List of shipwrecks in 1999

The list of shipwrecks in 1999 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1999.

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1999
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Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1999
Ship State Description
Athenian Pride Cyprus The tanker exploded and caught fire off Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Gadani Beach, Pakistan on 1 April for scrapping.[1]
Galatea C. United Kingdom The fishing vessel foundered in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her five crew were rescued.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1999
Ship State Description
Beth Dee Bob United States The 84-foot (25.6 m) clam dredger sank in heavy seas in the North Atlantic Ocean 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) off Manasquan, New Jersey, in 120 feet (37 m) of water. Three of her four-member crew were lost at sea; the fourth was lifted from the water by a United States Coast Guard helicopter but died in the hospital.[2]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1999
Ship State Description
Cape Fear United States Overloaded with clams, the 112-foot (34.1 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger sank off New Bedford, Massachusetts, with the loss of two lives. The fishing vessel Misty Dawn ( United States) rescued her three survivors. Cape Fear was refloated during the summer of 1999 and was scuttled as an artificial reef in 2000.[3]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1999
Ship State Description
Duba Croatia The cargo ship sank at Split. She was refloated on 29 June.[1]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1999
Ship State Description
Nowitna United States The 125-foot (38.1 m) opilio crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea approximately 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) west of Cold Bay, Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of six.[4]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1999
Ship State Description
Kado São Tomé and Príncipe The cargo ship caught fire at Kumkapı, Turkey. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa, Turkey on 22 December for scrapping.[1]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1999
Ship State Description
Delilah United States The retired 86-foot (26.2 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware in 75 feet (22.9 m) of water at 38°40.540′N 074°43.957′W / 38.675667°N 74.732617°W / 38.675667; -74.732617 (Delilah).[5]
Kae Chuck Jin South Korea The dredger sank in the East China Sea (33°30′N 129°40′E / 33.500°N 129.667°E / 33.500; 129.667) with the loss of six of her thirteen crew.[1]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1999
Ship State Description
Carolines Panama The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Pacific Ocean and was abandoned by her 23 crew. She foundered the next day (17°39′42″N 132°58′18″E / 17.66167°N 132.97167°E / 17.66167; 132.97167).[1]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1999
Ship State Description
Adriatic United States The 74-foot (22.6 m) clam dredger sank in bad weather in 65 feet (20 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean about 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) due east of Barnegat Light, New Jersey, with the loss of her entire crew of four.[6]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1999
Ship State Description
Sea Dream Greece The bulk carrier was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. She had previously been declared a total loss following an engine room fire.[7]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1999
Ship State Description
Manuela Cervera Spain The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (23°11′S 11°48′W / 23.183°S 11.800°W / -23.183; -11.800). Her sixteen crew were rescued.[1]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1999
Ship State Description
Gregory Lind United States The 26-foot (7.9 m) sea cucumber and sea urchin dive boat was destroyed by fire while at a pier in Ketchikan, Alaska. All three people on board survived.[8]
Raicho Maru Japan The cargo ship ran aground at Niigata. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 26 January. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped.[1]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1999
Ship State Description
Nowitna United States The fishing vessel foundered in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Her crew were rescued.[1]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1999
Ship State Description
Saint Francis of Assisi Philippines The ro-ro ship caught fire at Butuan. The fire was extinguished the next day. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently scrapped.[9]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1999
Ship State Description
Pulau Baai II Indonesia The cargo ship ran aground in Pulau Baai (3°53′S 102°17′E / 3.883°S 102.283°E / -3.883; 102.283). She was a total loss.[1]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1999
Ship State Description
Peace Belize The bulk carrier sprang a leak and foundered 32 nautical miles (59 km) off Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her crew were rescued.[1]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1999
Ship State Description
Atlantos United States The 38-foot (11.6 m) cod-fishing vessel iced up, capsized, and sank in Blying Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska south of Pilot Rock (59°44′30″N 149°28′00″W / 59.74167°N 149.46667°W / 59.74167; -149.46667 (Pilot Rock)). The fishing vessels Dolphin and Iceberg ( United States) rescued her crew of three.[10]
Carcinta Spain The fishing vessel sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (19°33′22″N 74°06′54″W / 19.55611°N 74.11500°W / 19.55611; -74.11500) Her thirteen crew were rescued.[1]
Kavkaz United States The 36-foot (11.0 m) longline cod-fishing vessel iced up and capsized 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) off Point Pogibshi (59°25′30″N 151°53′00″W / 59.42500°N 151.88333°W / 59.42500; -151.88333 (Point Pogibshi)) on the south-central coast of Alaska, trapping her crew of two brothers underneath her overturned hull until 31 January, when the crew of the cutter USCGC Roanoke Island ( United States Coast Guard) cut through the hull with a chainsaw and extracted them. One of the Kavkaz′s crewmen died of hypothermia, but the other survived.[11]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1999
Ship State Description
Joint Dorcas Malta The cargo ship ran aground and sank off Mawei, China. Her 23 crew were rescued.[1]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1999
Ship State Description
Almetyevsk Russia The fishing vessel collided with the fishing vessel Hangsung 31 (Flag unknown) and sank between Nevelsk and Kholmsk. Her crew were rescued.[1]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1999
Ship State Description
Gion Maru No.3 Japan The tug foundered off Ikata-Cho.[1]
Northern Aurora United States The 30-foot (9.1 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized due to icing 150 yards (140 meters) off Caines Head Beach (59°59′N 149°23′W / 59.983°N 149.383°W / 59.983; -149.383 (Caines Head Beach)) in the Caines Head State Recreation Area on the south-central coast of Alaska and washed ashore on the western coast of Fox Island (59°55′38″N 149°19′44″W / 59.9272°N 149.3289°W / 59.9272; -149.3289 (Fox Island)) approximately 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Seward with the loss of one life. There was one survivor.[4]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1999
Ship State Description
Agios Nikolaos Cyprus The cargo ship suffered an engine failure 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) west of Karachi, Pakistan. She was towed in to Mina Saqr. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 27 July for scrapping.[1]
Mersinia Panama The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (22°23′N 17°05′W / 22.383°N 17.083°W / 22.383; -17.083). Her crew were rescued. She was towed in to Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Santander, Spain under tow on 21 January 2000 for scrapping.[1]
New Carissa Panama

The cargo ship ran aground and broke apart in Coos Bay, Oregon. The stern section remained on the beach until scrapped in 2008.

