List of shipwrecks in 1998
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The list of shipwrecks in 1998 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1998.
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[edit] January
[edit] 16 January
- MV Flare (
Cyprus): Bulk carrier breaks in two in severe weather and sinks off Saint Pierre and Miquelon. 21 of the crew are lost.
[edit] February
[edit] 17 February
- Marie Bouanga (
Democratic Republic of the Congo): Collided with Zircone (
Italy) near Borkum Riff, Germany (53°48′N 6°21′E / 53.8°N 6.35°E). Declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[1]
[edit] March
[edit] 23 March
- Demetrios II (
Honduras): Cargo ship wrecked off Paphos in bad weather.
[edit] June
[edit] 9 June
- Hualien Express (
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines): Ran aground at Kandla, India. Refloated on 8 August, salvage completed 18 August then sold for scrapping.[2]
[edit] September
[edit] 18 September
- Princess of the Orient (
Philippines): Capsized and sank in a typhoon off Fortune Island, Batangas. killing around 150.
[edit] 24 September
- Ocean Alley (
United Kingdom): Wrecked at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
[edit] October
- Arco Arun ( United Kingdom): Capsized, Northfleet Hope, Thames Estuary. Later raised and refloated.[3]
[edit] December
[edit] 5 December
- Adolphus Busch ( United Kingdom): Sunk as an artificial reef, off Looe Key, Florida.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1998 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. pp. p36. ISBN 978 0 7524 1720 2.
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