List of shipwrecks in 1985
The list of shipwrecks in 1985 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1985.
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Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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January
1 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Danny Boy | The fishing vessel burned and sank off "Smith Island" in the waters of Alaska. The wreck report does not specify which of several islands of the name it refers to.[1] |
6 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ardea | The 38-foot (11.6 m) vessel dragged her anchor and was wrecked in King Cove (58°04′N 157°29′W) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew survived.[2] |
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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K-Jo | The 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel sank off Marmot Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of one life. Her two survivors were rescued on 16 January.[3] |
17 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Byron I | The cargo ship was wrecked at Kalilimenes, Crete, Greece. She was on a voyage from Gdynia, Poland to India.[4] |
21 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Chil Bo San No. 6 | The 285-foot (86.9 m) fishing trawler was abandoned in a sinking condition in the Bering Sea approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) northwest of Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands. Another South Korean vessel rescued her crew of 29. Her crew may have returned to her later to salvage her.[5] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Manolis L | The cargo ship ran aground and sank in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.[6] |
February
5 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rosa | The fishing vessel sank after being surrounded by ice in Marguerite Bay (55°43′N 131°38′W) in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Alaska.[7] |
7 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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El Rancho | The 82-foot (25.0 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) west of Cape Alitak on the south end of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of five.[8] |
8 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Busko Zdroj | The cargo ship capsized and sank off Sylt, West Germany with the loss of all but one of her 25 crew.[9] |
10 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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ARA Santa Fe | The wrecked Balao-class submarine captured during the Falklands War in 1982 was scuttled by British forces in the South Atlantic Ocean off South Georgia Island. |
14 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alert | The 129-gross ton, 70.5-foot (21.5 m) or 94-foot (28.7 m) fishing vessel was last seen in the Shelikof Strait suffering from heavy icing and bound for Bumble Bay (57°16′30″N 154°41′30″W) on the southwest coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island after a sudden onset of increasing winds and wave heights and dropping temperatures. She subsequently disappeared with the loss of her entire crew of five, leaving only an oil slick behind.[2] |
15 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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A Regina | Passenger and cargo ferry ran aground off Isla de Mona |
26 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tagukak | The 43-foot (13.1 m) vessel was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Alaska off Spruce Cape (57°49′15″N 152°20′00″W) on Kodiak Island. A Kodiak, Alaska, harbormaster shuttle ferry crew rescued her operator.[10] |
March
3 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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John A. Downs | The 113-foot (34.4 m) tug sank in 230 feet (70 m) of water in Long Island Sound after colliding with a barge she was towing. Her entire crew of eight survived.[11] |
6 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ludvig Svoboda | The tanker exploded and sank at Ventspils, Latvia killing one crewman and injuring five more.[12] |
21 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ocean Bounty | The 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel sank during a gale in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi) south of Cape Saint Elias, Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of three.[13] |
26 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nordic Pride | The fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea just west of the Pribilof Islands. The fishing vessel Starlite ( |
29 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pauline Marie | The retired fishing vessel was scuttled as an artificial reef in 85 feet (26 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°13.763′N 074°12.182′W.[15] |
30 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mercedes I | The cargo ship was scuttled with explosive charges off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to form an artificial reef. |
April
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caroline | The 700 t coaster capsized and sank south of The Lizard in heavy seas. Seven men were rescued by a Royal Navy Wessex helicopter, and one by the Lizard lifeboat.[16][17] |
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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TCG Yildirim | The patrol vessel was destroyed by an explosion and fire in the Aegean Sea off Mitylene.[18] |
18 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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GC-231 | Contra War: The patrol boat was sunk by Honduran Air Force aircraft, with casualties.[19] |
23 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Canadian Progress | The lake freighter ran aground 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Ogdensburg, New York in the Saint Lawrence River. The ship required the assistance of tugboats to be freed.[20] |
