The cargo ship carrying 20,000 sacks of cement sank off Lobo, Batangas, Philippines, after encountering rough seas and strong winds. Of her crew, one was killed and nineteen survived.[1]
The cargo ship capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Caithness, United Kingdom. The upturned vessel was discovered on 3 January by Hrossey (United Kingdom).[6]
The car transporter developed a severe list and was beached on the Bramble Bank, in The Solent. All twenty-five people on board were rescued by helicopter and lifeboat.[8][9]
4 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The tanker caught fire and exploded off Zhanjiang. Twelve of her fourteen crew were rescued. Two were missing as of 4 January.[10]
5 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Denmark
The LNGtanker ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Bonny Island, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Bonny, Nigeria, to Gwangyang, South Korea.[11] Her cargo was transferred to (Belgium) in an operation that began on 21 January.[12] She was refloated the next day.[13]
7 January[]
List of shipwrecks: xx January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea near Samsun, Turkey and began taking on water. Her ten crew were rescued by a Turkish Coast Guard helicopter.[14][15]
8 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Costa Rica
The catamaran capsized and sank off midway to Isla Tortuga, with the loss of three of the 109 people on board.[16]
Cape Verde
The ro-roferry foundered off Fogo. Eleven of the twenty-six people on board were rescued and three bodies were recovered.[17]
9 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Mongolia
The cargo ship foundered off Camiguin, Philippines. Her twenty-six crew were rescued by (China).[18]
13 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The ro-ro ship caught fire at Akita, Japan. Her fourteen crew abandoned ship.[19] The fire was extinguished on 22 January.[20]
Vanuatu
The cargo ship was abandoned in , Crete, Greece. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.[21]
Togo
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Antalya, Turkey. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard.[22]
14 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Togo
The cargo ship caught fire off Iskenderun, Turkey. Her twenty-three crew were rescued.[23]
16 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The tug capsized and sank in the Yangtze at with the loss of twenty-two of the twenty-five people on board.[24]
18 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Leif Roald
Norway
The fishing vessel capsized and sank after striking a reef off Averøy, Norway. Her nine crew were rescued by a Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue vessel and another boat.[25]
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Vietnam
The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Quang Ngai Province. Her ten crew were rescued.[26]
22 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The towing vessel foundered in the Pacific Ocean 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Oahu, Hawaii. Her eleven crew were rescued by (U.S. Coast Guard) and ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).[27]
United States Naval Service
The Sgt. Matej Kocak cargo ship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Uruma, Japan.[28]
28 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Ecuador
The ship ran aground off the Galapagos Islands and partially sank.[29] Ecuadorean authorities have decided that the ship will be scuttled once her cargo has been offloaded.[30]
The cruise ship ran aground 7.6 nautical miles (14 km) south west of Puerto Montt. All 120 passengers and crew were taken off by the Chilean Navy.[37]Skorpios II was refloated the next day and taken to Puerto Montt.[38]
The ferry was driven ashore on Ischia. She was refloated on 13 February.[40][41]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Cyprus
The bulk carrier was driven ashore on Andros, Greece. Her 22 crew were rescued by the Greek Coast Guard and local fire brigade. She was on a voyage from Eleusis, Greece to Odessa, Ukraine.[42]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The cargo ship foundered in the Black Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Ayancik, Turkey. Her twelve crew were rescued by Turkish Coast Guard helicopters.[43]
18 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 2015
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground near Ardnamurchan Point, Scotland. Her crew remained on board and she was refloated on 20 February. She was on a voyage from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Skogn, Norway.[44][45] She was consequently declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[46]
20 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Levitha, Greece. Her six crew were rescued by a Greek Coast Guard helicopter.[47] She floated off on 26 February and foundered.[48]
22 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 2015
Ship
Country
Description
M. L. Mosta
Bangladesh
The passenger ferry was in collision with a cargo ship in the Padma River. She capsized and sank with the loss of 48 lives.[49]
March[]
4 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Hong Kong
The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Yellow Sea off Gunsan, South Korea and was severely damaged. Her eighteen crew were taken off by helicopter.[50] The ship was beached; it was later taken under tow by the tugKoyo Maru (Japan) but capsized and sank in the Korea Strait 22 nautical miles (40 km) off Jeju Island, South Korea on 12 March.[51]
6 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Croatia
The cement carrier was driven ashore at Split.[52][53]
