List of shipwrecks in 1995
Appearance
The list of shipwrecks in 1995 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1995.
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January
[edit]15 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Northwest Mariner | ![]() |
The 93-foot (28.3 m) crab-fishing vessel sank with the loss of her entire crew of six in the Bering Sea approximately 140 nautical miles (260 km; 160 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island.[1] |
16 January
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Alaskan Star | ![]() |
The 86-foot (26.2 m) stern trawler capsized and sank quickly in 1,000 feet (300 m) of water near Forrester Island in Southeast Alaska after a catastrophic hull failure in her engine room or shaft alley. Her crew of four abandoned ship in survival suits and was rescued by the vessel Pacific Alliance (![]() |
19 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hustler | ![]() |
The 62-foot (18.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Narrow Cape (57°25′30″N 152°20′00″W / 57.42500°N 152.33333°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew of five survived.[3] |
27 January
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Sugar Bear | ![]() |
The 71-foot (21.6 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Bering Sea approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southwest of Saint Paul Island. Her crew of six abandoned ship in a life raft, where one of them died. The other five were rescued.[4] |
Unknown date
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Mara | ![]() |
The abandoned fishing vessel/dive boat/fish research vessel sank in the "Central Gut" (Gutter Sound?) Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.[5][6] |
February
[edit]3 February
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Kalugin | ![]() |
The 37-foot (11.3 m) fishing vessel ran onto the beach and broke up in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[7] |
13 February
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Northern Lady | ![]() |
The 98-foot (29.9 m) crab-fishing vessel burned and sank in the Bering Sea northwest of Saint Paul Island. Another fishing vessel rescued her entire crew of six.[1] |
24 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Camperdown | ![]() |
The coaster was wrecked at Little Thrum Cap, Canada.[8] |
March
[edit]17 March
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Melissa Rae | ![]() |
The 50-foot (15.2 m) cod-fishing trawler capsized due to icing and sank near Cold Bay, Alaska, 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) from King Cove, Alaska. Her crew of four survived.[9] |
Stolen motorboat | ![]() |
Six teenage boys stole a boat from the Pickering, Ontario marina and took it on a joyride through Lake Ontario. No sign of the teenagers or the boat has been found since. [10] |
21 March
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Gray Ghost | ![]() |
The 35-foot (10.7 m) salmon troller sank approximately 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) southwest of Juneau, Alaska, near Whitestone Harbor (58°04′N 135°04′W / 58.067°N 135.067°W) in Southeast Alaska. The fishing vessel Hoover (![]() |
April
[edit]19 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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SLNS Ranasuru | ![]() |
Sri Lankan Civil War: Trincomalee Harbour Raid: The Type 062 patrol craft was sunk at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) frogmen. 16 crewmen were killed and 21 wounded between the two ships. Four LTTE frogmen were killed.[12] |
SLNS Sooraya | ![]() |
Sri Lankan Civil War: Trincomalee Harbour Raid: The Type 062 patrol craft was sunk at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam frogmen.[12] |
21 April
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Rocinante | ![]() |
The 31-foot (9.4 m) longline fishing vessel broached, capsized, and sank in the northwestern Gulf of Alaska. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a life raft and survived.[13] |
29 April
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Linda E | ![]() |
The 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel was abandoned after striking a submerged object off Point Howard (56°04′10″N 134°13′45″W / 56.06944°N 134.22917°W) in Southeast Alaska, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) north of Cape Decision, Alaska. Her crew of four, wearing survival suits, was rescued by the fishing vessel Connie Marie (![]() |
May
[edit]5 May
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Cordova | ![]() |
The 82.3-foot (25.1 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea approximately 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) north of Cold Bay, Alaska. Wearing survival suits, her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Lady Kodiak (![]() |
8 May
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Lucky Pierre | ![]() |
