List of shipwrecks in 2000#December

The list of shipwrecks in 2000 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2000.

January

=4 January=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Raduga

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|35|ft|m|adj=on}} longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately {{convert|5|nmi}} off Cape Chiniak ({{coord|57|37|N|152|10|W|name=Cape Chiniak}}) on Kodiak Island after her fiberglass hull fractured. Her three-man crew survived, a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescuing two of them from a life raft and the other from the water.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

}}

= 11 January =

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|ship= Solway Harvester

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

|desc=File:The "Solway Harvester" - geograph.org.uk - 574807.jpg

The scallop dredger capsized and sank in the Irish Sea with the loss of all seven crew. The wreck was later refloated and moored at Douglas, Isle of Man. }}

=29 January=

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|ship=Ermak

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

|desc=The {{convert|35|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing trawler sank approximately {{convert|40|nmi}} south of Seward, Alaska, after her lazarette flooded. The fishing vessel Helios ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her crew of three.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

}}

February

=11 February=

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|ship=American Star

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

|desc=The 442-gross ton, {{convert|139.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} or {{convert|154|ft|m|1|adj=on}} crab-fishing vessel was abandoned in the North Pacific Ocean after a serious engine room fire broke out aboard her. A helicopter from the high endurance cutter {{USCGC|Mellon|WHEC-717|6}} (22px United States Coast Guard) rescued all five people and a dog who had been aboard. The fire damaged American Star′s engine room and destroyed her pilothouse, and she eventually drifted ashore on the south coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands {{convert|2|nmi}} east of Cape Lazaref ({{coord|54|37|00|N|163|35|10|W|name=Cape Lazaref}}) and became a total loss. Many months later, her wreck was towed out to sea, cut up, and scuttled in deep water.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]

}}

March

=8 March=

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|ship=Cape Fear

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

|desc=The retired {{convert|112|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing trawler and clam dredger was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island {{convert|2.5|nmi}} off Moriches Inlet, New York.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny07_moriches.php#CapeFear njscuba.net Cape Fear]

}}

=23 March=

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|ship=Raven

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=While under tow to Sitka, Alaska, by the fishing vessel Seattle ({{flag|United States}}) after her hull was holed by a stabilizer, the {{convert|37|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing trawler capsized and sank in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska about {{convert|12|nmi}} from Sitka. The only person on board survived.

}}

=24 March=

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|ship=Leader L

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship sank at Atlantic Ocean 400 miles northeast of Bermuda with 13 crew rescued & 5 bodies had recovered.

{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-daring-rescue-at-sea/ |title = A Daring Rescue At Sea - CBS News| website=CBS News }}}}

=28 March=

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|ship={{MV|Martina||2}}

|flag={{flag|Liberia}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with another ship off the coast of Sweden and sank with the loss of five of her 20 crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew missing |date=30 March 2000 |page=20 |issue=66787 |column=H }} }}

=30 March=

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|ship={{USCGC|Point Swift|WPB-82312|6}}

|flag=22px United States Coast Guard

|desc=The decommissioned {{convert|83|ft|m|1|adj=on}} {{sclass2|Point|cutter|0}} cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at {{coord|38|51.620|N|074|40.600|W|name=Point Swift}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj_uscg.php#PointSwift njscuba.net Point Swift WPB-82312]

}}

=31 March=

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|ship=Trouble

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} longline halibut-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska {{convert|7|nmi}} off Black Point at the south end of Sitkalidak Island in Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of three from a life raft.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]

}}

=Unknown date=

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|ship=PNS Taimur

|flag={{navy|Pakistan|2000}}

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

April

=20 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Destiny

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

|desc=The {{convert|96|ft|m|1|adj=on}} crab-fishing vessel sank in {{convert|540|ft|m}} of water northwest of Rocky Point ({{coord|57|39|45|N|154|13|50|W|name=Rocky Point}}) on the west coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. Wearing survival suits, her crew of five abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Polar Star ({{flag|United States|1960}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]

}}

= 30 April =

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|ship=La Paloma

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

|desc=The {{convert|28|ft|m|1|adj=on}} sloop sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately {{convert|50|nmi}} southwest of Yakutat, Alaska. The cutter {{USCGC|Anacapa|WPB-1335|6}} (22px United States Coast Guard) rescued the only person on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MS|World Discoverer||2}}

|flag={{flag|Liberia}}

|desc=File:World Discoverer wreck.jpg

The cruise ship hit an uncharted reef in the Sandfly Passage around the Solomon Islands and was grounded at Roderick Bay, Ngella island. She was declared a constructive total loss. }}

