List of shipwrecks in 1997
Appearance
The list of shipwrecks in 1997 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1997.
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January
25 January
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Tolman | ![]() |
The decommissioned fast minelayer, formerly a Template:Sclass-, was sunk as a target. |
February
27 February
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Picking | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target . |
March
5 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Vikartindur | ![]() |
The container ship was beached on the south coast of Iceland. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ. |
26 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Cita | ![]() |
![]() The cargo ship ran aground at Newfoundland Point, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She subsequently sank. All seven crew were rescued. |
28 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Kateri i Radës | ![]() |
Tragedy of Otranto: The motorboat was in collision with Sibilia (![]() |
April
30 April
Ship | State | Description |
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La Fidèle | ![]() |
The Template:Sclass- exploded and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime with the loss of five of her sixteen crew.[1] |
May
4 May
Ship | State | Description |
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King Cruiser | ![]() |
The ferry ran aground on the Anemone Reef, Andaman Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Phi Phi Islands. All on board, in excess of 560 people, were rescued. |
12 May
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Richard S. Edwards | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target in Pacific Ocean off Kauai, Hawaii. |
July
2 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Diamond Grace | ![]() |
The supertanker ran aground in Tokyo Bay 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Yokohama.[2] |
22 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Stoddard | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 64 nautical miles (74 miles; 119 km) north-northwest of Kauai, Hawaii at 22°47′39.2″N 160°36′41″W / 22.794222°N 160.61139°W by explosive charges planted by SEAL Team One (![]() |
August
2 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Southerland | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 34°57′N 122°08′W / 34.950°N 122.133°W. |
September
8 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Fierté Gondávienne | ![]() |
The sailing vessel sank in the Windward Passage with the loss of up to 400 lives.[3] |
October
27 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Sand Kite | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck one of the piers of the Thames Flood Barrier and sank. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.[4] |
November
17 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Constitution | ![]() |
The ocean liner sank in the Pacific Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north of Hawaii whilst under tow to the shipbreakers. |
19 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Green Lily | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Bressay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom after her engine failed in a storm. All fifteen crew were rescued by the Lerwick lifeboat and a helicopter, although the winchman of the helicopter was killed after his winchline had to be cut.[5] |
December
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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HMAS Swan | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass2- was scuttled in the Indian Ocean approximately 1.3 nautical miles (1.5 miles; 2.4 km) from Point Picquet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, at 33°33′02″S 115°06′02″E / 33.55056°S 115.10056°E to serve as a recreational dive site. |
The Living Christ | ![]() |
The sailing ship sank off the Île de Gonâve with the loss of about 40 lives. There were fifteen survivors reported.[6] |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Merchant Patriot | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in her engine room and was abandoned off the Bahamas. Declared a constructive total loss, she was towed to Freeport, Bahamas for scrapping.[7] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Catalina | ![]() |
![]() The passenger ferry foundered at Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.[8] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Anafi | nationality unknown | Carrying a cargo of coal, the ship caught fire in the Piraeus Roads, Greece and was abandoned.[9] |
Brown Bear | ![]() |
The motor vessel, a former research ship, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, in late 1997 or in January 1998.[10] |
Christiana | ![]() |
The ketch foundered in the North Sea,[11] and sank at a depth of 500 metres off Mandal, Norway. Later raised and repaired.[12] |
HMBS David Tucker | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass2- patrol vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in the Bahamas. |
References
- ^ Adam Sage (1 May 1997). "Two die as blast sinks French ship". The Times. No. 65878. London. col A, p. 19. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Edwin Karmiol (3 July 1997). "100 ships battle oil disaster in Japan". The Times. No. 65932. London. col E-H, p. 8. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ David Adams (9 September 1997). "Fears of 400 dead in Haiti ferry sinking". The Times. No. 65990. London. col A, p. 12. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
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(help) - ^ Shirley English (20 November 1997). "Helicopter winchman lost in storm". The Times. No. 66052. London. col A-H, p. 3. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Haitian shipwreck kills 40". The Times. No. 66073. London. 15 December 1997. col G-H, p. 14. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "MARON". Clydesite. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "SS Catalina (+1997)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Company's History". Loucas G Matsas. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ afsc.noaa.gov AFSC Historical Corner: Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear & Black Bear - "Bear" Boats
- ^ Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale. Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-0951992777.
- ^ Knudsen, Reidar (2011), "RS 24 "Risør" 100 år - Dystert mysterium", Båtmagasinet (in Norwegian), vol. 5, retrieved 24 May 2014