All Motor Vessel Wrecks Carrying Metal Cargo

Libra Wreck

LISTED, CAPSIZED AND SANK DURING A GALE WHEN BULWARKS & HATCH COVER WERE DAMAGED. (LL).

Lilly B Wreck

12.2.77 VESSEL BROKE ANCHOR CABLE WHILE LYING IN LAGOS POOL AND DRIFTED AGROUND AT WILMOT PT. (LL, 12.2.77)

Lira Wreck

BUILT IN 1957 BY HARLAND & WOLFF LTD, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LIRA SHIPPING CO (PTE) LTD. PASSAGE SINGAPORE FOR HODEIDAH AND ROTTERDAM. CAUG...

Lucona Wreck

25.1.77 EXPLODED AND SANK IMMEDIATELY IN INDIAN OCEAN WHILE ON PASSAGE CHIOGGIA TO HONG KONG. (LL 25.1.77). SINKING NOW CONSIDERED TO HAVE...

Madonna Wreck

EX- MERCURIA (1984) BUILT IN 1981 BY HAKATA ZOSEN K.K., HAKATA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LEGENDA MARITIME S.A. PASSAGE KAKOGAWA, JAPAN FOR NANJING, CH...

Maguli Wreck

BUILT IN 1949 BY C.LUHRING SCHIFFSW GMBH. & CO., K.G., BRAKE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ZETA SHIPPING CO., LTD. PASSAGE DUBAI FOR COLOMBO. SANK 45M FRO...

Majik Wreck

BUILT 1956 BY BURNTISLAND SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TROPHY MARINE CO. LTD. PASSAGE DURRES, ALBANIA FOR SANTANDER. SANK FOLLOWING...

Mak H-1 Wreck

GROUNDED FOLLOWING ENGINE PROBLEMS. WENT FURTHER ASHORE AFTER LIGHTENING ATTEMPTS.

Malaya Ii Wreck

BUILT IN 1921 BY BURMEISTER & WAIN, WITH OIL ENGINES OF 987NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MINISTRY OF WAR TRANSPORT, FORMERLY OWNED BY DANISH COMPANY U...

Markab Wreck

RAN AGROUND NEAR RAS MAIDANI WHILST EN-ROUTE BOMBAY TO DUBAI.

Mila Gojsalic Wreck

BUILT IN 1960 BY RHEINSTAHL NORDSEEWERKE, EMDEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JANARANSKA SOLBODNA PLOVIDBA. PASSAGE BAR, YUGOSLAVIA FOR ASSAB, ETHOPIA. RA...

Minh Phuc 88 Wreck

Moved from is original sinking position of 10-29.4819 N 107-49.7046E

Minibok Wreck

EX-HELEN '85, EX-OCEAN PIONEER '83, EX-ASEAN PIONEER '81. BUILT IN 1975 BY SINGAPORE SLIPWAY & ENGINEERING CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GALAZIA MU...

Minstrel Wreck

EX-RICHARD '86, EX-LADY SOPHIA '83, EX-SHANNON '70. BUILT IN 1964 BY SCHHEEPSWERF 'HOOGEZAND' J BODEWES, HOOGEZAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CRESTAR S...

Mitsos Wreck

BUILT IN 1960 BY FORGES ET CHANTIERS DE LA GIRONDE, BORDEAUX. PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR THESSALONIKI. STARTED TO TAKE ON WATER DURING GALE FORCE WEATHER CO...

Modavia Wreck

TORPEDOED BY E-BOATS OF THE 5TH FLOTILLA WHILST IN COMPANY WITH CONVOY WP 300. ALSO SUNK WERE HMS HARSTAD, HMS LORD HAILSHAM AND LCT 381. (WW2SL & N R...

Monica R Wreck

PASSAGE KVINESDAL FOR HAMBURG. REPORTED HAVING A LEAK, AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. ABANDONED BY CREW AND SANK SHORTLY AFTER. (LL).

Myrina Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1971, WAS POSTED MISSING AFTER FAILING TO REPORT HER POSITION AND SEARCHES FAILED TO LOCATE HER. THE VESSEL HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ENGI...

Nahost Pilot Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1956 BY HELSINGBORGS VARFS A/B, HELSINGBORG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ALMOPS CIA. NAV., S.A. ON PASSAGE FROM AGHIA MARINA, GREECE FOR RO...

Naros Wreck

PASSAGE KALMAR, SWEDEN, FOR SHOREHAM. SANK IN GALE FORCE WIND. (LL).

