List of shipwrecks in 2012

The list of shipwrecks in 2012 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2012.

January

=1 January=

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|ship={{MV|Jin Hang Bo 53||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The hopper vessel sank at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=394 |title=Motor hopper Jin Hang Bo 53 sank in Port Elizabeth |publisher=Odin |date=3 January 2012 |access-date=12 January 2012}}

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|ship=Safina

|flag={{flag|Kenya}}

|desc=The ferry collided with a cargo ship off Lamu Island and sank with the loss of nine lives. There were at least 48 survivors.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16381969 |title=Kenya boat capsize near Lamu 'kills six' |work=BBC News |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=2 January 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Nine+die+in+Lamu+as+boats+collide/-/1056/1298948/-/p966dq/-/index.html |title=Nine die in Lamu as boats collide |publisher=Daily Nation |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=3 January 2012}}

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|ship=Skulptor Tomskiy

|flag={{flag|Belize|civil}}

|desc=The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground in the Morskoy Canal in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four tugs.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/skulptor-tomskiy/ |title=Skulptor Tomskiy |publisher=Shipwrecks Log |date=1 January 2012 |access-date=23 January 2012}}

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|ship=Unidentified ship

|flag=Unknown

|desc=Overloaded with a cargo of 1,700 tons of stone, the bulk carrier ran aground in the Yangtze River in China after a navigation error. All crewmen on board were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/tag/yangtze-river/ |title=Yangtze River Grounding |publisher=Shipwrecks Log |date=1 January 2012 |access-date=23 January 2012}}

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=2 January=

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|ship=Delamar

|flag={{flag|Gibraltar|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground near Antwerp, Belgium. The ship was refloated the next day.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=391 |title=General cargo vessel Delamar ran aground near Antwerpen |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=24 January 2012}} }}

=4 January=

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|ship=Odin Sydfyen

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The passenger ferry ran aground near Tårs, Denmark. The ship was able to be refloated under her own power.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/odin-sydfyen-2/ |title=Odin Sydfyen |date=5 January 2012 |publisher=Shipwreck log |access-date=24 January 2012}} }}

=7 January=

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|ship={{ship||MSC Poesia}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cruise ship ran aground on a reef off Grand Bahama. The ship remained on the reef for the day until it was eventually pulled off by four tugs.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2012/01/09/msc-poescia-runs-aground-in-the-bahamas/ |title=MSC Poesia runs aground in The Bahamas |last=Satchell |first=Arlene |date=9 January 2012 |work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |accessdate=21 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113195247/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2012/01/09/msc-poescia-runs-aground-in-the-bahamas/ |archive-date=13 January 2012 }} }}

=8 January=

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|ship={{MV|Tycoon||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The phosphate carrier broke her mooring and was pushed into the cliffs at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island and broke up, spilling oil and phosphate into the sea. All fifteen crew were rescued by Royal Australian Navy RIBs.{{cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/christmas-island-phosphate-ship-mv-tycoon-in-rescue-drama/story-e6frg6nf-1226239335337 |title=Christmas Island phosphate ship MV Tycoon in rescue drama |publisher=The Australian |access-date=10 January 2012}} }}

=11 January=

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|ship={{MV|Anke Angela||2}}

|flag={{flag|Gibraltar|civil}}

|desc=The cargo vessel ran aground in Kalmar Strait, in the Baltic Sea, Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=438 |title=General cargo vessel Anke Angela ran aground in Kalmar Sound |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=13 January 2012}} }}

=12 January=

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|ship={{MV|Harmony SW||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo vessel ran aground in the Kiel Canal.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=445 |title=Taiwanese freighter Harmony SW hit the embankment of Kiel Canal |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=13 January 2012}} }}

=13 January=

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|ship={{ship||Costa Concordia||2}}

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

|desc=File:Collision of Costa Concordia 11.jpg

The {{sclass|Concordia|cruise ship}} ran aground off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany ({{coord|42|21|53|N|10|55|16|E}}). There were 32 deaths amongst the 4,252 people on board. Declared a constructive total loss, Costa Concordia was parbuckled upright on 17 September 2013. She was refloated on 14 July 2014, departing under tow on 23 July for Genoa, where she was scrapped.

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|ship={{MV|FAS Provence||2}}

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

|desc=While under tow from Dakar the ship sank on the Medina Bank in the Mediterranean Sea.{{cite web|url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=449 |title=Boxship FAS Provence sank in Mediterranean |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=14 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611150742/http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=449 |archive-date=11 June 2022 }} }}

=14 January=

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|ship={{MV|Doola No.3||2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea|civil}}

|desc=The tanker broke in two after an explosion onboard near Jawol Island in the Yellow Sea.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=459 |title=An explosion tore apart South Korean tanker Doola No.3 |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=15 January 2012}} }}

=15 January=

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|ship={{MV|Doola 3||2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc=The tanker exploded and sank off Jawol Island with the loss of eleven of her sixteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/doola-3/ |title=DOOLA 3 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship={{MV|Edirne||2}}

|flag={{flag|Sierra Leone|civil}}

|desc=The tanker sank after an explosion onboard off the city of Durrës in Albania, with one crew member reported dead and two more reported missing.{{cite web |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/planeta.299.html:362008-Albanija-Potonuo-tanker |title=Albanija: Potonuo tanker |publisher=Novosti |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=31 January 2012 |language=sr}}

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|ship={{MV|Lady Moon||2}}

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

|desc=The tanker sank off Al Hamriya, Dubai. Her five crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/who-owns-the-lady-moon/ |title=Who Owns the Lady Moon? |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship=Unidentified fishing vessel

|flag=Unknown

|desc=The fishing vessel sank after colliding with the cargo ship Cheng Lu 28 ({{flag|China|civil}}) in the Hainan Strait off Hainan, China. Three crew members were reported missing.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/15/ |title=Cheng Lu 28 |publisher=Shipwrecks Log |access-date=18 January 2012}} }}

=16 January=

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|ship=Mako

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The offshore supply vessel was destroyed by fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|6|nmi|km}} off the coast of Nigeria.{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2013/MAB1314.pdf |title=Fire on Board and Sinking of Liftboat Mako |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |date=16 July 2013 |access-date=1 September 2013}}

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|ship=Tit Bonhomme

|flag={{flag|Ireland|civil}}

|desc=The fishing vessel sank, after hitting rocks, near Glandore Harbour, County Cork. Five crew members were reported missing.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=468 |title=Irish fishing vessel Tit Bonhomme sank in Co Cork |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=18 January 2012}} }}

=20 January=

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|ship={{MV|Aztec Maiden||2}}

