List of shipwrecks in 2009

The list of shipwrecks in 2009 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2009.

January

=2 January=

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|ship=Lian Senggigi

|flag={{Flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The ferry sank near Klungkung, Bali, all were rescued.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708134726/http://forum.channelnewsasia.com/viewtopic.php?p=2476574&sid=a2b0db3e1dda7499ec16d8120396cf88 Passenger Boat Sank in Bali, 35 Tourists Rescued] Channel News Asia }}

=3 January=

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|ship=Patriot

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

|desc=The {{convert|62|ft|adj=on}} fishing trawler capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean in {{convert|100|ft}} of water in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary ({{coord|42|24|N|70|27|W|}}). Both crew members died.{{cite web |url=https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/maritime/patriot.html?ftag=MSF0951a18 |title=Patriot |publisher=NOAA.gov |access-date=28 March 2024}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed ferry

|flag={{Flag|Nepal}}

|desc=A ferry capsized on the Koshi River in Nepal with two people killed, eight reported missing, and forty rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20090104-missing-eastern-nepal-boat-accident-koshi-river-kathmandu-capsized |title=Dozens missing after eastern Nepal boat accident |publisher=France24 |access-date=11 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022141218/http://www.france24.com/en/20090104-missing-eastern-nepal-boat-accident-koshi-river-kathmandu-capsized |archive-date=22 October 2012}}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7811260.stm Hunt for missing from Nepal ferry] BBC }}

=4 January=

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|ship=American Way

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

|desc=After her propulsion failed, the {{convert|38.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel drifted onto rocks on the coast of Aghiyuk Island ({{coord|56|10|N|156|47|W|name=Aghiyuk Island}}) at the north end of the Semidi Islands southwest of Alaska's Kodiak Island. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a life raft and reached the island, from which a United States Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued them. American Way broke up on the rocks and sank.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]

}}

=11 January=

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|ship={{MV|Teratai Prima||2}}

|flag={{IDN}}

|desc=The cargo ship capsized during a cyclone en route from Sulawesi to Kalimantan. The ship had over 300 people on board when it happened. There were 42 survivors including the captain, and at least 200 people were missing.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7822776.stm |title=Indonesian ferry 'sinks' in storm |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=11 January 2009 | date=12 January 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/more-than-250-feared-dead-after-cyclone-sinks-indonesian-ferry-1.784593 |title=More than 250 feared dead after cyclone sinks Indonesian ferry |date=12 January 2009 |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=12 January 2009}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7822776.stm |title=Indonesian ferry sinks in storm |publisher=BBC News |date=11 January 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/12/indonesia-ferry-teratai-prima-sinks |title=Indonesian ferry sinks with 267 on board |work=The Guardian|date=11 January 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2009 | location=London}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7825560.stm |title=Hopes dim in Indonesia sea search |date=13 January 2009 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=13 January 2009}} }}

=18 January=

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|ship=Polar Mist

|flag={{flag|Chile}}

|desc=The former fishing vessel, carrying 9.5 tonnes of gold bullion, from Puerto de Punta Quilla, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, to Punta Arenas, Chile, sank {{convert|40|nmi|km}} off Punta Loyola in tow of tug Beagle ({{flag|Chile}}) after the crew had abandoned her on 16 January in bad weather. The cargo was later recovered.{{cite news |title=$23m bounty recovered from sunken ship |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-04/23m-bounty-recovered-from-sunken-ship/1378304 |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=ABC News |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=4 August 2009}}{{cite news |title=Mystery of sunken gold cargo in South Atlantic remains locked |url=https://en.mercopress.com/2009/04/22/mystery-of-sunken-gold-cargo-in-south-atlantic-remains-locked |access-date=4 November 2022 |agency=MercoPress |date=22 April 2009}}

}}

=20 January=

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|ship=Taube

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=The {{convert|8.25|m|ftin|adj=on}} sailing yacht capsized due to heavy swells at the mouth of Sebou River, Morocco ({{coord|34|16|N|06|41|W}}) later sinking with the loss of six of seven crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.bsu-bund.de/SharedDocs/pdf/EN/Investigation_Report/2010/Investigation_Report_015_09.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 |title=Investigation Report 015/09 |publisher=bsu-bund.de |access-date=12 February 2024}}

}}

=25 January=

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|ship=Unnamed boat

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=A boat sank near Quảng Hải in the Gianh River with the loss of at least 42 lives. }}

