List of shipwrecks in 1997
The list of shipwrecks in 1997 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1997.
| 1997 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Unknown date | |||
| References | |||
January
1 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Debra D | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
With no one aboard, the 182-gross ton, 101.6-foot (31.0 m) fishing vessel caught fire while moored at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The fire destroyed her bridge and accommodation spaces, and she was declared a constructive total loss. She later was completely rebuilt and placed back in service.[1] |
18 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Alliance | United States |
The crab-fishing vessel sank in bad weather with the loss of four lives off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[2] |
21 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra W |  United States |
The 49-foot (14.9 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. The fishing vessel Green Hope ( United States) rescued her entire crew of three from a life raft.[3] |
25 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Tolman | United States Navy |
The decommissioned fast minelayer, formerly a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer, was sunk as a target. |
30 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie G | United States |
The 80-foot (24.4 m) crab-fishing vessel sank due to a leaking crab tank in the Bering Sea approximately 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) northwest of Unalaska on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands. The fishing vessel Handler ( United States) rescued her entire crew of six from a life raft.[4] |
February
12 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie C | United States |
The retired 65-foot (19.8 m) crew boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Holgate, New Jersey, at 39°28.501′N 074°11.631′W.[5] |
18 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Minnow | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) crab-fishing vessel was destroyed by an engine room explosion and fire in Gastineau Channel in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[6] |
19 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Jo | United States |
The 82-foot (25.0 m) fishing vessel ran aground, capsized, and sank without loss of life in Akun Bay (54°15′N 165°30′W) on the coast of Akun Island in the Aleutian Islands after her operator – who was the only person on board – fell asleep at her wheel.[7] |
27 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Picking | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target . |
28 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie D | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
The 35-foot (10.7 m) herring-fishing vessel ran aground and sank at Cape Paramanof (58°18′20″N 153°03′30″W) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago after her engine failed. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a skiff and were rescued by the cutter USCGC Roanoke Island ( United States Coast Guard).[8] |
March
1 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Novic | United States |
The 37-foot (11.3 m) longline cod-fishing vessel sank at English Bay, Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[9] |
5 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vikartindur |  Germany |
The container ship was beached on the south coast of Iceland. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ. |
23 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coral | United States |
The 43-foot (13.1 m) longline fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[10] |
26 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cita |  Antigua and Barbuda |
 Cita The cargo ship ran aground at Newfoundland Point, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She subsequently sank. All seven crew were rescued. |
28 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kateri i Radës |  Albania |
Tragedy of Otranto: The motorboat was hit by Sibilia ( Italian Navy) in the Strait of Otranto. She capsized and sank with the loss of 83 lives |
30 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8 LTTE boats |  Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Sri Lankan Civil War: Action off Mullaitivu: One Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam explosive motorboat was shelled and blown up by SLNS Parakramabahu ( Sri Lanka Navy). Seven other LTTE explosive motorboats and/or assault boats were sunk by other Sri Lanka Navy warships 20 miles east of Mullaitivu.[11] |
April
16 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Mint | United States |
The 54-foot (16 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. No one was aboard her at the time.[3] |
30 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Fidèle |  French Navy |
The La Prudente-class netlayer exploded and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime with the loss of five of her sixteen crew.[12] |
May
4 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| King Cruiser |  Thailand |
The ferry ran aground on the Anemone Reef, Andaman Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Phi Phi Islands. All on board, in excess of 560 people, were rescued. |
9 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beluga | United States |
The 17-foot (5.2 m) pleasure craft was stranded on boulders on the coast of Cheval Island (59°46′N 149°31′W) in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. The four people aboard abandoned her and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[13] |
12 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Richard S. Edwards | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target in Pacific Ocean off Kauai, Hawaii. |
16 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trident | United States |
The 26-foot (7.9 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska. The only person on board survived.[14] |
29 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | United States |
