The customs boat capsized in a collision with a smuggling vessel near Chek Lap Kok Island, north of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Three crewmen were trapped in the cabin. They were rescued alive by divers, but died at the hospital. Two crewmen on deck survived.[10]
The tanker sprung a leak and was abandoned in the Arabian Sea 185 nautical miles (343 km; 213 mi) south west of Karachi, Pakistan, and later sank. All 13 crew were picked up by a cargo ship in the area.[12]
While pushing two barges carrying sulfuric acid, the towing vessel sank after colliding with the towing vessel Cooperative Spirit (United States) on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Mile Marker 123 near Luling, Louisiana. One of the barges suffered damage and leaked toxic vapor into the air. One member of RC Kreppel′s crew was rescued from the water; the other three were missing.[13][14]
Thirty-five small boats, houseboats, and pontoon boats were destroyed in a pre-dawn fire that swept across a dock at a marina on the Tennessee River in Scottsboro, Alabama. Some of the boats sank at their moorings, while others drifted into the river before sinking. Eight people were confirmed dead.[15]
With two people aboard, the sailboatcapsized on Fegen, a lake in southern Sweden, during a storm. One man on board washed ashore and subsequently died, and the other occupant was missing.[17]
The ore carrier suffered bow damage while leaving the terminal at Sao Luis, Brazil, developed a heavy list, and was run aground off Maranhao, Brazil, to prevent her from sinking.[21] Declared a constructive total loss, she was scuttled 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the coast of Brazil on 12 June.[22]
The coastal lighter was damaged in a collision with an unknown Kolkata Port Trust ship at Kolkata, India. An attempt to beach her to prevent sinking failed when current swept her off the bank and she sank in the Hooghly River.[30]
The ferry sank and capsized after it hit a rock whilst en route from Mumbai to Maharashtra India. All 88 passengers were rescued by civilian boats.[33]
The British-flagged tanker split into two off the southeast coast of Malta after taking on water in bad weather. Three crew were rescued by the AFM search and rescue launch Melita I.[36][37][38]
The cargo ship sank 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southeast of Pingtan with five crew members aboard. All five crew members were rescued by the search and rescue ship Dong Hai Jiu 116 (China).[42]
The lighter struck a high-voltage power line tower and sank in the Hooghly River near the village of Namkhana, West Bengal, India. Crew was rescued.[48]
The 22-foot (6.7 m) or 27-foot (8.2 m) — sources disagree — fishing boatcapsized and threw her four occupants into the water in Reynolds Channel off Long Island, New York, near Point Lookout when several large waves struck her. Her captain died, and another man was missing. The other two men on board were rescued by a passing 68-foot (20.7 m) boat and survived.[52][53]
The cargo ship sank in shallow water the East China Sea 10 N.M. east of Ningbo, China after a hull breach. Sank with Bridge above water. 13 Crew of 14 rescued by Rescue ship Dong Hai Jiu 117 (China), 1 missing.[58]
The cargo ship sank after hitting an obstruction in the northern Persian Gulf South East of Umm Qasr, Iraq at a bridge construction site. 4 crew rescued, 5 missing.[59]