List of shipwrecks in 2015

The list of shipwrecks in 2015 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2015.

January

=1 January=

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

|flag={{flag|Tanzania}}

|desc=The cargo ship carrying 20,000 sacks of cement sank off Lobo, Batangas, Philippines, after encountering rough seas and strong winds. Of her crew, one was killed and nineteen survived.{{cite news |author= |date=3 January 2015 |title=Officer killed, 19 crew saved in cargo ship sinking |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/661860/officer-killed-19-crew-saved-in-cargo-ship-sinking |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |accessdate=3 January 2015 }}

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|ship= Unnamed vessel

|flag={{flag|Iran}}

|desc=The fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Puntland, Somalia during Cyclone Chapala.{{cite web|last1=Warka|title=Somalia:One person dies as illegal fishing vessel capsizes in Puntland|url=http://www.mareeg.com/one-person-dies-as-illegal-fishing-vessel-capsizes-in-puntland/|website=Mareeg media|accessdate=12 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222151725/http://www.mareeg.com/one-person-dies-as-illegal-fishing-vessel-capsizes-in-puntland/|archive-date=22 December 2015}} }}

=2 January=

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

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Philippine Sea ({{coord|19|25|N|127|40|E}}) with the loss of one of her nineteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/01/better-trans/ |title=Better Trans |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 January 2015 |accessdate=5 January 2015}}

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|ship= {{MS|Bulk Jupiter||2}}

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

|desc=The bulk carrier capsized and sank off Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, with one survivor and the loss of at least two lives of her nineteen crew.{{cite news |author= |date=3 January 2015 |title=16 Filipinos missing as cargo ship sinks off Vietnam |url=http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/vietnam/79687-filipinos-missing-cargo-ship-vietnam |newspaper=Rappler |accessdate=3 January 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/01/bulk-jupiter/ |title=Bulk Jupiter |first=Paul |last=Hancock |date=3 January 2015 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |accessdate=3 January 2015}}

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|ship= {{MV|Cemfjord||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}

|desc=The cargo ship capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Caithness, United Kingdom. The upturned vessel was discovered on 3 January by {{MV|Hrossey||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}).{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30667084 |title=Major search after boat overturns off north of Scotland |work=BBC News |accessdate=3 January 2015}} }}

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|ship= {{MV|Helene Rickmers|1998|2}}

|flag={{flag|Marshall Islands}}

|desc= The container ship ran aground in the Solomon Sea ({{coord|10|22|S|150|59|E}}). She was on a voyage from Port Moresby to Alotau, Papua New Guinea.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/5969/boxship-helene-rickmers-aground-solomon-sea/ |title=Boxship Helene Rickmers aground in Solomon Sea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=8 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=3 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Hoegh Osaka||2}}

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

|desc=File:Hoegh Osaka Bramble Bank.JPG

The car transporter developed a severe list and was beached on the Bramble Bank, in The Solent. All twenty-five people on board were rescued by helicopter and lifeboat.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30670746 |title=Crew rescued from listing Solent car transporter |work=BBC News |date=4 January 2015 |accessdate=4 January 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://iwcp.co.uk/news/news/hegh-osakatoo-early-to-say-why-she-went-aground-72422.aspx?mn=1 |title=Höegh Osaka:"Too early" to say why she went aground |first=Richard |last=Wright |publisher=Isle of Wight County Press Online |accessdate=4 January 2015}} }}

=4 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Run Guang 9||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The tanker caught fire and exploded off Zhanjiang. Twelve of her fourteen crew were rescued. Two were missing as of 4 January.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/01/run-guang-9/ |title=Run Guang 9 |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=4 January 2015 |accessdate=6 January 2015}} }}

=5 January=

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|ship={{MV|Magellan Spirit||2}}

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The LNG tanker ran aground {{convert|5|nmi|km}} off Bonny Island, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Bonny, Nigeria, to Gwangyang, South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/149041/magellan-spirit-aground-off-nigeria/ |title=Update: Magellan Spirit May Shed Cargo to Break Free |publisher=World Maritime News |date=13 January 2015 |accessdate=22 January 2015}} Her cargo was transferred to {{MV|Excellence||2}} ({{flag|Belgium}}) in an operation that began on 21 January.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/149987/magellan-spirits-cargo-transfer-begins-today/ |title=Update: Magellan Spirit Could Be Refloated on Friday |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=22 January 2015}} She was refloated the next day.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6233/magellan-spirit-refloated/ |title=Magellan Spirit refloated |publisher=Fleetmon |date=24 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=7 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Gulf Rio||2}}

|flag={{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea near Samsun, Turkey and began taking on water. Her ten crew were rescued by a Turkish Coast Guard helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/148909/cargo-ship-runs-aground-in-the-black-sea/ |title=Cargo Ship Runs Aground in the Black Sea |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=8 January 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/5965/general-cargo-vessel-gulf-rio-aground-crew-evacuat/ |title=General cargo vessel Gulf Rio aground, crew evacuated, Turkey, Black Sea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=8 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=8 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Pura Vida Princess||2}}

|flag={{flag|Costa Rica}}

|desc=The catamaran capsized and sank off midway to Isla Tortuga, with the loss of three of the 109 people on board.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-30734867 |title=Costa Rica boat accident kills three elderly tourists |work=BBC News |date=9 January 2015 |accessdate=9 January 2015}}

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|ship= {{MV|Vicente|1965|2}}

|flag={{flag|Cape Verde}}

|desc=The ro-ro ferry foundered off Fogo. Eleven of the twenty-six people on board were rescued and three bodies were recovered.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/01/vicente/ |title=Vicente |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=13 January 2015 |accessdate=14 January 2015}} }}

=9 January=

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|ship= {{MV|LCT 378|2013|2}}

|flag={{flag|Mongolia}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered off Camiguin, Philippines. Her twenty-six crew were rescued by {{MV|Tong Ying||2}} ({{flag|China}}).{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/149384/26-filipino-seamen-saved-from-sinking-cargo-ship/ |title=26 Filipino Seamen Saved from Sinking Cargo Ship |date=13 January 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=13 January 2015}} }}