May

=23 May =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|SLNS|Lihiniya}}

|flag={{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}

|desc=Sri Lankan Civil War: The transport was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55189&sid=b73e596f2441517bcecc9280cf443ed7 |title=Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War |publisher=Soviet-Empire |accessdate=8 May 2020}}

}}

June

= 6 June =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|Mexican minesweeper|Felipe Xicotencatl|C-53|2}}

|flag={{navy|Mexico}}

|desc=The minesweeper was sunk off the island of Cozumel for use as an artificial reef. }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship||Stanegarth}}

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

|desc=The tugboat was sunk in Stoney Cove in Leicestershire, England, to serve as a recreational dive site.}}

= 14 June =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{USS|Buchanan|DDG-14|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=File:USS Buchanan (DDG-14) sinking on 14 June 2000.jpgRemaining afloat after being hit by three AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, three Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and a {{convert|2400|lb|adj=on}} laser-guided bomb while in use as a target the previous day, the decommissioned {{sclass|Charles F. Adams|destroyer|0}} guided-missile destroyer was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii by the detonation of {{cvt|200|lb}} of explosives that had been placed aboard her.{{cite web |url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/01014.htm |website=navsource.org |title=USS Buchanan (DDG-14)}} }}

= 15 June =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Aleutian

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|31|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon-fishing vessel sprang a leak, ran aground, and was lost at the mouth of the Naknek River on the coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Sockeye ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her entire crew of four.

}}

= 16 June =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USNS|General Hugh J. Gaffey|T-AP-121|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{sclass|Admiral W. S. Benson|transport|0}} troop transport was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean at {{coord|23|35|01.0|N|159|50|00.2|W|name="USS Admiral W. L. Capps}}. }}

= 17 June =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{USS|Worden|CG-18|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Leahy|cruiser|0}} guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii. }}

= 20 June =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Linkuva||2}}

|flag={{flag|Lithuania}}

|desc=Hurricane Carlotta: The cargo ship sank with the loss of all 18 crew. }}

=22 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=No News

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=While headed up the Whiting River in Southeast Alaska bound for Crescent Lake ({{coord|58.209446|N|133.358887|W|name=Crescent Lake}}), the {{convert|20|ft|m|1|adj=on}} boat capsized and was lost. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both people who had been aboard.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]

}}

= 23 June =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Treasure|tanker|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The vessel was carrying a load of iron ore when it sank off South Africa. The resulting oil spill caused a threat to the nearby population of African penguins. }}

=29 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Cahaya Bahari||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The ferry sank off the Molucca Islands with the loss of almost all on board, estimated at up to 500 people. There were ten survivors.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=500 feared dead as ship sinks |date=30 June 2000 |page=6 |issue=66867 |column=H }}{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=480 feared lost in ferry fleeing island terror |author=Simon Ingram |date=3 July 2000 |page=6 |issue=66869 |column=A-C }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Jeanne Marie

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|30|ft|m|1|adj=on}} gillnet salmon-fishing vessel sank in Nushagak Bay {{convert|10|to|15|nmi}} south of Ekuk, Alaska. The fishing vessel Norquest ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her crew of two.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-j/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (J)]

}}

July

=13 July=

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|ship=Force Five

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

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Port Moller ({{coord|55|59|30|N|160|34|30|W|name=Port Moller}}), Alaska, by a fire that started in her engine room. Her crew of two survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-f/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)]

}}

=17 July=

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|ship=Kemar

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

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Etolin Point ({{coord|58|40|05|N|159|19|45|W|name=Etolin Point}}) on the Bristol Bay coast of Alaska by a fire that started when her engine manifoldEither the inlet manifold or the exhaust manifold; the source does not specify. overheated.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]

}}

=21 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Spirit of Kwantlen

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=During a voyage from Sitka, Alaska, to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, the {{convert|35|ft|m|1|adj=on}} sailboat sank during a storm approximately {{convert|60|nmi}} south of Sitka. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued all three people on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

}}

=22 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Channel Surfer

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

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} gillnet salmon-fishing vessel burned and sank in the Shelikof Strait near Karluk, Alaska, after a fire broke out in her engine room.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

}}

August

= 5 August =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Tradition

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed at King Cove, Alaska, by a fire that broke out in her engine room. Her crew of four escaped in a skiff and survived.

}}

= 12 August =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Kursk

|flag={{navy|Russia}}

|desc=The {{sclass2|Oscar II|submarine}} suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea at {{coord|69|40|N|37|35|E}} with the loss of all 118 crew. }}

=16 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Ms. Tracie

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

|desc=The {{convert|60|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon-fishing vessel sank off Cedar Point ({{coord|55|05|50|N|131|36|25|W|name=Cedar Point}}) at Metlakatla, Alaska. Her crew of six abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the fishing vessel Island Dancer ({{flag|United States|1960}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

}}

=19 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=San Martin

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|48|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed at Polk Island southwest of Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began in her engine room. Her entire crew of four survived.