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands.{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/11337971/__Vrachtschip_gestrand__.html |title=Vrachtschip gestrand bij Wijk aan Zee (cargo ship stranded at Wijk aan Zee) |publisher=De Telegraaf |language=nl |access-date=20 January 2012}} The ship was pulled free a day later and brought to IJmuiden for inspection.{{cite news |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3132115/2012/01/21/Aztec-Maiden-aangekomen-in-haven-IJmuiden.dhtml|title=Aztec Maiden aangekomen in haven IJmuiden (Aztec Maiden arrives in harbour of IJmuiden) |publisher=De Volkskrant |language=nl |access-date=22 January 2012}}

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

|flag={{flag|Sierra Leone}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Adria Blu||2}} ({{flag|Tanzania}}) off Istanbul, Turkey and was beached. Her thirteen crew were rescued. A temporary repair was made and the ship was refloated. She was taken in to Istanbul.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/kayan-1/ |title=KAYAN 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=20 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=22 January=

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|ship=Hamed II

|flag={{flag|United Arab Emirates|civil}}

|desc=The supply vessel sank off Al Hamriya, Dubai with the loss of one of her six crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/hamed-ii/ |title=Hamed II |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=22 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship={{MV|Seaford 2||2}}

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The cargo vessel sank off San Jose, Philippines after suffering a severe list. All crew were rescued.

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|ship={{MV|Sun Spirits||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo vessel sank off Binorong Point, Philippines after her cargo of iron ore shifted. All crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=492 |title=Freighters Sun Spirits and Seaford 2 sank in Philippines waters on Jan 22 |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=24 January 2012}} }}

=24 January=

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|ship=Kimberly

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

|desc=The 61-gross ton, {{convert|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel ran aground in Jute Bay ({{coord|57|32|30|N|151|51|00|W|name=Jute Bay}}) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago during a gale. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four on 25 January.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)][https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]

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=25 January=

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|ship=Hallgrímur

|flag={{flag|Iceland}}

|desc=The fishing trawler sank in a storm off Ålesund, Norway. One crew member was rescued by a Royal Norwegian Air Force helicopter, with three others missing.{{cite news |title=Three Icelandic Seafarers Presumed Dead in Norway |url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Three_Icelandic_Seafarers_Presumed_Dead_in_Norway_0_386765.news.aspx |newspaper=Iceland Review Online |date=26 January 2012 |access-date=26 January 2012}} The body of the trawler's captain was recovered from the sea north of Tromsø, Norway, in late March 2012.{{cite news |title=Identity of Icelandic Captain's Body Confirmed |url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=389094 |newspaper=Iceland Review Online |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=23 July 2012}} At the time of her loss, Hallgrímur had been on the way to the Fosen Gjenvinning breaker's yard at Stoksund in Sør-Trøndelag for scrapping.{{cite news |last=Asphaug |first=Kim Roger |date=26 January 2012 |title=Ulykkesbåt var underveis til Fosen |url=http://www.fosna-folket.no/samferdsel/article269077.ece |newspaper=Fosna-Folket |access-date=22 April 2015 |language=no }}

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|ship=Heritage

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

|desc=The 109-gross ton, {{convert|67|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fishing vessel sank {{convert|1|nmi|1}} east of Tanner Head ({{coord|57|15|N|134|37|W|name=Tanner Head}}) on the south end of Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago with seven people aboard. A United States Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued two people, and the vessel Tuxedni ({{flag|United States|1960}}) picked up the other five.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]

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=26 January=

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|ship={{MV|Delta Mariner||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The aircraft transport ship struck the Eggner Ferry Bridge over the Kentucky Lake. No injuries or loss of vehicles from the bridge were reported in the late night collision. As of 27 January, the ship remained stranded mid-stream with a large section of bridge wrapped around the upper forward decks, and dragging on the bottom.{{cite web |url=http://murrayledger.com/news/collapse-officials-say-spans-of-kenlake-bridge-down-after-being/article_e7bc40de-48f2-11e1-ad85-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Collapse: Officials say 2 spans of Kenlake bridge down after being struck by huge cargo ship |publisher=Murray Ledger & Times |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=31 January 2012}} }}

=27 January=

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|ship={{MV|Rona||2}}

|flag={{flag|Moldova}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore near Akpinar, Turkey. Her crew were taken off the next day.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/rona/ |title=RONA |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=29 January=

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|ship={{MV|Anna Akhmatova|1959|2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The passenger ship was severely damaged by fire and sank at Moscow.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/anna-akhmatova/ |title=Anna Akhmatova |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=29 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=30 January=

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|ship=Unknown trawler

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

|desc=The fishing trawler capsized and broke up after hitting the breakwall at the entrance to the Tweed River, New South Wales, Australia. Two crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2012/01/31/no-salvage-for-stricken-trawler/ |title=No salvage for stricken trawler |work=The Northern Star|date=31 January 2012 |access-date=1 February 2012}}

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|ship=Girl Rona

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

|desc=The trawler capsized after hitting a sandbank whilst trying to enter Teignmouth harbour, Devon. All five crew rescued.{{cite news|title=Girl Rona trawler recovery continues in Teignmouth|work=BBC News |date=4 February 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16887604|access-date=5 February 2012}} }}

=31 January=

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|ship={{MV|Vera|1977|2}}

|flag={{flag|Cambodia|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship sunk during a storm in the Black Sea.{{cite news |url=http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/93353/ |title=Search for sailors from sunken Vera in Turkey continues, says Foreign Ministr (sic) |publisher=Interfax|date=1 February 2012 |access-date=2 February 2012}} }}

February

=2 February=

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|ship=Rabaul Queen

|flag={{flag|Papua New Guinea|civil}}

|desc=The overloaded passenger ferry sank off the northwest coast of Papua New Guinea near Finschhafen.{{cite web |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8412872/png-ferry-with-350-aboard-believed-sunk |title=PNG ferry with 350 aboard believed sunk |publisher=Ninemsn |date=2 February 2012 |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203070649/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8412872/png-ferry-with-350-aboard-believed-sunk |archive-date=3 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} The final death toll is unknown because the exact number of passengers is unknown; estimates range from 88 to 223,{{cite news | url = https://fairplay.ihs.com/article/4265961/ship%e2%80%99s-captain-and-owner-plead-not-guilty-to-rabaul-queen-deaths | title = Ship's captain and owner plead not guilty to Rabaul Queen deaths | first = Zoe | last = Reynolds | date = 12 April 2016 | work = Fairplay | publisher = IHS Markit}}{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/world/seeking-truth-behind-a-tragedy-20120420-1xcl9.html | title = Seeking truth behind a tragedy | date = 21 April 2012 | first = Jo | last = Chandler | work = The Sydney Morning Herald}} with the official Commission of Inquiry estimating the dead at 146 to 165.{{citation | url = http://www.coi.gov.pg/documents/COI%20MV%20RABAUL%20QUEEN/Rabaul%20Queen%20COI%20final%20report%20June%202012.pdf| title = Commission of Inquiry into the Sinking of Rabaul Queen | first1 = Warwick | last1 = Andrew | author2 = Commission of Inquiry | date = 28 June 2012 | access-date = 14 October 2017}} }}

