List of shipwrecks in 1997

{{shipwreck list begin |date= 1 January 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Debra D

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=With no one aboard, the 182-gross ton, {{convert|101.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel caught fire while moored at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The fire destroyed her bridge and accommodation spaces, and she was declared a constructive total loss. She later was completely rebuilt and placed back in service.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 18 January 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Pacific Alliance

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The crab-fishing vessel sank in bad weather with the loss of four lives off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 January 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Sandra W

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|49|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately {{convert|10|nmi}} east of Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. The fishing vessel Green Hope ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her entire crew of three from a life raft.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 January 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{USS|Tolman|MMD-28|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned fast minelayer, formerly a {{sclass|Robert H. Smith|destroyer}}, was sunk as a target. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 30 January 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Rosie G

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|80|ft|m|1|adj=on}} crab-fishing vessel sank due to a leaking crab tank in the Bering Sea approximately {{convert|14|nmi}} northwest of Unalaska on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands. The fishing vessel Handler ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her entire crew of six from a life raft.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 February 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Jessie C

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|65|ft|m|1|adj=on}} crew boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|4|nmi|spell=in}} off Holgate, New Jersey, at {{coord|39|28.501|N|074|11.631|W|name=Jessie C}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj08_little_egg.php#Jessie njscuba.net Jessie C]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 February 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Tokio Express

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=This container ship on a voyage from Rotterdam bound for New York was hit by a rogue wave about {{convert|20|mile|km}} off Land's End (Cornwall). The ship righted herself and survived but lost 62 shipping containers overboard, one releasing just under 5 million Lego pieces.{{cite web|last=Cacciottolo|first=Mario|title=The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28367198|work=BBC News|date=2014-07-21|accessdate=2023-09-13}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 18 February 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Magic Minnow

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} crab-fishing vessel was destroyed by an engine room explosion and fire in Gastineau Channel in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 19 February 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Lisa Jo

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|82|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel ran aground, capsized, and sank without loss of life in Akun Bay ({{coord|54|15|N|165|30|W|name=Akun Bay}}) on the coast of Akun Island in the Aleutian Islands after her operator – who was the only person on board – fell asleep at her wheel.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 February 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{USS|Picking|DD-685|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} was sunk as a target . }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 28 February 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Jennie D

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The {{convert|35|ft|m|1|adj=on}} herring-fishing vessel ran aground and sank at Cape Paramanof ({{coord|58|18|20|N|153|03|30|W|name=Cape Paramanof}}) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago after her engine failed. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a skiff and were rescued by the cutter {{USCGC|Roanoke Island|WPB-1346|6}} (22px United States Coast Guard).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-j/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (J)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 1 March 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Novic

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|37|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline cod-fishing vessel sank at English Bay, Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=5 March 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{MV|Vikartindur||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Germany}}

|desc=The container ship was beached on the south coast of Iceland. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 March 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Coral

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|43|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 March 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{MV|Cita||2}}

|flag={{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}

|desc=File:MV Cita wrecked on the Isles of Scilly.jpg

The cargo ship ran aground at Newfoundland Point, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She subsequently sank. All seven crew were rescued. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 March 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= Kateri i Radës

|flag={{flag|Albania|civil}}

|desc=Tragedy of Otranto: The motorboat was hit by {{ship|Italian corvette|Sibilia|F558|2}} ({{navy|Italy}}) in the Strait of Otranto. She capsized and sank with the loss of 83 lives }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 March 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Eight LTTE boats

|flag={{flag|Sri Lanka|1994}} Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

|desc=Sri Lankan Civil War: Action off Mullaitivu: One Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) explosive motorboat was shelled and blown up by {{ship|SLNS|Parakramabahu}} ({{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}). Seven other LTTE explosive motorboats and/or assault boats were sunk by other Sri Lanka Navy warships {{convert|20|mi}} east of Mullaitivu.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55189 |title=Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War|accessdate=2 November 2018}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 April 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Sea Mint

