List of shipwrecks in 1990
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The list of shipwrecks in 1990 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1990.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class | Cause | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January | Sally Cruise | Sally Albatross |  Finland |
Cruiseferry | Burnt out when in drydock. | Finnboda, Nacka, Sweden | Underwater hull salvaged for the second Sally Albatross. |
| 25 January | Kappa Maritime Ltd, London[1] | Mineral Star |  Cyprus |
Cargo ship[1] | Diverted with hull damage.[1] | Fortaleza, Brazil[1] | Departed on 8 March under tow of Almirante Guilhem bound for Rio de Janeiro.[1] |
| 7 April | DA-NO Linjen | Scandinavian Star |  Bahamas |
Ferry | Two fires 15 minutes apart, the second one was arson, 158 people killed. | Skaggerak | Later repaired and returned to service. |
| 19 April | Kappa Maritime Ltd, London.[1] | Mineral Star | Cyprus |
Beached after engine room flooded.[1] | Vitória[1] | Refloated In July. Declared a constructive total loss and sold for scrap. Scrapped at Alang, India in 1992.[1] | |
| 30 July | Diosa del Mar |  United States |
Schooner | Ran aground on Ship Rock whilst avoiding a collision with a powerboat. | Catalina Island, California | ||
| 6 September | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Fort Victoria |  United Kingdom |
Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler | The Troubles: A bomb placed by the IRA exploded in her engine room causing extensive damage. A second bomb was defused. See RFA Fort Victoria bombing. | Belfast | Later repaired and entered service, three years after originally planned. |
| 27 October | Petroleos Mexicanos[2] | Cantarell |  Mexico |
LPG tanker[2] | Severely damaged by explosion of cargo whilst loading.[2] | Pajaritos[2] | Later repaired and entered service.[2] |
| 17 November | Osa Marine Services GmbH[1] | Osa Ghent |  Liberia |
Tug[1] | Capsized[1] | Singapore[1] | Righted on 23 November.[1] |
| 27 December | Oy JIT-Trans Ltd | Finn-Baltic | Finland |
Finnpusku combination | Capsized after cargo shifted in heavy weather. | Outside Hanko, Finland | Rightened, rebuilt and returned to service in 1991 as Steel and Botnia. |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "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 1990 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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