The 75-foot (22.9 m) fish tender was destroyed by an engine room fire off the Barren Islands off the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[10] |
June
11 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rothenbach I | United States |
The retired 165-foot (50.3 m) barge – previously the United States Navy non-self-propelled fuel oil barge YON-97 – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°53.368′N 074°39.800′W.[15] |
12 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Libra | United States |
The retired 195-foot (59.4 m) gravel barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) off Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°10.801′N 074°32.741′W.[16] |
23 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Christopher | United States |
The 49-foot (14.9 m) salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Southeast Alaska 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) west of Sitka, Alaska. Her entire crew of five survived.[6] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy & Maria | United States |
The retired 64-foot (19.5 m) barge was cut in half and the two halves were scuttled separately as artificial reefs in the North Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) off Ocean City, New Jersey, on 22 and 23 June 1997. One half, a 32-foot (9.8 m) section dubbed "Kathy," was scuttled at 39°10.719′N 074°33.259′W. The other half, a 32-foot (9.8 m) section dubbed "Maria," was scuttled at 39°10.814′N 074°33.044′W.[17] |
July
2 July
4 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maurelle | United States |
The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller suffered an explosion which ignited a fire that destroyed her off Southeast Alaska approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) northwest of Cape Spencer. Her crew of three survived.[6] |
20 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Mari | United States |
The 28-foot (8.5 m) longline fishing vessel sank southwest of Elrington Island (60°00′N 148°03′W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Coho II ( United States) rescued the only person on board.[6] |
| Pasqualle | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska west of Cape Fairweather (58°48′30″N 137°56′45″W) on the coast of Southeast Alaska after gear shifted and caused her to flood. The only person aboard survived.[2] |
22 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Stoddard | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 64 nautical miles (119 km) north-northwest of Kauai, Hawaii at 22°47′39.2″N 160°36′41″W by explosive charges planted by SEAL Team One. |
26 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quin Delta | United States |
The 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by other fishing vessels.[19] |
August
2 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Southerland | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 34°57′N 122°08′W. |
7 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ST-18 | United States |
Secured to the sunken wreck of the tug Rockland County by a heavy hawser, the retired 242-foot (73.8 m) tanker Barge was scuttled with demolition charges as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°07.930′N 073°55.942′W. Her wreck is nicknamed "the Fisherman barge."[20] |
13 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Fiord | United States |
The 38-foot (11.6 m) salmon seiner sank off Evans Island in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska due to flooding caused by the failure of a circulation pump. Her crew of four survived.[13] |
| Gail S | United States |
The 80-foot (24.4 m) tug capsized and sank with the loss of one life in Bristol Bay approximately 130 miles (210 km) north of Cold Bay, Alaska, while towing a 240-foot (73.2 m) barge. Four crew members survived. The barge remained tetered to the sunken Gail S and was salvaged.[21] |
14 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Ox | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) longline fishing vessel sank 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) southwest of Homer, Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[13] |
24 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cry Havoc | United States |
With no one on board, the 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Ugashik, Alaska.[10] |
| Myrtle D | United States |
The 33-foot (10.1 m) salmon troller was wrecked without loss of life at Elfin Cove, Alaska, after her operator fell asleep at her wheel.[6] |
25 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| South Wind | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Sand Point, Alaska. Her two crew members survived.[3] |
September
8 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fierté Gondávienne | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Haiti |
The sailing vessel sank in the Windward Passage with the loss of up to 400 lives.[22] |
10 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ronny | United States |
With no one on board, the 46-foot (14.0 m) salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Stepovak Bay (55°40′N 159°50′W) on the Gulf of Alaska coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[4] |
15 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry | United States |
The retired 42-foot (12.8 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.757′N 074°00.828′W.[23] |
22 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troika | United States |
The 50-foot (15 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southeast of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands. Three members of her four-man crew put on survival suits and survived, and they were rescued by the fishing vessel Gala Maureen ( United States); the fourth, her captain, was not wearing a survival suit and died of hypothermia.[14] |
24 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Ann | United States |
After a hull plank gave way, the 42-foot (13 m) seiner ran aground and sank in Hidden Basin, Ugak Bay, Alaska.[24] |
27 September
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trina | United States |
The 42-foot (13 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Perl Island off the coast of Alaska. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Deva ( United States).[14] |