Nicolaw Wreck

PASSAGE YMUIDEN FOR VIGO. FOUNDERED & SANK IN HEAVY WEATHER ABOUT 2M NNW OF BOULOGNE. (LL).

Nienburg Wreck

VESSEL AGROUND ON BOMBAY REEF, PARACEL ISLANDS. (LL).

Niki Wreck

BUILT IN 1956 BY A G 'WESER' WERK SEEBECK, BREMERHAVEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FARSA CIA NAV SA. PASSAGE DUNKIRK FOR ALEXANDRIA. PROCEEDED INTO AREA...

Nordaas (Possibly) Wreck

SANK AFTER TAKING ON WATER. PASSAGE ODDA FOR ODENSE. (LL).

Nyon Wreck

OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE ANTWERP FOR MONTREAL. SANK QUICKLY AFTER COLLISION IN FOG WITH INDIAN MV JALAZAD. CARGO: HIGH GRADE STEEL AND MERCED...

Nysa (Possibly) Wreck

SANK DURING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PASSAGE LEITH FOR OSLO. (LL).

Ocean Wreck

PASSAGE POLAND TO KARLSTAD. OWNED BY KARL G. LARLSSON. SANK 7-8M SW OF FALKENBURG. CAPSIZED & SANK 7-8M SW OF FALKENBURG WHEN CARGO SHIFTED. ALL CREW...

Orient London (Possibly) Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1953, WHILST ORIGINALLY EN-ROUTE FROM MAPUTO TO JAPAN, ARRIVED AT DIEGO SUAREZ WITH LEAKAGE IN HER HOLDS. SHE WAS LATER REPORTED TO HAVE...

Oriental Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1955 BY SHORT BROS. LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NAN YANG SHIPPING COMPANY. ON PASSAGE FROM WHAMPOA FOR KARACHI. RAN AGROUN...

Pacific Harmony Wreck

PASSAGE MORMUGAO FOR MURORAN. BROKE IN TWO.

Pacific Rose Wreck

4.8.88 GROUNDED WHILE ON PASSAGE CALCUTTA TO CHITTAGONG/SINGAPORE. WAS ABANDONED BY CREW 4.8.88 WHEN REFLOATING OPERATION FAILED.

Paolo Wreck

18.5.86 VESSEL, BUILT 1963 BY HEINRICH BRAND SCHIFFSWERFT GMBH & CO., K.G., OLDENBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STELLA DEL SUD, S.A.S. ON PASSAGE FR...

Perhutani I Wreck

13.12.76 VESSEL, BUILT 1968, SANK AFTER ENCOUNTERING A STORM & HEAVY SEAS NW OF HORSBURGH LT WHILST EN-ROUTE SINGAPORE TO TANJUNG PRIOK. OWNED AT TI...

Phenix Wreck

SANK IN ROUGH SEAS AFTER THE CARGO SHIFTED. PASSAGE LA SPEZIA FOR ANNABA. (LL).

Playa De Finisterre Wreck

16.2.82 SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH DANISH M TANKER 'SVENGULF MAERSK', WHILST EN ROUTE BILBAO TO ROTTERDAM. (LL, 13 & 16.2.82).

Poleire Wreck

EX-MARIUS NIELSEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F.O.S SHIPPING CO LTD. PASSAGE FOUNES FOR GDYNIA. RAN AGROUND ON LITTLE KETTLE ROCK IN DENSE FOG, HER RADA...

Polessk Wreck

TOOK ON SEVERE LIST IN ROUGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS WHEN CARGO SHIFTED. ABANDONED AND LATER SANK. PASSAGE BUENOS AIRES FOR DURBAN AND KASHIMA.

Port Townsville Wreck

3.3.41 BUILT IN 1935 BY SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY COMMONWEALTH & DOMINION LINE LTD. 16 CYLINDE...

Port Townsville (Probably) Wreck

PASSAGE NEWPORT FOR AUSTRALIA. ATTACKED BY TWO AIRCRAFT, VESSEL BOMBED & ABANDONED. DRIFTED & LATER SANK. CREW OF 63, TWO GUNNERS & 11 PASSENGERS, TWO...

Prinz Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1948 BY KOCKUMS M/V A/B MALMO. ON PASSAGE FROM HAMBURG FOR KARACHI. TOWED TO KARACHI BUT WIRE PARTED ON ENTERING HARBOUR AND VESSEL GROU...

