List of shipwrecks in 1996
The list of shipwrecks in 1996 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1996.
January
7 January
- Patraikos II (
Cyprus): The cargo ship ran aground in the South China Sea (01°18′30″N 105°23′30″E / 1.30833°N 105.39167°E). Refloated on 7 April, later repaired and returned to service.[1]
20 January
- Gurita (
Indonesia): The ferry sank in the Strait of Malacca with the loss of about 260 lives.[2]
27 January
- Pacesetter (
United States): The fishing vessel disappeared in the Bering Sea with the loss of all seven crew.
February
15 February
- Sea Empress (
Liberia): Sea Empress oil spill: The tanker ran aground on rocks at the entrance to the Cleddau Estuary near Milford Haven, Dyfed loaded with 130,000 tonnes of crude oil. Later repaired and returned to service.
19 February
- Gretchen I (
Philippines): The overloaded ferry capsized and sank off Cadiz with the loss of 71 lives. There were at least 141 survivors.[3]
May
14 May
- Solar Wind (flag unknown): The trimaran and its two-person crew were reported missing after encountering a tropical storm.
21 May
- Bukoba (
Tanzania): The passenger vessel sank in Lake Victoria, drowning some 800 people.
June
23 June
- Nadine (flag unknown): The 167-foot (51 m) yacht sank en route from the Italian mainland to Sardinia during a mistral storm. All passengers and crew were rescued by the Italian coast guard. A fictionalized version of the sinking is depicted in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.[4]
September
2 September
- 'Uniceb (
Panama): The livestock carrier suffered an engine fire in the Pacific Ocean north of the Seychelles. She was abandoned by her crew and subsequently sank.[5]
November
11 November
- Bever (
Netherlands): The tug capsized and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her two crew.[6]
14 November
- Princess Jihan (
Egypt): The riverboat capsized and sank in the Nile at Qalh al-Jabal with the loss of over 20 lives.[7] - Cordigliera ( Panama): After placing a distress call to Durban Radio at 10:30 pm requesting immediate assistance due to a leak in a hold, the freighter sank off South Africa off Port St Johns with the loss of all 23 lives.[8]
26 November
Franz Hals
- Franz Hals (
Russia): The factory ship was driven ashore at Biarritz, France. She was refloated on 21 December.[9]
Date unknown
- Lene Marie (
Denmark): The ketch was abandoned in a storm in the North Atlantic.
December
9 December
- Alexandria ( United States): The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Date unknown
References
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ Tim Jones. "Ferry survivor tells of fight in water" The Times (London). Monday, 22 January 1996. (65482), col D-H, p. 1.
- ↑ "Ferry captain held after 54 drowned" The Times (London). Tuesday, 20 February 1996. (65507), col D-E, p. 11.
- ↑ Hoogs, Doug. "Mayday in the Med". Yachts International. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ship full of sheep has sunk" The Times (London). Wednedsday, 11 September 1995. (65682), col H, p. 14.
- ↑ Jonathan Prynn. "Battle to save sailor trapped in hull" The Times (London). Tuesday, 12 November 1996. (65733), col H, p. 3.
- ↑ Christopher Walker. "Nile cruise bodies retrieved" The Times (London). Saturday, 16 November 1995. (65737), col D-F, p. 19.
- ↑ "Cordigliera sinks off Port St Johns". East Cape News Agencies. 16 November 1996.
- ↑ "Franz Hals – Biarritz". Bourbon. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ↑ "Company’s History". Loucas G Matsas. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
See also
| Ship events in 1996 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |