Motor Vessel Wrecks 1900-2000
View All Motor Vessel on the Wreck MapAamir Wreck
GROUNDED WHEN SHE BROKE AWAY FROM ANCHORS IN ROUGH WEATHER. HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO KARACHI FOR SCRAPPING.
Abdelkader Wreck
OWNERS AT TIME OF LOSS THE NATIONAL MARITIME CO. SAL., OF TRIPOLI, LEBANON. PASSAGE CONSTANTA FOR BEIRUT. VESSEL CAUGHT FIRE AND SANK 3M OFF EREGLI PO...
Abed Al Salem Wreck
BUILT IN 1960. TOOK ON LIST AFTER TWO CONTAINERS BROKE LOOSE IN HEAVY SEAS, WHILST EN ROUTE FROM MARSEILLES TO BEIRUT. WAS DIVERTED TO IRAKLION. LATER...
Abeer 2 Wreck
SANK FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION WHILE ON PASSAGE PORT OKHA TO DUBAI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSSBY EMIRATES SAUDT SHIPPING CO. INC.
Aboud Abdo Wreck
AGROUND AT ABU KHASKURA, 5M E OF ROSETTA. (LL).
Aboudy Wreck
2.6.88 SANK, WHILE ON PASSAGE SUEZ TO JEDDAH, DUE TO BAD WEATHER. (LL, 2.6.88).
Absit Omen Wreck
14.2.58 H1215/55 14.2.58 STRANDED ON ELBA REEF, CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. (LLOYDS). NCA.
Abu Al Khair Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1956 BY S.A. DES ANCIEN CHANTIERS DUBIGEON, NANTES CHANTENAY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SALIM R DABBOUS. ON PASSAGE FROM SHUWAIKH TO MOGA...
Acamar Wreck
27.3.93 REPORTED MISSING WHILE ON PASSAGE HONG KONG TO KEELUNG. NOT FOUND DURING SEARCH. BODIES RECOVERED AT P'ENG HU, PESCADORES ISLANDS. PRESUMED...
Acer Wreck
CAPSIZED AND SANK IN ROUGH WEATHER WHILE ON PASSAGE DUNKIRK TO LITTLEHAMPTON. (LL).
Achaios (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1932 BY A/S PORSGRUNN M/V, PORSGRUNN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY AKARNANIA MARITIME CO LTD. PASSAGE YUGOSLAVIA FOR JEDDAH. CARGO TIMBER. RAN AG...
Achilleas Wreck
VESSEL, SANK 1.5M OFF PAPHOS, CYPRUS AFTER DEVELOPING SERIOUS CRACK IN ENGINE ROOM IN BAD WEATHER. NOT TO BE SALVED. (LLOYDS VOLS.231 & 234).
Achillet Wreck
BUILT IN 1941. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ACHILLET CIA NAV, SA. PASSAGE SFAX FOR MADRAS. WAS ABANDONED BY CREW IN A SINKING CONDITION 300M NW OF WALVIS...
Action Wreck
VESSEL DRIFTED ASHORE ON HAVERIGG SANDS, BROKE ADRIFT ON HIGH TIDE & GROUNDED AT ROAN HD. VESSEL WAS REFLOATED TAKEN IN TOW, TOW BROKE & VESSEL NOW AG...
Actuality Wreck
SUNK AFTER COLLISION WITH 'BETTY ANN-S' IN POOR VISIBILITY EN ROUTE AMBLE TO YELLAND. CREW OF 12 PICKED UP. (LLOYDS LIST). VESSEL, BUILT IN...
Actuality Wreck
STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON FOR NORWICH. MINED. CREW OF SIX LOST. LATER DISPERSED. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSE...
Ada Ferrer Wreck
STRANDED NEAR ESPOSENDE BETWEEN OPORTO & VIANNA, PORTUGAL. VESSEL WAS ON PASSAGE FROM PUERTO DE SANTA MARIA FOR VILLGARCIA DE AROSA. TOTAL LOSS. (LLOY...
Adal Wreck
VESSEL, ON PASSAGE FROM KRISTIANSUND FOR BREMEN. DEVELOPED A LIST WHEN ENGINE-ROOM FLOODED. SANK QUICKLY. ALL CREW SAFE. (LLOYDS VOL.223).