=30 January=

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|ship=Bay Tide

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

|desc=The retired {{convert|110|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=Bay Tide}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_de11_delaware-11.php#BayTide njscuba.net Bay Tide]

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Crazy Horse

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

|desc=The retired {{convert|77|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing trawler 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=Crazy Horse}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_de11_delaware-11.php#CrazyHorse njscuba.net Crazy Horse]

}}

February

=5 February=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USS|Port Royal|CG-73|6}}

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

|desc=File:USS Port Royal grounded.jpg

The {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|0}} guided-missile cruiser ran aground off Oahu, Hawaii. The ship was refloated on 9 February and returned to service after repairs were carried out. }}

=10 February=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Kashimir||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Malta|civil}}

|desc=The tanker carrying condensate, and {{MV|Sima Saman||2}} ({{flag|Singapore|civil}}), a container ship, collided near Jebel Ali, Dubai; both ships caught fire. The fire on Kashimir was extinguished, but ship badly damaged.{{cite web |url=http://www.marinebuzz.com/2009/02/11/collision-causes-fire-in-oil-tanker-kashmir-off-jabel-ali-coast/ |title=Collision Causes Fire in Oil Tanker Kashmir off Jabel Ali Coast |publisher=Marinebuzz |date=11 February 2009 |accessdate=27 June 2015}} }}

=11 February=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Addarwa||2}}

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

|desc=The ship foundered off the Isle of Portland, Dorset.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135379 |title=MV Addarwa (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=15 February=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|New Star||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Sierra Leone}}

|desc=The ship was fired upon by a Russian Coast Guard vessel after leaving Nakhodka without permission. All sixteen crewmembers took to liferafts, but eight were later washed out to sea. New Star later sank.{{cite web|url=http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/new-star-pursued-by-russian-coast-guard-before-sinking/20017619947.htm |title=New Star pursued by Russian Coast Guard before sinking |publisher=Lloyd's List |accessdate=9 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225192326/http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/new-star-pursued-by-russian-coast-guard-before-sinking/20017619947.htm |archivedate=25 February 2009 }} }}

=19 February=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||ML Happy}}

|flag={{Flag|Bangladesh|civil}}

|desc=The ferry sank near Barisal City, Bangladesh, At least 39 people died in the sinking.{{cite news|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1460881.php/Death_toll_rises_to_39_in_Bangladesh_ferry_accident |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912091345/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1460881.php/Death_toll_rises_to_39_in_Bangladesh_ferry_accident |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2012 |title=Death toll rises to 39 in Bangladesh ferry accident |date=22 February 2009 |publisher=Deutsche Presse-Agentur |accessdate=29 November 2009 }}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7898508.stm Ferry sinks in south Bangladesh], BBC News, 19 February 2009 }}

=22 February=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|FV|Monte Galineiro||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Spain|civil}}

|desc=The fishing vessel caught fire and sank {{convert|400|nmi|km}} from Newfoundland.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7904908.stm |title=Crew rescued from blazing vessel|publisher=BBC News |date=23 February 2009 |accessdate=4 July 2009}} }}

=25 February=

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|ship=Icy Mist

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

|desc=After her engine room began flooding during a gale, the {{convert|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel was wrecked without loss of life on the northwestern coast of Akutan Island in the Aleutian Islands, {{convert|0.5|nmi|1}} from Hog Island and Unalaska Island. Her crew of four abandoned ship, reached the beach, and was rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (I)]

}}

=26 February=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Maxim Gorkiy

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

|desc=The retired cruise ship was beached at Alang, India, for scrapping. She was scrapped where she lay over the next seven months.

}}

March

=10 March=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Orchid Pia||2}}

|flag={{Flag|South Korea}}

|desc=The cargo ship carrying iron coils, sank after colliding with {{MV|Cygnus Ace}} ({{Flag|Panama}}), a car carrier, {{convert|120|km|nmi|lk=on}} south of Tokyo. Sixteen crewmembers missing.{{cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/259164,south-korean-freighter-goes-missing-after-collision-off-japan-coast.html |title=South Korean freighter goes missing after collision off Japan coast |publisher=Earthtimes |accessdate=12 March 2009}} }}

=20 March=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USS|Hartford|SSN-768|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1960}}

|desc=File:USS Hartford damaged.jpg

USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision: The {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}} collided with {{USS|New Orleans|LPD-18|6}} ({{navy|USA|1960}}) in the Strait of Hormuz. She was under repair until February 2011. }}