=5 February=

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|ship={{MV|Captain Ivan Vikulov||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire in the Azov Sea. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the icebreaker {{MV|Kapitan Moshkin||2}} ({{flag|Russia}}). The severely damaged ship was subsequently anchored off Strilkove, Ukraine.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/captain-ivan-vikulov/ |title=Captain Ivan Vikulov |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=5 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=7 February=

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

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship was crushed by ice in the Azov Sea off Kirillovka, Ukraine. Her twelve crew abandoned ship and were subsequently rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/alaca-1/ |title=ALACA 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship={{MV|Tanya Karpinskaya||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The cargo ship was in collision with {{MV|Kota Duta||2}} ({{flag|Singapore|civil}}) off Niigata, Japan. She consequently capsized and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/niigata-collision/ |title=Niigata Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=8 February=

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|ship={{MV|Feruz||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Samsun, Turkey. Her sixteen crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/ashore-at-samsun/ |title=Ashore at Samsun |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship={{MV|Hay K||2}}

|flag={{Flag|Moldova}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Samsun. }}

=10 February=

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|ship={{MV|Bien Nam 17||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with two other vessels and sank in the Nha Be River at Ho Chi Minh City with the loss of one of her twelve crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/bien-nam-17/ |title=Bien Nam 17 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=10 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} The vessel was refloated on 23 February.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/bien-nam-17-salvaged/ |title=Bien Nam 17 Salvaged |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=23 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=13 February=

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|ship={{MV|Combattant||2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The hopper vessel struck a mooring and sank in the Rhône at Beaucaire, Gard.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/combattant/ |title=Combattant |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=14 February=

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|ship=En Avant

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The tug sank in the Bijlands Kanaal at Millingen aan de Rijn, Gelderland.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/en-avant/ |title=En Avant |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=14 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=15 February=

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|ship={{MV|Maverick Dos||2}}

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

|desc=The passenger ship ran aground in the Balearic Islands. All 25 people on board were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/maverick-dos/ |title=Maverick Dos |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship=Shun King 8

|flag={{flag|Tonga}}

|desc=Cyclone Jasmine: The fishing vessel capsized and foundered off Tongatapu. Her three crew were rescued.

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|ship=Takuo

|flag={{flag|Tonga}}

|desc=Cyclone Jasmine: The fishing vessel foundered.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/takuo-and-shun-king-8/ |title=Takuo and Shun King 8 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=16 February=

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|ship={{MV|Karakumneft||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The tanker ran aground off Iturup Island. Her 20 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/karakumneft/ |title=Karakumneft |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship={{MV|Phantom||2}}

|flag={{flag|Gibraltar|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship developed a severe list off Öland Sweden after her cargo shifted. Her six crew were rescued by a Swedish Coast Guard helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/phantom/ |title=Phantom |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} Phantom was later towed in to Oskarshamn.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/phantom-update/ |title=Phantom Update |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship=Yogi

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The super-yacht sank in a storm during the early morning hours off the island of Skyros, Greece.{{cite web |url=http://www.boatinternational.com/2012/02/17/superyacht-yogi-sinks-off-skyros-greece/ |first=Raphael |last=Montigneaux |title=Superyacht Yogi sinks off Skyros, Greece |publisher=Boat International |date=17 February 2012 |access-date=16 March 2012}} Her eight crew were rescued by a Hellenic Coast Guard helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://www.maritimeherald.com/2017/gopro-hellenic-coast-guard-rescues-crew-sinking-super-yacht/ |title=GoPro: Hellenic Coast Guard Rescues Crew from Sinking Super Yacht |work=Maritime Herald|access-date=10 August 2017}}

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=18 February=

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|ship={{MV|Hg Xin Yuan Shun 6||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered off Hui'an with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/hg-xin-yuan-shun-6/ |title=Hg Xin Yuan Shun 6 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=18 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

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|ship={{MV|Oberon|1987|2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The tanker ranaground at Penghu, Taiwan. All sixteen crew were rescued by a Taiwan Coast Guard helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/oberon/ |title=Oberon |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=18 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=19 February=

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|ship={{MV|Fadak 150||2}}

|flag={{flag|Iran}}

|desc=The tug was destroyed by fire in the Persian Gulf. Her nine crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/fadak-150/ |title=FADAK 150 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=19 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=22 February=

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|ship={{MV|Commando||2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The tug capsized and sank at Krimpen aan den IJssel, South Holland. Both crew were rescued by {{MV|Gepke||2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/commando/ |title=Commando |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=22 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=23 February=

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|ship=Family Union

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

|desc=The fishing vessel sank off Vélez-Málaga in Spain after it sprung a leak; the crew was rescued.{{cite web | url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/family-union/ | title=Family Union| first=Paul |last=Hancock | publisher=Shipwreck Log | date=23 February 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}} }}

=24 February=

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

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The crew vessel ran aground near Houston, Texas. Her four crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/miss-pearl/ |title=Miss Pearl |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=24 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=27 February=

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|ship={{MV|MSC Carole||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The container ship ran aground on a reef off Jakarta, Indonesia.{{cite web | url=http://www.shippingonline.cn/news/newsContent.asp?id=22788 | title=New MSC ship accident: 4,437-TEU Carole runs aground on reef off Jakarta | publisher=ShippingOnline.cn | access-date=20 December 2012}} }}

=28 February=

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|ship={{MV|Inzhener Nazarov||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The tanker caught fire in the Caspian Sea off Makhachkala and was abandoned with the loss of one of her fourteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/inzhener-nazarov/ |title=Inzhener Nazarov |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=28 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=29 February=

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|ship={{MV|Tra Ly 18||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=The coaster foundered in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vinh. Her crew were rescued by {{MV|Hoang Vu 1||2}} ({{flag|Vietnam}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/tra-ly-18/ |title=Tra Ly 18 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

March

=2 March=

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|ship={{MV|Bo Yun 018||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The coaster collided with {{MV|Dream Diva||2}} ({{flag|Panama}}) and sank in the Pearl River Delta off Zhuhai with the loss of eight of her ten crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/zhuhai-collision/ |title=Zhuhai Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Cyclone

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

|desc=The fishing vessel sank {{convert|6|nmi}} east of Cape Chiniak ({{coord|57|37|N|152|10|W|name=Cape Chiniak}}) on the coast of Alaska's Kodiak Island after her lazarette flooded. Her crew of three abandoned ship wearing survival suits and was rescued by the fishing vessel Glacier ({{flag|United States|1960}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Governor Herbert H. Lehman||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The ferry sprang a leak and sank at Newburgh, New York.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/governor-herbert-h-lehman/ |title=Governor Herbert H. Lehman |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=5 March=

