List of shipwrecks in 2001

{{shipwreck list begin |date=1 January 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Pati||2}}

|flag={{flag|Georgia|1990}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground, broke in two and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Antalya, Turkey. The ship was carrying many illegal immigrants, about fifty of whom were killed, as were four of her ten crew. There were a total of thirty-two survivors.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Survivor found 28 hours after ship sinks |author=Andrew Finkel and Michael Theodoulou |date=3 January 2001 |page=12 |issue=67026 |column=A-G }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 January 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Jessica||2}}

|flag={{flag|Ecuador|civil}}

|desc=File:Tanker Jessica aground in Galapagos.jpg

The tanker ran aground near Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, in the Galápagos, spilling fuel and decimating the marine iguana population.{{cite web|title=Ecuador emergency over stricken Galapagos freighter|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ecuador-emergency-over-stricken-galapagos-freighter-210630793.html#UJ5WEG8|publisher=Yahoo|accessdate=16 May 2014}}{{cite news|title=Galapagos emergency over stranded cargo ship|work=BBC News |date=15 May 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27433792|accessdate=16 May 2014}} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 19 January 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Miss Maria

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

|desc=After she sprang a leak, the {{convert|49|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline cod-fishing vessel′s crew beached her in Makushin Bay ({{coord|53|44|N|167|00|W|name=Makushin Bay}}) on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands, where she sank in shallow water. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued from the beach by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 20 January 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Lady L

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

|desc=The {{convert|80|ft|m|1|adj=on}} crab-fishing vessel sank {{convert|8|nmi}} south of Gore Point ({{coord|59|12|00|N|150|57|30|W|name=Gore Point}}) on the Kenai Peninsula on the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 January 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{USS|Barbel|SS-580|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Barbel|submarine}} was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

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|ship=Veter

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|37|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline and cod fishing vessel was beached and sank {{convert|200|yd|m}} off Evans Point in Prince William Sound, Alaska, after striking a submerged object. The fishing vessel Hellion ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her crew of three from the beach.[http://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-v/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=31 January 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{USS|John Paul Jones|DD-932|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Forrest Sherman|destroyer}} was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 8 February 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=CFD

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|100|ft|m|1|adj=on}} steel-hulled barge 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 njscuba.net Moriches Artificial Reef]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 9 February 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= Ehime Maru

|flag={{flag|Japan}}

|desc=Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision: The training ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|17|nmi|km}} off Hawaii, United States, by the submarine {{USS|Greeneville|SSN-772|6}} ({{naval|United States}}), which surfaced underneath her, killing nine of her thirty-five crew. Survivors were rescued by United States Coast Guard RIBs.

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=10 February 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Going Concern

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

|desc=The yacht was driven ashore at Eastbourne, East Sussex. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the Eastbourne Lifeboat and towed in to Eastbourne.{{cite web |url=https://www.eastbournernli.org/history-1822-1993/ |title=The History of the Eastbourne Lifeboat Station |publisher=Royal National Lifeboat Institution |accessdate=17 June 2020}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 February 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{USS|Lynde McCormick|DDG-8|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Charles F. Adams|destroyer|0}} guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. }}

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|ship=Western Star

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The 177-gross ton, {{convert|65|ft|m|1|adj=on}} codfish trawler was destroyed in the North Pacific Ocean {{convert|19|nmi}} southeast of Caton Island in the Fox Islands – part of the Aleutian Islands – by a fire that started in her engine room. All four people on board survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 5 March 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Amber Dawn

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|91|ft|m|1|adj=on}} stern trawler sank in a storm with the loss of two lives in the Bering Sea approximately {{convert|6|nmi}} north of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands. The {{convert|267|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish processor Katie Ann ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her three survivors.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 March 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Lady B

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The 17-gross ton, {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} troller sank alongside the dock at Petersburg, Alaska. Her wreck later was refloated and scuttled in deep water.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 March 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|SLNS|P-493}}

