Baragoola The then 99-year-old ferry quickly sank at her moorings after a decade of being poorly maintained. Two people were aboard, and left the vessel soon after it started taking on water.[1] The vessel is scheduled to be broken up in place, as refloating is considered impossible.[2]
A trawler, with 14 aboard, developed a hole in its hull and capsized on the Meghna River. Four people, a grandmother and three of her grandchildren drowned, while the other 10 were injured, and taken to a local hospital for treatment.[4]
A migrant boat capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on a voyage from North Africa to an unknown destination. 32 people were rescued, one body was recovered, and 11 remain missing.[6]
The coaster developed a list and sank in a storm in 30 metres (98 ft) of water off Saumlaki Harbour, in the Tanimbar Islands, in the Timor Sea. Her crew of 15 swam to shore and were safe.[7]
A trawler, with 70 people aboard, collided with the passenger launch Farhan 6 on the Meghna River and sank, with 10 people missing. Nine bodies were recovered.[9] Four crew of Farhan 6 were detained by authorities, while the ship itself was detained.
The Abnaki-classtugboat was noticed to be on fire at around 4 PM. The Keelung City Fire Department and military personnel extinguished the fire soon after.[13]
The cruise ship ran aground while on a voyage from Lofoten to Flåm. None of her 233 passengers and 165 crew were injured, but they were taken off the ship and transported to Ålesund.[15]
The 60-foot (18 m)[19]mussel-farming barge sank while moored during a storm. It currently lies 50-foot (15 m) below the waterline. A salvage attempt had to be cancelled due to poor weather conditions, but new salvage operations were being planned, and the vessel was scheduled to return to service by June.[20]
The trawler capsized after colliding with the passenger-launch Mitali-8 (Bangladesh) on the Meghna River. One of the four people aboard, along with the vessel's cargo of wood, was lost, while the remaining three were able to swim to shore.[23]
The cargo ship ran aground on the northwest Crete coast in Kissamos Bay in a storm, reportedly broke in half. Her ten crew were rescued.[25][26]
Unnamed migrant boat
Unknown flag
A 25-foot (7.6 m) motor boat capsized in rough weather roughly 40 miles (64 km) east of Florida's Fort Pierce Inlet while smuggling 40 migrants from
Bimini, Bahamas to the United States.[27] Of the people aboard, one person, Juan Esteban Montoya Caicedo, survived.[28] Five bodies were recovered, and the search for the rest of the passengers was called off on 27 January.[29]
The 55-foot (17 m) yacht ran aground on South-Head Beach, Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States at 1:00 AM after its steering system failed.[30] Two people were aboard at the time; one person was evacuated, while the other stayed on the boat. Although the yacht was quickly moved further up the beach by salvage crews,[31] proper salvage work started on 5 February, and completed on 9 February at 12:30 PM. The vessel was then towed to a shipyard on 10 February.[32]
Tasmanian Environmental Protection Authority had started a cleanup effort to deal with large amounts of leaking fuel.[34] No people were aboard the tugs at the time of collision. The damage was considered irreparable, and on 1 February, United Salvage of New South Wales started salvage work.[35]
The container ship ran aground while on a voyage from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi. It was refloated on 29 January.[36]
Unnamed migrant boat
Unknown flag
A migrant boat sank off the coast of Zarzis, Tunisia after departing from Libya on a voyage to Italy. Of the estimated 70 people aboard, six died, 34 were rescued, and another 30 were reported missing.[37]
Tasmanian Environmental Protection Authority had started a cleanup effort to deal with large amounts of leaking fuel.[34] No people were aboard the tugs at the time of collision. The damage was considered irreparable, and on 1 February, United Salvage of New South Wales started salvage work.[35]
A catamaran capsized in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Of the two aboard, one man was rescued, and a body, believed to be of the second man, was recovered.[38]
A motorized panga ran aground near the Ocean Beach Pier in San Diego, United States. No people were found on board, but about six life vests and some other items were recovered from the boat. U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigated the scene, believing the vessel to have possibly been used in smuggling drugs or people into the country.[40]
The boat encountered heavy waves and strong winds and sank after departing the Port of Celestún on 29 January.[41] The two aboard were rescued.[42][43]
Storm Corrie: The German-operated Maltese-flagged bulk carrier was abandoned while sinking at the IJmuiden outer anchorage, in the North Sea after being struck by the tanker Pechora Star (Malta) while at anchor in a storm.[44] Her 18 crew were evacuated by helicopter.[45][46]Julietta D was subsequently towed in to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[47]
