List of shipwrecks in 1992

The list of shipwrecks in 1992 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1992.

February

USS Baton Rouge ( United States Navy): Submarine incident off Kildin Island: The Los Angeles-class submarine was in collision in the Barents Sea off Kildin Island with K-276 ( Russian Navy). She was consequently withdrawn from service due to damage received and eventually scrapped in 1993.

Katina P ( Greece): The tanker sank in the Mozambique Channel north east of Maputo.

Aurora ( Croatia): The ferry collided with Ilirija ( Croatia) in Dubrovnik harbour and sank with the loss of 61 of the 86 people on board.^[1]

Royal Pacific ( Singapore): The cruise ship sank in the Straits of Malacca after being rammed by fishing vessel Turfu 51 ( Republic of China) with the loss of two of the 534-plus people on board. Survivors were rescued by Chapaevsk ( Russia) and Marisa ( Bahamas).^[2]^[3]

Wreck of the Rozi

Rozi ( Malta): The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Ċirkewwa (40°39′01″N 14°32′44″W / 40.65028°N 14.54556°W / 40.65028; -14.54556) as an artificial reef.^[4]

TCG Muavenet ( Turkish Navy): The Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer was on a military exercise in Saros Bay when struck by two Sea Sparrow missiles fired by USS Saratoga ( United States Navy, killing five of her crew. The ship was consequently declared a total loss and scrapped.

Daeyang Honey ( South Korea): Typhoon Colloeen: The bulk carrier foundered in the Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of the Philippines with the loss of all 28 crew.^[5]

Arklow Castle ( Ireland): The cargo ship ran aground off Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss.^[6]

Agean Sea ( Greece): The tanker exploded and sank off A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

Kismetim-1 ( Turkey): The cargo ship was intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea by TCG Akın, TCG Savaştepe, TCG Yıldırım (all Turkish Navy) and USS Briscoe ( United States Navy) as she was suspected of drug-running. She was scuttled by her nine crew, who were rescued.

Demetrios ( Greece): The unmanned cargo ship ran aground at Prawle Point, Devon United Kingdom after her tow parted in a storm.^[7]

Titan ( Singapore) The floating crane capsized off Camden Head, New South Wales, Australia. She was deemed beyond salvage and scuttled on 29 December at 31°39′51″S 152°52′24″E / 31.66417°S 152.87333°E / -31.66417; 152.87333.

↑ "Ten killed in ferry collision" The Times (London). Thursday, 7 May 1992. (64326), col H, p. 10.
↑ Asklander, Micke. "M/S Empress of Australia (1965)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-10-03.
↑ Harvey Elliott. "500 rescued as ship sinks on 'cruise to nowhere'" The Times (London). Monday, 24 August 1992. (64419), col A-B, p. 14.
↑ "Tug Boat - Rozi". Subway Dive Centre. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
↑ "Loss of Daeyang Honey en route to Mizushima, Japan". Australian Transportation Safety Board. 17 June 1993. Retrieved 20 May 1993.
↑ "Report into the Stranding and Subsequent Loss of the M.V. "Arklow Castle"". Marine Casualty Investigation Unit. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
↑ Lin Jenkins. "Canoeist dies as gales lash Britain" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 December 1992. (65420), col H, p. 3.
↑ "Alfred Jensen (5215284)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 November 2013. (subscription required (help)).