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The list of shipwrecks in 2000 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2000.
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raduga |  United States |
The 35-foot (11 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W) on Kodiak Island after her fiberglass hull fractured. Her three-man crew survived, a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescuing two of them from a life raft and the other from the water.[1] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Solway Harvester |  United Kingdom |
![](#/media/File:The_"Solway_Harvester"_-_geograph.org.uk_-_574807.jpg) The scallop dredger capsized and sank in the Irish Sea with the loss of all seven crew. The wreck was later refloated and moored at Douglas, Isle of Man. |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ermak |  United States |
The 35-foot (10.7 m) fishing trawler sank approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Seward, Alaska, after her lazarette flooded. The fishing vessel Helios ( United States) rescued her crew of three.[2] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Star | United States |
The 442-gross ton, 139.1-foot (42.4 m) or 154-foot (46.9 m) crab-fishing vessel was abandoned in the North Pacific Ocean after a serious engine room fire broke out aboard her. A helicopter from the high endurance cutter USCGC Mellon ( United States Coast Guard) rescued all five people and a dog who had been aboard. The fire damaged American Star′s engine room and destroyed her pilothouse, and she eventually drifted ashore on the south coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Cape Lazaref (54°37′00″N 163°35′10″W) and became a total loss. Many months later, her wreck was towed out to sea, cut up, and scuttled in deep water.[3] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear | United States |
The retired 112-foot (34.1 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Moriches Inlet, New York.[4] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raven | United States |
While under tow to Sitka, Alaska, by the fishing vessel Seattle ( United States) after her hull was holed by a stabilizer, the 37-foot (11.3 m) fishing trawler capsized and sank in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from Sitka. The only person on board survived.[1] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Leader L |  Panama |
The cargo ship sank at Atlantic Ocean 400 miles northeast of Bermuda with 13 crew rescued & 5 bodies had recovered. |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martina |  Liberia |
The cargo ship collided with another ship off the coast of Sweden and sank with the loss of five of her 20 crew.[6] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USCGC Point Swift | United States Coast Guard |
The decommissioned 83-foot (25.3 m) Point-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°51.620′N 074°40.600′W.[7] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trouble | United States |
The 50-foot (15 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) off Black Point at the south end of Sitkalidak Island in Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of three from a life raft.[8] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PNS Taimur |  Pakistan Navy |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny | United States |
The 96-foot (29.3 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in 540 feet (160 m) of water northwest of Rocky Point (57°39′45″N 154°13′50″W) on the west coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. Wearing survival suits, her crew of five abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Polar Star ( United States).[9] |
30 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Paloma | United States |
The 28-foot (8.5 m) sloop sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southwest of Yakutat, Alaska. The cutter USCGC Anacapa ( United States Coast Guard) rescued the only person on board.[10] |
| World Discoverer | Liberia |
 The cruise ship hit an uncharted reef in the Sandfly Passage around the Solomon Islands and was grounded at Roderick Bay, Ngella island. She was declared a constructive total loss. |
23 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SLNS Lihiniya |  Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The transport was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[11] |
6 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felipe Xicotencatl |  Mexican Navy |
The minesweeper was sunk off the island of Cozumel for use as an artificial reef. |
| Stanegarth | United Kingdom |
The tugboat was sunk in Stoney Cove in Leicestershire, England, to serve as a recreational dive site. |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Buchanan | United States Navy |
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15 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutian | United States |
The 31-foot (9.4 m) salmon-fishing vessel sprang a leak, ran aground, and was lost at the mouth of the Naknek River on the coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Sockeye ( United States) rescued her entire crew of four.[3] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey | United States Navy |
The retired Admiral W. S. Benson-class troop transport was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean at 23°35′01.0″N 159°50′00.2″W. |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Worden | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Leahy-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii. |
20 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Linkuva |  Lithuania |
Hurricane Carlotta: The cargo ship sank with the loss of all 18 crew. |
22 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No News | United States |
While headed up the Whiting River in Southeast Alaska bound for Crescent Lake (58.209446°N 133.358887°W), the 20-foot (6.1 m) boat capsized and was lost. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both people who had been aboard.[13] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treasure | Panama |
The vessel was carrying a load of iron ore when it sank off South Africa. The resulting oil spill caused a threat to the nearby population of African penguins. |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cahaya Bahari |  Indonesia |
The ferry sank off the Molucca Islands with the loss of almost all on board, estimated at up to 500 people. There were ten survivors.[14][15] |
| Jeanne Marie | United States |
The 30-foot (9.1 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel sank in Nushagak Bay 10 to 15 nautical miles (19 to 28 km; 12 to 17 mi) south of Ekuk, Alaska. The fishing vessel Norquest ( United States) rescued her crew of two.[16] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Force Five | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Port Moller (55°59′30″N 160°34′30″W), Alaska, by a fire that started in her engine room. Her crew of two survived.[17] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kemar | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Etolin Point (58°40′05″N 159°19′45″W) on the Bristol Bay coast of Alaska by a fire that started when her engine manifold[18] overheated.[19] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit of Kwantlen | United States |
During a voyage from Sitka, Alaska, to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, the 35-foot (10.7 m) sailboat sank during a storm approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Sitka. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued all three people on board.[20] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Surfer | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel burned and sank in the Shelikof Strait near Karluk, Alaska, after a fire broke out in her engine room.[21] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tradition | United States |