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

|desc=Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat 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 |access-date=8 May 2020}}

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|ship={{ship|SLNS|P-496}}

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

|desc=Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat 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 |access-date=8 May 2020}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 March 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= CMA CGM Normandie

|flag={{Flag|France}}

|desc=The container ship ran aground on a coral reef in the Strait of Malacca, {{convert|6|mi}} from Singapore. The vessel was refloated on 22 April.{{cite web |url=https://wwz.cedre.fr/en/Resources/Spills/Spills/CMA-CGM-Normandie |title=CMA CGM Normandie |publisher= cedre |access-date=8 October 2024}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 2 April 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Arctic Rose

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|92|ft|m|1|adj=on}} catcher processor sank with the loss of her entire crew of 15 in the Bering Sea near Zhemchug Canyon, approximately {{convert|200|nmi}} northwest of Saint Paul Island. Her captain′s body was recovered at the time of the sinking, and over eight years later the bones of another crewman were accidentally recovered by the longline fishing vessel Blue Gadus ({{flag|United States}}) on 12 September 2009 in {{convert|426|ft|m}} of water {{convert|40|nmi}} southeast of the location of the sinking. The bodies of the other 13 crew members were never found.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 5 May 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Iliamna

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|29|ft|m|1|adj=on}} cod-fishing vessel sank in Chiniak Bay ({{coord|57|42|N|152|20|W|name=Chiniak Bay}}) on the coast of Kodiak Island about {{convert|12|nmi}} south of Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Tina Marie ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued the only person aboard.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (I)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 11 May 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Kristen

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|49|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline fishing vessel sank approximately {{convert|23|nmi}} south of Cold Bay, Alaska, after striking an unidentified object. The fishing vessel Mr. Bill ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her crew of four.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]

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|ship=Walyana

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|28|ft|m|1|adj=on}} gillnetter capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the Copper River Delta after a rogue wave struck her. All three of her crew members made it to shore, where a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued them.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)] }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 May 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{MV|Lowlands Beilun||2}}

|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the Johor Shoal, Changi and was holed. She was refloated on 5 June, repaired and returned to service.{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant H-O |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |accessdate=31 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=31 May 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{USS|Reeves|CG-24|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=File:USS Reeves (CG-24) is sunk as a target ship off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 31 May 2001.jpgThe decommissioned {{sclass|Leahy|cruiser|0}} guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia, at {{coord|26|26|53.0|S|155|24|27.0|E|name="USS Reeves (CG-24)}}. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 June 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Margie Ann

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|90|ft|m|1|adj=on}}tug 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=Margie Ann}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_de11_delaware-11.php#MargieAnn njscuba.net Margie Ann]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 25 June 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Raindancer

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} gillnet fishing vessel burned and sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. A nearby vessel rescued both people on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date June 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{USS|Miller|FF-1091|6}}

|flag={{navy|Turkey|1987}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Knox|frigate}} was sunk as a target after being sold to the Turkish Navy and cannibalized for spare parts. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 July 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Exciter

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|40|ft|m|1|adj=on}} gillnet fishing vessel was wrecked on the north coast of the Alaska Peninsula approximately {{convert|35|nmi}} northeast of Port Moller ({{coord|55|59|30|N|160|34|30|W|name=Port Moller}}), Alaska. The fishing vessel Finner ({{flag|United States}}) and a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of two.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

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|ship=Houri

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} gillnet fishing vessel burned and sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Proud Mary ({{flag|United States}}) rescued the only person on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 10 July 2001 |sort=}}

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

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=File:Ex La Moure County.jpgThe decommissioned {{sclass|Newport|tank landing ship}} was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean about {{convert|130|nmi|abbr=on}} west of Valparaíso, Chile, at {{coord|32|49|08|S|74|17|09|W|display=inline,title}}, during UNITAS 2001. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 12 July 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= Sea

|flag= flag unknown

|desc= The cruise ship sank near the coast of South Africa during a heavy winter storm. She was on her way to Alang, India for scrapping.}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 July 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MS|Kelvin|1958|2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship capsized at Mo i Rana, Norway.{{csr|register=MSI |id=5261867 |shipname=Kelvin |accessdate=20 April 2015}} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 22 July 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Dry Heat

