List of shipwrecks in 1987
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The list of shipwrecks in 1987 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1987.
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[edit] March
[edit] 6 March
- Herald of Free Enterprise (
United Kingdom): Passenger ferry sunk in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium after taking on water and capsizing and sinking stern first; the bow doors of this RO-RO (roll-on roll-off) ferry were subsequently discovered to have been left open. 193 fatalities.
[edit] April
[edit] 16 April
- Musson (
Soviet Navy): The soviet Project 1234 corvette "Musson" sinks after having been hit by a P-15M cruisemissile during an airdefense-exercise in the Sea of Japan.
[edit] May
[edit] 1 May
- Saint Eloi (
France): Collided with Cambridge Ferry ( United Kingdom) off Dover, both ships damaged.
[edit] 27 May
- Nawal (
Saudi Arabia): Sank at moorings, Jeddah.[1]
[edit] Unknown date
- Maral R ( United Kingdom): Driven ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland.
[edit] July
[edit] 28 July
- Fearless (
Cyprus): On fire and grounded at 37°09′N 122°41′E / 37.15°N 122.683°E. Refloated 27 August, subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1988.[1]
[edit] September
[edit] 26 September
- Iran Ajr
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy minelayer scuttled by American forces after being captured by Navy SEALs.
[edit] October
[edit] 16 October
- Hengist United Kingdom beached at Folkestone Warren during the Great Storm of 1987.[2] Refloated in November, repaired and returned to service.[3]
[edit] December
[edit] 8 December
- Vitatus Putna (
Soviet Union): Factory ship caught fire at 45°04′N 8°09′W / 45.067°N 8.15°W and abandoned by her crew with the loss of two lives.[4]
[edit] 12 December
- Samson: Crane barge, ran aground at Rams Head, Ardmore, County Waterford, after tow parted in rough seas.
[edit] 20 December
- Doña Paz (
Philippines): Passenger ferry sunk in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines after colliding with the oil tanker Vector, killing 4,341 people[5].
[edit] 22 December
- Eastern Summit (
Panama): Ran aground in the Zaire River (05°55′S 12°54′E / 5.917°S 12.9°E). Refloated 14 January 1988.[4]
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1987 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Bob Ogley, Ian Currie and Mark Davison (1991). The Kent Weather Book. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 1 8 72337 35 X.
- ^ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. pp. p85. ISBN 978 0 7524 1720 2.
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "CNN.com - Maritime disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries - Feb 3, 2006". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/03/maritime.disasters/index.html. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