=13 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Citeca||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc= The ro-ro ship caught fire at Akita, Japan. Her fourteen crew abandoned ship.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6085/ro-ro-citeca-fire-japan/ |title=Ro-ro Citeca on fire, Japan |publisher=Fleetmon |date=14 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }} The fire was extinguished on 22 January.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6213/fire-board-mv-citeca-extinguished-after-9-days-fir/ |title=Fire on board of mv Citeca extinguished after 9 days of firefighting |publisher=Fleetmon |date=23 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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|ship= {{MV|Mare|1985|2}}

|flag={{flag|Vanuatu}}

|desc= The cargo ship was abandoned in Chanai Bay, Crete, Greece. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6081/general-cargo-vessel-mare-crew-evacuated-crete/ |title=General cargo vessel Mare crew evacuated, Crete

|publisher=Fleetmon |date=14 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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|ship= {{MV|Sea Bird|1985|2}}

|flag={{flag|Togo}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Antalya, Turkey. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/page/2/ |title=SEA BIRD |first=Paul |last=Hancock |date=13 January 2015 |accessdate=15 January 2015}} }}

=14 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Retaj||2}}

|flag={{flag|Togo}}

|desc=The cargo ship caught fire off Iskenderun, Turkey. Her twenty-three crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/01/retaj/ |title=Retaj |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=18 January 2015 |accessdate=19 January 2015}} }}

=16 January=

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

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The tug capsized and sank in the Yangtze at Taizhou City with the loss of twenty-two of the twenty-five people on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/01/jms-delta-wan-shenzhou-67/ |title=JMS Delta (Wan Shenzhou 67) |first=Paul |last=Hancock |date=27 January 2015 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |accessdate=27 January 2015}} }}

=18 January=

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|ship= Leif Roald

|flag={{flag|Norway}}

|desc=The fishing vessel capsized and sank after striking a reef off Averøya, Norway. Her nine crew were rescued by a Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue vessel and another boat.{{cite news |author= |title=Ni reddet etter at fiskebåt forliste på Nordmøre |url=http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2015/01/18/215946/ni-reddet-etter-fiskebat-forliste-pa-nordmore |newspaper=ABC Nyheter |agency=Norwegian News Agency |date=18 January 2015 |accessdate=19 January 2015 |language=no }} }}

=20 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Xuan Lam 10||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc= The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off the coast of Quang Ngai Province. Her ten crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6181/general-cargo-vessel-xuan-lam-10-sank-south-china-/ |title=General cargo vessel Xuan Lam 10 sank in South China Sea off Vietnam coast |publisher=Fleetmon |date=20 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=22 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Nalani||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The towing vessel foundered in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|7|nmi|km}} off Oahu, Hawaii. Her eleven crew were rescued by {{USCGC|Kittiwake|WPB-87316|6}} (U.S. Coast Guard) and {{MV|Tiger 7||2}} (22px National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/150252/video-uscg-rescues-11-from-sinking-tug-off-oahu/ |title=Update: Sunken Tug Spills Oil off Oahu |date=26 January 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=26 January 2015}} }}

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|ship= {{USNS|Sgt. Matej Kocak|T-AK 3005|6}}

|flag={{flagicon|USA}} United States Naval Service

|desc= The Sgt. Matej Kocak-class cargo ship ran aground {{convert|6|nmi|km}} off Uruma, Japan.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6229/naval-ship-usns-sgt-matej-kocak-aground-okinawa/ |title=Naval ship USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak aground, Okinawa |publisher=Fleetmon |date=23 January 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=28 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Floreana||2}}

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

|desc=The ship ran aground off the Galapagos Islands and partially sank.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/01/galapagos-grounding/ |title=Galapagos Grounding |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=28 January 2015 |accessdate=1 February 2015}} Ecuadorean authorities have decided that the ship will be scuttled once her cargo has been offloaded.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/150706/cargo-ship-runs-aground-off-galapagos/ |title=Update: Galapagos Authorities to Scuttle Grounded Cargo Ship |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=2 February 2015}} }}

=31 January=

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|ship= {{MV|Gunesli||2}}

|flag={{flag|Turkey}}

|desc=The ro-ro ferry was driven ashore at {{ill|Tatlısu, Erdek|tr|lt=Tatlısu}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/gunesli/ |title=Gunesli |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 February 2015 |accessdate=4 February 2015}} }}

February

=2 February=

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|ship={{MV|Ak Ceren||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven from her mooring and ran aground at Altınova, Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/ak-ceren/ |title=AK Ceren |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 February 2015 |accessdate=4 February 2015}}

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|ship= {{MV|Bodyer||2}}

|flag={{flag|Turkey}}

|desc= The cargo ship was driven ashore at Aliağa. There was no-one on board at the time.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6355/three-freighters-grounded-storm-nemrut-bay-turkey/ |title=Three freighters grounded by storm in Nemrut Bay, Turkey |publisher=Fleetmon |date=2 February 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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|ship= {{MV|Gofer B||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc= The cargo ship was driven ashore at Aliağa. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship={{MV|Gulfem Kalkavan||2}}

|flag={{flag|Turkey}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank at Tuzla.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/gulfem-kalkavan/ |title=Gulfem Kalkavan |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 February 2015 |accessdate=4 February 2015}}

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|ship= {{MV|Melek B||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc= The cargo ship was driven ashore at Aliağa. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship={{MV|Pasha||2}}

|flag={{flag|Tanzania}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore and capsized at Balıkesir.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/pasha/ |title=Pasha |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 February 2015 |accessdate=4 February 2015}} }}

=3 February=

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|ship= {{MV|Biru Perkasa 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cambodia}}

|desc= The cargo ship was driven aground at Pangandaran, Indonesia. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6419/general-cargo-vessel-biru-perkasa-1-aground-indian/ |title=General cargo vessel Biru Perkasa 1 aground, Indian ocean |publisher=Fleetmon |date=6 February 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=5 February=

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

|flag={{flag|Chile}}

|desc=The cruise ship ran aground {{convert|14|km|nmi|disp=flip}} south west of Puerto Montt. All 120 passengers and crew were taken off by the Chilean Navy.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/151431/chilean-navy-saves-120-from-grounded-cruise-ship/ |title=Chilean Navy Saves 120 from Grounded Cruise Ship |date=6 February 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=6 February 2015}} Skorpios II was refloated the next day and taken to Puerto Montt.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/skorpios-ii/ |title=Skorpios II |first=Paul |last=Hancock |date=10 February 2015 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |accessdate=10 February 2015}} }}

=6 February=

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|ship= {{MV|Dewi Rezky||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The coaster sank off Agats. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6451/general-cargo-vessel-dewi-rezky-sank-papua/ |title=General cargo vessel Dewi Rezky sank off Papua |publisher=Fleetmon |date=8 February 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=9 February=

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|ship={{MV|Tourist Ferry Boat Primo||2}}

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

|desc=The ferry was driven ashore on Ischia. She was refloated on 13 February.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/tourist-ferry-boat-primo/ |title=Tourist Ferry Boat Primo |first=Paul |last=Hancock |date=15 February 2015 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |accessdate=15 February 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6511/passenger-ro-ro-vessel-tourist-ferry-boat-primo-re/ |title=Passenger –ro-ro vessel Tourist Ferry Boat Primo refloated |publisher=Fleetmon |date= February 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=11 February=