Qing Chuan 1 Wreck

BUILT IN 1982 BY R.O. BRODOGRADILISTE 'ULJANIK', PULA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY QING CHUAN SHIPPING CO., LTD. PASSAGE MIZUSHIMA, JAPAN FOR DALIAN, CHI...

Quo Vadis Wreck

SANK AFTER COLLISION IN DENSE FOG WITH GREEK TANKER PAVLOS NEAR W HINDER L/V. PASSAGE SHOREHAM FOR TERNEUZEN.

Rahim 3 Wreck

PRESUMED TO HAVE SUNK DUE TO BAD WEATHER. WAS REPORTED MISSING WHILE ON PASSAGE DOHA TO BOMBAY.

Regent Kapuas Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH PANAMANIAN M CONTAINER VESSEL OCEAN BLESSING, WHILE ON PASSAGE YOKOHAMA TO HONG KONG.

Renata Wreck

PASSAGE LILLESAND FOR ROTTERDAM. CAPSIZED & SANK 30 MILES S OF OKSOY LT AFTER CARGO SHIFTED. (LL).

Renate S Wreck

SANK IN ROUGH WEATHER WHEN ON PASSAGE ODDA FOR ROCHESTER. (LL).

Renate S (Possibly) Wreck

SANK IN ROUGH WEATHER WHEN ON PASSAGE ODDA FOR ROCHESTER. (LL).

Rivergate Wreck

EX-RIVER WITHAM '55, EX-COVERACK '53, EX-EMPIRE CONONLEY '47, EX-DOROTHEA WEBER '45, EX-ELISABETH, EX-MIDGUARD II, EX-LUCY. BUILT IN 1922 BY J OELKERS...

Rostok Wreck

BUILT IN 1973 BY VEB SCHIFFSW. ''NEPTUN'', ROSTOCK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY USSR-SOVIET DANUBE SHIPPING CO. WHILE PASSING THROUGH SULINA CHANNEL, PAS...

Rudolf Breitscheid Wreck

RAN AGROUND DURING A STORM.

Ryal Wreck

BUILT IN 1938 BY J KOSTER, GRONINGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FREE TRADE WHARF CO LTD. 6 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE FOR 71HP. SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LONDON F...

Saba Wreck

IN THREE PARTS AMONGST HIGHER ROCKS

Sea Rhine Wreck

BUILT IN 1970 BY GEBR. SSCHOLOMER SCHIFFS, OLDERSUM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SEA & CONTINENTAL WATERWAYS LTD. OIL ENGINE OF 400HP, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK...

Sea Trader Wreck

BUILT IN 1949 BY KOCKUMS M/V A/B, MALMO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SEATRADER SHIPPING CORP. PASSAGE ANTWERP FOR KUWAIT. RAN HARD AGROUND & WAS ABANDONE...

Seaway Wreck

VESSEL, WHILE EN-ROUTE BERGEN TO TRONDHEIM, RAN AGROUND AND THEN SANK NEAR SMELVAER, W OF STAVNESODDEN. LATER REPORTED STRUCK ROCK NEAR STAVENES LT OU...

Semele Wreck

9.11.99 VESSEL BUILT 1976, COLLIDED WITH BULGARIAN M BULK CARRIER SHIPKA [15,992GT] AT AHIRKAPI, SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE AND LATER SANK OFF ISTANBUL....

Shahib Wreck

LISTED TO STBD AND SANK. DOUBLE BOTTOM BALLAST TANK FILLED AND ENGINE ROOM FLOODED, OWING TO MECHANICAL AND DIESEL PUMP FAILURE.

Simri Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1956 BY AILSA SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD., TROON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SIMRI COMPANIA DE NAVEGACION. ON PASSAGE FROM LA SPEZIA TO BENGHAZI...

Sival Wreck

GROUNDED & SANK IN GALE 15M S OF GOTHENBURG. POSITION EXPOSED. CARGO SALVED BUT NO ATTEMPTS TO REFLOAT VESSEL WILL BE MADE. (LL).

Sound Fisher Wreck

VESSEL WAS TAKEN IN TOW AFTER CARGO SHIFTED WHILST EN-ROUTE LYNESS TO GHENT. SHE LATER CAPSIZED & SANK. (LLOYDS).

St James Wreck

REPORTEDLY OWNED BY NORBERTO PESCONES, DAVAO CITY. PASSAGE DAVAO FOR BANGAGA (?BAGANGA). CAUGHT FIRE, EXPLODED AND SANK. (LL).

