List of shipwrecks in 1986
Appearance
This list of shipwrecks in 1986 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1986.
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References |
January
[edit]6 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Camelot | ![]() |
The 40-foot (12.2 m) double-ended troller departed Sitka, Alaska, with two people and a golden retriever aboard to fish in the local area and was never heard from again. No trace of her or her occupants was ever found.[1] |
11 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Castillo de Salas | ![]() |
The bulk carrier was sunk after running aground over rocks in Gijón, Spain |
Southern Quest | ![]() |
The support ship was crushed by ice and sunk off Cape Evans, Ross Island Antarctic.[2][3] |
13 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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No. 138 | ![]() |
South Yemen Civil War: The Project 770 landing ship was bombed by a South Yemeni Air Force Su-7 aircraft and was beached and burned out in the Harbor of Aden.[4] |
14 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kosmos | ![]() |
South Yemen Civil War: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk by artillery in the Harbor of Aden.[5][6] |
23 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Stanley Bay | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off the north coast of Spain with the loss of three crew.[7] |
25 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sea Warrior | flag unknown | The cargo ship was scuttled off Tunisia to become an artificial reef. |
28 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ebn Magid | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire in the English Channel 21 nautical miles (39 km) off Portland Bill, Dorset and put into HMNB Portland. She was towed into Portland Harbour on 30 January and beached.[8] |
31 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Spartan | ![]() |
The retired 85-foot (25.9 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°06.158′N 073°57.198′W / 40.102633°N 73.953300°W.[9] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Four patrol boats | ![]() |
South Yemen Civil War: The "Tracker" type patrol boats were lost at Aden, unknown if by shelling or aircraft between 13–17 January.[4] |
February
[edit]11 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Unity | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank off the Peloponnese with the loss of nine crew.[10] |
12 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kodiak Prince | ![]() |
The 26-foot (7.9 m) vessel capsized and sank off the southern tip of Kodiak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago.[11] |
14 February
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Rockland County | ![]() |
The retired 105-foot (32 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°07.942′N 073°55.879′W / 40.132367°N 73.931317°W.[12] |
16 February
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Mikhail Lermontov | ![]() |
The passenger liner ran aground and sank near Picton, New Zealand. |
17 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Chil Bo San No. 1 | ![]() |
The cargo ship departed Hokkaido, Japan, bound for Alaska and was never heard from again. She and her crew of 18 disappeared without trace.[1] |
25 February
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Sogn | ![]() |
The 70-foot (21.3 m) fishing vessel caught fire and sank off Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago off the southeast coast of Kodiak Island off south-central Alaska. Her entire crew of three was rescued.[13] |
March
[edit]4 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Tyke II | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was wrecked near Rockwell Lighthouse (57°02′15″N 135°20′13″W / 57.03750°N 135.33694°W) in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska.[14] |
6 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Thunderbolt | ![]() |
The research ship was sunk as an artificial reef 4 nautical miles (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) south of Marathon and Key Colony Beach, Florida. |
22 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Secota | ![]() |
The harbour tug was sunk in a collision with the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Georgia (![]() |
23 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Karelia | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on Gotska Sandön, Sweden with the loss of six of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Swedish Air Force helicopters and a West German vessel.[15] |
24 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ain Zaquit | ![]() |
Action in the Gulf of Sidra: The Nanuchka-class corvette was sunk US Navy Grumman A-6 Intruder aircraft with bombs and Harpoon missiles.[16] |
Waheed | ![]() |
Action in the Gulf of Sidra: The Beir Grassa-class missile boat sunk by the US 6th Fleet. |
26 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sand Pebble | ![]() |
During a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Chichagof Island to Sitka, the cabin cruiser was wrecked on Low Island (57°00′40″N 135°36′35″W / 57.01111°N 135.60972°W) in Sitka Sound. Three of the five people aboard died.[13] |
April
[edit]13 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Francis S. Bushey | ![]() |
The retired 247-foot (75.3 m) tanker was scuttled as an artificial reef in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°14.203′N 074°12.148′W / 39.236717°N 74.202467°W.[17] |
USS Grayback | ![]() |
The decommissioned Grayback-class amphibious transport submarine was sunk as a target in the South China Sea near Subic Bay, the Philippines. |
