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List of shipwrecks in 1987
The list of shipwrecks in 1987 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1987.
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January
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Blue |  United States
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The 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands.[1] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Testa Rosa |  Philippines
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The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal with the loss of all 30 crew. Researchers consider this incident to be one of the 22 supercarrier losses very likely associated with rogue wave encounters between 1968 and 1995.[2][3] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hetta | United States
|
The 83-foot (25.3 m) fish tender ran aground and sank off Whale Head Island (55°51′40″N 133°41′00″W / 55.86111°N 133.68333°W) on the west side of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of three.[4] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laura | United States
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The 48-foot (14.6 m) fishing vessel sank in the Shelikof Strait between mainland Alaska and the Kodiak Archipelago.[1] |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Midnatsol Norge |  Norway
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The hotel ship foundered off Fredrikstad, Norway. Wreck raised, and broken up in Bruges, Belgium, in June 1987.[5] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Star | United States
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The 40-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel sank with the loss of one crew member after a rogue wave struck her in the North Pacific Ocean approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Agattu in the Near Islands in the western Aleutian Islands. The other five people aboard were rescued.[6] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amatuli | United States
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The fishing vessel caught fire and was abandoned in the Bering Sea approximately 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) east of St. George Island. She was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[7] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fukuyoshi Maru No. 85 |  Japan
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The longliner′s crew abandoned ship after she suffered a propane explosion in her galley and subsequently was gutted by fire in the Bering Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northwest of Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. One member of her crew died, presumably in the explosion; her other 25 crew members were rescued by the fishing vessel Fukuyoshi Maru No. 8 ( Japan). The United States Coast Guard sank her drifting wreck on 14 February.[8]
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20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Accokeek |  United States Navy
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The decommissioned auxiliary ocean tug was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. |
March
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Colac |  Royal Australian Navy
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The decommissioned tank cleaning vessel, formerly a Bathurst-class corvette, was sunk as a target in the Tasman Sea off the coast of Australia at 34°49′12″S 151°32′00″E / 34.82000°S 151.53333°E by a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine HMAS Ovens ( Royal Australian Navy).
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6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Herald of Free Enterprise |  United Kingdom
|
The roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry took on water, capsized and sank stern-first with the loss of 193 lives in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium. Investigators subsequently discovered that her bow doors had been left open. |
| Northern Challenger | United States
|
The 80-foot (24.4 m) fishing vessel sank off Ugak Island (57°23′N 152°17′W / 57.383°N 152.283°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago. The fishing vessel Saint Janet ( United States) rescued her entire crew of four.[9]
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8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Birgit N (or Birgit – N) | United States
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The 123-foot (37.5 m) crab-fishing vessel was wrecked in Patton Cove (51°20′45″N 178°57′00″W / 51.34583°N 178.95000°W) on the coast of Ulak Island in the Aleutian Islands.[10] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Komsomolets Kirgizii |  Soviet Union
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The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off New Jersey, United States. All 37 crew were rescued by American helicopters.[11] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lovac | United States
|
The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel disappeared after departing Kodiak, Alaska, to fish for sablefish. It is not clear whether one or two people vanished along with the vessel.[1] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All Alaskan | United States
|
The 340-foot (103.6 m) fish processing ship ran aground north of Big Lake (57°12′30″N 170°10′00″W / 57.2083333°N 170.1666667°W) on the coast of Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea. All 142 people aboard survived. Her wreck later was demolished and removed.[7] |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Clipper | United States
|
The 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel was driven ashore during a gale and wrecked on the south coast of Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea during a storm. Her crew of six abandoned ship in a life raft, reached a reef, and then walked to the shore, from which the high endurance cutter USCGC Midgett ( United States Coast Guard) rescued them. Ocean Clipper′s wreck was demolished and removed in 2010.[12]
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April
4 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Too | United States
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The 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was lost when she was intentionally run aground in Icy Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[13] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Naknek | United States
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The 81-foot (24.7 m) tender ran aground and sank in Wells Bay (60°53′30″N 147°28′30″W / 60.89167°N 147.47500°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[9] |
16 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Musson |  Soviet Navy
|
The Project 1234 (NATO reporting name Nanuchka-class) corvette sank after being hit by a P-15M anti-ship cruise missile during an air defence exercise in the Sea of Japan. |
21 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Lynn | United States
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Damaged earlier while in the harbor at Saint Paul on Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands, the 93-foot (28.3 m) crab-fishing vessel sank with the loss of three lives in the Bering Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, while under tow by the fish processing vessel Long Harbor ( United States).[14]
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28 Apriledit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger | United States
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The 55-foot (16.8 m) longline fishing vessel capsized and sank in Southeast Alaska approximately 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) northwest of Sitka, Alaska. The United States Coast Guard rescued all three members of her crew from a life raft.[15] |
Mayedit
1 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Eloi |  France
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Collided with Cambridge Ferry ( United Kingdom) off Dover, England. Both ships were damaged.
