The ro-roferry ran aground off Dumaguete. All 228 passengers were rescued.[1]
9 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
Cyclone Narelle: The 1979-built 2,485 DWT cement carrier sank in the Flores Sea off Indonesia. Out of the crew of 17, six were rescued from a life raft.[2][3]
The vessel struck the tugboatChristos XXII, by which she was towed, in the English Channel off Hope's Nose, Devon, United Kingdom. While their ship was holed, all eight crew of Christos XXII were rescued by the Exmouth and Torbay Lifeboats. Emsstrom, which was unmanned, later sank.[6]
15 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2013
Ship
Country
Description
North Korea
The 1974-built general cargo ship ran aground off Sharjah due to engine failure. The 3,099 DWT vessel was declared total loss and scrapped on site.[2][7]
The Avenger-classmine countermeasures ship ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef, in the Sulu Sea.[8] All 79 crew were taken off by USNS Bowditch (United States Naval Service) and C Champion (United States Military Sealift Command).[9] The ship was declared a total loss on 28 January.[10]
Marshall Islands
The supply vessel struck a rock and foundered off , Burma. Her crew were rescued.[11]
18 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Turkey
The cargo ship capsized at Cayeli with the loss of one of her eleven crew.[12]
United States
The survey vessel foundered in the Gulf of Mexico off Mobile, Alabama. Her twelve crew were rescued.[13]
19 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Gibraltar
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Aveiro, Portugal. Her six crew were rescued by lifeboat.[14]
The disused Type 42destroyer sank while moored at Puerto Belgrano. Refloated December 2015.
26 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Hong Kong
The Bulk carrier ran aground in Tripoli Harbor. Refloated later.[15]
30 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 2013
Ship
Country
Description
France
The cargo ship used for transporting aircraft wings for Airbus was grounded off Mostyn in the River Dee, United Kingdom, after slipping her moorings.[16] She was refloated on 9 February.[17]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The ferry suffered a lost propeller and consequently capsized at Calapan City. All on board were rescued.[18][19]
February[]
4 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The cargo ship ran aground in the She was on a voyage from Rostov-on-Don to a Turkish port.[20]
5 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The tugboat was sunk at Nikolayev while towing (Turkey) when the freighter went full ahead while the tug still had a tow line to her stern causing the tug to capsize.[21]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Malta
The cargo ship suffered an engine room fire 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Al Khums, Libya.[22] She was consequently scrapped.[18]
12 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Bahamas
The cargo ship ran aground north of Bandholm, Denmark.[23]
Shipwreck of Frotamerica 33 km (21 mi) NNE of Lüderitz, Namibia
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Burma
The 1983-built 52,961 DWT bulk carrier foundered in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Philippines with the loss of fifteen of her crew.[18][25][26]
21 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Cambodia
The cargo ship foundered off the coast of Japan with the loss of three of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Japanese Navy helicopters.[27]
The cruise ship, which was derelict in the Atlantic Ocean, is thought to have foundered towards the end of the month.
