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The list of shipwrecks in 2008 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2008.
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vanessa |  Bulgaria |
Carrying a cargo of scrap metal, the cargo ship sank in the Sea of Azov. Nine of her ten crew members were lost.[citation needed] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Response |  United States |
The retired 46-foot (14.0 m) buoy tender was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°07.931′N 073°56.373′W.[1] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Prince |  Greece |
The cargo ship sank in the English Channel near Devon,[2] while carrying a cargo of more than 5,000 tonnes of timber to Alexandria, Egypt. All the crew members were rescued.[3] The timber came ashore on dozens of beaches along the southern coast of the United Kingdom in counties such as West Sussex, Dover, and Kent.[4] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified cargo ship | Unknown | An unidentified cargo ship bound from Hong Kong for Panama with a cargo of gravel sank approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Taiwan after being overwhelmed by a wave. Her entire crew of eight – all Chinese – died.[5] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gevo Victory |  Lebanon |
The cargo ship, bound for Beirut, sank off the coast of Lebanon in heavy seas. The frigate Bayern ( German Navy), operating in the area as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, rescued all on board.[6][7][8] |
| Miss Beth | United States |
The retired 80-foot (24.4 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°53.237′N 074°40.545′W.[9] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Riverdance |  Bahamas |
 The ferry, en route from Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, to Heysham, England, developed a severe list in the Irish Sea. Ship was beached at Blackpool, England, and all of the crew and passengers were airlifted to safety.[10][11] |
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spinningdale |  Spain |
The trawler crashed into a group of rocks near St Kilda due to gale-force winds. All fourteen of the crew were airlifted to safety by the Stornoway Coastguard.[12] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UND Adriyatik |  Turkey |
.jpg) The U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş-owned freighter caught fire in the northern Adriatic Sea. The ship was carrying 200 trucks and nine tonnes of oil derivatives, and all crewmembers and passengers were saved.[13] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Velocity | United States |
 |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Westward |  United States |
 |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transition | United States |
The 35-foot (11 m) troller disappeared with the loss of both of crewmen during a voyage in Southeast Alaska from Juneau to Ketchikan. One of the vessel′s doors later was found washed up on Kupreanof Island in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago.[16] |
29 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shourav |  Bangladesh |
According to ATN Bangla television and a Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority report, an overloaded Bangladeshi ferry MV Shourav carrying 100 passengers on board was rammed by a sand cargo, and then sank. This occurred on the Buriganga River, in the outskirts of Dhaka, killing 49.[17][18] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maro |  Antigua and Barbuda |
 The cargo ship ran aground at Gipuzkoa, Spain. She broke up four days later. |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Turmoil | United States |
During a voyage in Alaska from King Cove to Belkofski Bay, the fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Volcano Bay (55°13′N 162°00′W)[16] on the southwest end of the Alaska Peninsula 28 miles (45 km) east of Cold Bay.[19] All three of her crewmen reached the beach, where another vessel rescued them.[16] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Ranger | United States |
The 184-foot (56.1 m) catcher-processor flooded and sank with the loss of five lives in the Bering Sea approximately 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, after losing her rudder. There were 42 survivors; Alaska Ranger′s sister ship Alaska Warrior rescued 22 of them, and a United States Coast Guard helicopter and the high endurance cutter USCGC Douglas Munro ( United States Coast Guard) rescued the other 20.[20][21] |
| Naftogaz-67 |  Ukraine |
According to Hong Kong's RTHK, a Ukrainian tugboat, Naftogaz-67, sank and is lying upside-down in 37 metres (121 ft) of water with 18 crewmembers missing after colliding with a Chinese cargo ship Yao-Hai off Tuen Mun.[22][23][24][25] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Sonya | United States |
While returning to Gloucester, Massachusetts, from a fishing trip to Stellwagen Bank, the 43-foot (13 m) fishing dragger took on water, capsized, and sank in 160 feet (49 m) of water off Gloucester, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Eastern Point at 42°32.767′N 070°40.062′W. Her two-man crew was rescued.[26] |
| Unknown patrol boat |  Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: Battle of Kallarawa: The Dvora-class patrol boat was sunk in an attack by six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam explosive motorboats and ten assault boats.[27] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Leoni |  United Kingdom |
The motor cruiser ran aground at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, opposite the windmill. |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SLNS P-438 | Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam with all hands on 22 or 24 March, at Kallarawa, Sri Lanka.[27] |
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nikko Maru |  Japan |
According to the Japan Coast Guard and Japanese major television networks, including Nippon Television Network and Tokyo Broadcasting System reporta, the fishing boat sank in stormy conditions in Mutsu Bay, off Aomori, northern Honshu, Japan, killing eight.[28] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lujiao Yu |  China |
According to Coast Guard of South Korea and South Korean television networks (KBS and SBS) report, a Chinese fishingboat Lujiao Yu sank by overturning after she collided with South Korean freighter Panbless off Mara Island, six Chinese are missing.[29] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lurong Yu 2177 | China |
According to a Coast Guard of Japan report, Chinese fishing boat Lurong Yu 2177 sank after colliding with Hong Kong freighter Shinyo Sawako between Kyūshū and Amami Island, in the East China Sea, Japan, killing 16.[30][31] |
30 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assalama |  Panama |
 The passenger ferry sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was beached at Tarfaya, Morocco. All 113 passengers were rescued, as were her crew.[32] |
| SLNS P-434 | Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War:The Dvora-class patrol boat was sunk in an attack by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam boats.[27] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comandante Sales |  Brazil |
The Brazilian river boat carrying 80 people, capsized at Solimoes River, on the outskirts of Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil, killing 49 people.[33] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SLNS A-520 | Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The auxiliary ship was sunk by an underwater explosion, probably by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam using either limpet mines or a semi-submersible.[27] |
