List of shipwrecks in 1998

The list of shipwrecks in 1998 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1998.

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1998
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Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1998
Ship State Description
Santa Anna Panama The tanker ran aground on Thatcher Rock, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom.[1]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1998
Ship State Description
Fletwood Lady Ireland The fishing vessel capsized and sank at Howth, County Dublin. She was refloated on 10 January. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped.[2]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1998
Ship State Description
Legasea United States A large catch of herring in the 51-foot (15.5 m) seiner′s nets sank, breaking her boom and causing her to capsize and sink in Eastern Channel near Sitka, Alaska. Her crew of five survived.[3]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1998
Ship State Description
Amanah Malaysia The cargo ship ran aground off Keelung, Taiwan. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[2]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1998
Ship State Description
Orense Argentina The fishing vessel foundered.[2]
Shinryo Maru No.75 Japan The fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Pacific Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) north east of Nemuro. Two of her fifteen crew were reported missing.[2]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1998
Ship State Description
Altnes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The bulk carrier collided with Shannon (Flag unknown) in the Kattegat (56°44′N 11°52′E / 56.733°N 11.867°E / 56.733; 11.867). She capsized, sinking on 15 January. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[2]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1998
Ship State Description
New Baron Panama The cargo ship ran aground and sank off Ulsan, South Korea (35°22′N 129°22′E / 35.367°N 129.367°E / 35.367; 129.367). Five of her crew were killed, twelve were reported missing. She was refloated on 20 August. Declared a constructive total loss, she was towed to Pusan, South Korea for scrapping.[2]
Sunny Glory Belize The cargo ship ran aground off Kashima, Japan. Seven of her nine crew were rescued, two were reported missing. She was a total loss.[2]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1998
Ship State Description
Flare Cyprus The bulk carrier broke in two in severe weather and sank off Saint Pierre and Miquelon with the loss of 21 of her 25 crew.[2]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1998
Ship State Description
Agios Panteleimon Honduras The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea south west of Sardinia, Italy (38°50′N 7°59′E / 38.833°N 7.983°E / 38.833; 7.983) with the loss of two of her nine crew. Five people were reported missing.[2]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1998
Ship State Description
Audacious II United Kingdom The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (57°24′N 13°46′W / 57.400°N 13.767°W / 57.400; -13.767). Her crew were rescued.[2]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1998
Ship State Description
Solombala Russia The cargo ship capsized. She sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Korsakov on 23 January. Her twenty crew were rescued.[2]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1998
Ship State Description
Adriatic Sea United States The fishing vessel suffered a broken propeller shaft, which holed her and she sank 90 nautical miles (170 km) north of Tutuila, American Samoa. Her twenty crew were rescued.[2]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1998
Ship State Description
Dominion United States The 66-foot (20.1 m) salmon seiner capsized and sank in the Shelikof Strait off Cape Karluk (57°35′10″N 154°30′50″W / 57.58611°N 154.51389°W / 57.58611; -154.51389 (Cape Karluk)) on the coast of Alaska's Kodiak Island after her catch shifted. Her crew of three survived.[4]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1998
Ship State Description
Hasan Bey Turkey the bulk carrier caught fire 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Euboea, Greece. She was towed to Aliağa Bay the next day. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa on 28 February for scrapping.[2]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1998
Ship State Description
Yu Hwa No.2 Panama The LPG tanker sank at Yeosu, South Korea (34°46′N 127°46′E / 34.767°N 127.767°E / 34.767; 127.767). A crew member was reported missing. She was refloated on 3 February. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Pusan, South Korean under tow on 25 February for scrapping.[2]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1998
Ship State Description
La Conte United States The 66-gross ton, 77.1-foot (23.5 m) longline fishing vessel sank in rough weather in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) west of Cape Spencer, Alaska, with the loss of two lives. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her three survivors.[3]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1998
Ship State Description
Hsing Hua No.191 Equatorial Guinea The fishing vessel caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean.[2]
Oktyabrskiy Russia The tanker foundered in the Ussuriyskiy Gulf.[2]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1998
Ship State Description
Vegas Estonia The fishing vessel was sunk by ice in the Baltic Sea (59°15′N 22°18′E / 59.250°N 22.300°E / 59.250; 22.300). Three of her five crew were reported missing.[2]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1998
Ship State Description
Delfin del Mediterra Spain The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (35°34′N 13°04′W / 35.567°N 13.067°W / 35.567; -13.067) with the loss of one of her fourteen crew.[2]
Dogruyollar IV Turkey The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Carbonara, Sicily, Italy (38°43′N 9°51′E / 38.717°N 9.850°E / 38.717; 9.850). Her eleven crew were rescued.[2]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1998
Ship State Description
Antelope Honduras The cargo ship capsized and sank 28 nautical miles (52 km) south of Cape Irago, Japan (34°18′N 137°25′E / 34.300°N 137.417°E / 34.300; 137.417) with the loss of four of her eight crew. One person was reported missing.[2]
Mansei Maru No.21 Japan The fishing vessel collided with Taian Maru No.128 ( Japan) and sank in the Pacific Ocean (50°02′N 156°24′E / 50.033°N 156.400°E / 50.033; 156.400).[2]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1998
Ship State Description
Elisa B. Panama The ro-ro ship caught fire off Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was consequently sold for scrapping.[2]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1998
Ship State Description
Fei Cui Hai China The bulk carrier foundered in the South China Sea (9°31′N 110°33′E / 9.517°N 110.550°E / 9.517; 110.550). Four of her 34 crew were rescued. The rest were reported missing.[2]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1998
Ship State Description
Ha Thanh Vietnam The cargo ship ran aground off Shimonoseki, Japan (33°58′N 130°54′E / 33.967°N 130.900°E / 33.967; 130.900). Her 21 crew were rescued by helicopter. She was refloated on 29 March. Declared a constructive total loss, she ws taken to Wakamatsu, Japan for scrapping.[2]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1998
Ship State Description
Alaska I United States The fishing vessel collided with the container ship Hanjin Barcelona ( Panama and sank in the Bering Sea 34 nautical miles (63 km) north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Her 33 crew were rescued.[2]
Kamiji Japan The ro-ro ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean (34°02′N 134°28′E / 34.033°N 134.467°E / 34.033; 134.467).[2]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1998
Ship State Description
Maria Teresa Rodrigu Spain The fishing vessel off the coast of Mauritania.[2]
Tomiei Maru No.18 Japan The dredger foundered off Hiwasa Cape.[2]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1998
Ship State Description
Agan Russia The cargo ship foundered in the Sea of Japan 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Ulleungdo, South Korea with the loss of four of her fifteen crew.[2]
Leona I Liberia The offshore supply vessel collided with the container ship Kano (Flag unknown) and sank at Dakar, Senegal. She was refloated on 31 July and scuttled.[2]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1998
Ship State Description
Beg Belize The cargo ship foundered off Poti, Georgia. Her five crew were reported missing.[2]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1998
Ship State Description
Evangeline United States While trying to anchor southwest of Montague Island off the south-central coast of Alaska, the 46-foot (14.0 m) longline cod-fishing vessel struck rocks and capsized in the surf. Her crew of three survived.[5]
Geir Peder Norway The fishing vessel foundered in the Barents Sea 27 nautical miles (50 km) north north west of Vardo (70°49′N 30°57′E / 70.817°N 30.950°E / 70.817; 30.950) with the loss of one of her twelve crew.[2]
Oaxaca United States The 36-foot (11.0 m) crab-fishing vessel was wrecked in Glacier Bay in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[6]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1998
Ship State Description
Emma Arline United States The 38-foot (11.6 m) salmon troller was wrecked in Southeast Alaska approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Petersburg, Alaska. The two people aboard survived.[5]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1998
Ship State Description
Marie Bouanga Democratic Republic of the Congo The cargo ship collided with Zircone ( Italy) near Borkum Riff, Germany (53°48′N 6°21′E / 53.800°N 6.350°E / 53.800; 6.350). She was declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped at Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[2][7]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1998
Ship State Description
Adria Romania The cargo ship caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea off Casablanca, Morocco (34°43′N 7°11′W / 34.717°N 7.183°W / 34.717; -7.183) with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. She was towed in to Cádiz, Spain, then to Puerto de Santa Maria, where she arrived on 26 February. Declared a constructive total loss, she was consequently scrapped.[2]
SLNS Pabbatha  Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lankan Civil War: The landing ship was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[8]
Platon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The bulk carrier collided with Trust 38 ( Singapore) in the Indian Ocean (34°24′S 25°33′E / 34.400°S 25.550°E / -34.400; 25.550). Platon put in to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where she was declared a constructive total loss. She arrived at Alang, India under tow on 31 December for scrapping.[2]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1998
Ship State Description
Laura France The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean (10°27′S 136°55′E / 10.450°S 136.917°E / -10.450; 136.917). Her eleven crew were rescued.[2]
Sundari India The cargo ship foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the mouth of the Dhanu River, Bangladesh (20°02′N 72°36′E / 20.033°N 72.600°E / 20.033; 72.600).[2]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1998
Ship State Description
Florida Seahorse [[|]] The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (29°00′N 90°34′W / 29.000°N 90.567°W / 29.000; -90.567). Her five crew were rescued.[2]
San Mames Dos Spain The cargo ship was reported lost on this date.[2]
Sota Poveda Spain The cargo ship was reported lost on this date.[2]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1998
Ship State Description
Usund Norway The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Lista with the loss of two of her seven crew. The rest were reported missing.[2]