March[]
6 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Moldova
The cargo ship foundered in the Black Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the mouth of the Danube. Her eleven crew were rescued.[30]
7 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The tug sank in the Mississippi near New Orleans, Louisiana.[31]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Budi Jasa 18
Indonesia
The coaster collided with the ferry (Singapore) and sank in the West Keppel Fairway. One of her six crew was reported missing.[32]
10 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Colombia
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire off Bocas de Cenizas. Her eight crew were rescued.[33]
11 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The ro-rocargo ship capsized and sank near Mandaue. All 25 people on board survived.[34]
16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Antigua and Barbuda
The cargo ship ran aground off the Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[35]Danio was refloated on 28 March.[36] She was later repaired and returned to service.[37]
18 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The container ship capsized and sank in the East China Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Longkou with the loss of at least eleven of her fourteen crew. One survivor was reported to have been rescued with the other two crew members reported as missing as of 18 March 2013.[38]
China
The cargo ship capsized and sank in Bohai Bay off Longkou with the loss of thirteen of her fourteen crew.[39]
19 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Vietnam
The cargo ship collided with (Vietnam) in the Gulf of Tonkin and sank. All fourteen crew were rescued.[40]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (Taiwan) in the Taiwan Strait and was severely damaged. She was abandoned by her twelve crew.[41]
Unnamed
The vessel, carrying asylum seekers, sank 14 nautical miles (26 km) north-west of Christmas Island.[42]
30 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Liberia
In the early morning of 30 March, the bulk carrier Atlantik Confidence had a fire in its engine room and partially sank off Oman. The crew abandoned ship after the fire got out of control and the NATO Task force fighting piracy off the Horn of Africa sent its nearest vessel, USS Nicholas (United States Navy), to assist. Survivors were reported to have transferred to (Malta), an oil tanker in the area.[43][44]
April[]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Turkey
The passenger ferry caught fire in the Marmara Sea off Istanbul. Her passengers and crew were transferred to (Turkey). Several people were injured.[45]
The fishing vessel ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef, the same reef as the USS Guardian (above).[47] It was pulled off the reef on Friday 19 April 2013 and will be checked for damage before being towed to Puerto Princesa City where the vessel will be inspected.[48]
China
The bulk carrier collided with the bulk carrier (China) and probably sank in the Yangtze River at Shanghai.[49]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The cargo ship ran aground in the Isefjord.[50] She was refloated on 16 April with assistance from Susanne A (Denmark).[51]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Cook Islands
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Trent at , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 24 April.[52]
United States
The tug foundered in the Pacific Ocean 13 nautical miles (24 km) west of Point Sur, California. All four crew were rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[53]
14 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea off Busan, South Korea. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[54]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The fish factory ship caught fire in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica. All 90 crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Juvel (Norway). Kai Xin was taken in tow by a Chilean Navytug.[55] She foundered on 21 April.[56]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Carnival Triumph
Bahamas
The Destiny-classcruise ship was abandoned by her 1,000-plus crew after two fuel barges exploded and caught fire at Mobile, Alabama, United States. Three barge crew were injured.[57] The ship was not damaged and departed for Freeport, Bahamas on 8 May 2013.[58]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Burma
The tanker collided with (Panama) in the Yangon River. She capsized and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[59]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Cook Islands
The cargo vessel sank after colliding with freighter (Antigua and Barbuda) 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of Methoni, Peloponnese. The bodies of two crew members were recovered by the Greek coast guard while eight crew members from the Pirireis are missing. The other vessel, ConSouth, suffered minor damage, and the entire crew of the vessel is safe.[60]
May[]
3 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Vietnam
The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Tonkin off Hai Phong. Her eight crew were rescued.[61]
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The 240-metre (790 ft) cargo ship crashed into the harbour control tower at the Port of Genoa, Italy, killing at least seven people.[62][63]
12 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with a bridge near Nanching and sank in the Yangtze River. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[64]
26 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Jascon 4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The tug foundered off the coast of Nigeria. Eleven of the 12 crew were lost; a single survivor was rescued by divers from the submerged wreck.[65][66]
The schooner was reported to be 370 nautical miles (690 km) west of New Zealand. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Opua, New Zealand to Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.[72]
7 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed
An aircraft spotted the submerged hull of a ship north of Christmas Island, which was carrying at least fifty-five asylum seekers.[73]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 2013
Ship
Country
Description
North Tug
Norway
The tugboat capsized and sank while assisting the cruise ship Ocean Princess (Bermuda). The crew of two escaped without injuries.[74]
The cargo ship suffered structural failure of her hull and foundered in the Indian Ocean off the , India. Her 22 crew were rescued by ( Indian Coast Guard).[76]
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 2013
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The supply vessel collided with an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico off Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and sank. All 23 people on board were rescued.[77]
Philippines
The ferry foundered off Masbate with the loss of seven lives.[78]
The 316-metre (1,037 ft) container ship carrying 4,500 containers from Singapore to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, broke into two some 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) off the coast of Yemen. The crew of 26 were rescued from two life rafts and a lifeboat.[79][80] The stern section sank on 27 June and bow section, after having been devastated by fire, on 11 July.
