The coastaltanker ran aground off Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her six crew were evacuated.[5] She was refloated on 16 January and taken in to Sydney.[6]
10 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Singapore
The bulk carrier was run into by (United Kingdom) at Shanghai, China and was severely damaged.[7]
11 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
North Korea
The cargo ship capsized and in the East China Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of Fukue Island, Japan. Her crew were rescued by a Japan Coast Guard vessel.[8]
Moldova
The arrested and crewless cargo ship was driven ashore at Bozburun, Turkey.[9]
13 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Liberia
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Italy. Her eighteen crew were rescued by helicopter.[10]
Unknown
Thailand
The Tug was flooded by wakes of passing boats causing her to capsize and sink at Bangkok, Thailand on the Chao Phraya River. Was scheduled to be raised. The owner and a passenger survived.[11]
14 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Barbados
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. All seven crew were rescued, four by (Finland) and three by helicopter. She was on a voyage from Eemshaven, Groningen, Netherlands to Pasajes, Spain.[12]
17 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The ship foundered off Bohol. One of her 29 crew was reported missing. She was on a voyage from Cebu City to Tacloban City.[13]
Philippines
The cargo ship caught fire and sank south west of Caballo Island, Philippines with the loss of one of her eleven crew. Five crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Roxas to Binondo.[13]
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Vanuatu
The cargo ship was scuttled in 140 feet (43 m) of water in the Gulf of Mexico 67 nautical miles (124 km; 77 mi) off Galveston, Texas, to form an artificial reef.[14][15]
26 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The live fish carrier suffered rudder failure and foundered in the Norwegian Sea off Steigen, Norway. Her six crew were rescued by a Sea King helicopter from No. 330 Squadron RNoAF.[16][17]
The ro-ro cargo ship ran aground off and was abandoned.[20]
28 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Unnamed catamaran
Malaysia
2017 Mengalum boat mishap: The catamaran sank in the South China Sea off Mengalum Island, on its way to the island from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Three passengers died from drowning with five others missing.[21]
The Ticonderoga-classcruiser ran aground and was damaged in Tokyo Bay off Yokosuka, Japan.
Cambodia
The arrested cargo ship was set afire by looters in Amur Bay, Russia, and was gutted.[22]
February[]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Ethiopia
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Sharjah or Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates. Her crew were rescued.[23]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Singapore
The bulk carrier ran aground on the Cargados Carajos Shoals. She was on a voyage from Richards Bay to , India.[24]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Destination
United States
Overloaded and made top-heavy by icing, the 92-foot (28.0 m) crab-fishing boatcapsized and sank rapidly in the Bering Sea off Dalnoi Point on the coast of St. George Island in the Pribilof Islands. Her entire crew of six men perished, and their bodies were never found.[25] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationresearch shipNOAAS Fairweather (United States) discovered her wreck in about 250 feet (76 m) of water during operations on 8 and 9 July 2017.[26]
Panama
The tanker was driven ashore on Suwanosejima, Japan. Her eighteen crew were rescued by a Japan Coast Guard helicopter.[27]
The container ship caught fire 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cape St. Francis, South Africa. Four non-essential crew were evacuated, and the ship put into Ngqura to enable firefighting operations to be completed. Her remaining crew were evacuated on arrival at Ngqura.[28][29]
The tug ran aground and sank off Farsund, Norway. Her three crew survived, and the wreck was raised thirteen days later.[37][38]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The coaster sprang a leak and foundered 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Grenada. Her nine crew were rescued.[39]
Shetland
The trawler's starboard net came fast on a obstruction on the seabed. In the attempt to recover the fishing gear, the port trawl door struck the hull causing the aft compartment to flood. Despite efforts from the crew to pump the water out using their own portable pumps, a pump from the Lerwick Lifeboat, the ship foundered. All five crew were rescued onto the lifeboat at the scene.[40]
4 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Bahamas
The cruise ship grounded on a coral reef at Waigeo Island, Indonesia. With the help of a tug Caledonian Sky refloated, further damaging the reef.[41]
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north east of Misrata, Libya. Her ten crew were rescued by (China). Anna was on a voyage from Istanbul, Turkey to Misrata.[43]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 2017
Ship