=24 March=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Lady Mary

|flag={{Flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|71|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing trawler and scallop dredger sank in {{convert|210|ft|m|0}} of water in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|65|mi|km nmi}} off Cape May, New Jersey, at {{coord|40|25.641|N|073|51.135|W|name=Lady Mary}} with a loss of six lives when her lazarette flooded during a storm. There was one survivor.{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/the_wreck_of_the_lady_mary_cha.html |first=Amy Ellis |last=Nutt |title=The Wreck of the Lady Mary: Chapter 1 – Mystery shrouds fatal scallop boat sinking |publisher=Nj.com |date=21 November 2010 |accessdate=1 September 2011}}[https://njscuba.net/sites/chart_deep_sea.php#LadyMary njscuba.net Lady Mary] }}

=27 March=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed fishing vessel

|flag={{Flag|Libya|1977}}

|desc=A fishing vessel carrying 250 migrants capsized and sank; 21 survivors were rescued. Two other boats with a similar number of migrants aboard were also reported as missing.}}

=Unknown date=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Lynx Effect||2}}

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

|desc=The ship sank in The Solent off Gosport, Hampshire.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135388 |title=MV Lynx Effect (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

April

=16 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed boat (SIEV 36)

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The boat, carrying illegal immigrants and designated "Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel 36" by Australian authorities, exploded and sank off Ashmore Reef off Australia after the patrol vessel {{HMAS|Albany|ACPB 86|6}} ({{navy|Australia}}) intercepted her. Five people were killed. }}

=17 April=

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|ship=Seafarer

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|58|ft|m|adj=on}} purse seiner rolled on her side and sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Narrow Point ({{coord|55|47|30|N|132|28|30|W|name=Narrow Point}}), about {{convert|7|nmi}} north of Thorne Bay, Alaska. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]

}}

=25 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship||Princess Taiping|sailing vessel|2}}

|flag={{Flag|Taiwan}}

|desc=The replica junk sank after being hit by the cargo ship Champion Express.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/04/27/205767/Princess-Taiping.htm |title=Princess Taiping rammed by unknown vessel |work=The China Post|accessdate=1 May 2009}} }}

=29 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USS|Conolly|DD-979|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1960}}

|desc=File:Targetship ex-USS Connolly (DD-979).jpgThe {{sclass|Spruance|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?150465 |title=USS Conolly (DD-979) (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=The Essence

|flag={{Flag|United States}}

|desc=The yacht was in a collision with a cargo ship and sank with the loss of one of her three crewmembers.{{cite web|url=http://realestate.halogenguides.com/archives/428-quintess-yacht-tragedy-the-essence-sinks-in-fatal-collision |title=Quintess Yacht Tragedy – "The Essence" Sinks in Fatal Collision |publisher=Halogenguides| accessdate=1 May 2009}} }}

May

=6 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USNS|Spica|T-AFS-9|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1960}}

|desc=The inactivated combat stores ship was sunk as a target. }}

=8 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Goliath

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

|desc=The crane barge was beached at Kingsdown after developing a leak and being refused permission to dock at Dover Harbour.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8039559.stm |title=Crane barge runs aground on beach |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=8 May 2009 | date=8 May 2009}} The barge was refloated on 9 May.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8041564.stm |title=Divers inspecting refloated barge |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=8 May 2009 | date=9 May 2009}} }}

=11 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MS|Petrozavodsk||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at Bear Island in the Barents Sea.{{csr|register=MSI|id=8016457 |shipname=Petrozavodsk |accessdate=25 December 2013}} }}

=22 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Liberty||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered south of Cyprus.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?143816 |title=MV Liberty (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=27 May=

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|ship={{USNS|General Hoyt S. Vandenberg|T-AGM-10|6}}

|flag={{navy|USA|1960}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|General G. O. Squier|transport}} was scuttled in the Florida Keys to form an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary .{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?14823 |title=General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) USNS (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=18 September 2020 }}

}}

June

=6 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Miss Lourdies||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship was scuttled off Florida, United States as an artificial reef.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?139536 |title=Miracle of Life (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=14 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|IJsselstroom||2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The tug capsized and sank off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?143215 |title=MV Ijsselstroom (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=30 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Demas Victory||2}}

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

|desc=The supply ship capsized and sank off Doha, Qatar with the loss of 30 lives. }}