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1999
Ship State Description
Petit Folmer Denmark The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Esbjerg (55°09′N 7°14′E / 55.150°N 7.233°E / 55.150; 7.233 with the loss of two of her five crew. Two people were reported missing.[1]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1999
Ship State Description
Express Yuso Panama The cargo ship ran aground 19 nautical miles (35 km) off Keelung, Taiwan (25°25′N 121°53′E / 25.417°N 121.883°E / 25.417; 121.883). Declared a constructive total loss, she was broken up in situ.[1]
Harta Rimba Indonesia The ship foundered off Borneo with the loss of over 280 lives. Nineteen survivors were rescued.[12]
Vera Greece The cargo ship ran aground on the Lefteris Reef, off Skiathos. Her seven crew were rescued.. She was a total loss.[1]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1999
Ship State Description
Alexa von Mercurius Cambodia The cargo ship was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of Lesbos, Greece (39°27′N 25°41′E / 39.450°N 25.683°E / 39.450; 25.683). She subsequently came ashore on Bozcaada Island, Turkey (39°33′36″N 25°44′40″E / 39.56000°N 25.74444°E / 39.56000; 25.74444). She was a total loss.[9]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1999
Ship State Description
Sea Quail United States With her helmsman asleep at the wheel, the 74-foot (22.6 m) fishing vessel struck Ikognak Rock (57°56′N 152°50′W / 57.933°N 152.833°W / 57.933; -152.833 (Ikognak Rock)) in Whale Passage near Kodiak, Alaska, and sank. Her crew of four was rescued from a life raft by the fishing vessel Midnight Sun ( United States).[13]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1999
Ship State Description
Goitume Primero Spain The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (20°43′N 17°16′W / 20.717°N 17.267°W / 20.717; -17.267). Her eighteen crew were rescued.[1]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1999
Ship State Description
Mary Helen United States The 50-foot (15.2 m) codfish trawler was destroyed 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) southwest of King Cove, Alaska, by a fire that began in a stateroom. Her crew of two survived.[14]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1999
Ship State Description
Rize K. Turkey The cargo ship was driven ashoreat Eskişehir. She was refloated and taken in to Istanbul. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa on 2 June for scrapping.[1]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1999
Ship State Description
Kestrel United Kingdom The fishing vessel foundered in the North Sea (59°35′N 1°53′E / 59.583°N 1.883°E / 59.583; 1.883). her six crew were rescued.[1]
Nicolas I. K. Cyprus The cargo ship caught fire off Punta Medanos, Argentina (36°53′S 56°41′W / 36.883°S 56.683°W / -36.883; -56.683). She was towed in to Buenos Aires on 28 February. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped at Alang, India.[1]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1999
Ship State Description
Selin S. Honduras The cargo ship was driven ashore at Istanbul, Turkey. She was a total loss.[9]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1999
Ship State Description
Collins Honduras The cargo ship was driven ashore in the Nishitsugaru District, Japan. Her crew were rescued by helicopter. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[9]
Kondovyy Russia The fishing vessel ran aground in the Kuril Islands (50°45′N 156°12′E / 50.750°N 156.200°E / 50.750; 156.200. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[1]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1999
Ship State Description
Gantiadi-3  Georgia The ship sank at Batumi.[9]
Polarstrom Chile The fishing vessel was lost.[9]

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1999
Ship State Description
Arizona 1981 Panama The cargo ship sprang a leak in the South China Sea (18°29′54″N 119°23′00″E / 18.49833°N 119.38333°E / 18.49833; 119.38333) and subsequently foundered. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[1]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1999
Ship State Description
Xove Spain The cargo ship capsized at Aveiro, Portugal with the loss of three of her nine crew. One person was reported missing.[1]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1999
Ship State Description
Alska United States The 63-foot (19.2 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank without loss of life in Hallo Bay on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska west of Kodiak Island. The fishing vessel T-Mike ( United States) rescued one of her four crew members; a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the other three.[10]
St. George United States The retired 97-foot (29.6 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.[15]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1999
Ship State Description
Amer Ved Cyprus The cargo ship collided with the tanker Seapride I ( Malta) off Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 19 June for scrapping.[1]
Long Chau Vietnam The dredger collided with Woo Jin ( South Korea) and sank off Haiphong.[9]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1999
Ship State Description
Core No.8 Belize The cargo ship sprang a leak 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the Tosaki Lighthouse, Japan and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently foundered.[1]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1999
Ship State Description
Horieh Syria The cargo ship sank in the Red Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the loss of a crew member.[1]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1999
Ship State Description
Lin J United States The 96-foot (29.3 m) crab-fishing vessel iced up, capsized, and sank in the Bering Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Saint Paul Island with the loss of her entire five-man crew.[16]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1999
Ship State Description
Playa da Coba Spain The fishing vessel caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean She capsized and sank the next day (50°22′S 61°24′W / 50.367°S 61.400°W / -50.367; -61.400). Her 28 crew were rescued.[1]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1999
Ship State Description
Qi Yun 881 China The LPG tanker collided with the container ship Qing Chun Men (Flag unknown) and sank 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Hong Kong (22°09′N 114°11′E / 22.150°N 114.183°E / 22.150; 114.183). Her fifteen crew were rescued.[1]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1999
Ship State Description
Delfin C. Uruguay The fishing vessel sank at Montevideo.[9]
Inpesur II Uruguay The fishing vessel sank at Montevideo.[9]
Inpesur III Uruguay The fishing vessel sank at Montevideo.[9]
Mar Cantabrico I Uruguay The fishing vessel sank at Montevideo.[1]
Urupez I Uruguay The fishing vessel sank at Montevideo.[1]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1999
Ship State Description
Manpok North Korea The cargo ship collided with the container ship Hyundai Duke ( Cyprus) and sank in the Indian Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) south east of Sri Lanka. Two of her 39 crew were rescued, the rest were reported missing.[1]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1999
Ship State Description
Chaika Malta The bulk carrier was reported aground at Badagry, Lagos in late March. She was declared to only be of scrap value.[9]
Dehesas Mozambique The fishing vessel was lost.[1]
Errachid 1 Mauritania The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire.[9]
Usiwe Kupe Tanzania The passenger ship sank at Dar-es-Salaam.[9]
Wall Brook United Kingdom The dredger was scuttled.[17]

April

9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1999
Ship State Description
Error: {{MV}} missing name (help) Panama The bulk carrier suffered and engine failure 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Anacapa Island, California, United States. She was towed in to Los Angeles, California the next day. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Panyu, China on 3 August for scrapping.[1]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1999
Ship State Description
Van Loi United States The fishing vessel ran aground and was wrecked off Waipouli, Hawaii Her six crew were rescued.[1]

