List of shipwrecks in 1984
The list of shipwrecks in 1984 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1984.
January
3 January
5 January
- Mahajak Progress ( Thailand): The cargo ship caught fire off Sattahip and was abandoned. Later declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped.[2]
16 January
24 January
February
1 February
7 February
- Midnight Sun 1 ( Panama): The cargo ship foundered off Ouessant, France in a storm. Eight of the nineteen crew were lost.[5]
15 February
- Camilla Weston ( United Kingdom): The coaster collided with a German ship in fog 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Cromer, Norfolk and sank. The five crew were rescued.[6]
March
1 March
- Charming ( Jersey): Iran-Iraq War: The cargo ship was struck by an Iraqi missile and set on fire. The fourteen crew abandoned ship,[7] which then ran aground at Bandar Khomenei.[8]
30 March
May
27 May
June
3 June
- Bark Marques ( United Kingdom): The barque sank off Bermuda with the loss of nineteen crew.
- Buyuk Hun ( Turkey): Attacked by Iraqi fighters on 3 June 1984 while underway in ballast from Tutunciftlik, Turkey to Kharg Island, Iran. Two Exocet missiles hit the superstructure and the engine room, starting a fire, killing three crew members and injuring two. Later towed to Bushir, Iran, where declared total loss and sold to Taiwanese breakers in 1986.
8 June
July
17 July
29 July
30 July
August
22 August
26 August
September
17 September
October
2 October
- Stella Croce ( Panama): The bulk carrier collided with another Panamanian vessel and sank at Taichung, Taiwan. Eight crew reported to be missing.[16]
29 October
November
5 November
22 November
27 November
29 November
December
7 December
- Lady Chilel ( Gambia): The ferry sank in the Gambia River at Ballingho. Four people were killed and twenty injured out of the 98 people on board.[21]
23 December
29 December
- Nes Puk ( West Germany) The cargo ship ran aground in the River Suances, Spain. She was refloated on 7 January and returned to service.[22]
Unknown date
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References
- ^ "Picture gallery" The Times (London). Tuesday, 10 January 1984. Issue 61734, col A-D, p. 4.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Crewless ship sailed oil for 200 miles" The Times (London). Tuesday, 17 January 1984. Issue 61740, col B, p. 2.
- ^ "Question mark over French frigate as 17 die in storm" The Times (London). Wednesday, 25 January 1984. Issue 61747, col E-G, p. 1. (continued on back page, column A)
- ^ "Eight dead, 11 saved from ship" The Times (London). Wednesday, 8 February 2011. Issue 61572, col A, p. 2.
- ^ "Seamen saved" The Times (London). Thursday, 16 February 1984. Issue 61759, col D, p. 3.
- ^ "Missile cripples British ship in Gulf attack" The Times (London). Thursday, 8 March 1984. Issue 61776, col G-H, p. 1.
- ^ "British protest at Iraqi attack" The Times (London). Friday, 9 March 1984. Issue 61777, col E, p. 4.
- ^ "Submarine skipper held after loss of Trawler" The Times (London). Saturday, 31 March 1984. Issue 61974, col H, p. 6.
- ^ "SS Laleham - 1984". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/wrecks/wrecks/shipwrecks.asp?ID=2719. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Air-sea aid for holed schooner" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 June 1984. Issue 61853, col A, B, p. 3.
- ^ "Slick moves into Gulf of Mexico" The Times (London). Wednesday, 1 August 1984. Issue 61898, col A, p. 5.
- ^ "Mont Louis loss spurs calls for cargo rules" The Times (London). Tuesday, 4 September 1984. Issue 61927, col H, p. 2.
- ^ "Sunken nuclear cargo 'safe'" The Times (London). Tuesday, 28 August 1984. Issue 61921, col F, p. 2.
- ^ "Ship Aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 18 September 1984. Issue 61939, col H, p. 6.
- ^ "Carrier sinks" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 October 1984. Issue 61952, col H, p. 5.
- ^ "126 missing after ferry sinks in the Philippines" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 October 1984. Issue 61973, col H, p. 5.
- ^ "Children die as adults flee typhoon ship" The Times (London). Friday, 9 November 1984. Issue 61982, col E, p. 7.
- ^ "Rough Passage" The Times (London). Friday, 23 November 1984. Issue 61994, col D-G, p. 3.
- ^ "Rig airlift as storms hit north and west" The Times (London). Wednesday, 28 November 1984. Issue 61998, col D, p. 1.
- ^ "Three Britons lost in Gambia disaster" The Times (London). Monday, 10 December 1984. Issue 62008, col D, p. 5.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
See also