The list of shipwrecks in 2002 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2002.
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January
2 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Willy | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground at Kingsand, Cornwall, England.[1] |
15 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Unnamed barge | ![]() |
The retired 109-foot (33.2 m) barge 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°07.370′N 073°56.765′W / 40.122833°N 73.946083°W. Her wreck is nicknamed the "Wedding Barge."[2] |
18 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Meridian | ![]() |
The 52-foot (15.8 m) fishing vessel sank in Marmot Bay (58°00′N 152°06′W / 58.000°N 152.100°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago approximately 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) north of Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Carlsen Point (![]() |
February
1 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Le Perrain | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was abandoned 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) north of the Outer Hebrides and eighteen men were airlifted by a RAF Lossiemouth, 202 squadron, Sea King helicopter. One man, the skipper, was swept overboard and was missing.[4] |
2 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Kodima | Norway | The cargo ship ran aground in Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, England.[5] She was refloated on 16 February and towed to Falmouth. |
9 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Vehar | ![]() |
The 39-foot (12 m) crab fishing vessel sank after striking a rock near Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W), 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) south of Kodiak, Alaska. Her crew of three abandoned ship in survival suits and a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them.[6] |
18 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Contentment | ![]() |
The 35-foot (10.7 m) cod- and crab-fishing vessel struck a rock and sank in the North Pacific Ocean approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of King Cove, Alaska. Her crew of two was rescued by the fishing vessel Coastal Pilot (![]() |
Tradewind | ![]() |
The 51-foot (16 m) cod-fishing vessel sank in the North Pacific Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) south of King Cove, Alaska. Her crew of three escaped in a life raft and were rescued by the fishing vessel Temptation (![]() |
March
12 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Camadan | ![]() |
The cargo ship sunk in bad weather in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta (35°31′N 14°32′E / 35.51°N 14.53°E). All the crew were rescued.[9] |
15 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Gilbert Sea | ![]() |
Cargo ship seized for carrying cocaine and sunk as an artificial reef 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Lake Worth Inlet, Florida.[10] |
19 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Belmonte | ![]() |
The decommissioned landing ship was sunk as a target. |
23 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Northern Dawn | ![]() |
The 33-foot (10.1 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel sank off Cape Ommaney (56°10′00″N 134°40′20″W / 56.16667°N 134.67222°W) on the coast of Southeast Alaska approximately 54 nautical miles (100 km; 62 mi) southwest of Sitka, Alaska. Her two crew members put on survival suits and abandoned ship in a life raft, from a which a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them.[11] |
April
4 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Jawgal | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria. Fifteen of her 24 crew members lost their lives.[12] |
17 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Bob′s Big Boat | ![]() |
The retired 150-or-167-foot (45.7 or 50.9 m) (source gives both lengths) fishing trawler and former floating restaurant 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.[13] |
May
8 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Sea Spray | ![]() |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) bowpicker was destroyed by fire in Nushagak Bay off of Bristol Bay on the Bering Sea coast of Alaska. The only person aboard ran her aground and escaped onto the shore.[14] |
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Spiegel Grove | ![]() |
The decommissioned Thomaston-class dock landing ship was sunk as an artificial reef off Key Largo, Florida, at 25°04′00.2″N 80°18′00.7″W / 25.066722°N 80.300194°W. |
19 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Libby No. 12 | ![]() |
The 43-foot (13.1 m) dive boat sank in Southeast Alaska 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of Craig, Alaska. The Craig harbormaster rescued the only person aboard.[15] |
21 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified barge | ![]() |
The retired 42-foot (12.8 m) tow boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.1 nautical miles (5.7 km; 3.6 mi) off Barnegat, New Jersey, at 39°45.973′N 074°01.459′W / 39.766217°N 74.024317°W.[16] |
27 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Genei Maru No. 7 | ![]() |
The 97-foot (29.6 m) squid-fishing catcher processor was abandoned in the North Pacific Ocean after she caught fire. She floated as a derelict until she washed ashore on 10 November in Kazakof Bay (58°06′N 152°35′W / 58.100°N 152.583°W) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago.[17] |
June
3 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Clipper Cheyenne | ![]() |
The semi-submersible dock ship sank at Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland. She was later salvaged and towed to a French port.[18] |
4 June
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Hepburn | ![]() |