12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1999
Ship State Description
Reedy Point United States The tug was run into by Del Monte Consumer ( Liberia) and sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated on 18 April. Consequently scrapped at New York.[9]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1999
Ship State Description
Nueva Luz Del Cantabrico Spain The fishing vessel sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Biscay 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Cape Machichaco (44°12′N 2°40′W / 44.200°N 2.667°W / 44.200; -2.667). Her twelve crew were rescued.[1]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1999
Ship State Description
Miss Fernandina United States The fishing vessel was reported 65 nautical miles (120 km) east of Flagler Beach, Florida. No further trace, reported missing with four crew.[1]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1999
Ship State Description
Golden England Philippines The cargo ship collided with the refrigerated cargo ship EW Rainier ( Panama) and sank off Davao (7°07′N 126°37′E / 7.117°N 126.617°E / 7.117; 126.617). Her 21 crew were rescued.[1]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1999
Ship State Description
Algorail Canada The bulk carrier ran aground in the Fox River at Green Bay, Wisconsin. The ship was later freed, but the tugboats used to free the ship caused damage to docks at Green Bay.[18]
Marimar Cyprus The bulk carrier ran aground off Massawa, Eritrea. She was refloated on 26 May and towed in to Massawa. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 27 December for scrapping.[1]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1999
Ship State Description
Han Doo No.202 South Korea The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°42′S 60°32′W / 46.700°S 60.533°W / -46.700; -60.533) with the loss of two of her 33 crew. Two people were reported missing.[1]

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1999
Ship State Description
Zahari Stoianov Bulgaria The cargo ship ran aground at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was later refloated but was declared a constructive total loss.[1]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1999
Ship State Description
Marina I Belize The cargo ship departed from Dumai, Indonesia for Yangon, Myanmar. No further trace, reported missing.[1]

28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1999
Ship State Description
Efxinos Pontos Malta The tanker caught fire 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Paphos, Greece and was abandoned by her crew. She was towed in to Piraeus, Greece on 6 May. Declared a constructive total loss, She arrived at Aliağa, Turkey on 25 March 2000 for scrapping.[9]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1999
Ship State Description
Chang Shun Panama The cargo ship ran aground off Hainan, China (19°37′42″N 110°59′30″E / 19.62833°N 110.99167°E / 19.62833; 110.99167). Her fifteen crew were rescued. She sank the next day.[1]
Feliz Trader Panama The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea (19°47′09″N 113°38′09″E / 19.78583°N 113.63583°E / 19.78583; 113.63583) with the loss of one of her 21 crew. Thirteen people were reported missing.[1]
Rhodos III Panama The cargo ship sank at Douala, Angola.[9]
Stronghand Nigeria The chemical tanker ran aground and sank in the Escravos River. Her crew were taken hostage, but subsequently released. The vessel was subsequently vandalised.[1]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1999
Ship State Description
Britoil 2 Singapore The tug capsized and sank off Surasaniyanam, India on or about 7 April. Seven of her eleven crew were rescued, the other four were presumed dead.[1]

May

3 May

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1999
Ship State Description
Ginger B. United States The fishing vessel foundered in the Pacific Ocean more than 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) north west of Monterey, California. Her three crew were rescued.[1]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1999
Ship State Description
Controller Bay United States After her captain fell asleep at her wheel with the self-steering gear on, the 78-foot (23.8 m) fishing vessel ran onto rocks near Cave Point (54°47′10″N 164°37′00″W / 54.78611°N 164.61667°W / 54.78611; -164.61667 (Cave Point)) on Cape Mordvinof on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands. She broke up in high winds and heavy surf. Wearing survival suits, her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Shaman ( United States).[19]
Pengibu Indonesia The cargo ship suffered a hull fracture and foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Wowoni. One of her 27 crew was rescued, eighteen died and eight were repored missing.[1]

9 May

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1999
Ship State Description
Iphegenia Panama The cargo ship suffered an engine breakdown 400 to 500 nautical miles (740 to 930 km) off Hong Kong. She was towed in to Hong Kong on 15 May. Declaed a constructive total loss, she arrived at Xinhui, China on 16 August for scrapping.[1]
BRP Sierra Madre  Philippine Navy The Cotobato-class tank landing ship was deliberately run aground on the Ayungin Shoal in a territorial dispute with China.

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1999
Ship State Description
Elenamaria Antigua and Barbuda The cargo ship developed a list at Keratsini, Greece and was abandoned by her crew. She sank the next day.[9]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1999
Ship State Description
Genesis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The research vessel foundered 21 nautical miles (39 km) off Saint Vincent. Her three crew were reported missing.[1]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1999
Ship State Description
Margona United Kingdom The fishing vessel sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 60°07′N 3°27′E / 60.117°N 3.450°E / 60.117; 3.450). Her crew were rescued.[1]
Unga United States The 37.5-foot (11.4 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Sand Point, Alaska. The only person on board at the time survived.[20]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1999
Ship State Description
Denisovo Russia The fishing vessel ran aground and sank near Iturup Island (44°42′N 147°20′E / 44.700°N 147.333°E / 44.700; 147.333). Her crew were rescued.[1]

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1999
Ship State Description
Windward United States The 41-foot (12.5 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel struck a rock and sank in Nichols Bay 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. Wearing survival suits, both of her crew members abandoned ship in a life raft, from which a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them.[21]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1999
Ship State Description
Sun Vista Bahamas The cruise ship suffered an engine room fire while in the Strait of Malacca. All 1,090 passengers and crew were rescued before the ship sank on 21 May.

