The vessel was found capsized on 23 February with its crew of 16 missing.[34]

21 Februaryedit

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Nazmehr	Iran	The general cargo ship ran aground in the Caspian Sea and was still aground as of 26 February.[35]
Seamark	Comoros	The general cargo ship broke in two and sank at Novorossiysk, Russia.[36]
Tiyam	Iran	The general cargo ship ran aground while trying to assist Nazmehr and was still aground as of 26 February.[35]

22 Februaryedit

List of shipwrecks: x February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Escape	Netherlands	The container ship caught fire in the Gulf of Riga and was abandoned. Her fifteen crew were rescued by Kairit ( Malta).[37]

23 Februaryedit

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Yong Xing 56	China	The bulk carrier was holed by ice while at anchor in the Tatar Strait south of Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai. The ship sank on 1 March in 253 metres (830 ft) of water.[38]

28 Februaryedit

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 2023

Ship	State	Description
Linggar Petak 89	Indonesia	The longline fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Indian Ocean 30–35 miles (48–56 km) off Bali in stormy weather. Four crew were rescued, one was found dead, and ten were reported missing.[39][40][41]
Princess Empress	Philippines	The tanker sank in 1,300 feet (400 m) of water off the northeast coast of Mindoro, Philippines, in rough weather. The ship's crew was rescued by Efes ( Panama).[42][43]

Marchedit

9 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Esther Miracle	Gabon	The ferry sank along the coast of Gabon after she left Libreville, bound for Port-Gentil carrying 151 passengers and crew. Two people were killed, 121 were rescued, and 28 people were reported missing.[44][45]

11 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Tuan Tu 09	Vietnam	The cargo ship sank in rough weather between Vũng Tàu and Phu Quy Island. Five people were rescued, and two were reported missing.[46]

13 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Raindancer	United States	During a voyage from the Galapagos Islands to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, the 44-foot (13 m) sailboat sank in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) from the Bay of Virgins (Hana Vave) on Fatu-Hiva 15 minutes after colliding with a whale. All four people on board were uninjured and abandoned ship in a liferaft and a dinghy. The catamaran Rolling Stones ( United States) rescued them 10 hours later after they had drifted 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi).[47]

15 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Dolphin	United States	The 190-foot (58 m) retired oil and gas research vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in 200 feet (61 m) of water 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) south of Destin, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico (30°07′N 86°24′W / 30.117°N 86.400°W / 30.117; -86.400).[48]

20 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Unknown tugboat	United States	A derelict tugboat sank at dock at Salmon Bay, Seattle, Washington.[49]

21 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Unknown fishing vessel	Thailand	A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the tanker Ocean Marine ( Thailand) in the Gulf of Siam 33 nautical miles (61 km; 38 mi) north west of Koh Samui, Thailand. Three people were rescued, one dead, and one was reported missing.[50]

22 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Petrel	Isle of Man	The research vessel heeled over in a dry dock at Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. Twenty-five people were injured.[51] The ship was righted then refloated by 4 May 2023.[52]

23 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Noorderlicht	Netherlands	The schooner ran aground off Rugholmen, Norway. Twenty-four of the 26 people on board were rescued; her captain and mate remained aboard to await the assistance of a tug.[53] There was no damage done to the schooner with an ice strengthened hull.[54]

26 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Herca 1	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground on Turneffe Atoll reefs, eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) due east of Belize City, Belize, in the Caribbean Sea. Still aground as of 28 March.[55]

27 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Silver Whale	Russia (probably not flagged)	The floating restaurant sank in the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia after springing leaks, probably from ice floes.[56]

29 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Lady Mary Joy 3	Philippines	The ferry caught fire and was abandoned off Basilan Provence. She was towed to the coast of Basilan and beached. 31 people were killed. Survivors were rescued by the coast guard, navy, another ferry and local fishermen.[57]

31 Marchedit

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 2023

Ship	State	Description
Sea Cypress	United States	The 71-foot (22 m) tugboat capsized in Sabine Pass, Gulf of Mexico. The crew were rescued.[58]

Apriledit

1 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
KM Labitra Karina	Indonesia	The anchored ferry was damaged in a collision with KM Mabuhay Nusanta ( Indonesia) in the Port of Merak anchorage, Java, in the Sunda Strait and was beached to prevent sinking.[59]

3 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Batiwakkal Permai	Indonesia	The tank landing craft sprung a leak in rough weather and sank in the Celebes Sea in the Sitaro Islands Regency off North Sulawesi. Nine survivors were rescued on 8 April from a raft by the fishing vessel Mentari 888 ( Indonesia) off Morotai 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) from the site of the sinking. Two crew were reported missing.[60]

5 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Joe 2	Guinea Bissau	The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Kumluca, Antalya Province, northwest coast of Cyprus. Five crew were rescued and nine reported missing.[61]

14 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Cosmina 1	Romania	The anchored inland cargo ship was damaged when struck by the livestock carrier Mina (flag unknown) and had to be run aground to avoid sinking off Reni, Ukraine, in the Danube River.[62]

15 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Walla Walla	United States	The Jumbo-class ferry ran aground in Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island, Washington, after a generator failure. No injuries or hull damage were reported; passengers were loaded onto Kitsap Fast Ferries to return to Bremerton, Washington. Refloated that night.[63][64] The ferry returned to its route 3 May 2023.[65]

16 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Raja 10	Mongolia	The ferry listed at dock settling on the dock and the bottom at Surat Thani port, Surat Thani Province, Thailand, in the Gulf of Siam.[66]

18 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
RMS Cyclops	United States	The retired 102-foot (31 m) offshore supply vessel was sunk as an artificial reef eight miles (13 km) south of East Pass, Destin, Florida (30°20′N 86°26′W / 30.333°N 86.433°W / 30.333; -86.433).[67][68]
Wilson Skaw	Barbados	The cargo ship ran aground north of Hvammstangi, northwest coast of Iceland. The vessel's hull was breached.[69]
Zhe Hai 168	China	The bulk carrier ran aground off the southeast coast of Samar, Philippines. Salvage operations began on 22 April. The vessel was still aground as of 26 April.[70]

20 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Filipinas Cebu	Philippines	The ferry ran aground off Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. 85 passengers were taken off. The vessel was still aground as of 25 April.[71][72]

23 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Indian Partnership	United Kingdom	The bulk carrier ran aground on a reef off Misool Island, Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia in the Ceram Sea and rested on the bottom.[73]

24 Apriledit

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 2023

Ship	State	Description
Petra L.	Antigua and Barbuda	The cargo ship collided with a wind turbine in the Gode Wind Farm, in the North Sea north west of Norderney, Germany and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from a Polish port to Merksem, Belgium. She put in to Emden, Germany.[74]

25 Apriledit