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The list of shipwrecks in 1984 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1984 .
January
1 January
3 January
5 January
16 January
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1984
Ship
State
Description
Pergo
Netherlands
The cargo ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Norway . She sailed crewless on auto-pilot for 200 nautical miles (370 km) and ran aground south of Dunbar , East Lothian . The ship was salvaged and taken to Leith .[5]
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1984
Ship
State
Description
Mary Lou
United States
The 86-foot (26.2 m)
24 January
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1984
Ship
State
Description
Radiant Med
Liberia
The cargo ship foundered off
February
1 February
7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1984
Ship
State
Description
Midnight Sun 1
Panama
The cargo ship foundered off Ouessant, France in a storm. Eight of the nineteen crew were lost.
[8]
14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1984
Ship
State
Description
Kyowa Maru No. 11
Japan
The fishing trawler sank with the loss of 14 lives in the Bering Sea approximately 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) north of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands after colliding with the vessel Anyo Maru No. 15 ( Japan ). There were eight survivors.[1]
15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1984
Ship
State
Description
Camilla Weston
United Kingdom
The coaster collided with a German ship in fog 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Cromer , Norfolk and sank. The five crew were rescued.[9]
25 February
March
1 March
4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1984
Ship
State
Description
Becky Thatcher
United States
The historic sternwheel texas -deck paddle steamer , operating as a showboat theater, sank at her mooring in the Muskingum River at Marietta , Georgia , when low river water caused her hull to strike sharp submerged concrete rubble. She was refloated and repaired, and she returned to service in June 1985.[13] [14]
12 March
27 March
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1984
Ship
State
Description
Unknown
Nicaragua
29 March
30 March
April
11 April
20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1984
Ship
State
Description
Sonia
Spain
After the
26 April
28 April
May
15 May
List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1984
Ship
State
Description
Hermes
United States
The freighter, a former U.S. Navy buoy tender (254 GRT 1943), was sunk as an artificial reef one mile (1.6 km) off the south end of Bermuda .[23]
16 May
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1984
Ship
State
Description
Unknown speedboats
Nicaragua
Contra War: Action off Lausika: Two Contra-operated "Piranha" speedboats were sunk by
Nicaraguan Navy craft.
[24]
27 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: unknown May 1984
Ship
State
Description
Unknown speedboat
Nicaragua
June
3 June
8 June
9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1984
Ship
State
Description
Silver Clipper
United States
The
20 June
20 June
July
17 July
23 July
26 July
29 July
30 July
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1984
Ship
State
Description
Alvenus
United Kingdom
The New Orleans, Louisiana, cracking the hull and spilling some of her 14,700,000 US gallons (56,000,000 L) of crude oil.
[33]
August
3 August
5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1984
Ship
State
Description
Vicky Lynn
United States
The 31-foot (9.4 m)
14 August
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1984
Ship
State
Description
Golden Provider
United States
The 78-foot (23.8 m)
20 August
21 August
24 August
26 August
September
2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1984
Ship
State
Description
Samantha G
United States
The 74-foot (22.6 m) vessel burned and sank off Alaska .[17]
3 September
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1984
Ship
State
Description
Jeanie
United States
The
12 September
17 September
28 September
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1984
Ship
State
Description
Swanny
United States
The
30 September
October
2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1984
Ship
State
Description
Stella Croce
Panama
The bulk carrier collided with another Panamanian vessel and sank at Taichung , Taiwan . Eight crew reported to be missing.[43]
20 October
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1984
Ship
State
Description
Sonia
Spain
The LÉ
Aisling ; there were no casualties.
[44]
29 October
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1984
Ship
State
Description
Venus
Philippines
The Marinduque Island. Of the 242 people on board, 114 were rescued by two
Philippine Navy ships and a fishing vessel.
[45]
November
2 November
5 November
13 November
17 November
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1984
Ship
State
Description
Cape Race
United States
The 145-to-150-foot (44.2 to 45.7 m)
Celtic
United States
The 85-foot (25.9 m) Sheffield Island near
Norwalk ,
Connecticut , with the loss of her entire crew of five, whose bodies were recovered by police divers. She apparently was pulled under by the barge she was
towing ,
Cape Race (
United States ), when
Cape Race sank.
Celtic' s wreck remains connected to the wreck of
Cape Race by a towing
hawser .
[48]
20 November
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1984
Ship
State
Description
Dotty G
United States
While at anchor during a
21 November
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1984
Ship
State
Description
Topeka
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground off Coatzacoalcos , Mexico and was wrecked with the loss of two of her 27 crew.
22 November
List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1984
Ship
State
Description
Fylrix
United Kingdom
The coaster capsized and sank off
23 November
27 November
29 November
30 November
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1984
Ship
State
Description
Cimbria
United States
The 50-foot (15.2 m)
December
5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1984
Ship
State
Description
Intrepid
United States
The Dutch Harbor,
Alaska . Other fishing vessels rescued her crew of five.
[29]
7 December
23 December
29 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1984
Ship
State
Description
Permeke
Belgium
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Scheldt at
Hansweert . She was refloated with assistance from 10
tugs and returned to service.
[55]
Unknown date
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