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The ro-ro ship had a fire in her engine room.[81] She was consequently scrapped.[18]
The caravelLisa von Lübeck collided with the full-rigged shipSedov off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Both vessels were damaged and put into Den Helder, North Holland.[82]
Malta
The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Sliema as an artificial reef.[83]
The vessel sank 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) off Port Sultan Qaboos, Oman, with a cargo of 816 tons of bitumen which spilled to the sea. Nine Indian crewmen were rescued while the Iranian captain was found dead.[90]
The bulk carrier ran aground in the Saginaw River with a load of salt. The ship was freed after unloading some of its cargo into a barge.[91]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Vietnam
Tropical Storm Gorio: The cargo ship was driven ashore on Luzon Island, Philippines.[92] She was refloated on 1 July.[93]
July[]
1 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Saeng Island, South Korea and broke in two. She was on a voyage from Lianyungang, China to Busan, South Korea.[18][94][95] The bow section sank on 6 July.[96]
The jack up drilling rig, positioned between the coasts of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the mouth of the Congo River, due to the collapsing of the seabed under one of the three legs, suddenly tilted and suffered hull damages. At 10.30 AM CEST, the rig capsized and sank in approximately 40 metres of water.[98]
4 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Bangladesh
The 97-metre (318 ft) cargo vessel was report to have sank off Phuket, Thailand, and eleven crew members remain missing.[99][100][101] It was later reported that ten of her 29 crew had been rescued by a Thai Navy helicopter. Five had been rescued by (Liberia) and five were missing. Hope had been taken under tow by a Malaysian tug.[102]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The 1993-built 52,580 DWT bulk carrier ran aground and broke in two off Busan in the Japan Sea. The forward section sank to a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft).[2][103]
Belize
The passenger ship capsized and sank with the loss of one life.[18]
8 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Malaysia
Hijacked by Somali pirates on 26 November 2010, the 1993-built container ship sank in rough seas while anchored off the Somali Coast. Part of the superstructure remained above the surface.[104][105] At least four crew members held as hostages and seven pirates are confirmed dead while 13 others, both hostages and pirates, remain missing.[106]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (Greece) and sank in the Yellow Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the coast of South Korea. Her twelve crew were rescued by Blessing.[107]
Panama
The tanker caught fire and was abandoned off Colón. She was on a voyage from Colón to Jamaica.[108]
The yacht foundered in the Baltic Sea off Öland, Sweden with the loss of one life. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Cambodia
The cargo ship exploded and sank in the East China Sea off Namhae Island, South Korea. Her ten crew were rescued, nine by (Cyprus) and one by a South Korean Coast Guard helicopter.[109]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Sierra Leone
The chemical tanker suffered an engine room fire in the Malacca Strait and was abandoned with the loss of one of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency boats.[110]
Crew of seventeen was forced to abandon vessel some 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) northeast of Mauritius after one of the containers onboard caught fire.[111][112] Her crew were rescued by (Liberia).[113]
16 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed vessel
Unknown
A ship carrying asylum-seekers overturned 70 nautical miles (130 km) from Christmas Island.[114]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The passenger ferry foundered off Sulu. All nineteen people on board were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Navy.[115]
23 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed vessel
flag unknown
A ship carrying asylum-seekers from Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka and Syria sank near the West Java town of , Indonesia with the loss of at least four people. An unknown number are missing.[116]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Astrid
Netherlands
Astrid.
The brig ran aground on rocks off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. All 30 crew were rescued before she sank.[117][118]Astrid was raised on 10 September.[119] She was deemed a constructive total loss and was scrapped.
