List of shipwrecks in 2013

The list of shipwrecks in 2013 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2013.

January

3 January

• Zamboanga Ferry ( Philippines): The ro-ro ferry ran aground off Dumaguete. All 228 passengers were rescued.^[1]

9 January

• Emeline ( Indonesia): Cyclone Narelle: The 1979-built 2,485 DWT cement carrier sank in the Flores Sea off Indonesia. Out of the crew of 17, six were rescued from a life raft.^[2][3]

11 January

• Kearsarge ( United States): The passenger ship sank at Sunapee Harbor, New Hampshire.^[4]
• Tirta Samudra XXI ( Indonesia): The 2010-built 3,000 DWT coastal tanker sank in the Java Sea in heavy weather. The crew of 15 was saved.^[2][5]

14 January

• Emsstrom ( Germany): The vessel struck the tugboat Christos XXII ( Greece) by which she was towed, in the English Channel off Hope's Nose, Devon, United Kingdom. While their ship was holed, all eight crew of Christos XXII were rescued by the Exmouth and Torbay Lifeboats. Emsstrom, which was unmanned, later sank.^[6]

15 January

• Sea Blue ( North Korea): The 1974-built general cargo ship ran aground off Sharjah due to engine failure. The 3,099 DWT vessel was declared total loss and scrapped on site.^[2][7]

17 January

• USS Guardian ( United States Navy): The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef, in the Sulu Sea.^[8] All 79 crew were taken off by USNS Bowditch ( United States Naval Service) and C Champion ( United States Military Sealift Command).^[9] The ship was declared a total loss on 28 January.^[10]
• Penrith ( Marshall Islands): The supply vessel struck a rock and foundered off Mawgyi, Burma. Her crew were rescued.^[11]

18 January

• Alican S ( Turkey): The cargo ship capsized at Cayeli with the loss of one of her eleven crew.^[12]
• Seaprobe ( United States): The survey vessel founderd in the Gulf of Mexico off Mobile, Alabama. Her twelve crew were rescued.^[13]

19 January

• Merle ( Gibraltar): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Aveiro, Portugal. Her six crew were rescued by lifeboat.^[14]

21 January

• ARA Santísima Trinidad ( Argentine Navy): The disused Type 42 destroyer sank while moored at Puerto Belgrano.

30 January

• Ciudad de Cadiz ( France): The cargo ship used for transporting aircraft wings for Airbus was grounded off Mostyn in the River Dee, United Kingdom, after slipping her moorings.^[15] She was refloated on 9 February.^[16]

31 January

• Baleno 168 ( Philippines): The ferry suffered a lost propeller and consequently capsized at Calapan City. All on board were rescued.^[17][18]

February

7 February

• Setubal Express ( Malta): The cargo ship suffered an engine room fire 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Al Khums, Libya.^[19] She was consequently scrapped.^[17]

15 February

• Frotamerica ( Brazil): The cargo ship ran aground at Lüderitz, Namibia.^[17][20]

17 February

• Harita Bauxite ( Burma): The 1983-built 52,961 DWT bulk carrier foundered in the South China Sea off Cape Bolinao, Philippines with the loss of fifteen of her crew.^[17][21][22]

23 February

• Fajar Samudera ( Malaysia): The ferry sank at Port Klang.^[23]

27 February

• Fuhan 89 and Yong De Sheng 168 (both  China): The cargo ships collided in the Minjiang River. Both vessels sank; eight of the ten crew of Yong De Sheng 168 were killed.^[24]

Unknown date

• Lyubov Orlova ( Cook Islands): The cruise ship, which was derelict in the Atlantic Ocean, is thought to have foundered towards the end of the month.

March

6 March

• Nikolay Bauman ( Moldova): The cargo ship foundered in the Black Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the mouth of the Danube. Her eleven crew were rescued.^[25]

7 March

• Justice ( United States): The tug sank in the Mississippi near New Orleans, Louisiana.^[26]

10 March

• FM Express ( Colombia): The cargo ship was destroyed by fire off Bocas de Cenizas. Her eight crew were rescued.^[27]

11 March

• Maria Angelica Grace ( Philippines): The ro-ro cargo ship capsized and sank near Mandaue. All 25 people on board survived.^[28]

16 March

• Danio ( Antigua and Barbuda): The cargo ship ran aground off the Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom.^[29] Danio was refloated on 28 March.^[30] She was later repaired and returned to service.^[31]

