The cargo ship carrying 20,000 sacks of cement sank off
Lobo, Batangas, Philippines, after encountering rough seas and strong winds. Of her crew, one was killed and nineteen survived.[1]
The car transporter developed a severe list and was beached on the
Bramble Bank, in
The Solent. All twenty-five people on board were rescued by helicopter and
lifeboat.[8][9]
The fishing vessel capsized and sank after striking a reef off
Averøy, Norway. Her nine crew were rescued by a
Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue vessel and another boat.[25]
The ship ran aground off the
Galapagos Islands and partially sank.[29] Ecuadorean authorities have decided that the ship will be scuttled once her cargo has been offloaded.[30]
The
cruise ship ran aground 7.6 nautical miles (14 km) south west of
Puerto Montt. All 120 passengers and crew were taken off by the
Chilean Navy.[37]Skorpios II was refloated the next day and taken to Puerto Montt.[38]
The cargo ship foundered in the
Black Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off
Ayancik, Turkey. Her twelve crew were rescued by
Turkish Coast Guard helicopters.[43]
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of
Levitha, Greece. Her six crew were rescued by a
Greek Coast Guard helicopter.[48] She floated off on 26 February and foundered.[49]
The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the
Yellow Sea off
Gunsan, South Korea and was severely damaged. Her eighteen crew were taken off by helicopter.[51] The ship was beached; it was later taken under tow by the
tugKoyo Maru (Japan) but capsized and sank in the
Korea Strait 22 nautical miles (40 km) off
Jeju Island, South Korea on 12 March.[52]
The cargo ship foundered in the
Sea of Japan 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the coast of Honshū. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the
Japanese Coast Guard.[58]
A ferry sank off the coast of
Myanmar, killing about 50 people. The accident was attributed to poor weather conditions.[62] According to reports, there were more than 200 passengers on board the Aung Takon ferry, which was sailing from
Kyaukphyu to
Sittwe in Myanmar's
Rakhine State when it sank.[63]
The cargo ship struck a submerged object and sank in the
Strait of Malacca 10 nautical miles (19 km) off
Belawan. Two of her fourteen crew were killed and five were rescued. As of 27 March, nine are missing, presumed dead.[69]
The fishing vessel foundered in the
Sea of Okhotsk off the
Kamchatka Peninsula with the loss of 57 of the 132 people on board. Twelve people were reported to be missing.
The ship foundered off the coast of
Sulu Province. Fifty passengers were being carried illegally on board the overloaded vessel. Five were confirmed to have died and fourteen were rescued. The remainder were listed as missing.[74]
The passenger ferry suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank off
Ao Nang. One of the 116 passengers was reported to be missing after they abandoned ship, with a second reported to have died.[81][82]
The
factory ship caught fire at
Las Palmas,
Canary Islands, Spain. The burning ship was towed 20 nautical miles (37 km) offshore after her 72 crew were evacuated.[83] She sank on 14 April.[84][85]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off
Datça, Turkey. Her 21 crew were rescued by fishing vessels and the
Turkish Coast Guard.[87]
18 April
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 2015
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed migrant ship
The 20-metre (66 ft) vessel
capsized to the south of the Italian island of
Lampedusa, with seven hundred feared dead after it collided with King Jacob (Portugal) and sank within five minutes. Twenty-eight people survived.[88][89]
The barge was carrying 500 tons of phosphate. The ship capsized after colliding with the foundations of the city's Dandara Bridge, in Upper Egypt's Qena. No casualties were reported. The ship was probably a property of the
Egyptian Armed Forces.[91]
The cargo ship caught fire off
Cuxhaven, Germany. Fourteen firefighters were airlifted to the ship, but they and her 22 crew were later evacuated.[104]
The sailing ship foundered in the
Baltic Sea off
Swinoujscie, Poland with the loss of one of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by the
fishing vesselPalucca (Germany). Down North was on a voyage from Swinoujscie to
Spitzbergen, Norway.[106]
The ship was traveling on the Yangtze River in Jianli, Hubei Province with 454 people on board when it capsized in a severe thunderstorm. On 13 June, 442 deaths were confirmed, with 12 rescued.[108]
The car carrier was damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from
Bremerhaven, Germany to
Southampton,
Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was consequently scrapped.[109]
The
LPGtanker issued a distress signal in the
South China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Reported missing as of 11 June.[110] She later turned up at Palembang, Indonesia, safe and unscathed.