October
6 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal Trader | United States |
The 168.5-foot (51.4 m) fish tender′s crew of seven abandoned her 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) off Cape Muzon on Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Dixon Entrance after she caught fire during a voyage from Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea to Seattle, Washington. United States Coast Guard helicopters rescued her crew, and a salvage vessel towed her into port.[10] |
8 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS YON-81 | United States Navy |
Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned 174-foot (53 m) non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at 40°01.832′N 073°59.677′W. Her wreck is known as the "Ed Schmidiger" barge.[25] |
| USS YON-84 | United States Navy |
Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned 174-foot (53 m) non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at 40°00.587′N 073°59.391′W. Her wreck is known as "Ocean Wreck Divers III."[26] |
11 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Glider | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska near the Barren Islands in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four from a life raft.[3] |
13 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna T | United States |
The 27-foot (8.2 m) salmon seiner was burned and sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[27] |
26 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Loose Goose Too | United States |
The 26-foot (7.9 m) cabin cruiser disappeared in Kachemak Bay in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska with the loss of both people on board.[7] |
27 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Kite |  United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck one of the piers of the Thames Barrier and sank. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.[28] |
28 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Memories | United States |
After her operator fell asleep at her wheel, the 49-foot (14.9 m) shrimp pot fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[6] |
November
12 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United States |
The 47-foot (14.3 m) dive boat sank near Metlakatla, Alaska, after her cargo shifted. All four people on board survived.[29] |
17 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution | United States |
The ocean liner sank in the Pacific Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north of Hawaii whilst under tow to the shipbreakers. |
19 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lily |  Bahamas |
The cargo ship ran aground at Bressay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom after her engine failed in a storm. All fifteen crew were rescued by the Lerwick lifeboat and a helicopter, although the winchman of the helicopter was killed after his winchline had to be cut.[30] |
20 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| September Song | United States |
The 33-foot (10 m) longline cod-fishing vessel flooded and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Southeast Alaska southwest of Baranof Island (58°57′N 152°15′W) after her scuppers became clogged with fish. Both crew members survived.[3] |
December
14 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMAS Swan |  Royal Australian Navy |
The decommissioned River-class destroyer escort was scuttled in the Indian Ocean approximately 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) from Point Picquet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, at 33°33′02″S 115°06′02″E to serve as a recreational dive site. |
| The Living Christ | Haiti |
The sailing ship sank off the Île de Gonâve, Haiti, with the loss of about 40 lives. There were 15 survivors reported.[31] |
19 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagle | United States |
The retired 80-foot (24.4 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°08.190′N 073°56.100′W.[32] |
| Restorer | United States |
While under tow with the retired fishing trawler Golden Eagle ( United States) to a location 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, to be scuttled as an artificial reef, the retired 62-foot (18.9 m) tug sank unexpectedly in the North Atlantic Ocean at 40°08.005′N 073°56.025′W.[33] |
22 December
30 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Hooker II | United States |
The 28-foot (8.5 m) dive boat iced up, dragged her anchor, and sank in Alitak Bay 56°50′N 154°10′W on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. All three people aboard survived.[34] |
| Merchant Patriot | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak in her engine room and was abandoned off the Bahamas. Declared a constructive total loss, she was towed to Freeport, Bahamas for scrapping.[35] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catalina | United States |
 Catalina, June 2011 The passenger ferry foundered at Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.[36] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anafi | nationality unknown | Carrying a cargo of coal, the ship caught fire in the Piraeus Roads, Greece and was abandoned.[37] |
| Brown Bear | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
The motor vessel, a former research ship, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, in late 1997 or in January 1998.[38] |
| Christiana |  Norway |
The ketch foundered in the North Sea,[39] and sank at a depth of 500 metres (1,640 ft) off Mandal, Norway. Later raised and repaired.[40] |
| HMBS David Tucker |  Royal Bahamas Defence Force |
The decommissioned Cape-class patrol vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in the Bahamas. |
| Mr. J | United States |
The crab processor – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft and auxiliary minelayer – was towed out into the Pacific Ocean and scuttled sometime in the 1990s.[41] |
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| Ship launches: | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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