27 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Moon Song | The 50-foot (15.2 m) seiner sank off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W) near Kodiak, Alaska. All six people on board survived.[21] |
29 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bertha | The fishing vessel capsized without warning and sank off Gore Point (59°12′00″N 150°57′30″W) on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Wilson ( |
May
9 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Shirley Ann | Loaded with discarded tires, the retired 80-foot (24.4 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°37.399′N 074°01.668′W.[23] |
10 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Zeeliner | The retired 63-foot (19.2 m) ferry was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island south of Long Island, New York, in 75 feet (23 m) of water.[24] |
13 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arctic Mist | The 91-foot (27.7 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) east of Kodiak, Alaska. All four people on board survived.[2] |
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna O | While towing the gillnet fishing vessel Head and Tails ( | |
Head and Tails | While under tow by the seiner Anna O ( |
20 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kimberly | The fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, with the loss of one life. Four members of her crew survived.[3] |
22 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Polar Storm | The 52-foot (15.8 m) fishing vessel burned and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northeast of Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Trident ( |
28 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maratha Transhipper | The bulk carrier was driven ashore and wrecked at Mormugao.[26] |
June
2 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Indulgence | The yacht, a contender for the America's Cup, ran aground and sank off the Isle of Wight. All ten crew rescued by Local Hero (flag unknown)[27] |
3 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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American | The retired 125-foot (38.1 m) schooner was scuttled as an artificial reef in 120 feet (37 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°13.855′N 074°12.332′W. Her masts broke loose and floated to the surface, and were retrieved after she sank.[28] |
4 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Advice | The Confiance-class tug was sunk as a target.[29] |
15 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aktahun | Severely damaged by fire following explosion of mooring vessel Pemex 383 at Coatzacoalcos. Later repaired and returned to service.[30] |
16 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bridgeness | Ran aground on the Hats and Barrels Reef, off the Welsh coast and sank.[31] |
July
3 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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First Lady | The retired 95-foot (29.0 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger 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°13.703′N 074°12.486′W.[32] |
10 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rainbow Warrior | Opération Satanique - Sabotaged by DGSE agents and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand. |
12 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alliance | While tied alongside the fishing vessel Dawn L ( | |
Dawn L | While tied alongside the fish tender Alliance ( |
13 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sea ZZZs | The gillnet fishing vessel was destroyed by an explosion and fire in the small-boat harbor at Valdez, Alaska.[33] |
21 July
23 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dit Out | The boat was lost in the harbor at Homer, Alaska, when her engine exploded just off the fuel dock.[1] | |
Roule | Lebanese Civil War: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Sidon, Lebanon by Israeli artillery.[35][36] |
24 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tylene | The fish tender sank in Trading Bay (60°55′N 151°35′W) on the coast of Alaska after a wooden plank came loose, causing her to flood, and her pump failed.[10] |
26 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mari Jana | The fishing vessel sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) off the mouth of the Kenai River after a large wave broke over her stern.[21] |
29 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kapodistrias | The bulk carrier ran aground at Port Elizabeth and sank.[37] |
August
3 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Europa | The cruise ship ran aground off Greenland. Refloated on 6 August, returned to service.[38] | |
HMS Narwhal | The decommissioned Porpoise-class submarine was scuttled in the English Channel to serve as a target. |
7 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sea Dancer | The 90-foot (27.4 m) barge tender sank with the loss of one life after taking on water in heavy weather 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of False Pass, Alaska.[33] |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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K-431 | The Project 675 (Echo II-class) submarine suffered an explosion in her nuclear reactor during refuelling. Ten people killed. |
18 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maritime Gardenia | The cargo ship ran aground on the Albert Patches, in the Torres Strait (10°20′05″S 102°21′01″E). She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia to Penang, Malaysia. Subsequently refloated and towed to Singapore for repairs.[39] | |
Naess Leopard | Hit by two missiles 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Qatar and damaged by the detonation of one of them. Later repaired and returned to service.[40] |