18 March

• Guang Yang Xin Gang ( China): The container ship capsized and sank in the East China Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Longkou with the loss of at least eleven of her fourteen crew. One survivor was reported to have been rescued with the other two crew members reported as missing as of 18 March 2013.^[32]
• Hong Xiang 29 ( China): The cargo ship capsized and sank in Bohai Bay off Longkou with the loss of thirteen of her fourteen crew.^[33]

19 March

• Vinacomin 03 ( Vietnam): The cargo ship collided with Vinacomin 02 ( Vietnam) in the Gulf of Tonkin and sank. All fourteen crew were rescued.^[34]

24 March

• Minguang 68 ( China): The cargo ship collided with Jian Chang ( Taiwan) in the Taiwan Strait and was severely damaged. She was abandoned by her twelve crew.^[35]
• Unnamed: The vessel, carrying asylum seekers, sank 14 nautical miles (26 km) north-west of Christmas Island.^[36]

30 March

• Atlantik Confidence ( Liberia): In the early morning of the 30 March, the bulk carrier Atlantik Confidence had a fire in its engine room and partially sank off Oman. The crew abandoned ship after the fire got out of control and the NATO Task force fighting piracy off the Horn of Africa sent its nearest vessel, USS Nicholas ( United States Navy), to assist. Survivors were reported to have transferred to YM Pluto ( Malta), an oil tanker in the area.^[37][38]

April

2 April

• Sabret ( Turkey): The passenger ferry caught fire in the Marmara Sea off Istanbul. Her passengers and crew were transferred to Caddebostan ( Turkey). Several people were injured.^[39]

8 April

• Min Long Yu ( China): The fishing vessel ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef, the same reef as the USS Guardian (above).^[40] It was pulled off the reef on Friday 19 April 2013 and will be checked for damage before being towed to Puerto Princesa City where the vessel will be inspected.^[41]

13 April

• Delta Captain ( United States): The tug foundered in the Pacific Ocean 13 nautical miles (24 km) west of Point Sur, California. All four crew were rescued by the United States Coast Guard.^[42]

14 April

• Tian Yun ( Panama): The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea off Busan, South Korea. Her seventeen crew were rescued.^[43]

17 April

• Kai Xin ( China): The fish factory ship caught fire in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica. All 90 crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Juvel ( Norway). Kai Xin was taken in tow by a Chilean Navy tug.^[44]

25 April

• Carnival Triumph ( Bahamas): The Destiny-class cruise ship was abandoned by her 1,000-plus crew after two fuel barges exploded and caught fire at Mobile, Alabama, United States. Three barge crew were injured.^[45] The ship was not damaged and departed for Freeport, Bahamas on May 8, 2013.^[46]

28 April

• Myang-Aung ( Burma): The tanker collided with Malacca Highway ( Panama) in the Yangon River. She capsized and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued.^[47]

29 April

• Pirireis ( Cook Islands): The cargo vessel sank after colliding with freighter ConSouth ( Antigua and Barbuda) 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of Methoni, Peloponnese. The bodies of two crew members were recovered by the Greek coast guard while eight crew members from the Pirireis are missing. The other vessel, ConSouth, suffered minor damage, and the entire crew of the vessel is safe.^[48]

May

3 May

• Lam Hong 26 ( Vietnam): The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Tonkin off Hai Phong. Her eight crew were rescued.^[49]

7 May

• Jolly Nero ( Italy): The 240-metre (790 ft) cargo ship crashed into the harbour control tower at the Port of Genoa, Italy, killing at least seven people.^[50][51]

12 May

• Xin Chuan 8 ( China): The cargo ship collided with a bridge near Nanching and sank in the Yangtze River. Her eighteen crew were rescued.^[52]

26 May

• Jascon 4 ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines): The tug foundered off the coast of Nigeria. Eleven of the 12 crew were lost; a single survivor was rescued by divers from the submerged wreck.^[53][54][55]

28 May

• Pernfung 2 ( Thailand): The passenger ferry was beached on Keaw Island. Her 115 passengers were rescued by Pichanon ( Thailand).^[56]

30 May

• Georg Büchner ( Germany): The 153-metre (502 ft) former hotel ship sank off Poland while it was being towed from Rostock, Germany to Klaipėda, Lithuania, for scrapping.^[57]