Country
Description
North Korea
The cargo ship was hit by a Chinese tanker whilst at anchor and foundered off , China. Her 27 crew were rescued.[44][45]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (China) and sank in the Yangtze River at Nantong. Two of her thirteen crew were killed, four were reported missing.[46]
13–16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The dredger last received position was on 13 March (UTC +8). It capsized and subsequently sank in Singapore's Territorial Waters, off Horsburgh Lighthouse Area.[47][48]
16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Turkey
The cargo ship sank at Misrata, Libya.[49] Four of her thirteen crew were killed, two were reported missing. There were seven survivors.[50][51]
19 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The tanker exploded and caught fire in the East China Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) south of with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. She was later towed in to .[52]
The cargo ship collided with (Vietnam) and foundered 44 nautical miles (81 km) off Vung Tau. Nine of her eleven crew were killed.[56][57] Two crew were rescued by Petrolimex 14.[58]
The cargo ship broke in half and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 1,800 miles (2,900 km) west of Cape Town, South Africa. 2 crewmen rescued, 22 crewmembers missing.[59][60]
April[]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Kiribati
The cargo ship collided with a lighter, capsized and sank in the Yangtze off Nantong. Twelve crew were reported missing.[61][62]
7 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Taiwan
The catamaran passenger vessel ran aground in the Taiwan Strait and was damaged. All 346 passengers were evacuated by the Taiwan Coast Guard.[63]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship collided with Elizabeth (Indonesia) and sank off Damar Island.[64]
Panama
The vessel was driven aground by high winds on a shoal off Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. The vessel was freed the next day.[65]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The ferry caught fire in the Sunda Strait. All 113 passengers and crew were evacuated.[66]
10 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Ngwe Kyal Pwint
Burma
The passenger vessel collided with a cargo ship and sank in the Pathein Taman Creek with the loss of 20 of the 60 passengers on board.[67]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Belgium
The tanker ran aground between Borneo and Sumatra.[68]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Chile
The cargo ship was damaged in the and was beached on .[69]
Spain
The LNGtanker ran aground on a reef south of Guam and was severely damaged. She was refloated and made for the Philippines.[70]
19 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship broke in two in stormy weather and sank in the Black Sea's Kerch Strait. As of 19 April, one member of the ship's 12-strong crew had been rescued and the bodies of two others retrieved from the sea.[71]
The ferry was driven against the quayside and damaged at Algeciras, Spain. The vessel was holed; she sank by the stern and later capsized onto her port side.[74][75]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Sierra Leone
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Saida, Lebanon.[76]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The chemical tanker was in a floating drydock which capsized at the , Gdynia, Poland.[77]
Liman
Russian Navy
The military intelligence vessel sank in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast, 25 miles northwest of the Bosphorus Strait, after a collision in fog with the livestock carrier (Togo). The crew of 78 were evacuated.[78]
May[]
1 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Germany
The ferry capsized and sank in the North Sea west of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands whilst under tow. Nobody was on board at the time.[79]
6 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 May 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship capsized and sank at Suva, Fiji,[80] caused by problem with wing ballasting and fuel bunkering.
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The cargo ship suffered a structural failure of her hull and foundered off Talisay City, Cebu, Philippines. Her 22 crew were rescued.[81]
8 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The was holed by ice in the South Atlantic and was abandoned off the Falkland Islands. Her 42 crew were rescued by (Panama).[82]
The cargo ship broke in two and sank in Bohai Bay. Her five crew were rescued.[89]
30 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 2017
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The tug capsized and sank in the Gulf of Mexico 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of Louisiana. A crew member was reported missing. The survivors were rescued by (United States).[90]
The dredging barge sank in shallow water off Mangaluru, India. Her 27 crew were evacuated by the Indian Coast Guard.[92]
Sheba
Bangladesh
The ship suffered a hull failure and foundered in the near . Her nine crew were rescued.[93]
6 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Argent Cosmos
Panama
Argent Cosmos aground.
