Ferry Wrecks 1900-2000

Al-Loloa (Alloloa) Wreck

14.7.94 CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED OUT AND SANK. EN ROUTE SUEZ TO JEDDAH TO COLLECT PILGRIMS. CREW RESCUED BY USS CONOLLY, USS BRISCOE ATTEMPTED TO CONTAIN...

Aloha Wreck

VESSEL CAUGHT FIRE IN CARGO HOLD DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING AND SANK OFF ZAMBOANGA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COTABATO SHIPP...

Asia Indonesia (Possibly) Wreck

31.7.84 WAS REPORTED SUNK OFF CEBU CITY 31.7.84, BUT WAS LATER REFLOATED AND WAITING REPAIR WHEN AGAIN SUNK DURING TYPHOON IKE. (LLOYDS VOL.257)

Asia South Korea Wreck

BUILT 1972, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES. PASSAGE CEBU CITY FOR ILOILO. SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER AFTER BEING SWAMPED BY A BIG WAVE....

Asuncion Wreck

SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER, REPD WAVE HEIGHTS 14-18FT. 81 PASSENGERS & CREW RESCUED. 11 BODIES RECOVERED. 125 PEOPLE MISSING.

Balangiga Wreck

17.10.88 CAPSIZED IN A STORM WHILE ON PASSAGE SAMAR PROVINCE TO TACLOBAN. VESSEL WAS ONLY AUTHORISED TO CARRY 34 PASSENGERS, BUT 51 LIVES WERE LO...

Balholm Wreck

25.1.79 ANCHORED ABOUT 0.5M W OF CROW ROCK BECAUSE OF ENGINE TROUBLE AND CREW TAKEN OFF BY LIFEBOAT BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING WEATHER. CREW BOARDE...

Bird Of Paradise Wreck

BUILT IN 1960 BY FERGUSON BROS, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EVERARD BASTIEN. SANK AT ANCHOR. LEFT 'AS IS'. (MSD).

Budi Murni Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH INDONESIAN MV TJIPTA RAHARDJA IN ROUGH SEAS.

Bukit Barisan (Probably) Wreck

8.9.77 VESSEL, BUILT 1960 BY ZAANLANDER SCHPS. MAATS., ZAANDAM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. CAUGHT FIRE ON 8.9.77 WHILE AT MERAK...

Cahaya Maccolilolos Wreck

CAPSIZED AND SANK AFTER TAKING IN WATER DURING BAD WEATHER AND IN HIGH SEAS. PASSAGE NUNUKAN FOR TARAKAN. VESSEL WAS CONSIDERED TO BE OVERLOADED AND 1...

Cebu City Wreck

SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH M CONTAINER VESSEL KOTA SURIA (12,549 GRT). SOME 240 OF 495 PASSENGERS RESCUED. (LL).

Chien-Nan No 10 Wreck

No description

Christena Wreck

GOVERNMENT OWNED INTER-ISLAND FERRY. STEEL HULL, WOODEN SUPERSTRUCTURE. CAPSIZED SUDDENLY AND SANK STERN FIRST IN CALM WEATHER WHILE ON PASSAGE BASSET...

Ciudad De Valencia Wreck

18.2.77 BUILT IN 1931 BY UNION NAVAL DE LEVANTE, VALENCIA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA. TRASMEDITERRANEA, S.A. WHILE LYING IN PALMA, MAJORCA, OU...

Compass Rose Ii Wreck

EX-COMPASS ROSE & COMPASS ROSE I. REGISTERED IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, RAN AGROUND AT ABEMAMA, GILBERT IS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CORAL SEA FISHING CO LTD...

Connemara Wreck

BUILT IN 1897 BY W DENNY & BROS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 212 NHP FOR 16 KTS. SUNK...

Cumana Wreck

SANK AFTER BEING BEACHED BY MASTER. (LL).

Cumana (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1941. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NAVIERA RASSI CA. PASSAGE CUMARA FOR PORLAMAR, MARGARITA ISLAND. SANK AFTER BEACHING. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW...

Dan Wreck

No description

Dasman Wreck

BUILT IN 1931 BY BURMEISTER & WAIN, COPENHAGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GULF MARINE LINES CO LTD. CAUGHT FIRE WHILE LAID UP IN SUAKIN HARBOUR. COMPLE...