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|ship={{MV|Goodfaith||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}

|desc=The bulk carrier was driven ashore on Andros, Greece. Her 22 crew were rescued by the Greek Coast Guard and local fire brigade. She was on a voyage from Eleusis, Greece to Odesa, Ukraine.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/151903/update-greek-coast-guard-rescues-crew-of-beached-bulker/ |title=Update: Greek Coast Guard Rescues Crew of Beached Bulker |date=12 February 2015 |publisher=World maritime News |accessdate=12 February 2015}} }}

=17 February=

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|ship={{MV|Fort Azov||2}}

|flag={{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Black Sea {{convert|1|nmi|km}} off Ayancik, Turkey. Her twelve crew were rescued by Turkish Coast Guard helicopters.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/152680/video-freighter-sinks-in-the-black-sea/ |title=VIDEO: Freighter Sinks in the Black Sea|publisher=World maritime News |accessdate=18 February 2015}} }}

=18 February=

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|ship=Kristina

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=The {{convert|17.31|m|ftin|adj=on}} fishing vessel sprung a leak in the North Sea and sank ({{coord|54|24|N|06|10|E}}). Her crew was rescued by {{MV|Reimerswaal||2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}). {{cite web |url=https://www.bsu-bund.de/SharedDocs/pdf/EN/Investigation_Report/2017/Investigation_Report_55_15.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 |title=Investigation Report 55/15 |publisher=bsu-bund.de |access-date=12 February 2024}}

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|ship={{MV|Lysblink Seaways||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground near Ardnamurchan Point, Scotland. Her crew remained on board and she was refloated on 20 February. She was on a voyage from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Skogn, Norway.{{cite news|title=Large cargo ship runs aground near Ardnamurchan|work=BBC News |date=18 February 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31515061|accessdate=20 February 2015}}{{cite news|title='Beached' cargo ship Lysblink Seaway refloated|work=BBC News |date=20 February 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31545794|accessdate=20 February 2015}} She was consequently declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.{{cite web |url=https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/564c571840f0b674d6000033/MAIBInvReport25_2015.pdf |title=Report No. 25/2015 |publisher=Marine Accident Investigation Branch |accessdate=19 November 2015}} }}

=20 February=

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|ship={{MV|Kerem S||2}}

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

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Levitha, Greece. Her six crew were rescued by a Greek Coast Guard helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/kerem-s/ |title=Kerem S |first=Paul |last=Hancock |date=23 February 2015 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |accessdate=23 February 2015}} She floated off on 26 February and foundered.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/153337/video-freighter-sinks-in-the-aegean-sea/ |title=VIDEO: Freighter Sinks in the Aegean Sea |date=26 February 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=26 February 2015}} }}

=22 February=

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|ship=M. L. Mosta

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

|desc=The passenger ferry was in collision with a cargo ship in the Padma River. She capsized and sank with the loss of 48 lives.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/02/m-l-mosta/ |title=M.L. Mosta |first=Paul |last=Hancock |date=22 February 2015 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |accessdate=23 February 2015}} }}

March

=4 March=

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|ship={{MV|Eastern Amber||2}}

|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Yellow Sea off Gunsan, South Korea and was severely damaged. Her eighteen crew were taken off by helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/03/eastern-amber/ |title=Eastern Amber |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=6 March 2015 |accessdate=8 March 2015}} The ship was beached; it was later taken under tow by the tug Koyo Maru ({{flag|Japan}}) but capsized and sank in the Korea Strait {{convert|40|km|nmi|disp=flip}} off Jeju Island, South Korea on 12 March.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/154599/breached-freighter-capsizes-while-under-tow/ |title=Breached Freighter Capsizes While under Tow |date=12 March 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=12 March 2015}} }}

=6 March=

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|ship={{MV|Krka||2}}

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

|desc=The cement carrier was driven ashore at Split.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/154013/three-ships-aground-as-storm-wreaks-havoc-along-dalmatian-coast/ |title=Three Ships Aground as Storm Wreaks Havoc along Dalmatian Coast |date=6 March 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=6 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6735/three-cement-carriers-beached-storm-split/ |title=Three cement carriers beached by a storm in Split |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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|ship={{MV|Orebić||2}}

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

|desc=The cement carrier was driven ashore at Split.

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|ship={{MV|Vranjic||2}}

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

|desc=The cement carrier was driven ashore at Slatine. She was still ashore on 4 August.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8723/dalmatia-leave-ship-aground-there-brings-lot-touri/ |title=Dalmatia "Leave the ship aground there brings a lot of tourists» |publisher=Fleetmon |date=4 August 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

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=9 March=

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|ship= {{MV|Golden 168||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc= The cargo ship caught fire at Vung Tau, Vietnam. Her twenty crew were evacuated.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6755/fire-board-mv-golden-168-crew-evacuated-vietnam/ |title=Fire on board of mv Golden 168, crew evacuated, Vietnam |publisher=Fleetmon |date=9 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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|ship= {{MV|Mercurio Del Golfo||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc= The tug sank in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|80|nmi|km}} off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of her seven crew was reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6795/tug-mercurio-del-golfo-sank-rio-de-janeiro/ |title=Tug Mercurio Del Golfo sank off Rio de Janeiro |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

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=11 March=

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|ship={{MV|CSE Clipper Express||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The bulk carrier was driven aground on the coast of Honshū, Japan. She was refloated on 17 March.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6931/bulk-carrier-cse-clipper-express-refloated/ |title=Bulk carrier CSE Clipper Express refloated |publisher=Fleetmon |date=18 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Eastern Amber||2}}

|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}

|desc= The cargo ship capsized off Jeju Island, South Korea whilst under tow by Koyo Maru ({{flag|Japan}}). No crew were aboard.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6791/general-cargo-vessel-eastern-amber-capsized-jeju/ |title=General cargo vessel Eastern Amber capsized off Jeju |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Tong Yang Hai||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cambodia}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Sea of Japan {{convert|280|km|nmi|disp=flip}} off the coast of Honshū. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/154384/two-cargo-ships-in-trouble-in-japan-sea/ |title=Update: Two Cargo Ships in Trouble in Japan Sea |date=11 March 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=11 March 2015}} }}

