The
fishing boat—which had lost contact with Taiwanese authorities on 30 December 2020—was spotted floating near
Midway Island. Upon further inspection by the
United States Coast Guard, a
lifeboat was missing, as were all ten crew. The ship was also damaged in what looked to be a collision. The boat was left adrift in the Pacific Ocean, and the U.S. Coast Guard continued to search for the missing crew. Of the ten on board, nine are of Indonesian nationality, and the
captain is Taiwanese.[1][2]
The
ferry with 78 people aboard ran ground near
Danao,
Cebu, Philippines, though all on board were safe.[3] All 53 passengers were evacuated, and the ship had been towed to a safe position.[4]
The
bulk carrier was abandoned in the
Philippine Sea 400
nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) south-east of
Miyakojima, Japan. Her 22 crew were rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Papua New Guinea to China.[6]
The river/sea
cargo ship broke in two, and sank in a storm at
Bartın, Turkey. Out of the 13 people on board 4 were killed, 3 remained missing and 6 were rescued. Eleven on board were Ukrainian, and 2 were Russian.[7][8][9]
The tug was sunk in a collision with the
container shipTanto Bersinar (Indonesia) in the
Java Sea off
Surabaya. Of eight crew, three crew rescued and five remain missing. A barge she was towing was damaged, with cargo leaking.[16]
The South Korean-flagged fishing trawler caught fire and burned out south-east of
Manila,
Philippines. The crew of 24 were saved by nearby vessels, but the ship was abandoned.[19]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south-west of
Cheongsando Island,
Wando County,
South Korea. The crew were rescued by Wando Maritime Rescue and Coast Guard.[20]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank after dragging anchor and contacting another ship at
Gresik, Indonesia, partially above water. The crew evacuated.[21]
On the
Tornagaleones River in
Chile, a
catamaran used in the construction of the Chacao Bridge capsized with over four crew aboard. Everyone was safely rescued.[26]
The ferry listed and partially capsized at dock and sank at the Perigi Piai Jetty, north of
Pontianak,
West Kalimantan,
Indonesia.[28] Rescuers confirmed that all 94 people aboard had been evacuated safely.[29]
The tanker capsized in the
Bay of Biscay off the coast of
Galicia after the nine drug smugglers aboard opened the valves in the engine room after being intercepted by the Spanish
Guardia Civil. The nine crew were taken off by a boarding team operating from
Serviola (Spanish Navy) along with 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) of
cocaine. After the crew and boarding team had disembarked, the ship capsized.[30]
The 43-metre (141 ft)
scallopfishing vessel caught fire during the evening of 2 March while operating off the coast of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The fire knocked out the power in seas with 6–8-metre (20–26 ft) waves. After taking on water, all 31 crewmembers were rescued via helicopters from the
Canadian and
United States Coast Guards. Atlantic Destiny sank at 10:36 am on 3 March.[32]
The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with
APL Le Havre (Singapore) in the
Arabian Sea 42 nautical miles (78 km; 48 mi) off
Mangaluru,
Karnataka, India. Nine crew were declared missing, five crew were rescued, but three died later.[54]
The
liftboat capsized in rough weather in the
Gulf of Mexico whilst under way some five nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south of
Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Thirteen crew were killed, including the captain, and six were rescued.[55][56]
The abandoned/out-of-service cargo ship, at anchor for a year, drifted ashore at
Toamasina (Tatamave), Madagascar.[64]
May
2 May
List of shipwrecks: 2 May 2021
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed trawler
Flag unknown
A 40-foot (12 m) trawler smuggling migrants capsized in
San Diego Bay, washed ashore and broke up on rocks. Three people were found to have died, and one person later died in the hospital. Around 25 people were rescued and hospitalized, including 1 in critical condition. The
captain was detained.[65][66]
The cargo ship struck a reef in the
South China Sea off
Cat Ba Island, near
Hải Phòng,
Vietnam. Sank or was beached to prevent sinking two miles (3.2 km) off Cat Ba Island. All nine crew were rescued.[76]
The Japanese fishing trawler from