Adamas Wreck
27.2.80 RAN AGROUND NEAR IRAKLION. CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. (LL 27.2.80 & 16.4.80).
Addu Wreck
SMALL CRAFT 'ADDU' WAS SET ADRIFT WITH BROKEN PROPELLER SHAFT, AFTER CREW TAKEN OFF BY 'TEXACO GREENWICH'. VESSEL PRESUMED TO HAVE SUNK. (LL).
Adel Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1961 BY SOLVESBORGS VARV., SOLVESBORG, RAN AGROUND IN FOG WHILST ON PASSAGE BOMBAY TO DUBAI. OWNERS, THE DUBAI NATIONAL SHIPPING CORP, A...
Adelconcita Wreck
REPD TO HAVE SUNK AFTER GROUNDING OFF CAPO TESTA, SARDINIA. (MARINE TOTAL LOSSES JAN'82).
Adele Hagenam Wreck
No description
Adham Ii Wreck
SANK AT ANCHOR WHILE UNATTENDED. (LL).
Adi Karya Wreck
No description
Adi Pertiwi Wreck
Rep (1993)
Aegeo Star Wreck
21.9.93 SANK SOON AFTER LEAVING PETKIM PETROKIMYA HOLDING AS ALIAGA COMPLEX WHERE 1000TONS PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID HAD BEEN LOADED FOR DELIVERY TO RIJE...
Aeolian Sky Wreck
BUILT IN 1978 BY HASHIHAMA ZOSEN, TADUTSU. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PROTEUS MARITIME CO SA. PASSAGE LONDON FOR DAR-ES-SALAAM. WAS NIVOLVED IN A MAJOR...
Afortunadas Wreck
PASSAGE TENERIFE FOR GOMERA. LOST OFF EL PORIS DE ABONA. CREW RESCUED. (LL 213).
African Proctor Wreck
OWNED BY STEEN E HOFFNER, PARTREDERI. PASSAGE CHITTAGONG FOR BARISAL. SUNK AT MADUHEUR ON MEGHNA RIVER, ALL 4 CREW MEMBERS SAFE. (LLOYDS VOLS.206 & 20...
African Violet Wreck
BUILT 1959 BY J.J. SIETAS SCHIFFSWERFT K.G, HAMBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MERCURY CORPORATION. SANK WHERE SHE HAD LAIN AT ANCHOR FOR 18 MONTHS, OF...
Africhelle Wreck
VESSEL, SCUTTLED FOR USE AS A FISH HAVEN. (GENOA NM 21.34/89).
Agelika Wreck
BUILT IN 1967 BY ONOMICHI ZOSEN, ONOMICHI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MENALON NAV CO. PASSAGE BARCELONA FOR PORTO MARGHERA. RAN AGROUND OFF PUNTA MARMOR...
Agelos Michael Wreck
BUILT IN 1957 BY SHORT BROS, LTD., SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHRISTOPOLIN CIA. NAV., S.A. PASSAGE GDYNIA FOR CHITTAGONG. CAUGHT FIRE IN THE...
Aghia Marina Wreck
PASSAGE PIRAEUS FOR BEIRUT. CAUGHT FIRE & WAS ABANDONED. TAKEN IN TOW BUT SANK NORTH OF NAXOS ISLAND. (LL).
Aghioi Anargyri Wreck
SANK AFTER TAKING LIST. PASSAGE LIMASSOL FOR BEIRUT.
Aghios Georgios Wreck
PASSAGE THESSALONIKI FOR THE DODECANESE. SPRANG A LEAK AND SANK 3-4 MILES OFF CAPE GAVATHI, MITYLENE. (LL).
Agia Paraskevi Wreck
HAD BEEN LAID UP AT KINGSTON, JAMAICA, SINCE MAY 1984. SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF M TUG PHOCEEN WHILE ON PASSAGE FOR RECIFE FOR BREAKING. (LL).
Agios Gerassimos Wreck
CONTAINED CONTRABAND. CAPTURED BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS & SANK 14M NW OF PALMAROLA ISLAND IN STRONG WINDS & HEAVY SEAS. CREW OF EIGHT SAFE BUT ARRESTED. (L...
Agios Nicolaos Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1951, WAS ABANDONED AFTER FIRE BROKE OUT IN ENGINE ROOM FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION, WHEN 60M N OF BAHRAIN ON 22 MAY'78. VESSEL WAS TAKEN IN...