=12 March=

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|ship=Blue Gold

|flag={{flag|Vanuatu}}

|desc=Cyclone Pam: The motor yacht was driven ashore on Vanuatu.{{Cite web |url=https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/blue-gold/?fbclid=IwAR2Uug8prQn_LPOcBTeEAuuvdPTuOnexjwmiYIvkVI_j3GCI3L5GuMLlDG0 |title=s/y Blue Gold – Benetti – 1982 – Joep van den Nieuwenhuyzen |publisher=Superyacht Fan |accessdate=24 December 2020 }}

}}

=13 March=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Aung Tagun 3

|flag={{flag|Burma}}

|desc=A ferry sank off the coast of Myanmar, killing about 50 people. The accident was attributed to poor weather conditions.{{cite news|author1=Aung Hla Tun|date=14 March 2015|title=About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/myanmar-boat-idINL4N0WG03D20150314|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307102253/http://in.reuters.com/article/myanmar-boat-idINL4N0WG03D20150314|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2016|accessdate=14 March 2015|work=Reuters}} According to reports, there were more than 200 passengers on board the Aung Takon ferry, which was sailing from Kyaukphyu to Sittwe in Myanmar's Rakhine State when it sank.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/myanmar-ferry-200-passengers-sinks-21-dead-626194|title=Myanmar Ferry with 200 Passengers Sinks, 21 Dead|date=14 March 2015|work=International Business Times|accessdate=14 March 2015}} }}

=14 March=

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

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The tug sank off Fire Island, New York with the loss of one of her four crew.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/154807/one-dead-three-rescued-as-tug-sinks-off-new-york/ |title=One Dead, Three Rescued as Tug Sinks Off New York |date=15 March 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=15 March 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The tanker caught fire in the Sea of Japan off Busan, South Korea and was abandoned by her eighteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/03/sun-wing/ |title=Sun Wing |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=16 March 2015 |accessdate=17 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/6843/chemical-tanker-sun-wing-fire-busan-crew-evacuated/ |title=Chemical tanker Sun Wing on fire off Busan, crew evacuated, acid leaking |publisher=Fleetmon |date=14 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=23 March=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Binh Duong 668||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground off the Hom Gom Peninsula whilst avoiding a collision with a fishing vessel. Her nine crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/03/binh-duong-688/ |title=Binh Duong 688 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=24 March 2015 |accessdate=27 March 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|High Speed 5||2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc= The ferry was severely damaged by fire at Piraeus with the loss of one life.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7023/fire-board-ferry-high-speed-5-greece/ |title=Fire on board of ferry High Speed 5, Greece |publisher=Fleetmon |date=24 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=24 March=

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|ship={{MV|Kumala Endah||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The cargo ship struck a submerged object and sank in the Strait of Malacca {{convert|10|nmi|km}} off Belawan. Two of her fourteen crew were killed and five were rescued. As of 27 March, nine are missing, presumed dead.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/155905/two-dead-seven-missing-after-cargo-ship-sinks-off-indonesia/ |title=Two Dead, Seven Missing after Cargo Ship Sinks off Indonesia |date=27 March 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=27 March 2015}} }}

=27 March=

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|ship= {{MV|Meiyu No.18||2}}

|flag={{flag|Japan}}

|desc= The tug capsized and sank in the Tsugaru Strait with the loss of two of her four crew. One person was reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7095/mv-meiyu-no-18-capsized-tsugaru-strait-1-missing-2/ |title=MV Meiyu No. 18 capsized in Tsugaru Strait, 1 missing, 2 dead |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 March 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=30 March=

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|ship=Asterix

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

|desc=The tug capsized in Southampton Water. Both crew were rescued.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-32126872 |title=Two rescued from sinking Fawley Esso refinery tug boat |work=BBC News |date=31 March 2015 |accessdate=31 March 2015 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{ship||Liana's Ransom}}

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc=File:Crew member leaps off the Liana's Ransom during the rescue.jpg The topsail schooner was abandoned off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued by {{USCGC|Ocracoke|WPB-1307|6}} ({{navy|USA|coast guard}}). Liana's Ransom was on a voyage from the Meteghan River, Nova Scotia to Sint Maarten.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Zhenhe 168||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea off Xiquan Island with the loss of her thirteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/156329/thirteen-people-missing-after-ship-sinks-off-taiwan/ |title=Thirteen People Missing after Ship Sinks off Taiwan |publisher=World Maritime News |date=1 April 2015 |accessdate=8 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/157035/update-four-bodies-recovered-from-sunkern-ship-off-taiwan/ |title=Update: Four Bodies Recovered from Sunkern Ship off Taiwan |date=8 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=8 April 2015}} }}

April

=1 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Dalniy Vostok

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The fishing vessel foundered in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Kamchatka Peninsula with the loss of 57 of the 132 people on board. Twelve people were reported to be missing. }}

=3 April=

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|ship={{MV|MPB Wilayza||2}}

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The ship foundered off the coast of Sulu Province. Fifty passengers were being carried illegally on board the overloaded vessel. Five were confirmed to have died and fourteen were rescued. The remainder were listed as missing.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/156547/5-dead-when-unregistered-passenger-ship-sinks-off-philippines/ |title=5 Dead As Passenger Ship Sinks off Philippines |date=3 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=3 April 2015}} }}

=4 April=

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|ship={{HMCS|Annapolis|DDH 265|6}}

|flag={{navy|Canada}}

|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Annapolis|destroyer}} was scuttled as an artificial reef and long-term marine habitat in Halkett Bay Provincial Park off Gambier Island in Howe Sound on the coast of British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hmcs-annapolis-sunk-to-make-artificial-reef-1.3021329 |title=HMCS Annapolis sunk to make artificial reef |work=CBC News |date=4 April 2015 |accessdate=5 April 2015}} The wreck sits upright at a depth of {{convert|32|m|ft}}, with the top of the ship reaching a depth of {{convert|10.5|m|ft}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/life-aboard-wreck-hmcs-annapolis |title=Life Aboard the Wreck of the HMCS Annapolis |last=Pynn |first=Larry |magazine=Haikai Magazine |date=3 November 2016 |accessdate=5 November 2016}} }}

=5 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Yang En 1||2}}

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

|desc=The bulk carrier collided with {{MV|Maria G.O.||2}} ({{flag|Marshall Islands}}) and sank in the East China Sea off Weihai, Shandong Province.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/156801/bulkers-collide-off-weihai/ |title=Bulkers Collide off Weihai |date=7 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=7 April 2015}} }}

=6 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|FV|Thunder||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The fishing vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean {{convert|115|nmi|km}} west of São Tomé. Her forty crew were rescued by {{ship|MY|Bob Barker||2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}) and {{MY|Sam Simon||2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}). Thunder was suspected to have been fishing illegally for toothfish.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/156678/conservation-group-sea-shepherd-rescues-poachers/ |title=Conservation Group Sea Shepherd Rescues Poachers |publisher=World Maritime News |date=6 April 2015 |accessdate=8 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/156783/update-poaching-vessel-thunder-deliberately-scuttled/ |title=Update: Poaching Vessel Thunder Deliberately Scuttled? |date=7 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=8 April 2015}} }}