During a voyage from Longview, Washington, to China with a cargo of 1.63 million gallons (6,170,221 litres) of ethanol, 6.65 million U.S. gallons (25,172,988 litres) of monoethylene glycol, 458,074 gallons (1,733,999 litres) of high-sulfuroil, and 99,064 gallons (374,998 litres) of low-sulfur oil, the 557-foot (169.8 m), 33,609 DWTtanker ran aground in the Columbia River near Skamokawa, Washington.[94][95]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Bahamas
The bulk carrier ran aground at , East Mani, Greece. She was on a voyage from Istanbul, Turkey to Sfax, Tunisia.[96]St. Gregory was refloated on 21 June.[97]
10 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Cayman Islands
The chemical tanker ran aground in the South China Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) south of Phu Quy Island, Vietnam and was holed. Her 26 crew were rescued.[98] She was refloated on 4 July.[99]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
USS Texas
United States Navy
The New York-classbattleship sprang a leak and developed a list at Houston, Texas.
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The LPGtanker was damaged by fire at Makassar.[100]
Indonesia
The cargo ship sank in the Malacca Strait. Two of her fifteen crew were reported missing. Survivors were rescued by (Sweden).[101] The missing crew were found in their liferaft on 15 June, but one of them was deceased.[102]
Indonesia
The bulk carrier was driven ashore on Pulau Buru, Indonesia.[103]
15 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Med Star
Greece
The ferry caught fire in the Ionian Sea off Rhodes and was severely damaged. Twenty of the 32 people on board were reported to have been evacuated.[104] Declared uneconomic to repair. she was scrapped.
or
Equatorial Guinea
The tanker exploded and sank 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km) north west of Tanjung Pengelih, Malaysia. Six crew were reported missing.[105][106]
The tanker lost power and ran aground 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east of Iroquois, Ontario in the Saint Lawrence Seaway. No damage to the ship and no loss of life or injury.[107]
The cargo ship ran aground off Sainte-Croix, Quebec in the Saint Lawrence Seaway after the vessel's engines stopped. No one was hurt and the vessel was towed to Quebec City.[111]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Singapore
The bulk carrier was in collision with (Panama) and ran aground off Chittagong, India.[112]
Moldova
The cargo ship partially sank at Catania, Italy.[113]
25 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
El Almirante
Colombia
The passenger ship sank in the Peñol-Guatapé Reservoir, Guatapé with the loss of nine lives.[114]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The tanker capsized and sank in the Gulf of Aden (13°50′N55°53′E / 13.833°N 55.883°E / 13.833; 55.883) with the loss of one of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by (Marshall Islands), (Bahamas) and (Singapore). She was on a voyage from Mogadishu, Somalia to Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates.[115][116]
The 77-metre (253 ft), 2,091 DWToil productstanker, in ballast, ran aground at off Florø, Norway. Tugs pulled her free on 29 June.[118]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Mallika Naree
Thailand
While arriving at Norfolk, Virginia, at the end of a voyage from France with a cargo of cement and steel, the 179-metre (587 ft) 30,195-dwtbulk carrier ran aground in the Elizabeth River. Tugs pulled her free a few hours later.[119]
Jamaica
The coaster was presumed to have foundered off the coast of Nicaragua with the loss of all thirteen crew.[120]
The cargo ship ran aground on Weizhou Island and sank. Her crew survived.[122]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Eric Haney
United States
Eric Haney.
The 48-metre (157 ft) towboat sank in the Mississippi River near Cairo, Illinois. Her crew of nine survived.[123]
12 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Malta
The container ship ran aground on the Durand Reef, 54 nautical miles (100 km) off Maré, New Caledonia.[124][125] Her crew were evacuated in the week before 24 August.[126] She was declared a constructive total loss.[127] The ship broke in two over the weekend of 11–12 November.[128]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire in the Pearl River. Her six crew were rescued.[129]
15 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The ferry ran aground between and and was abandoned.[130]
Tropical Storm Talas: The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Gulf of Tonkin off Cua Lo with the loss of three of her thirteen crew. Three others were reported missing, seven were rescued.[132]
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
India
The cargo ship foundered 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Her eleven crew were rescued by ( Indian Coast Guard).[133] She subsequently capsized and sank.[134]
Typhoon Roke: The cargo ship capsized and foundered off Huidong. Her twelve crew were rescued by Chinese Coast Guard helicopter.[136]
26 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Marshall Islands
The cargo ship ran aground off Pulau Laut, Indonesia.[137] She was consequently sold for scrapping.[138]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Togo
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Black Sea off Sevastopol, Russia. Her nine crew were rescued. Anda was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to Tripoli, Libya.[139]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The container ship collided with (China) in the Yangtze River and sank. Two of her fifteen crew were reported missing.[140]
China
The cargo ship foundered in the Taiwan Strait off Meizhou Island. Her seven crew were rescued by (China) Xin Hang 868 was on a voyage from Hainan to Ningbo.[141]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 2017
Ship
Country
Description
MB 248
Russia
The tug sank in Nakhodka Bay during a towing operation. She had been raised by mid-October.[142]
August[]
1 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship capsized and sank at Shanghai. Her eight crew were reported missing.[143]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Brazil
The tug collided with (Brazil) and sank near Óbidos, Brazil with the loss of eleven of the thirteen people on board.[144]
5 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at .[145]
The midget submarine was scuttled in Køge Bay by the captain, Peter Madsen. This was related to the murder of Kim Wall.