The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target. |
12 June
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Wainwright | ![]() |
The decommissioned Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk by explosive charges off Puerto Rico after being used as a missile, torpedo, and aircraft target on 11 and 12 June. |
13 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Carrie of Camaret | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland. All eleven people on board were rescued but the vessel was a total loss.[19] |
Dark Star | ![]() |
The 43-foot (13.1 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was abandoned in the Bering Sea after she struck a submerged object northwest of Unalaska, Alaska, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west of Spray Cape (53°36′50″N 167°09′20″W / 53.61389°N 167.15556°W) on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands.[20] |
15 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Gotland | ![]() |
The 24.3-metre (79 ft 9 in) sailing vessel, a converted former KFK-class naval trawler, sank after a gust of wind put her on her side (54°34′N 10°10′E / 54.567°N 10.167°E). The four people on board were rescued by Orban (![]() |
29 June
Ship | State | Description |
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PKM-357 | ![]() |
Second Battle of Yeonpyeong: The Chamsuri-class patrol ship was shelled and sunk by No. 684 (![]() |
July
5 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Barbara Jean | ![]() |
The 42-foot (12.8 m) seiner burned to the waterline and sank in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water near Point Baker, Alaska, in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The fishing vessel Ruffies One (![]() |
USS Rathburne | ![]() |
The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean during the RIMPAC 02 exercise. |
7 July
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Nottingham | ![]() |
The Type 42 destroyer ran aground on Wolf Rock, Lord Howe Island, Australia and was severely damaged. Subsequently repaired and returned to service in July 2004. |
8 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS White Plains | ![]() |
The decommissioned Mars-class combat stores ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean at 22°55′00.9″N 160°10′00.3″W / 22.916917°N 160.166750°W, during the RIMPAC 02 exercise. |
10 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Harold E. Holt | ![]() |
The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean during the RIMPAC 02 exercise. |
12 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Ana Palmira | ![]() |
The retired 80-foot (24.4 m) fishing trawler 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.[13] |
23 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Victor | ![]() |
During a voyage from Bristol Bay to Prince William Sound, the 99-foot (30 m) wooden fish tender was destroyed by a fire ignited by an engine room explosion in Shelikof Strait 18 nautical miles (33 km) east of Cape Kuliuk, Alaska. Her four-member crew abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[6] |
24 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Riptide | ![]() |
The 30-foot (9.1 m) gillnet fishing vessel sank without loss of life in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) north of Juneau, Alaska, after colliding with the 51-foot (15.5 m) fish tender Ola Jean (![]() |
26 July
Ship | State | Description |
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A R 5 | ![]() |
The 100-foot (30.5 m) fish tender struck a rock and sank in 1,080 feet (330 m) of water in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Ratz Harbor (55°53′15″N 132°35′45″W / 55.88750°N 132.59583°W), 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) south of Thorne Bay, Alaska. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a 16-foot (4.9 m) skiff and was rescued by the cruise ship Norwegian Sky (![]() |
Reaper | ![]() |
During a voyage from Kodiak on Kodiak Island to Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska, the 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnetter sank in the Gulf of Alaska 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) southeast of Cordova, Alaska, after striking an unidentified object. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the two people on board and a dog from a life raft.[24] |
August
24 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Kalitan | ![]() |
The 38-foot (11.6 m) troller burned to the waterline at Hidden Falls Hatchery in Kasnyku Bay (57°13′00″N 134°52′30″W / 57.21667°N 134.87500°W) on the coast of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[26] |
30 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Bismihita'la | ![]() |
The cargo ship developed a severe list 500 nautical miles (930 km) off Cape Town, South Africa due to No. 2 hold flooding. Crew rescued by Mineral York (![]() |
September
5 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Mantank | ![]() |
The retired 224-foot (68.3 m) water barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, in 120 feet (36.6 m) of water at 38°58.688′N 074°11.410′W / 38.978133°N 74.190167°W.[28][29] |
Vincent Tibbetts | ![]() |
The retired 244-foot (74.4 m) Mettawee-class T1-M-A2 tanker was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, in 135 feet (41.1 m) of water at 38°58.358′N 074°11.429′W / 38.972633°N 74.190483°W.[29][30] |
13 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Bligh Reef | ![]() |
The two-member crew of the 52-foot (15.8 m) seiner abandoned ship in a life raft near the Copper River Delta (60°25′N 145°00′W / 60.417°N 145.000°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska 31 nautical miles (57 km; 36 mi) southwest of Cordova, Alaska, after her steering failed in heavy seas and several attempts by the fishing vessel Snug Harbor (![]() |