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

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc=The tanker capsized and sank, possibly after hitting a shipwreck west of Athens. Ten crew were rescued and one person, the captain, died.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/greece-ship-idUSL5E8E51XM20120305 | title=Update 2-Greek tanker sinks off Athens, captain dead | publisher=Reuters| date=5 March 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}} }}

=7 March=

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|ship={{MV|Cebu Ferry 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The ferry caught fire off Matuko Point. All 43 passengers were taken off by {{MV|Supercat 38||2}} ({{flag|Philippines}}). Cebu Ferry 1 was later towed in to Batangas.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/cebu-ferry-1/ |title=Cebu Ferry 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Stena Feronia||2}}

|flag={{SWE}}

|desc=The ferry collided in Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland with {{MV|Union Moon||2}} ({{flag|Cook Islands}}.{{cite news|title=Collision ship captain pleads guilty to drink charge|work=BBC News|date=9 March 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17310812|access-date=9 March 2012}}

}}

=9 March=

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|ship={{MV|Algoma Discovery||2}}

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc=The bulk carrier caught fire and nearly sank while at port in Hamilton, Ontario.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Celina|2002|2}}

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

|desc=The container ship ran aground off Måløy, Norway and was severely damaged. Twelve of her fourteen crew were taken off, the other two remaining on board to assist with salvage efforts.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/celina/ |title=Celina |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=9 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=10 March=

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|ship={{MV|Chevelle||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The fishing vessel ran aground at Newport, Oregon in high wind.{{cite web | url=http://www.kval.com/news/local/Fishing-boat-crashes-aground-on-jetty-142338335.html | title=Fishing boat sinks in Yaquina Bay | publisher=KVAL.com | date=12 March 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Gelso M||2}}

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

|desc=File:Nave Gelso M naufragata a Siracusa - panoramio.jpg

The chemical tanker ran aground off Syracuse, Sicily. All nineteen crew were rescued by helicopter.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17326138 |title=Helicopter rescue for crew of ship aground off Sicily |work=BBC News |date=10 March 2012 |access-date=10 March 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Seagate||2}}

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

|desc=The bulk carrier was in collision with the refrigerated cargo ship {{MV|Timor Stream||2}} ({{flag|Liberia}} {{convert|24|nmi|km}} north of Manzanillo, Dominican Republic. Seagate was extensively damaged and was declared a constructive total loss.{{cite web |url=http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/SeagateTimorStream_IReport.pdf |title=Interim report into the collision of Seagate and Timor Stream 24 nautical miles north of the Dominican Republic on 10 March 2012 at 0540 local time |publisher=Marine Accident Investigation Branch |date=5 March 2013 |access-date=18 March 2013}} }}

=13 March=

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|ship={{MV|Kenos Athena||2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc=The tanker capsized and foundered off Guangdong, China. Her eighteen crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/kenos-athena/ |title=Kenos Athena |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=13 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=The ferry sank about {{convert|50|km|nmi}} south of the capital Dhaka after hitting an oil barge. The death toll early the next morning stood at 110 killed and at least 61 missing.{{cite web |url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/bangladesh-ferry-dragged-from-river-death-toll-at-110/ |title=Bangladesh ferry dragged from river, death toll at 110 |publisher=Trust.org |access-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315203353/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/bangladesh-ferry-dragged-from-river-death-toll-at-110/ |archive-date=15 March 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Yuan Tong||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered off Zhoushan, China with the loss of eight of her 40 crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/yuan-tong/ |title=Yuan Tong |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=13 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=14 March=

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|ship=TG 6715

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=The tug was struck by a barge and sank in the Dong Nai River at Bien Hoa with the loss of a crew member.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/dong-nai-river-collision/ |title=Dong Nai River Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=14 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=15 March=

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|ship={{MV|Bareli||2}}

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

|desc=The container ship ran aground in the East China Sea {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off Fuqing, China and broke in two. All 21 crew were rescued.{{cite web|url=http://www.klaveness.com/press_room/index.php|title=M/V Bareli salvage operation going on|publisher=Torvald Klaveness Group|access-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129062633/http://www.klaveness.com/press_room/index.php|archive-date=29 November 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Stolt Valor

|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}

|desc=An explosion and subsequent fire onboard the chemical tanker killed one crewman. The ship was later declared total loss and sold for scrapping.{{cite web |url= http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Shipping/8062935 |title=Norway's Stolt-Nielsen tanker hit by explosion in Persian Gulf |publisher=Platts |access-date=20 March 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Tong Chang Qi Du 11

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The ferry collided with {{MV|Shun Qiang 28||2}} ({{flag|China}} in the Yangtze River and sank with the loss of two lives.{{Cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/98550/american-rescuers-and-chinese-seafarer-get-imo-award-for-exceptional-bravery-at-sea-2013/ |title=American Rescuers and Chinese Seafarer Receive IMO Award for Bravery at Sea 2013 |date=27 November 2013 |publisher=World Maritime News |access-date=27 November 2013}} }}

=19 March=

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|ship={{MV|Ocean Glory|1982|2}}

|flag={{flag|Taiwan}}

|desc=The cargo ship capsized and sank off Keelung with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/ocean-glory/ |title=Ocean Glory |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=19 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}} }}

=27 March=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Patrice McAllister|1999|2}}

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc=The tugboat caught fire off the coast of Kingston, Ontario in Lake Ontario. }}

April

=1 April=

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|ship={{MV|Chabira||2}}

|flag={{flag|Lithuania}}

|desc=The dredger sprang a leak and sank at Klaipėda.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/chabira/ |title=Chabira |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}} }}

=3 April=

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|ship={{MV|Ara Felixtowe||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}

|desc=The cargo ship suffered a fire in her engine room. All nine crew were rescued by a KNRM lifeboat. The fire was extinguished and her crew returned to the ship, which was towed in to Harlingen, Netherlands.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/ara-felixstowe/ |title=Ara Felixtowe |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Carrier||2}}

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

|desc=File:MV Carrier aground.jpg

The coaster ran aground at Llanddulas, United Kingdom. All seven crew were rescued.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-17607325 |title=Ship rescue: Fuel leak worry for Carrier off Llanddulas after crew saved |work=BBC News |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=4 April 2012}} She was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped in situ.{{cite web |url=http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/CarrierReport.pdf |title=Report on the investigation of the grounding of the cargo ship Carrier at Raynes Jetty, Llanddulas, North Wales on 3 April 2012 |publisher=Marine Accident Investigation Branch |date=May 2013 |access-date=25 May 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|New Lucky VII||2}}

|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea off the Amami Island, Japan with the loss of six of her seventeen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/new-lucky-vii-lost/ |title=New Lucky VII Lost |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}} }}

