List of shipwrecks in 1992
The list of shipwrecks in 1992 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1992.
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January
7 January
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Darter | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Tautog ( United States Navy) in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. |
February
11 February
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Baton Rouge | United States Navy | Submarine incident off Kildin Island: The Template:Sclass- was in collision in the Barents Sea off Kildin Island with K-276 ( Russian Navy). She was consequently withdrawn from service due to damage received and eventually scrapped in 1993. |
April
17 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Katina P | Malta | The oil tanker′s captain deliberately ran her aground on the coast of Mozambique 40 kilometres (25 miles; 22.6 nautical miles) north of Maputo. She was soon salvaged. |
26 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Katina P | Malta | After being salvaged, the oil tanker sank while under tow in the Mozambique Channel northeast of Maputo, Mozambique. |
May
6 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | Croatia | The ferry collided with Ilirija ( Croatia) in Dubrovnik harbour and sank with the loss of 61 of the 86 people on board.[1] |
August
4 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Indra | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- landing craft repair ship was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina at 34°33′55″N 76°58′30″W / 34.56528°N 76.97500°W[2] |
22 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Mullinnix | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target. |
23 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Royal Pacific | Singapore | The cruise ship sank in the Straits of Malacca after being rammed by fishing vessel Turfu 51 ( Republic of China) with the loss of two of the 534-plus people on board. Survivors were rescued by Chapaevsk ( Russia) and Marisa ( Bahamas).[3][4] |
27 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS White Plains | United States Navy | The Template:Sclass- broke loose from her moorings in Apra Harbor, Guam, during Typhoon Omar and ran around in a beach near Polaris Point. She was later refloated and returned to service.. |
September
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Rozi | Malta |
The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Ċirkewwa (40°39′01″N 14°32′44″W / 40.65028°N 14.54556°W) as an artificial reef.[5] |
October
2 October
Ship | State | Description |
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TCG Muavenet | Turkish Navy | The Template:Sclass- was on a military exercise in Saros Bay when struck by two Sea Sparrow missiles fired by the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga ( United States Navy), killing five of her crew. The ship was consequently declared a total loss and scrapped. |
22 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Daeyang Honey | South Korea | Typhoon Colloeen: The bulk carrier foundered in the Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of the Philippines with the loss of all 28 crew.[6] |
November
30 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Arklow Castle | Ireland | The cargo ship ran aground off Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss.[7] |
December
3 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Aegean Sea | Greece | The oil tanker exploded and sank off A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Kismetim-1 | Turkey | The cargo ship was intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea by TCG Akın, TCG Savaştepe, TCG Yıldırım (all Turkish Navy) and USS Briscoe ( United States Navy) as she was suspected of drug-running. She was scuttled by her nine crew, who were rescued. |
18 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Demetrios | Greece | The unmanned cargo ship ran aground at Prawle Point, Devon United Kingdom after her tow parted in a storm.[8] |
19 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Norsel | Norway | The ship ran aground and was wrecked south-west of Brønnøysund, Norway at 65°24′N 11°58′E / 65.400°N 11.967°E. The wreck was delivered to a breaker's yard in Molde, Norway, in February 1993.[9] |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Titan | Singapore | The floating crane capsized off Camden Head, New South Wales, Australia. She was deemed beyond salvage and scuttled on 29 December at 31°39′51″S 152°52′24″E / 31.66417°S 152.87333°E. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfred Jensen | Norway | The cargo ship was scuttled off Norway.[10] |
References
- ^ "Ten killed in ferry collision". The Times. No. 64326. London. 7 May 1992. col H, p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Mobile Riverine Force Association (4 October 1999). "History of The USS Indra (ARL-37)". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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- ^ Harvey Elliott (24 August 1992). "500 rescued as ship sinks on 'cruise to nowhere'". The Times. No. 64419. London. col A-B, p. 14. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Tug Boat - Rozi". Subway Dive Centre. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Loss of Daeyang Honey en route to Mizushima, Japan" (PDF). Australian Transportation Safety Board. 17 June 1993. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Report into the Stranding and Subsequent Loss of the M.V. "Arklow Castle"". Marine Casualty Investigation Unit. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Lin Jenkins (19 December 1992). "Canoeist dies as gales lash Britain". The Times. No. 65420. London. col H, p. 3. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Norsel (5256616)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Alfred Jensen (5215284)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 November 2013.