List of shipwrecks in 1989
The list of shipwrecks in 1989 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1989.
January
1 January
- Justo Rufino Barrios II (
Guatemala): The ferry sank in Amatique Bay whilst under tow of a Guatemalan Navy vessel with the loss of 67 lives.[1][2]
18 January
- MV Kamran (
Iran): foundered of Abu Musa, United Arab Emirates
February
Unknown date
- Secil Angola (
Panama): The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all seventeen crew.[3]
March
13 March
- Perintis (
Indonesia): The coaster foundered in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Guernsey, Channel Islands.[4][5] - Secil Japan ( Panama): The cargo ship ran aground at Hell's Mouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by helicopter.[3]
19 March
- Masagusar (
Liberia): The tanker sank off the coast of Japan having caught fire on 13 March. All 23 crew were reported as missing.[6]
24 March
Exxon Valdez.
- Exxon Valdez (
United States): Ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, while carrying approximately 210,000 m3 (1,300,000 bbl) of crude oil.
April
7 April
- K-278 Komsomolets (
Soviet Navy): The Mike-class nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea (73°43′18″N 13°16′54″E / 73.72167°N 13.28167°E) with the loss of 42 of her 67 crew.
10 April
- Mineral Europe (
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British Hong Kong): Collided off Singapore with Ambition ( Liberia) and was damaged, losing some cargo. Later repaired and returned to service.[7]
June
19 June
- SS Maxim Gorkiy (
Soviet Union): hit an ice floe near Svalbard, Norway. Passengers evacuated by lifeboat, ship later repaired and returned to service.
23 June
- Lady Rhoda (
Cyprus): The cargo ship collided with Meloviya (
Morocco) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Vigo, Spain with the loss of six of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Meloviya.[8]
Unknown date
- USS Blenny ( United States Navy): The Balao-class submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City, Maryland as an artificial reef.
July
11 July
- City of Poros (
Greece): hijacked by terrorists and set on fire by grenades. Nine killed and 60 injured. Fire extinguished by salvage tugs Alcyon and Pegasus, ship towed to Piraeus.[9]
August
20 August
- Marchioness (
United Kingdom): Sunk in the River Thames, London after collision with dredger Bowbelle ( United Kingdom). Fifty-one fatalities.
September
10 September
- Ferry Mogosoaia (
Romania): Collision with tug Peter Karaminchev (
Bulgaria) in the River Danube near the town of Galați, Romania. At least 151 people killed.[10]
14 September
- Tresco ( United Kingdom): The coaster foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of the Wolf Rock. Seven crew were rescued by helicopter.[11]
October
29 October
- Murree (
Pakistan): The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. All 40 people on board were rescued by a Royal Navy helicopter.[12]
November
2 November
- Ibis (
Honduras): The cargo ship capsized in Tor Bay, Devon, United Kingdom. She sank on 5 November.[13]
20 November
December
4 December
- USCGC Mesquite (WLB-305) (
United States Coast Guard): The buoy tender ran aground on a reef off of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior. Originally intended to be salvaged, she was damaged further by winter storms and subsequently sunk as an artificial reef the next year.[15]
8 December
- Capitaine Torres (
Vanuatu): The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of all hands.[16] - Johanna B ( Panama): The cargo ship sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrences with the loss of all hands.[16]
17 December
- Arklow Victor (
Ireland): The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by a French helicopter.[17]
19 December
- Kharg 5 ( Iran): The supertanker exploded and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Morocco. All 32 crew were rescued by a Soviet merchant ship.[18]
References
- ↑ Mac Margolis. "Rio ship operators charged as toll from sinking rises" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 January 1989. (63281), col C-E, p. 5.
- ↑ "67 DIE WHEN FERRY SINKS IN CARIBBEAN". New York Times. 3 January 1989. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Crewman lost in Cornish shipwreck" The Times (London). Monday, 13 March 1989. (63340), col D, p. 1.
- ↑ Michael Hornsby. "Weather hampers search for toxic cargo" The Times (London). Monday, 20 March 1989. (63346), col G, p. 5.
- ↑ MV Perintis HC Deb, 19 April 1989 vol 151 cc171-3W
- ↑ "Tanker Sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 20 March 1989. (63346), col G, p. 14.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ Michael Horsnell. "Ship's British captain killed" The Times (London). Saturday, 24 June 1989. (63429), col B-D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Tugs photos". Loucas G Matsos. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ "Rumanian Boat Sinks in Danube". New York Times. 11 September 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ↑ "Ship rescue" The Times (London). Friday, 15 September 1989. (63500), col G, p. 4.
- ↑ David Sapsted. "Eight die as weekeng gales bring havoc" The Times (London). Monday, 30 October 1989. (63538), col G-H, p. 24.
- ↑ "Vessel sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 6 November 1989. (63544), col H, p. 6.
- ↑ "Sailor missing" The Times (London). Tuesday, 21 November 1989. (63557), col H, p. 12.
- ↑ http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/mesquite1943.pdf
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Storm toll rises to 48" The Times (London). Monday, 11 December 1989. (63574), col G, p. 7.
- ↑ Michael Horsnell. "Six missing at sea in fierce storms" The Times (London). Monday, 18 December 1989. (63580), col A, p. 20.
- ↑ Alan Tillier. "Stricken tanker under tow" The Times (London). Tuesday, 2 January 1990. (63592), col A-C, p. 18.
| Ship events in 1989 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |