List of shipwrecks in 1996

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The list of shipwrecks in 1996 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1996.

Contents 1 February 1.1 February 15 2 May 2.1 May 14 2.2 May 21 3 November 3.1 Date unknown 4 See also

[edit] February

[edit] February 15

• Sea Empress ( United Kingdom): Ran aground on rocks at the entrance to the Cleddau Estuary near Milford Haven, loaded with 130,000 tonnes of crude oil.

[edit] May

[edit] May 14

• Solar Wind (unknown nationality): Trimaran and its two-person crew missing after encountering a tropical storm.

[edit] May 21

• MV Bukoba ( Tanzania): Lake Victoria passenger vessel sinks, drowning some 800 passengers.

[edit] November

[edit] Date unknown

• Lene Marie ( Denmark): Abandoned in a storm in the North Atlantic.

[edit] See also

Ship launches:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Ship commissionings:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Ship decommissionings:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Shipwrecks:	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999