}}

=21 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Frisco

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

|desc=The {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon-fishing vessel sank off South Craig Point ({{coord|56|23|20|N|132|37|30|W|name=South Craig Point}}) on the coast of Zarembo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of four abandoned ship in her seine skiff and survived.

}}

=25 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Aleut Princess

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

|desc=The {{convert|70|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon tender was destroyed by fire at Angoon, Alaska, without loss of life.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Tamora

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon troller dragged her anchor, ran aground, capsized, and was lost in Kalinin Bay ({{coord|57|20|N|135|47|W|name=Kalinin Bay}}) in Southeast Alaska. The only person on board survived. }}

=28 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Olivus

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

|desc=The {{convert|35|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon troller sank in dense fog in Helm Bay ({{coord|55|36|N|131|55|W|name=Helm Bay}}) in Southeast Alaska, northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, with the loss of one life. There was one survivor.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-o/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)] }}

= 29 August =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Nordland

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

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at Kithira, Greece. There was no crew injured on ship. The stern section of the ship is completely sank & while the bow section is still in wrecksite. She was voyage from Saint John, Canada, to Turkey with cargo load of scrap metal.}}

September

= 10 September =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Bieszczady|yacht|2}}

|flag={{flag|Poland}}

|desc=The Opal-class sailing yacht of the ZHP Naval Training Center in Gdynia, Poland, was sunk in a collision with the liquefied natural gas carrier Lady Elena (flag unknown) near the northwestern shore of Denmark, with the loss of seven crew members. There was one survivor.}}

= 12 September =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{USS|La Moure County|LST-1194|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=File:USS La Moure County (LST-1194) aground.PNGThe {{sclass|Newport|tank landing ship}} ran aground on the coast of Chile in Caleta Cifuncho Bay. She was salvaged but deemed to have been damaged beyond economical repair and was later sunk as a target ship.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Patrick J. McHugh

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|85|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|2|nmi}} off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in {{convert|80|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|02.473|N|073|59.599|W|name=Patrick J. McHugh}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#PatrickMcHugh njscuba.net Patrick J. McHugh]

}}

= 26 September =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MS|Express Samina||2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc=The roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry hit rocks off the island of Paros and subsequently sank. 91 people of the 534 onboard died.

}}

October

=3 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Natuna Sea||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The tanker ran aground in the Singapore Strait and was damaged, spilling 7,000 tonnes of oil. She was refloated on 12 October.{{cite web |url=http://www.itopf.com/in-action/case-studies/case-study/natuna-sea-indonesiasingaporemalaysia-2000/ |title=NATUNA SEA, Indonesia/Singapore/Malaysia, 2000 |publisher=The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd |accessdate=9 January 2018}} }}

=18 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|ROCS|Shou Shan|DE-37|6}}

|flag={{nowrap begin}}{{navy|Republic of China|2003}}{{nowrap end}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Crosley|high-speed transport}} was sunk as a target. }}

=20 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=YC-1479

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

|desc=The decommissioned {{convert|110|ft|m|0|adj=on}} open lighter was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware at {{coord|38|40.540|N|074|43.957|W|name=YC-1479}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_de11_delaware-11.php#YC-1479 njscuba.net YC-1479]

}}

=21 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{SS|Belofin-1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Liechtenstein}}

|desc=The ocean liner sprang a leak and sank {{convert|50|nmi|km}} off Cape Town, South Africa whilst under tow to shipbreakers. }}

= 31 October =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Ievoli Sun}}

|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}

|desc=The chemical tanker sank in the English Channel ({{coord|49|52|N|2|24|W}}) off the Casquets. All fourteen crew were rescued by a Marine Nationale helicopter. }}

November

=4 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Ballena

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

|desc=The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary research vessel capsized when a {{nowrap|{{convert|20|ft|adj=on}}}} rogue wave struck her in the Pacific Ocean near Point Conception off Santa Barbara, California. Two United States Geological Survey employees briefly were trapped inside the overturned vessel but escaped, and all three people aboard survived. Ballena broke apart in the waves against the rocky shore and was a total loss.{{Cite web |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/pressreleases/pressrelease10_30_01.html |title=Commerce Department Awards Gold Medal in Heroism to LCDR Mark Pickett |author= |date=30 October 2001 |website= |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=25 October 2024}}[http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/features/news011119.html National Marine Sanctuaries News, 19 November 2001]. Accessed 23 January 2008[http://www.rain.org/pipermail/sanctuary-naturalist-corps/2001-November/000203.html Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Hero]. Accessed 23 January 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322063941/http://www.rain.org/pipermail/sanctuary-naturalist-corps/2001-November/000203.html |date=22 March 2005 }}Guy Cochrane, USGS }}