Agios Nicolaos Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1950. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANNIVAS MARITIME HELLAS LTD. ON PASSAGE FROM BARLETTA FOR MOZAMBIQUE. SANK W OF CRETE AFTER FIRE IN ENGIN...
Agis Panteleimon Wreck
BUILT IN 1972. SANK IN SEA STATE 8 WITH 100KT WINDS, PROBABLY DUE TO STRESS OF WEATHER. CREW OF NINE MISSING.
Agnethe Wreck
10.10.29 SANK, CAUSE NOT STATED, 1M SSE OF ARHUS HARBOUR. (LL, 10.10.29)
Aikoku Maru Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY TAMA SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OSAKA SHOSEN KK. OIL ENGINES OF 2490NHP. SUNK BY US CARRIER BASED AIRCRAFT. (DODS).
Ajay Sahi Wreck
VESSEL CAPSIZED IN BAD WEATHER & ABANDONED BY CREW WHEN APPROX 25 MILES OFF RAS JASK LT HO WHILST EN-ROUTE KARACHI TO KUWAIT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY...
Ajman Glory Wreck
EX-LADY MAYA '86, EX-MARIA FORTUNE '84, EX-PARIAMAN '78, EX-DOLLARD '57. BUILT IN 1957 BY N V HAARLEMSCHE SCHEEPBOUW MIJ, HAARLEM FOR BY N V VRACHFVAA...
Ajman Glory Wreck
EX-LADY MAYA '86, EX-MARIA FORTUNE '84, EX-PARIAMAN '67, EX-DOLLARD '57. BUILT IN 1957 BY N V HAARLEMSCHE SCHEEPBOUW MIJ, HAARLEM FOR BY N V VRACHTVAA...
Akka Wreck
BUILT IN GOTHENBERG IN JULY 1942. REGISTERED IN STOCKHOLM. SANK AFTER HITTING THE GANTOCK ROCKS.
Al Bushair (Probably) Wreck
Radar reflector attached
Al Fallah Wreck
VESSEL, WHILST EN-ROUTE BERBERA TO DUJBAI, RAN AGROUND IN HEAVY WEATHER 80M FROM MUKALLA.
Al Fares Wreck
EX-WIEN, EX-VICTORIA. PASSAGE CONSTANTZA FOR LATTAKIA. SANK AFTER A COLLISION WITH AN UNKNOWN SHIP. ALL CREW RESCUED. (LLOYDS 199 & 201).
Al Farzana Ajman Wreck
14.9.83 EX-SAFARI COUNTESS. PASSAGE SHARJAH FOR KARACHI. FOREPEAK AND NO 1 HOLD FLOODED WHEN HOLES DEVELOPED IN HULL DURING HEAVY WEATHER. WAS BEACH...
Al Jameri Wreck
No description
Al Khaleel Wreck
RAN AGROUND AND WAS DAMAGED IN KHAWR AL QUWAY WHILE ON PASSAGE HAMRIYAH TO SOMALIA. SANK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SEEK SHELTER AT KSB (?KHASAB). 14 CREW AN...
Al Mawarid Wreck
11.10.89 CAPSIZED 11.10.89 ABOUT 27 MILES E OF RAS AL HADD WHILE ON PASSAGE TO ADEN. REASON UNKNOWN. DRIFTED AND WAS EVENTUALLY LOCATED BY OMANI NAV...
Al Montaser Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1960 BY CHANTIERS ET ATELIERS DE PROVENCE, PORT DE BOUC, SANK AFTER FIRE & ATTEMPTS TO TOW & BEACH FAILED. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SAUS...
Al Niser I Wreck
VESSEL, ON PASSAGE KUWAIT FOR BOMBAY. SANK DUE TO INGRESS OF WATER INTO HOLD. BILL OF LOADING SHOWS CARGO OF 415TONS COPPER, BRASS & ALUMINIUM SCRAP,...
Al Qasim Wreck
MASTER REPORTED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND HE DECIDED TO TAKE SHELTER TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT. WHILST TAKING SHELTER ALL POWER WAS LOST. BOTH CABLES PARTED A...
Al Rahimi Wreck
BUILT IN 1988. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ABDUL REZA AGHA RASOOL. PASSAGE SOMALIA FOR DUBAI. SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE ROOM. FOUR MEN LOST. (M...