Don Juan Wreck

BUILT IN 1971 BY NIIGATA ENGINEERING CO LTD, NIIGATA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NEGROS NAVIGATION CO INC. PASSAGE MANILLA FOR BACOLOD, NEGROS ISLAND. C...

Dona Conchita Wreck

VESSEL, WHILST ON PASSAGE NEW WASHINGTON, AKLAN TO PALOMPON, LEYTE, WAS ABANDONED AFTER A FIRE BROKE OUT THOUGHT STARTED BY FIRECRACKERS. DRIFTED ASHO...

Dona Paz Wreck

EX-HIMEYURI MARU, EX-DON SULPICIO. BUILT IN 1963 BY ONOMICHI ZOSEN KK, ONOMICHI, JAPAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SULPICIO LINES, INC. PASSAGE TACLOBAN...

Duke Of York (Bows) Wreck

PASSAGE HOOK OF HOLLAND FOR HARWICH. WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED IN COLLISION WITH US SS HAITI VICTORY (7067 GT). WAS STRUCK ON THE PORT BOW JUST FWD OF THE...

Dumaguete J. Wreck

VESSEL, WHILST EN-ROUTE COTABATO TO ZAMBOANGA, SANK BETWEEN OLUTANGA AND MALANIPA, SIBUGUEY BAY AFTER SPRINGING A LEAK IN ROUGH WEATHER. OVER 150 LIVE...

Eilean Dhu Wreck

SANK WHILE ON TOW TO BREAKERS. (J CROWTHER).

Ejnar Mikkelsen Wreck

WOODEN HULL. PUSHED BY ICE ONTO REEF. ABANDONED BY CREW AND PASSENGERS. LATER COULD NOT BE FOUND. (MTL, JAN '92).

Empire Dace Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT BY SWAN HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON LTD., NEWCASTLE. RECQUISITIONED BY RN. ON PASSAGE FROM PATRAS FOR MISSOLONGHI. STRUCK A MINE & SANK....

Espirito Santo Wreck

16.8.76 VESSEL REPORTED FOUNDERED ABOUT 100YDS FROM VELAS, SAO JORGE WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM ANOTHER AZORES ISLAND. AT LEAST 12 OF 70 PEOPLE ON BOARD....

Espresso Sardegna Wreck

BUILT 1967 BY CANTIERI NAVALI 'LUIGI ORLANDO', LEGHORN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TRAGHETTI DEL MEDITERRANNEO. ON PASSAGE FROM GENOA TO PALERMO. LISTED...

Estonia Wreck

TOOK WATER ON VEHICLE DECK AND LATER SANK AFTER LOSS OF OUTER BOW DOOR IN HEAVY WEATHER. 139 PASSENGERS AND CREW SURVIVED, 100 BODIES RECOVERED AND 81...

Farah Ii Wreck

13.3.86 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE ALONGSIDE AT NUWEIBA. WAS TOWED AWAY FROM QUAY. FIRE-FIGHTING PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL AND VESSEL EVENTUALLY SANK NEARLY 3 D...

Fatima Wreck

BUILT 1983 IN GREECE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EMIRATES SAUDI SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE DUBAI FOR KARACHI. SANK FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION IN ENGINE-ROOM. ONE...

Fatshan Wreck

CAPSIZED & PARTIALLY SUBMERGED OFF LANTAU IS, AFTER REPORTEDLY BEING HIT BY A DRIFTING SHIP DURING TYPHOON ROSE. 88 LIVES LOST. (LLOYDS VOLS.205-207)

Floreana Wreck

BUILT 1967 BY PERAMA SHIPYARD, PERAMA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TRANSPORTES NAVIEROS ECUATORIANOS. REPORTED SUNK IN DEEP WATER 60M W OF SANTA ELENA PT...

Gurita Wreck

SANK AFTER STRIKING ROCKS. OFFICIAL RECORDS STATE 16 CREW AND 198 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. 40 RESCUED, 53 KILLED AND UNKNOWN NUMBER MISSING. CARGO 80 TONN...

Hms Daffodil Wreck

17.3.45 PURCHASED BY ADMIRALTY FOR USE AS LANDING SHIP. MINED OFF DIEPPE 17.3.45 AND SANK FOLLOWING DAY. (WW2SL, COLLEDGE).

Interwaves Wreck

10.8.85 EX-HARVEST NEPTUNE, EX-HARVEST COMET. VESSEL CONVERTED FROM A TRAWLER TO A PLEASURE FERRY. PASSAGE HOUT BAY FOR SALDANHA BAY. OWNED AT TI...