A soil-carrying trawler, owned by the Maishadi AMS Brick Field, collided with the sand barge Iqbal Hossain on the Dakatia River during a dense fog, and promptly capsized. Five of the eleven people on board drowned, while the other six swam to shore.[48] Murder charges were filed against the six crew of Iqbal Hossain.[49] Four have been detained by police, while another two, including the captain, have gone into hiding.[50]
Rainbow Beach after its anchor slipped due to high winds "sometime that week". Its crew were asleep on board during the incident but were able to disembark the vessel after it grounded.[51]
Humarock Beach in Massachusetts, United States. Three survivors were found clinging to a black hose, and pulled from the water at 3:10 PM. Two of the survivors were treated for hypothermia, and ingestion of diesel fuel and sea water, while a third was discharged from hospital.[54]
sportsfisher ran aground at 10:00 PM while being assisted by the fishing trawlerReel Lucky in the Outer Inlet in North Carolina, United States during thick fog.[57] The three people aboard were able to disembark after grounding, with no injuries.[58] On 4 February, the vessel was placed down on a trailer and recovered from the beach at 2:00 PM. It was awaiting transport to a shipyard to check for damage and necessary repairs.[59]
The 35-foot (11 m)-long tuna trawler ran aground at 10:00 PM while assisting the sportsfisher Bite Me in the Outer Inlet in North Carolina, United States during thick fog.[57] The two people aboard were able to disembark after grounding, with no injuries.[58] An excavator was used to drag the vessel across the beach to ORV Ramp 4, where it was later picked up and placed on a trailer. On 4 February, at 5:30 PM, the boat was recovered. It was awaiting transport to a shipyard to check for damage and necessary repairs.[59]
The floating production storage and offloading vessel exploded, burned out, and sank in the Ukpokiti oil fields near the Escravos River.[62][63] Of its 10 crew, three are confirmed dead, three have been rescued, and four are missing.[64] The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, a government organization, has started an investigation into the sinking.[65]
Unnamed migrant boat
Flag unknown
A migrant boat sank off the coast of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. 40 were rescued, one died, and another 16 were reported missing.[66]
Cyclone Batsirai: The product tanker ran aground on the southern coast of the French island of Réunion.[69] The crew of 11 Indian and Bangladeshi sailors was rescued.[70] On 18 February, the ship was surveilled by helicopter, which showed that sections were starting to crack, and oil was leaking from the ship.[71] Since then, the cracks worsened, and the salvage contractor working on the ship stopped all procedures.[72]
Unnamed migrant boat
Unknown flag
A migrant boat sank 40 miles (64 km) off of Key Largo, United States.[73] All ten on board were rescued. Six of the migrants were repatriated to Cuba, while the other four were brought to hospital for injuries.[74] The incident is suspected to be related to human smuggling operations.[75]
The product tanker grounded near Praia Islet shortly after departing the port of Praia da Graciosa. Its crew of 12 were safe, and the ship was stabilized. Its owners are looking to have the ship refloated and towed away for repairs.[82]
The sand barge capsized and sank after colliding with passenger launch Surovi-7 on the Meghna River at 11 PM.[89] One crew member, who, according to survivor testimony, was trapped in the vessel as it sank, was reported missing, and local emergency services conducted a search for him.[90]
The urchin fishing boat capsized during rough weather in the Santa Barbara Channel.[91] The one crewman swam for five hours[92] before eventually making it to an oil rig, after which he was rescued.
The Hansa-classferry caught fire off Corfu and was abandoned. About 292 people were on board (239 registered passengers, two stowaways, and 51 crew), of which 281 were rescued and 11 remained unaccounted for as of 20 February. Ten survivors were hospitalized. The ferry was on a voyage from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi.[93][94][95][96]
The fishing trawler capsized 18 miles (29 km)[100] off the coast of Mahaicony, Guyana. One of the four crew was able to enter a lifeboat and was rescued by nearby fishermen, while the other three were reported missing. The country's government was investigating the incident,[101] and the coast guard continued searching for the three missing men, who were thought to be trapped underneath the vessel.[102]
The 22-foot (6.7 m) fishing boat capsized, and possibly sank after its anchor chain caught in its propeller[103] 400 yards (370 m) from the shore of Hungry Bay Nature Reserve, Bermuda.[104] The single man aboard clung to the overturned hull, and was rescued by two nearby fishermen.