The fishing vessel capsized and sank off the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island in Ugak Bay (57°27′06″N 152°42′07″W / 57.4517°N 152.7019°W) near Narrow Cape (57°25′30″N 152°20′00″W / 57.42500°N 152.33333°W). The fishing vessel Progress (![]() |
16 May
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Unidentified motor lifeboat | ![]() |
The decommissioned 44-foot (13.4 m) motor lifeboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 5.1 nautical miles (9.4 km; 5.9 mi) off Spray Beach, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°33.496′N 074°05.991′W / 39.558267°N 74.099850°W. Her wreck is nicknamed the "VHFC" wreck.[16] |
25 May
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HDMS Y 375 | ![]() |
The ship Botved-class guardship caught fire and sank in the Kattegat. Subsequently salvaged and scrapped.[17] |
30 May
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Maria Asumpta | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall and was wrecked with the loss of three crew. |
June
[edit]9 June
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Big Mama | ![]() |
The retired 103-foot (31.4 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in 75 feet (23 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°13.961′N 074°12.926′W / 39.232683°N 74.215433°W.[18] |
21 June
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Coleman II | ![]() |
The retired 60-foot (18.3 m) 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 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.296′N 074°01.214′W / 39.621600°N 74.020233°W.[19] |
Weeks 218 | ![]() |
The retired 106-foot (32.3 m) 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 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.628′N 074°01.643′W / 39.627133°N 74.027383°W by United States Navy SEALs conducting a demolition exercise.[20] |
22 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mineral Dampier | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Hanjin Madras (![]() |
July
[edit]10 July
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Iron Baron | ![]() |
The bulk carrier ran aground on the Hebe Reef off Tasmania. Refloated on 16 July but declared a constructive total loss. She was scuttled 46 nautical miles (85 km) east of Flinders Island, Tasmania on 30 July. |
Yolanda M | ![]() |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner sank without loss of life at Egegik, Alaska, after colliding with the fishing vessel Vortex (![]() |
11 July
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Unidentified motor lifeboat | ![]() |
The decommissioned 44-foot (13.4 m) motor lifeboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 5.1 nautical miles (9.4 km; 5.9 mi) off Spray Beach, New Jersey, in 60 feet (18 m) of water at 39°33.426′N 074°05.973′W / 39.557100°N 74.099550°W. Her wreck is nicknamed "Ocean Wreck Divers I."[16] |
16 July
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SLNS Edithara | ![]() |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The surveillance ship, damaged in May 1991 by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) explosive motorboats and not repaired, was sunk in port by LTTE frogmen.[12] |
17 July
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Joseph | ![]() |
The 50-foot (15.2 m) salmon seiner ran aground on Point Augusta (58°02′25″N 134°57′00″W / 58.04028°N 134.95000°W) in Southeast Alaska and sank. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of five.[23] |
20 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Duke of Argyll | ![]() |
The passenger ship was damaged by fire at Hong Kong. She was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped. |
27 July
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Anna K | ![]() |
The 82-foot (25.0 m) fish tender burned to the waterline and sank in Dixon Entrance in Southeast Alaska off Kanagunut Island (54°44′30″N 130°42′30″W / 54.74167°N 130.70833°W). Her crew of four survived.[2] |
Miranda Rose | ![]() |
The 42-foot (12.8 m) salmon seiner sank after colliding with the fishing vessel Primus (![]() |
31 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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#9 | ![]() |
The retired 40-foot (12.2 m) tow boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.1 nautical miles (5.7 km; 3.6 mi) off Barnegat, New Jersey, at 39°45.127′N 074°01.297′W / 39.752117°N 74.021617°W.[24] |
August
[edit]2 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Club Royale | ![]() |
Hurricane Erin: The casino ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off West Palm Beach, Florida with the loss of three of her eleven crew.[25] |
10 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Summer Gale | ![]() |
The 44-foot (13.4 m) salmon seiner was wrecked on Twoheaded Island (56°54′N 153°35′W / 56.900°N 153.583°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago. All five people on board survived.[4] |
15 August
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Fox | ![]() |