June

4 June

• Nina ( United States): The schooner was reported to be 370 nautical miles (690 km) west of New Zealand. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Opua, New Zealand to Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.^[58]

7 June

• Unnamed: An aircraft spotted the submerged hull of a ship north of Christmas Island, which was carrying at least fifty-five asylum seekers.^[59]

10 June

• North Tug ( Norway): The tugboat capsized and sank while assisting the cruise ship Ocean Princess. The crew of two escaped without injuries.^[60]

11 June

• HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen ( Royal Danish Navy): The knud Rasmussen-class patrol vessel ran aground in the Julianehåb Fjord and was seriously damaged.^[61]

13 June

• Asian Express ( Maldives): The cargo ship suffered structural failure of her hull and foundered in the Indian Ocean off the Lackshadweep Islands, India. Her 22 crew were rescued by IGCS Varuna ( Indian Coast Guard).^[62]

14 June

• Celeste Ann ( United States): The supply vessel collided with an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico off Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and sank. All 23 people on board were rescued.^[63]
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( Philippines): The ferry foundered off Masbate with the loss of seven lives.^[64]

17 June

• MOL Comfort ( Bahamas): The 316-metre (1,037 ft) container ship carrying 4,500 containers from Singapore to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, broke into two some 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) off the coast of Yemen. The crew of 26 were rescued from two life rafts and a lifeboat.^[65][66] The stern section sank on 27 June and bow section, after having been devastated by fire, on 11 July.

19 June

• Massimo M ( Italy): The ro-ro ship had a fire in her engine room.^[67] She was consequently scrapped.^[17]

20 June

• Tug No. 2 ( Malta): The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Sliema as an artificial reef.^[68]

22 June

• Nazo-S ( Turkey): The chemical tanker caught fire 37 nautical miles (69 km; 43 mi) off Civitanova Marche. The crew of twelve was evacuated.^[69][70]

23 June

• Chang Xin Shun 888 ( China): Tropical Storm Bebinca: The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Tonkin off Hainan Island. Her crew were rescued.^[71]
• Jin Ma 788 ( China): Tropical Storm Bebinca: The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Tonkin off Hainan Island. Her crew were rescued.^[71]

24 June

• Nisar R3 ( Cyprus): the vessel sank 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) off Port Sultan Qaboos, Oman, with a cargo of 816 tons of bitumen which spilled to the sea. Nine Indian crewmen were rescued while the Iranian captain was found dead.^[72]

25 June

• Tayyar Senkaya 1 ( Turkey): the cargo ship sank off the coast of Antalya likely due to improperly secured cargo. The crew of eleven was evacuated.^[73][74]

July

1 July

• Hammond Bay ( United States Army): The tug sank in the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.^[75]
• Perro Negro 6 ( Bahamas): The jack up drilling rig, positioned between the coasts of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the mouth of the Congo River, due to the collapsing of the seabed under one of the three legs, suddenly tilted and suffered hull damages. At 10.30 AM CEST, the rig capsized and sank in approximately 40 metres of water.^[76]

2 July

• Fu Sheng Hai ( Panama). The ship ran aground off Busan, South Korea and broke in two.^[17][77]

5 July

• Hope ( Bangladesh): The 97-metre (318 ft) cargo vessel sank off Phuket, Thailand, and eleven crew members remain missing.^[78][79] The ship, built in 1990, was grounded during a typhoon on 30 August 2004 near Uwajima, Japan, with a loss of four members of the crew of sixteen and such extensive damage to the ship that it was declared a total loss.^[80] However, she was later repaired and returned to service.

6 July

• Fu Sheng Hai ( China): The 1993-built 52,580 DWT bulk carrier ran aground and broke in two off Busan in the Japan Sea. The forward section sank to a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft).^[2][81]
• Theodoros Maria Z ( Belize): The passenger ship capsized and sank with the loss of one life.^[17]

8 July

• Albedo ( Malaysia): Hijacked by Somali pirates on 26 November 2010, the 1993-built container ship sank in rough seas while anchored off the Somali Coast. Part of the superstructure remained above the surface.^[82][83] At least four crew members held as hostages and seven pirates are confirmed dead while 13 others, both hostages and pirates, remain missing.^[84]

10 July

• Harmony Rise ( China): The cargo ship collided with Blessing ( Greece) and sank in the Yellow Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the coast of South Korea. Her twelve crew were rescued by Blessing.^[85]

11 July

• Wyvern ( Norway): The yacht foundered in the Baltic Sea off Öland, Sweden with the loss of one life. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service.

