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List of shipwrecks in 1994

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Ship	State	Description
Arctic Reefer	Cyprus	The cargo ship sank in the Pacific Ocean 310 nautical miles (570 km) south of Shikoku, Japan with the loss of seventeen of her 29 crew.^[1]
Marika 7	Liberia	The ore carrier sank in the Atlantic Ocean. There were 36 crew on board.^[1]

Ship	State	Description
Angela Marie	United States	The 49-foot (14.9 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in bad weather in Lisianski Inlet (57°50′N 136°27′W) in Southeast Alaska 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north of Sitka, Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of five.^[9]
Westerly	United States	The 65-foot (20 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank in 222 feet (68 m) of water in southern Glacier Bay just south of Strawberry Island (57.7389°N 135.1792°W / 57.7389; -135.1792 (Strawberry Island)) in Southeast Alaska after her crab pots shifted, causing her to flood by the stern. Another fishing vessel rescued all three people on board.^[10]

Ship	State	Description
Chevak	United States	The 117.4-foot (35.8 m) crab-fishing vessel ran aground near Reef Point (57°46′N 152°27′W) at the entrance to the harbor at St. Paul on Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands and broke up. A launch from the high endurance cutter USCGC Hamilton ( United States Coast Guard) rescued her crew of seven.^[11]
Saint Matthew	United States	The 171-foot (52 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized in the Bering Sea approximately 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island. One crewman died, but the fishing vessel Gulf Wind ( United States) rescued the other seven. Saint Matthew was last seen drifting partially submerged 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi) west of Saint Paul Island.^[12]

Ship	State	Description
Jim	United States	The tug was scuttled in deep water near Seward, Alaska, just south of Fourth of July Creek (60°05′45″N 149°22′00″W).^[15]
Sally Albatross	Finland	The cruise ship ran aground at Porkkala. All 1,258 people on board were rescued by helicopters and Finnish Coast Guard vessels.^[16] She was refloated on 16 April. Later repaired and returned to service.

Ship	State	Description
Mtongwe	Kenya	The overloaded ferry capsized in Kilindini Harbour, Kenya, just 40 metres (44 yd) from port during a voyage between Mombasa and Likoni, killing 272 of the 400 people on board.
Provincial Trader	Australia	The prawn trawler, a former tug, capsized and sank at Eden, New South Wales. All crew were rescued by Rubicon ( Australia).^[21]

Ship	State	Description
Barbara	United States	The 31-foot (9.4 m) halibut longliner sank in the Shelikof Strait approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) south of Karluk, Alaska, after her engine room flooded through a broken fish bin. The fishing vessel Victoria Ann ( United States) rescued her crew of three.^[5]
Serenity	United States	While under tow by the fishing vessel Royal Baron ( United States), the 36-foot (11 m) halibut longliner capsized and sank in lower Shelikof Strait off the south-central coast of Alaska. Her entire crew of five survived.^[12]

Ship	State	Description
Destiny	United States	The 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnet fishing vessel burned and sank at Port Moller (55°59′30″N 160°34′30″W), Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of four.^[27]
Pankof	United States	The 100-foot (30.5 m) fish tender broke up and sank at Egegik, Alaska, after striking a rock. A fishing vessel rescued her entire crew of five.^[28]

Ship	State	Description
Apollo Sea	Panama	The Chinese-owned, Panamanian-registered bulk carrier sank near Cape Town, South Africa, with the loss of all 36 of her crew.
BOS 400	France	The wreck of BOS 400 on 5 February 2006. The construction barge ran aground off Duiker Point near Sandy Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, while under tow by the tugboat Tigr ( Russia).
Explorer	United States	The 62-foot (19 m) fishing trawler sank in 90 feet (27 m) of water without loss of life 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Sheep Point, Newport, Rhode Island, at 41°25.87′N 071°17.99′W after striking a floating object that pierced her hull.^[29]

Ship	State	Description
Lady Bea	United States	The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska. One crew member perished.^[7]
Perseverance	United States	The 36-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was beached and destroyed by fire at False Pass, Alaska. Her crew of three survived^[28]

Ship	State	Description
HMAS Adroit	Royal Australian Navy	The decommissioned Attack-class patrol boat was sunk as a target by Royal New Zealand Air Force A-4 Skyhawks west of Rottnest Island, Western Australia.^[33]
Kari	United States	The 28-foot (8.5 m) salmon seiner sank near Sand Point, Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of two.^[13]

Ship	State	Description
Mystic Lady	United States	While no one was on board, the 40-foot (12.2 m) fishing vessel burned to the waterline in Kitoi Bay (58°11′30″N 152°21′00″W) on the coast of Kodiak Island near Kodiak, Alaska, after a fire began in her stove.^[23]
Pacific Mist	United States	The 54-foot (16.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Granite Cove (58°11′30″N 136°23′30″W) on George Island in Cross Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.^[28]

Ship	State	Description
Anna Da	United States	The 27-foot (8.2 m) salmon gillnetter sank in bad weather in Nichols Passage (55°05′N 131°42′W) in Southeast Alaska. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of two.^[9]
Rachel K	United States	The 63-foot (19.2 m) longline fishing vessel sank in bad weather in the Gulf of Alaska southeast of Kayak Island off the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of six.^[12]
Spirit	United States	The 54-foot (16.5 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel sank near Perl Island off the south-central coast of Alaska during a storm. The cutter USCGC Roanoke Island ( United States Coast Guard) rescued all five members of her crew.^[12]
Ural	United States	The 41-foot (12.5 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in Kennedy Entrance at the south end of Cook Inlet in Alaska. Another fishing vessel picked up two members of her crew and a United States Coast Guard rescue swimmer rescued a third crew member.^[36]
Wesley	United States	The 42-foot (12.8 m) longline halibut fishing vessel flooded, capsized, and sank in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) northwest of Petersburg, Alaska. Wesley′s captain put on her survival suit but drowned when she was trapped in the wheelhouse as Wesley capsized and sank. A nearby fishing vessel rescued the only other person on board.^[10]

Ship	State	Description
Conquest	United States	The 75-gross ton, 58-foot (17.7 m) fishing vessel burned and sank near the boat harbor at Sand Point, Alaska.^[11]
MV Salvador Allende	Ukraine	The cargo ship sank during a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 29 of her 31 crew.

Ship	State	Description
John H Amos	United Kingdom	John H Amos The paddle tug sank at Chatham, Kent
Mr. J	United States	The crab processor – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft and auxiliary minelayer – was towed out into the Pacific Ocean and scuttled sometime in the 1990s.^[48]
SLNS P-202, SLNS P-203	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The Patrol boats were sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on the same day sometime in 1994.^[49]

List_of_shipwrecks_in_1994

January

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13 January

15 January

25 January

28 January

February

1 February

3 February

6 February

9 February

13 February

15 February

22 February

23 February

24 February

25 February

28 February

March

4 March

5 March

13 March

23 March

April

23 April

29 April

May

11 May

16 May

June

5 June

8 June

10 June

11 June

21 June

22 June

26 June

July

6 July

13 July

23 July

24 July

August

1 August

2 August

3 August

4 August

8 August

11 August

21 August

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September

3 September

9 September

14 September

16 September

18 September

19 September

20 September

23 September

28 September

29 September

30 September

October

8 October

12 October

25 October

26 October

November

11 November

12 November

18 November

30 November

December

2 December

9 December

21 December

24 December

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