List of shipwrecks in 2008

The list of shipwrecks in 2008 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2008.

January

3 January

• MV Vanessa ( Bulgaria): carrying scrap metal sank in the Azov Sea. 9 of her 10 crew were lost.^[1]

14 January

• MV Ice Prince ( Greece) : The cargo ship sank in the English Channel near Devon,^[2] where she was carrying more than 5000 tonnes of timber to Alexandria. All the crew members were rescued.^[3] The timber being transported by the ship ended up polluting dozens of beaches along the southern coast of the United Kingdom in counties such as West Sussex, Dover, and Kent.^[4]

15 January

• An unnamed cargo ship bound for Panama sank off the coast of Taiwan after being overwhelmed by a wave. She was transporting gravel from Hong Kong, and sank approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Taiwan. All of the 8 Chinese crew members died.^[5]

29 January

• MV Gevo Victory ( Lebanon): The cargo ship, bound for Beirut, sank off the coast of Lebanon in heavy sea. All aboard were rescued by a German frigate that participated in UNIFIL.^[6][7]

31 January

• MS Riverdance ( Bahamas) : The ferry, sailing from Warrenpoint to Heysham, developed a severe list in the Irish sea. Ship was beached at Blackpool, and all of the crew and passengers were airlifted to safety.^[8][9]

February

1 February

• Spinningdale ( Spain) : The trawler crashed into a group of rocks near St Kilda due to gale-force winds. All fourteen of the crew were airlifted to safety by the Stornoway Coastguard.^[10]

6 February

• MS UND Adriyatik ( Turkey) : The U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş (Turkey) owned freighter catches fire in the northern Adriatic Sea. The ship was carrying 200 trucks and nine tonnes of oil derivates, and all crewmembers and passengers were saved before the fire could hurt them.^[11]

29 February

• MV Shourav ( Bangladesh) : According to ATN Bangla television and a Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority report, an overloaded Bangladeshi ferry MV Shourav carrying 100 passengers on board was rammed by a sand cargo, and then sank. This occurred on the Buriganga River, in the outskirts of Dhaka, killing 49.^[12][13]

March

6 March

• Maro ( Antigua and Barbuda):The cargo ship ran aground at Gipuzkoa, Spain. She broke up four days later.

23 March

• FV Alaska Ranger ( United States) : She sank in the Bering Sea after reporting progressive flooding.^[14]

23 March

• Naftogaz-67 ( Ukraine) : According to Hong Kong's RTHK, a Ukrainian tugboat, Naftogaz-67, has sunk and is lying upside-down in 37 metres (121 ft) of water with 18 crews missing after colliding with a Chinese cargo ship Yao-Hai off Tuen Mun.^{[15][16][17][18]}

28 March

• Coco Leoni ( United Kingdom) : The motor cruiser Coco Leoni ran aground at Lytham, opposite the windmill.

April

5 April

• Nikko Maru ( Japan) : According to Coast Guard of Japan and Japanese major television networks, including NTV and TBS report, the fishingboat sank in stormy conditions at Mutsu Bay, off Aomori, northern Honshu, killing eight.^[19]

7 April

• Lujiao Yu ( China) : According to Coast Guard of South Korea and South Korean television networks (KBS and SBS) report, a Chinese fishingboat Lujiao Yu sank by overturning after she collided with South Korean freighter Panbless off Mara Island, six Chinese are missing.^[20]

12 April

• Lurong Yu 2177 ( China) : According to a Coast Guard of Japan report, Chinese fishing boat Lurong Yu 2177 sank after colliding with Hong Kong freighter Shinyo Sawako between Kyūshū and Amami Island, in the East China Sea, Japan, killing 16.^[21][22]

30 April

• Assalama ( Panama): The passenger ferry sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached at Tarfaya, Morocco. All 113 passengers were rescued, as were her crew.^[23]

May

4 May

• Comandante Sales ( Brazil) : According to Brazilian Army and Rede Globo television network report, Brazilian river boat Comandante Sales, carrying 80 people, capsized at Solimoes River, on the outskirts of Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil, killing 41, mostly women.^[24]

13 May

• MV Nazimuddin ( Bangladesh) : A Bangladeshi double decker ferry MV Nazimuddin carrying 150 passengers on board sank. This occurred on the Ghorautura River, Ghoradigha, Kishoregani, 80 kilometres (43 nmi) from Dhaka, killing at least 41.^[25]

29 May

• FV The Girl Patricia ( United Kingdom) : The Newlyn fishing vessel sunk 28 nautical miles (52 km) NW of Land's End. All four crew winched to safety by RNAS Culdrose helicopter.^[26]

June

15 June

• An unnamed immigrant boat : According to Libyan and Egyptian security officials, an illegal immigrant boat capsized off Zuwara, Nuqat al Khams, Libya, the accident killing 140 people, including Bangladeshi, Algerian and Moroccan immigrants

21 June

• MV Princess of the Stars ( Philippines) : She was capsized by Typhoon Fengshen off Sibyan Island, Philippines. At least 671 people dead ^[27] and 76 rescued by Filipino Coast Guard.^[28]

23 June

• Suwa Maru No.58 ( Japan) : According to Japan Coast Guard official and Fuji Television report, Japanese fishingboat Suwa Maru No.58 capsized off Choshi, Chiba, Japan, sixteen people feared dead.

July

4 July

• Myo Pa Pa Tun ( Myanmar) : According to New Light of Myanmar newspaper report, Myanmarase passenger boat Myo Pa Pa Tun, carrying 82 passengers, capsized at Yway River, Myaungmya, Myanmar, at least 38 killed.

September

11 September

• Asgard II ( Ireland) : The brigantine sank in the Bay of Biscay 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Belle-Île-en-Mer.

15 September

• An unnamed ferry has sunk near the north-western Turkish port of Bandirma, leaving at least one person dead and five others missing.^[29]

27 September

• KM Usaha Baru ( Indonesia) : The Indonesian wooden boat carrying 77 passengers and crew on board capsized after an engine fire off Nakhoda, Maluku, Indonesia, killing 9 people.^[30]

October

10 October

• MV Fedra ( Liberia) : The bulk carrier ran aground on Europa Point, Gibraltar and broke in two.

22 October

• FV Katmai ( United States) sank in the Bering Sea during a severe storm; four of 11 crew members were rescued.^[31]

23 October

• MS Ledenik ( Croatia) : The fish factory ship foundered and sank off Sestrunj, Croatia.^[32]

November

2 November

• MV Abigail H ( United Kingdom) : The grab hopper dredger foundered in Heysham Harbour after developing a leak.^[33]

18 November

• FV Ekawat Nava 5 ( Marshall Islands) : She was sunk by INS Tabar after being identified as a pirate "mother ship". Allegedly Ekawat Nava 5‍ '​s crew fired upon the INS Tabar when challenged to stop to be searched.

December

4 December

• MV Ushuaia ( Comoros) : She hit a rock in Wilhelmina Bay in Antarctica. The passengers and crew were evacuated by the Chilean Navy.^[34][35]

Unknown date

• MV Lady Davinia ( Malta): The tour boat (formerly a minesweeper) sunk at its moorings at Sliema Creek.^[36]

See also

Ship events in 2008
Ship launches:	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Ship commissionings:	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Ship decommissionings:	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Shipwrecks:	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013

References

External links

• Marine Accident Investigation Branch (UK)