The list of shipwrecks in 2005 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2005.
January
9 January
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Bay King | United States | The retired 96-foot (29.3 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°03.187′N 073°59.283′W / 40.053117°N 73.988050°W / 40.053117; -73.988050 (Bay King).[1] |
Megan Sue | United States | The retired 75-foot (22.9 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°03.181′N 073°59.310′W / 40.053017°N 73.988500°W / 40.053017; -73.988500 (Megan Sue).[2] |
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Big Valley | United States | The fishing vessel capsized and sank with the loss of five lives in the Bering Sea approximately 78 nautical miles (144 km; 90 mi) west of Saint Paul Island. Her sole survivor was rescued from a life raft.[3] |
February
7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Jökulfell | Isle of Man | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of the Faroe Islands with the loss of six of her eleven crew.[4] |
9 February
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Adriana | United States | After her reduction gear failed, the 50-foot (15.2 m) salmon seiner drifted ashore and was broken to pieces by the surf approximately 50 yards (46 m) off Cape Trinity (56°44′50″N 154°08′30″W / 56.74722°N 154.14167°W / 56.74722; -154.14167 (Cape Trinity)) on the south end of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. Her crew of a four and a dog that was on board reached shore safely; a second dog perished.[5] |
March
15 March
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Rocky Pass | United States | The 19-foot (5.8 m) troller disappeared during a voyage from Kelp Bay (57°17′54″N 134°51′57″W / 57.2982°N 134.8658°W / 57.2982; -134.8658 (Kelp Bay)) to Angoon, Alaska. The bodies of her two crewmen were found at Point Wilson (57°08′05″N 134°38′00″W / 57.13472°N 134.63333°W / 57.13472; -134.63333 (Point Wilson)) on Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[6] |
23 March
25 March
April
11 April
16 April
22 April
May
4 May
14 May
List of shipwrecks: 14 May 2005 Ship | State | Description |
USS America | United States Navy | After four weeks of use as a target for weapons testing, the decommissioned Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier was scuttled about 250 nautical miles (460 kilometres) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 33°09′09″N 071°39′07″W / 33.15250°N 71.65194°W / 33.15250; -71.65194 ("USS America (CV-66)"). |
15 May
17 May
19 May
June
6 June
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Faiz | India | The cargo ship was reported missing on 30 May. Located abandoned and ablaze on 2 June 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) from Haldia, India. Ten survivors were rescued from a lifeboat by the Indian Coast Guard that day. The captain, his wife and their two children died on board. Her chief officer, who had jumped overboard, also died. The cargo ship was taken under tow on 6 June but the towline parted in a storm and she presumably sank.[16] |
16 June
22 June
23 June
July
2 July
31 July
August
3 August
4 August
9 August
List of shipwrecks: 9 August 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Seehund 1 | Germany | The 18.25-metre (59 ft 11 in) pleasure vessel, a former passenger vessel, sprung a leak and sank in the North Sea off Eiderstedt, Germany (54°02′N 08°34′E / 54.033°N 8.567°E / 54.033; 8.567). The wreck was raised and scrapped.[23] |
10 August
22 August
25 August
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 2005 Ship | State | Description |
USS Briscoe | United States Navy | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean at 34°49′N 072°31′W / 34.817°N 72.517°W / 34.817; -72.517 ("USS Briscoe (DD-977)). |
USS Deyo | United States Navy | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
26 August
List of shipwrecks: 26 August 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Alliance | United States | After her captain fell asleep at her wheel, the 93-foot (28.3 m) fish tender struck cliffs at Cape Resurrection (59°51′35″N 149°16′45″W / 59.85972°N 149.27917°W / 59.85972; -149.27917 (Cape Resurrection)) on the north side of Barwell Island (59°51′36″N 149°16′39″W / 59.8600°N 149.2775°W / 59.8600; -149.2775 (Barwell Island)) on the south-central coast of Alaska and sank in 300 feet (91 m) of water. All six people aboard – four adults and two children – were rescued by the vessel Black Velvet ( United States).[5] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date August 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Cory B | United States | The 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnet fishing vessel disappeared sometime around 28 August. She presumably sank in a storm in Bristol Bay near Coffee Point (58°12′20″N 157°26′15″W / 58.20556°N 157.43750°W / 58.20556; -157.43750 (Coffee Point)) on the coast of Alaska. Searchers sighted debris floating 2–4 nautical miles (3.7–7.4 km; 2.3–4.6 mi) off Coffee Point, but the body of the only person board, her captain, was never found.[25] |
September
2 September
6 September
12 September
October
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Samho Brother | South Korea | The chemical tanker collided with TS Hongkong ( Panama), capsized and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) north west of Hsinchu, Taiwan. She was on a voyage from Pusan, South Korea to Taichung, Taiwan.[28] |
14 October
November
12 November
13 November
Unknown date
December
5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Maritime Lady | Gibraltar | The 80.73-metre (264 ft 10 in) cargo ship was damaged in a collision with Arctic Ocean ( United Kingdom) in the Elbe River near the west end of the Kiel Canal. She capsized and drifted aground with only her bow above water at buoy 58A. The crew was rescued by the pilot boats Kapitan Kircheiss and Osteriff (both Germany). The wreck was raised and declared a constructive total loss.[31] |
9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 2005 Ship | State | Description |
CP Valour | Bermuda | The container ship ran aground at Praia do Norte on Faial Island of the Azores. There were no injuries or casualties but the vessel could not be refloated and had to be scrapped on site.[32] The empty hull was refloated in September 2006 and towed to the open sea but sank in heavy seas 10.8 nautical miles (12.4 mi; 20.0 km) north of Faial.[33] |
13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 2005 Ship | State | Description |
Carthaginian II | Germany | The retired German whaler was scuttled to create an artificial reef off Lahaina near Puamana Beach Park in Hawaii, United States.[34] |
20 December
Unknown date
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External links
- Vessel Casualties & Pirates Database 2005
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2005 |
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Shipwrecks | - 15 Jan: Big Valley
- 11 Apr: Almirante Lattore
- 14 May: USS America
- 19 May: USS Guadalcanal
- 16 Jun: USS Mount Vernon
- 22 Jun: USS Elliot
- 23 Jun: USS William H. Standley
- 31 Jul: HMAS Brisbane
- 22 Aug: USS Oldendorf
- 25 Aug: USS Briscoe, USS Deyo
- 6 Sep: ROCS Yun Yang
- 13 Nov: HMNZS Wellington
- Unknown date: Carthaginian II
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Other incidents | - 25 Mar: Irving Johnson
- 27 Jul: Mumbai High
- Aug (unknown date) Hanseatic
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