List of shipwrecks in 2003
The list of shipwrecks in 2003 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2003.
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January[]
1 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship ran aground on the wreck of Tricolor (![]() |
3 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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This new ship, under tow from Romania to Germany, broke free and came aground on the Guernsey, Channel Islands coast.[2][3] |
5 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pioneer | ![]() |
In disrepair and in danger of sinking in the boat harbor at Kodiak, Alaska, the 80-foot (24.4 m) halibut schooner was scuttled by her owner in 260 feet (79.2 meters) of water in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) off (57°37′N 152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W) on Kodiak Island.[4] |
11 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sunrunner | ![]() |
The 58-foot (17.7 m) longline cod-fishing vessel sank off (56°54′N 153°35′W / 56.900°N 153.583°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter and the fishing vessel Heritage (![]() |
24 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Combine | ![]() |
The 41-foot (12.5 m) longline cod-fishing vessel struck a pinnacle off (57°46′00″N 152°24′10″W / 57.76667°N 152.40278°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Highliner (![]() |
February[]
17 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Sicily, Italy with the loss of all eight crew.[7] |
18 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Myra Jean | ![]() |
The 42-foot (12.8 m) Alaska pollock trawler struck a rock, capsized and sank at the head of (60°53′30″N 147°28′30″W / 60.89167°N 147.47500°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Anna Lee (![]() |
March[]
16 March[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Copa Casino | flag unknown | The Cruise ship sank off the coast of Dominican Republic while on her last voyage to Alang, India for scrapping. |
21 March[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bering Sea | ![]() |
The 45-foot (13.7 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on the northwest coast of Yakobi Island in the Alexander Archipelago near (58°05′30″N 136°31′00″W / 58.09167°N 136.51667°W) in Southeast Alaska. All three people and a dog on board abandoned ship in a life raft and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[9] |
22 March[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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RMS Mulheim | ![]() |
![]() RMS Mulheim, September 2003. The cargo ship ran aground at Sennen Cove, United Kingdom. She was declared a constructive total loss on 24 March. |
24 March[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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New Viking | ![]() |
The 52-foot (15.8 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska near (58°57′48″N 135°19′21″W / 58.9633°N 135.3224°W) 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) southwest of Eldred Rock. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[10] |
April[]
2 April[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bigelow | ![]() |
The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
11 April[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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ROCS Lai Yang | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as an artificial reef. (Formerly USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) (![]() |
16 April[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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361 | ![]() |
The Ming-class submarine was lost due to an engine run-on accident in the Bo Hai Sea. All seventy crew suffocated. |
22 April[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Al Munassir | ![]() |
Vessel sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Muscat. |
29 April[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brittany Kaye | ![]() |
The 29-foot (8.8 m) herring gillnetter struck a rock and sank in (58°49′N 159°44′W / 58.817°N 159.733°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) southeast of Togiak. Her crew of two surviived. At low tide she was seen to be sitting on mud but was deemed too badly damaged to be refloated.[9] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Saddam Hussein's presidential yacht was bombed and wrecked at Basra by Grumman F-14 Tomcat aircraft of the United States Navy during the Iraq War.[11] |
May[]
13 May[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Tireless | ![]() |
The Trafalgar-class submarine collided underwater with an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean and was damaged. |
30 May[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Racona II | ![]() |
The 72-foot (22 m) vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off (57°49′15″N 152°20′00″W / 57.82083°N 152.33333°W) near Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Compromise (![]() |
31 May[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fu Shan Hai | ![]() |
The bulk carrier collided with (![]() |
June[]
14 June[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Taki-Tooo | ![]() |
The 32-foot chartered fishing boat capsized off the Oregon Coast near Tillamook Bay while crossing the bar. Eleven people, including the skipper, perished.[14][15] |
19 June[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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ex-USS Richard E. Byrd | ![]() |
The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target by Greek forces after sale to Greece and cannibalization for spare parts. |
27 June[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified barge | ![]() |
The retired 75-foot (22.9 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.560′N 073°59.300′W / 40.059333°N 73.988333°W. Her wreck is known as "Barbara Ann."[16] |
Unidentified barge | ![]() |
The retired 50-foot (15.2 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.585′N 073°59.391′W / 40.059750°N 73.989850°W. Her wreck is known as the "Swensen Barge."[17] |
July[]
8 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Miss Everett | ![]() |
The 34-foot (10.4 m) troller sank near Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Sitka, Alaska. The only person aboard perished.[8] |
Nazreen-1 | ![]() |
The ferry sank in the Meghna River near Chandpur, Bangladesh, causing the deaths of 400 people.[18] |
17 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Four Daughters | ![]() |
The 86-foot (26.2 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger sank on her maiden voyage in 130 feet (40 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean 52 nautical miles (96 km; 60 mi) southeast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 39°59.46′N 073°11.25′W / 39.99100°N 73.18750°W.[19] |
21 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Dixon | ![]() |
The decommissioned L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, at 31°16′17.9″N 073°57′46.2″W / 31.271639°N 73.962833°W. |
USS Seneca | ![]() |
The decommissioned Navajo-class fleet tug was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina. |
22 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Samuel Gompers | ![]() |
The decommissioned Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender sank in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina at 31°17′N 073°51′W / 31.283°N 73.850°W after being used as a target for Harpoon missiles and aerial bombs the previous day. |
28 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tasman Spirit | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground in the Arabian Sea off Karachi, Pakistan. She broke up and sank on 14 August.[20] |
29 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Ingersoll | ![]() |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
