The Taiwanese-flagged fishing boat lost contact with Taiwanese authorities on 30 December 2020. It was spotted floating near Midway Island on 2 January 2021. Upon further inspection by the U.S Coast Guard, a lifeboat was missing, as were all ten crew. The ship was also damaged in what looked to be a collision. The boat was left adrift in the Pacific Ocean, and the U.S. Coast Guard continued to search for the missing crew. Of the ten on board, nine are of Indonesian nationality, and the captain is Taiwanese.[1][2]
A ferry with 78 people aboard ran ground near Danao City, Cebu, Philippines. All on board were safe and disembarked. Around 26 people were still on board as of 12 January.[3] By 13 January, all passengers and crew had been evacuated, and the ship had been towed to a safe position. The Philippine Coast Guard began the process of removing the ship, and taking it to a repair yard.[4]
The bulk carrier was abandoned in the Phillipine Sea 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) south east of Miyakojima, Japan. Her 22 crew were rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Papua New Guinea to China.[6]
The river/sea cargo ship apparently broke in two, or was swamped, and sank in a storm at Bartin, Turkey. Out of the 13 people on board 4 were killed, 3 remain missing and 6 were rescued. 11 on board are Ukrainian, and 2 are Russian.[7][8]
The tug was sunk in a collision with the container shipTanto Bersinar (Indonesia) in the Java Sea off Surabaya. Of eight crew, three crew rescued and five remain missing. A barge she was towing was damaged, with cargo leaking.[13]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of Cheongsando Island, Wando County, South Korea. The crew were rescued by Wando Maritime Rescue and Coast Guard.[15]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank after dragging anchor and contacting another ship at Gresik, Indonesia, partially above water. The crew evacuated.[16]