List of shipwrecks in 2001
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The list of shipwrecks in 2001 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2001.
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[edit] January
[edit] 16 January
- Jessica (
Ecuador) :The tanker ran aground in the Galapagos Islands.
[edit] February
[edit] 9 February
- Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision (
Japan / 
United States Navy): High school training vessel sunk by surfacing submarine USS Greeneville. Nine people drowned, including four teen-age high school students.
[edit] May
[edit] 25 May
- Lowlands Beilun (
Singapore): Ran aground on the Johor Shoal, Changi and holed. Refloated on 5 June, repaired and returned to service.[1]
[edit] July
[edit] 26 July
- Sun 11 (
Bahamas): Former cruise liner sinks off Cape St. Francis, South Africa whilst under tow.[2]
[edit] October
[edit] 19 October
- SIEV X (
Indonesia): Classified by Australia as Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel. Sunk en route between Bandar Lampung and Australian territory. 353 passengers were drowned.
[edit] November
[edit] 26 November
- Heng Shan (
China) a 169,168 DWT capsize bulker that loaded with approx.164.000tonnes coal was grounded on a reef adjacent to the port of Karadeniz Eregli on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. It was refloated several months later.
[edit] December
[edit] 22 December
- Christopher (
Cyprus): Foundered off Graciosa Island, Azores with the loss of all 27 crew.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=005trv
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 2001 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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