List of shipwrecks in 2005

The list of shipwrecks in 2005 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2005.

January

15 January

• F/V Big Valley ( United States) capsized and sank in the Bering Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Saint Paul Island, Alaska. There was one survivor from the crew of six.

February

7 February

• Jökulfell ( Isle of Man): The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of the Faroe Islands with the loss of six of her eleven crew.^[1]

March

25 March

Irving Johnson aground

• Irving Johnson ( United States): The schooner ran aground at Channel Islands harbor, California. She was later refloated; there were no casualties.

May

15 May

• MVPrince ( Bangladesh): The ferry capsized and sank in deep water near Golapchipa, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Patuakhali, Bangladesh.^[2]

August

4 August

• Porvenir I ( Chile): The roll on, roll off cargo ship ran aground 460 nautical miles (850 km) south of Santiago. She broke up and sank with the loss of three of her fifteen crew.^[3]

December

9 December

• CP Valour ( Bermuda) The container ship ran aground at Praia do Norte on Faial Island of the Azores. There were no injuries or casualties but the vessel could not be refloated and had to be scrapped on site.^[4] The empty hull was refloated in September 2006 and towed to the open sea but sunk in heavy seas 20km north of Faial.^[5]

References

External links

• Vessel Casualties & Pirates Database 2005