List of shipwrecks in 2003
The list of shipwrecks in 2003 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2003.
2003 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
January
1 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vicky | Turkey | The cargo ship ran aground on the wreck of Tricolor ( Norway) in the English Channel off Dunquerque, Nord, France. Later refloated.[1] |
3 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vermontborg | Romania | This new ship, under tow from Romania to Germany, broke free and came aground on the Guernsey, Channel Islands coast.[2] [3] |
February
17 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tor I | Tonga | The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Sicily, Italy with the loss of all eight crew.[4] |
March
22 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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RMS Mulheim | Antigua and Barbuda | Ran aground at Sennen Cove, United Kingdom and declared a constructive total loss on 24 March. |
April
2 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bigelow | United States Navy | The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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ROCS Lai Yang | Republic of China Navy | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as an artificial reef. (Formerly USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) ( United States Navy) the ship′s name in Republic of China Navy service also is reported as ROCS Shuei Yang.) |
16 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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361 | People's Liberation Army Navy | The Ming-class submarine was lost due to an engine run-on accident in the Bo Hai Sea. All seventy crew suffocated. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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al-Mansur | Iraqi Navy | Saddam Hussein's presidential yacht was bombed and wrecked at Basra by Grumman F-14 Tomcat aircraft of the United States Navy during the Iraq War.[5] |
May
13 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Tireless | Royal Navy | The Trafalgar-class submarine collided underwater with an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean and was damaged. |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fu Shan Hai | China | The bulk carrier collided with Gdynia ( Cyprus) off Bornholm, Denmark and sank.[6] |
June
19 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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ex-USS Richard E. Byrd | Hellenic Navy | The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target by Greek forces after sale to Greece and cannibalization for spare parts. |
July
8 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nazreen-1 | Bangladesh | The ferry sank in the Meghna River near Chandpur, causing the deaths of 400 people.[7] |
21 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Dixon | United States Navy | The decommissioned L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, at 31°16′17.9″N 073°57′46.2″W / 31.271639°N 73.962833°W. |
USS Seneca | United States Navy | The decommissioned Navajo-class fleet tug was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina. |
22 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Samuel Gompers | United States Navy | The decommissioned Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender sank in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina at 31°17′N 073°51′W / 31.283°N 73.850°W after being used as a target for Harpoon missiles and aerial bombs the previous day. |
28 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tasman Spirit | Greece | The tanker ran aground in the Arabian Sea off Karachi, Pakistan. She broke up and sank on 14 August.[8] |
29 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Ingersoll | United States Navy | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
August
1 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Leftwich | United States Navy | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean at 22°48′47″N 160°34′00″W / 22.81306°N 160.56667°W. |
USS Merrill | United States Navy | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii at 22°43′53″N 160°29′23″W / 22.73139°N 160.48972°W. |
4 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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United Malika | Morocco | The reefer ship ran aground near Ras Nouadhibou in Mauritania. Its crew were rescued by the Mauritanian Navy. |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Downes | United States Navy | The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target near Mare Island, California, at 31°10′01″N 119°48′03″W / 31.16694°N 119.80083°W. |
USS Henry B. Wilson | United States Navy | The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
30 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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K-159 | Russian Navy | The November-class submarine sank in the Barents Sea while under tow to a scrapyard. Nine of her ten crew were killed. |
September
11 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Moby Magic | Italy | The ferry ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea off Porto Cervo, Sardinia. All 160 people on board were rescued.[9] |
October
8 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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ROCS Fu Yang | Republic of China Navy | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
14 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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ROCS An Yang | Republic of China Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
ROCS Huei Yang | Republic of China Navy | The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
15 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andrew J. Barberi | United States | The ferry collided at full speed with a pier at Staten Island, New York. Eleven people were killed and seventy-one were injured. The ship was later repaired and returned to service. |
25 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Hartford | United States Navy | USS Hartford grounding: The Los Angeles-class submarine ran aground at La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service |
November
18 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Yosemite | United States Navy | The decommissioned destroyer tender was sunk as a target. |
25 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dieu Merci | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The ferry capsized and sank in Lake Mai-Ndombe, killing 163 people on board. Over 200 people were rescued.[10] |
December
24 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | flag unknown | The cargo ship sank in the Aegean Sea off Santorini, Greece. Eight crew were rescued.[11] |
References
- ↑ Charles Bremner and Ben Webster (3 January 2003). "Fuel leaks from second ship that hit wreckage". The Times (67650). London. col A-D, p. 12.
- ↑ cite web |url=http://www.towingline.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/nieuws_2003.pdf |name=SMIT Salvage awarded LOF contract for the grounded Vermont Borg |publisher=towingline.com
- ↑ cite web |url=http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=medIozRMKiI&feature |nameWagenborg 'Vermontborg' Shipwreck in Guernsey 3/1/03 |publisher=dragtimes.com
- ↑ "Crew missing". The Times (67689). London. 18 February 2003. col H, p. 16.
- ↑ Ian Cobain, additional material by Tim Butcher (Daily Telegraph) and Tom Newton Dunn (Daily Mirror) (11 April 2003). "Saddam's ship of state, dead in the water". The Times (67734). London. col A-H, p. 5.
- ↑ "Oil leak threat". The Times (67779). London. 3 June 2003. col H, p. 13.
- ↑ "Ferry disaster claims hundreds". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Oil tanker spill". The Times (67842). London. 15 August 2003. col H, p. 17.
- ↑ "Ferry abandoned". The Times (67866). London. 12 September 2003. col H, p. 22.
- ↑ "163 die as ferry capsizes". The Times (67932). London. 28 November 2003. col H, p. 27.
- ↑ "Crew arrested". The Times (67956). London. 27 December 2003. col H, p. 25.
Ship events in 2003 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Ship commissionings: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Shipwrecks: | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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