Isla Nena Wreck

SANK WHILE ALONGSIDE ARMY TERMINAL PIER, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTHORITY. (LL VOL.286)

Island Star Wreck

PASSAGE MAGALORE FOR ANDROTH ISLAND. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH MV ILAHI. (LL).

Islander Vi Wreck

VESSEL REPORTEDLY SPRANG A LEAK WHILE FISHING AND SANK STEM FIRST WHEN 35M OFF W IRIAN, NEW GUINEA COAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY N.A.B & D.J. HUNT....

Jalmaida (?Jarmaida) Wreck

DEVELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE WHILE ON PASSAGE JOLO ISLAND FOR ZAMBOANGA. WAS HIT BY LARGE WAVES AND PORT SIDE COLLAPSED, CAUSING VESSEL TO SINK.

Jolly Giallo Wreck

OWNED BY MESSINA IGNACE, GENOA. PASSAGE GENOA FOR TRIPOLI. HAD LEAKAGE AND RAN AGROUND S OF BASTIA TO PREVENT SINKING. REFLOATED BUT UNABLE TO MOVE DU...

Justo Rufino Barrios Ii Wreck

PASSAGE LIVINGSTON FOR PUERTO BARRIOS. DEVELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE OF NAVAL TUG. CAPSIZED AND SANK WHEN PASSENGERS PANICKED AND...

Kanlaon Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1964. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CARDINAL SHIPPING CORP. ON PASSAGE FROM CEBU FOR NEGROS. SANK FOLLOWING FLOODING THROUGH DAMAGED BOW....

Karya Abadi Wreck

WOODEN HULL. SPRANG A LEAK AND SANK. (LL).

Karya Utama Wreck

2.8.93 WOODEN HULL. PASSAGE JENEBORA FOR KAMPUNG BAR, BALIKPAPAN. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH INDONESIAN MV CAHAYA AKBARR III, WHICH ALSO SANK....

King Harry Wreck

PASSAGE FALMOUTH FOR THE CLYDE UNDER TOW OF S TUG WARRIOR. SANK IN EASTERLY GALE. HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF STORM AND STRANDING NE...

King Harry (Probably) Wreck

SANK IN EASTERLY GALE WHILST UNDER TOW OF S TUG WARRIOR. PASSAGE FALMOUTH FOR THE CLYDE.

Krakatau Wreck

PASSAGE SURABAYA FOR BANJARMASIN. 100 PASSENGERS, 17 CREW & CARGO. REPD SUNK IN ROUGH SEAS WITH ONLY CREW & 38 PASSENGERS SURVIVING. (LL).

Lady Chilel Jawara Wreck

SANK WHILE ON ITS WEEKLY VOYAGE BANJUL TO BASSE.

Lc8 Wreck

WAS BEING TOWED BY TUG TO BANJUL FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE SHE WAS LEAKING. ON REACHING OPEN WATER FILLED & SANK IN APPROX 60 FT. SEARCH MADE, BUT NOT SUCCE...

Lisa Ii Wreck

BUILT IN 1963 BY MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KALLA LINES. PASSAGE JOHORE BAHRU FOR SURABAYA WITH ONLY ONE PASSENGER AND NO C...

Lochgarry Wreck

EX-LAIRDSTOCK, EX-VULTURE. BUILT IN 1898 BY A & J INGLIS LTD, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DAVID MACBRAYNE LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGI...

Lochshiel (Possibly) Wreck

WAS ADRIFT WITH NO LIGHTS FOLLOWING LOSS OF POWER DUE BROKEN FUEL LINE. WAS RUN INTO BY UNKNOWN VESSEL AND SANK.

Lorina (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY W DENNY & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. TURBINE ENGINES OF 4750 SHP FOR 18 KNOTS. WAS COMMANDEERED FROM SOU...

Lukia Wreck

EX-IGOUMENITSA. BUILT IN 1942. PASSAGE PERAMA FOR YUGOSLAVIA. SANK, CAUSE UNKNOWN, 1.8M N OF ORTHONOI ISLAND. FIVE OF HER EIGHT CREW LOST. (MSD).

Macedonia Wreck

SANK AFTER LOSS OF STEERING & ENGINE DAMAGE IN HEAVY WEATHER. (LL).

Mameng Wreck

LOST CONTACT, UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE SANK. OF EIGHT CREW, SIX RESCUED.