Croatia
The cement carrier was driven ashore at Split.[52][53]
Croatia
The cement carrier was driven ashore at Slatine.[52][53] She was still ashore on 4 August.[54]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship caught fire at Vung Tau, Vietnam. Her twenty crew were evacuated.[55]
Panama
The tug sank in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of her seven crew was reported missing.[56]
11 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The bulk carrier was driven aground on the coast of Honshū, Japan.[57] She was refloated on 17 March.[58]
Hong Kong
The cargo ship capsized off Jeju Island, South Korea whilst under tow by Koyo Maru (Japan). No crew were aboard.[59]
Cambodia
The cargo ship foundered in the Sea of Japan 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the coast of Honshū. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard.[57]
12 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Blue Gold
Vanuatu
Cyclone Pam: The motor yacht was driven ashore on Vanuatu.[60]
13 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Aung Tagun 3
Burma
A ferry sank off the coast of Myanmar, killing about 50 people. The accident was attributed to poor weather conditions.[61] According to reports, there were more than 200 passengers on board the Aung Takon ferry, which was sailing from Kyaukphyu to Sittwe in Myanmar's Rakhine State when it sank.[62]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The tug sank off Fire Island, New York with the loss of one of her four crew.[63]
Panama
The tanker caught fire in the Sea of Japan off Busan, South Korea and was abandoned by her eighteen crew.[64][65]
23 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Vietnam
The cargo ship ran aground off the whilst avoiding a collision with a fishing vessel. Her nine crew were rescued.[66]
Greece
The ferry was severely damaged by fire at Piraeus with the loss of one life.[67]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship struck a submerged object and sank in the Strait of Malacca 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Belawan. Two of her fourteen crew were killed and five were rescued. As of 27 March, nine are missing, presumed dead.[68]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: xx March 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The tug capsized and sank in the Tsugaru Strait with the loss of two of her four crew. One person was reported missing.[69]
The topsail schooner was abandoned off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued by USCGC Ocracoke (United States Navy). Liana's Ransom was on a voyage from the Meteghan River, Nova Scotia to Sint Maarten.
China
The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea off with the loss of her thirteen crew.[71][72]
April[]
1 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Dalniy Vostok
Russia
The fishing vessel foundered in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Kamchatka Peninsula with the loss of 57 of the 132 people on board. Twelve people were reported to be missing.
3 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The ship foundered off the coast of Sulu Province. Fifty passengers were being carried illegally on board the overloaded vessel. Five were confirmed to have died and fourteen were rescued. The remainder were listed as missing.[73]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The bulk carrier collided with (Marshall Islands) and sank in the East China Sea off Weihai, Shandong Province.[74]
The fishing vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean 115 nautical miles (213 km) west of São Tomé. Her forty crew were rescued by Bob Barker (Netherlands) and Sam Simon (Netherlands). Thunder was suspected to have been fishing illegally for toothfish.[75][76]
The passenger ferry suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank off Ao Nang. One of the 116 passengers was reported to be missing after they abandoned ship, with a second reported to have died.[78][79]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The factory ship caught fire at Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The burning ship was towed 20 nautical miles (37 km) offshore after her 72 crew were evacuated.[80] She sank on 14 April.[81][82]
15 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The bulk carrier capsized off . Four of her nine crew were rescued, five were reported missing.[83]
16 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Togo
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Datca, Turkey. Her 21 crew were rescued by fishing vessels and the Turkish Coast Guard.[84]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed migrant ship
The 20-metre (66 ft) vessel capsized to the south of the Italian island of Lampedusa, with seven hundred feared dead after it collided with King Jacob (Portugal) and sank within five minutes. Twenty-eight people survived.[85][86]
19 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Turkey
The passenger ferry ran aground at Gökçeada, Turkey. All 188 passengers were taken off by lifeboat.[87]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed barge
Egypt
The barge was carrying 500 tons of phosphate. The ship capsized after colliding with the foundations of the city's Dandara Bridge, in Upper Egypt's Qena. No casualties were reported. The ship was probably a property of the Egyptian Armed Forces.[88]
The ferry ran aground off Bakauheni. Her passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from Bakauheni to Merak, Banten.[90]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Sorrento
Italy
The ro-pax ferry caught fire 15 nautical miles (27 km) off Mallorca, Spain. All 156 passengers and crew were evacuated by , (both Italy) and (Spain).[91]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Singapore