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5 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chabro | United States
|
The 56-foot (17.1 m) fishing vessel sank in a storm with the loss of one life approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) southeast of Seward, Alaska. The fishing vessel Kodiak ( United States) rescued her four survivors.[16]
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| Kahiltna II | United States
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The 47-foot (14.3 m) halibut-fishing vessel sank in a storm approximately 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) from Cape Resurrection (59°52′N 149°17′W / 59.867°N 149.283°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Sea Scape ( United States).[13]
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| Kvingo | United States
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The 38-foot (11.6 m) halibut-fishing vessel sank in a storm off the northwest coast of Coronation Island in the Alexandar Archipelago in Southeast Alaska south of Sitka, Alaska. The United States Coast Guard rescued her crew of two.[13] |
6 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hotline | United States
|
The 42-foot (12.8 m) seiner disappeared in a storm with the loss of all four men on board near Nuka Bay (59°19′N 150°33′W / 59.317°N 150.550°W) on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula on the south-central coast of Alaska.[4] |
27 Mayedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nawal |  Saudi Arabia
|
Sank at moorings, Jeddah.[17] |
Juneedit
11 Juneedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Viking | United States
|
The fish tender sank after striking a rock off Sutwick Island (57°20′N 153°22′W / 57.333°N 153.367°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew of four abandoned ship wearing survival suits and were rescued by a fish processing vessel.[18] |
12 Juneedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Cumberland |  Hong Kong
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The ore carrier sank in the Pacific Ocean. All 29 crew were rescued by Act 5 ( United Kingdom).[19]
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15 Juneedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARA Comodoro Py |  Argentine Navy
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The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a torpedo fired by the submarine ARA Santa Cruz ( Argentine Navy).
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16 Juneedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | United States
|
The 85-foot (25.9 m) fishing vessel foundered during a voyage from Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula to Alitak Bay (56°53′07″N 154°07′18″W / 56.8853°N 154.1217°W) on the southern end of Kodiak Island. A United States Coast Guard search discovered her submerged pilothouse in the Semidi Islands. Her entire crew of three – two men and a woman – perished.[20] |
| HMS Yarmouth |  Royal Navy
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The decommissioned Rothesay-class frigate was sunk as a target in the North Atlantic Ocean by the destroyer HMS Manchester ( Royal Navy).
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19 Juneedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Chacon | United States
|
The 44-foot (13.4 m) seiner capsized and sank with the loss of one life in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south of Montague Island on the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her three survivors from a life raft.[16] |
29 Juneedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | United States
|
The 22-foot (6.7 m) houseboat sank in the western part of Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska with the loss of both men on board.[18] |
Julyedit
2 Julyedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magi | United States
|
The 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel sank at "Naked Island" – the name of a number of islands in the area – in southern Alaska.[20] |
16 Julyedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Havel |  West Germany
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The cargo ship was sunk to create an artificial reef near Boynton Beach, Florida. |
17 Julyedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Bausell | United States Navy
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The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean. |
22 Julyedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raketeer | United States
|
The vessel was abandoned after she ran aground in Alitak Bay (56°50′N 154°10′W / 56.833°N 154.167°W) on the south end of Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four.[15] |
25 Julyedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Binki | United States
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The 43-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank with the loss of one life south of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Four of her five survivors were rescued on 26 July by two passing fishing vessels, and the fifth was lifted from the water by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[10] |
28 Julyedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fearless |  Cyprus
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On fire and grounded at 37°09′N 122°41′E / 37.150°N 122.683°E. Refloated 27 August and scrapped.[21] |
29 Julyedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marge | United States
|
The 36-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel sank at Grand Island (54°58′15″N 132°51′45″W / 54.97083°N 132.86250°W) in Southeast Alaska, southeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.[20] |
Unknown dateedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS McKean |  Turkish Navy
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The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a Harpoon missile in the Gulf of Antalya after being transferred to the Turkish Navy and cannibalized for spare parts. |
Augustedit
13 Augustedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vega Marie |  United States
|
The 85-foot (26 m) fishing vessel sank in the North Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south of Unimak Pass, Alaska. Her crew was rescued.[22] |
17 Augustedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified tank barge | United States
|
The retired 250-foot (76.2 m) tank barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.498′N 074°01.412′W / 39.624967°N 74.023533°W. Her wreck is known as the 'Molasses Barge."[23] |
26 Augustedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maral R | United Kingdom
|
 Ran ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland after an engine fire caused the crew to abandon ship.[24] |
Septemberedit
10 Septemberedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coney Island | United States
|
The retired 250-foot (76.2 m) sludge tanker was scuttled as an artificial reef in 125 feet (38 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey at 40°06.285′N 073°41.365′W / 40.104750°N 73.689417°W.[25] |
16 Septemberedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swenson II | United States
|
The retired 130-foot (39.6 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°07.305′N 073°56.885′W / 40.121750°N 73.948083°W.[26] |
19 Septemberedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Pride | United States
|
The 83-foot (25.3 m) fishing trawler capsized and sank in Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of four from a life raft.[27] |
| Nordfjord | United States
|
During a voyage from Seattle, Washington, to Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands, the 127-foot (38.7 m) fishing trawler disappeared with the loss of her entire crew of five after sending out a brief distress message in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) south of Valdez, Alaska.[9] |
26 Septemberedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iran Ajr |  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
|
The landing craft was scuttled in the Persian Gulf by U.S. forces, five days after she was damaged by United States Army attack helicopters and captured by United States Navy SEALs when U.S. forces detected her laying mines in the Persian Gulf. |
Octoberedit
1 Octoberedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lora Lee | United States
|
The fishing vessel sank near Kodiak, Alaska.[1] |
| Wicklow | United States
|
A freak 70 mph (110 km/h) wind drove the 28-foot (8.5 m) gillnetter ashore and wrecked her in Astrolabe Bay in Southeast Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both members of her crew.[28] |
16 Octoberedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hengist | United Kingdom
|
Great Storm of 1987: The ferry was beached at Folkestone Warren.[29] Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[30] Refloated in November, repaired and returned to service.[31] |
| Sumnea | United Kingdom
|
Great Storm of 1987: The bulk carrier capsized at Dover, Kent,[32] with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Rotary Service ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[30]
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Novemberedit
5 Novemberedit
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uyak II | United States
|
The 112-foot (34.1 m) fishing trawler sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the south end of Kodiak Island with the loss of four of her six crew members.[33] |