July

=13 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed ferry

|flag={{Flag|Kiribati}}

|desc=A ferry capsized and sank between Tarawa and Maiana, with the loss of 33 lives. }}

=26 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed boat

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

|desc=A migrant boat capsized and sank near the Turks and Caicos Islands with the loss of about 70 lives. }}

=31 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Langeland||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Norway}}

|desc=The cargo ship sank due to stormy weather off the west coast of Sweden, and the missing six-person crew are presumed to have drowned.{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/21022/20090731/ |title=Six men missing as ship sinks off Sweden |publisher=The Local |accessdate=8 August 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/21056/20090802/ |title=Norwegian cargo ship found |publisher=The Local |accessdate=8 August 2009}} }}

August

=3 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Frieda Marie

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

|desc=The {{convert|77|ft|m|1|adj=on}}, {{convert|78|ft|m|1|adj=on}}, or {{convert|85|ft|m|1|adj=on}} (sources disagree) fishing trawler – a shrimper – ran aground off Assateague Island near Chincoteague Inlet on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. All three people on board survived. She was refloated about two months later but was declared a total loss. She was scuttled as an artificial reef on 16 January 2010.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_de11_delaware-11.php#FriedaMarie njscuba.net Frieda Marie][https://thepocomokepubliceye.blogspot.com/2009/08/recreational-boat-stranded-since-monday.html?m=0 Wilson, Patrick, "Recreational Boat Stranded Since Monday," The Virginian-Pilot, August 9, 2009 Retrieved 8 February 2020.][http://www.professionalmariner.com/October-2009/American-Marine-Group-salvages-grounded-Frieda-Marie-off-Va/ Anonymous, "American Marine Group salvages grounded Frieda Marie off Va.," professionalmariner.com, October 8, 2009 Retrieved 8 February 2020]

}}

=6 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Princess Ashika||2}}

|flag={{Flagicon image|Pilot Flag of Tonga.svg}} Tonga

|desc=The ferry sank {{convert|86|km|nmi}} north west of Nuku'alofa. Official figures released by Operation Ashika on 19 August 2009, confirmed that 54 men were rescued, and 74 persons were lost at sea. These include two bodies recovered and 72 missing (68 passengers and 4 crew), including five foreign nationals. Two of the missing passengers remain unidentified.[http://www.matangitonga.to/home/ads/ashika/ashika_tribute/index.html Tribute – list of casualties – Matangi Tonga]{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/tongafrenchpolynesia/5981621/Briton-among-33-dead-in-Tonga-ferry-disaster.html|title=Briton among 33 dead in Tonga ferry disaster|date=6 August 2009|accessdate=6 August 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph| location=London | first=Paul | last=Chapman}} }}

=8 August=

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|ship=Patty J

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

|desc=File:FV Patty J stranded.PNGThe {{convert|59|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel rolled over and sank after running aground on a reef just outside Square Cove ({{coord|57|58|40|N|134|45|45|W|name=Square Cove}}) near Juneau, Alaska. All five members of her crew abandoned ship in a skiff and another fishing vessel rescued them. The wreck later was dismantled and removed.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]

}}

=12 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Antigua||2}}

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

|desc=The ship sank in The Wash.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137383 |title=MV Antigua (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=15 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Vigilant

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing tender was stranded and lost near the southwest entrance to Chugach Bay, Alaska. After efforts to refloat her failed, the fishing vessel North Star ({{flag|United States}}) transported her two-man crew to Homer, Alaska.[http://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-v/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)] }}

=16 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|ORP|Bryza|K-18|6}}

|flag={{flag|Poland|state}}

|desc=The former Polish Navy ship was scuttled in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Poland.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?142665 |title=MV Bryza (K-18) (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=20 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Formosa Product Brick||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Taiwan}}

|desc=The tanker was involved in a collision with a Greek ship in the Malacca Strait and set afire. Nine crew were reported missing. The fire was extinguished.{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tanker-Crash-Nine-Crew-Members-Missing-From-Taiwanese-Ship-After-Collision/Article/200908315365655?lpos=World_News_Article_Related_Content_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15365655_Tanker_Crash%3A_Nine_Crew_Members_Missing_From_Taiwanese_Ship_After_Collision |title=Nine Crew Missing After Tanker Collision |publisher=Sky News |date=20 August 2009 |accessdate=8 October 2010}} }}