=4 April=

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=The ro-ro cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Miragoane.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/sea-flower/ |title=Sea Flower |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}} }}

=5 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Ryō Un Maru

|flag={{flag|Japan}}

|desc=File:120405-G-ZZ999-The sinking of the Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-un Maru.jpg

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: The derelict fishing vessel, which had been drifting in the Pacific Ocean for over a year, was shelled and sunk {{convert|195|nmi|km}} off Sitka, Alaska, United States by the cutter {{USCGC|Anacapa|WPB-1335|6}} (22px United States Coast Guard).{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17630153 |title=US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' |work=BBC News |date=6 April 2012 |access-date=6 April 2012}} }}

=10 April=

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|ship={{MV|Truong Hai Star||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Krairatch Dignity||2}} ({{flag|Thailand}}) off Vung Tau and sank. Her sixteen crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/collision-off-vung-tau/ |title=Collision off Vung Tau |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=10 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}} }}

=23 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Aquarius||2}}

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

|desc=The tug sank {{convert|45|mi}} off the Lizard with one of the three crew reported missing.{{cite news|title=Tug boat Aquarius sinks off Lizard in Cornwall|work=BBC News|date=23 April 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-17815679|access-date=23 April 2012}} }}

=30 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Unnamed ferry

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

|desc=2012 Assam ferry sinking: The ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River in the Dhubri district of Assam state in northeastern India; more than 100 bodies were recovered.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17904139 |title=Search for survivors after India ferry sinking |publisher=BBC News |date=1 May 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012}} }}

May

=2 May=

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|ship={{MV|FR8 Pride||2}}

|flag={{flag|Marshall Islands}}

|desc=The tanker collided with the oil rig Rowan EXL-1 in the Gulf of Mexico and was holed. She was beached near Corpus Christi, Texas.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/gulf-of-mexico-collision/ |title=Gulf of Mexico Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}} }}

=3 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Urd||2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The ro-ro ferry was struck by {{MV|Nils Holgersson||2}} ({{flag|Germany}}) at Travemünde, Germany and sank by the bow until it grounded.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/allision-at-travemuende/ |title=Allision at Travemuende |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}} }}

=4 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Igloo

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

|desc=The 14-gross ton, {{convert|38.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} salmon troller ran aground near Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport in Sitka, Alaska. Her two crewmen were rescued. Several days later, Igloo sank in {{convert|50|ft|m}} of water {{convert|200|yd|m}} off Cannon Island in Sitka while under tow to a safe location for dismantling.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (I)]

}}

=5 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Ryou-Un Maru}}

|flag={{flag|Japan}}

|desc=The squid fishing vessel, adrift since drifting out of port during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, was scuttled by shelling by {{USCGC|Anacapa|WPB-1335|6}} ({{Coast guard|United States|1960}}) {{convert|195|mi}} off Sitka, Alaska.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/eihatsu-maru-ashore/ |title=Ryou-Un Maru (+2012) |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=5 April 2024}}

}}

=12 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|FV|Eihatsu Maru||2}}

|flag={{flag|Japan}}

|desc=The fishing vessel was driven ashore at Cape Town, South Africa. Nineteen of her 28 crew were evacuated by the NSRI.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/eihatsu-maru-ashore/ |title=Eihatsu Maru Ashore |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}

}}

=18 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Purbeck Isle||2}}

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

|desc=The wreck of the fishing vessel was found one day after she went missing ten miles off Portland, England in 50 m. One body recovered and two missing.{{cite news|title=Missing fishing boat Purbeck Isle found on seabed|work=BBC News|date=19 May 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-18127645|access-date=20 May 2012}} }}

=19 May=

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|ship= {{MV|Erol Senkaya||2}}

|flag={{flag|Turkey}}

|desc=The cargo ship sank in the Ionian Sea between Zakynthos and the Greek mainland with the loss of four of her ten crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=886 |title=Turkish freighter Erol Senkaya sank in Ionian sea |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2012}} }}

=23 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Solfish 001||2}}

|flag={{flag|Solomon Islands|civil}}

|desc=The inter-island cargo ship sank for unknown reasons near the Solomon Islands. All on board were rescued from life rafts several days later.{{cite web | url=http://abcasiapacificnews.com/stories/201205/3512062.htm | title=Dozens rescued after boat sinks off Solomon Islands | publisher=ABC Asia Pacific News | date=28 May 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031405/http://abcasiapacificnews.com/stories/201205/3512062.htm | archive-date=21 May 2014 | url-status=dead }} }}

=26 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|FV|Kapitan Bolsunovskiy||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The fishing trawler was holed by ice in the Bering Sea and foundered off Dezhnev Point. Her 90 crew were rescued by Derzu Uzala ({{flag|Russia}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/kapitan-bolsunovskiy/ |title=Kapitan Bolsunovskiy |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=26 May 2012 |access-date=26 May 2014}} }}

=29 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Jing Huai 188||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The coaster foundered off Shanghai with the loss of at least three lives. Two survivors were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/jing-huai-188/ |title=Jing Huai 188 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=26 May 2014}} }}

June

=25 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Flash

|flag=

|desc=grounded at Galite Islands, Tunisia, later laid up until 2017. In 2017 scrapped in AliagaIMO 9522879

}}

July

=2 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USCGC|Mohawk|WPG-78|6}}

|flag={{flagdeco|United States|coast guard-1915}} United States Coast Guard

|desc= The museum ship, a decommissioned Algonquin-class cutter, was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico {{convert|28|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} off Captiva Island, Florida. }}

=12 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|HYSY 699||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=Typhoon Vicente: The ship sank off Hong Kong. Her crew was rescued.{{cite web |url=http://sinoshipnews.com/news_content.php?fid=3w3c220 |title=CNOOC ship sinks near Hong Kong |publisher= Sino Ship News |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=27 November 2013}} }}

=14 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|MSC Flaminia||2}}

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=File:MSC Flaminia - JWP 1.JPG

The container ship suffered an onboard explosion and fire in the Atlantic Ocean ({{coord|47|52|N|30|44|W}}) with the loss of two of her crew of 23. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued by {{MV|DS Crown||2}} ({{flag|Bahamas|civil}}). }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{USNS|Niagara Falls|T-AFS-3|6}}

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

|desc= File:Ex-USS Niagara Falls sinking.jpgThe inactivated {{sclass|Mars|combat stores ship}} was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|63|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} southwest of Kauai, Hawaii, during the RIMPAC 2012 exercise. }}

=17 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{USNS|Concord|T-AFS-5|6}}

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

|desc= The inactivated {{sclass|Mars|combat stores ship}} was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|61|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, by a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine HMCS Victoria ({{navy|Canada|2012}}) during the RIMPAC 2012 exercise. }}