The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 24 nautical miles (44 km) south of
Daman. Her fourteen crew were rescued by
Indian Coast Guard helicopters.[116]
The cargo ship developed a list in the
Indian Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of
Mumbai. Her twenty crew were rescued by
Indian Navy helicopters and taken to
INS Shikra.[117]
Two modified workboats being used as tugs sank in the
Saint Lawrence River off of
Cornwall, Ontario after being pulled under a barge being used for the demolition of the
Seaway International Bridge by stronger current than expected, all crew of both boats were rescued with minor injuries. [118]
The cargo ship collided with
Wan Li 8 (China) and sank off
Zhoushan with the loss of at least one of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by
Chinese Coast Guard and
Chinese Navy helicopters, with one crew member swimming ashore.[130]
was struck off
Rafah by a missile fired by
ISIS forces.[136]
19 July
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 2015
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed ship
flag unknown
The ship was sunk in the
Mediterranean Sea off
Mareesa by
Libyan Air Force aircraft. A government spokesman claimed that the vessel was carrying weapons and ammunition that were destined for terrorists in the east of the country.[137]
The
container ship sprang a leak, capsized and sank in the
Java Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) north east of
Surabaya. Two of her crew were reported missing.[163]
The cargo ship struck a reef and sank off
Ningbo-Zhoushan. Her five crew were rescued.[164]
5 September
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 2015
Ship
State
Description
Caledonian
Unknown
The
fishing vessel capsized with four people on board while hauling fish aboard in the
Pacific Ocean off the west coast of
Vancouver Island,
British Columbia,
Canada. The vessel eventually sank and minor
pollution was reported. One crew member was rescued and the bodies of the remaining three crew members were recovered.[165]
The 42-metre (138 ft) fishing trawler sank off
Hangklip. Eight survivors were found also ten bodies had been recovered. Three crewman remained missing.[169]
Hurricane Joaquin: The
ro-ro cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the
Bahamas with the loss of her thirty-three person crew. Later analysis of the sea state indicate El Faro was hit by a
rogue wave of over 23 m.[172][173]
The cargo ship collided with
Al Oraiq (Marshall Islands) and sank in the
North Sea off
Blankenberge,
West Flanders, Belgium. Her eleven crew were rescued.[181] The wreck was deemed a hazard to shipping. The bow section was refloated on 27 June 2016. The stern section is scheduled to be refloated in August 2016.[182]
Hurricane Patricia: The cargo ship was driven ashore at
Barra de Navidad. Her twenty-seven crew were rescued by
helicopter.[189] She subsequently broke her back. It was planned that she would be scuttled,[190] but later it was decided that she would be scrapped in situ.[191]Los Llanitos broke in two on 10 October 2017.[192]
The whale-watching boat sank off the coast of
Vargas Island, near the resort of
Tofino,
Vancouver Island. Five people were killed and one reported missing.[193]
The cargo ship capsized 7 nautical miles (13 km) off
Ho Chi Minh City with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. Twelve were rescued, five were reported trapped in the ship.[195]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the
Bismark Sea off
Lae, Papua New Guinea. Her twenty-one crew took to the
lifeboat and were subsequently rescued by
COSCO Shanghai (China).[196]
The ferry sank on the
Chindwin River,
Sagaing Region while heading for
Sae Zin from
Monywa. Approximately thirty people are saved and eight bodies recovered, out of an unknown number of passenger (estimated at seventy to one hundred).[198]
The cargo ship collided with
Ji Xin 9 (China) in the
Taiwan Strait and was severely damaged. Her 26 crew were rescued by Ji Xin 9 (flag unknown). Guang Yun was on a voyage from
Zhoushan to
Dong Guan.[201]
The cargo ship foundered in the
Philippine Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of
Vigan with the loss of eleven of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by
Ashley Lady (Singapore).[209]
The cargo ship collided with
Stolt Commitment (Cayman Islands) and sank in the
Singapore Strait. Six of her twelve crew were reported missing.[216] Three bodies were recovered from near the wreck of the ship in late December; one of them was confirmed to be a crew member.[217] The other two bodies were later also confirmed to be missing crew members.[218]
The passenger ferry capsized and sank off the south coast of
Sulawesi, 13 nautical miles (24 km) south east of Siwa. About 40 of the 125 passengers and crew were rescued. 60 people were killed in the sinking.[220]