The bulk carrier ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Mombasa, Kenya. Her 25 crew were rescued.[92]
May[]
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (China) and sank off Guangzhou. Seven crew were rescued.[93]
The fish carrier ran aground off Yeosu and developed a severe list.[95]
20 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The tanker ran aground at Cilacap. She was refloated on 1 July.[96]
China
The dredger capsized off , Malaysia. One of her fifteen crew was rescued.[97]
21 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship foundered off Gaolan. Her nine crew were rescued by the tug (China). Yue You Lian 68 was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Taishan.[98]
25 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The tanker collided with another vessel off Guangzhou and caught fire. She was declared a total loss.[99]
China
The cargo ship foundered off Gaolan. Her nine crew were rescued.[100]
Marshall Islands
The cargo ship caught fire off Cuxhaven, Germany. Fourteen firefighters were airlifted to the ship, but they and her 22 crew were later evacuated.[101]
26 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 2015
Ship
Country
Description
South Korea
The tug foundered off Busan following the snapping of a cable connecting the boat with a ship it was towing. Two crew were killed.[102]
30 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Down North
Canada
The sailing ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Swinoujscie, Poland with the loss of one of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by the fishing vesselPalucca (Germany). Down North was on a voyage from Swinoujscie to Spitzbergen, Norway.[103]
United States
The tug sank in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One of her five crew was reported missing.[104]
June[]
1 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Dong Fang Zhi Xing
China
The ship was traveling on the Yangtze River in Jianli, Hubei Province with 454 people on board when it capsized in a severe thunderstorm. On 13 June, 442 deaths were confirmed, with 12 rescued.[105]
2 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Courage
United States
The car carrier was damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was consequently scrapped.[106]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Malaysia
The LPGtanker issued a distress signal in the South China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Reported missing as of 11 June.[107] She later turned up at Palembang, Indonesia, safe and unscathed.
The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 24 nautical miles (44 km) south of Daman. Her fourteen crew were rescued by Indian Coast Guard helicopters.[113]
The cargo ship developed a list in the Indian Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of Mumbai. Her twenty crew were rescued by Indian Navy helicopters and taken to INS Shikra.[114]
Unknown Tugboats
Canada
Two modified workboats being used as tugs sank in the Saint Lawrence River off of Cornwall, Ontario after being pulled under a barge being used for the demolition of the Seaway International Bridge by stronger current than expected, all crew of both boats were rescued with minor injuries. [115]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 2015
Ship
Country
Description
India
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Arabian Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Dahanu. Her fourteen crew were rescued by Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy helicopters.[116]
25 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship capsized and sank off Zhuhai. Her eleven crew were rescued.[117]
The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Jingtang. Her six crew were rescued by helicopter.[118]
Guoliang 7
China
The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Jingtang. Her crew were rescued by helicopter.[118]
China
The cargo ship foundered in the Bohai Sea. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.[118]
Jiang Shung 299
China
The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Jingtang. Her crew were rescued by helicopter.[118]
China
The cargo ship foundered in the Bohai Sea. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.[118]
30 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship caught fire off Surabaya and was abandoned by her nineteen crew.[119]
July[]
2 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Kim Nirvana-B
Philippines
The ferry capsized and sank off Ormoc, Leyte. Between 50 and 70 of the 173 people on board were reported to have been rescued.[120]
5 July[]
List of shipwrecks: xx July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Egypt
The ro-ro ferry foundered in the Red Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Safaga, Egypt. All 37 people on board were rescued by the Egyptian Navy.[121] She was on a voyage from to Dhiba, Saudi Arabia.[122]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ships collided off Ningde. Both crews were evacuated.[123]
Vietnam
The cargo ship ran aground off La Gi and began to sink.[124]
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Taizhou. Her fourteen crew were rescued.[126]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (China) and sank off Zhoushan with the loss of at least one of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Navy helicopters, with one crew member swimming ashore.[127]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Greece
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Elefsina.[128]
United States
The passenger ship ran aground off Woods Hole, Massachusetts. All 113 people on board were taken off by the United States Coast Guard. She was later refloated and taken in to Woods Hole.[129]