A 28-metre (92 ft) ferry capsized after colliding with a larger ferry while carrying 42 passengers and three crew.[108] 41 people were rescued, three died, and one was reported missing.
A boat capsized on a voyage from Nirsa to Jamtara at about 7:00 PM on the Damodar River.[109] 17 were aboard; five were rescued, and 12 were reported missing.[110]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The cargo ship was struck in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine by a missile fired by Russian forces.[113] The ship later sailed to Turkey for repairs.[114]
The tourist speedboat was hit by strong waves, flooded, and capsized around 2:00 PM[115] on a voyage from the Chàm Islands to Hội An.[116] 17 of the 36 passengers and three crew died.[116] A government inquiry blamed the loss of life on lack of emergency exits.[117]
Russian oligarch Alexander Mijeev, was sabotaged by a Ukrainian mechanic, who attempted to scuttle the ship at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The ship was later seized by the Spanish authorities due to European Union sanctions against Mijeev.[118][119]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 2022
Ship
State
Description
Unidentified migrant boat
Unknown flag
A migrant boat collided with a trawler on a voyage from Libya.[120] Five passengers fell out of the boat in the collision, but only two were able to re-embark.
The 200-metre (660 ft) car carrier caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew on 16 February;[122][123][124] then unexpectedly capsized and sank 220 nautical miles (410 km; 250 mi) south of the Azores on 1 March.[125][126]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The cargo ship sank 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) off Odesa, Ukraine; all six crew were rescued. The ship's manager confirmed that the sinking was after an explosion, later adding that it was not thought to be a mine.[128][129][130]Helt was also reported to have been previously captured by the Russian Navy and used as a shield against Ukrainian shellfire.[131][132]
The decommissioned tugboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) off East Pass, Destin, Florida.[133]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Island-classpatrol boat sank after it was hit by a Russian missile while gathering reconnaissance.[135] All crew were reported missing.[136]
The decommissioned Tariq-class frigate, believed to be Khaibar or Tariq, was sunk as a target in the northern Arabian Sea by a missile from an aircraft and a missile or torpedo from a submarine in a live-fire exercise.[145]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Mariupol: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Mariupol after being damaged the day before by Russian missiles.[158]
ro-ro ferry submerged while it was docked at the Consuelo Port in Camotes Islands, Cebu. There were no passengers on board the vessel when the incident happened. All 14 crew members managed to abandon the ship before it went down.[162]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Slava-classcruiser was hit by two Neptune missiles fired by Ukrainians. The cruiser caught fire and was abandoned by its crew. Moskva subsequently sank.[164]
The cargo ship sank in shallow water with her bow above water in Phan Rang Bay during an attempted beaching following a collision with the cargo ship Hai Dat 36 (Vietnam) off Ninh Thuận province, Vietnam. The crew were rescued by Hai Dat 36.[170]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Siege of Mariupol: Satellite images published on 6 April 2022 showed the logistics ship Donbas engulfed in heavy smoke in the port of Mariupol, indicating the ship was likely hit.[181] On 16 April 2022, Ukrainian Defence Ministry confirmed the ship was destroyed during the Siege of Mariupol.[182][183]
logistics support vessel was reported to have been set afire off Snake Island, Ukraine. The ship was later reported to have reached port in Sevastopol without visible damage.[192]
The freighter developed a heavy starboard list and was apparently beached with its starboard side on the bottom to prevent sinking in Chiba Prefecture waters, Honshu east coast, south of Tokyo. Its five crew were rescued from a life raft.[193]
Bari, Italy. The captain was rescued, three people were killed, and the other two crew were reported missing. A float the tugboat was towing with 11 on board was later towed into port.[195]
The lightering cargo ship sank in the estuary of the
Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, after hitting an underwater object. The ship rested on bottom of the sea canal with superstructure remaining above waterline. All 12 crew were rescued.[196]
The ferry caught fire off Baluti Island approximately 1,000 yards (910 m) from the port of Real, Quezon, Philippines. It burned out and was towed, beached on shore. Seven passengers were killed, including the captain's mother, 120 rescued.[197]