Southwicks | ![]() |
The retired 62-foot (18.9 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Holgate, New Jersey, at 39°28.560′N 074°11.300′W / 39.476000°N 74.188333°W.[31] |
24 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Sparrowcastle | ![]() |
The 58-foot (18 m) seiner began flooding and sank in 20 minutes in the North Pacific Ocean approximately 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Akutan Island in the Aleutian Islands. The only person aboard escaped in a life raft.[14] |
25 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Dakota | ![]() |
The 50-foot (15.2 m) seine fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Izhut Bay (58°11′N 152°15′W / 58.183°N 152.250°W) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. The two people aboard abandoned ship in a skiff and reached the beach, where a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them.[20] |
26 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Le Joola | ![]() |
The passenger ferry capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gambia with the loss of at least 1,863 of the over 2,000 people on board. |
October
6 October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Okinawa | ![]() |
The decommissioned Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California at 031°27′N 119°42′W / 31.450°N 119.700°W, absorbing several hits by bombs, Maverick missiles, and Harpoon missiles before being finished off by a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine USS Portsmouth (![]() |
9 October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Towers | ![]() |
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10 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Stadt Arnis | ![]() |
The 15.68-metre (51 ft 5 in) tug sank in rough weather (54°12′N 11°08′E / 54.200°N 11.133°E). The two crew were rescued by rescue cruiser Bremen (![]() |
11 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Shenandoah | ![]() |
While towing the 65-foot (20 m) vessel Mary J (![]() |
20 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Galaxy | ![]() |
The 171-foot (52.1 m) cod-fishing catcher processor caught fire, suffered a number of explosions, and sank in the Bering Sea approximately 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) southwest of Saint Paul Island with the loss of two lives. The United States Coast Guard and the vessels Blue Pacific, Clipper Express, and Glacier Bay (all ![]() |
Paper Chase | ![]() |
The yacht was abandoned off Eastbourne, East Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat.[33] |
21 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Rockett II | ![]() |
The 44-foot (13.4 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks off Cape Cheerful (54°00′50″N 166°40′20″W / 54.01389°N 166.67222°W) on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) northwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The 151-foot (46.0 m) crab-fishing vessel Stormy Sea (![]() |
23 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Mercury II | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Caspian Sea with the loss of 42 of the 51 people on board.[34][35] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Elisabeth Smit | ![]() |
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November
5 November
Ship | State | Description |
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HMAS Hobart | ![]() |
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6 November
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Trafalgar | ![]() |
The Trafalgar-class submarine ran aground underwater at Fladda-chuain, Scotland. She surfaced and proceeded to Faslane. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
10 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Genei Maru No. 7 | ![]() |
The 97-foot (29.6 m) squid-fishing catcher processor, floating as a derelict since she was abandoned in the North Pacific Ocean on 27 May 2002 after she caught fire, washed ashore in Kazakof Bay (58°06′N 152°35′W / 58.100°N 152.583°W) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago.[17] |
19 November
Ship | State | Description |
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HNoMS Orkla | ![]() |
The Alta-class minesweeper suffered an engine room explosion, caught fire and capsized the next the day in Harøyfjorden north-west of Flemsøya in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Eleven of the thirty-three crew suffered light smoke inhalation injuries.[38] |
Prestige | ![]() |
The oil tanker broke in two and sank off Galicia, Spain, creating the Prestige oil spill, a massive oil spill polluting thousands of kilometers of coastline. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Nge Zin Thein | ![]() |
The ferry sank on a Burmese river with the loss of an unknown number of passengers.[39] |
December
4 December
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Caron | ![]() |
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11 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Princess Pia | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground at Klaipėda, Lithuania and was holed. She was refloated 16 December and subsequently scrapped in October 2003.[27] |
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Tricolor | ![]() |
The vehicle carrier collided with Kariba (![]() |
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Nicola | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the wreck of Tricolor (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Regina Maris | ![]() |
The schooner sank at her moorings at Glen Cove, New York, due to the poor condition of her hull. Efforts to refloat her in 2003 damaged her beyond repair, and she subsequently was scrapped.[41][42] |
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