=8 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Marathassa||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in English Bay.{{cite web |url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/157378/toxic-oil-spill-in-english-bay-cleanup-underway/ |title=Toxic Oil Spill in English Bay, Cleanup Underway |publisher=World Maritime News |date=10 April 2015 |accessdate=18 January 2018}}

}}

=9 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Ao Nang Princess 5||2}}

|flag={{flag|Thailand}}

|desc=The passenger ferry suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank off Ao Nang. One of the 116 passengers was reported to be missing after they abandoned ship, with a second reported to have died.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/157277/12-year-old-israeli-girl-missing-after-thai-ferry-catches-fire/ |title=12-Year-Old Girl Missing After Thai Ferry Catches Fire |date=9 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=9 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/one-dead-12-yrs-old-girl-missing-ferry-catches-fire-near-phuket/ |title=One dead and 12 yrs old girl missing as ferry carrying 117 tourists catches fire near Phuket |publisher=Travel and Tour World |accessdate=9 April 2015}} }}

=11 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Oleg Naydenov|1990|2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc=The factory ship caught fire at Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The burning ship was towed {{convert|20|nmi|km}} offshore after her 72 crew were evacuated.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/157689/russian-trawler-burning-for-days-off-canary-islands/ |title=Russian Trawler Burning for Days off Canary Islands |date=14 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=14 April 2015}} She sank on 14 April.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/157823/update-oleg-naydenov-sinks-off-canary-islands/ |title=Update: Oleg Naydenov Sinks off Canary Islands |date=15 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=15 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7183/fish-factory-oleg-naydenov-sank/ |title=Fish factory Oleg Naydenov sank |publisher=Fleetmon |date=14 April 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=15 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Hai Jian 77||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The bulk carrier capsized off Xiao Qu Shan Island. Four of her nine crew were rescued, five were reported missing.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/157745/bulker-capsizes-off-zhoushan-five-crew-missing/ |title=Bulker Capsizes off Zhoushan, Five Crew Missing |date=15 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=15 April 2015}} }}

=16 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Dominator|1979|2}}

|flag={{flag|Togo}}

|desc= The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Datça, Turkey. Her 21 crew were rescued by fishing vessels and the Turkish Coast Guard.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7211/freighter-abandoned-crew-after-water-ingress/ |title=Freighter abandoned by crew after water ingress |publisher=Fleetmon |date=17 April 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=18 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Unnamed migrant ship

|flag=

|desc=The {{convert|20|m|ft|adj=on}} vessel capsized to the south of the Italian island of Lampedusa, with seven hundred feared dead after it collided with King Jacob ({{flag|Portugal}}) and sank within five minutes. Twenty-eight people survived.{{cite news|title=Mediterranean migrants: Hundreds feared dead after boat capsizes|work=BBC News |date=19 April 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32371348|accessdate=24 May 2016}} }}{{cite news|last1=Miglierini|first1=Julian|title=Migrant tragedy: Anatomy of a shipwreck|work=BBC News |date=23 May 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36278529|accessdate=24 May 2016}}

=19 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Gökçeada 1||2}}

|flag={{TUR}}

|desc=The passenger ferry ran aground at Gökçeada, Turkey. All 188 passengers were taken off by lifeboat.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/04/gokceada-1/ |title=GÖKÇEADA 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=19 April 2015 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}

}}

=21 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Unnamed barge

|flag={{flag|Egypt}}

|desc=The barge was carrying 500 tons of phosphate. The ship capsized after colliding with the foundations of the city's Dandara Bridge, in Upper Egypt's Qena. No casualties were reported. The ship was probably a property of the Egyptian Armed Forces.{{cite web|title=500-ton phosphate carrier sinks into Nile in Qena|url=http://www.thecairopost.com/news/147134/news/500-ton-phosphate-carrier-sinks-into-nile-in-qena|website=The Cairo Post|publisher=Youm7 Publications|accessdate=22 April 2015}} }}

=24 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|LCT Batiwakkal Permai Berau||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The landing craft tank was driven ashore at Merak, Banten.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7295/three-vessels-aground-indonesia/ |title=Three vessels aground, Indonesia |publisher=Fleetmon |date=25 April 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Soechi Chemical||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The chemical tanker was driven ashore at Merak.

}}

=26 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Mutiara Persada I||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The ferry ran aground off Bakauheni. Her passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from Bakauheni to Merak, Banten.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7303/ferry-aground-passengers-evacuated-indonesia/ |title=Ferry aground, passengers evacuated, Indonesia |publisher=Fleetmon |date=27 April 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=28 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Sorrento|2003|2}}

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

|desc=The ro-pax ferry caught fire {{convert|27|km|nmi|disp=flip}} off Mallorca, Spain. All 156 passengers and crew were evacuated by {{MV|Puglia|1995|2}}, {{MV|Visemar One||2}} (both {{flag|Italy|civil}}) and {{MV|Marta Mata||2}} ({{flag|Spain|civil}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7327/major-ferry-fire-mallorca-med/ |title=Major ferry fire off Mallorca, Med |publisher=Fleetmon |date=28 April 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=29 April=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|JS Danube||2}}

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

|desc=The bulk carrier ran aground {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off Mombasa, Kenya. Her 25 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/159347/bulker-aground-off-mombasa/ |title=Bulker Aground off Mombasa |date=29 April 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=29 April 2015}} }}

May

=7 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Ming Yang Zhou 179||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Hui Dong Fang 332||2}} ({{flag|China}}) and sank off Guangzhou. Seven crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/160202/freighter-sinks-off-guangzhou-port-after-collision/ |title=Freighter Sinks off Guangzhou Port after Collision |date=7 May 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=7 May 2015}}