=20 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Tadoussac

|flag={{flag|Canada|civil}}

|desc=The lake freighter ran aground at Sarnia, Ontario while preparing to unload her cargo. The ship was freed the following day.{{cite book |last=Bawal Jr. |first=Raymond A. |date=2008 |title=Ships of the St. Clair River |publisher=Inland Expressions |location=St. Clair, Michigan |isbn=978-0-9818157-1-8 |pages=90}} }}

=29 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Fox River

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

|desc=The 93-gross register ton, {{convert|100.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} landing craft burned on the south-central coast of Alaska during a voyage to Shuyak Island. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the two men on board.

}}

December

= 9 December =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=ROCS Chen Hai

|flag={{navy|Republic of China|2000}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Casa Grande|dock landing ship}} was sunk as an artificial reef.}}

=13 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Lagik|1976|2}}

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

|desc=The ship became wedged across the River Nene at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She subsequently broke in two and was declared a constructive total loss.{{Cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c712de5274a429000010f/lagik.pdf |title=Report on the investigation of the grounding of Lagik at Port Sutton Bridge on 13 December 2000 |publisher=Marine Accident Investigation Branch |date=December 2001 |accessdate=26 March 2021 }}

}}

= 17 December =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|SeaBreeze||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cruise liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|425|nmi|km}} off the coast of Virginia. All 34 crew were rescued. Barratry was suspected in the loss of the vessel. }}

= 18 December =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMNZS|Waikato|F55|6}}

|flag={{navy|New Zealand}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Leander|frigate}} was sunk off Tutukaka, New Zealand, to form an artificial reef. }}

= 23 December =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Janra||2}}

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=Janra collided with an iron lighthouse about 20 miles off the Aland Islands, Finland.{{cite web|last=Lloyd's|title=LOF photo gallery|url=http://www.lloyds.com/the-market/tools-and-resources/lloyds-agency-department/salvage-arbitration-branch/lof-photo-gallery|publisher=Lloyd's|accessdate=26 September 2013}}{{cite web|last=Tony|first=Allen|title=Janra Cargo Ship 2000|url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?172060|publisher=Wrecksite|accessdate=26 September 2013}} Recovery was by parbucking.{{cite web|last=Alfons Hakans|title=Salvage of Janra|url=http://www.alfonshakans.fi/gallery/gallery/salvage-janra/|publisher=Alfons Hakans|accessdate=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130926184915/http://www.alfonshakans.fi/gallery/gallery/salvage-janra/|archive-date=26 September 2013|url-status=dead}} }}

= 25 December =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|John R||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at Rebbenesøya, Norway. All 26 crew were rescued.{{cite encyclopedia |title=John R |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/John_R |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=no |date=14 February 2009 |accessdate=1 May 2015 }}{{cite news |author= |date=28 December 2000 |title=- Skipet kom i drift |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_troms_og_finnmark/troms/619166.html |newspaper=NRK |access-date=1 May 2015 |language=no }} The grounded ship broke in two on 2 January 2001, with the bow section sinking and the stern remaining aground. The bow section was raised in April 2001 and was towed away for scrapping,{{cite news |author= |date=5 April 2001 |title=Et sakte farvel for havaristen |url=http://www.aftenbladet.no/nyheter/innenriks/Et-sakte-farvel-for-havaristen-2689906.html |newspaper=Aftenbladet |agency=Norwegian News Agency |access-date=1 May 2015 |language=no }} while the stern broke apart and sank.{{cite news |author= |date=8 May 2001 |title=Godtar at akterenden blir liggende |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_troms_og_finnmark/troms/1008430.html |newspaper=NRK |access-date=1 May 2015 |language=no }} }}

= Unknown date =

{{shipwreck list begin |date= Unknown date December 2000 |sort=}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Mariz e Barros

|flag={{navy|Brazil|2000}}

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

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Team Philips

|flag=

|desc=The sailing catamaran broke up and sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a storm.}}

Unknown date

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|SLNS|P-482}}

|flag={{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}

|desc=Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2000.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55189&sid=b73e596f2441517bcecc9280cf443ed7 |title=Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=8 May 2020}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|SLNS|Ranakami}}

|flag={{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}

|desc=Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2000.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{SS|Taioma||2}}

|flag={{flag|New Zealand|civil}}

|desc=The tug was sunk in the Bay of Plenty for use as a dive wreck.{{cite web |url=http://66.70.225.22/backissues/58taioma.html |title=Team Taioma |publisher=66.70.225.22 |accessdate=9 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530225056/http://66.70.225.22/backissues/58taioma.html |archive-date=30 May 2011 }} }}

References

2000

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