=18 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Skagit||2}}

|flag={{flag|Tanzania}}

|desc=The ferry sank in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar with great loss of life. Only 145 of the 280 people on board were reported to have been rescued as of 23 July, with 78 bodies recovered.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18890691 |title=Tanzania rescue bid as ferry sinks off Zanzibar |publisher=BBC News Online |date=18 July 2012}} }}

August

=2 August=

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|ship=Evening Star

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

|desc=The 35-gross ton, {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} purse-seine fishing vessel capsized and sank in Slocum Arm ({{coord|57|34|N|136|03|W|name=Slocum Arm}}) in Southeast Alaska just after hauling a large set of pink salmon aboard, dumping four members of her five-person crew into the water. They were picked up by the fifth crewmen, who was operating her seine skiff, and all five then were rescued from the skiff by the fishing vessel El Dorado ({{flag|United States|1960}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

}}

=8 August=

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|ship=Chamarel

|flag={{flag|Mauritius|civil}}

|desc=The cable ship was destroyed by fire off Walvis Bay, Namibia. }}

=16 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Ocean Breeze||2}}

|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}

|desc= The bulk carrier was driven ashore at Llolleo, Chile. She was declared a constructive total loss.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/81/bulk-carrier-ocean-breeze-declared-total-loss/ |title=Bulk carrier Ocean Breeze declared a total loss |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=26 August=

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|ship={{MV|Hansa Berlin||2}}

|flag={{flag|Liberia}}

|desc=The container ship was grounded off the coast of Mariel, Cuba, due to engine failure and heavy seas from Hurricane Isaac.{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=1255 |title=German boxship Hansa Berlin grounded off Havana, Cuba |work=Maritime Bulletin |date=28 August 2012 |access-date=8 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8500 |title=Hansa Berlin |work=IncidentNews |publisher=Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce |date=27 August 2012 |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014011132/http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8500 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} }}

=28 August=

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|ship={{MV|Pacific Carrier||2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc=The bulk carrier broke in two after breaking her moorings and drifting to the shore near Sacheon, South Korea. The ship had been struck by another vessel eight months earlier and was awaiting for repairs. The ship was declared constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[http://www.robindesbois.org/english/shipbreaking/shipbreaking29.pdf Ship-breaking.com #29]. Robin Des Bois, October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-26 }}

=30 August=

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|ship=Two unidentified barges

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

|desc=The two retired {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} barges were scuttled in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|2|nmi}} off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in {{convert|80|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|03.585|N|073|59.391|W|name=Swensen Barge}} both to serve as an artificial reef and as a means of delivering a {{convert|47|ft|m|1|adj=on}} sculpture of a horseshoe crab intended to lie on the seafloor as part of the reef. Bridles holding the sculpture to the barges broke as the barges sank, causing the sculpture to fall off the barges, hit the seafloor first, and shatter, and the pieces of the sculpture were damaged further when the sinking barges landed on top of them. The wrecks of the two barges and the wreckage of the sculpture are known collectively as the "Horseshoe Crab barge."[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#crab njscuba.net "Horseshoe Crab barge"]

}}

=31 August=

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|ship=Advantage

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

|desc=The {{convert|48.9|or|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} crab and longline fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska {{convert|14|nmi}} southeast of Sitkalidak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. One crewman was trapped inside her hull when she sank and was lost. A United States Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter lifted her other three crewmen from her overturned hull, but one of them died soon afterward of respiratory failure and saltwater aspiration.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]

}}

September

=1 September=

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|ship= Chloe T

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

|desc=The fishing vessel sank off Start Point, Devon. All five crew were taken off by a helicopter from RNAS Culdrose.{{cite news|title=Cornwall trawler crew rescued off Devon|work=BBC News|date=2 September 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-19455336|access-date=4 September 2012}} }}

=6 September=

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|ship= Unnamed boat

|flag=Unknown

|desc=A fishing boat carrying illegal migrants sank after hitting rocks in Baradan Bay off the coast of Turkey, resulting in 61 deaths.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19506379|title=Dozens dead after Turkey migrant boat sinks|publisher=BBC|date=6 September 2012|access-date=29 November 2012}} }}

=21 September=

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|ship= Huelin Dispatch

|flag={{flag|Jersey|civil}}

|desc=The {{DWT|2,500}} cargo vessel ran aground on Pierre au Vraic rocks near Alderney during her maiden voyage. After making temporary repairs to a leak in her stern she made it to Falmouth Docks for further repairs.{{cite news|last=mwill|title=Cargo ship runs aground on her maiden voyage|url=http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Cargo-ship-runs-aground-maiden-voyage/story-16963317-detail/story.html|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=Western Morning News|date=22 September 2012}}{{cite web|title=Huelin Dispatch|date=21 September 2012|url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/09/huelin-dispatch/|publisher=Shipwreck Log|access-date=24 September 2012}} }}

=24 September =

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|ship= Kyeema Spirit

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

|desc=The {{DWT|113,357}}{{csr|register=E|id=9171840|shipname=Kyeema Spirit|access-date=2012-09-25}} oil tanker, ran aground on a shoal to the east of the island of Aegna near Tallinn, Estonia. The {{convert|250|m|ftin|adj=on}} tanker was not carrying cargo, but was reportedly leaking bilge water.[http://news.err.ee/environment/cc1b92bc-6f5c-4104-97d1-499fee309a7a Tanker Stuck in Shallows Near Aegna]. Estonian Public Broadcasting, 24 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-24 }}

=25 September=

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|ship= {{MV|Everton||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc= The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire off the coast of South Africa. She was towed into Durban in late October.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/162/greek-freighter-everton-towed-durban-after-major-f/ |title=Greek freighter Everton towed to Durban after major fire |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=26 September =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Bahuga Jaya

|flag={{flag|Indonesia|civil}}

|desc=The passenger ferry sank after collision with LPG/chemical tanker Norgas Cathinka ({{SIN}}) off Jakarta, Indonesia, resulting in loss of eight lives. Over 200 passengers and crew were rescued. The tanker received minor structural damage, but was not in danger of sinking.[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.8336524 Åtte døde da norskeid skip kolliderte i Indonesia]. NRK, 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-26 }}

=27 September=

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|ship= {{MV|Hao Han||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship caught fire in Osaka Bay. Her twelve crew were rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard.