}}

=8 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|LCT Daniel 8019||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The landing craft tank capsized at Somber, Balikpapan, with the loss of one of her seven crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7467/freighter-37000-gas-cylinders-capsized-borneo/ |title=Freighter with 37000 gas cylinders capsized, Borneo

|publisher=Fleetmon |date=9 May 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=10 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Bo Sung No.2010||2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc= The fish carrier ran aground off Yeosu and developed a severe list.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7483/fish-carrier-bo-sung-no2010-aground-heavy-list-kor/ |title=Fish carrier Bo Sung No.2010 aground with heavy list, Korea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 May 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=20 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Martha Petrol||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The tanker ran aground at Cilacap. She was refloated on 1 July.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8243/product-tanker-martha-petrol-taken-reef-indonesia/ |title=Product tanker Martha Petrol taken off reef, Indonesia |publisher=Fleetmon |date=1 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Oceanline SC208||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The dredger capsized off Tanjung Penngai, Malaysia. One of her fifteen crew was rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7619/dredger-capsized-near-singapore/ |title=Dredger capsized near Singapore |publisher=Fleetmon |date=20 May 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=21 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Yue You Lian 68||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship foundered off Gaolan. Her nine crew were rescued by the tug {{MV|Zhugangtuo 8||2}} ({{flag|China}}). Yue You Lian 68 was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Taishan.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7675/freighter-sank-near-macao-crew-rescued/ |title=Freighter sank near Macao, crew rescued |publisher=Fleetmon |date=24 May 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=25 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Da You 78||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The tanker collided with another vessel off Guangzhou and caught fire. She was declared a total loss.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7699/tanker-destroyed-fire-after-collision-guangzhou/ |title=Tanker destroyed by fire after collision, Guangzhou |publisher=Fleetmon |date=26 May 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Guangdong Union 68||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered off Gaolan. Her nine crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/161731/cargo-ship-sinks-off-gaolan-port/ |title=Cargo Ship Sinks off Gaolan Port |date=25 May 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=25 May 2015}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Purple Beach||2}}

|flag={{flag|Marshall Islands}}

|desc=The cargo ship caught fire off Cuxhaven, Germany. Fourteen firefighters were airlifted to the ship, but they and her 22 crew were later evacuated.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/161993/gallery-freighter-burning-off-germany-authorities-say-might-explode/ |title=Gallery: Freighter Burning off Germany, Authorities Say Might Explode |date=27 May 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=27 May 2015}}

}}

=26 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|97 Samyong||2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc=The tug foundered off Busan following the snapping of a cable connecting the boat with a ship it was towing. Two crew were killed.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/162104/captain-and-crewman-die-in-tugboat-sinking-off-busan-port/ |title=Captain and Crewman Die in Tugboat Sinking off Busan Port |date=27 May 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=27 May 2015}} }}

=30 May=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Down North

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc= The sailing ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Swinoujscie, Poland with the loss of one of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by the fishing vessel Palucca ({{flag|Germany}}). Down North was on a voyage from Swinoujscie to Spitzbergen, Norway.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7771/sailing-ship-down-north-sank-baltic-sea-1-died/ |title=Sailing ship Down North sank in Baltic sea, 1 died |publisher=Fleetmon |date=31 May 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc= The tug sank in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One of her five crew was reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7775/tug-sank-near-baton-rouge/ |title=Tug sank near Baton Rouge |publisher=Fleetmon |date=1 June 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

June

=1 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Dong Fang Zhi Xing||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The ship was traveling on the Yangtze River in Jianli, Hubei Province with 454 people on board when it capsized in a severe thunderstorm. On 13 June, 442 deaths were confirmed, with 12 rescued.{{cite web|url=http://society.people.com.cn/n/2015/0613/c1008-27150007.html|title=Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing: 12 rescued, 442 bodied found|publisher=People.cn|date=13 June 2015|accessdate=13 June 2015|language=zh}}

}}

=2 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Courage

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The car carrier was damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was consequently scrapped.{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAR2104.pdf |title=Fire aboard Roll-on/Roll-off Vehicle Carrier Höegh Xiamen |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |accessdate=17 December 2021 |location=Paragraph 1.10.1 }}

}}

=8 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Teknogas||2}}

|flag={{flag|Malaysia|civil}}

|desc=The LPG tanker issued a distress signal in the South China Sea {{convert|200|nmi|km}} off the coast of Vietnam. Reported missing as of 11 June.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/163494/lpg-tanker-disappears-off-vietnam/ |title=LPG Tanker Disappears off Vietnam |date=11 June 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=11 June 2015}} }} She later turned up at Palembang, Indonesia, safe and unscathed.

=9 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|KMP Titian Mubarak||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The ferry sank in the Makassar Strait ({{coord|1|07|N|118|43|E}}). Of the 97 people on board, 65 were rescued by {{USS|Rushmore|LSD-47|6}} ({{flagdeco|United States}} United States Navy) and five by a fishing boat.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7883/ferry-sank-makassar-strait-sar-under-way-uss-rushm/ |title=Ferry sank in Makassar Strait, SAR under way, USS Rushmore rescued 65 people |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 June 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=10 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Xin Hong 328||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The container ship foundered off Guangzhou. Her eight crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/163374/chinese-boxship-sinks-eight-crew-rescued/ |title=Chinese Boxship Sinks, Eight Crew Rescued |date=10 June 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=10 June 2015}} }}

=14 June=

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|ship= {{ship||Koreana|schooner|2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc= The four-masted schooner ran aground and was holed off Yeosu. All 38 people on board were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/7931/korean-tall-ship-koreana-aground-and-holed-38-peop/ |title=Korean tall ship Koreana aground and holed, 38 people rescued |publisher=Fleetmon |date=14 June 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=18 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Wan Dong Fang 298||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The tanker capsized and sank in the Yangtze near Nanjing.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/06/wan-dong-fang-298/ |title=Wan Dong Fang 298 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=18 June 2015 |accessdate=25 June 2015}} }}

=20 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Alur Barito 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The landing craft ran aground and sank at Banjarmasin.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/06/alur-barito/alur-barito-1/ |title=Alur Barito 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=21 June 2015 |accessdate=25 June 2015}} }}

=22 June=

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Indian Ocean {{convert|24|nmi|km}} south of Daman. Her fourteen crew were rescued by Indian Coast Guard helicopters.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/164494/cement-carrier-sinks-off-mumbai-three-more-merchant-ships-in-distress/ |title=Cement Carrier Sinks off Mumbai, Three More Merchant Ships in Distress |date=24 June 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=24 June 2015}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Jindal Kamakshi||2}}

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

|desc=File:An Indian Navy Seaking carrying out the search and rescue operation of the MV Jindal Kamakshi.JPGThe cargo ship developed a list in the Indian Ocean {{convert|40|nmi|km}} north west of Mumbai. Her twenty crew were rescued by Indian Navy helicopters and taken to {{INS|Shikra}}.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/164312/indian-navy-airlifts-20-from-listing-freighter/ |title=Indian Navy Airlifts 20 from Listing Freighter |date=22 June 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=22 June 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unknown Tugboats