=25 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship|Maltese patrol boat|P31||2}}

|flag={{flagdeco|Malta}} Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta

|desc=The {{sclass2|Kondor I|patrol boat}} was scuttled near Comino as an artificial reef.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?161023 |title=P-31 (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=26 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Gulser Ana||2}}

|flag={{flag|Turkey}}

|desc=The bulk carrier ran aground at Cape Vohimena, Madagascar, and was wrecked.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?163833 |title=MV Gulser Ana (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

September

=5 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Ilinden

|flag={{flag|Macedonia}}

|desc=The tourist ferry Ilinden capsized and sank on Lake Ohrid to the border of Albania and Macedonia. The boat had 70 people on board when it happened. The ferry turned sharply and went down in 30 seconds and decreased visibility at a depth of {{convert|20|m|ft}} near the beach. 22 were reported dead, including the captain.{{cite web|url=http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleID=4855239 |title=Färja sjönk på mindre än en minut – - Nyheter – Norrländska Socialdemokraten – Norrländska Socialdemokraten |publisher=Nsd.se |date=5 September 2009 |accessdate=26 June 2010}} }}

=6 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Algoport||2}}

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc=The cargo ship broke in half and sank in heavy seas while under tow to China for conversion. the tow encountered rough seas from Tropical Storm Dujuan. There were no injuries, loss of life or environmental issues reported from the foundering.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=SuperFerry 9

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The ferry sank off the Zamboanga peninsula, of 866 people on board, at least 10 lives were lost. }}

=8 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Seli 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The Turkish bulk carrier, operated by TEB Maritime of Istanbul, was en route to Gibraltar when it was driven aground off Bloubergstrand near Table Bay in South Africa by strong westerly winds shortly after midnight on 8 September 2009, having reported engine failure and a snapped anchor chain. }}

= 9 September =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Teh Teh

|flag={{Flag|Sierra Leone}}

|desc=The ferry sank with at least 260 people on board and a majority of these were young people going back to school after school holidays. At least 40 people have been rescued by the police{{cite web|author=Associated Press 12 September 2009 01:28 am |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1055149&lang=eng_news |title=30 bodies found from Sierra Leone boat accident – Taiwan News Online |publisher=Etaiwannews.com |date=12 September 2009 |accessdate=26 June 2010}} and 120 bodies were recovered until 12 September, most of them were found on the shoreline.http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20090912200226386C548048 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}} About 100 people was listed missing. The accident took place {{convert|12|km|mi}} outside Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. The cause of the accident was that the ship's engines stopped during a severe storm and the boat capsized.{{cite web|author=(Publicerad 9 September 2009) |url=http://yle.fi/svenska/nyheter/sok.php?id=167079&lookfor=&sokvariant=arkivet&advanced=yes&antal=10 |title=Fartygsolycka skördade unga offer | YLE Nyheter | svenska.yle.fi |publisher=Yle.fi |date=9 September 2009 |accessdate=26 June 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLB138950 |title=Sierra Leone ends boat rescue, dozens missing |publisher=Reuters |date= 11 September 2009|accessdate=26 June 2010}} }}

=10 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unknown ferry

|flag={{Flag|Sierra Leone}}

|desc=A ferry suddenly sank off the coastal village of Longsheng southeast of the capital, Freetown in a Sierra Leone river. It was reported that 300 people were on board. At least 40 people were rescued and at least 16 deceased were recovered. Others were still reported missing, mostly schoolchildren on their way to school. The incident occurred on 10 September and was reported to have been very rapid. The boat sank in a few minutes in strong winds and heavy rain and there were no life jackets on board..{{cite news|url=http://www.sr.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=3304&grupp=6247&artikel=3090119&sida=4 |title=200 saknas efter båtolycka i Sierra Leone – Ekots bevakning av Afrika – SR:s samlade utrikesnyheter | Sveriges Radio |newspaper=Sveriges Radio |publisher=Sr.se |date=10 September 2009 |accessdate=26 June 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://svt.se/2.22584/1.1685069/200_saknas_efter_batolycka |title=200 saknas efter båtolycka – rapport |publisher=svt.se |date=10 September 2009 |accessdate=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912082701/http://svt.se/2.22584/1.1685069/200_saknas_efter_batolycka |archivedate=12 September 2009 }} }}