March

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1998
Ship State Description
Nafti Liberia The chemical tanker suffered a flooded engine room at Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[2]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1998
Ship State Description
Capitaine Cook France The fishing vessel foundered.[2]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1998
Ship State Description
Golden Union Malta The cargo ship sprang a leak off Port St. Johns, South Africa (31°41′S 29°34′E / 31.683°S 29.567°E / -31.683; 29.567). Her 33 crew were rescued. She was towed in to Cape Town, South Africa on 28 March. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 14 February 1999 for scrapping.[2]
Soho Maru Noo.31 Japan The fishing vessel foundered in the Pacific Ocean (44°27′N 147°59′E / 44.450°N 147.983°E / 44.450; 147.983).[2]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1998
Ship State Description
Alga Russia The cargo ship capsized and sank at Nakhodka. She was refloated on 26 March. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in May.[2]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1998
Ship State Description
Peix Del Mar Seite Spain The fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 38 nautical miles (70 km) off Agadir, Morocco (30°55′N 10°15′W / 30.917°N 10.250°W / 30.917; -10.250). Five of her fifteen crew were rescued, the rest were reported missing.[2]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1998
Ship State Description
Danakos I Panama The bulk carrier ran aground off Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated and put in to Montevideo. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 20 July for scrapping.[2]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1998
Ship State Description
Dahlia South Africa The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 27 nautical miles (50 km) south of Cape Point (34°42′S 18°08′E / 34.700°S 18.133°E / -34.700; 18.133). Her crew survived.[2]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1998
Ship State Description
Demetrios II Honduras

The cargo ship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Paphos Lighthouse, Greece (34°47′N 32°23′E / 34.783°N 32.383°E / 34.783; 32.383) in bad weather. All eight crew were rescued by helicopter. She was a total loss.[2]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1998
Ship State Description
Autobahn Norway The ro-ro ship lost her rudder in the Mediterranean Sea (36°31′N 22°07′E / 36.517°N 22.117°E / 36.517; 22.117). She was towed in to Piraeus, Greece on 29 March. Declared a constructive total loss, She arrived at Aliağa, Turkey on 17 April for scrapping.[2]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1998
Ship State Description
Loretta C United States The 36-foot (11.0 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was destroyed in the harbor at Petersburg, Alaska, by a fire that began in a stove.[3]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1998
Ship State Description
Kubanskiy Rybak Russia The fishing vessel ran aground on Bear Island, Norway (74°29′N 18°45′E / 74.483°N 18.750°E / 74.483; 18.750). Her 30 crew were rescued.[2]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1998
Ship State Description
Kol-181 Poland The fishing vessel collided with the ferry Kaunas ( Panama) and sank 13 nautical miles (24 km) east of Bornholm, Denmark (54°57′N 15°30′E / 54.950°N 15.500°E / 54.950; 15.500). Her eight crew were rescued.[2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1998
Ship State Description
Giuseppina Ethiopia The cargo ship was wrecked at Massawa, Eritrea.[2]