14 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Isle of Man
The bulk carrier was evacuated 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Gran Canaria, Canary Islands after her cargo of ammonium nitrate became heated and gave off fumes. Authorities refused to allow the ship to enter port, fearing a repeat of the Texas City Disaster in 1947. On 17 August, an explosion and fire occurred.[147][148]Cheshire was taken under tow on 21 August.[149] She arrived at Motril, Spain on 13 September.[150]
The Fort Rosalie-classreplenishment ship caught fire at Birkenhead. Her 60 crew were evacuated.
18 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 118 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Turkey
The cargo ship sprang a leak off Iskenderun. Her ten crew were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Iskenderun to Antalya. Ikra was subsequently towed back to Iskenderun by the tug (Turkey) and beached.[151][152]
19 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Taiwan Strait off . Four of her fourteen crew were rescued, nine were killed and one was listed as missing.[153][154]
20 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Iraq
The service vessel collided with (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) and sank off Um Qasr with the loss of 20 of her 31 crew.[155][156]
Turkey
The research ship ran aground near Arsuz and was damaged. Accident may have been the day before.[157]
The Arleigh Burke-classdestroyer collided with Alnic MC (Liberia) off the coast of Singapore, east of the Strait of Malacca. Ten sailors were killed, five were injured.
The container ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 125 nautical miles (232 km) south west of Ireland.[160] She was consequently withdrawn from service and earmarked for scrapping.[161]
23 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Taiwan
Typhoon Hato: The tanker was driven ashore in the Pearl River.[162]
China
Typhoon Hato: The tanker broke in two at Hong Kong.[163]
Singapore
Typhoon Hato: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong.[164]
Vietnam
The cargo ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off . Her nine crew survived.[165]
China
Typhoon Hato: The cargo ship was abandoned in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong.[166]
Taiwan
Typhoon Hato: The bulk carrier was driven ashore on an isle 27 nautical miles (50 km) southwest of Kowloon, China.[167]
Hurricane Harvey: The tug was abandoned at Port Aransas and was driven ashore. Her seven crew were rescued by United States Coast Guard helicopters.[170][172]
United States
Hurricane Harvey: The tug was abandoned at Port Aransas. Her four crew were rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[172]
United States
Hurricane Harvey: The tug sank at Port Aransas. Her four crew were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[173]
27 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Mongolia
The cargo ship broke in two in the Black Sea off Kilyos, Turkey. Her eleven crew were rescued. The bow section sank, the stern section was towed ashore.[174][175]
The ferry ran aground off Ios and was damaged. All 205 passengers were evacuated from the ship.[177]Blue Star Patmos was refloated on 6 September.[178]
The cargo ship capsized and sank off , Oman. Her twenty crew were rescued.[180][181]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 2017
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The tug sank in the Intracoastal Waterway. Her crew were rescued.[182]
6 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship listed severely against the quayside at Visakhapatnam, India.[183]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Bahamas
The tanker caught fire off . One hundred and thirty-eight people were evacuated.[184]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Greece
The tanker sank west of Piraeus. Both crew on board were rescued.[185][186] She was raised between 24 and 29 November 2017.[187]
11 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship was driven onto a reef off , in the Bali Sea. Her twelve crew were rescued.[188]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Netherlands
The motor barge was beached at Vlissingen, Zeeland. Three of the four people on board were taken off by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Vlissingen to Antwerp, Belgium.[189]
Hurricane Maria: The former research ship capsized with the loss of one of the four people on board. Survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy helicopter. She was subsequently driven ashore on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico.[194][195]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Faroe Islands
The cargo ship ran aground off Oskarshamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Visby to Oskarshamn. Atlantic was refloated on 27 September.[196]
The Bay-classpatrol boat ran aground on Henrys Reef and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and towed into Cairns, Queensland.[201]
October[]
5 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship ran aground off and developed a severe list. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from to Pekanbaru.[202]
6 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Comoros