August[]
1 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Leftwich | ![]() |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii at 22°48′47″N 160°34′00″W / 22.81306°N 160.56667°W. |
USS Merrill | ![]() |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii at 22°43′53″N 160°29′23″W / 22.73139°N 160.48972°W. |
4 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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![]() United Malika The reefer ship ran aground near Ras Nouadhibou in Mauritania. Its crew were rescued by the Mauritanian Navy. |
15 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Downes | ![]() |
The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target near Mare Island, California, at 31°10′01″N 119°48′03″W / 31.16694°N 119.80083°W. |
USS Henry B. Wilson | ![]() |
The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
20 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Donna Ann | ![]() |
The 47-gross ton, 49.7-foot (15.1 m) or 58-foot (17.7 m) fishing vessel dragged her anchor and was stranded on the beach in (57°34′30″N 154°29′30″W / 57.57500°N 154.49167°W) near Karluk, Alaska. Her crew survived.[21] |
30 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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K-159 | ![]() |
The November-class submarine sank in the Barents Sea while under tow to a scrapyard. Nine of her ten crew were killed. |
September[]
11 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The ferry ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea off Porto Cervo, Sardinia. All 160 people on board were rescued.[22] |
25 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The retired 106-foot (32.3 m), 263-gross register ton tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°58.004′N 074°10.721′W / 38.966733°N 74.178683°W.[23][24] | |
Diver′s Abyss | ![]() |
The retired 104-foot (31.7 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°57.984′N 074°10.771′W / 38.966400°N 74.179517°W.[24][25] |
October[]
8 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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ROCS Fu Yang | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
14 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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ROCS An Yang | ![]() |
The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
ROCS Huei Yang | ![]() |
The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
15 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andrew J. Barberi | ![]() |
The ferry collided at full speed with a pier at Staten Island, New York. Eleven people were killed and seventy-one were injured. The ship was later repaired and returned to service. |
25 October[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Hartford | ![]() |
![]() USS Hartford. USS Hartford grounding: The Los Angeles-class submarine ran aground at La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service |
November[]
7 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jay Jay | ![]() |
The retired 90-foot (27.4 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Moriches Inlet, New York.[26] |
18 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Yosemite | ![]() |
The decommissioned destroyer tender was sunk as a target. |
25 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dieu Merci | ![]() |
The ferry capsized and sank in Lake Mai-Ndombe, killing 163 people on board. Over 200 people were rescued.[27] |
December[]
9 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Stellamare | ![]() |
Dutch heavy-lift vessel capsized while loading power generator components at the Port of Albany with the loss of three crew members.[28] A US Coast Guard investigation found that capsize occurred because of the inexperience of the officers and crew in conducting heavy-lift loading operations in fresh water and miscommunications between the Russian crew and Dutch officers over ballasting requirements.[29] The ship was salvaged but declared a constructive total loss.[28] |
24 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | flag unknown | The cargo ship sank in the Aegean Sea off Santorini, Greece. Eight crew were rescued.[30] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alec N | ![]() |
The retired 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island south of Long Island, New York sometime in 2003.[31] |
Mary N | ![]() |
The retired 50-foot (15.2 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island south of Long Island, New York sometime in 2003.[31] |
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Sri Lankan Civil War: The Patrol Boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2003.[32] | |
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Sri Lankan Civil War: The Patrol Boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2003.[33] | |
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Sri Lankan Civil War: The Patrol Boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2003.[34] |
References[]
- ^ Charles Bremner and Ben Webster (3 January 2003). "Fuel leaks from second ship that hit wreckage". The Times. No. 67650. London. col A-D, p. 12.
- ^ "SMIT Salvage awarded LOF contract for the grounded Vermont Borg" (PDF). towingline.com.
- ^ "Wagenborg 'Vermontborg' Shipwreck in Guernsey 3/1/03". dragtimes.com.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)
- ^ "Crew missing". The Times. No. 67689. London. 18 February 2003. col H, p. 16.
- ^ a b alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)
- ^ a b alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)
- ^ Ian Cobain, additional material by Tim Butcher (Daily Telegraph) and Tom Newton Dunn (Daily Mirror) (11 April 2003). "Saddam's ship of state, dead in the water". The Times. No. 67734. London. col A-H, p. 5.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)
- ^ "Oil leak threat". The Times. No. 67779. London. 3 June 2003. col H, p. 13.
- ^ Cole, Michelle; Hunsberger, Brent; Larabee, Mark (15 June 2003). "Wave flips boat, killing 9 in accident; two others missing". The Oregonian. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Dooris, Pat (10 January 2019). "'It was immediate': Taki-Tooo survivor remembers 2003 sinking that claimed 11 lives on Oregon coast". KGW. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ njscuba.net "Barbara Ann"
- ^ njscuba.net Swensen Barge
- ^ "Ferry disaster claims hundreds". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ njscuba.net Four Daughters
- ^ "Oil tanker spill". The Times. No. 67842. London. 15 August 2003. col H, p. 17.
- ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)
- ^ "Ferry abandoned". The Times. No. 67866. London. 12 September 2003. col H, p. 22.
- ^ njscuba.net A. J. McAllister
- ^ a b nj.gov Deepwater Reef
- ^ njscuba.net Diver′s Abyss
- ^ njscuba.net Moriches Artificial Reef
- ^ "163 die as ferry capsizes". The Times. No. 67932. London. 28 November 2003. col H, p. 27.
- ^ a b Aichele, Richard O. (28 February 2007). "Three dead as heavy-lift ship capsizes while loading generator". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Capsizing of the M/V Stellemare" (PDF). Investigating Officer's Report of Investigation. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Crew arrested". The Times. No. 67956. London. 27 December 2003. col H, p. 25.
- ^ a b njscuba.net Fire Island Artificial Reef
- ^ "Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War". Soviet-Empire. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War". Soviet-Empire. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War". Soviet-Empire. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
Ship events in 2003 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Ship commissionings: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Shipwrecks: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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