April

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1998
Ship State Description
Ocean Way Canada The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°55′N 52°58′W / 47.917°N 52.967°W / 47.917; -52.967). Her ten crew were rescued.[2]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1998
Ship State Description
USS Hull  United States Navy The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the United States West Coast at 32°35′00.9″N 120°32′00.3″W / 32.583583°N 120.533417°W / 32.583583; -120.533417 ("USS Hull (DD-945)").
Inzhener Gulyayev Ukraine The tanker was driven ashore at Al Mamzar, Dubai. She was refloated and towed to Port Rashid, where she was beached. She was a total loss.[2]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1998
Ship State Description
Faithful III United Kingdom The fishing vessel collided with the fishing trawler Challenge II ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Rockall (57°22′N 14°54′W / 57.367°N 14.900°W / 57.367; -14.900). Her six crew were rescued.[2]
Gamma Belize The cargo ship was damaged by ice in the Gulf of Finland. She was towed to Vysotsk, Russia. Her crew were taken off by an icebreaker. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Bilbao, Spain on 15 June for scrapping.[2]

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1998
Ship State Description
Cathy United States The 38-foot (11.6 m) salmon troller was destroyed by fire in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[9]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1998
Ship State Description
Chian Mariner Liberia The bulk carrier foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 160 nautical miles (300 km) off the coast of Angola (16°58′34″S 9°06′30″E / 16.97611°S 9.10833°E / -16.97611; 9.10833). Her 25 crew were rescued.[2]
Don Mario Honduras The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Gibraltar (36°46′N 0°14′W / 36.767°N 0.233°W / 36.767; -0.233). Fourteen of her crew were rescued, three were reported missing.[2]
Sir Michael Panama The bulk carrier ran aground on a reef in the Gulf of Aqaba. She was refloated and made for Djibouti for repairs, but sprang a leak and was beached at Assab, Eritrea on 15 April. She was a total loss.[2]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1998
Ship State Description
Lyn Denmark The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay 60 nautical miles (110 km) off A Coruña, Spain (42°32′N 9°23′W / 42.533°N 9.383°W / 42.533; -9.383). Her crew were rescued.[2]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1998
Ship State Description
Sumaqu United States The 105-foot (32 m) fish tender burned and sank in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago near Tenakee Springs in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[10]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1998
Ship State Description
Yamakuni Maru No.3 Japan The cargo ship collided with the chemical tanker Nissho Maru ( Japan) in the Inland Sea of Japan. She was towed in to Yanai. Declared a constructive total loss, she was towed to Kure for scrapping.[2]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1998
Ship State Description
Anna Maria H. Malta The cargo ship suffered an engine failure 300 nautical miles (560 km) north west of Cape Town, South Africa. She was towed in to Cape Town on 23 April. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 8 October for scrapping.[2]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1998
Ship State Description
Ferman Silver Turkey The chemical tanker ran aground at Çeşme. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug on 29 April. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa on22 August for scrapping.[2]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1998
Ship State Description
Sirius Belize The cargo ship collided with the sand carrier Yushin Maru No.8 ( Japan) and sank off Moji, Japan (33°56′N 131°03′E / 33.933°N 131.050°E / 33.933; 131.050). Her 8 crew were rescued. She was refloated on 22 August. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Pusan, South Korea on 23 August for scrapping.[2]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1998
Ship State Description
Rema Belize The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea (54°42′N 0°08′W / 54.700°N 0.133°W / 54.700; -0.133). Her five crew were reported missing.[2]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1998
Ship State Description
Evanick United States After the 36-gross ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel's EPIRB sent a distress signal, a United States Coast Guard helicopter found her capsized south of the Shelikof Strait near the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) east-southeast of Cape Providence (54°47′N 156°17′W / 54.783°N 156.283°W / 54.783; -156.283 (Cape Providence)). She later sank in 612 feet (187 m) of water. The bodies of the four men aboard were never found.[5]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1998
Ship State Description
Elisa B. Panama The ro-ro ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (33°42′36″N 7°58′30″W / 33.71000°N 7.97500°W / 33.71000; -7.97500).[2]
Tae Chon North Korea The cargo ship collided with Yang Lin ( China) and sank in the Yellow Sea. One of her 36 crew was reported missingv.[2]

May

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1998
Ship State Description
Riptide United States The 8-gross ton, 32-foot (9.8 m) longline cod-fishing vessel burned and sank in Amee Bay (57°12′30″N 153°11′30″W / 57.20833°N 153.19167°W / 57.20833; -153.19167 (Amee Bay)) near Old Harbor, Alaska. The fishing vessel Sarah M ( United States) rescued all three members of her crew.[11]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1998
Ship State Description
Lorvon United States The 50-foot (15.2 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea northeast of Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Cape Tanak (53°33′50″N 168°00′00″W / 53.56389°N 168.00000°W / 53.56389; -168.00000 (Cape Tanak)). The fishing vessel Heritage ( United States) rescued her three-member crew from a life raft.[3]
St. Michael Malta The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Marsaskala as an artificial reef.[12]
Tug No. 10 Malta The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Marsaskala as an artificial reef.[12]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1998
Ship State Description
Bonnie Gale United States The 33-foot (10.1 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel sank at the mouth of the Copper River on the south-central coast of Alaska during a gale. The only person aboard survived.[13]
Christopher A United States The 30-foot (9.1 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel was wrecked at the mouth of the Copper River on the south-central coast of Alaska during a gale. Her crew of two survived.[9]