Stalholm (Possibly) Wreck

VESSEL SPRANG A LEAK & SANK SW OF FEISTEIN LT, WHILST ON PASSAGE OSLO TO AALESUND. (LLOYDS)

Stanislaw Du Bois Wreck

2.4.89 BUILT IN 1965. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POLSKIE LINIE OCEANICZNE. PASSAGE GDANSK FOR SURABAYA. CARGO CARBIDE IN DRUMS. WAS BADLY DAMAGED DURI...

Stella Wreck

SANK JUST OUTSIDE HALMSTAD FAIRWAY. PASSAGE HALMSTAD FOR RAAMSDONKSVEER, HOLLAND. (LL).

Tai Kwang Wreck

BUILT IN 1945. PASSAGE HONG KONG FOR DA-NANG, SOUTH VIETNAM. SANK 70M OFF HONG KONG WHEN CARGO SHIFTED IN HEAVY WEATHER AND RIPPED A HOLD IN HER SIDE....

Topolovemi Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1976 BY SANTIERUL NAVAL BRAILA, BRAILA, CAPSIZED & SANK AFTER BEING SMASHED BY HIGH WAVES 11M S OF CAPE FINISTERRE. VESSEL WAS ON PASSAG...

Tor Bay (Possibly) Wreck

VESSEL, GROUNDED AT HOMEM DO LEME BEACH, FOZ DO DOURO, MIDWAY BETWEEN MOUTH OF RIO DOURO & LEIXOES HBR, IN BAD WEATHER WHILST ON PASSAGE FROM GUERNSEY...

Toulour Wreck

EX- SARUNTA III (1981), BUILT IN 1976 BY OSHIMA DOCK K.K., YOSHIUMI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY P.T. SARUNTA WAYA RAYA LINES. PASSAGE SHANGHAI FOR BUSAN...

Traugutt Wreck

CAUGHT FIRE IN KARACHI OUTER ANCHORAGE. ABANDONED BY CREW AND TAKEN IN TOW AND GROUNDED. (LL). SUBSEQUENTLY CUT INTO PIECES FOR REMOVAL. (MSD).

Triton Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1966 BY ASTILLEROS DE T RUIZ DE VELASCO, SA, BILBAO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHRISTOSHIP CHARTERING & SHIPPING CO. LTD. ON PASSAGE FROM...

Truong Giang Or ?Ever Good (Possibly) Wreck

22.7.74 DURING THE WAR IN VIETNAM, THE VESSEL SANK AT DA-NANG AFTER AN UNDERWATER MINE EXPLOSION. A LARGE HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE STARBOARD SIDE, AND...

Tudor Wreck

PASSAGE SYDNEY FOR LIVERPOOL IN CONVOY HGF 34. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY U-48. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES WWII, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES 1939-45).

Vishva Mohini Wreck

SANK DURING HEAVY WEATHER AFTER FLOODING OF HOLDS.16 RESCUED OUT OF CREW OF 48.

Vitasea Wreck

30.5.78 VESSEL, BUILT 1958 BY ERIKSBERGS M/V A/B, GOTHENBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY VITASEA S.A. ON PASSAGE FROM MAPUTO TO MARSEILLE. REPORTED OV...

Vulcan Wreck

13.1.79 VESSEL, BUILT 1957 BY CLELANDS (SUCCESSORS) LTD, GROUNDED DURING FORCE 9 WINDS IN SITIA BAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE IN TWO. WAS ON PASSAGE V...

Warfleth Wreck

RAN AGROUND ON MARGATE SAND WHILE ON PASSAGE ROTTERDAM FOR LONDON (PINN'S WHARF).

Wavecrest Wreck

26.4.85 REPORTED TO HAVE DEVELOPED A LIST AND MAKING WATER. LATER ABANDONED BY CREW AND EVENTUALLY SANK. VESSEL WAS ON PASSAGE LANCASTER FOR PASSAJE...

Western Hope Wreck

SANK WHEN SWAMPED BY A GIANT WAVE WHEN ON PASSAGE KAOHSIUNG FOR KEELUNG. (LL).

Young Duck Wreck

BUILT IN 1957 BY SANOYASU DOCKYARD CO LTD, OSAKA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TAI YOUNG SHIPPING CO LTD. PASSAGE IWAKUNI FOR INCHON. SANK WHILST UNDER TO...

Yung Shin Wreck

EX- EISHIN MARU (1975), BUILT IN 1963 BY USUKI TEKKOSHO, SAIKI. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WOO YANG SHIPPING CO LTD. TOOK ON WATER DURING HEAVY WEATHER...