The 42-foot (12.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed at King Cove, Alaska, by a fire that broke out in her engine room. Her crew of four escaped in a skiff and survived.[8] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kursk |  Russian Navy |
The Oscar II-class submarine suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea at 69°40′N 37°35′E with the loss of all 118 crew. |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Tracie | United States |
The 60-foot (18.3 m) salmon-fishing vessel sank off Cedar Point (55°05′50″N 131°36′25″W) at Metlakatla, Alaska. Her crew of six abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the fishing vessel Island Dancer ( United States).[22] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Martin | United States |
The 48-foot (14.6 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed at Polk Island southwest of Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began in her engine room. Her entire crew of four survived.[20] |
21 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frisco | United States |
The 50-foot (15.2 m) salmon-fishing vessel sank off South Craig Point (56°23′20″N 132°37′30″W) on the coast of Zarembo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of four abandoned ship in her seine skiff and survived.[17] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aleut Princess | United States |
The 70-foot (21.3 m) salmon tender was destroyed by fire at Angoon, Alaska, without loss of life.[3] |
| Tamora | United States |
The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller dragged her anchor, ran aground, capsized, and was lost in Kalinin Bay (57°20′N 135°47′W) in Southeast Alaska. The only person on board survived.[8] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olivus | United States |
The 35-foot (10.7 m) salmon troller sank in dense fog in Helm Bay (55°36′N 131°55′W) in Southeast Alaska, northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, with the loss of one life. There was one survivor.[23] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nordland |  Antigua and Barbuda |
The cargo ship ran aground at Kithira, Greece. There was no crew injured on ship. The stern section of the ship is completely sank & while the bow section is still in wrecksite. She was voyage from Saint John, Canada, to Turkey with cargo load of scrap metal. |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bieszczady |  Poland |
The Opal-class sailing yacht of the ZHP Naval Training Center in Gdynia, Poland, was sunk in a collision with the liquefied natural gas carrier Lady Elena (flag unknown) near the northwestern shore of Denmark, with the loss of seven crew members. There was one survivor. |
12 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS La Moure County | United States Navy |
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| Patrick J. McHugh | United States |
The retired 85-foot (25.9 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°02.473′N 073°59.599′W.[24] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Express Samina |  Greece |
The roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry hit rocks off the island of Paros and subsequently sank. 91 people of the 534 onboard died. |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Natuna Sea | Panama |
The tanker ran aground in the Singapore Strait and was damaged, spilling 7,000 tonnes of oil. She was refloated on 12 October.[25] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCS Shou Shan |  Republic of China Navy |
The decommissioned Crosley-class high-speed transport was sunk as a target. |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| YC-1479 | United States Navy |
The decommissioned 110-foot (34 m) open lighter was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware at 38°40.540′N 074°43.957′W.[26] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belofin-1 |  Liechtenstein |
The ocean liner sprang a leak and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Cape Town, South Africa whilst under tow to shipbreakers. |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ievoli Sun |  Italy |
The chemical tanker sank in the English Channel (49°52′N 2°24′W) off the Casquets. All fourteen crew were rescued by a Marine Nationale helicopter. |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ballena | United States |
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary research vessel capsized when a 20-foot (6.1 m) rogue wave struck her in the Pacific Ocean near Point Conception off Santa Barbara, California. Two United States Geological Survey employees briefly were trapped inside the overturned vessel but escaped, and all three people aboard survived. Ballena broke apart in the waves against the rocky shore and was a total loss.[27][28][29][30] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tadoussac |  Canada |
The lake freighter ran aground at Sarnia, Ontario while preparing to unload her cargo. The ship was freed the following day.[31] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fox River | United States |
The 93-gross register ton, 100.3-foot (30.6 m) landing craft burned on the south-central coast of Alaska during a voyage to Shuyak Island. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the two men on board.[17] |
9 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ROCS Chen Hai | Republic of China Navy |
The decommissioned Casa Grande-class dock landing ship was sunk as an artificial reef. |
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lagik | Antigua and Barbuda |
The ship became wedged across the River Nene at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She subsequently broke in two and was declared a constructive total loss.[32] |
17 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SeaBreeze | Panama |
The cruise liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 425 nautical miles (787 km) off the coast of Virginia. All 34 crew were rescued. Barratry was suspected in the loss of the vessel. |
18 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMNZS Waikato |  Royal New Zealand Navy |
The decommissioned Leander-class frigate was sunk off Tutukaka, New Zealand, to form an artificial reef. |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janra |  Germany |
Janra collided with an iron lighthouse about 20 miles off the Aland Islands, Finland.[33][34] Recovery was by parbucking.[35] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John R |  Cyprus |
The cargo ship ran aground at Rebbenesøya, Norway. All 26 crew were rescued.[36][37] The grounded ship broke in two on 2 January 2001, with the bow section sinking and the stern remaining aground. The bow section was raised in April 2001 and was towed away for scrapping,[38] while the stern broke apart and sank.[39] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mariz e Barros |  Brazilian Navy |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
| Team Philips | The sailing catamaran broke up and sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a storm. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SLNS P-482 | Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2000.[40] |
| SLNS Ranakami | Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2000.[40] |
| Taioma |  New Zealand |
The tug was sunk in the Bay of Plenty for use as a dive wreck.[41] |
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