Mombetsu which had five people aboard, collided in foggy weather with the Russian cargo vessel Amur with 23 aboard. Three of the people on Hokko Maru No. 8 drowned, while the other two people were rescued by Amur.[78]
The
ro-ro container ship was damaged in a collision with the chemical tanker
Ulsan Pioneer (Marshall Islands) and later capsized and sank in the
Sea of Japan, north-west of
Imabari,
Shikoku Island, Japan. Nine crew were rescued, her captain, chief and second engineer remain missing.[80]
Five luxury 20 m (66 ft)
yachts were destroyed by fire at the
Marina Kastela, near
Split, Croatia. Three boats on fire were towed into
Kastela Bay where two burned and sank, and one was beached and destroyed, two others burned in the marina. Eighteen others were damaged.[85]
The
container ship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire off
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her crew were rescued on 25 May by the
Sri Lankan Navy. She was burned out by 1 June and sank in 70 feet (21 m) of water with the
superstructure above water.[86][87][88]
The offshore supply
tug sank in the
Gulf of Suez off
Ras Ghareb,
Egypt after striking a sunken wreck. Eleven of 13 of her crew were rescued, but an engineer and her captain died.[89][90]
The ferry ran aground near
Bushwick Inlet Park,
New York City due to a mechanical problem and took on water. One hundred passengers evacuated, 1 crewman injured.[93]
The coastal cargo ship caught fire, suffered an explosion, capsized and sank at Delpan Wharf in the
Pasig River,
Manila, Philippines. Two crewmen missing, four crewman injured, plus two crewmen on a nearby cargo ship were injured.[94]
13 June
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 2021
Ship
State
Description
Unknown migrant boat
Flag unknown
A migrant boat sank off
Yemen's
Ras al-Ara area in southern
Lahj Province. There were 150–200 on board, most are believed to have drowned.[95][96]
The
coaster was pushed aground by storm on the coast of
Raigad District south of
Mumbai, India due to a mechanical problem and took on water. The ship's crew were rescued by the
Indian Coast Guard.[97]
The coastal freighter was sunk in a collision with the utility vessel BKM 104 in
Manila Bay, South Harbor Anchorage area,
Philippines. She sank in shallow water only partially submerged.[105]
A bunkering
tanker suffered an engine breakdown and drifted aground, and partially sank, with the ship's upper
superstructure remaining above water off Banyutowo coast, Dukuhseti,
Pati Regency,
Java, in the
Java Sea.[117]
The double-decked stern wheel
paddlewheel excursion/party boat turned on its side and sank partially above water in shallow water in high waves in a storm on
Lake Conroe,
Texas. All 53 on board were picked up but 1 passenger later died.[119]
The cargo ship sank after striking rocks off Small Vrak,
Karavi islets in the
Sea of Crete east of the
Peloponnese peninsula,
Greece. The cargo ship
Haya (Comoros) participated in search and rescue. All 16 crew rescued.[123]
Hurricane Ida: A
barge broke from her mooring during Hurricane Ida and sank after striking the Kerner Swing Bridge in Bayou Barataria in
Lafitte, Louisiana.[131][132]
Hurricane Ida: A 100-foot
trawler broke from her mooring during Hurricane Ida and sank after striking the Kerner Swing Bridge in Bayou Barataria in
Lafitte, Louisiana.[131][132]
Hurricane Ida: A
tugboat broke from her mooring during Hurricane Ida and sank after striking the Kerner Swing Bridge in Bayou Barataria in
Lafitte, Louisiana.[131][132]
The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with Lisa Auerbach (Liberia) at
Vũng Tàu,
Vietnam in shallow water with the upper
bridge above water. All 17 crew rescued by Lisa Auerbach.[136]
The anchored 17.35-metre (56 ft 11 in) fishing vessel suffered a fire in her engine room in the evening of 17 September in the
Wadden Sea south east of
Amrum Island. She burned out and sank in shallow water (54°36′N08°29′E / 54.600°N 8.483°E / 54.600; 8.483) at 02:45 on 18 September. Her two crew were rescued by helicopter. The wreck was removed as a hazard to navigation 9–10 October 2021.[137]
The 15.05-metre (49 ft 5 in) fishing vessel suffered sprung planks in the bow and sank off Northern Light Bouy No.8 Vogelsand (54°01′N08°26′W / 54.017°N 8.433°W / 54.017; -8.433). Her two crew and three scientists were rescued by Hoffnung (Germany). The wreck broke up on the bottom before salvage could be attempted.[138]
A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the bulk carrier Xin Hai Zhou 26 (Panama) in the