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} pleasure craft burned and sank in {{convert|1200|ft|m}} of water off Streets Island ({{coord|55|28|40|N|132|08|15|W|name=Streets Island}}) in Southeast Alaska, {{convert|10|nmi}} west of Ketchikan, Alaska. The vessels Sheltered Seas and Show Girl (both {{flag|United States}}) rescued all nine people – four adults and five children – aboard.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 July 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Excursion

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|70|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish tender burned and sank in Bristol Bay near Port Moller ({{coord|55|59|30|N|160|34|30|W|name=Port Moller}}), Alaska, {{convert|80|nmi}} northeast of Cold Bay, Alaska. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

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|ship=Sun 11

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

|desc=The cruise liner sank off Cape St. Francis, South Africa while under tow to India for scrapping.

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|ship=Vanguard

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|65|ft|m|adj=on|1}} fishing vessel – a seiner – sank in {{convert|200|ft|m}} of water less than two minutes after striking an iceberg {{convert|0.5|nmi|km}} from Glacier Island ({{coord|60|53|N|147|11|W|name=Glacier Island}}) outside Columbia Bay, {{convert|35|nmi|km}} southwest of Valdez, Alaska. Wearing survival suits, her three-man crew escaped in a life raft that deployed and were rescued by nearby vessels.

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 July 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Ben B

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|86|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish tender burned and sank in Snow Passage ({{coord|56.277500|N|132.949722|W|name=Snow Passage}}) near Shrubby Island ({{coord|56|13|N|132|58|W|name=Shrubby Island}}) in Southeast Alaska {{convert|30|nmi}} southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Middleton ({{flag|United States}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Windy Bay

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|166|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish tender struck Olsen Rock off the coast of Alaska while her operator was off the bridge and sank in {{convert|1000|ft|m}} of water in Prince William Sound near Olsen Island. Nearby vessels rescued all five members of her crew.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)] }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Rhonda Renee

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} bowpicker struck a rock off Knowles Head ({{coord|60|41|00|N|146|37|30|W|name=Knowles Head}}) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska and began to leak. Her hull was patched, but she sank on the way to Homer, Alaska, after the patch failed.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MS|Windoc|1959|2}}

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc=The bulk carrier was damaged beyond economic repair in the Welland Canal at Allanburg, Ontario, Canada, when a lifting bridge was prematurely lowered while the vessel was passing through. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Helen Marie

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

|desc=The {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} seiner was destroyed by an engine room fire in Lazy Bay ({{coord|56|56|40|N|154|10|00|W|name=Lazy Bay}}) at Akhiok on the southern end of Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a skiff. Her melted hull was towed to the beach near Akhiok.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 19 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Sea Gull

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} fishing vessel was swamped and capsized while hauling her nets at Point Marsden ({{coord|58|03|30|N|134|48|25|W|name=Point Marsden}}) near Hawk Inlet on Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The fishing vessel Steadfast ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her entire crew of six.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 24 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Revenge II

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=After a large wave broke over her stern, the {{convert|86|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish tender capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska {{convert|4.15|nmi}} west by southwest of Cape Ommaney ({{coord|56|10|00|N|134|40|20|W|name=Cape Ommaney}}) in Southeast Alaska and approximately {{convert|70|nmi}} south of Sitka, Alaska. Her two-man crew, Captain Mark Wade and the unidentified crewman, Chuk Blessum, abandoned ship in survival suits and rescued by the fishing vessel Monarch ({{flag|United States}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 25 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Heritage