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The tanker collided with the quayside and sank at Ternate.[120]
August[]
1 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship ran aground off Cheduba Island, Burma. and was abandoned by all but three of her crew.[121]
7 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The bulk carrier collided with (Panama and sank in the Yangtze Estuary. Fifteen of her eighteen crew were rescued, three were reported missing.[122]
The 16,717 DWT bulk carrier with a load of 330 tonnes of heavy fuel and 15,000 tonnes of rice ran aground in the , on the South AfricanIndian Ocean coast. The 1997-built ship developed mechanical problems in the heavy seas and drifted out of control until she stranded between two ecological-sensitive estuaries. All 19 crew members were evacuated by NSRI Knysna and NSRI Wilderness (both South Africa).[124][125] On 19 August, it was reported that the 157-metre (515 ft) ship, then 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) from the shore, was taking on water. The salvage tugs attempted to tow the vessel as far into deep water as possible before she finally sank on 21 August.[126]
9 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Estonia
The schooner ran aground off Aegna and was abandoned by the eleven people on board. She subsequently floated off half-submerged and with a severe list.[127]
The support vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean 24 nautical miles (44 km) off Beberibe, Brazil following a fire in the engine room. Her fifteen crew were evacuated before the ship sank.[129]
Panama
The cargo ship was driven ashore at , Philippines.[130]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Hong Kong
Typhoon Utor: The cargo ship foundered 45 nautical miles (83 km) south west of Hong Kong. Her 21 crew were rescued by search-and-rescue helicopters.[131][132][133]
The 1973-built ferry collided with (Philippines) at Cebu and sank with the loss of at least 116 lives. The ship was carrying 752 passengers and 118 crew at the time of the sinking.[18][134][135][136]
18 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Togo
The livestock carrier caught fire off Berbera, Somaliland and was abandoned by her crew.[137]
19 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The 151,000 DWT bulk carrier ran aground in the east coast of South Africa after departing the Port of Richards Bay with a full cargo of coal. The crew of 23 were rescued, but the 1996-built, 273-metre (896 ft) vessel suffered a structural failure amidships and broke into three. The bow section was refloated and scuttled in December 2014. The midsection was buried on site in September 2015 and the stern section was refloated and scuttled in October 2013.[138][139][140]
22 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
Tropical Storm Trami: The cargo ship foundered off Fujian Province. Six crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Zhangzhou to .[141]
28 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Scuderia
France
The trawler ran aground at Lankidden Cove, on the east side of The LizardCornwall, United Kingdom. None of the five crew were injured.[142] She was refloated on 3 September and towed to Falmouth for repairs.[143]
The cargo ship was set afire by her crew 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Malta in an effort to disguise drug running. She was under surveillance by the Italian Coast Guard. Her nine crew were rescued and arrested.[145][146]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Marshall Islands
The bulk carrier ran aground and was damaged 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. She was on a voyage from , Brazil to Subic Bay, Philippines.[147]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Tanzania
The cargo ship was set afire by her crew and abandoned inn the Mediterranean Sea in an attempt to disguise drug running during and interception by the French Navy. Her crew were rescued and arrested. Luna-S was taken in tow by the salvage tug (France).[146]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship collided with (Bangladesh) at Chittagong and sank in shallow water. Abdullah was severely damaged.[148]
The cargo ship ran aground in the Marmara Sea off , Turkey after her cargo shifted.[150] Her nine crew were rescued.[151] She was driven ashore and wrecked on 2 February 2015.