19 May

List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1998
Ship State Description
Hakata Panama The ro-ro ship collided with Amur ( Sierra Leone) 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Sangbaek Island, South Korea and sank with the loss of two of her 21 crew.[2]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1998
Ship State Description
Wanda Denmark The fishing vessel foundered in the Baltic Sea (55°14′N 15°39′E / 55.233°N 15.650°E / 55.233; 15.650). Her three crew were rescued.[2]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1998
Ship State Description
Al Jawaher Panama The ro-ro ship caught fire at Suez, Egypt. Declared a constructive total loss, she ws scrapped at Adabiya, Egypt.[2]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1998
Ship State Description
Caytrans Caribe Belize The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Caribbean Sea (15°28′24″N 72°30′12″W / 15.47333°N 72.50333°W / 15.47333; -72.50333). Her crew were rescued and she was presumed to have subsequently foundered.[2]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1998
Ship State Description
Merit United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon gillnet fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska near Port Nellie Juan (60°33′00″N 148°09′45″W / 60.55000°N 148.16250°W / 60.55000; -148.16250 (Port Nellie Juan)). Her crew of two survived.[14]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30May 1998
Ship State Description
Manuel Belgrano Liberia The LPG tanker ran aground in the Indian Ocean (21°50′N 72°28′E / 21.833°N 72.467°E / 21.833; 72.467) and becamed hogged. She was a total loss.[2]

June

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1998
Ship State Description
Dove United States The 30-foot (9.1 m) salmon gillnetter capsized in the surf and was lost off the Kokinhenik Bar (60°18′30″N 145°05′00″W / 60.30833°N 145.08333°W / 60.30833; -145.08333 (Kokinhenik Bar)) in the Copper River Flats on the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard perished.[4]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1998
Ship State Description
Sea Star Denmark The cargo ship collided with the fishing vessel Masayoshi Maru No.8 ( Japan) and sank in the Caribbean Sea (11°41′N 74°53′W / 11.683°N 74.883°W / 11.683; -74.883). Two of her seven crew were reported missing.[2]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1998
Ship State Description
Cheechako United States The 36-foot (11.0 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel burned and sank approximately 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) southwest of Ninilchik, Alaska.[9]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1998
Ship State Description
Sudur Havid South Africa The longline-fishing vessel was lost 160 nautical miles (300 km)) west of South Georgia (53°55′00″S 41°24′00″W / 53.91667°S 41.40000°W / -53.91667; -41.40000) when pumps were unable to keep up with water that swept over the ship in a storm. Twenty-one Survivors were picked up by other vessels but seventeen other crew members did not survive.[2][15]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1998
Ship State Description
Yoshi Maru No.28 Japan The fishing vessel foundered off Hachijo-Jima.[2]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1998
Ship State Description
Alexanderturm Liberia The offshore supply vessel caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, South Africa to Luanda, Anglola. She was towed in to Walvis Bay on 15 June. Declared a constructive total loss, she was consequently scrapped.[2]
Datec Singapore The tug sank at Mundra, India in a cyclone. She was subsequently refloated, towed out to sea, and scuttled.[2]
Golden Harvest Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The bulk carrier foundered in the Indian Ocean (21°21′N 68°18′E / 21.350°N 68.300°E / 21.350; 68.300) in a cyclone. Her 21 crew were reported missing.[2]
Gutec Singapore The tug was wrecked off Pirotan Island, India during a cyclone.[2]
Hualien Express Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship ran aground at Kandla, India. She was refloated on 8 August; the salvage was completed on 18 August and she was then sold for scrapping.[16]
Orinoco India The tug foundered in the Indian Ocean 8 to 10 nautical miles (15 to 19 km) off Sikka during a cyclone with the loss of all hands.[2]
Pearl United States The 26-foot (7.9 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Copper River Flats in Southcentral Alaska. The only person aboard perished.[17]
Roshni Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Sikka, India during a cyclone. Her crew were rescued.[2]

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1998
Ship State Description
Indian Courier India The container ship ran aground off Pipavav (20°59′N 71°34′E / 20.983°N 71.567°E / 20.983; 71.567). She was a total loss.[2]
Mert Turkey The cargo ship ran aground in the Indian Ocean (17°26′N 55°16′E / 17.433°N 55.267°E / 17.433; 55.267).[2]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1998
Ship State Description
Alimad Syria The cargo ship capsized and sank off Mukalla, Yemen (14°31′N 49°08′E / 14.517°N 49.133°E / 14.517; 49.133). Her nineteen crew were rescued.[2]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1998
Ship State Description
Silvery Sea United Kingdom The fishing vessel collided with Merkur (Flag unknown) and sank in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Esbjerg, Denmark (55°25′N 7°27′E / 55.417°N 7.450°E / 55.417; 7.450). Her five crew were reported missing.[2]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1998
Ship State Description
Hualien Express Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship collided with other vessels and was driven ashore at Kandla, India during a cyclone. She was later refloated. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Sachana, India in August for scrapping.[2]
Pearl of Dammam Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The bulk carrier was driven ashore at Kandla during a cyclone. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 12 September for scrapping.[2]
Velenje Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kandla during a cyclone. She was refloated on 11 August. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang on 21 November for scrapping.[2]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1998
Ship State Description
Angela B United States The 30-foot (9.1 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska by a fire that started in her engine room. Her crew of three survived.[18]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1998
Ship State Description
Dawning Star United States The fishing vessel suffered an explosion in her engine room and foundered in the Pacific Ocean 206 nautical miles (382 km) south west of Honolulu, Hawaii. Her four crew were rescued.[2]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1998
Ship State Description
Unidentified submarine  Korean People's Navy The Yugo-class submarine became entangled in the nets of a South Korean fishing trawler and was subsequently taken in tow by Republic of Korea Navy vessels. The submarine sank with the loss of all eight crew.[19][20]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1998
Ship State Description
Bahana Nunsantara Indonesia The cargo ship foundered in the Alas Strait with the loss of five of the 95 people on board. Forty-six people were reported missing.[2]
Yenducer United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed by an engine room fire in Bristol Bay off Alaska. Her entire crew of three survived.[21]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1998
Ship State Description
World Peace Cyprus The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean (11°26′N 62°51′E / 11.433°N 62.850°E / 11.433; 62.850). Her 21 crew were rescued.[2]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1998
Ship State Description
Wooyang Honey South Korea The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea (23°00′N 116°35′E / 23.000°N 116.583°E / 23.000; 116.583). Her sixteen crew were rescued.[2]

July

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1998
Ship State Description
Meng Kiat Singapore The cargo ship was driven ashore at Vasal, India. She was being towed to Alang, India for scrapping. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[2]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1998
Ship State Description
Tiger Force Malta The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[2]