12 July

• MGM No.5 ( Cambodia): The cargo ship exploded and sank in the East China Sea off Namhae Island, South Korea. Her ten crew were rescued, nine by Fesco Diomid ( Cyprus) and one by a South Korean Coast Guard helicopter.^[86]

14 July

• Samudera ( Sierra Leone): The chemical tanker suffered an engine room fire in the Malacca Strait and was abandoned with the loss of one of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency boats.^[87]

15 July

• Hansa Brandenburg ( Liberia): Crew of seventeen was forced to abandon vessel some 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) northeast of Mauritius after one of the containers onboard caught fire.^[88][89] Her crew were rescued by Donau Trader ( Liberia).^[90]

16 July

• Unnamed vessel: A ship carrying asylum-seekers overturned 70 nautical miles (130 km) from Christmas Island.^[91]

20 July

• Sea Dayang 2 ( Philippines): The passenger ferry foundered off Sulu. All nineteen people on board were rescued by the Phillipine Coast Guard and Phillipine Navy.^[92]

23 July

• Unnamed vessel (flag unknown): A ship carrying asylum-seekers from Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka and Syria sank near the West Java town of Cidaun, Indonesia with the loss of at least four people. An unknown number are missing.^[93]

24 July

• Astrid ( Netherlands): The brig ran aground on rocks off Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. All 30 crew were rescued before she sank.^[94][95] Astrid was raised on 10 September.^[96] She was deemed a constructive total loss and was scrapped.

31 July

• Patriot Andalan ( Indonesia): The tanker collided with the quayside and sank at Ternate.^[97]

August

8 August

• Falado von Rhodos ( Germany): The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Reykjanes, Iceland. All twelve people on board were rescued by the Icelandic Coast Guard.^[98]
• Kiani Satu ( Antigua and Barbuda): The 16,717 DWT bulk carrier with a load of 330 tonnes of heavy fuel and 15,000 tonnes of rice ran aground in the Goukamma Estuary, on the South African Indian Ocean coast. The 1997-built ship developed mechanical problems in the heavy seas and drifted out of control until she stranded between two ecological-sensitive estuaries. All 19 crew members were evacuated by NSRI Knysna and NSRI Wilderness (both  South Africa).^[99][100] On 19 August, it was reported that the 157-metre (515 ft) ship, then 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) from the shore, was taking on water. The salvage tugs attempted to tow the vessel as far into deep water as possible before she finally sank on 21 August.^[101]

12 August

• Ramco Crusader ( Bahamas): The support vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean 24 nautical miles (44 km) off Beberibe, Brazil following a fire in the engine room. Her fifteen crew were evacuated before the ship sank.^[102]
• Yuan Heng ( Panama): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Pamarawan, Philippines.^[103]

13 August

• Trans Summer ( Hong Kong): Typhoon Utor: The cargo ship foundered 45 nautical miles (83 km) south west of Hong Kong. Her 21 crew were rescued by search-and-rescue helicopters.^{[104][105][106]}

14 August

• INS Sindhurakshak ( Indian Navy): The Kilo-class submarine suffered an onboard explosion and sank at Mumbai.

16 August

• St. Thomas Aquinas ( Philippines): The 1973-built ferry collided with Sulpicio Express Siete ( Philippines) at Cebu and sank with the loss of at least 116 lives. The ship was carrying 752 passengers and 118 crew at the time of the sinking.^{[17][107][108][109]}

19 August

• Smart ( Panama): The 151,000 DWT bulk carrier ran aground in the east coast of South Africa after departing Richards Bay Coal Terminal with a full cargo of coal. The crew of 23 were rescued, but the 1996-built, 273-metre (896 ft) vessel suffered a structural failure amidships and broke into two.^[110][111]

28 August

• Scuderia ( France): The trawler ran aground at Lankidden Cove, on the east side of The Lizard Cornwall, United Kingdom. None of the five crew were injured.^[112] She was refloated on 3 September and towed to Falmouth for repairs.^[113]

September

3 September

• Fromveur II ( France): The passenger ferry ran aground on Molène, Finistère. All 365 passengers were rescued by Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer lifeboats and by helicopter. Fromveur II was later refloated.^[114]

9 September

• Fortune Cloud ( Panama): The cargo ship collided with Abdullah ( Bangladesh) at Chittagong and sank in shallow water. Abdullah was severely damaged.^[115]

12 September

• Pasha ( Tanzania): The cargo ship ran aground in the Marmara Sea off Narli Köyü, Turkey after her cargo shifted.^[116] Her nine crew were rescued.^[117] She was driven ashore and wrecked on 2 February 2015.