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

|desc=Two modified workboats being used as tugs sank in the Saint Lawrence River off of Cornwall, Ontario after being pulled under a barge being used for the demolition of the Seaway International Bridge by stronger current than expected, all crew of both boats were rescued with minor injuries. {{cite web |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/second-tugboat-capsizes-on-st-lawrence-river-1.2435538 |title=Second tugboat capsizes on St.Lawrence River |date=22 June 2015 |publisher=CTV Ottawa}} }}

=24 June=

{{shipwreck list item

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

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

|desc= The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Arabian Sea {{convert|15|nmi|km}} off Dahanu. Her fourteen crew were rescued by Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy helicopters.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8095/troubled-frieghter-coastal-pride-sank-crew-rescued/ |title=Troubled {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|frieghter}} Coastal Pride sank, crew rescued, Arabian sea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=24 June 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=25 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Hai Bang Da||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship capsized and sank off Zhuhai. Her eleven crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8107/freighter-sank-near-macao-11-crew-rescued/ |title=Freighter sank near Macao, 11 crew rescued |publisher=Fleetmon |date=25 June 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2017 }}

}}

=26 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship|RV|Farley Mowat||2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The ship sank at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. }}

=29 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Chentong 7

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea {{convert|40|nmi|km}} east of Jingtang. Her six crew were rescued by helicopter.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Guoliang 7

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea {{convert|25|nmi|km}} east of Jingtang. Her crew were rescued by helicopter.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Jiang Hang 99||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Bohai Sea. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Jiang Shung 299

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea {{convert|25|nmi|km}} east of Jingtang. Her crew were rescued by helicopter.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Yuxinhuo 13396||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Bohai Sea. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/165000/26-airlifted-from-5-vessels-hit-by-strong-winds-in-bohai-sea/ |title=26 Airlifted from 5 Vessels Hit by Strong Winds in Bohai Sea |date=30 June 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=30 June 2015}} }}

=30 June=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Meratus Sumbawa 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The cargo ship caught fire off Surabaya and was abandoned by her nineteen crew.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/165043/freighter-ablaze-off-surabaya/ |title=Freighter Ablaze off Surabaya |date=30 June 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=30 June 2015}} }}

July

=2 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Kim Nirvana-B

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The ferry capsized and sank off Ormoc, Leyte. Between 50 and 70 of the 173 people on board were reported to have been rescued.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33358610 |title=Philippine ferry sinks off Leyte with dozens dead |work=BBC News |date=2 July 2015 |accessdate=2 July 2015}} }}

=5 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Taba|1985|2}}

|flag={{flag|Egypt}}

|desc=The ro-ro ferry foundered in the Red Sea {{convert|20|nmi|km}} off Safaga, Egypt. All 37 people on board were rescued by the Egyptian Navy.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/165637/roro-ship-sinks-off-egypt-37-rescued/ |title=RoRo Ship Sinks off Egypt, 37 Rescued |date=6 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=6 July 2015}} She was on a voyage from Safarga to Dhiba, Saudi Arabia.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8291/ro-ro-cargo-ship-taba-sank-red-sea/ |title=Ro-ro cargo ship Taba sank in Red sea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=6 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Chang Fu Xing||2}}
{{MV|Hong Wei 298||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ships collided off Ningde. Both crews were evacuated.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8311/chinese-freighters-collided-ningde-both-damaged-cr/ |title=Chinese freighters collided off Ningde, both damaged, crews evacuated |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Hai Truong 36||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground off La Gi and began to sink.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/165691/freighter-aground-and-taking-on-water-off-vietnam/ |title=Freighter Aground and Taking On Water off Vietnam |date=6 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=6 July 2015}}

}}

=8 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Sinaran Andaman||2}}

|flag={{flag|Cambodia}}

|desc=The container ship was driven ashore on Koe Island, Thailand and sank. Her ten crew were rescued by Royal Thai Navy helicopters.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/165921/monsoon-storm-sinks-three-vessels-in-andaman-sea/ |title=Monsoon Storm Sinks Three Vessels in Andaman Sea |date=8 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=8 July 2015}} }}

=11 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Xin Mao||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Taizhou. Her fourteen crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/07/xin-mao/ |title=Xin Mao |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=11 July 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015}} }}

=13 July=

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Wan Li 8||2}} ({{flag|China}}) and sank off Zhoushan with the loss of at least one of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Navy helicopters, with one crew member swimming ashore.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/166444/one-dead-one-missing-after-two-freighters-collide-off-zhoushan/ |title=One Dead, One Missing After Two Freighters Collide off Zhoushan |date=14 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=14 July 2015}} }}

=14 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Evgenia P||2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc= The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Elefsina.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8415/fire-destroyed-accommodations-evgenia-p-greece/ |title=Fire destroyed accommodations on Evgenia P, Greece |publisher=Fleetmon |date=15 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Pied Piper||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The passenger ship ran aground off Woods Hole, Massachusetts. All 113 people on board were taken off by the United States Coast Guard. She was later refloated and taken in to Woods Hole.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/166650/charter-vessel-carrying-113-people-runs-aground-off-massachusetts/ |title=Charter Vessel Carrying 113 People Runs Aground off Massachusetts |date=15 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=15 July 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Mutiara Persada III||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The ferry ran aground off Pulau Tempurung, in the Sunda Strait. Her 142 passengers were evacuated.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8383/ferry-disabled-sunda-strait-passengers-evacuated-i/ |title=Ferry disabled in Sunda Strait, passengers evacuated, Indonesia – Update |publisher=Fleetmon |date=13 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=16 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Mrs Baye||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc= The tug sank in the Charenton Canal at Charenton, Louisiana. Her three crew survived.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8427/tug-mrs-baye-sank-charenton-canal/ |title=Tug Mrs Baye sank in Charenton Canal |publisher=Fleetmon |date=17 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=17 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Alam Manis||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground off Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, Philippines after her cargo of nickel ore shifted. Twenty crew were rescued by {{MV|Salviscount||2}} ({{flag|Singapore|civil}}). One crew member suffered a heart attack and died.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/166911/mbc-bulker-runs-aground-off-philippines-one-dead/ |title=MBC bulker runs aground off Philippines, one dead |date=19 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=20 July 2015}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed ship

|flag={{navy|Egypt|naval}}

|desc=was struck off Rafah by a missile fired by ISIS forces.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33557180 |title=Egypt navy ship 'hit by Sinai militants' missile, all hands lost' |work=BBC News |date=16 July 2015 |accessdate=17 July 2015}} }}

=19 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unnamed ship

|flag=flag unknown

|desc=The ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Mareesa by Libyan Air Force aircraft. A government spokesman claimed that the vessel was carrying weapons and ammunition that were destined for terrorists in the east of the country.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/166965/libyan-war-planes-sink-ship/ |title=Libyan War Planes Sink Ship |date=20 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=20 July 2015}} }}