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|54|ft|m|adj=on}} salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. No one was aboard her at the time.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 April 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|French netlayer|La Fidèle|Y751|2}}

|flag={{navy|France}}

|desc=The {{sclass|La Prudente|netlayer}} exploded and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime with the loss of five of her sixteen crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Two die as blast sinks French ship |author=Adam Sage |date=1 May 1997 |page=19 |issue=65878 |column=A }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 May 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= King Cruiser

|flag={{flag|Thailand}}

|desc=The ferry ran aground on the Anemone Reef, Andaman Sea, {{convert|10|nmi|spell=in}} off the Phi Phi Islands. All on board, in excess of 560 people, were rescued. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 May 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Beluga

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|17|ft|m|1|adj=on}} pleasure craft was stranded on boulders on the coast of Cheval Island ({{coord|59|46|N|149|31|W|name=Cheval Island}}) in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. The four people aboard abandoned her and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 May 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{USS|Richard S. Edwards|DD-950|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Forrest Sherman|destroyer}} was sunk as a target in Pacific Ocean off Kauai, Hawaii. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 May 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Trident

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|26|ft|m|adj=on}} salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska. The only person on board survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 29 May 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Columbia

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|75|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish tender was destroyed by an engine room fire off the Barren Islands off the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 June 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Rothenbach I

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|165|ft|m|1|adj=on}} barge – previously the United States Navy non-self-propelled fuel oil barge YON-97 – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at {{coord|38|53.368|N|074|39.800|W|name=Rothenbach I}}.{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj13_cape_may.php#Rothenbach |title=njscuba.net Rothenbach I |access-date=2020-02-08 |archive-date=2020-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222073612/http://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj13_cape_may.php#Rothenbach |url-status=dead }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 June 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Libra

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|195|ft|m|1|adj=on}} gravel barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|4.5|nmi}} off Ocean City, New Jersey, at {{coord|39|10.801|N|074|32.741|W|name=Libra}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj11_ocean_city.php#Libra njscuba.net Libra]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 23 June 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Mark Christopher

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|49|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Southeast Alaska {{convert|20|nmi}} west of Sitka, Alaska. Her entire crew of five survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date June 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Kathy & Maria

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|64|ft|m|1|adj=on}} barge was cut in half and the two halves were scuttled separately as artificial reefs in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|4.5|nmi}} off Ocean City, New Jersey, on 22 and 23 June 1997. One half, a {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} section dubbed "Kathy," was scuttled at {{coord|39|10.719|N|074|33.259|W|name=Kathy & Maria ("Kathy")}}. The other half, a {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} section dubbed "Maria," was scuttled at {{coord|39|10.814|N|074|33.044|W|name=Kathy & Maria ("Maria")}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj11_ocean_city.php#KathyMaria njscuba.net Kathy & Maria]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=2 July 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Diamond Grace||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The supertanker ran aground in Tokyo Bay {{convert|4|nmi|spell=in}} off Yokohama.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=100 ships battle oil disaster in Japan |author=Edwin Karmiol |date=3 July 1997 |page=8 |issue=65932 |column=E-H }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 4 July 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Maurelle

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon troller suffered an explosion which ignited a fire that destroyed her off Southeast Alaska approximately {{convert|20|nmi}} northwest of Cape Spencer. Her crew of three survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 20 July 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Miss Mari

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|28|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline fishing vessel sank southwest of Elrington Island ({{coord|60|00|N|148|03|W|name=Elrington Island}}) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Coho II ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued the only person on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

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|ship=Pasqualle

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska west of Cape Fairweather ({{coord|58|48|30|N|137|56|45|W|name=Cape Fairweather}}) on the coast of Southeast Alaska after gear shifted and caused her to flood. The only person aboard survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 July 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{USS|Stoddard|DD-566|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} was sunk in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|64|nmi|lk=in}} north-northwest of Kauai, Hawaii at {{coord|22|47|39.2|N|160|36|41|W|name="USS Stoddard (DD-566)}} by explosive charges planted by SEAL Team One. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 July 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Quin Delta