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Brazil
The cargo ship partially sank in the Bay of Guanabara off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following the theft of copper from her engine room.[152]
The cargo ship foundered off Borneo with the loss of one of her twelve crew.[154]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship collided with (Sierra Leone) 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Izu, Shizuoka and capsized with the loss of six of her crew.[155]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Three unidentified fishing vessels
China
Typhoon Wutip: The fishing vessels sank in the South China Sea due to the effects of a typhoon, leaving 74 people missing.[156]
October[]
1 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Turkey
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Riva, Beykoz, Turkey.[157]
3 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 October 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Unidentified vessel
Libya
With approximately 500 migrants on board, the vessel sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lampedusa, killing at least 300 people.[158]
4 October[]
List of shipwrecks: October 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The bulk carrier ran aground off Ly Son, Vietnam and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Taiwan to , Vietnam.[159]
7 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Netherlands
The offshore supply vessel collided with the fishing vessel Vertrouwen (Netherlands) and sank in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland with the loss of three of her five crew.[160]
11 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed ship
Unknown
A ship carrying migrants capsized in international waters near the island of Lampedusa with the loss of 27 people. At least 221 people were saved by a Maltese search and rescue operation.[161]
12 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 October 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
Cyclone Phailin: The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Haldia, India. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[162][163]
The cargo ship was in collision with (Marshall Islands) off , Vietnam and sank. Her nineteen crew were rescued.[186]
China
Typhoon Haiyan: Three crew members drowned while four others were reported missing after their cargo vessel sank at Sanya.[187][188][189]
9 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 November 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan: The cargo ship was driven ashore and wrecked on with the loss of two of her 22 crew. Five were reported missing, fifteen were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard.[190]
The 43-gross ton, 44.1-foot (13.4 m) passenger and fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while adrift in Behm Canal in Southeast Alaska. Of the two men who had been aboard her, one was found ashore; the other disappeared after parting company with him to return to Abundance and was never seen again.[179]
South Korea
The tanker was driven ashore at Ulsan. Her crew were rescued.[195]
Panama
The tanker was driven ashore at Ulsan. Her eleven crew were rescued.[195]
China
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ulsan. Her crew were rescued.[195]
25 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 November 2013
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The towboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Mississippi River. Her nine crew survived.[196]
The cargo ship caught fire off the Spratly Islands and was abandoned by her 26 crew, who were rescued by (Marshall Islands).[199]
30 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Ocean Countess
Portugal
The passenger ship caught fire at Chalkis, Greece. Her skeleton crew of five survived. Ocean Countess was consequently scrapped.
December[]
6 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The restaurant ship foundered in a storm while at anchor at Svestad, Norway. The ship's aft section was submerged, while the bow remained above water.[200] In April 2014, Innvik, which had been found to be damaged beyond economic repair, was sent to Fredrikshavn in Denmark for scrapping.[201] The breaking of the vessel commenced in July 2014.[202]
11 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Sierra Leone
The cargo ship capsized and sank at Rhodes, Greece.[203][204]
14 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship foundered in the Luzon Strait, 20 crew were rescued by (Hong Kong).[205]
17 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The LPGtanker was severely damaged by fire at , Brazil. Her crew were evacuated.[206]
20 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Francis Gerena
Solomon Islands
The ferry sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Anuha Island. Over 390 people were rescued from the boat, which was licensed to carry 80 people.[207]
23 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Turkish Naval Forces
The tug capsized and sank at Izmir with the loss of ten lives.[208]
The bulk carrier ran aground in Lake Ontario off the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse, New York, United States.[210] She was refloated on 30 December.[211]
27 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
China
The container ship capsized and sank off Shanghai with the loss of five of her sixteen crew.[212]
29 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Hong Kong
The chemical tanker collided with (Bahamas) off Busan, South Korea and caught fire. All 91 people on board the two vessels were evacuated. Maritime Maisie subsequently drifted into Japanese waters before six tugs reached her. She was finally allowed to dock in Ulsan, Korea on 28 April 2014 for assessment as to whether or not she was salvageable.[213][214][215]
The container ship sustained a crack in her hull off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Four passengers were taken off by helicopter while her 20 crew members remained on board.[216] Temporary repairs were performed in Newfoundland.
Cambodia
The cargo ship ran aground off , China and was abandoned by her fifteen crew.[217]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Cambodia
The cargo ship ran aground in the Azov Sea off , Russia. She was still aground five days later.[218]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2013
Ship
Country
Description
Turkey
The cargo ship ran aground off Tekirdağ. She was declared a total loss.[18]
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