List of shipwrecks in 2006
Appearance
The list of shipwrecks in 2006 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2006.
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February
1 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Ece | Marshall Islands | The tanker sank while being towed toward Le Havre, after having collided with the freighter General Grot-Rowecki ( Malta) about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Guernsey. The Ece sank near the site of the collision, in 70 metres (230 ft) of water, 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Cap de La Hague.[1] |
2 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Fjordbuen | Norway | The cargo ship sank at the quay at Stamnes, Norway.[2] The wreck has since become a popular diving site.[3] |
3 February
Ship | State | Description |
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al-Salam Boccaccio 98 | Egypt | The passenger ferry caught fire and sank in the Red Sea killing at least 846 people. A total of 426 people were rescued. |
9 February
Ship | State | Description |
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USS O'Brien | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Kauai, Hawaii, by the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and two P-3 Orion aircraft (all United States Navy) and the frigate HMCS Vancouver ( Canadian Forces Maritime Command). |
March
5 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Runner 4 | Dominica | Cargo ship carrying aluminium sank in the Gulf of Finland when Svyatitel Apostol Andrey collided into it from behind while both were in a convoy escorted by a Russian icebreaker Kapitan Sorokin.[4] |
9 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Teklivka | Malta | Cargo ship sunk in the Mediterranean near Port Said, Egypt in a storm. Three crew were lost, but the other 12 were rescued by the Searose G.[5][6] |
21 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Hyundai Fortune | South Korea - Hyundai | Container ship damaged by fire in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Later towed to port. She was repaired and returned to service. |
22 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Queen of the North | Canada | Large passenger ferry which sank off the north coast of British Columbia, Canada after running aground. Two passengers drowned.[7] |
23 March
Ship | State | Description |
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An unnamed passenger boat | flag unknown | sank off Cameroon's Atlantic coast near the port of Kribi, with the loss of at least 127 lives.[8] |
Pong Su | Tuvalu | Sunk by bombing from Royal Australian Air Force aircraft off Australia. |
26 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Orion | Mexico | The tanker sank in the Gulf of Mexico near Yucatán.[citation needed] |
30 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Al-Dana | Bahrain | Passenger dhow which sank in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain. |
May
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Oriskany | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida to create an artificial reef. |
29 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Nearchos | Hellenic Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
June
7 June
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Comte de Grasse | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean about 275 nautical miles (509 km) off the coast of North Carolina. |
USS Stump | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina. |
July
13 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Belleau Wood | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii as part of the RIMPAC 06 exercise. |
15 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USNS Mars | United States Navy | The inactivated Template:Sclass- was sunk as a torpedo target in the Pacific Ocean 54 nautical miles (62 miles; 100 km) off the coast of Hawaii as part of the RIMPAC 06 exercise. |
22 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Thorn | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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ROCS Liao Yang | Republic of China Navy | The decommissioned Gearing-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target in the South China Sea. |
August
11 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Solar I | Philippines | Guimaras oil spill: The oil tanker sank off the coast off Guimaras province.[9] |
12 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Cominoland | Malta | The former Gozo ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[10] |
Karwela | Malta | The former Captain Morgan ferry boat was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[10] |
October
24 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Rokia Delmas | Sweden | The ro-ro ship ran aground off La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. She was declared a total loss and scrapped in situ.[11] |
November
1 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Finnbirch | Sweden | The ro-ro ferry capsized and sank off the coast of Sweden with the loss of two crew. |
2 November
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Valley Forge | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean near Kauai, Hawaii. |
December
8 December
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Spruance | United States Navy | The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target by aircraft-launched Harpoon missiles. |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Senopati Nusantara | Indonesia | The ferry sank off Mandalika Island with over 500 people killed. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Ipiros | Hellenic Navy | The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target. |
References
- ^ "Tanker wreck starts leaking oil". BBC News Online. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ Hammerstad, Kathrine (3 February 2006). "Oljelekkasje etter skips-havari". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Aarre, Einar (28 April 2014). "Skipskirkegården som får naboene til å se rødt". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Runner 4 sunk". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ 2007 inaugural IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to be awarded to Searose G seafarers for dramatic rescue of Teklivka crew Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today
- ^ Eleven Ukrainians reported among crew of Teklivka boat, which sank near Port Said
- ^ Neal Hall: Family of woman who died in ferry sinking settles lawsuit Vancouver Sun
- ^ "Boat wrecked off Cameroon coast". BBC News Online. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Oil slick spreading in Philippines". The Times. No. 68783. London. 19 August 2006. col A-B, p. 39. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ a b "Karwela & Cominoland - Gozo". Subway Dive Centre. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "ROKIA DELMAS, France, 2006". The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd. Retrieved 9 January 2018.