East China Sea some 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south-east of
Zhoushan,
China. Four crew were rescued, one dead, two reported missing.[139]
The
tug was damaged in a collision with the tanker Punta Medanos (Argentina) while maneuvering the tanker at
La Plata, Argentina. She was grounded at the edge of the channel where she sank in shallow water with a port list with the vessel mostly above water.[145]
A
tug capsized after a collision with the
tall shipCisne Branco (Brazilian Navy). The tugboat was attempting to assist the tall ship after Cisne Branco collided with and got stuck under a pedestrian bridge connecting
Guayaquil, Ecuador to
Santay Island, Ecuador.[146]
The coal barge sprung a leak and developed a list, and was run aground, probably to prevent capsizing or sinking, on the
Alas Purwo National Park coast,
Banyuwangi Regency, eastern tip of
Java,
Indonesia.[151]
The
lighter sank in shallow water, partially above water, after a collision with the bulk carrier Handy Perth (Panama) in the
Port of Mongla,
Bangladesh. Three crew rescued, three missing.[158]
The cargo ship sank after springing a leak 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) off the southern coast of
Nangan Island,
Matsu Islands,
China in the southern
East China Sea east of
Fuzhou. All 11 crew were rescued, 2 by Taiwanese search and rescue, the rest by China.[159]
The coastal cargo ship sank in bad weather and rough seas in the "Thousand Island" area of the
Java Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north-west of
Jakarta, Java,
Indonesia. All 15 rescued.[160]
The
ro-ro passenger ferry was driven ashore in a severe storm and beat on an embankment causing her to capsize and sink at
Maltepe,
Istanbul, in the
Sea of Marmara.[164]
The cargo ship sank in a severe storm in the
Sea of Japan some 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) south of
Nakhodka,
Russia. Seventeen crew rescued, 1 washed overboard and is missing.[167]
The cargo ship was reportedly abandoned by her crew and capsized in the
South China Sea some 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) east of
Vũng Tàu,
Vietnam.[168]
The offshore supply vessel sank in
Bangladesh waters south-west of
Chittagong, in the
Port of Payra area, due to water ingress. The ship struck bottom or an underwater object. Twelve crew rescued.[169]
The cargo ship sank in a storm in the
Yellow Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) north-east of
Yantai,
Shandong Province,
China. Three crew rescued, 4 dead, 7 missing.[174]
A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the container ship Heng Yu (China) 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south-west of
Yeosu,
South Korea in the
East China Sea. Twenty-five crew rescued, 2 missing.[180]
A vessel smuggling Iraqi refugees from Turkey to Greece capsized and sank near
Folegandros, killing at least 11 people, and leaving up to 50 people stranded in the Aegean sea. The
Greek Coastguard was able to rescue at least 12 migrants, but many remain missing and are feared dead. The wreck was one of three mass casualty events involving refugees in Greek territorial waters in one week.[187][188]
A migrant vessel crashed into rocks in the islet of
Antikythera. Around 90 people were rescued by the Greek Coastguard, and 11 bodies were recovered deceased. The wreck was one of three mass casualty events involving refugees in Greek territorial waters in one week.[189]
A boat smuggling Syrian migrants from (purportedly) Turkey to Italy sank in the Aegean Sea near
Paros, killing at least 16 migrants. Around 80 people were rescued. The wreck was one of three mass casualty events involving refugees in Greek territorial waters in one week.[192][193]
The cargo ship sprung a leak in her engine room on 24 December some 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) north of
Keelung,
Taiwan and was abandoned. The crew was rescued. The ship was taken under tow by a salvage tug at an unknown time and towed for some time in rough weather conditions, but broke off the towing line, and drifted aground off
Xianjiao Island coast,
Penghu Islands, Taiwan in the
Taiwan Strait, she was aground on or before 27 December.[194]
Two new
yachts were destroyed by fire while being carried as deck cargo on the BBC Virginia (Antigua and Barbuda) in the
Taiwan Strait while being transported from their manufacturer in
Taiwan to the United States sometime between 26 November when it left port and when it entered port at
Kaohsiung on 11 December after calling at
Dafeng,
China.[198]