The tanker was intercepted 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Libya by a Libyan Coast Guard cutter. Having failed to stop when requested, she was fired upon and caught fire. She put into Malta on 16 October in a severely damaged condition.[203][204]
Taiwan
The cargo ship foundered in the Taiwan Strait with the loss of all six crew.[205]
8 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Minjiang River at Fuzhou. Her ten crew were rescued.[206]
Antigua and Barbuda
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom.[207]
The Signature-classcruise ship was driven ashore at Santa Cruz Huatulco, Mexico. Her passengers were evacuated. She was later refloated.[208]
Netherlands
The cargo ship ran aground on Rathlin Island, County Donegal, Ireland.[209] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[210]
13 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Hong Kong
The bulk carrier capsized and sank 150 nautical miles (280 km) east of the northern tip of the Philippines with the loss of eleven of her 26 crew.[211]
Taiwan
Typhoon Khanun: The cargo ship was driven ashore near . Her six crew survived. She caught fire on 15 October and was declared a total loss.[212]
14 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The bulk carrier ran aground off Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[213] She was refloated on 20 July with assistance from the salvagetug (Japan).[214]
The cargo ship ran aground in the Wadden Sea off Langeoog, Lower Saxony, Germany.[224] She was refloated on 2 November and towed into Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony.[225]
The dredger foundered in the Malacca Strait off Parit Jawa, Malaysia. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[235]
Malaysia
The ro-roferry was driven ashore at George Town, Penang.[236]
11 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Algeria
The ferry caught fire whilst on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Algeria. She put into Mallorca, Spain, where all 500 passengers were evacuated.[237]
China
The cargo ship foundered off Huilai, Her fourteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maoming to Jieyang.[238]
Last communication from the TR-1700-classsubmarine in the San Jorge Gulf, after which she apparently suffered an explosion and sank with the loss of her entire crew of 44. The multipurpose offshore vessel Seabed Constructor (Norway) discovered her wreck on 16 November 2018 on the bottom of the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of about 2,600 feet (790 m) approximately 280 nautical miles (520 km) off the coast of Argentina.[239]
18 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground off . Her four crew were rescued by a Japanese Coast Guard helicopter.[240]
21 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Russia
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Bartin, Turkey. Her six crew were rescued by helicopter.[241]
India
The offshore supply tug foundered in the Arabian Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) west of Mumbai. Her sixteen crew were rescued.[242]
China
The engineering vessel was in collision with (Panama) off and was severely damaged. She was consequently towed into shallow water.[243]
27 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 November 2017
Ship
Country
Description
China
The cargo ship collided with (China) and sank in the Pearl River. Two of her fourteen crew were rescued, twelve were reported missing.[244]
28 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 2017
Ship
Country
Description
United States
The ferry ran aground and was damaged at Lower Manhattan, New York City. Her passengers were evacuated.[245]
29 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 November 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The bulk carrier ran aground off Makira, Soloman Islands.[246][247]
The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Thirteen of her fifteen crew were rescued by (Poland), the other two by (Liberia).[252]
8 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Changhua, Taiwan. Her eight crew survived.[253]
Indonesia
The cargo ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Trisakti. Her fourteen crew were rescued.[254]
Ricky Robinson
United States
The motor tugboat sank in the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, leaving two people missing and presumed dead.[255]
Panama
The coaster sprang a leak and was beached near Limon, Costa Rica.[256]
The tug foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia. Her six crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Conpe Malaga 3 (Colombia).[259]
20 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The cargo ship ran aground off Labuan Bajo. Fifty passengers were evacuated.[260]
21 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Philippines
The ferry capsized and sank between Quezon and Polillo Island with the loss of four lives. Two hundred and forty passengers were resported to have been rescued.[261]
22 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The coaster was driven ashore on , Greece. Her twelve crew were rescued.[262]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 2017
Ship
Country
Description
Indonesia
The chemical tanker was driven ashore at Pontang in mid-December. She had apparently been abandoned by her owners.[263]