=8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1998
Ship State Description
Shinsei Maru No.8 Japan The cargo ship collided with the tanker Isoprene Maru No.2 ( Japan) and sank 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off the Noshimakashi Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued.[2]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1998
Ship State Description
Tadoussac Canada The lake freighter ran aground in the St. Clair River. The vessel was carrying a load of coal and required five tugboats to free the ship.[22]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1998
Ship State Description
Rothenbach II United States The retired 165-foot (50.3 m) gasoline barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 7.2 nautical miles (13.3 km; 8.3 mi) off Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 39°14.498′N 074°21.483′W / 39.241633°N 74.358050°W / 39.241633; -74.358050 (Rothenbach II).[23]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1998
Ship State Description
Rautz Austria The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) north of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal (35°07′N 9°17′W / 35.117°N 9.283°W / 35.117; -9.283). Six of her ten crew were rescued, the rest were reported missing.[2]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1998
Ship State Description
USS YW-127  United States Navy The decommissioned 165-foot (50.3 m) water barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in 125 feet (38 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey at 40°06.419′N 073°41.460′W / 40.106983°N 73.691000°W / 40.106983; -73.691000 (YW-127). Her wreck was named "Mako Mania."[24]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1998
Ship State Description
Nerka II United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Naknek, Alaska. The only person on board survived.[25]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1998
Ship State Description
Osool Belize The bulk carrier foundered in the Indian Ocean 280 nautical miles (520 km) south west of Mumbai, India. Her crew were rescued.[2]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1998
Ship State Description
USS Badger  United States Navy The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target by units of the United States Third Fleet ( United States Navy) during the RIMPAC 98 exercise.
Louanna Namibia The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (23°44′S 14°04′E / 23.733°S 14.067°E / -23.733; 14.067). Her thirteen crew were rescued.[2]
Sir Raphael Belize The hijacked offshore supply vessel ran aground in the River Gee, Nigeria. She was refloated in November.[2]
USS Somers  United States Navy After use as a target for two AGM-142 Have Nap missiles fired by two United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft the previous day during the RIMPAC 98 exercise, the decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, at 22°21′N 160°58′W / 22.350°N 160.967°W / 22.350; -160.967 ("USS Somers (DD-947)") by explosive charges placed by an explosive ordnance disposal team.

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1998
Ship State Description
Costa de la Luz Spain The fishing vessel foundered.[2]
Eurasian Dream Philippines The ro-ro ship caught fire at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The fire was extinguished on 26 July. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Panyu, China on 9 December for scrapping.[2]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1998
Ship State Description
Shkval Ukraine The fishing vessel suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Black Sea with the loss of eight crew.[2]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1998
Ship State Description
Smyrni Cyprus The bulk carrier was run into by the container ship Elisabeth Rickmers ( Antigua and Barbuda) at Santos, Brazil. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Niterói, Brazil on 4 October for scrapping.[2]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1998
Ship State Description
Courtesan United States The retired 34-foot (10.4 m) sailboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island south of Long Island, New York.[26]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1998
Ship State Description
Tadoussac Canada The lake freighter ran aground on a sandbank in Lake Erie near Detroit, Michigan.[27]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1998
Ship State Description
Dong Yeong No.310 South Korea The fishing vessel caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (49°05′52″S 45°07′00″W / 49.09778°S 45.11667°W / -49.09778; -45.11667). Her 33 crew were rescued.[2]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1998
Ship State Description
Rachel Colleen United States The 59-foot (18 m) salmon seiner was destroyed by fire in Cordova Bay in Southeast Alaska. Her entire crew of six survived.[11]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1998
Ship State Description
Argo United States Wearing survival suits, the two-person crew of the 50-foot (15 m) halibut-fishing vessel abandoned ship after she caught fire in the Bering Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) off Dutch Harbor, Alaska. They survived. After arriving on the scene and witnessing an explosion blow Argo's deck off, the medium endurance cutter USCGC Storis ( United States Coast Guard) deemed Argo a hazard to navigation and sank her.[11]
Leona I Liberia The offshore supply vessel was scuttled off the coast of Senegal.[2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1998
Ship State Description
Discovery Bay United Kingdom The container ship suffered boiler problems at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in mid-July. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 7 September for scrapping.[2]
Odissey-4 Russia The fishing vessel sank at Kholmsk.[2]

August

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1998
Ship State Description
Sea Dream Greece The bulk carrier caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Dakar, Senegal. She was subsequently towed in to Gibraltar, where she was declared a total loss.[2]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1998
Ship State Description
Denisse Marie Venezuela The cargo ship ran aground in Puerto Escondido Bay (12°10′30″N 69°57′48″W / 12.17500°N 69.96333°W / 12.17500; -69.96333) and was abandoned by her crew. She was a total loss.[2]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1998
Ship State Description
Night Rider United States The 31-foot (9.4 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Stepovak Bay on the Gulf of Alaska coast of the Alaska Peninsula. The only person aboard survived.[25]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1998
Ship State Description
Unnamed tanker United States The 85-foot (25.9 m) bow section of the incomplete tanker 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, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°07.750′N 073°56.345′W / 40.129167°N 73.939083°W / 40.129167; -73.939083 ("Ocean Wreck Divers IV" "The Bow"). The wreck is nicknamed "Ocean Wreck Divers IV" and "The Bow."[28]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1998
Ship State Description
Melanie M. Cambodia The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Red Sea (18°58′N 13°15′E / 18.967°N 13.250°E / 18.967; 13.250). Her crew were resued. She was presumed to have subsequently foundered.[2]
USS Richmond K. Turner  United States Navy The decommissioned Leahy-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico by ships and aircraft of the USS Enterprise carrier battle group ( United States Navy).

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1998
Ship State Description
Perseus Malta The cargo ship, which had caught fire on 4 August, foundered in the Indian Ocean (12°33′N 47°47′E / 12.550°N 47.783°E / 12.550; 47.783). Her 25 crew were rescued.[2]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1998
Ship State Description
Princess Kash Belize Sri Lankan civil war: The cargo ship was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force off Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. Her 21 crew were rescued.[2]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1998
Ship State Description
Jackie-R United States The 49-foot (14.9 m) salmon seiner capsized and sank in Square Cove (57°58′40″N 134°45′45″W / 57.97778°N 134.76250°W / 57.97778; -134.76250 (Square Cove)) on the west coast of Admiralty Island in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska when fish on her deck shifted during a haul. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued.[29]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1998
Ship State Description
ARA Comodoro Somellera  Argentine Navy The Sotoyomo-class rescue tug sank after colliding during a storm with the patrol tug ARA Suboficial Castillo ( Argentine Navy) in port at Ushuaia, Argentina. She later was refloated and scrapped.