24 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Higbee | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean about 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of San Diego, California, at 32°28′0.4″N 119°58′0.7″W / 32.466778°N 119.966861°W. |
Unidentified infiltration ship | ![]() |
The infiltration ship was sunk by Republic of Korea Navy vessels. Two crewmen were killed and four wounded.[18] |
26 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Jhansi Ki Rani | ![]() |
The bulk carrier ran aground on the Frederick Reef (21°01′S 154°22′E / 21.017°S 154.367°E). She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia to Higashi, Harima, Japan.[19] |
May
[edit]14 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Pride of Baltimore | ![]() |
The topsail schooner, capsized and sunk during a white squall 250 nautical miles (460 km) north of Puerto Rico. |
16 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bluebird II (or Blue Bird II) | ![]() |
After she was stolen by two runaway teenage boys, the cabin cruiser sank near Harbor Island (59°40′N 149°39′W / 59.667°N 149.650°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska, 32 nautical miles (59 km; 37 mi) southwest of Seward. Both boys perished.[20] |
23 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Wide Load | ![]() |
After the bowpicker's tow line to the fishing vessel Mary Dee (![]() |
25 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Shania | ![]() |
The river ferry capsized and sank in the River Meghna with the loss of approximately 400 of the approximately 600 people on board.[22][23] |
28 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Chian Der 3 | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was shelled and sunk in the South Atlantic over 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the Falkland Islands by Prefecto Derbes (![]() |
30 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Lora Lee | ![]() |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) south of Sequel Point (57°33′40″N 152°12′30″W / 57.56111°N 152.20833°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of three.[24] |
Sea Raider | ![]() |
A huge wave struck the fishing vessel in the Gulf of Alaska near Matushka Island (59°37′N 149°37′W / 59.617°N 149.617°W) south of Seward, Alaska, causing her to flood and capsize. The fishing vessel Grand Mariner (![]() |
Shenandoah | ![]() |
The fishing vessel sank near Seward, Alaska. The three people aboard put survival suits on, and the United States Coast Guard rescued them.[13] |
31 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Defiance | ![]() |
The fishing vessel sank approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) southwest of Cape Spencer in Southeast Alaska. The fishing vessel Adak (![]() |
June
[edit]1 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Downeaster | ![]() |
The fishing vessel sank in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska between Eldred Rock and Sullivan Island. The fishing vessel Genevieve (![]() |
6 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Habana | ![]() |
South African Border War: The cargo ship was sunk in Namibe harbor (today Moçâmedes), Angola by South African frogmen using limpet mines. Later raised but scuttled due to extensive damage.[26][27] |
9 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Irene Patras | ![]() |
Western Sahara War: The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Barbas, she was later attacked while aground by Polisario fighters. Declared a total loss.[28] |
10 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Bailer | ![]() |
The decommissioned 247-foot (75.3 m) self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 85 feet (26 m) of water at 39°37.727′N 074°01.079′W / 39.628783°N 74.017983°W.[29] |
July
[edit]2 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Accord | ![]() |
The Confiance-class tug was sunk as a target.[30] |
7 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Olaf | ![]() |
The coaster sank off the coast of the Netherlands after her cargo shifted. All sixteen crew were rescued by a Royal Netherlands Navy helicopter.[31] |
11 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Jesica | ![]() |
Sank off Lagos, Nigeria (6°23′N 3°25′E / 6.383°N 3.417°E)[32] |
13 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hua Li | ![]() |
Typhoon Peggy: The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea. Fifteen crew were rescued by RFA Bayleaf (![]() |
19 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alice Kay | ![]() |
The 36-foot (11 m) vessel burned and sank without loss of life off Cape Unalishagvak (57°32′45″N 155°43′40″W / 57.54583°N 155.72778°W) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[34] |
25 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Swenson I | ![]() |
The retired 130-foot (39.6 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°07.305′N 073°56.885′W / 40.121750°N 73.948083°W.[35] |
August
[edit]10 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Seagull II | ![]() |
The converted landing craft disappeared in the Chukchi Sea during a voyage from Kotzebue to Deering, Alaska.[13] |
12 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Night Owl | ![]() |
The gillnet fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of three.[36] |
14 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Gabriella | ![]() |
The heavy lift ship capsized and sank at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, with the loss of a crew member. Refloated but declared a constructive total loss, she was towed out into the Tasman Sea and sunk on 10 December at 34°34′05″S 151°30′08″E / 34.56806°S 151.50222°E.[37] |