The tanker capsized and sank 135 nautical miles (250 km; 155 mi) north of Aruba in the Caribbean Sea in bad weather. Nine survivors were rescued by cargo ship Melba (Panama), and five by UBC Stavanger (Cyprus), the ship's dog was also rescued. Cetus' captain died after being rescued and two others were reported missing.[198][199][200]
A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with Happy Hiro (Marshall Islands) in the Sulu Sea. 13 crew were rescued by other fishing vessels, 7 crew were reported missing.[202]
The tuna longliner ran aground on the protected Beveridge Reef, some 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) southeast of Niue, in the Pacific Ocean. The vessel was still aground as of 4 June.[203]
The charter cruise yacht caught fire off Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, United States, with 106 people aboard.[204] All were rescued. The fire ended around 9 June.[205]
The livestock ship capsized and sank along pier at Suakin, Sudan, in the Red Sea loaded with sheep or cattle. The vessel was resting with its starboard side on the bottom, remaining partially above water. Badr 1's crew survived.[210][211]
A 42-foot (13 m) fishing boat burned to the waterline two miles (3.2 km) west of Manzanita, Oregon. The sole crewman aboard was rescued from the water.[218]
The floating restaurant, usually situated in Hong Kong, capsized in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands while under tow for restoration work. Reportedly still afloat, capsized and unsalvageable, on 25 June.[219][220]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: One or the other of the oil field jackup rigs was destroyed by a Ukrainian missile in the Black Sea. The other, plus Tavrida (Russia) was damaged.[221][222]
The cargo ship suffered cargo shift at anchor in heavy swells causing the vessel to capsize and sink off Hải Phòng, Vietnam. Its eight crew and two passengers were rescued.[223]
The ferry was destroyed by fire off the west coast of Leyte. 157 passengers and 8 crew were on board and all but 2 people were rescued. One person died and one was reported missing.[226]
The deck cargo ship went aground in stormy weather off Barangay Bani, Zambales, central Luzon western coast. 22 people were rescued, while the ship's captain and chief officer remained aboard.[229]
Typhoon Chaba: The offshore construction ship broke in two and sank in South China Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) southwest of Hong Kong. Of the 30 personnel on board, three were rescued quickly, one additional survivor was rescued on 4 July. 12 people were killed and 14 were reported missing.[230][231][232]
The tanker reported taking on water and sinking in the Arabian Sea some 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) west of the northwest coast of India. The crew were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard.[236]
The fish carrier ran aground and partially sank in southern Chile, some 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) west of Punta Arenas. The ship was resting on the bottom, capsized on its starboard side and partially submerged. 13 crew went into life rafts and were rescued.[237]
The coastal cargo ship was swamped by large waves in a storm causing her to sink in shallow waters of the Van Uc River estuary, Hải Phòng, Vietnam off the Gulf of Tonkin. Its superstructure remained above water. The vessel's five crew were rescued by Vietnam Border Guards.[239]
F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 9 operating from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. U.S., Canadian, Australian, and Malaysian aircraft all attacked the target, sinking it in 15,000 feet (4,600 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean.[240]
The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the container ship Morning Vinafco (Vietnam) 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Its four crew were rescued by Morning Vinafco.[244]
The barge developed a port list in bad weather in mid July off Kangean island in the Java Sea while under tow. It was towed to Celukan Bawang, Bali, arriving on 29 July. The vessel partially sank with part on the bottom and partially above water at an unknown date.[247]
August
3 August
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 2022
Ship
State
Description
Good Vibes
The 108-foot (33 m) yacht caught fire while cruising the marine reserve of Es Freus, situated between Ibiza and Formentera, Spain. The yacht was towed to port, and the fire was extinguished, but the vessel capsized.[248]
The 45-metre (148 ft) superyacht was destroyed by fire and sank off Formentera, Spain close to Cap Martinet. The wreck was raised several months later and scrapped.[251][252]
A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the cargo ship DK Itonia (Panama) off the west coast of Taean County, South Korea, in the Yellow Sea. All 11 crew were rescued by DK Itonia.[254]
The motor yacht sank under tow 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) off Catanzaro Marina, in the Gulf of Squillace, Calabria, Italy. All nine crew were safe.[255]
The cargo ship sank in the Makassar Strait. The loss was not known until 25 August, when four survivors, climbing to capsized lifeboat, were spotted and rescued by the passing ferry Dharma Ferry III (Indonesia), 11 of the crew were reported missing.[257]
