The 35-foot (11 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W / 57.617; -152.167 (Cape Chiniak)) on Kodiak Island after her fiberglass hull fractured. Her three-man crew survived, a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescuing two of them from a life raft and the other from the water.[1]
11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2000
Ship
State
Description
Solway Harvester
United Kingdom
The scallop dredger capsized and sank in the Irish Sea with the loss of all seven crew. The wreck was later refloated and moored at Douglas, Isle of Man.
29 January
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 2000
Ship
State
Description
Ermak
United States
The 35-foot (10.7 m) fishing trawler sank approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Seward, Alaska, after her lazarette flooded. The fishing vessel Helios (United States) rescued her crew of three.[2]
The 442-gross ton, 139.1-foot (42.4 m) or 154-foot (46.9 m) crab-fishing vessel was abandoned in the North Pacific Ocean after a serious engine room fire broke out aboard her. A helicopter from the high endurance cutter USCGC Mellon ( United States Coast Guard) rescued all five people and a dog who had been aboard. The fire damaged American Star′s engine room and destroyed her pilothouse, and she eventually drifted ashore on the south coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Cape Lazaref (54°37′00″N163°35′10″W / 54.61667°N 163.58611°W / 54.61667; -163.58611 (Cape Lazaref)) and became a total loss. Many months later, her wreck was towed out to sea, cut up, and scuttled in deep water.[3]
The 96-foot (29.3 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in 540 feet (160 m) of water northwest of Rocky Point (57°39′45″N154°13′50″W / 57.66250°N 154.23056°W / 57.66250; -154.23056 (Rocky Point)) on the west coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. Wearing survival suits, her crew of five abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Polar Star (United States).[9]
The cruise ship hit an uncharted reef in the Sandfly Passage around the Solomon Islands and was grounded at Roderick Bay, Ngella island. She was declared a constructive total loss.
The 31-foot (9.4 m) salmon-fishing vessel sprang a leak, ran aground, and was lost at the mouth of the Naknek River on the coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Sockeye (United States) rescued her entire crew of four.[3]
The retired Admiral W. S. Benson-class troop transport was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean at 23°35′01.0″N159°50′00.2″W / 23.583611°N 159.833389°W / 23.583611; -159.833389 ("USS Admiral W. L. Capps).
While headed up the Whiting River in Southeast Alaska bound for Crescent Lake (58°12′34″N133°21′32″W / 58.209446°N 133.358887°W / 58.209446; -133.358887 (Crescent Lake)), the 20-foot (6.1 m) boat capsized and was lost. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both people who had been aboard.[13]
The vessel was carrying a load of iron ore when it sank off South Africa. The resulting oil spill caused a threat to the nearby population of African penguins.
The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Port Moller (55°59′30″N160°34′30″W / 55.99167°N 160.57500°W / 55.99167; -160.57500 (Port Moller)), Alaska, by a fire that started in her engine room. Her crew of two survived.[17]
The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Etolin Point (58°40′05″N159°19′45″W / 58.66806°N 159.32917°W / 58.66806; -159.32917 (Etolin Point)) on the Bristol Bay coast of Alaska by a fire that started when her engine manifold[18] overheated.[19]
The 60-foot (18.3 m) salmon-fishing vessel sank off Cedar Point (55°05′50″N131°36′25″W / 55.09722°N 131.60694°W / 55.09722; -131.60694 (Cedar Point)) at Metlakatla, Alaska. Her crew of six abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the fishing vessel Island Dancer (United States).[22]
The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller dragged her anchor, ran aground, capsized, and was lost in Kalinin Bay (57°20′N135°47′W / 57.333°N 135.783°W / 57.333; -135.783 (Kalinin Bay)) in Southeast Alaska. The only person on board survived.[8]
The 35-foot (10.7 m) salmon troller sank in dense fog in Helm Bay (55°36′N131°55′W / 55.600°N 131.917°W / 55.600; -131.917 (Helm Bay)) in Southeast Alaska, northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, with the loss of one life. There was one survivor.[23]
The cargo ship ran aground at Kithira, Greece. There was no crew injured on ship. The stern section of the ship is completely sank & while the bow section is still in wrecksite. She was voyage from Saint John, Canada, to Turkey with cargo load of scrap metal.
The Opal-class sailingyacht of the ZHP Naval Training Center in Gdynia, Poland, was sunk in a collision with the liquefied natural gas carrierLady Elena (flag unknown) near the northwestern shore of Denmark, with the loss of seven crew members. There was one survivor.
The Newport-class tank landing ship ran aground on the coast of Chile in Caleta Cifuncho Bay. She was salvaged but deemed to have been damaged beyond economical repair and was later sunk as a target ship.
The retired 85-foot (25.9 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°02.473′N073°59.599′W / 40.041217°N 73.993317°W / 40.041217; -73.993317 (Patrick J. McHugh).[24]
The cruise liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 425 nautical miles (787 km) off the coast of Virginia. All 34 crew were rescued. Barratry was suspected in the loss of the vessel.
The cargo ship ran aground at Rebbenesøya, Norway. All 26 crew were rescued.[32][33] The grounded ship broke in two on 2 January 2001, with the bow section sinking and the stern remaining aground. The bow section was raised in April 2001 and was towed away for scrapping,[34] while the stern broke apart and sank.[35]
^Bawal Jr., Raymond A. (2008). Ships of the St. Clair River. St. Clair, Michigan: Inland Expressions. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-9818157-1-8.
^"Report on the investigation of the grounding of Lagik at Port Sutton Bridge on 13 December 2000" (PDF). Marine Accident Investigation Branch. December 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^Lloyd's. "LOF photo gallery". Lloyd's. Retrieved 26 September 2013.