}}

=28 September=

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|ship= {{MV|BSCE Sunrise||2}}

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

|desc= The cargo ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Celia|2005|2}}

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

|desc=File:Barco encallado Valencia.jpg The cargo ship was driven ashore at Valencia. She was refloated on 24 October with assistance from {{MV|Punta Mayor||2}} ({{flag|Spain|civil}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/159/german-freighter-celia-refloated-after-month-long-/ |title=German freighter Celia refloated after month long salvage operation, Spain |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1674752 |title=CELIA - IMO 9184237 |publisher=Shipspotting |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017}}

}}

October

=1 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Lamma IV

|flag={{flag|Hong Kong|civil}}

|desc=File:LammaIV-01.JPG

The passenger ferry sank after a collision with another passenger ferry Sea Smooth ({{flag|Hong Kong|civil}}), off Lamma Island, Hong Kong, resulting 39 killed and more than 100 injured.{{cite news|title=Hong Kong boat crash off Lamma Island kills 36|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19790977|access-date=2 October 2012|publisher=BBC News|date=2 October 2012}} }}

=2 October=

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|ship= {{MV|Shung Cheng||2}}

|flag={{flag|Taiwan}}

|desc= The cargo ship caught fire in the Gulf of Tonkin with the loss of six lives.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/18/unidentified-tanker-allegedly-mt-shun-cheng-fire-g/ |title=Unidentified tanker, allegedly m/t Shun Cheng, on fire in Gulf of Tonkin, 6 dead |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=2 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Straumvik||2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc= The cargo ship ran aground at Finnsnes.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/15/freighter-straumvik-ran-rocks-finnsnes-norway/ |title=Freighter Straumvik ran on rocks off Finnsnes, Norway |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=2 October 2017 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=4 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Mokosika||2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc= The cargo ship ran aground {{convert|55|nmi|km}} south of Bergen.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/39/general-cargo-vessel-mokosica-ran-aground-norway/ |title=General cargo vessel Mokosica ran aground, Norway |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=5 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Haoda 6||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship caught fire in the Inland Sea of Japan.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/42/second-chinese-freighter-time-haoda-6-fire-japan-w/ |title=Second Chinese freighter, this time Haoda 6, on fire in Japan waters |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=14 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Sterno||2}}

|flag={{flag|Sweden}}

|desc= The bulk carrier ran aground and was damaged between Nynashamn and Trosa.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/123/bulk-carrier-sterno-grounded-rocks-sweden/ |title=Bulk carrier Sterno grounded on rocks, Sweden |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=16 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=20 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|BG Stone 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc= The dredger capsized and sank in shallow water with the hull partially above water in the Kattegat off Odense. Her four crew were rescued by helicopter.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/126/dredger-bg-stone-1-capsized-kattegat/ |title=Dredger BG Stone 1 capsized in Kattegat |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=21 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Wilson Newport||2}}

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc= The cargo ship ran aground at Gios Georgios, Greece. She was on a voyage from Gemlik, Turkey to Antwerp, Belgium.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/129/norway-freighter-wilson-newport-hard-aground-aegea/ |title=Norway freighter Wilson Newport hard aground, Aegean sea |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }} She was refloated on 24 October and taken into Lagrena Bay.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/150/freighter-wilson-newport-refloated-and-anchored-in/ |title=Freighter Wilson Newport refloated and anchored for investigation, Greece |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}

}}

=28 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Amurskaya||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc= The cargo ship was presumed to have foundered in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Shantar Islands ({{coord|54|40|38|N|135|50|30|E}}). An EPIRB from the vessel was activated.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/168/freighter-amurskaya-went-missing-okhotsk-sea/ |title=Freighter Amurskaya went missing in Okhotsk sea |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/171/chronology-mv-amurskaya-and-its-cargo-gold-disappe/ |title=The chronology of m/v Amurskaya and {{sic|i|ts'|nolink=y}} cargo of gold disappearance |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }} Nine crew perished.{{cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2012/11/08/rescuers-find-empty-raft-near-amurskaya-wreck-a19231 |title=Rescuers Find Empty Raft Near Amurskaya Wreck |first=Joe |last=Walters |publisher=Moscow Times |date=8 November 2012 |access-date=15 April 2021 }}

}}

=29 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Bounty|1960 ship|2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=File:121029-G-ZZ999-002 - Coast Guard rescues crewmembers aboard HMS.jpgThe full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|90|nmi|km}} south east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. All sixteen crew took to the lifeboats.{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/sandy-bounty-ship/index.html |title=Coast Guard rescues movie ship crew from lifeboats |publisher=CNN |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=29 October 2012}} The ship later sank, two people were reported to be missing.{{cite web |url=http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Coast-Guard-Rescue-Underway-Now-16-People-In-Lifeboats-Off-NC-Coast-176228331.html |title=HMS Bounty Sinks Off NC Coast, 14 People Rescued, Two Possibly Missing |publisher=WITN |access-date=29 October 2012}} }}

=30 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|John B. Caddell||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=File:John B Caddell stranded Front Street jeh.jpgThe tanker was driven ashore at Staten Island, New York, by Hurricane Sandy.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20137363 |title=Sandy: Storm-hit New York declared major disaster area |work=BBC News |date=30 October 2012 |access-date=30 October 2012}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Saigon Queen||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=Cyclone Nilam: The cargo ship sank in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka. Eighteen of her 22 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/68327/vietnamese-freighter-sinks-due-to-stormy-weather/ |title=Vietnamese Freighter Sinks Due to Stormy Weather |publisher=World Maritime News |date=1 November 2012 |access-date=20 March 2013}}

}}

=31 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Prathiba Cauvery||2}}

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

|desc=Cyclone Nilam: The chemical tanker was driven ashore at Besant Nagar with the loss of six of her 37 crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/189/tanker-prathibha-cauvery-beached-cyclone-nilam-che/ |title=Tanker Prathibha Cauvery beached by cyclone Nilam, Chennai |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=31 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/195/failure-captain-indian-tanker-pratibha-cauvery-tra/|title=The failure of the Captain. Indian tanker Pratibha Cauvery tragedy. |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 November 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }} She was refloated on 11 November with assistance from the tug {{MV|Malavya 21||2}} ({{flag|India|civil}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/225/tanker-pratibha-cauvery-refloated-india/ |title=Tanker Pratibha Cauvery refloated, India |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

November

=3 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Conmar Cape||2}}

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

|desc= The cargo ship ran aground off Subic Bay, Philippines. She was on a voyage from Manila, Philippines to Hong Kong.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/207/german-boxship-conmar-cape-aground-subic-bay/ |title=German boxship Conmar Cape aground off Subic Bay |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=9 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }} She was refloated between 16 and 18 November.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/252/german-boxship-conmar-cape-taken-keppel-shipyard-r/ |title=German boxship Conmar Cape taken to Keppel Shipyard for repairs after grounding, Philippine |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=18 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

=10 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Atoll

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc= The tug foundered in the Sea of Azov. Her three crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/219/god-save-us-sinking-russian-waters/ |title=God save us from sinking in Russian waters |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