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|49|ft|m|1|adj=on}} seiner was wrecked in Hawk Inlet ({{coord|58|07|40|N|134|45|15|W|name=Hawk Inlet}}) in Southeast Alaska after her captain went into diabetic shock while at her wheel. He died, but the other four members of her crew and a dog abandoned ship in a skiff and were rescued by the cruise ship Spirit of Endeavour ({{flag|United States}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Evelyn S

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|70|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish tender sank in the Gulf of Alaska {{convert|52|nmi}} south of Yakutat, Alaska. The United States Coast Guard and the fishing vessel Gandil ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her crew of three.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date August 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|ARM|Riva Palacio}}

|flag={{navy|Mexico|2001}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Admirable|minesweeper}} was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Veracruz, Mexico, as an artificial reef. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 1 September 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Joycelyn

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon seiner capsized near Warren Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, {{convert|75|nmi}} northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. The cutter {{USCGC|Anacapa|WPB-1335|6}} (22px United States Coast Guard) rescued her crew of four.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-j/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (J)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 5 September 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Mercury

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=While towing a crane barge, the {{convert|60|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tug was flooded by high seas and abandoned in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska {{convert|26|nmi}} southwest of the Ugashik River. Her crew cut the crane barge loose before abandoning ship. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of two.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 September 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|Greek destroyer|Themistoklis|D210|2}}

|flag={{navy|Greece|2001}}

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

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 September 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Heritage Hull

|flag=22px United States Coast Guard

|desc=The {{convert|120|ft|m|1|adj=on}} prototype cutter hull – rejected by the United States Coast Guard and still lacking engines and fuel tanks – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean about {{convert|9|nmi}} off Cape May, New Jersey, at the north end of Cape May Reef in {{convert|65|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|38|51.810|N|074|40.590|W|name="Heritage Hull"}}. It took her 3 hours 15 minutes to sink.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj_uscg.php#DrTom njscuba.net Heritage Hull][https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/news/2001/cutterrf.htm Anonympus, "COAST GUARD CUTTER BECOMES FISHING AND DIVING REEF," New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife News, October 16, 2001 Retrieved 8 February 2020]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{MV|Ash|1980|2}}

|flag={{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Dutch Aquamarine||2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}) in the English Channel and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Master dies after Channel collision |date=10 October 2001 |page=14 |issue=67266 |column=H }}

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|ship={{ship|Greek destroyer|Miaoulis|D211|2}}

|flag={{navy|Greece|2001}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Allen M. Sumner|destroyer}} was sunk as a target.

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|ship=Two Friends

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|70|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island {{convert|2.5|nmi}} off Moriches Inlet, New York.

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|ship={{MV|Wave Dancer||2}}

|flag={{flag|Belize}}

|desc=The dive support vessel sank at Independence in a hurricane with the loss of twenty of the twenty-eight people on board.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Hurricane kills up to 20 divers in Belize |author=Martin Fletcher |date=10 October 2001 |page=21 |issue=67266 |column=A-E }} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 11 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Pacific

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|40|ft|m|1|adj=on}} longline cod-fishing vessel was wrecked near Priest Rock in Iliuliuk Bay ({{coord|53|54|N|166|30|W|name=Iliuliuk Bay}}) on the coast of Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands after her helmsman fell asleep at the wheel. Her crew of three survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|ROCS|Yuen Yang|DDG-905|6}}

|flag={{navy|Republic of China|2001}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Allen M. Sumner|destroyer|0}} guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 October 2001|sort=}}

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|ship= {{USS|Guam|LPH-9|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Iwo Jima|amphibious assault ship}} was sunk as a target by aircraft from the aircraft carrier {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CV-67|6}} ({{naval|United States}}) in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia at {{coord|031|14|22|N|071|16|35|W|name="USS Guam (LPH-9)"}}.}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= "SIEV X"

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel sank en route between Bandar Lampung and Australia. Three hundred and fifty-three people were drowned. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 October 2001|sort=}}

