List of shipwrecks in 1984
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The list of shipwrecks in 1984 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1984.
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[edit] January
[edit] 3 January
- Fairplay X (
West Germany): the tug ran aground in the Hayle estuary, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] 5 January
- Mahajak Progress (
Thailand): The cargo ship caught fire off Sattahip and was abandoned. Later declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped.[2]
[edit] 16 January
- Pergo (
Netherlands): The cargo ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Norway. She sailed crewless on auto-pilot for 200 nautical miles (370 km) and ran aground south of Dunbar, East Lothian. The ship was salvaged and taken to Leith.[3]
[edit] 24 January
- Radiant Med (
Liberia): The cargo ship foundered off Guernsey, Channel Islands after a hatch cover was smashed in heavy seas. Seventeen of the 26 crew were lost. Nine survivors were rescued by the frigate Casabianca (
Marine Nationale) and taken to St Peter Port.[4]
[edit] February
[edit] 1 February
- Skaros (
United Kingdom): Iran-Iraq war: The Bulk carrier was struck by an Iraqi Exocet missile in the Bandar Imam Khomenei Channel and set on fire. Declared a constructive total loss, later scrapped
[edit] 7 February
- Midnight Sun 1 (
Panama): The cargo ship foundered off Ouessant, France in a storm. Eight of the nineteen crew were lost.[5]
[edit] 15 February
- Camilla Weston ( United Kingdom): The coaster collided with a German ship in fog 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Cromer, Norfolk and sank. The five crew were rescued.[6]
[edit] March
[edit] 1 March
- Charming ( Jersey): Iran-Iraq War: The cargo ship was struck by an Iraqi missile and set on fire. The fourteen crew abandoned ship,[7] which then ran aground at Bandar Khomenei.[8]
[edit] 30 March
- Eldia (
Malta): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Orleans, Massachusetts, United States in a hurricane. She was refloated two months later, and scrapped in 1985. - Ane Katrine ( West Germany): the trawler was sunk off Jutland, Denmark after her nets were snagged by Chilean submarine Simpson (
Armada de Chile) which was then undergoing trials. The three crew were killed.[9]
[edit] May
[edit] 27 May
- Laleham ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was wrecked on the north coast of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[10]
[edit] June
[edit] 3 June
- Bark Marques ( United Kingdom): The barque sank off Bermuda with the loss of nineteen crew.
- Buyuk Hun (
Turkey): Attacked by Iraqi fighters on 3 June 1984 while underway in ballast from Tutunciftlik, Turkey to Kharg Island, Iran. Two Exocet missiles hit the superstructure and the engine room, starting a fire, killing three crew members and injuring two. Later towed to Bushir, Iran, where declared total loss and sold to Taiwanese breakers in 1986.
[edit] 8 June
- Stena of Sitoo () The schooner struck a floating object in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Lowestoft, Suffolk and was holed below the waterline. HMS Ambuscade (
Royal Navy) went to her assistance. Pumps were flown out by helicopter and a lifeboat towed her in to Harwich, Essex.[11]
[edit] July
[edit] 17 July
- HMS Devonshire ( Royal Navy): The County-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the North Atlantic Ocean during exercises by HMS Splendid ( Royal Navy).
[edit] 29 July
- Columbus C. ( Panama) The cruise ship rammed the harbour breakwater and sank at Cadiz, Spain.
[edit] 30 July
- Alvenus ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground off New Orleans, Louisiana, cracking the hull and spilling some of her 14,700,000 US gallons (56,000,000 L) of crude oil.[12]
[edit] August
[edit] 22 August
- Zingara (
Italy): The cargo ship ran aground in the Straits of Tiran, Red Sea.
