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The list of shipwrecks in 1999 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1999 .
January
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1999
Ship
State
Description
Beth Dee Bob
United States
The 84-foot (25.6 m) North Atlantic Ocean 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) off
Manasquan ,
New Jersey , in 120 feet (37 m) of water. Three of her four-member crew were lost at sea; the fourth was lifted from the water by a
United States Coast Guard helicopter but died in the hospital.
[1]
8 January
11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1999
Ship
State
Description
Nowitna
United States
The 125-foot (38.1 m)
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1999
Ship
State
Description
Delilah
United States
The retired 86-foot (26.2 m)
18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1999
Ship
State
Description
Adriatic
United States
The 74-foot (22.6 m) North Atlantic Ocean about 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) due east of
Barnegat Light ,
New Jersey , with the loss of her entire crew of four.
[5]
21 January
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1999
Ship
State
Description
Atlantos
United States
The 38-foot (11.6 m)
Kavkaz
United States
The 36-foot (11.0 m)
February
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1999
Ship
State
Description
Northern Aurora
United States
The 30-foot (9.1 m)
4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1999
Ship
State
Description
New Carissa
Panama
New Carissa
The cargo ship ran aground and broke apart in Coos Bay, Oregon . The stern section remained on the beach until scrapped in 2008.
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1999
Ship
State
Description
Harta Rimba
Indonesia
The ship foundered off Borneo with the loss of over 280 lives. Nineteen survivors were rescued.[9]
18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1999
Ship
State
Description
Sea Quail
United States
With her helmsman asleep at the wheel, the 74-foot (22.6 m)
22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1999
Ship
State
Description
Mary Helen
United States
The 50-foot (15.2 m)
March
12 March
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1999
Ship
State
Description
Alska
United States
The 63-foot (19.2 m)
St. George
United States
The retired 97-foot (29.6 m)
18 March
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1999
Ship
State
Description
Lin J
United States
The 96-foot (29.3 m) Saint Paul Island with the loss of her entire five-man crew.
[13]
Unknown date
April
20 April
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1999
Ship
State
Description
Algorail
Canada
The
May
8 May
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1999
Ship
State
Description
Controller Bay
United States
After her
9 May
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1999
Ship
State
Description
BRP Sierra Madre
Philippine Navy
The with China.
13 May
17 May
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1999
Ship
State
Description
Windward
United States
The 41-foot (12.5 m)
20 May
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1999
Ship
State
Description
Sun Vista
Bahamas
The cruise ship suffered an engine room fire while in the Strait of Malacca . All 1,090 passengers and crew were rescued before the ship sank on 21 May.
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date May 1999
Ship
State
Description
Caprice
United States
The 68-foot (20.7 m) fishing vessel ran aground in early May near False Pass , Alaska , after her helmsman fell asleep at her wheel. She was refloated and returned to service.[16]
June
6 June
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1999
Ship
State
Description
Caprice
United States
During a voyage from
15 June
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1999
Ship
State
Description
Unidentified motor torpedo boat
Korean People's Navy
16 June
17 June
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1999
Ship
State
Description
Nordic Dancer
United States
The
25 June
30 June
List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1999
Ship
State
Description
Su-Ce-K
United States
The 44-foot (13.4 m) salmon troller was destroyed by an electrical fire that began in her engine room and sank in 300 feet (91 meters) of water off Sitka , Alaska . Her crew of two survived and was rescued by the fishing vessel Destiny ( United States ).[10]
July
7 July
13 July
14 July
19 July
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown July 1999
Ship
State
Description
Sea Tiger
Republic of China
After her seizure (when named Yun Fong Seong No. 303 ) in
August
14 August
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1999
Ship
State
Description
Crest
United States
The 48-foot (14.6 m)
24 August
25 August
September
2 September
4 September
13 September
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1999
Ship
State
Description
Alexandria C
United States
After a fire broke out in her gross ton, 56-foot (17.1 m)
salmon -
fishing vessel ′s was towed away from the other vessels and beached. Attempts to bring the fire under control failed, and she burned to the
waterline , becoming a
total loss .
[7]
23 September
October
1 October
18 October
20 October
21 October
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1999
Ship
State
Description
God’s Will
United States
During a voyage from life raft in Cold Bay.
[6]
Marva Anne
United States
The 58-foot (17.7 m) life raft, from which the fishing vessel
Celtic Air (
United States ) rescued them.
[11]
30 October
31 October
November
2 November
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1999
Ship
State
Description
Mighty Servant 2
Netherlands
The heavy lift ship struck an uncharted rock and capsized off
Singkep , Indonesia with the loss of five of her twenty crew. She was raised in 2000 and subsequently scrapped at
Alang , India.
3 November
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1999
Ship
State
Description
Mistress
United States
The 42-foot (12.8 m)
5 November
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1999
Ship
State
Description
Bird
United States
Authorities deemed the 52-foot (15.8 m)
7 November
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1999
Ship
State
Description
Dole America
Liberia
The refrigerated cargo ship collided with the Solent and ran aground.
[43]
12 November
18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1999
Ship
State
Description
#335
United States
The retired 80-foot (24.4 m)
24 November
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1999
Ship
State
Description
Dashun
China
According to a Chinese Transport Ministry official document, the ferry departed from Shandong Province, China, with 302 passengers and crew on board. 22 people were rescued and the remaining 280 people were drowned.
[45]
26 November
December
3 December
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1999
Ship
State
Description
Waldorf
United States
The retired 110-foot (33.5 m)
9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1999
Ship
State
Description
Anyo Maru #1
Japan
The 190-foot (57.9 m) Saint Matthew Island. There were 24 survivors.
[7]
12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1999
Ship
State
Description
Erika
Malta
The , France.
23 December
29 December
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1999
Ship
State
Description
Tombstone
United States
The 35-foot (10.7 m)
Unknown date
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