Indonesia
The ferry ran aground off Pulau Tempurung, in the Sunda Strait. Her 142 passengers were evacuated.[130]
The cargo ship ran aground off Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, Philippines after her cargo of shifted. Twenty crew were rescued by (Singapore). One crew member suffered a heart attack and died.[132]
Unnamed ship
Egyptian Navy
was struck off Rafah by a missile fired by ISIS forces.[133]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed ship
flag unknown
The ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off by Libyan Air Force aircraft. A government spokesman claimed that the vessel was carrying weapons and ammunition that were destined for terrorists in the east of the country.[134]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship broke in two and sank whilst being loaded at Wuhan.[135]
The coaster collided with (Turkey) and sank in the Black Sea off Riva, Beykoz, Turkey with the loss of one of her twelve crew.[139] Survivors were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard.[140]
23 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (China) and sank in the Yangtze at Waigaoqiao. Her sixteen crew were rescued.[141][142]
Unnamed ship
Egypt
At least twenty-one people died when a passenger boat and a cargo ship collided on the River Nile.[143]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Greece
The high-speed catamaranferry ran aground off Tinos. All 239 passengers were evacuated by local boats.[144]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The ro-paxferry caught fire off Hokkaido with the loss of a crew member. The remaining 71 passengers and 22 crew were evacuated from the ship by the Japanese Coast Guard.[145]
August[]
7 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship suffered engine problems in the Gulf of Aden off Socotra Island, Yemen and was abandoned by her 24 crew. They were rescued a few days later from the island by Libeccio (Italian Navy). Focomar was towed in to Djibouti by (United Arab Emirates).[146][147]
8 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship struck a reef whilst trying to avoid a collision with a fishing vessel and was holed. She was consequently beached near .[148]
The coaster was driven ashore in a typhoon at Zhoushan. Her five crew were rescued.[157]
25 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The research vessel capsized in a floating dock at Livorno with the loss of one life.[158]
27 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed ship
Unknown
Capsized off the coast of Libya near Zuwara with fifty people on board.[159]
Unnamed ship
Unknown
Capsized off the coast of Libya near Zuwara with four hundred people on board.[159]
September[]
For the scuttling of the Chilean ferry Amadeo I on 21 September, see List of shipwrecks in 2014 § 18 August.
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The container ship sprang a leak, capsized and sank in the Java Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) north east of Surabaya. Two of her crew were reported missing.[160]
3 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship struck a reef and sank off . Her five crew were rescued.[161]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Caledonian
Unknown
The fishing vessel capsized with four people on board while hauling fish aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The vessel eventually sank and minor pollution was reported. One crew member was rescued and the bodies of the remaining three crew members were recovered.[162]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Shoyo 18
Thailand
The tug sank at Penang, Malaysia. Her seven crew were rescued.[163]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 2015
Ship
Country
Description
South Korea
The fisheries protection vessel ran aground in the Yellow Sea west of and was holed. Her eleven crew were rescued.[164]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship was in collision with another vessel and sank at Guangzhou. A crew member was reported missing.[165]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Lincoln
South Africa
The 42-metre (138 ft) fishing trawler sank off Hangklip. Eight survivors were found also ten bodies had been recovered. Three crewman remained missing.[166]
Hurricane Joaquin: The ro-ro cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas with the lost of her thirty-three person crew. Later analysis of the sea state indicate El Faro was hit by a rogue wave of over 23 m.[169][170]
Hurricane Joaquin: The cargo ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea off Haiti. Her twelve crew took to the lifeboat. USCGC Northland (United States Navy) was reported to be searching for them,[173] but they were rescued by (Panama) and (Bahamas) under the AMVER scheme.[174]
4 October[]
List of shipwrecks: xx October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The tanker was driven ashore on Donghai Island in a typhoon. She was refloated on 17 October.[175]
China
The cargo ship was driven ashore on in a typhoon. She was refloated on 19 October.[175]
5 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship sank in a typhoon at with the loss of one of her six crew.[176]
China
The cargo ship foundered off Yangjiang. Her crew were rescued.[177]
6 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Netherlands
The cargo ship collided with (Marshall Islands) and sank in the North Sea off Blankenberge, West Flanders, Belgium. Her eleven crew were rescued.[178] The wreck was deemed a hazard to shipping. The bow section was refloated on 27 June 2016. The stern section is scheduled to be refloated in August 2016.[179]
Lebanon