22 May

List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1999
Ship State Description
Acor Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The container ship collided with the container ship Salango (Flag unknown) in the Mozambique Channel (10°38′48″S 40°48′32″E / 10.64667°S 40.80889°E / -10.64667; 40.80889). She sank the next day with the loss of two of her fourteen crew. One person was reported missing.[1]
Carolina Brazil The offshore supply vessel founderef off Campos, Brazil. Her ten crew were rescued.[1]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1999
Ship State Description
Sik Yang Malaysia The cargo ship was reported 120 nautical miles (220 km) north west of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She was on a voyage from Tuticorin, India to Malacca. No further trace, reported missing with fifteen crew.[9]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date May 1999
Ship State Description
Caprice United States The 68-foot (20.7 m) fishing vessel ran aground in early May near False Pass, Alaska, after her helmsman fell asleep at her wheel. She was refloated and returned to service.[19]

June

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1999
Ship State Description
Caprice United States During a voyage from Seward to Kodiak, Alaska, the 68-foot (20.7 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) southeast of Nuka Island on the south-central coast of Alaska after her engine room flooded. All four members of her crew put on survival suits and abandoned ship in a life raft, and the fishing vessel Kaia ( United States) rescued them.[19]
Noualig Mauritania The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) west of Cape Timiris (19°30′N 16°57′W / 19.500°N 16.950°W / 19.500; -16.950). Her eighteen crew were rescued.[1]
Soyo Angola The fishing vessel foundered in the Banana Channel, Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. All on board were rescued.[9]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1999
Ship State Description
Basari Turkey The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (25°52′05″N 31°06′08″E / 25.86806°N 31.10222°E / 25.86806; 31.10222). Her ten crew were rescued.[1]

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1999
Ship State Description
Habakzi Syria The cargo ship caught fire at Latakia. She was a total loss and was subsequently scrapped.[9]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1999
Ship State Description
Number One Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship foundered 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Seven of her eighteen crew were rescued, the rest were reported missing.[1]
Princess Claudia Belize The cargo ship was sunk by a tornado at Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.[1]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1999
Ship State Description
Diglipur India The cargo ship suffered a broken propeller shaft 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. She was towed in to Chittagong, Bangladesh on 4 July. Declared a constructive total loss, She was beached there for scrapping on 19 November.[1]
Unidentified motor torpedo boat  Korean People's Navy First Battle of Yeonpyeong: The motor torpedo boat was sunk by South Korean ships.[22]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1999
Ship State Description
Reward United States The 38-foot (11.6 m) salmon-fishing vessel capsized and sank in Sumner Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The only person on board abandoned ship in a survival suit and was rescued by the fishing vessel Tammy Sue ( United States).[23]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1999
Ship State Description
Nordic Dancer United States The charter vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Kodiak Island near the tip of Spruce Cape (57°49′15″N 152°20′00″W / 57.82083°N 152.33333°W / 57.82083; -152.33333 (Spruce Cape)) northeast of Kodiak, Alaska.[4]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1999
Ship State Description
Doris  French Navy The decommissioned Daphné-class submarine accidentally sank with no one aboard in 939 metres (3,081 ft) of water in the Mediterranean Sea off France's Levant Island at 43°06′10″N 6°34′22″E / 43.1028333°N 006.5726667°E / 43.1028333; 006.5726667 (Doris) while being submerged to a shallow depth for use as a target in a test firing of the MU90 Impact anti-submarine torpedo.[24][25][26]

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1999
Ship State Description
Duba Croatia The cargo ship was scuttled off the Kraljevac Islet.[1]
King Star No.3 Honduras The fishing vessel was severely damaged by fire at Las Palmas, Canary Islands. She was a total loss.[9]
Tosei Maru No.8 Japan The cargo ship collided with the ro-ro ship Nissei ( Japan) and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the Iragomisak Lighthouse. One of her five crew was rescued, four were reported missing.[1]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1999
Ship State Description
Su-Ce-K United States The 44-foot (13.4 m) salmon troller was destroyed by an electrical fire that began in her engine room and sank in 300 feet (91 meters) of water off Sitka, Alaska. Her crew of two survived and was rescued by the fishing vessel Destiny ( United States).[13]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1999
Ship State Description
Fast Alexandria Egypt The ro-ro ship suffered engine damage on or around 5 June. She was on a voyage from Tangier, Morocco to Setúbal, Portugal, where she arrived on 10 June. She was towed to Lisbon, Portugal on 6 September. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped.[9]
Rhodos Greece The ro-ro ship foundered.[9]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1999
Ship State Description
Maritime Fidelity Panama The bulk carrier collided with the tanker New Venture (Flag unknown) and sank off the Horsburgh Lighthouse, Singapore. Her 28 crew were rescued.[1]

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1999
Ship State Description
David T United States While no one was aboard, the 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed in Refuge Cove (55°24′N 131°45′W / 55.400°N 131.750°W / 55.400; -131.750 (Refuge Cove)) in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began in her galley stove.[27]
Irene United States The 37-foot (11.3 m) charter fishing vessel sank near the entrance to Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Flat Island (56°18′49″N 133°19′41″W / 56.3136111°N 133.3280556°W / 56.3136111; -133.3280556 (Flat Island)). United States Coast Guard helicopters rescued all eight people on board.[28]

8 July

List of shipwrecks: 8 July 1999
Ship State Description
Liftmar Norway The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 367 nautical miles (680 km) east of Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. Her eleven crew were rescued.[1]

9 July

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1999
Ship State Description
Arktis Queen Denmark The cargo ship ship foundered in the South China Sea (13°23′S 67°05′E / 13.383°S 67.083°E / -13.383; 67.083). Three of her crew were rescued, five were reported missing.[1]
Excelsior Glory Panama The cargo ship struck a submerged object and sank 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Burgos, Philippines (16°32′N 119°37′E / 16.533°N 119.617°E / 16.533; 119.617). Her 22 crew were rescued.[1]
Solhav Norway The cargo ship capsized at Foroy. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Stokkøya on 17 December for scrapping.[1]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1999
Ship State Description
Kastri Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship ran aground off Palmarola, Italy (40°55′N 12°15′E / 40.917°N 12.250°E / 40.917; 12.250). Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 15 July and taken in to Gaeta. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently scrapped.[9]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1999
Ship State Description
Pelikan II Panama The bulk carrier suffered engine problems in the Indian Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Nineteen of her twenty crew were taken off on 13 July, her captain remaining aboard. She was towed in to Port Elizabeth. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 22 November for scrapping.[1]

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1999
Ship State Description
Bjorn Panama The bulk carrier ran aground in the Orinoco River. She was refloated on 22 July. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 9 November for scrapping.[1]
Equalizer United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska by an engine explosion and ensuing fire. The fishing vessel Butterfly ( United States) rescued her entire crew of three.[29]
Shin Hwa No.6 Taiwan The cargo ship collided with the container ship Universal Island (Flag unknown) and sank.[1]
Wanderer United States The 75-foot (22.9 m) salmon fishing vessel ran aground and sank in 480 feet (150 m) of water in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska after her captain fell asleep at the helm. All three people on board were rescued by the fishing vessel Riptide ( United States).[21]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1999
Ship State Description
Humu Nigeria The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (4°24′N 4°20′E / 4.400°N 4.333°E / 4.400; 4.333) and was presumed to have foundered. All 243 people on board were rescued.[9]
Mastropetros Greece The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the Aegean Sea off Andros, Greece (37°52′17″N 24°44′48″E / 37.87139°N 24.74667°E / 37.87139; 24.74667). Her crew were rescued.[1]
USS William C. Lawe  United States Navy The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1999
Ship State Description
Chang Yu China The bulk carrier collided with the chemical tanker Mee Yang ( South Korea) in the Yangtse. She was towed in to Nantong, where she sank on 19 July. Her 33 crew were rescued.[9]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1999
Ship State Description
Belle-Tech United States The 38-foot (11.6 m) salmon-fishing vessel was wrecked on the Gilanta Rocks (54°51′00″N 130°56′30″W / 54.85000°N 130.94167°W / 54.85000; -130.94167 (Gilanta Rocks)) in Dixon Entrance in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a small boat and was rescued by the cutter USCGC Liberty ( United States Coast Guard).[30]
Imperial Eagle Malta The former Gozo ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Qawra, Malta, as an artificial reef.[31]