=15 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Agios Dimitrios 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The container ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gaolan Island, China.{{cite web |url=http://www.itopf.com/in-action/case-studies/case-study/agios-dimitrios-1-china-2009/ |title=Agios Dimitrios 1, China, 2009 |publisher=The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd |accessdate=9 January 2018}}

}}

=30 September=

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|ship= Jalakanyaka

|flag={{Flag|India|civil}}

|desc=The passenger boat sank in Lake Thekaddy with the loss of 45 lives. }}

October

=4 October =

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|ship={{HMAS|Canberra|FFG 02|6}}

|flag={{navy|Australia|2009}}

|desc=Th decommissioned {{sclass|Adelaide|frigate|0}} guided-missile frigate was sunk as a dive wreck in Bass Strait {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia. }}

=11 October =

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|ship=Rascal

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|adj=on}} fishing vessel was wrecked on Saint Lazaria Island ({{coord|56|59|15|N|135|42|00|W|name=Saint Lazaria Island}}) in Southeast Alaska west of Sitka, Alaska. A United States Coast Guard rescued the only person on board.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship||Shockwave|yacht|2}}

|flag={{flag|Australia|civil}}

|desc=The racing yacht sank off Port Kembla, Australia with loss of two lives. }}

=24 October =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Marko Polo|1973|2}}

|flag={{flag|Croatia|civil}}

|desc=A ferry owned by the Croatian company Jadrolinija, ran aground on the small island of Sit. No one was injured.{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/za-nasukavanje-kriva-posada---zbog-marka-pola-minirat-ce-otok/318810/ |title=Za nasukavanje kriva posada, zbog Marka Pola minirat će otok |publisher=Jutarnji |language=Croatian |accessdate=27 October 2009}} }}

=30 October =

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|ship=Carley Renee

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

|desc=The 69-gross ton, {{convert|59.2|ft|m|1|adj=on}} cod-fishing vessel capsized in the Aleutian Islands approximately {{convert|22|nmi}} east of Unalaska Island. Wearing survival suits, all four members of her crew abandoned ship in a life raft and were rescued by the fishing vessel Guardian ({{flag|United States|1960}}). The overturned Carley Renee grounded on Egg Island. During salvage efforts, she sank in {{convert|720|ft|m}} of water near Sedanka Pass.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

}}

November

=2 November=

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|ship=

|flag=

|desc=The November 2009 Indian Ocean migrant boat disaster occurred in the early hours of 2 November 2009, when a boat carrying about forty Sri Lankan asylum seekers sank in the Indian Ocean at a distance of some {{convert|350|nmi|km}} north-west of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.{{cite web|url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/about-20-asylum-seekers-still-missing-after-boat-capsized-during-rescue/story-e6frg6nf-1225793504946 |title = About 20 asylum-seekers still missing after boat capsized during rescue |author= S. Maiden |publisher=The Australian|date=2 November 2009}}{{cite web|url = http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/search-in-dark-for-boat-people-20091103-htqg.html |title = Search in dark for boat people |author1=B. Nicholson |author2=Y. Narushima |author3=A. Probyn |work=Brisbane Times|date=3 November 2009}} }}

=13 November =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Ariake|ferry|2}}

|flag={{flag|Japan}}

|desc=File:Ferry-Ariake took on Beach 20100212.jpg

A ferry travelling from Tokyo, ran aground in high winds off Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan. All 21 crew and 7 passengers were rescued.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8358367.stm |title=Ferry rescue in Pacific |date=13 November 2009 |publisher=BBC News}}

}}

=17 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Naywintun

|flag={{flagcountry|Union of Myanmar|civil}}

|desc=A ferry travelling between Pathein and Thetkelthaung sank after colliding with a barge. At least 50 people reported killed.{{cite web|url=http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/fifty-feared-dead-in-burma-ferry-collision/20017719512.htm;.065acf6a61c52eed94766d1ba7da5d95d4ecd58a |title=Fifty feared dead in Burma ferry collision |publisher=Lloyds List |accessdate=18 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124030604/http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/fifty-feared-dead-in-burma-ferry-collision/20017719512.htm%3B.065acf6a61c52eed94766d1ba7da5d95d4ecd58a |archivedate=24 November 2009 }}