17 September

• Angra Star ( Brazil): The cargo ship partially sank in the Bay of Guanabara off Rio de Janeiro following the theft of copper from her engine room.^[118]

23 September

• Jung Soon ( Malaysia): The cargo ship foundered off Borneo with the loss of one of her twelve crew.^[119]

27 September

• Eifuku Maru No.18 ( Japan): The cargo ship collided with Jia Hui ( Sierra Leone) 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Izu, Shizuoka and capsized with the loss of six of her crew.^[120]

29 September

• Three unnamed fishing vessels ( China): the Chinese boats sank in the South China Sea due to effects from Typhoon Wutip; 74 people are missing.^[121]

October

1 October

• Anafarta ( Turkey): The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Riva, Beykoz, Turkey.^[122]

3 October

• A vessel ( Libya) sinks off the coast of Lampedusa with approximately 500 migrants on board, killing at least 300.^[123]

7 October

• Maria ( Netherlands): The offshore supply vessel collided with the fishing vessel Vertrouwen ( Netherlands) and sank in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland with the loss of three of her five crew.^[124]

11 October

• A ship carrying migrants capsized in international waters near the island of Lampedusa with the loss of 27 people. At least 221 people were saved by a Maltese search and rescue operation.^[125]

12 October

• Bingo ( Panama): Cyclone Phailin: The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Haldia, India. Her eighteen crew were rescued.^[126][127]
• Spirit of Fiji Islands ( Fiji): The ferry caught fire in the Luzon Strait north of Babuyan Island, Philippines and was abandoned by her crew.^[17][128]

13 October

• No. 233 ( Korean People's Navy): The Hainan-class submarine chaser sank off Wonsan with the loss of at least 20 of her crew. The ship collided with a Korean People's Navy patrol boat, which also sank.^{[129][130][131]}

14 October

• Super Sun ( Panama): The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire off the mouth of the Yangtze. Her 23 crew were rescued.^[132]

15 October

• Cheng Lu 15 ( Panama): The cargo ship foundered at Pohang, South Korea with the loss of nine of her nineteen crew.^[133][134]
• Yong Win 3 ( Honduras): The tanker capsized and sank off Little Liouchiou, Taiwan. Her crew were rescued.^[135]

17 October

• Livadia ( Slovakia): Typhoon Wipha: The cargo ship was driven ashore on Iturup, Kuril Islands.^[136]
• Varandey ( Russia): Typhoon Wipha: The cargo ship was beached off Paramushir, Kuril Islands.^[136]

28 October

• Coral Ivory ( Netherlands): The gas carrier collided with Siderfly ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) in the Kiel Canal. Both vessels were beached.^[137][138]
• Stena Alegra ( United Kingdom): St Jude storm: The RO-RO ferry was driven ashore at Karlskrona, Sweden.^[139]

30 October

• Fernanda ( Dominica): The cargo ship caught fire off Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Her crew were rescued by ICGV Þór ( Icelandic Coast Guard), which towed Fernanda in to Hafnarfjörður.^[140]

November

2 November

• Stella ( Sierra Leone): The coaster foundered in the Aegean Sea off Karpathos, Greece with the loss of one of her six crew.^[141]

3 November

• Panamera ( France): The fishing vessel sank off Lizard Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. There was no loss of life.^[142]

5 November

• Hang Sheng 18 ( China): The cargo ship was in collision with OOCL Southampton ( Hong Kong) off Hong Kong and sank. Her twelve crew were rescued.^[143]

8 November

• Eva Jocelyn ( Philippines): Typhoon Haiyan: The coaster was driven ashore at Tacloban.^[144]
• Hueng-A Dragon ( South Korea): The cargo ship was in collision with Eleni ( Marshall Islands) off Vung Tao, Vietnam and sank. Her nineteen crew were rescued.^[145]
• Shu Hang 998 ( China): Typhoon Haiyan: Three crew members drowned while four others were reported missing after their cargo vessel sank at Sanya.^{[146][147][148]}

