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The list of shipwrecks in 2011 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2011.
January
1 January
3 January
5 January
9 January
11 January
30 January
February
4 February
7 February
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 2011
Ship
State
Description
Lady Rana
Panama
The cargo ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sharjah , United Arab Emirates. Her crew survived.[ 9]
15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 2011
Ship
State
Description
Shirvan
Azerbaijan
The crane vessel was severely damaged by fire in Baku Bay with the loss of one life.[ 10]
17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 2011
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed junk
Vietnam
The junk sank in Halong Bay with the loss of twelve lives. At least fifteen people were rescued.[ 11]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2011
Ship
State
Description
Migrant ship
Unknown
The ship capsized off the Yemen coast with the loss of fifty-seven Somali refugees.[ 12]
March
1 March
6 March
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2011
Ship
State
Description
FV Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135
China
The fishing vessel collided with Cosco Hong Kong ( United Kingdom ) 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of China. She sank with the loss of all eleven crew.[ 14]
9 March
11 March
An unknown number of vessels are washed ashore or sunk around the Pacific Rim following an earthquake and tsunami off the north east coast of Japan. Ship casualties include:-
16 March
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 2011
Ship
State
Description
Helga
Panama
The cargo ship foundered off Caye Caulker , Belize with the loss of three of her eleven crew.
20 March
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 2011
Ship
State
Description
Min Ningde Cargo 0202
China
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the South China Sea off Ningde with the loss of four of her six crew.[ 45]
26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 2011
Ship
State
Description
Helga
Panama
The cargo ship sank off the coast of Belize with the loss of three of her crew.[ 46]
29 March
April
6 April
7 April
9 April
13 April
25 April
May
2 May
15 May
18 May
19–20 May
23 May
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 2011
Ship
State
Description
Volgoneft 263
Russia
The tanker was under repair in a floating dry dock when the dry dock sank. As holes had been cut in her hull, Volgoneft 263 also sank.[ 56]
27 May
June
3 June
4 June
5 June
11 June
14 June
22 June
26 June
July
3 July
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 2011
Ship
State
Description
Erik
Mexico
The 115-foot (35 m) fishing boat. carrying tourists, sank after encountering bad weather in the Gulf of California some 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) from San Felipe, Baja California , Mexico . As of 4 July 2011, one fatality was reported and between five and eight passengers were missing.[ 64] As of 20 July 2011, seven people were missing and one was confirmed dead.[ 65]
10 July
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 2011
Ship
State
Description
Bulgaria
Russia
The passenger ship sank in the Volga River with 208 people on board. One hundred and twenty-two were killed.[ 66]
23 July
25 July
29 July
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 2011
Ship
State
Description
Phoenix
Equatorial Guinea
The tanker ran aground near Durban , South Africa. Her fifteen crew were rescued. She was refloated on 2 September and scuttled on 6 September 43 nautical miles (80 km) off Durban.[ 69] [ 70]
30 July
31 July
August
3 August
4 August
8 August
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 2011
Ship
State
Description
Angel 1
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground on a reef off Poudres-d'Or , Mauritius.[ 79] After more than three months on the reef, she was refloated and taken under tow but found to be severely holed. The ship sank on 26 November.[ 80]
9 August
10 August
12 August
17 August
September
1 September
6 September
10 September
15 September
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 2011
Ship
State
Description
Nordlys
Norway
The cruise ship suffered a fire in her engine room which killed two of her 55 crew. All 207 passengers and some of the surviving crew were rescued, with the remainder engaged in firefighting operations.
20 September
26 September
28 September
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 2011
Ship
State
Description
KM Kirana IX
Indonesia
a lorry on board the ferry caught fire whilst she was docked at Surabaya , causing a stampede amongst the passengers. Eight people were killed.[ 95]
29 September
October
3 October
5 October
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 2011
Ship
State
Description
Finnøyglimt
Norway
The cargo ship foundered off Haugesund with the loss of one of her three crew.[ 100]
13 October
14 October
18 October
20 October
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 2011
Ship
State
Description
Reina 1
Malta
The cargo ship was in collision with Ankara ( Turkey ) in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Albania with the loss of eight of her ten crew.[ 105]
28 October
31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 2011
Ship
State
Description
Golub
Croatia
The fishing vessel was in collision with Joerg N. ( Malta ) off Pula , Croatia and sank. None of the eight crew members was injured and all were rescued with their own work/rescue boats.[citation needed ]
November
3 November
5 November
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 2011
Ship
State
Description
Shiv Sagar
India
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Gulf of Aden off Dhofar , Oman with the loss of nine of her fifteen crew.[ 109]
9 November
17 November
21 November
27 November
List of shipwrecks: 27 November 2011
Ship
State
Description
Swanland
Cook Islands
The cargo ship foundered in the Irish Sea . Two of her eight crew were rescued and one was found dead, with five missing as of 28 November 2011.[ 114]
December
5 December
7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 2011
Ship
State
Description
Edro III
Sierra Leone
The cargo ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peyia , Cyprus. Her crew were rescued.[ 116]
9 December
10 December
11 December
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 2011
Ship
State
Description
Changda 216
Belize
The cargo ship foundered off Luzon , Philippines when her cargo shifted. Two of her fifteen crew were lost.[ 119]
16 December
17 December
18 December
20 December
25 December
27 December
31 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2011
Ship
State
Description
Bien Nam
Vietnam
The cargo ship was reported missing on 12 May whilst on a voyage from Tuticorin , India to Padang , Indonesia.[ 129]
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