The decommissioned 62.5-foot (19.1 m) tugboat was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico about 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) southeast of the Destin East Pass, Florida at a depth of about 112 feet (34 m).[258]
The inter-island ferry caught fire while approaching Batangas City, Philippines. All 85 people on board, including 47 passengers and 38 crew, were safely rescued.[260]
The cargo ship was damaged when she struck the anchored
LNG tanker Adam LNG (Marshall Islands) off Gibraltar Point. Water ingress could not be put under control, so the ship was grounded in Catalan Bay, to avoid sinking. On 16 September it was scuttled to prevent more damage due to approaching bad weather. Deemed "damaged beyond repair", scrapping in place was under way by December 2022, and is expected to be completed by 30 May 2023.[262][263][264]
The 160-foot (49 m) superyacht sank in Kolona Bay, Kythnos Island, Greece, in the Aegean Sea after its depth finder failed and the vessel scraped bottom. The ship partially rolled over and sank, with its port side on the bottom and half of the hull remaining above the waterline. Five people were rescued and ten reported missing.[265][266]
The 67-foot (20 m) sailboat, that burned out in December 2021, was sunk as an artificial reef 14.8 nautical miles (27.4 km; 17.0 mi) south-south-west of East Pass, Destin, Florida in 113 feet (34 m) of water in the Gulf of Mexico.[267][268]
The 292-foot (89 m) coaster sank after a collision with Wild Cosmos (Bahamas) in the North Sea off western Denmark. Seven crewmembers jumped into the sea and were rescued by helicopters.[270]
An inflatable boat carrying 34 migrants from the Western Sahara encountered rough seas en route to the Canary Islands. The boat was discovered on 1 October with only one survivor; four bodies were found and the remaining 29 were unaccounted for.[271][272]
The passenger/cargo ship ran aground on the south coast of South Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu, Indonesia. The vessel sank in shallow water, partially submerged, when pulled off on 16 October.[273]
The cargo ship was struck, broke in two, and sunk by an unknown ship west of Penghu, Taiwan, in the Taiwan Strait. Nine crew were rescued and two were killed. The ship's captain and one crewmember were reported missing.[283]
Ukrainian forces used an unmanned aerial and submarine vehicle to strike Russian forces in Sevastopol, Crimea. According to Russia, the Natya-classminesweeperIvan Golubets [pl] was damaged.[286]
Typhoon Nalgae: The cement carrier lost power and sank in rough seas on the east side of the Changhua wind farm channel south west of Taiwan. Five crew were rescued, 12 crewmembers reported missing.[288]
A fishing vessel was cut in two and sunk when rammed by Bungo Princess (Panama) north of Keelung, Taiwan in dense fog. All seven crew were rescued.[291]
The ferry caught fire some two nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off the eastern coast of Bali, Indonesia. The vessel capsized and sank on its side on 17 November. All 270 on board were rescued.[292]
The reefer ran aground in Kola Bay, in the Barents Sea along the coast of Russia after the vessel left Murmansk on 26 November, remaining aground until 9 December. Salvage was mentioned, with involvement of three tugs, though local media claims the ship ran aground on 9 December.[293]
The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the
LPG tanker Lady Roxana (Panama) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Five of six the crew were rescued and one was reported missing.[303]
Australia
Bangladesh
Russia
Indonesia
China
Panama) and sank in the East China Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) east south east of Wenzhou. Her five crew were reported missing.[8]
South Korea
Mongolia) and sank in the East China Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) south of Jeju Island, South Korea. Her eight crew were rescued.[10]
Republic of China Navy
Thailand
Norway
Tonga
United States
Liberia
Comoros
Mexico
Malta
Denmark
Nigeria
Mauritius
Portugal
Iran
Ireland
Spain
Vietnam
Italy
Guyana
Bermuda
India
Marshall Islands
Moldova
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ukrainian Navy
French Polynesia
Haiti
Lebanon
Hong Kong
Pakistan Navy
United Arab Emirates
Russian Navy
Dominica
Sierra Leone
Philippines
Equatorial Guinea
Japan
Chile
Ghana
Ecuador
Puerto Rico
United States
Cyprus), the ship's dog was also rescued. Cetus' captain died after being rescued and two others were reported missing.[198][199][200]
United Kingdom
Kiribati
Australia
Sudan
St. Kitts and Nevis
Cameroon
Belize
Cayman Islands
Finnish Navy
Togo
Tuvalu
Netherlands
Bahamas) in the North Sea off western Denmark. Seven crewmembers jumped into the sea and were rescued by helicopters.[270]
Western Sahara
Nigeria
Mauritania
Jersey
Uruguay
Royal Thai Navy
Malaysia). There were 30 extra officers on board, without life jackets.[304][305][306][307]
United Kingdom
Brunei
Antigua and Barbuda