Al Reafa 1 Wreck
BUILT IN 1959 BY A.G. WESER WERK SEEBECK, BREMERHAVEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BIN SABAH TRANSPORT & MARINE SERVICES CO. CAPSIZED & SANK WHILE AT ANC...
Al Rubayia Wreck
11.11.85 SANK WHILE AT ANCHOR WHILE UNDER ARREST FOR 2-3 YEARS. SOLD TO JAIN SHIPPING BREAKING COMPANY CO. WAS WAITING TO BE BROKEN UP. (LL 11.11.85...
Al Wafa Wreck
GROUNDED NEAR ROSETTA WHILST ON PASSAGE LIMASSOL FOR ALEXANDRIA. ABANDONED BY CREW.
Al Wasl Wreck
GROUNDED FOLLOWING RADAR FAILURE, WHILE EN ROUTE HAMRIYAH TO BERBERA.
Al-Jubail Iii Wreck
VESSEL SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER 12M OFFSHORE FROM RAS SAFFANIYAH WHILST ON PASSAGE TO MARJAN FIELD. (LLOYDS VOLS.230 & 231).
Alacrity Wreck
BUILT IN 1940 BY GOOLE SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO LTD, GOOLE. OWNED BY F T EVERARD & SONS LTD. 5 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SWANSEA FOR...
Alba Sicula 1 Wreck
VESSEL, SUFFERED FIRE IN THE ENGINE-ROOM, CAUSING THE CARGO TO SHIFT. SANK 1M OFF NAPLES, WHILE UNDER TOW BY SS 'VENASSA'. ALL CREW SAFE. (LLOYDS VOL....
Albatros Wreck
BUILT OF WOOD IN 1913 BY J & K SMIT'S MFB, KINDERLIJK AS A SILING VESSEL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY H MEERTENS NV. 2 CYLINDER, 2 STROKE OIL ENGINE, SIN...
Albion Wreck
No description
Albireo Wreck
BUILT IN 1957 BY AG 'WESER' WERK SEEBECK, BREMERHAVEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BAHIA BIANCA CIA NAV, SA. PASSAGE SUNDSVALL FOR WHAMPOA. GROUNDED. SAN...
Alcorde Primero Wreck
SANK DUE SEAWATER LEAKAGE WHILE ON PASSAGE LAS PALMAS FOR NOUAKCHOTT. (LL).
Aldebaran Wreck
BUILT IN 1967. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LINHAS BRASILEIRAS DE NAVDGACAO (LIBRA). PASSAGE RIO DE JANEIRO FOR MANAUS. RAN AGROUND OFF FURO JARANACA. REF...
Alden Gifford (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1942 BY D LEATHEM SMITH SHIPBUILDING CO, STURGEON BAY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT. 6 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHA...
Alegria No.1 Wreck
RAN AGROUND ON REEF IN NORTH CAICOS AND CREW ABANDONED VESSEL. LATER DISCOVERED TO BE CARRYING MARIJUANA IN ONE OF HOLDS. INCAPABLE OF BEING REFLOATED...
Alexandros M Wreck
DEVELOPED DANGEROUS LIST AND WAS ABANDONED BY CREW 15MILES N OF IKARIA ISLAND. (LL).
Alf Everard (Part Of) Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY FELLOWS & CO LTD, GT YARMOUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ALFRED EVERARD & SONS LTD. 4 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 63BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASS...
Alf Everard (Part Of) Wreck
BUILT IN 1925 BY FELLOWS & CO LTD, GT YARMOUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ALFRED EVERARD & SONS LTD. 4 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 63BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASS...
Algier Wreck
VESSEL BUILT 1938. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DET FORENEDE DAMPSKIBS SELSKAB. ON PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR OSLO AND COPENHAGEN, TORPEDOED BY U-38. CREW RECOV...
Alhelal Wreck
FOUNDERED DURING HEAVY WEATHER. PASSAGE PORT SUDAN FOR JEDDAH. (LLOYDS VOL.195)
Aliakmon Runner Wreck
PASSAGE KAOHSIUNG FOR LATTAKIA, SINGAPORE AND PIRAEUS. CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWING A SERIES OF EXPLOSIVES. (MSD).