The livestock carrier capsized at , Brazil. Her crew had been evacuated before she capsized.[180]
11 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Vietnam
The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the South China Sea off . Her ten crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[181]
17 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bismark Sea. She subsequently came ashore on Long Island, Papua New Guinea.[182]
Russia
The coaster capsized and sank in the Pacific Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Shumshu Island, Kuril Islands with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by (Russia).[183]
The cargo ship capsized in the Bohai Sea. One of her six crew was rescued by helicopter, five were reported missing.[185]
23 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Mexico
Hurricane Patricia: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Barra de Navidad. Her twenty-seven crew were rescued by helicopter.[186] She subsequently broke her back. It was planned that she would be scuttled,[187] but later it was decided that she would be scrapped in situ.[188]Los Llanitos broke in two on 10 October 2017.[189]
25 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Canada
The whale-watching boat sank off the coast of , near the resort of Tofino, Vancouver Island. Five people were killed and one reported missing.[190]
United States
Hurricane Patricia: The tug was driven ashore in Galveston Bay.[191]
30 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Hoang Phuc
Vietnam
The cargo ship capsized 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Ho Chi Minh City with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. Twelve were rescued, five were reported trapped in the ship.[192]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bismark Sea off Lae, Papua New Guinea. Her twenty-one crew took to the lifeboat and were subsequently rescued by (China).[193]
Pathara Marine 5
Thailand
The coastal container ship capsized and sank the Gulf of Siam sometime in October. All four crew were trapped inside and died.[194]
November[]
1 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Myanmar
The ferry sank on the Chindwin River, Sagaing Region while heading for from Monywa. Approximately thirty people are saved and eight bodies recovered, out of an unknown number of passenger (estimated at seventy to one hundred).[195]
The cargo ship caught fire in the Inland Sea of Japan and was abandoned by her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Osaka to Haimen, China.[197]
14 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (China) in the Taiwan Strait and was severely damaged. Her 26 crew were rescued by Ji Xin 9 (flag unknown). Guang Yun was on a voyage from Zhoushan to Dong Guan.[198]
16 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 November 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The ferry capsized off . All of the passengers and crew were reported to have been rescued.[199][200]
The cruise ship suffered an engine room fire off the Falkland Islands. All 347 people were evacuated by Royal Air Force helicopters and HMS Clyde (Royal Navy).[201]
20 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship foundered in the Yellow Sea off Qingdao with the loss of a crew member. Five others were reported missing.[202]
The decommissioned Uribe-classpatrol vessel was scuttled with explosive charges in the Pacific Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, to create an artificial reef.
22 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 November 2015
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (China) off Zhoushan and sank. Four of her eight crew were rescued.[203]
The cargo ship capsized and sank off Suva. Her 34 crew were rescued.[204]
28 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The tanker was driven ashore and damaged on Sakhalin Island near Nevelsk. She was on a voyage from Vanino to Korsakov.[205]
30 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship foundered in the Philippine Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of Vigan with the loss of eleven of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by (Singapore).[206]
December[]
4 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The container ship ran aground in the Sunda Strait off , Indonesia.[207] She was refloated on 6 January 2016.[208]
10 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground and partially sank at Sagata, Japan. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[209]
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Legazpi, Philippines.[211]
14 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 2015
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The tug collided with the towboat Margaret Ann (United States) and sank in the Mississippi River.[212]
16 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Antigua and Barbuda
The cargo ship collided with (Cayman Islands) and sank in the Singapore Strait. Six of her twelve crew were reported missing.[213] Three bodies were recovered from near the wreck of the ship in late December; one of them was confirmed to be a crew member.[214] The other two bodies were later also confirmed to be missing crew members.[215]
17 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The cargo ship grounded in Lake Saint-Louis, Quebec shortly after leaving Montreal; refloated four days later on 21 December.[216]
19 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 2015
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The passenger ferry capsized and sank off the south coast of Sulawesi, 13 nautical miles (24 km) south east of Siwa. About 40 of the 125 passengers and crew were rescued. 60 people were killed in the sinking.[217]