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|90|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by other fishing vessels.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-q/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Q)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=2 August 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{USS|Southerland|DD-743|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at {{coord|34|57|N|122|08|W|name="USS Southerland (DD-743)}}. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 August 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=ST-18

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=Secured to the sunken wreck of the tug Rockland County by a heavy hawser, the retired {{convert|242|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tanker barge was scuttled with demolition charges as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in {{convert|70|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|07.930|N|073|55.942|W|name=ST-18}}. Her wreck is nicknamed "the Fisherman barge."[https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj02sg_rockland_county.php#Fisherman njscuba.net ST-18]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 13 August 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Blue Fiord

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|38|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon seiner sank off Evans Island in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska due to flooding caused by the failure of a circulation pump. Her crew of four survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]

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|ship=Gail S

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|80|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tug capsized and sank with the loss of one life in Bristol Bay approximately {{convert|130|mi}} north of Cold Bay, Alaska, while towing a {{convert|240|ft|m|1|adj=on}} barge. Four crew members survived. The barge remained tethered to the sunken Gail S and was salvaged.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-g/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (G)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 14 August 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Blue Ox

|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline fishing vessel sank {{convert|60|nmi}} southwest of Homer, Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 24 August 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Cry Havoc

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=With no one on board, the {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon seiner was wrecked at Ugashik, Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

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|ship=Myrtle D

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|33|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon troller was wrecked without loss of life at Elfin Cove, Alaska, after her operator fell asleep at her wheel.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 25 August 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=South Wind

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|adj=on}} salmon seiner was wrecked at Sand Point, Alaska. Her two crew members survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 September 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Fierté Gondávienne

|flag={{flag|Haiti|civil}}

|desc=The sailing vessel sank in the Windward Passage with the loss of up to 400 lives.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Fears of 400 dead in Haiti ferry sinking |author=David Adams |date=9 September 1997 |page=12 |issue=65990 |column=A }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 10 September 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Ronny

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=With no one on board, the {{convert|46|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Stepovak Bay ({{coord|55|40|N|159|50|W|name=Stepovak Bay}}) on the Gulf of Alaska coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 15 September 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Jerry

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|6.5|nmi}} off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in {{convert|80|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|39|37.757|N|074|00.828|W|name=Jerry}}.{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj06_gsn.php#Jerry |title=njscuba.net Jerry |access-date=2020-02-13 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213021637/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj06_gsn.php#Jerry |url-status=dead }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 22 September 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Troika

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea about {{convert|12|nmi}} southeast of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands. Three members of her four-man crew put on survival suits and survived, and they were rescued by the fishing vessel Gala Maureen ({{flag|United States}}); the fourth, her captain, was not wearing a survival suit and died of hypothermia.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 September 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Victoria Ann

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=After a hull plank gave way, the {{convert|42|ft|m|adj=on}} seiner ran aground and sank in Hidden Basin, Ugak Bay, Alaska.[http://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-v/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)] }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 September 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Trina

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|42|ft|m|adj=on}} longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Perl Island off the coast of Alaska. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Deva ({{flag|United States}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]

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|ship=Nina T

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|70|ft|m|adj=on}} fishing trawler was scuttled sometime in September in {{convert|100|ft|m}} of water off Eastern Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at {{coord|42|34.133|N|070|40.522|W|name=Nina T}}.{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/ninat-dat.htm |title=Nina T | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=17 February 2021 }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Coastal Trader