Matthew Flinders Wreck

13.7.89 RAN AGROUND WHILE CARRYING TOURISTS AND ISLANDERS ON CRUISE AROUND THE LAU GROUP OF ISLANDS. (LL, 12 & 13.7.89)

Mona's Queen Wreck

STRUCK A MINE AND SANK WHILE ASSISTING IN THE EVACUATION OF THE BEF FROM THE DUNKIRK BEACHES. (DOD & WW2SL).

Nam Yung Ho Wreck

BUILT IN 1967. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NAM YUNG SHIPPING CO. PASSAGE CHEJU DO FOR PUSAN, CAPSIZED & SANK IN KOREA STRAIT DUE TO SHIFTING CARGO. WITH...

Nasim Wreck

PASSAGE LEGHORN FOR ALEXANDRIA. SHE SANK W OF GIANNUTRI IS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. CREW BEING RESCUED.

Navaprateep Iii Wreck

WAS CUT IN TWO BY COLLISION WITH THAI M OIL TANKER 'BPP 9' WHEN PROCEEDING FROM SI CHANG ISLAND TO BAN SI RACHA. 87 PEOPLE ON A TRIP TO A BUDDHIST TEM...

Neptune Wreck

CAPSIZED AND SANK DURING A RAINSTORM WHILE ON REGULAR ROUTE JEREMIE TO PORT AU PRINCE AND DUE, IT IS THOUGHT, TO OVERLOADING. HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.

Nordlys Wreck

13.8.88 BUILT IN 1951 BY AALBORG VAERFT A/S, AALBORG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S PRECO. WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE DURING RECONSTRUCTION AT SARPSBORG ON...

Okelele Wreck

14.11.86 SANK WHILE ON ROUTINE TRIP BETWEEN MONT-ROUIS FOR ILE DE LA GONAVE. AT LEAST 131 PEOPLE DROWNED OR MISSING ONLY 19 SURVIVORS. (LL 14.11.86)...

Oslo Vi Wreck

PASSAGE OSLO FOR ISLANDS OF LANGOY. CAPSIZED AND SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH W GERMAN MV ACHAT. 1 LIFE LOST. (LL).

Oygar Wreck

WHILE WORKING WITH CONDEEP PLATFORMS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT STAVANGER, SPRANG LEAK AND WAS BEACHED BY LOCAL TUGS. (LL).

Patrick Morris Wreck

BUILT IN 1951. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CANADIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT. SANK IN HIGH SEAS WHILE CARRYING OUT RESCUE OPS ON FV ENTERPRISE, AFTER TAKING...

Perica Wreck

No description

Pioneer Leyte Wreck

BUILT IN 1945. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PILIPINAS PIONEER LINES LTD. BROKE IN TWO AND SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH AMERICAN SS GOLDEN STATE. 172 PA...

Portsdown Wreck

EX-RYDE. BUILT IN 1928 BY CALEDONIAN SHIPBUILDING & EINGINEERING CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPAN...

Presidente Vargas Wreck

BUILT IN 1955. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA DE NAV. AMAZONIA S.A. CAPSIZED & SANK AFTER SPRINGING A LEAK ALONGSIDE JETTY AT SOURE, MARAJO ISLAND. (MSD...

Prince Ivanhoe Wreck

EX-SHANKLIN. BUILT IN 1951 BY WILLIAM DENNY & BROS LTD, DUMBARTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE FIRTH OF CLYDE STEAM PACKET CO. WOODEN CONSTRUCTION. O...

Princess Ii Wreck

29.7.92 WAS PUSHED ASHORE BY STRONG BREEZE WHEN ENGINE FAILED. (LL, 29.7.92)

Prinses Astrid Wreck

BUILT IN 1931 BY SOC ANON JOHN COCKERELL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BELGIAN STATE RAILWAYS. TURBINE ENGINES OF 2779NHP FOR 23 KNOTS. A CROSS-CHANNEL FE...

Rcj Wreck

SANK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LARGE WAVES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MAGNO BLANCO, ANTIQUE. 51 OF 53 PEOPLE ON BOARD MISSING. (LL).

Red Star No.240 & Red Star No.245 Wreck

TWO FERRIES SANK AFTER COLLISION IN HEAVY RAINSTORM IN THE WEST RIVER, 50 MILES FROM CANTON. (LL).