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1999
Ship State Description
Mary Anne Philippines Tropical Storm Helming: The tanker foundered in Manila Bay south west of Mariveles. A crew member was reported missing.[1]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1999
Ship State Description
Irish Sea Bahamas The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground on Bedwell Island, Western Australia (52°23′S 73°40′W / 52.383°S 73.667°W / -52.383; -73.667). She was refloated on 31 July and towed to Talcahuano, Chile, arriving on 23 August. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India on 26 January 2000 for scrapping.[9]
Palli Hia Mariannu South Africa The fishing vessel foundered 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Plettenburg Bay. Nine of her 37 crew survived, three died and 25 were reported missing.[1]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1999
Ship State Description
Sea Dolphin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The ro-ro ship suffered an engine failure in the Mediterranean Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north west of Malta. She was towed in to Malta. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa, Turkey under tow on 19 September for scrapping.[1]

26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1999
Ship State Description
Pelmariner Greece The container ship collided with the container ship Pelranger (Flag unknown) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea (39°48′N 25°51′E / 39.800°N 25.850°E / 39.800; 25.850) with the loss of a crew member.[1]

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1999
Ship State Description
Madeira Panama The cargo ship became waterlogged in the Atlantic Ocean 18 nautical miles (33 km) north east of Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Her crew were taken off by a helicopter.[1]

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1999
Ship State Description
Rofayda Honduras The cargo ship exploded and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cape Greco, Cyprus (34°42′N 34°00′E / 34.700°N 34.000°E / 34.700; 34.000). Six of her crew were rescued, two were reported missing.[1]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1999
Ship State Description
Havbas Norway The fishing vessel collided with the cruise ship Saga Rose ( Bahamas) and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Bremangerlandet (61°55′N 4°37′E / 61.917°N 4.617°E / 61.917; 4.617). Her ten crew were rescued.[1]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1999
Ship State Description
Egoli Panama The container ship was gutted by fire at Guangzhou, China with the loss of five lives. Declared a constructive total loss, she was sold for scrapping.[9]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown July 1999
Ship State Description
Sea Tiger Republic of China After her seizure (when named Yun Fong Seong No. 303) in Honolulu Harbor on 17 February 1992 for human trafficking of 93 Chinese illegal immigrants, the 168-foot (51.2 m) refrigerated cargo ship or commercial fishing vessel (according to different sources) was scuttled in Māmala Bay off Honolulu, Hawaii, west of Waikiki in 110 to 120 feet (34 to 37 m) of water to serve as an artificial reef.[32][33][34][35]

August

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1999
Ship State Description
Sam Belize The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Bay of Bengal. She was towed in to Chittagong, Bangladesh on 26 August. Declared a constructive total loss, she was consequently scrapped.[1]

7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1999
Ship State Description
Fontana Cyprus The cargo ship collided with Saigon I ( Vietnam) at Chittagong, Bangladesh. Declared a constructive total loss, She arrived at Sitalpur, Banglades on 30 August for scrapping.[1]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1999
Ship State Description
Lady Bella Bahamas The cargo ship caught fire in the Pacific Ocean 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) off Hawaii, United States (33°54′N 174°24′W / 33.900°N 174.400°W / 33.900; -174.400). Her crew were rescued by the bulk carrier Alicahue (Flag unknown). Lady Bella was towed to Oahu, Hawaii. Declared a constructive total loss, she departed on 1 September for Manzanillo, Mexico. She was subsequently scrapped.[9]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1999
Ship State Description
Ines Belize The tanker exploded, caught fire and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates with the loss of one of her 28 crew. Five people were reported missing.[1]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1999
Ship State Description
Golden Virgo Belize The cargo ship was driven ashore at Mukalla, Yemen. She was a total loss.[9]

14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1999
Ship State Description
Crest United States The 48-foot (14.6 m) salmon seiner capsized and sank in 360 feet (110 m) of water off Chasina Point (55°16′50″N 132°01′30″W / 55.28056°N 132.02500°W / 55.28056; -132.02500 (Chasina Point)) in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a skiff and survived.[19]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1999
Ship State Description
Charlotte Panama The fishing vessel was driven ashore west of Fornells, Menorca, Spain. She subsequently broke up.[9]

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1999
Ship State Description
Gerda Maria Germany The fishing vessel caught fire in the North Sea (53°28′N 2°55′E / 53.467°N 2.917°E / 53.467; 2.917) and was abandoned by her crew. She was towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands on 20 August. She was declared a total loss. She arrived at Gdynia, Poland for scrapping on 31 March 2000.[9]
Sabine Syria The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tartous. She was a total loss.[9]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1999
Ship State Description
Meliksah Turkey The bulk carrier sprang a lean 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Dondra Head, Sri Lanka. Although taken in tow, she came ashore on 25 August and broke in two the next day. Her crew were rescued.[1]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1999
Ship State Description
Ever Decent Panama The container ship collided with the cruise ship Norwegian Dream ( Bahamas) in the English Channel 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom and caught fire. She was beached and all 40 crew were rescued by helicopter.[36][37]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1999
Ship State Description
Hang On United States The 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel burned and sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska. An Alaska Department of Fish and Game vessel rescued the only person on board.[38]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1999
Ship State Description
Iris I Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°42′N 9°42′W / 41.700°N 9.700°W / 41.700; -9.700), Her eight crew were rescued.[1]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1999
Ship State Description
Aggeliki P. Cyprus The bulk carrier ran aground in the Paraná River. She was refloated the next day.[1]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1999
Ship State Description
Karya Sentosa Indonesia The cargo ship ran aground near Gahira, Bangladesh. She was looted and set afire on 5 September. The fire was extinguished but she was a total loss.[9]
Sonja Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship sprang a leak in the English Channel (50°38′00″N 1°04′03″W / 50.63333°N 1.06750°W / 50.63333; -1.06750) She was towed in to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom on 3 September. Declared a constructive total loss, she departed for Gijón, Spain for scrapping on 29 December.[9]