9 November

• Cagayan Bay 1 ( Philippines): Typhoon Haiyan: The ro-ro ferry was driven ashore at Mandaue.^[149]
• Metro Tug II ( Philippines): Typhoon Haiyan: The tug capsized and sank at Consolacion, Cebu. She was later salvaged.^[149]
• Ozamis Bay 1 ( Philippines): Typhoon Haiyan: The ferry was driven ashore at Mandue.^[149]
• Super Shuttle Ferry 17 ( Philippines): Typhoon Haiyan: The ferry sank at Cebu.^[149]

10 November

• Tomi Elegance ( Philippines): Typhoon Haiyan: The coaster was driven ashore at Tacloban.^[150]

11 November

• Nordstjernen ( Norway): The former Hurtigruten coaster with 21 people on board ran aground in the Karmsund strait, Norway.^[151]

22 November

• Little Junior ( Philippines): The tug foundered off Merida, Leyte. Her crew were rescued.^[152]

24 November

• Bum Jin 5 ( South Korea): The tanker was driven ashore at Ulsan. Her crew were rescued.^[153]
• CS Crane ( Panama): The tanker was driven ashore at Ulsan. Her eleven crew were rescued.^[153]
• Zhou Hang 2 ( China. The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ulsan. Her crew were rescued.^[153]

25 November

• Stephen L. Colby ( United States): The towboat struck a submerged object and sank in the Mississippi River. Her nine crew survived.^[154]
• Xing Long Zhou 65 ( China): The cargo ship foundered off Shandong.^[155]
• Zihai Shun ( China): The cargo ship foundered off Shandong.^[155][156]

27 November

• Theresa Bitung ( Tuvalu): The cargo ship caught fire off the Spratly Islands and was abandoned by her 26 crew, who were rescued by Maiden Voyage ( Marshall Islands).^[157]

30 November

• Ocean Countess ( Portugal): The passenger ship caught fire at Chalkis, Greece. Her skeleton crew of five survived. Ocean Countess was consequently scrapped.

December

6 December

• Innvik ( Norway): The restaurant ship foundered in a storm while at anchor at Svestad, Norway. The ship's aft section was submerged, while the bow remained above water.^[158] In April 2014, Innvik, which had been found to be damaged beyond economic repair, was sent to Fredrikshavn in Denmark for scrapping.^[159] The breaking of the vessel commenced in July 2014.^[160]

11 December

• Nour M ( Sierra Leone): The cargo ship sank at Rhodes, Greece.^[161]

14 December

• Asia Peace ( Panama): The cargo ship foundered in the Luzon Strait, 20 crew were rescued by Yangtze Eternal ( Hong Kong).^[162]

23 December

• TCG Degirmendere ( Turkish Navy): The tug capsized and sank at Izmir with the loss of ten lives.^[163]

24 December

• Silver ( Morocco): The tanker ran aground at Tan-Tan, Morocco.^[164]

27 December

• Hull Number Missing ( China): The container ship capsized and sank off Shanghai with the loss of five of her sixteen crew.^[165]

29 December

• Maritime Maisie ( Hong Kong): The chemical tanker collided with Gravity Highway ( Bahamas) off Busan, South Korea and caught fire. All 91 people on board the two vessels were evacuated. Maritime Maisie subsequently drifted into Japanese waters before six tugs reached her. She was finally allowed to dock in Ulsan, Korea on 28 April 2014 for assessment as to whether or not she was salvageable.^{[166][167][168]}
• MSC Monterey ( Liberia): The container ship sustained a crack in her hull off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Four passengers were taken off by helicopter while her 20 crew members remained on board.^[169] Temporary repairs were performed in Newfoundland.
• Sae Byol ( Cambodia): The cargo ship ran aground off Haimao Island, China and was abandoned by her fifteen crew.^[170]

Unknown date

• Aspro ( Cambodia): The cargo ship ran aground in the Azov Sea off Eysk, Russia. She was still aground five days later.^[171]

Unknown date

• Hantallar ( Turkey): The cargo ship ran aground off Tekirdağ. She was declared a total loss.^[17]

References

Ship events in 2013
Ship launches:	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Ship commissionings:	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Ship decommissionings:	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Shipwrecks:	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018