List of shipwrecks in 1996
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The list of shipwrecks in 1996 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1996.
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[edit] January
[edit] 7 January
- Patraikos II (
Cyprus): Ran aground at 01°18.5′N 105°23.5′E / 1.3083°N 105.3917°E. Refloated on 7 April, later repaired and returned to service.[1]
[edit] 27 January
- Pacesetter (fishing vessel) (
United States): Disappeared in the Bering Sea with a crew of seven including Captain Matthew Pope, Stephen Mack, Richard Anderson, Eric Ericson, Byron Koesterman, Elias Pena, Stanley Estesad. the United States Coast Guard of Kodiak, Alaska only found two life rafts, One EPIRB Distress beacon and a Buoy Float. The pacesetter Disappearance is The Worst Accident in the 1996 Snow crab Fishery in Alaska.
[edit] February
[edit] 15 February
- Sea Empress (
United Kingdom): Ran aground on rocks at the entrance to the Cleddau Estuary near Milford Haven, loaded with 130,000 tonnes of crude oil.
[edit] May
[edit] 14 May
- Solar Wind (unknown nationality): Trimaran and its two-person crew missing after encountering a tropical storm.
[edit] 21 May
- MV Bukoba (
Tanzania): Lake Victoria passenger vessel sinks, drowning some 800 passengers.
[edit] November
[edit] Date unknown
- Lene Marie (
Denmark): Abandoned in a storm in the North Atlantic.
[edit] December
[edit] 9 December
- Alexandria ( United States): Sank off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
[edit] Date unknown
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Company’s History". Loucas G Matsas. http://www.matsas.gr/serframe.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1996 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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