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1999
Ship State Description
Tadoussac Canada The lake freighter collided with a bridge in the Welland Canal. Neither the ship nor the bridge received significant damage.[39]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1999
Ship State Description
Kristina Malta The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the Black Sea (44°20′N 33°30′E / 44.333°N 33.500°E / 44.333; 33.500).[1]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1999
Ship State Description
Chubby United States The 29-foot (8.8 m) fishing vessel burned and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Haines, Alaska.[19]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1999
Ship State Description
Well Speeder Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The bulk carrier foundered in the Indian Ocean (20°23′S 56°26′E / 20.383°S 56.433°E / -20.383; 56.433). Her crew were rescued.[1]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1999
Ship State Description
Slebech Two United Kingdom The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (51°54′N 14°19′W / 51.900°N 14.317°W / 51.900; -14.317).[1]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1999
Ship State Description
Aggeliki P. Cyprus The bulk carrier ran aground in the Paraná River. She was subsequently refloated. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Alang, India under tow on 26 January 2000 for scrapping.[1]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1999
Ship State Description
Adalma 1 Nigeria The tanker ran aground at Imagbon. She was subsequently vandalised and became a total loss.[9]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1999
Ship State Description
Jasper III United Kingdom The fishing vessel sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea (58°58′N 0°50′W / 58.967°N 0.833°W / 58.967; -0.833). Her six crew were rescued.[1]

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1999
Ship State Description
Tug Electra United States The tug sank at Newport, Rhode Island.[9]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1999
Ship State Description
USCGC Red Oak United States Coast Guard The decommissioned coastal buoy tender was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, in 65 feet (20 m) of water at 38°53.125′N 74°40.816′W / 38.885417°N 74.680267°W / 38.885417; -74.680267 (USCGC Red Oak).[40]

15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1999
Ship State Description
Gulf Majesty United States Hurricane Floyd: The tug foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) north east of Jacksonville, Florida. Her eight crew were rescued.[1]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1999
Ship State Description
Arnstein Norway The cargo ship caught fire in Hjorungfjord. She was towed to Vartdal. Her four crew were rescued. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently converted to a barge.[9]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1999
Ship State Description
Alexandria C United States After a fire broke out in her engine room while she was moored alongside other vessels at Old Harbor, Alaska, the 39-gross ton, 56-foot (17.1 m) salmon-fishing vessel′s was towed away from the other vessels and beached. Attempts to bring the fire under control failed, and she burned to the waterline, becoming a total loss.[10]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1999
Ship State Description
Ormaza Spain The fishing vessel ran aground on the Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[9]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1999
Ship State Description
Northern Traveler United States While no one was on board, the 29-foot (8.8 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel sank at Round Island (58°36′N 159°58′W / 58.600°N 159.967°W / 58.600; -159.967 (Round Island)) in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.[4]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1999
Ship State Description
Fukuyoshi Maru No.18 Japan The fishing vessel was driven ashore at Yamaguchi. She was a total loss.[9]
Sea Hope South Korea Typhoon Bart: The cargo ship was driven ashore on Honshū, Japan (34°02′N 131°46′E / 34.033°N 131.767°E / 34.033; 131.767). Declared a total loss, she was broken up in situ.[1]
Smilly Panama Typhoon Bart: The refrigerated cargo ship was wrecked in Kagoshima Bay.[1]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1999
Ship State Description
Avra K. Panama The cargo ship was towed in to Koper, Slovenia with engine damage. She was declared a constructive total loss. She arrived at Aliağa, Turkey on 11 December for scrapping.[9]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1999
Ship State Description
Laurentine III United States The fishing vessel foundered in the Gulf of Mexico 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Sabine, Texas.[1]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1999
Ship State Description
Doxa Bahamas The chemical tanker suffered an engine failure in the Arabian Sea on or about 15 September. She was towed in to Mundra, India on 26 September. Declared a constructive total loss, She arrive at Alang, India on 28 August 2000 for scrapping.[9]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1999
Ship State Description
Rachel Harvey Jersey The fishing vessel struck rocks in stormy seas 200 yards (180 m) off Peninnis Head in the Isles of Scilly and was wrecked. All six crew members were rescued, but one was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1999
Ship State Description
Mundogas Europe Liberia The LPG tanker exploded and caught fire at Subic, Philippines with the loss of five lives. She was declared a constructive total loss and departed for Xinhui, China on 12 April 2000 for scrapping.[9]
Weser Ore Liberia The combination carrier ran aground in the Turbarāo River, Brazil. She was refloated on 24 November. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Beilun, China for scrapping on 6 April 2000.[9]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1999
Ship State Description
Junior M. Egypt The cargo ship sprang a leak in Saint Brieuc Bay. She was taken in to Brest, Finistère, France the next day. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa Turkey on 21 August 2000 for scrapping.[9]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1999
Ship State Description
Ocean Wave Panama The bulk carrier ran aground 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of the Port of Mongla, Bangladesh. She subsequently broke in two. All 24 crew were rescued.[9]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1999
Ship State Description
Maridive XII Egypt The offshore supply vessel foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Baltim with the loss of three of her crew.[9]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1999
Ship State Description
Sanaga Panama The bulk carrier sprang a leak in the Indian Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) east north east of Durban, South Africa and was abandoned by her crew (27°51′04″S 43°34′02″E / 27.85111°S 43.56722°E / -27.85111; 43.56722). Presumed subsequently foundered.[1]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1999
Ship State Description
Ecowas Trader II Nigeria The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the coast of Guinea-Bissau (12°40′00″N 19°53′05″W / 12.66667°N 19.88472°W / 12.66667; -19.88472). Her seventeen crew were rescued.[1]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1999
Ship State Description
HMAS Bayonet  Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned Attack-class patrol boat was scuttled in Bass Strait off Cape Schank, Victoria, Australia.[41]
Bimas Raya II Indonesia The ship foundered off Western New Guinea There were 38 survivors from the 159 people on board. Fifteen people died and 136 were reported missing.[1]

