List of shipwrecks in 1986
The list of shipwrecks in 1986 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1986.
January
11 January
23 January
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Stanley Bay |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off the north coast of Spain with the loss of three crew.[3] |
28 January
February
11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Unity |
Greece |
The cargo ship sank off the Pelponnese with the loss of nine crew.[5] |
16 February
March
6 March
23 March
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Karelia |
Finland |
The cargo ship ran aground on Gotska Sandön, Sweden with the loss of six of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Swedish Air Force helicopters and a West German vessel.[6] |
April
12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Pelican II |
Belgium |
Severely damaged by engine room fire at Marseilles, France. Later repaired and returned to service.[7] |
13 April
24 April
26 April
May
14 May
25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Shania |
Bangladesh |
The river ferry capsized and sank in the River Meghna with the loss of at about 400 of around 600 people on board.[9][10] |
28 May
29 May
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Johanna |
West Germany |
Collided with Ibn Otman ( Morocco) 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Casablanca and was extensively damaged. Later repaired and returned to service.[11] |
June
12 June
July
7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Olaf |
United Kingdom |
The coaster sank off the coast of the Netherlands after her cargo shifted. All sixteen crew were rescued by a Koninklijk Marine helicopter.[13] |
11 July
13 July
August
14 August
31 August
October
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Murmajo |
Canada |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Bay of Fundy.[16] |
November
22 November
December
10 December
- For the sinking of Gabriella on this date, see the entry for 14 August 1986.
19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Brave Themis |
Cyprus |
The cargo ship sank off Crete.[11] |
24 December
25 December
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1986
Ship | Country | Description |
Stainless Trader |
Cyprus |
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Sardinia, Italy with the loss of two of her eighteen crew.[19] |
Syneta |
United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground at Skrurdur Island, Iceland and was wrecked with the loss all 12 crew.[20][21] |
Unknown date
References
- ↑ Gregory Neale (14 January 1986). "Polar trek Britons reunited with rescued support crew". The Times (62344). London. col C-E, p. 7.
- ↑ Gregory Neale (15 January 1986). "Antarctic team tell of Pole 'fate'". The Times (62345). London. col E, p. 1.
- ↑ "Two crew die as ship sinks". The Times (62353). London. 24 January 1986. col H, p. 6.
- ↑ "Burning cargo ship beached on sandbank". The Times (62358). London. 31 January 1986. col C-G, p. 3.
- ↑ "Bodies found". The Times (62379). London. 13 February 1986. col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Sailors freeze to death on liferaft". The Times (62413). London. 25 March 1986. col C-E, p. 5.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "(untitled)" (PDF). Australian Transport Safety Board. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ Ahmed Fazi (27 May 1986). "126 bodies recovered from ferry". The Times (62467). London. col A, p. 7.
- ↑ Ahmad Fazi (28 May 1986). "Father searches for son as bodies pile up". The Times (62468). London. col C-G, p. 13.
- 1 2 3 "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "16 British seamen rescued by Dutch". The Times (62503). London. 8 July 1986. col H, p. 6.
- ↑ "Typhoon rescue by UK ship". The Times (62508). London. 14 July 1986. col B, p. 9.
- ↑ "(untitled)" (PDF). Australian Transport Safety Board. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "Murmajo - 1986". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ "Ship still stranded". The Times (62626). London. 27 November 1986. col A, p. 2.
- ↑ Michael McCarthy (30 November 1986). "Salvage operation called off". The Times (62628). London. col E-G, p. 2.
- 1 2 3 Robin Young (27 December 1986). "Iceland storms claim 18". The Times (62650). London. col D, p. 2.
- ↑ "12 die in sinking off Iceland". www.nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ Syneta
See also