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1998
Ship State Description
Sin Fin Dos Ghana The fishing vessel was lost.[2]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1998
Ship State Description
King Jimmy Sierra Leone The tanker foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Freetown.[2]
Sea Prospect Panama The bulk carrier capsized and sank off Okinawa, Japan (24°29′N 130°37′E / 24.483°N 130.617°E / 24.483; 130.617). Eleven of her 21 crew were rescued, the rest were reported missing.[2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1998
Ship State Description
Asean Carrier Panama The bulk carrier foundered in the Arabian Sea on or about 3 April. Her 22 crew were rescued.[2]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1998
Ship State Description
Fighter I Belize The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) south west of Paphos, Cyprus (35°19′N 31°43′E / 35.317°N 31.717°E / 35.317; 31.717). Her ten crew were rescued. She was towed in to Latchi, Cyprus on 4 September. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa, Turkey on 8 December for scrapping.[2]
Kaptan Sukru Turkey The cargo ship caught fire off Rize and was beached at Ardeşen. Declared a total loss, she was scrapped in situ.[2]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1998
Ship State Description
Um El Faroud Libya

The oil tanker was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta, as an artificial reef. She had been laid up in Grand Harbour, Malta, since 1995, when she had suffered an explosion that killed nine Maltese dockyard workers.[30]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1998
Ship State Description
Skarvoy Belize The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (15°45′N 23°45′W / 15.750°N 23.750°W / 15.750; -23.750). Her crew were rescued.[2]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1998
Ship State Description
Enso Kodiak II United States The offshore supply vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 180 nautical miles (330 km) south of New Orleans, Louisiana (29°17′N 89°03′W / 29.283°N 89.050°W / 29.283; -89.050). Her seventeen crew were rescued.[2]
Rosemount United Kingdom The fishing vessel sank in the North Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) north east of Aberdeen (59°20′N 1°24′E / 59.333°N 1.400°E / 59.333; 1.400). Her seven crew were rescued.[2]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1998
Ship State Description
Hansia Denmark The dredger capsized and sank off Anholt. Her crew were rescued.[2]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1998
Ship State Description
Sekavin 3 Panama The tug struck a floating object and foudered in the Persian Gulf 48 nautical miles (89 km) north of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.[2]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1998
Ship State Description
Bonita Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship suffered an engine failure off Dakar, Senegal. Deckared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Gijón, Spain on 11 January 1999 for scrapping.[2]
Unidentified barge United States The retired 140-foot (42.7 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, in 65 feet (20 m) of water at 40°06.400′N 073°57.080′W / 40.106667°N 73.951333°W / 40.106667; -73.951333 ("DVD" Barge, "Banana" Barge, "King" Barge). Her wreck is nicknamed the "Banana Barge," the "DVD Barge," and the "King Barge."[31]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1998
Ship State Description
Hunter II New Zealand The 10 m (33 ft) trawler capsized and sank off Tirua Point, south of Marokopa, New Zealand, when its bow was hit by a large wave. Of the four crew, the only survivor swam 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to reach the shore. The trawler left port with an anchor missing.[32]
Princess of the Orient Philippines Typhoon Vicki: The ferry capsized and sank in a typhoon off Fortune Island, Batangas with the loss of 64 of the 505 people on board. Eighty-six people were reported missing .[2]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1998
Ship State Description
Lucisaura United States The retired 78-foot (23.8 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island off Hempstead, New York.[33]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1998
Ship State Description
Medina Antigua and Barbuda The cargo ship caught fire. She was towed to El Ferrol, Spain, where she ran aground. She was refloated on 23 September. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Vigo, Spain on26 October for scrapping.[2]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1998
Ship State Description
Pathfinder Ghana The fishing vessel was lost.[2]
Shelagh K. United States The fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 19 nautical miles (35 km) east of Provincetown, Massachusetts (42°23′N 70°04′W / 42.383°N 70.067°W / 42.383; -70.067). Her four crew were rescued.[2]
Tina D. Belize Hurricane Georges: The tanker struck the pier at Port au Prince, Haiti and was severely damaged. She was a total loss.[2]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1998
Ship State Description
Adolphus Busch I Honduras hurricane Georges: The cargo ship struck the pier at Port au Prince, Haiti and was scuttled. She was a constructive total loss.[2]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1998
Ship State Description
USS Belknap  United States Navy The decommissioned Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean at 36°31′00.3″N 071°58′00.5″W / 36.516750°N 71.966806°W / 36.516750; -71.966806 ("USS Belknap (CG-266)").
Ocean Alley United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Renamed Adolphus Busch, she was sunk on 5 December as an artificial reef off Looe Key, Florida, United States.
Only One Express Honduras The cargo ship was wrecked while in port at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Repairs were attempted, but abandoned the next month.[34]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1998
Ship State Description
Sputnik United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was destroyed by an engine room fire near Shuyak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. Her entire crew of three survived.[10]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1998
Ship State Description
Grigoroussa Liberia The bulk carrier sprang a leak 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Trinidad on or about 28 September. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was towed in to Port of Spain, Trinidad on 3 October. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Tuxpan, Mexico on 4 December for scrapping.[2]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1998
Ship State Description
Spika Russia The fishing vessel foundered in the Sea of Okhotsk off Shiashkotan (43°13′N 145°47′E / 43.217°N 145.783°E / 43.217; 145.783). Her eight crew were rescued.[2]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1998
Ship State Description
Dong Won No.259 South Korea The fishing vessel ran aground on Breaksea Island, New Zealand (47°07′S 168°13′E / 47.117°S 168.217°E / -47.117; 168.217). She sank on 8 October. Her 39 crew were rescued.[2]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1998
Ship State Description
Anglo Bahamas Bahamas The cargo ship collided with Tidan ( Sweden) at Antwerp, Belgium and sank. She was refloated in early November. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium on 9 December for scrapping.[2]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1998
Ship State Description
Chun Il South Korea The cargo ship ran aground off Sukumo, Japan (32°53′06″N 132°27′24″E / 32.88500°N 132.45667°E / 32.88500; 132.45667) and was abandoned by her crew. She broke in two on 17 October and sank on 19 October.[2]