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|ship= {{HMCS|Cape Breton|ARE 100|6}}

|flag={{naval|Canada|name=Canadian Forces Maritime Command}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass2|Cape|maintenance ship|1}} was sunk as an artificial reef near Snake Island, east of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship||J. W. Westcott II}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The mail boat capsized and sank in the Detroit River while servicing the tanker {{ship|MT|Sidsel Knutsen||2}}. Two people (the captain and one of the crew members) lost their lives while the other two were saved. The boat was later refloated and returned to service. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 28 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Ocean Sunrise

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} shrimp-fishing vessel sank in high seas in Cholmondeley Sound ({{coord|55|17|N|132|04|W|name=Cholmondeley Sound}}) in Southeast Alaska, {{convert|19|nmi}} west of Ketchikan, Alaska. A man on board died; the only other person aboard – his wife – survived.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-o/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)]

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 30 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Brooklyn

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|86|ft|m|1|adj=on}} tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|2|nmi}} off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at {{coord|40|03.390|N|073|59.550|W|name=Brooklyn}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#Brooklyn njscuba.net Brooklyn]

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|ship=E-13

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|178|ft|m|1|adj=on}} barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|2|nmi}} off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at {{coord|40|03.840|N|073|59.580|W|name=E-13}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#JimLynch njscuba.net E-13 "Jim Lynch"]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=31 October 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Lewis F. Boyer

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The retired {{convert|95|ft|m|0|adj=on}} tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in {{convert|75|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|08.179|N|073|55.824|W|name=Lewis F. Boyer}}.{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj02sg_lewis_f_boyer.php |title=njscuba.net Lewis F. Boyer |access-date=2020-02-11 |archive-date=2020-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117092432/http://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj02sg_lewis_f_boyer.php |url-status=dead }}

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 November 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= Samra

|flag={{flag|UAE}}

|desc=An Iraqi ship (under the UAE flag), which was smuggling tanks of oil hidden under bags of grain in spite of a U.S/international oil embargo on Iraq sank after it was boarded by the United States Navy from {{USS|Peterson|DD-969|6}} as part of Operation Northern-Southern Watch. The cause of the sinking is unknown. Eight of Peterson{{'}}s crew boarded Samra. When Samra sank, ten of its Iraqi crew, and six of the eight U.S personnel were saved, while one Iraqi, and two U.S personnel perished.{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/11/24/sailor.body/index.html |title=Navy recovers body of missing sailor |work=CNN |access-date=5 February 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.oil.ship/index.html |title=Oil ship sinks, U.S. sailors missing in Persian Gulf |work=CNN |access-date=5 February 2022}}}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 November 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{HMAS|Perth|D 38|6}}

|flag={{navy|Australia}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Perth|destroyer|0}} guided-missile destroyer was scuttled in the Indian Ocean off Albany, Western Australia, to serve as a recreational dive site. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 November 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{MV|Heng Shan||2}}

|flag={{flag|China|civil}}

|desc=The bulk carrier ran aground in the Black Sea at Karadeniz Eregli, Turkey. She was refloated several months later. }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date= 11 December 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship=Nesika

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The fishing vessel was reported lost off Alaska with the loss of four lives.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]

}}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 December 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship= {{MV|Christopher||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Graciosa Island, Azores with the loss of all twenty-seven crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant A-G |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |accessdate=1 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

}}

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|ship=Zhangyu No. 3705

|flag={{navy|North Korea}}

|desc=Battle of Amami-Ōshima: The spy ship/naval trawler was shelled and sunk in the East China Sea by Kirishima, Amani and Inasa (all {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan Coast Guard). 15 crewmen killed. The vessel was later raised.{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=50000&sid=aea284759ad0355309d6d2ea113779d2 |title=North Korean Naval Battles |publisher=Redfleet-Soviet empire |accessdate=18 September 2017}} }}

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{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown 2001 |sort=}}

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|ship={{ship|SLNS|P-411}}

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

|desc=Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2001.{{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}}

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