13 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nazimuddin | Bangladesh |
The Bangladeshi double decker ferry Nazimuddin carrying 150 passengers on board sank on the Ghorautura River, Ghoradigha, Kishoregani, 80 kilometres (43 nmi) from Dhaka, killing at least 41.[34] |
29 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Girl Patricia | United Kingdom |
The Newlyn fishing vessel sunk 28 nautical miles (52 km) northwest of Land's End. All four crew winched to safety by an RNAS Culdrose helicopter.[35] |
| Hillman III | United States |
The retired 100-foot (30.5 m) barge 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°02.970′N 073°59.370′W.[36] |
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cittie Point | United States |
The retired 95-foot (29.0 m) tug 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.[37] |
| Fells Point | United States |
The retired 110-foot (33.5 m) tug 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.[38] |
| William C. Snow | United States |
The retired 55-foot (16.8 m) barge-towing tug 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.[39] |
5 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andromeda | United States |
The 11-gross ton, 34.6-foot (10.5 m) salmon gillnetter sank in Bechevin Bay (55°00′N 163°23′W) at the southwest tip of the Alaska Peninsula near False Pass, Alaska, after a wave struck her. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of two from the beach.[21] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cricket | United States |
The fishing vessel sank in southern Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska approximately 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) from Sitka, Alaska. Her crew of two abandoned ship in survival suits and was rescued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research ship NOAAS Rainier ( United States).[40] |
21 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Princess of the Stars |  Philippines |
 The motor ferry capsized off Sibyan Island, Philippines, during Typhoon Fengshen. At least 671 people died. The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 76 survivors.[41] |
23 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suwa Maru No.58 | Japan |
The fishing boat capsized off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, with 16 people reported dead.[citation needed] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guyona | United Kingdom |
Scallop dredger and stern trawler capsized leading to sinking. Sailed from Brixham to fishing grounds south of Little Sark in the Channel Islands. The crew was recovered by the Guernsey lifeboat.[42] |
29 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Horne | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean during RIMPAC 08. |
4 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Myo Pa Pa Tun |  Myanmar |
According to New Light of Myanmar newspaper report, the Burmese passenger boat Myo Pa Pa Tun, carrying 82 passengers, capsized at Yway River, Myaungmya, Burma, at least 38 killed.[citation needed] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS David R. Ray | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean as a gunnery and Harpoon missile target by eight United States Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and three aircraft during RIMPAC 08. |
14 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Cushing | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean during RIMPAC 08. |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Fletcher | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo fired by the submarine HMAS Waller ( Royal Australian Navy) in the Pacific Ocean at 23°01′02″N 159°59′09″W during RIMPAC 08. |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladiator | United States |
The 42-gross ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) salmon seiner capsized and sank in 1,380 feet (420 m) of water in Clarence Strait near Kendrick Bay (54°51′15″N 131°58′00″W) on the southeast end of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Other vessels rescued her entire crew of five.[43] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke II | United States |
The retired 52-foot (15.8 m) Fire Department of New York fireboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°07.829′N 073°56.379′W.[44] |
12 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| X-S | United States |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was stranded near Akun Island in the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands. All three crew members survived; the fishing vessel Kema Sue ( United States) rescued one of them and a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the other two.[45] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courier | unknown | Hurricane Gustav: The ship broke loose from her moorings during the hurricane and went aground in the Industrial Canal near Interstate 10, New Orleans.[46] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asgard II |  Ireland |
The brigantine sank in the Bay of Biscay 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Belle-Île-en-Mer. |
15 September
27 September
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS O'Bannon | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia by the ships and aircraft of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group ( United States Navy). |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fedra |  Liberia |
 The bulk carrier ran aground on Europa Point, Gibraltar and broke in two. |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Katmai | United States |
The 93-foot (28.3 m) cod-fishing vessel lost steering and sank in the Bering Sea approximately 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) west of Adak in the Aleutian Islands after her lazarette flooded during a severe storm. Only four of her 11 crew members were rescued.[49][50] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ledenik |  Croatia |
The fish factory ship foundered off Sestrunj, Croatia.[51] |
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SLNS Z-142 | Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Arrow-class assault boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[27] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail H | United Kingdom |
The grab hopper dredger foundered in Heysham Harbour after developing a leak.[52] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ekawat Nava 5 |  Marshall Islands |
The fishing trawler was sunk by the frigate INS Tabar ( India) after being identified as a pirate "mother ship". Allegedly, Ekawat Nava 5's crew fired upon Tabar when challenged to stop to be searched. |
4 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ushuaia |  Comoros |
The cruise ship hit a rock in Wilhelmina Bay in Antarctica. Her passengers and crew were evacuated by the Chilean Navy.[53][54] |
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Phantom | United Kingdom |
The tug capsized in the Clyde whilst assisting Red Jasmine ( Panama) with the loss of three of her four crew. She was declared a constructive total loss.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Davinia |  Malta |
The tour boat (formerly a minesweeper) sunk at its moorings at Sliema Creek.[56] |
| SLNS A-520 | Sri Lanka Navy |
Sri Lankan Civil War: The auxiliary ship was sunk by an underwater explosion. It was not clear whether the explosion was due to the detonation of a mine or an attack by a semisubmersible vessel.[27] |
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