The 31-foot (9.4 m) salmon seiner capsized and sank in Smugglers Cove in Southeast Alaska after her cargo of fish shifted. It is not clear whether she sank in Smugglers Cove at 58°20′50″N 134°58′45″W / 58.34722°N 134.97917°W or Smugglers Cove at 55°35′12″N 131°57′20″W / 55.5866667°N 131.9555556°W. Her crew of five survived.[26] |
22 August
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Lady Joann | ![]() |
The 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Cold Bay, Alaska. All three people aboard survived.[14] |
23 August
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Moriah | ![]() |
The 68-foot (20.7 m) longline fishing vessel struck a submerged rock and sank off Segula Island in the Aleutian Islands. Her crew of seven survived.[9] |
29 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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SLNS P-456 | ![]() |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Dvora-class patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[27] |
SLNS P-463 | ![]() |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Super Dvora Mk II-class patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[27] |
SLNS P-464 | ![]() |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Super Dvora Mk II-class patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[27] |
September
[edit]19 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Jean Elizabeth | ![]() |
The retired 195-foot (59.4 m) steel-hulled barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Moriches Inlet, New York.[28] |
25 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hoover | ![]() |
The 62-foot (18.9 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Kruzof Island n the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of Shoal Point (57°00′40″N 135°38′00″W / 57.01111°N 135.63333°W). Her crew of six survived. An attempt to salvage her failed.[3] |
Troydon | ![]() |
The 90-foot (27 m) hydraulic clam dredge sank without loss of life in 135 feet (41 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east of Block Island at 41°08.12′N 071°21.70′W / 41.13533°N 71.36167°W due to an intake pump failure.[29] |
October
[edit]19 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Royal Baron | ![]() |
Soon after running aground and being refloated, the 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel sank in heavy seas approximately 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off Spruce Island in the Kodiak Archipelago near Sunny Cove (57°54′10″N 152°25′35″W / 57.90278°N 152.42639°W). Her crew of three survived.[13] |
31 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Yakutat Eagle | ![]() |
The 48-foot (14.6 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska outside of Icy Bay.[22] |
November
[edit]1 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Roxanne | ![]() |
The 35-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel burned and sank while under tow in the Bering Sea near Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands.[13] |
15 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Carrickatine | ![]() |
The 85-foot (25.9 m) fishing vessel went missing with her full crew of six off Stanton banks, 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Malin Head, Ireland. Despite the largest sea search operation in the history of the Irish State, the vessel was not located.[30][31] |
17 November
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Cygnet | ![]() |
The 72-foot (21.9 m) fishing vessel sank off Flat Island (59°19′45″N 151°59′45″W / 59.32917°N 151.99583°W) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. The two people aboard survived.[15] |
December
[edit]1 December
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Tongass | ![]() |
The 110-foot (33.5 m) tug capsized and sank in heavy weather near Hump Island (58°27′30″N 134°59′00″W / 58.45833°N 134.98333°W) north of Point Retreat in Southeast Alaska. One crew member was rescued, but Tongass′s captain perished.[32] |
12 December
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Alaskan Spirit | ![]() |
The 28-foot (8.5 m) sea cucumber and sea urchin dive boat sank in Stone Rock Bay (54°45′30″N 132°00′00″W / 54.75833°N 132.00000°W) in Southeast Alaska. All three people on board survived.[2] |
Unknown date
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HMPNGS Aitape | ![]() |
The decommissioned Attack-class patrol boat was scuttled south east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea as a diving reef sometime in 1995.[33] |
HMCS Assiniboine | ![]() |
The decommissioned St. Laurent-class destroyer sank under tow in the Caribbean Sea sometime in 1995.[34] |
Imperial Eagle | ![]() |
The ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Qawra as an artificial reef. |
Mr. J | ![]() |
The crab processor – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft and auxiliary minelayer – was towed out into the Pacific Ocean and scuttled sometime in the 1990s.[35] |
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