List of shipwrecks in 1994
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The list of shipwrecks in 1994 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1994.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class | Cause | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January | American Star |  Greece |
Cruise ship | Ran aground and broke apart | Fuerteventura, Canary Islands | En-route to Thailand for refitting | |
| 5 March | P T Pelayaran Meratus.[1] | Melisa |  Indonesia |
Cargo ship.[1] | Capsized and sank[1] | Surabaya.[1] | Wreck scrapped in June 1994.[1] |
| 23 March | Epirotiki Line | SS Flandre (1951) (Pallas Athena) |
Greece |
Cruise ship | Burnt and sank | Port of Piraeus | Wreck scrapped in 1995[2] |
| 28 September | Estline | Estonia |  Estonia |
Cruiseferry | Sunk | Northern Baltic Sea, 59°23′N 21°42′E / 59.383°N 21.7°E | Car and passenger ferry M/V Estonia the Flag ship for Estonian people left Tallinn 27 September '94 in the evening 19:20 with 1049 passengers on board. She was expected in Stockholm in 16 hours. At 01.24 during the night MV Estonia Crew where sending out Mayday Calls.
She sank after the call. The most of 1049 persons perished in the heavy cold seas.[3] |
| 2 December | StarLauro | Achille Lauro |  Italy |
Cruise ship | Burnt and sank | Coast of Somalia | 2 casualties |
| 24 December | Russian Navy | Murmansk |  Russia |
Sverdlov-class cruiser | Grounded and wrecked | Off Sørvær, Norway | Was being towed to the breakers in India |
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Othfors, Daniel. "Flandre (II)/Carla C/Carla Costa/Pallas Athena". The Great Ocean Liners. http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/flandre2.html. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ http://estoniahj.bloggsida.se/
| Ship events in 1994 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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