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1999
Ship State Description
Courage Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship was driven ashore at São Jacinto, Portugal (40°39′N 8°45′W / 40.650°N 8.750°W / 40.650; -8.750). Her eighteen crew were rescued She broke in two on 22 October.[1]
Galapagos Discovery Ecuador The passenger ship caught fire at Balboa, Panama. She sank the next day.[9]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1999
Ship State Description
Henry Navigator Cyprus The cargo ship capsized and sank off Bok Point, South Africa. Her twenty crew were rescued.[1]
KM Bimas Raya II Indonesia The ship sank west of New Guinea with the loss of about 275 lives. Twenty-six survivors were reported.[42]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1999
Ship State Description
Borak Croatia The cargo ship foundered in the Adriatic Sea off Zlarin with the loss of two of her five crew.[1]
God’s Will United States During a voyage from False Pass to King Cove, Alaska, the 85-foot (25.9 m) fishing trawler sank 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) southwest of Cold Bay, Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the only person aboard from a life raft in Cold Bay.[8]
Marva Anne United States The 58-foot (17.7 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel sank in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) west of Security Bay (56°53′N 134°21′W / 56.883°N 134.350°W / 56.883; -134.350 (Security Bay)). Her crew of two put on survival suits and abandoned ship in a life raft, from which the fishing vessel Celtic Air ( United States) rescued them.[14]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1999
Ship State Description
Sol Kair Norway The cargo ship ran aground in Follafjord. She was refloated and taken in to Moen. Declared a construtive total loss, she was scrapped at Stokkøya.[9]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1999
Ship State Description
Baris Turkey The cargo ship sprang a leak north east of Cape Apostolos Andreas, Cyprus. She foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Famagusta the next day. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Dubai Oasis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean (16°36′N 87°36′E / 16.600°N 87.600°E / 16.600; 87.600). Her crew were rescued by the chemical tanker Jo Clipper ( Netherlands).[1]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1999
Ship State Description
Polar Star United States With no one on board, the derelict 50-foot (15.2 m) longline fishing vessel sank in Thompson Harbor at Sitka, Alaska.[43]
T-Mike United States The 65-foot (19.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed in Blying Sound on the coast of Alaska 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) northeast of McArthur Pass by a fire attributed to a leaking fuel line. Both crew members escaped in a life raft, and a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them.[44]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1999
Ship State Description
Orcas United States With no one aboard, the derelict 65-foot (19.8 m) fishing vessel sank in Thompson Harbor at Sitka, Alaska.[45]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1999
Ship State Description
Mighty Servant 2 Netherlands Antilles The semi-submersible heavy lift ship struck an uncharted rock and capsized off Singkep, Indonesia with the loss of five of her twenty crew. She was raised in 2000 and subsequently scrapped at Alang, India.

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1999
Ship State Description
Fixed Star Panama The cargo ship ran aground at Havana, Cuba (23°09′35″N 82°21′13″W / 23.15972°N 82.35361°W / 23.15972; -82.35361). She was refloated on 23 November. Declared a constructive total loss. She arrived at Veracruz, Mexico for scrapping on 31 December.[9]
Mistress United States The 42-foot (12.8 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank in bad weather in the vicinity of Cape Fanshaw (57°11′N 133°33′W / 57.183°N 133.550°W / 57.183; -133.550 (Cape Fanshaw)) near Petersburg, Alaska. All three people on board – a man and his son and daughter – perished.[14]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1999
Ship State Description
Bajorai Lithuania The fishing vessel was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark (55°03′N 15°08′E / 55.050°N 15.133°E / 55.050; 15.133). She was a total loss.[9]
Bird United States Authorities deemed the 52-foot (15.8 m) sailboat to have been lost on this date along with the only person on board in Glacier Bay in Southeast Alaska.[30]
Dolly Dominica The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (14°40′28″N 60°51′13″W / 14.67444°N 60.85361°W / 14.67444; -60.85361). Her six crew were rescued.[1]
El Guanche Spain The tug foundered. She was being towed from Tenerife, Canary Islands to Vigo.[9]
Mitrofania United States The fishing vessel was driven ashore on Cape Kasiak, Alaska (57°04′N 53°29′W / 57.067°N 53.483°W / 57.067; -53.483). She was refloated and beached at Kodiak, Alaska. She was a total loss.[9]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1999
Ship State Description
Dole America Liberia The refrigerated cargo ship collided with the Nab Tower in the Solent and ran aground.[46]
Semele Belize The cargo ship collided with the bulk carrier Shipka (Flag unknown) and sank in the Sea of Marmara. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[9]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1999
Ship State Description
Alican Deval Turkey The cargo ship foundered off Rize. Five of her crew were rescued, seven were reported missing.[1]
Chil Bosan South Korea The fishing vessel ran aground in the Bering Sea (60°27′N 169°30′E / 60.450°N 169.500°E / 60.450; 169.500). Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[9]
Dubai Oasis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean.[1]
Young Chemi Belize The chemical tanker foundered in the East China Sea (34°54′N 129°02′E / 34.900°N 129.033°E / 34.900; 129.033) with the loss of a crew member and two reported missing.[9]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1999
Ship State Description
Kostis Honduras The cargo ship sank at Piraeus, Greece.[9]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1999
Ship State Description
Deonne Trinidad and Tobago The cargo ship sank off Chaguaramas.[9]
Simba  Georgia The cargo ship was driven ashore at Port-la-Nouvelle, Aude, France. She was later refloated and taken to Sète, Hérault, France, where she arrived on 23 April 2000. Declared a constructive total loss, she arrived at Aliağa, Turkey on 26 October 2000 for scrapping.[9]
Xlendi Malta The former Gozo ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[47]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1999
Ship State Description
Voskhod Russia The fishing vessel ran aground in the Gulf of Finland. Her crew were rescued by helicopter. She was a total loss.[9]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1999
Ship State Description
Zalcosea II Belize The cargo ship was wrecked off Tema, Ghana.[1]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1999
Ship State Description
#335 United States The retired 80-foot (24.4 m) steel-hulled barge 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.[15]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1999
Ship State Description
Dashun China According to a Chinese Transport Ministry official document, the ferry departed from Yantai Port for Dalian Port, but capsized off Jianggezhuang Township, Muping District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China, with 302 passengers and crew on board. 22 people were rescued and the remaining 280 people were drowned.[48]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1999
Ship State Description
Eliza Marshall Islands The cargo ship caught fire and exploded and sank in the Indian Ocean (10°21′09″N 84°13′00″E / 10.35250°N 84.21667°E / 10.35250; 84.21667). Her crew were rescued by the tanker Rabindranath Tagore ( India).[1]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1999
Ship State Description
Emma Jane United Kingdom The fishing vessel foundered in the North Sea (58°11′03″N 0°29′09″W / 58.18417°N 0.48583°W / 58.18417; -0.48583) Her six crew were rescued.[1]
Salaj Romania The cargo ship was beached at Port Mohammad Bin Qasim, Pakistan. Declared a constructive total loss, she departed for Gadani Beach, Pakistan for scrapping on 27 January 2000.[9]
Sleipner Norway The catamaran ferry struck a rock and sank off Haugesund, Rogaland with the loss of sixteen of the 85 people on board.

