List of shipwrecks in 2006
The list of shipwrecks in 2006 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2006.
February
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Ece |
 Marshall Islands |
The tanker sank while being towed toward Le Havre, after having collided with the freighter General Grot-Rowecki ( Malta) about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Guernsey. The Ece sank near the site of the collision, in 70 metres (230 ft) of water, 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Cap de La Hague.[1] |
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| al-Salam Boccaccio 98 |
 Egypt |
The passenger ferry caught fire and sank in the Red Sea killing at least 846 people. A total of 426 people were rescued. |
March
5 March
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Runner 4 |
 Dominica |
Cargo ship carrying aluminium sank in the Gulf of Finland when Svyatitel Apostol Andrey collided into it from behind while both were in a convoy escorted by a Russian icebreaker Kapitan Sorokin.[2] |
9 March
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Teklivka |
Malta |
Cargo ship sunk in the Mediterranean near Port Said, Egypt in a storm. Three crew were lost, but the other 12 were rescued by the Searose G.[3][4] |
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Hyundai Fortune |
 South Korea - Hyundai |
Container ship damaged by fire in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Later towed to port. She was repaired and returned to service. |
22 March
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Queen of the North |
 Canada |
Large passenger ferry which sank off the north coast of British Columbia, Canada after running aground. Two passengers drowned.[5] |
23 March
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| An unnamed passenger boat |
flag unknown |
sank off Cameroon's Atlantic coast near the port of Kribi, with the loss of at least 127 lives.[6] |
| Pong Su |
 Tuvalu |
Sunk by bombing from Royal Australian Air Force aircraft off Australia. |
26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Orion |
 Mexico |
The tanker sank in the Gulf of Mexico near Yucatán. |
30 March
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Al-Dana |
 Bahrain |
Passenger dhow which sank in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain. |
August
11 August
12 August
List of shipwrecks: 12 August 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Cominoland |
Malta |
The former Gozo ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[8] |
| Karwela |
Malta |
The former Captain Morgan ferry boat was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[8] |
November
1 November
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Finnbirch |
 Sweden |
The ro-ro ferry capsized and sank off the coast of Sweden with the loss of two crew. |
December
30 December
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 2006
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|
| Senopati Nusantara |
 Indonesia |
The ferry sank off Mandalika Island with over 500 people killed. |
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