18 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Berwick | ![]() |
The Rothesay-class frigate was sunk as a target. |
22 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kathy Lynn | ![]() |
The 58-foot (17.7 m) fishing vessel was abandoned in Whale Pass (57°56′N 152°50′W / 57.933°N 152.833°W) between Kodiak Island and Whale Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago after she began to flood. The fishing vessel Fred J (![]() |
31 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral Nakhimov | ![]() |
During a voyage from Novorossiysk to Sochi, the passenger liner sank in 150 feet (46 m) of water in the Black Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off the coast of the Soviet Union and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Novorossiysk seven minutes after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev (![]() |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Confident | ![]() |
The Confiance-class tug was sunk as a target.[38] |
September
[edit]10 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary Anne | ![]() |
The 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was lost on the coast of Kodiak Island between Karluk and Red River Lagoon.[39] |
Rhea C | ![]() |
The purse seiner struck a rock and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) southeast of Homer, Alaska. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a life raft, reached shore, and spent five days on a beach before being rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[40] |
11 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Normar II | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was swamped and capsized with the loss of four lives in the Bering Sea approximately 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island.[36] |
October
[edit]10 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Murmajo | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Bay of Fundy.[41] |
15 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Gold N Sun | ![]() |
The 127-foot (38.7 m) fishing vessel sank near Unimak Pass approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) northwest of Cape Sarichef on the coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Her crew of six survived.[42] |
16 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Laita | ![]() |
After her engine and pilothouse were removed and clam dredges added to her, the retired 120-foot (36.6 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, in 65 feet (20 m) of water at 38°51.860′N 074°42.965′W / 38.864333°N 74.716083°W.[43] |
22 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cape Uyak | ![]() |
While moored at Kodiak, Alaska, the 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel was gutted by a fire that began in her galley. One man on board died of carbon monoxide poisoning.[1] |
30 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Danube | ![]() |
The 15-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) or 43-foot (13.1 m) troller sank 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km; 0.3 mi) southeast of Marmion Island (58°11′55″N 134°15′20″W / 58.19861°N 134.25556°W) in Southeast Alaska southeast of Juneau, Alaska. The bodies of the three men on board were never found.[25][42] |
November
[edit]9 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hvalur 6 | ![]() |
The whaler was sabotaged and sunk by anti-whaling protestors at Reykjavík. She was refloated on 18 November but was not repaired.[44] |
22 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kowloon Bridge | ![]() |
The bulk carrier ran aground on a reef off the coast of County Cork, Ireland. She broke in three and sank the following spring and was a total loss.[45][46] |
29 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ocean Prince | ![]() |
The retired 200-foot (61 m) floating drydock was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island south of Long Island, New York.[47] |
December
[edit]6 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Svalan | ![]() |
Lebanese Civil War: The hydrofoil boat was sunk by a bomb at Messina, Italy. Who hired the boat and who bombed it is unclear.[48][49] |
Tarnan | ![]() |
Lebanese Civil War: The hydrofoil boat was sunk by a bomb at Messina, Italy. Who hired the boat and who bombed it is unclear.[50][49] |
10 December
[edit]19 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Brave Themis | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank off Crete.[51] |
Laura | ![]() |
The fishing trawler sank in 50-foot (15.2 m) seas in the Shelikof Strait near Wide Bay (57°22′N 156°11′W / 57.367°N 156.183°W) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued two crew members.[24] |
24 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sudurland | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Norwegian Sea 300 nautical miles (560 km) north of the Faroe Islands with the loss of six of her crew of eleven. Survivors were rescued by a Lynx helicopter from HDMS Vædderen (![]() |
25 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Stainless Trader | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Sardinia, Italy with the loss of two of her eighteen crew.[52] |
Syneta | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground at Skrurdur Island, Iceland and was wrecked with the loss all 12 crew.[53][54] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Crusader II | ![]() |
The self-propelled coral barge was sunk at Flinders Reef off Cape Moreton, Queensland, Australia, to serve as a recreational dive site.[52] |
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