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|168.5|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish tender′s crew of seven abandoned her {{convert|70|nmi}} off Cape Muzon on Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Dixon Entrance after she caught fire during a voyage from Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea to Seattle, Washington. United States Coast Guard helicopters rescued her crew, and a salvage vessel towed her into port.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 8 October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{USS|YON-81}}

|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}

|desc=Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned {{convert|165|ft|m|0|adj=on}} non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|2|nmi}} off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at {{coord|40|01.832|N|073|59.677|W|name=USS YON-81}}. Her wreck is known as the "Captain Ed Schmidiger" barge.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#Schmidiger njscuba.net YON-81 "Ed Schmidiger"]

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|ship={{USS|YON-84}}

|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}

|desc=Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned {{convert|174|ft|m|0|adj=on}} non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|2|nmi}} off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at {{coord|40|00.587|N|073|59.391|W|name=USS YON-84}}. Her wreck is known as "Ocean Wreck Divers III."[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#OceanWreckDiversIII njscuba.net YON-84 "Ocean Wreck Divers III"]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 11 October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Sea Glider

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|adj=on}} salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska near the Barren Islands in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four from a life raft.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 13 October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Anna T

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|27|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon seiner was burned and sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Loose Goose Too

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|26|ft|m|1|adj=on}} cabin cruiser disappeared in Kachemak Bay in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska with the loss of both people on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{MV|Sand Kite||2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship struck one of the piers of the Thames Barrier and sank. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.{{cite book | first =Anthony | last =Lane | year =2009 | title =Shipwrecks of Kent | pages =36 | publisher =The History Press | location =Stroud |isbn=978-0-7524-1720-2 }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 28 October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Memories

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=After her operator fell asleep at her wheel, the {{convert|49|ft|m|1|adj=on}} shrimp pot fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= Unknown date October 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Janet||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|85|ft|adj=on}} decommissioned tugboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in {{convert|97|ft}} of water off Okaloosa County, Florida.{{cite web |url=https://www.destinfwb.com/explore/eco-tourism/artificial-reefs/3d-models/ |title= Miss Janet |publisher=destinfwb.com |access-date=2 November 2023 }}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 2 November 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Northern Voyager

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=While undergoing sea trials after a refit, the {{convert|120|ft|m|1|adj=on}}, 196-gross register ton fishing vessel sank without loss of life in {{convert|175|ft}} of water in the Atlantic Ocean off Gloucester, Massachusetts, {{convert|2.5|nmi|1}} east of Eastern Point Light at {{coord|42|34.451|N|070|36.295|W|name=Northern Voyager}}.{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/northernvoyager-dat.htm |title=Northern Voyager | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=19 February 2021 }}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 12 November 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Elizabeth

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|47|ft|m|1|adj=on}} dive boat sank near Metlakatla, Alaska, after her cargo shifted. All four people on board survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 November 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{SS|Constitution||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The ocean liner sank in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|700|nmi|km}} north of Hawaii whilst under tow to the shipbreakers. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 November 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Green Lily||2}}

|flag={{flag|Bahamas|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at Bressay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom after her engine failed in a storm. All fifteen crew were rescued by the Lerwick lifeboat and a helicopter, although the winchman of the helicopter was killed after his winchline had to be cut.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Helicopter winchman lost in storm |author=Shirley English |date=20 November 1997 |page=3 |issue=66052 |column=A-H }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 20 November 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=September Song

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|33|ft|m|adj=on}} longline cod-fishing vessel flooded and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Southeast Alaska southwest of Baranof Island ({{coord|58|57|N|152|15|W|name=Barren Islands}}) after her scuppers became clogged with fish. Both crew members survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 December 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{HMAS|Swan|DE 50|6}}

|flag={{navy|Australia}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass2|River|destroyer escort}} was scuttled in the Indian Ocean approximately {{convert|1.3|nmi|km}} from Point Picquet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, at {{coord|33|33|02|S|115|06|02|E|display=inline|type:event}} to serve as a recreational dive site.