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1998
Ship State Description
Aster Ukraine The cargo ship capsized and sank in the North Sea (56°05′N 7°59′E / 56.083°N 7.983°E / 56.083; 7.983) with the loss of three of her eleven crew. Three people were reported missing.[2]
Burgundy Clipper Belize The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°35′N 9°19′W / 41.583°N 9.317°W / 41.583; -9.317). Her crew were rescued.[2]
H. H. A. Singapore Typhoon Zeb: The tanker sank off Tamsui, Taiwan(25°07′N 121°13′E / 25.117°N 121.217°E / 25.117; 121.217) with the loss of two of her fourteen crew. Five people were reported missing.[2]
Mandy Ray United States The retired 126-foot (38.4 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island off Shinnecock Inlet, New York, at 40°48.133′N 072°28.500′W / 40.802217°N 72.475000°W / 40.802217; -72.475000 (Mandy Ray).[35]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1998
Ship State Description
Paradise Queen II Belize The fishing vessel ran aground on the Kure Atoll, Midway Islands.[2]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1998
Ship State Description
Cantik Indonesia The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea (19°18′N 114°19′E / 19.300°N 114.317°E / 19.300; 114.317). Twenty-five of her 27 crew were rescued. The other two were reported missing.[2]
Francis W United States While no one was on board, the 42-foot (12.8 m) salmon troller was destroyed at Ketchikan, Alaska, by a fire that started in her galley stove.[36]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1998
Ship State Description
Eendracht Netherlands The schooner ran aground at Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom. All 51 people on board were rescued by helicopter.[37] She was later refloated and returned to service.
Siete Villas Spain The fishing vessel was wrecked.[2]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1998
Ship State Description
Cheryl Ann United States With no one aboard, the 58-foot (17.7 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Saxman, Alaska, after she broke loose from her moorings in bad weather.[9]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1998
Ship State Description
Fantome Equatorial Guinea Hurricane Mitch: The schooner sank in the Gulf of Mexico off Honduras with the loss of all 31 people on board after sending a final radio report on this date.

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1998
Ship State Description
Ocean Hope I United States The 92-foot (28.0 m) cod trawler capsized and sank in the Shelikof Strait off Cape Karluk (57°35′10″N 154°30′50″W / 57.58611°N 154.51389°W / 57.58611; -154.51389 (Cape Karluk)) on Kodiak Island. Her crew of four survived.[6]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1998
Ship State Description
Ochakov Russia The fishing vessel ran aground off Shimushir, Kuril Islands (47°09′N 152°14′E / 47.150°N 152.233°E / 47.150; 152.233). Her crew were rescued.[2]
Pescalanza United Kingdom The fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 50°18′N 10°56′W / 50.300°N 10.933°W / 50.300; -10.933) with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Two people were reported missing.[2]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1998
Ship State Description
Atlantic Prize Canada The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′42″N 52°28′36″W / 44.01167°N 52.47667°W / 44.01167; -52.47667). Her six crew were rescued.[2]
Captain Sam United States The retired 78-foot (23.8 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.[38]
Niagara Falls United States The retired 90-foot (27.4 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.[38]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1998
Ship State Description
Fairline United Kingdom The fishing vessel foundered in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[2]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1998
Ship State Description
Glaros Greece The fishing vessel was lost.[2]
Ministro Portales  Chilean Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Cape Horn.

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1998
Ship State Description
Camisard France The fishing vessel foundered in the Strait of Dover (51°13′N 1°42′E / 51.217°N 1.700°E / 51.217; 1.700). Her seven crew were rescued.[2]
Rahmat Buhari Indonesia The passenger ship foundered south east of Sulawesi. Forty people were reported missing.[2]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1998
Ship State Description
Zubara Belize The refrigerated cargo ship caught fire off Shuwaikh, Kuwait. Her crew were rescued. She sank on 17 November.[2]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1998
Ship State Description
Ashraf R. Cambodia The cargo ship sank in the Sea of Marmara off Ambarli, Turkey. Her fifteen crew were rescued.[2]
Jing Shui Quan China The container ship foundered off Xiamen (24°09′N 118°32′E / 24.150°N 118.533°E / 24.150; 118.533).[2]
Miyahata Panama The cargo ship foundered off the coast of Taiwan (24°56′N 120°06′E / 24.933°N 120.100°E / 24.933; 120.100). Seven of her seventeen crew were rescued, the rest were reported missing.[2]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1998
Ship State Description
Steeler Honduras The cargo ship ran agroud at Qingdao, China. Her seven crew were rescued. She was declared a total loss.[2]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1998
Ship State Description
Star Sun Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship ran aground in Wasum Bay, Papua New Guinea. She was refloated with the assistane of tugs.[2]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1998
Ship State Description
Sonnodd Norway The cargo ship ran aground and sank at Haakallen (58°17′N 8°35′E / 58.283°N 8.583°E / 58.283; 8.583) with the loss of one of her four crew.[2]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1998
Ship State Description
Bjarnarey Ireland The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her fifteen crew were rescued.[2]
Kalimantan Express Indonesia Tropical Storm Elvis: The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal off the Sandheads, India. Her 22 crew were rescued.[2]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1998
Ship State Description
Iolani United States The fishing vessel collided with the container ship Settsu ( Japan) and sank in the Pacific Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) west of Oahu, Hawaii. Her six crew were rescued.[2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1998
Ship State Description
Ohtori Argentina The fishing vessel caught fire south east of Cape Horn, Chile on 6 November. Some of her crew were rescued by Yamoto (Flag unknown), others remained aboard to fight the fire. She was taken in tow, but the tow parted on 16 November. Presumed to have subsequently foundered.[2]
Sir Raphael Belize The offshore supply vessel ran aground in the Gee River. She was subsequently vandalized and was a total loss.[2]

December

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1998
Ship State Description
Sputnik Russia The fishing vessel was sunk by ice off Sakhalin (46°32′N 141°14′E / 46.533°N 141.233°E / 46.533; 141.233). Her eighteen crew were rescued.[2]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1998
Ship State Description
Adolphus Busch United Kingdom The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Big Pine Key, Florida, to create an artificial reef.