19 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Western Sea | The 58-foot (17.7 m) seiner was lost in Marmot Bay, 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)) northeast of Kodiak, Alaska. Her entire crew of six perished. Parts of Western Sea including her pilot house, as well as a life preserver, later were found east of Long Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[41] |
21 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Marie | The 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Chignik, Alaska. All on board survived.[2] | |
Lady Noreen | The fish tender was destroyed by an electrical fire near Cape Chacon (54°41′30″N 132°00′50″W) in Southeast Alaska southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska.[42] |
September
6 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pacific Lady | During a voyage from Yakutat to Sitka, Alaska, while operating as a fish tender with a cargo of 80,000 pounds (36,288 kg) of salmon on board, the 70-foot (21.3 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank off Cape Spencer, Alaska. One crewman died after helping his shipmates onto a life raft; the other four men and the only woman on board survived and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[18] |
13 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Smit Matsas 1 | Iran–Iraq War: The salvage tug was hit by an Exocet missile fired by an Iraqi aircraft whilst at a point 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Ras Tunara, Saudi Arabia. The ship was destroyed by the subsequent fire, all 19 crew were rescued.[44] |
21 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Junquito | Western Sahara War: The trawler was captured by Polisario fighters and scuttled off Cape Corbiero, Western Sahara.[45] |
25 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Meltem | The Denizkusu-class missile boat was rammed, cut in two and sunk by Khasan ( |
29 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Taurime | The yacht struck rocks off Valencia Head and sank. All crew rescued, including Charles Haughey, the Leader of the Opposition in the Irish Parliament.[48] |
October
16 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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General VII | The tug sank after colliding with Rora Head ( |
20 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified infiltration ship | The infiltration ship was sunk by South Korean coastal artillery.[51] |
26 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carolyn Jean | The 98-foot (29.9 m) fishing trawler dragged her anchor and sank in shallow water in Portage Bay (57°34′05″N 156°02′15″W) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four.[5] |
28 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sundowner | The 68-foot (21 m) fishing vessel sank in bad weather in the Gulf of Alaska near the Semidi Islands south of Kodiak Island. Her captain was lost, but the United States Coast Guard rescued the other three members of her crew from a life raft.[33] |
30 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Golden Hinde | The replica of the 16th-century galleon ran aground at the mouth of the Avon. Refloated the following day.[52] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified patrol ship | The patrol ship was sunk by South Korean coastal artillery.[53] |
November
11 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anne | The coaster was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, Northumberland in a storm. Still beached four days later.[54] |
17 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rascal | The retired 41-foot (12.5 m) fishing vessel and dive boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in 40 feet (12 m) of water in Long Island Sound off Matinecock Point (40.9020°N 073.6323°W) on the north coast of Long Island, New York.[55] |
18 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Morania Abaco | The retired 264-foot (80.5 m) tanker was scuttled as an artificial reef in 110 feet (34 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°14.133′N 074°12.154′W.[56] |
26 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aleutian Harvester | The 94-foot (28.7 m) fishing trawler disappeared in the North Pacific Ocean during a storm with the loss of her entire crew of three. Searchers believed that she sank approximately 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south of Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands.[2] |
December
6 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pacific Voyager | The crab-fishing vessel struck a rock off Cape Pankof on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands and then went aground and broke up on the beach. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four.[18] |
16 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Princess Arline | The fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Seward, Alaska, during a gale. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew from a life raft.[18] |
18 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Asuncion | The ferry sank off Mindoro Island.[57] About 100 of her 182 passengers and 15 crew were rescued.[58] |
19 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eagle Tire Co | The cargo ship was sunk as an artificial reef approximately 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) northeast of the Alligator Reef Light and 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the coast of Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Malis | Unknown | The out of service coastal freighter was scuttled as an artificial reef near Little Pigeon Island in the Credner Islands near Rabaul, New Guinea.[59] |
Narciso Monturiol | The decommissioned submarine was scuttled off Cartagena, Spain. | |
HMS Porpoise | The Porpoise-class submarine was sunk as a target. |
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See also
Ship events in 1985 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
Ship commissionings: | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
Shipwrecks: | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
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