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|ship=The Living Christ

|flag={{flag|Haiti|civil}}

|desc=The sailing ship sank off the Île de Gonâve, Haiti, with the loss of about 40 lives. There were 15 survivors reported.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Haitian shipwreck kills 40 |date=15 December 1997 |page=14 |issue=66073 |column=G-H }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 December 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Golden Eagle

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|80|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at {{coord|40|08.190|N|073|56.100|W|name=Golden Eagle}}.{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj02_sea_girt.php#GoldenEagle |title=njscuba.net Golden Eagle |access-date=2020-02-11 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212223655/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj02_sea_girt.php#GoldenEagle |url-status=dead }}

}}

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|ship=Restorer

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=While under tow with the retired fishing trawler Golden Eagle ({{flag|United States|1960}}) to a location {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off Sea Girt, New Jersey, to be scuttled as an artificial reef, the retired {{convert|62|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tug sank unexpectedly in the North Atlantic Ocean at {{coord|40|08.005|N|073|56.025|W|name=Restorer}}.{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj02_sea_girt.php#Restorer |title=njscuba.net Restorer |access-date=2020-02-11 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212223655/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj02_sea_girt.php#Restorer |url-status=dead }}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 December 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Callisto

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon troller sank approximately {{convert|45|nmi}} south of Sitka, Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 December 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship=Happy Hooker II

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=The {{convert|28|ft|m|1|adj=on}} dive boat iced up, dragged her anchor, and sank in Alitak Bay {{coord|56|50|N|154|10|W|name=Alitak Bay}} on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. All three people aboard survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]

}}

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|ship={{MV|Merchant Patriot|1979|2}}

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak in her engine room and was abandoned off the Bahamas. Declared a constructive total loss, she was towed to Freeport, Bahamas for scrapping.{{cite web |url=http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/MARON_749.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060809/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/MARON_749.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=15 March 2015 |title=MARON |publisher=Clydesite |accessdate=1 July 2016}}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{SS|Catalina||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=File:Ss catalina 01.jpg

The passenger ferry foundered at Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?159236 |title=SS Catalina (+1997) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=20 August 2011}} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 1997 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Anafi||2}}

|flag=nationality unknown

|desc=Carrying a cargo of coal, the ship caught fire in the Piraeus Roads, Greece and was abandoned.{{cite web|url=http://www.matsas.gr/serframe.htm |title=Company's History |publisher=Loucas G Matsas |accessdate=26 September 2010}}

}}

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|ship= {{MV|Brown Bear||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States|1959}}

|desc=The motor vessel, a former research ship, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, in late 1997 or in January 1998.[https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/History/vessels/boats/brownbear.htm afsc.noaa.gov AFSC Historical Corner: Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear & Black Bear - "Bear" Boats]

}}

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|ship={{ship||Christiana|ketch|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The ketch foundered in the North Sea,{{cite book|title=River Medway and the Swale |first=Robert |last=Simper |page=24 |publisher=Creekside Publishing |location=Lavenham |year=1998 |isbn=978-0951992777}} and sank at a depth of {{convert|500|m|ft|0}} off Mandal, Norway. Later raised and repaired.{{Citation |last=Knudsen |first=Reidar |title=RS 24 "Risør" 100 år - Dystert mysterium |newspaper=Båtmagasinet |year=2011 |volume=5 |url=http://www.batmagasinet.no/bladarkivet/rs-24-%E2%80%9Dris%C3%B8r%E2%80%9D-100-%C3%A5r-dystert-mysterium |accessdate=24 May 2014 |language=no |archive-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200611/http://www.batmagasinet.no/bladarkivet/rs-24-%E2%80%9Dris%C3%B8r%E2%80%9D-100-%C3%A5r-dystert-mysterium |url-status=dead }}

}}

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|ship={{HMBS|David Tucker|P07|6}}

|flag={{navy|Bahamas}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass2|Cape|cutter|0}} patrol vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in the Bahamas.

}}

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|ship=Mr. J

|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}

|desc=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.[http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0104.htm NavSource Online: Patrol Craft Escort Photo Archive Buttress (ACM 4) ex-PCE-878]

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