=14 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Marion Dufresne||2}}

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc= The research ship ran aground off Possession Island, Crozet Islands.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/246/french-research-vessel-marion-dufrense-aground-and/ |title=French research vessel Marion Dufrense aground and breached, Indian ocean |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

=19 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Kriti II||2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc= A fire broke out on the vehicle deck of the ro-ro ferry whilst she was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Patras. She was evacuated on arrival at Patras. There were no injuries amongst her 87 crew and 113 passengers.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/273/major-fire-greek-ferry-kriti-ii-greece/ |title=Major fire on a Greek ferry Kriti II, Greece |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

=28 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Tundra||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}

|desc= The bulk carrier ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Halifax, Nova Scotia.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/360/bulk-carrier-tundra-aground-st-lawrence-river/ |title=Bulk carrier Tundra aground on St. Lawrence river |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=30 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }} She was refloated on 5 December and taken into Trois-Rivières, Quebec.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/423/bulk-carrier-tundra-refloated-canada/ |title=Bulk carrier Tundra refloated, Canada |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

= 29 November =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Trans Agila||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in Kalmar Strait and was in danger of sinking due to flooding of engine room. She was consequently beached on a sandbank.[http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=86&artikel=5362583 Just nu: Chatta med Sjöfartsverket om lastfartyget]. Sveriges Radio, 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-29{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/357/trans-agila-intentionally-grounded-avoid-sinking-a/ |title=Trans Agila intentionally grounded to avoid sinking after hitting rocks, Sweden |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }} She was refloated on 1 December and towed into Kalmar.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/366/trans-agila-refloated-and-towed-safety-sweden/ |title=Trans Agila refloated and towed to safety, Sweden |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=1 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

December

= 4 December =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|BBC Adriatic||2}}

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Kilyos, Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/70663/stormy-weather-claims-another-freighter-in-black-sea/ |title=Stormy Weather Claims Another Freighter in Black Sea |publisher=World Maritime News |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=20 March 2013}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Volgo-Balt 199||2}}

|flag={{KNA}}

|desc=The general cargo ship sank in a storm off the coast of Turkey. Of the crew of 11, four were rescued and one was confirmed dead. Two rescuers were also killed and three others were reported missing when the boat carrying them hit rocks and sank.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20593951 |title=Cargo ship Volgo Balt 199 sinks off Turkey coast |publisher=BBC New Online |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=5 December 2012}} }}

= 5 December =

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship||Baltic Ace}}

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

|desc=The car carrier and container ship Corvus J ({{CYP}}) collided in the North Sea some {{convert|40|to|50|km|nmi|order=flip}} from the port of Rotterdam. As a result, Baltic Ace began taking on water and was sinking as the rescue boats and a helicopter rushed to the scene. Of the crew of 24, five were confirmed dead and six were reported missing, presumed dead while 13 crew members were rescued.{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-dutch-ship-collision-idUKBRE8B419M20121205 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402155439/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-dutch-ship-collision-idUKBRE8B419M20121205 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2019 |title=Cargo ship sinking after North Sea collision, rescue under way. |date=5 December 2012 |work=Reuters|access-date=5 December 2012|last1=Webb |first1=Anthony Deutsch }} }}

=6 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Onezkhaya||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc= The hopper ship sank at Ust-Luga. Her six crew survived.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/429/hopper-onezhskaya-sank-ust-luga-port/ |title=Hopper Onezhskaya sank in Ust-Luga Port |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

=7 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Melody|1982|2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc= The cargo ship ran aground near Krilyon Point, Sakhalin. She was on a voyage from Vladivostok to Korsakov.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/435/freighter-melody-aground-tatarskiy-strait-sakhalin/ |title=Freighter Melody aground in Tatarskiy Strait, Sakhalin |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}

}}

=11 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||CSL Tadoussac}}

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

|desc=The lake freighter collided with a pier at Toledo, Ohio. The vessel's fuel bunker was pierced, causing a minor oil spill.{{cite web |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/uscg-responds-to-vessel-allision-with-pier-on-maumee-river |title=USCG Responds to Vessel Allision with Pier on Maumee River |website=maritime-executive.com |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=9 January 2018}} }}

= 14 December =

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|ship=Equity

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The 25-gross ton, {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} troller struck a rock and sank southwest of Heceta Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The fishing vessel High Pockets ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her entire crew of three.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]

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|ship= Unidentified boat

|flag= {{flag|Turkey}}

|desc=A boat carrying immigrants from Turkey sank in the northeastern Aegean Sea off the Greek island of Lesbos, killing at least 18 people.{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article112041148/Mindestens-18-Menschen-vor-Griechenland-ertrunken.html |newspaper=Die Welt |title=Mindestens 18 Menschen vor Griechenland ertrunken |date=2012-12-15 |language=de |access-date=2012-12-15 }} }}

= 18 December =

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|ship= Unnamed boat

|flag=Unknown

|desc=A boat carrying migrant workers from Somalia to Yemen sank off the Somali port of Bosaso, killing 55 people.{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/12/2012122016474559137.html | title=Dozens of migrants dead or lost off Somalia | publisher=Al Jazeera | date=20 December 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}} }}

=24 December=

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

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground on Kwaiawata Island, Marshall Bennett Islands ({{coord|8|54|S|151|5|E}}). She was still aground on 4 January 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/9/Reefer-Asian-Lily-aground-in-Solomon-sea-for-already-two-weeks |title=Reefer Asian Lily aground in Solomon sea for already two weeks |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |date=4 January 2013 |access-date=8 July 2014}} }}

= 28 December =

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|ship= Al-Jasourah

|flag={{flag|Iran}}

|desc=The ship sank off United Arab Emirates due to rough weather. The all-Iranian crew of six was airlifted to safety.{{Cite web|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/66414-report-iranian-cargo-ship-sinks-off-uae-crew-rescued|title = Report: Iranian Cargo Ship Sinks off UAE, Crew Rescued}} }}

=29 December=

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|ship={{MV|Royal Prime||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea off the Spratly Islands. Her eighteen crew survived.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2013/01/royal-prime/ |title=Royal Prime |date=4 January 2013 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |access-date=31 August 2014}} }}

= 31 December =

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|ship={{ship||Kulluk}}

|flag={{flag|Marshall Islands}}

|desc=File:KullukAground 1jan2013.JPGThe mobile drilling rig drifted aground near Sitkalidak Island in the Gulf of Alaska after towing lines parted in heavy weather. She was refloated on 8 January 2013. }}

Unknown date

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|ship= {{USS|Nashua|YTB-774|6}}

|flag={{naval|United States}}

|desc=Sometime in 2012 the decommissioned {{sclass|Natick|tugboat}} was scuttled for United States Navy diving training off Honolulu, Hawaii.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?32676+1 |title=Nashua (+2012) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=25 April 2025}}

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