Rosario Wreck

PASSAGE TALALORA FOR TACLOBAN. STRUCK ROCKY ISLET DURING SQUALL AND HEAVY SEAS. LATER CAPSIZED AND SANK. 14 LIVES LOST, 3 MISSING. (LLOYDS VOL.257).

Salvatierra Wreck

BUILT IN 1943 BY JEFFERSON BOAT & MACHINE CO, JACKSONVILLE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NAVIERA DEL PACIFICO, S.A. PASSAGE TOPOLOBAMPO FOR LA PAZ. STRUCK...

Sinah Wreck

SANK AT MOORINGS AT PORTSMOUTH DURING FORCE 9 GALE. (LLOYDS VOL.219).

Skagerak Wreck

BUILT IN 1965 BY AALOBORG VAERFT A/D, AALBORG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KRISTIANSANDS DAMPSKIPSSELSKAP. PASSAGE KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY, FOR HIRTSHALS, D...

Solfrid I Wreck

2.4.79 SANK AFTER TAKING WATER IN ENGINE ROOM. (LL, 2.4.79).

Solomon Princess Wreck

19.3.85 RAN AGROUND DURING BAD WEATHER, HIGH ON ROCKS, DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. VESSEL, EX LILAC MARU BUILT 1969, WAS OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOLOMON...

The Queen Wreck

CAPTURED AND SUNK BY GERMAN DESTROYERS. (WW1SL). WAS THE FIRST TURBINE CROSS-CHANNEL FERRY. (J F HENDY IN H1309/74). TORPEDOED WHI...

Thita Horizon Wreck

REPORTED LOSING RUDDER CONTROL WHILE BEING BATTERED BY LARGE WAVES DURING TYPHOON 'WARREN'. WAS DRIVEN AGROUND AND ABANDONED. (LL).

Tilisa Del Mar Wreck

RAN AGROUND, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF NAVIGATIONAL ERROR. (LL).

Tpc-117 Wreck

16.2.93 CAPSIZED AND SANK DURING ROUGH WEATHER. PASSAGE TRINCOMALEE FOR MUTUR. FERRY WAS CARRYING THREE TIMES THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM PASSENGERS AND T...

Uska Wreck

HAD ENGINE FAILURE. WAS BUFFETED BY HIGH WAVES WHILE SHE DRIFTED UNTIL SHE CAPSIZED AND SANK.

Ventura Beach Wreck

WAS TOWED OUT OF MONROVIA HABOUR AS CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE HAZARD TO NAVIGATION AND ANCHORED S OF THE HARBOUR OFF THE MOUTH OF MESURADO RIVER. TOOK ON...

Venus Wreck

OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY N & S LINES. PASSAGE SAMAR ISLAND FOR MANILA. WAS SUNK OFF MARINDUQUE ISLAND BY HUGE WAVES DURING TROPICAL STORM WARREN. 178...

Venus Des Iles Wreck

VESSEL, OWNED BY SOCIETE VARIOSE DE TOURISME. ON PASSAGE FROM TOULON TO NEARBY HOLIDAY ISLAND OF PORQUEROLLES. SANK AFTER AN EXPLOSION DUE TO A SHOR...

Viti Wreck

STRUCK TIVOA REEF WHILST ON PASSAGE LAUTOKA FOR BEACHCOMBER ISLAND. (LL).

W F Vint Wreck

SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF S TUG GEORGE V FROM SUNDERLAND TO SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.

Wight Rose Wreck

SANK IN ROUGH SEAS AFTER CARGO OF 4 X 1 TON BARRELS OF FRESH WATER SHIFTED. RSDRA2024000266817 14.03.25 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2021. (...

Zeus Iii Wreck

HIT CHARTED, BUT NOT LIT, ROCK AND SANK. ONE PASSENGER DIED. PASSAGE NAXOX FOR SANTORINI (THIRA).

Ferry Wreck 13757

9.8.76 CAPSIZED 7 AUG ABOUT 350M S OF BANGKOK. FERRY WAS TRAVELLING FROM BAN DORI IN SURAT THANI PROVINCE TO SAMUI IS, WHEN SHE CAPSIZED 18M FROM CO...

Ferry Wreck 15510

AMERICAN MOTOR TUG 'BILLY B' ON OUTWARD PASSAGE THROUGH ODENSE CANAL CAUGHT CHAIN OF PASSENGER FERRY CROSSING CANAL. FERRY QUICKLY SANK. ALL RESCUED E...