Alma (Possibly) Wreck
OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FRIDTJOF LYNGHAUG OF SORTLAND. SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH MV VESTKIL IN NARROW CHANNEL 0.5M N OF SVINESTIAN LT. CREW OF 2 RESC...
Almoussa-D Wreck
17.10.88 VESSEL, BUILT 1961 BY JAMES LAMONT & CO. LTD, PORT GLASGOW, EX ALMOUSSA, EX SIRDHANA FORTUNE, EX PUKEKO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BY DELTA...
Alpha-H Wreck
SANK 7.5 HOURS AFTER STRIKING AN UNIDENTIFIED SUBMERGED OBJECT AND TAKING ON A LIST. PASSAGE DENMARK FOR WELLS, NORFOLK. (LL).
Alpro Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1957 BY CORCHO HIJOS, S.A..OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NAVIERA GARCIA-MINAUR, S.A.. SANK IN STORMY SEAS WHILE ON PASSAGE MELILLA, SPANISH M...
Alstern Wreck
BUILT 1971. SANK DURING VERY HEAVY WEATHER APPROX 150M E OF FIRTH OF FORTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY O F AHLMARK & CO. SHE WAS EN-ROUTE GRUVON, LAKE V...
Altamar Wreck
No description
Altona Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1959 BY WM. HAMILTON & CO., LTD., PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GREEN RIVER INC..ON PASSAGE FROM DUNKIRK TO KUWAIT. WAS SEVEREL...
Altsula Wreck
RAN AGROUND & SANK NEAR GRUNNTARANE, OFF ROAN, WHILST ON PASSAGE FOR LOFOTEN. CREW OF 3 RESCUED. (LLOYDS VOL.204)
Amagisan Maru Wreck
BUILT IN 1933 BY MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. OIL ENGINE OF 1230NHP. SUNK DUING OPERATION HAILSTONE BY US CARR...
Amalia Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1955 BY NORDWERFT KOSER & MEYER, HAMBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TRIPAS-SPILIOTOPOULOS. SANK WHILE UNDER REPAIR. DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS...
Amalie C Ertel Wreck
27.11.58 SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH NORWEGIAN MV TULANE, WHILE ON PASSAGE BORDEAUX FOR HAMBURG. (LL, 27.11.58).
Amanda Ii Wreck
VESSEL, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY AMANDA S.A. LTD. SANK WHILST ON PASSAGE FROM ORAN TO MALAGA, CAUSE UNKNOWN BUT CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS IN AREA...
Amasia Wreck
VESSEL, REPORTED TO HAVE FOUNDERED IN THE BAY OF NAPLES. (LLOYDS CASUALTY REGISTER 1977).
Amasya Wreck
SPRANG A LEAK AND SANK IN STRONG WINDS SW OF BREST WHILST EN-ROUTE MUDANYA TO SWANSEA. VESSEL, BUILT 1955, WAS OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D.B. DENIZ NAK...
Amazonas No 1 Wreck
OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THOMAS ORTIZ, LEEWARD ISLAND SHIPPING CO LTD. PASSAGE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR ST BARTHELEMY. SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER 20M S O...
Amazonia (Probably) Wreck
9.1.82 BUILT 1970 BY VEROLME EST. REUNIDO DO BRASIL, S.A, JACUACANGA. VESSEL CAPSIZED & SANK OFF FORTALEZA, BRAZIL, PASSAGE MANAUS FOR RIO DE JAN...
Ambar I Wreck
PASSAGE BOCA CHICA FOR SAN JUAN, PR. CAUSE OF SINKING UNKNOWN. (LL).
Ambee Star Wreck
GROUNDED BY CAPTAIN TO PREVENT SINKING AFTER TAKING IN WATER IN ENGINE ROOM, WHILST EN ROUTE KUWAIT TO KARACHI WITH 980 TONNES STEEL SCRAP & 200 TONNE...
Amberley Wreck
BUILT IN 1953 BY GRANGEMOUTH & GREENOCK DY CO LTD, GRANGEMOUTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEPHENSON CLARKE SHIPPING LTD. EIGHT CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF...
Amboim Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1948 BY BURNTISLAND SHIPBUILDING CO.. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CTM COMPANHIA PORTUGUESA DE TRANSPORTES MARITIMOS S.A.R.L.. ON PASSAGE FR...
Ambola Awaal Wreck
BEACHED AFTER EXPERIENCING FLOODING IN ENGINE ROOM.