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1998
Ship State Description
Pixy Marzo Panama The cargo ship was reported in distress in the South China Sea (23°17′N 117°57′E / 23.283°N 117.950°E / 23.283; 117.950). She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Keelung, Taiwan. No further trace.[2]
Saleh F. Belize The refrigerated cargo ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean (20°36′N 59°24′E / 20.600°N 59.400°E / 20.600; 59.400). Her nineteen crew were rescued. She sank on 13 December.[2]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1998
Ship State Description
Star Sun Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship sank in the Bismarck Sea (5°42′S 151°46′E / 5.700°S 151.767°E / -5.700; 151.767). Her 38 crew were rescued. She was under tow from Wasum Bay to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.[2]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1998
Ship State Description
Sejati Indonesia The ro-ro ship was reported in a sinking condition 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Manado. Her crew were rescued. She capsized and sank on 17 December (1°17′N 124°26′E / 1.283°N 124.433°E / 1.283; 124.433).[2]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1998
Ship State Description
Linda E United States The 39.8-foot (12.1 m) 29-gross register ton steel-hulled fish tug disappeared on Lake Michigan near Port Washington, Wisconsin, with the loss of her entire crew of three men. On 18 June 2000, the mine countermeasures ship USS Defender ( United States Navy) discovered her wreck in 260 feet (79 m) of water 7 miles (11 km) off the coast of Wisconsin, and a subsequent investigation concluded that she sank within a few seconds of colliding with an integrated tug and barge on the day she disappeared. Her wreck was included in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary in 2021.[39][40]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1998
Ship State Description
Frihav Cyprus The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Galera, Spain. She subsequently broke in two, the stern section sank.[2]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1998
Ship State Description
Maria Madra Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (36°57′N 13°15′E / 36.950°N 13.250°E / 36.950; 13.250).[2]
Monarch of the Seas Norway The cruise ship struck a reef off St. Maartan. Water started coming in, resulting in grounding the ship.

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1998
Ship State Description
Bikdon Belize The cargo ship ran aground 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km) off the Shira-su Lighthouse, Japan. She was refloated but sank later that day (33°58′24″N 130°46′12″E / 33.97333°N 130.77000°E / 33.97333; 130.77000). Her sixteen crew were rescued.[2]
Dogruyollar II Turkey The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Haifa, Israel. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Niko Panama The cargo ship foundered 460 nautical miles (850 km) off Salvador. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Sea Dog United Kingdom The fishing vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean (53°41′N 13°49′W / 53.683°N 13.817°W / 53.683; -13.817). Her eighteen crew were rescued.[2]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1998
Ship State Description
I-SILC-class semi-submersible infiltration vessel  Korean People's Navy Battle of Yeosu: The infiltration vessel became entangled in a fishing net off Yeosu, South Korea, while attempting to land North Koream commandos in South Korea, was intercepted by Republic of Korea Navy vessels, and sank with the loss of all nine of her passengers and crew while being pursued by South Korean ships and aircraft.

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1998
Ship State Description
Marelie Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Cyprus.[2]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1998
Ship State Description
Black Sheep United States The fishing vessel collided with Columbus Canada ( Liberia) and sank in the Houston Ship Channel.[2]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1998
Ship State Description
Andrea Marie United States The 39-foot (11.9 m) vessel was abandoned near Kodiak, Alaska, after she caught fire.[18]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1998
Ship State Description
Hong Chang Panama The cargo ship ran aground off the coast of Taiwan (22°35′N 120°59′E / 22.583°N 120.983°E / 22.583; 120.983). Her crew were rescued.[2]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1998
Ship State Description
Emily Brooke United States With no one on board, the 36-foot (11.0 m) sea cucumber and sea urchin dive boat was destroyed at Bar Harbor (55°20′40″N 131°39′17″W / 55.3444356°N 131.6546628°W / 55.3444356; -131.6546628 (Bar Harbor)) at Ketchikan, Alaska, by a fire that began in her galley stove.[5]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1998
Ship State Description
VC Offshore Stand Aside Australia 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: The badly damaged sailing yacht was abandoned without loss of life in the Tasman Sea in the vicinity of the Bass Strait during a storm. She was not seen again and presumably sank.[41]
Winston Churchill Australia 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: The sailing yacht sank in a storm in the Tasman Sea in the vicinity of the Bass Strait. Her crew of nine abandoned ship in a life raft, but three died before rescue.[42]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1998
Ship State Description
Midnight Special Flag unknown 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: The badly damaged sailing yacht was abandoned without loss of life in the Tasman Sea in the vicinity of the Bass Strait during a storm, with helicopters rescuing her crew of nine. She was not seen again and presumably sank.[43]
Miintinta Flag unknown 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: The badly damaged sailing yacht's crew abandoned ship in a life raft in the Tasman Sea in the vicinity of Bass Strait during a storm and were rescued without loss of life by the fishing trawler Josephine Jean. Josephine Jean took Miintinta under tow, but Miintinta sank shortly afterwards in the Tasman Sea off New South Wales, Australia, at 36°57′S 150°42′E / 36.950°S 150.700°E / -36.950; 150.700 (Miintinta).[44]
Sword of Orion Australia 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: After one crew member was swept overboard and presumed drowned in a storm on 27 December, a Royal Australian Navy helicopter rescued the remaining six crew members from the badly damaged sailing yacht in the Tasman Sea in the vicinity of the Bass Strait. Sword of Orion was not seen again and presumably sank.[45]
Violetta Cyprus The bulk carrier caught fire off Galveston, Texas, United States. She was declared a constructive total loss.[2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1998
Ship State Description
Arco Arun United Kingdom The coaster capsized in the Thames Estuary at Northfleet Hope. She was later raised and refloated.[46]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1998
Ship State Description
Brown Bear United States The motor vessel, a former research ship, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, in late 1997 or in January 1998.[47]
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]
HMS Sirius  Royal Navy The decommissioned Leander-class frigate was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean by the submarine HMS Spartan ( Royal Navy).

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