[edit] 26 August
- Mont Louis (
France): The tanker sank 12 nautical miles (22 km)off Ostend, Belgium.[13] Amongst her cargo were barrels containing 225 tonnes (221 long tons) of uranium hexafluoride.[14]
[edit] September
[edit] 17 September
- Sealuck ( Malta): The cargo ship ran aground on a reef off Hamilton, Bermuda.[15]
[edit] October
[edit] 2 October
- Stella Croce ( Panama): The bulk carrier collided with another Panamanian vessel and sank at Taichung, Taiwan. Eight crew reported to be missing.[16]
[edit] 29 October
- Venus[disambiguation needed
] (
Philippines): The ferry sank off Marinduque Island. Of the 242 people on board, 114 were rescued by two Philippine Navy ships and a fishing vessel.[17]
[edit] November
[edit] 5 November
- An unnamed ferry ( Philippines): Typhoon Agnes: The ferry capsized and sank off Romblon with the loss of 440 lives.[18]
[edit] 22 November
- Fylrix ( United Kingdom): The coaster capsized and sank off Plymouth, Devon. Three crew rescued by a helicopter from RFA Engadine (
Royal Fleet Auxiliary) and landed on HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy). The remaining four crew were rescued by the Plymouth lifeboat.[19]
[edit] 27 November
- Lena Wessels ( West Germany): The coaster ran aground off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. The five crew were rescued by helicopter.[20]
[edit] 29 November
- USCGC Campbell (
United States Coast Guard): The Treasury-class Cutter (boat) was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean (22°48′N 160°06′W / 22.8°N 160.1°W).
[edit] December
[edit] 7 December
- Lady Chilel (
Gambia): The ferry sank in the Gambia River at Ballingho. Four people were killed and twenty injured out of the 98 people on board.[21]
[edit] 23 December
[edit] 29 December
- Nes Puk ( West Germany) The cargo ship ran aground in the River Suances, Spain. She was refloated on 7 January and returned to service.[22]
[edit] Unknown date
- Permeke (
Belgium): The cargo ship ran aground in the River Scheldt at Hansweert. She was refloated with assistance from 10 tugs and returned to service.[23]
[edit] Unknown date
- Machitis (
Hellenic Navy): The Algerine-class minesweeper was sunk as a target off Crete.
[edit] References
- ^ "Picture gallery" The Times (London). Tuesday, 10 January 1984. Issue 61734, col A-D, p. 4.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Crewless ship sailed oil for 200 miles" The Times (London). Tuesday, 17 January 1984. Issue 61740, col B, p. 2.
- ^ "Question mark over French frigate as 17 die in storm" The Times (London). Wednesday, 25 January 1984. Issue 61747, col E-G, p. 1. (continued on back page, column A)
- ^ "Eight dead, 11 saved from ship" The Times (London). Wednesday, 8 February 2011. Issue 61572, col A, p. 2.
- ^ "Seamen saved" The Times (London). Thursday, 16 February 1984. Issue 61759, col D, p. 3.
- ^ "Missile cripples British ship in Gulf attack" The Times (London). Thursday, 8 March 1984. Issue 61776, col G-H, p. 1.
- ^ "British protest at Iraqi attack" The Times (London). Friday, 9 March 1984. Issue 61777, col E, p. 4.
- ^ "Submarine skipper held after loss of Trawler" The Times (London). Saturday, 31 March 1984. Issue 61974, col H, p. 6.
- ^ "SS Laleham - 1984". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/wrecks/wrecks/shipwrecks.asp?ID=2719. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Air-sea aid for holed schooner" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 June 1984. Issue 61853, col A, B, p. 3.
- ^ "Slick moves into Gulf of Mexico" The Times (London). Wednesday, 1 August 1984. Issue 61898, col A, p. 5.
- ^ "Mont Louis loss spurs calls for cargo rules" The Times (London). Tuesday, 4 September 1984. Issue 61927, col H, p. 2.
- ^ "Sunken nuclear cargo 'safe'" The Times (London). Tuesday, 28 August 1984. Issue 61921, col F, p. 2.
- ^ "Ship Aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 18 September 1984. Issue 61939, col H, p. 6.
- ^ "Carrier sinks" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 October 1984. Issue 61952, col H, p. 5.
- ^ "126 missing after ferry sinks in the Philippines" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 October 1984. Issue 61973, col H, p. 5.
- ^ "Children die as adults flee typhoon ship" The Times (London). Friday, 9 November 1984. Issue 61982, col E, p. 7.
- ^ "Rough Passage" The Times (London). Friday, 23 November 1984. Issue 61994, col D-G, p. 3.
- ^ "Rig airlift as storms hit north and west" The Times (London). Wednesday, 28 November 1984. Issue 61998, col D, p. 1.
- ^ "Three Britons lost in Gambia disaster" The Times (London). Monday, 10 December 1984. Issue 62008, col D, p. 5.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1984 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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