{{wikinews|50 dead after ferry in Myanmar capsizes}} }}

=21 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|S. Gabriel||2}}

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=The {{convert|100.6|m|ftin|adj=on}} cargo ship ran aground {{convert|5|nmi}} east of Ponta Delgada, the Azores ({{coord|37|43|N|25|32|W}}). Refloated on 7 December 2009 and taken to Ponta Delgada where she was declared a constructive total loss.{{cite web |url=https://www.bsu-bund.de/SharedDocs/pdf/EN/Investigation_Report/2010/Investigation_Report_496_09.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 |title=Investigation Report 496/09 |publisher=bsu-bund.de |access-date=12 February 2024}}

}}

=22 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Dumai Express 10

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=A ferry operating between Bantam Island and Dumai capsized and sank with 291 people on board, comprising 251 adult passengers, 25 children and 15 crew members,{{cite web |url=http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1258959587/owner-of-mv-dumai-express-10-killed-in-mishap |title=Antara News: Owner of MV Dumai Express 10 killed in mishap |publisher=Antara.co.id |date=23 November 2009 |accessdate=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115232626/http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1258959587/owner-of-mv-dumai-express-10-killed-in-mishap |archivedate=15 January 2010}} killing at least 30 people.{{cite web|url=http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1258968625/bad-weather-hampers-sunk-ferry-victims-rescue-efforts|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130108040236/http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1258968625/bad-weather-hampers-sunk-ferry-victims-rescue-efforts|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2013|title=Bad weather hampers sunk ferry victims rescue efforts|publisher=BBC News Online|accessdate=22 November 2009}} The waves were up to {{convert|6|m|ft}} high and washed over the deck so water ran down and sunk the vessel.

}}

=28 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Coco-4||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Bangladesh|civil}}

|desc=The ferry capsized at Lalmohan, Bhola Island, killing at least 75 people.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8385544.stm | work=BBC News | title=Bangladesh ferry toll rises to 72 | date=30 November 2009 | accessdate=8 May 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8383715.stm |title=Crowded ferry capsizes in southern Bangladesh |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=28 November 2009 | date=28 November 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/75-die-in-bangladesh-ferry-accident/ |title=75 Die in Bangladesh Ferry Accident |publisher=CBS News |date=30 November 2009 |access-date=26 June 2010}}

{{wikinews|Ferry capsizes in Bangladesh, at least five dead and 50 missing}} }}

December

=4 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed ferry

|flag={{Flag|Bangladesh|civil}}

|desc=An unnamed ferry collided with a launch in fog. At least 47 reported killed, with 8 people unaccounted for when the search was called off. }}

=5 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Two ferries

|flag={{Flag|Egypt}}

|desc=Two unidentified ferries collided on the River Nile in Egypt. One was cut in two and sank, the other capsized.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8396483.stm |title=Egyptian ferries collide on Nile |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=6 December 2009 | date=5 December 2009}}

{{Wikinews|Rescuers in Egypt end search for victims of ferry crash}} }}

=10 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=New Jersey

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

|desc=The motor ferry, part of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry fleet, ran aground on a sandbar in the Delaware Bay off the coast of New Jersey near the mouth of the Cape May Canal during an unusually low tide. She suffered no structural damage and a rising tide refloated her.{{cite news|last=Degener|first=Richard|title=Ferry runs aground at canal|work=Press of Atlantic City|date=12 December 2009|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/article_bb41748c-47da-5642-87fe-7fa62841ce59.html|accessdate=18 March 2014}}

}}

=16 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Karim Junior||2}}

|flag={{flag|Togo}}

|desc=The cargo ship came ashore in a storm at Tenes, Algeria and broke in two with the loss of eight of her nine crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?165030 |title=MV Karim Junion (+2009) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=7 November 2011}} }}

=17 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Danny F II||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship capsized and sank {{convert|11|nmi|km}} off Tripoli, Lebanon.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8419809.stm |title=Search as ship sinks off Lebanon |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=18 December 2009 | date=18 December 2009}} }}

=20 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Etoile des Ondes

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

|desc=The fishing vessel sank after a collision with {{MV|Alam Pintar||2}} ({{flag|Singapore|civil}}) resulting in the death of one crew member. Nearby ships did not respond to distress signals issued by the crew of Etoile des Ondes.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/10456079.stm |title=Fishing crew's SOS 'unnoticed' by ships |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=30 June 2010 | date=29 June 2010}} }}

=23 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Catalyn V

|flag={{Flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The ferry collided with a fishing boat in Manila Bay. Both vessels sank with the loss of 27 lives. }}

References

External links

[http://www.cargolaw.com/presentations_casualties.php Vessel Casualties & Pirates Database 2009]

2009

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