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1999
Ship State Description
Havsoki Faroe Islands The fishing vessel ran aground in the North Sea (55°08′N 8°24′E / 55.133°N 8.400°E / 55.133; 8.400). She was refloated but consequently sank. Her four crew were rescued. The wreck was refloated in April 2000 and scrapped at Esbjerg, Denmark.[9]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1999
Ship State Description
Seefalk Belize The tanker foundered at New Caledonia between 16 and 23 November.[1]

December

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1999
Ship State Description
Palatin Antigua and Barbuda The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 114 nautical miles (211 km) west of Vigo, Spain. Her fourteen crew survived.[1]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1999
Ship State Description
Avacha-101 Russia The fishing vessel ran aground off East Sakhalin Island (48°46′26″N 144°02′19″E / 48.77389°N 144.03861°E / 48.77389; 144.03861) and caught fire. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[9]
Waldorf United States The retired 110-foot (33.5 m) crane 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°28.780′N 074°11.084′W / 39.479667°N 74.184733°W / 39.479667; -74.184733 (Waldorf).[49]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1999
Ship State Description
Athos Malta The chemical tanker suffered an onboard explosion at Kalamata, Greece which killed a crew member, with another reported missing. She was declared a constructive total loss. She arrived at Gadani Beach, Pakistan on 15 June 2000 for scrapping.[9]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1999
Ship State Description
Anyo Maru #1 Japan The 190-foot (57.9 m) fishing trawler sank with the loss of 12 lives in the Bering Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km; 140 mi) south of Cape Navarin (62°16′40″N 179°05′46″E / 62.2778°N 179.0961°E / 62.2778; 179.0961 (Cape Navarin)) on the coast of Siberia and 180 nautical miles (330 km; 210 mi) west of Saint Matthew Island. There were 24 survivors.[10]
Hatafulu Maru No.58 Japan The dredger collided with Alice (Flag unknown) and sank in the Indian Ocean (34°23′N 134°01′E / 34.383°N 134.017°E / 34.383; 134.017). Four crew were rescued, one was reported missing. She was subsequently refloated, and was scrapped at Etajima in July 2000.[9]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1999
Ship State Description
Yalikoy II Turkey The cargo ship collided with a Russian tug and sank in the Black Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) north east of Eregli. Her ten crew were rescued.[1]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1999
Ship State Description
Anyo Maru No.1 Japan The fishing vessel foundered in the Bering Sea 104 nautical miles (192 km)) south of Cape Navarin, Russia. Twenty-four of her 36 crew were rescued, twelve were reported missing.[1]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1999
Ship State Description
Northern Hope Panama The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1999
Ship State Description
Erika Malta The tanker broke in two and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Penmarc'h, Finistère, France (47°10′N 4°36′W / 47.167°N 4.600°W / 47.167; -4.600). Her 26 crew were rescued.[1]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1999
Ship State Description
Asuncion Reefer Paraguay The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River downstream of Asunción, Paraguay. She was a total loss.[1]
Canton de Cora Spain The fishing vessel collided with the refrigerated cargo ship Ducado ( Honduras) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Mauretania. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[1]
Violet Ocean Panama The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea (22°49′N 117°18′E / 22.817°N 117.300°E / 22.817; 117.300). Her crew were rescued.[9]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1999
Ship State Description
Capricorn Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Caribbean Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) north west of Aruba (15°39′N 71°11′W / 15.650°N 71.183°W / 15.650; -71.183) with the loss of one of her twelve crew.[1]
Donal Paraic Malta The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 36 nautical miles (67 km) north west of A Coruña, Spain (43°35′03″N 9°17′05″W / 43.58417°N 9.28472°W / 43.58417; -9.28472) with the loss of two of her six crew. One person was reported missing.[1]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1999
Ship State Description
Koho Maru No.2 Japan The cargo ship ran aground and sank at Shimoda.[9]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1999
Ship State Description
Carvela United Kingdom The fishing vessel sprang a leak, capsized, and sank in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north east of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her six crew were rescued.[1]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1999
Ship State Description
Xin Zhu Jiang China The bulk carrier foundered in the South China Sea (23°40′N 119°59′E / 23.667°N 119.983°E / 23.667; 119.983). Twenty-eight of her crew were rescued, one was reported missing.[1]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1999
Ship State Description
Mercs Maho Sri Lanka The ship sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Kankesanthurai. All on board were rescued.[9]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1999
Ship State Description
Asia South Korea Philippines The ferry struck a reef, capsized and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Bantayan Island.[1] Of the 600 people on board,[50] 58 were killed,[1]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1999
Ship State Description
Barde Team Norway The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the South China Sea (6°01′S 78°38′E / 6.017°S 78.633°E / -6.017; 78.633). Her crew were rescued.[1]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1999
Ship State Description
Hedlo Bahamas The cargo ship was driven ashore on Urter Island, Norway (59°21′N 5°01′E / 59.350°N 5.017°E / 59.350; 5.017). Her seven crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[9]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1999
Ship State Description
Lady Hadil Syria The cargo ship ran aground at Irwad Island. She was a total loss.[9]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1999
Ship State Description
Volgoneft-248 Russia A storm broke the tanker in two in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul, Turkey. The forward section sank, and the aft section was driven ashore.[51]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1999
Ship State Description
Terri-Lynn United States The fishing vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Schoodic Peninsula, Maine. Both crew were rescued.[1]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1999
Ship State Description
Samaret Jama Belize The cargo ship sank at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.[9]
Seven Seas Syria The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (34°24′N 34°06′E / 34.400°N 34.100°E / 34.400; 34.100). Her crew were rescued.[9]
Tombstone United States The 35-foot (10.7 m) pleasure craft ran aground on the northwest side of Shelter Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska and sank. A United States Coast Guard rescue boat rescued both people on board.[44]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1999
Ship State Description
Lauren Rose United States The 33-foot (10.1 m) gillnet fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the Copper River Flats on the south-central coast of Alaska on either 28 April or 28 May. The only person aboard survived.[16]
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.[52]

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