=20 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|E Tuan Feng Huo 226||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship broke in two and sank whilst being loaded at Wuhan.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/07/e-tuan-feng-huo-226/ |title=E Tuan Feng Huo 226 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=20 July 2015 |accessdate=27 July 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Shun Hong Hai 286||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship ran aground off Guangzhou.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8623/freighter-aground-salvage-under-way-china/ |title=Freighter aground, salvage under way, China |publisher=Fleetmon |date=28 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=21 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Jia Hang 233||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship was abandoned off Hong Kong. Her crew were rescued by a Hong Kong Government Flying Service helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2015/07/four-freighters-off-hong-kong/ |title=Four Freighters off Hong Kong |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=22 July 2015 |accessdate=27 July 2015}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Jin Tai Yi 3||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship was abandoned off Hong Kong. Her crew were rescued by a Hong Kong Government Flying Service helicopter.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Shun Hong Hai 286||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship was abandoned off Hong Kong. Her crew were rescued by a Hong Kong Government Flying Service helicopter.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Zhong Chuan 19||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship was abandoned off Hong Kong. Her crew were rescued by a Hong Kong Government Flying Service helicopter.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unidentified barge

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

|desc=The retired {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean {{convert|3.1|nmi}} off Barnegat, New Jersey, at {{coord|39|45.500|N|074|01.650|W|name=Unidentified barge}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj05_barnegat.php#Coleman njscuba.net Coleman barges]

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unidentified barge

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

}}

=22 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Akel||2}}

|flag={{flag|Liberia}}

|desc= The coaster collided with {{MV|Sengul K||2}} ({{flag|Turkey}}) and sank in the Black Sea off Riva, Beykoz, Turkey with the loss of one of her twelve crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8543/freighter-akel-sank-after-collision-freighter-seng/ |title=Freighter Akel sank after collision with freighter Sengul K, Turkey |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }} Survivors were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/167292/turkish-flagged-ship-sinks-one-dead/ |title=Gallery: Turkish-Flagged Ship Sinks, One Dead |date=23 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=23 July 2015}}

}}

=23 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Jiang Xia Xiang||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Bai Chi||2}} ({{flag|China}}) and sank in the Yangtze at Waigaoqiao. Her sixteen crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/167560/bulker-capsizes-after-colliding-with-tanker-off-shanghai/ |title=Bulker Capsizes after Colliding with Tanker off Shanghai |date=27 July 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=27 July 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8587/freighter-capsized-after-collision-tanker-carrying/ |title=Freighter capsized after collision with tanker carrying crude, Shanghai |publisher=Fleetmon |date=24 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Unnamed ship

|flag={{flag|Egypt}}

|desc=At least twenty-one people died when a passenger boat and a cargo ship collided on the River Nile.{{cite news|title=Nile 'party boat' crash kills at least 21 in Egypt|work=BBC News |date=23 July 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33632887|accessdate=9 August 2015}} }}

=26 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Flying Cat 4||2}}

|flag={{flag|Greece}}

|desc= The high-speed catamaran ferry ran aground off Tinos. All 239 passengers were evacuated by local boats.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8603/ferry-flying-cat-4-grounding-greece/ |title=Ferry Flying Cat 4 grounding, Greece |publisher=Fleetmon |date=26 July 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=31 July=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Sunflower Daisetsu||2}}

|flag={{flag|Japan}}

|desc=The ro-pax ferry caught fire off Hokkaido with the loss of a crew member. The remaining 71 passengers and 22 crew were evacuated from the ship by the Japanese Coast Guard.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/168235/body-found-on-ferry-ablaze-off-hokkaido/ |title=Body Found on Ferry Ablaze off Hokkaido |date=3 August 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=3 August 2015}} }}

August

=7 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Focomar|2011|2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship suffered engine problems in the Gulf of Aden off Socotra Island, Yemen and was abandoned by her 24 crew. They were rescued a few days later from the island by {{ship|Italian frigate|Libeccio|F572|2}} ({{navy|Italy}}). Focomar was towed in to Djibouti by {{MV|Mubarak Challenger||2}} ({{flag|United Arab Emirates|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/168860/crew-swims-ashore-after-bulker-sinks-off-yemen/ |title=Crew Swims Ashore after Bulker Sinks off Yemen |date=12 August 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=12 August 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/169316/stranded-focomar-crew-safe-and-sound/ |title=Stranded Focomar Crew Safe and Sound |date=19 August 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=19 August 2015}} }}

=8 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Jiang Quan 6||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship struck a reef whilst trying to avoid a collision with a fishing vessel and was holed. She was consequently beached near Zhoushand.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8851/jiang-quan-6-intentionally-grounded-avoid-sinking-/ |title=Jiang Quan 6 intentionally grounded to avoid sinking, China |publisher=Fleetmon |date=10 August 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=11 August=

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc= The container ship ran aground off Hakata-ku, Fukuoka and was holed.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8919/container-ship-merry-star-still-aground-japan/ |title=Container ship Merry Star still aground, Japan |publisher=Fleetmon |date=15 August 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=12 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Jia Ying 6||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship capsized in the Yangtze Estuary. One of her six crew was reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8887/freighter-capsized-yangtze-estuary/ |title=Freighter capsized, Yangtze estuary |publisher=Fleetmon |date=13 August 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=15 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Dharma Kenkana II||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The ferry ran aground in the Kapuas River. All 873 passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from Semarang to Pontianak.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8935/ferry-dharma-kenkana-ii-aground-hundreds-passenger/ |title=Ferry Dharma Kenkana II aground, hundreds of passengers evacuated, Indonesia |publisher=Fleetmon |date=17 August 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Wonderful Stars||2}}

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The ferry caught fire at Ormoc. All 544 people on board were evacuated.{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/16/passengers-forced-to-jump-from-ferry-after-it-sets-on-fire-5345351/ |title=Passengers forced to jump from ferry after it catches fire |first=Richard |last=Hartley-Parkinson |publisher=Metro |accessdate=15 August 2015}} }}

=20 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Guo Xing 1||2}}

|flag={{flag|Belize}}

|desc= The cargo ship collided with another vessel and foundered in the Yellow Sea off Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Two crew were reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8971/chinese-and-korean-freighters-collided-pyeongtaek-/ |title=Chinese and Korean freighters collided off Pyeongtaek, 2 crew missing |publisher=Fleetmon |date=21 August 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=21 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Aloha

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=The superyacht struck a reef and sank in the Aegean Sea off Mykonos, Greece. All on board survived.{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/22/pictured-moment-7-2million-superyacht-sank-5355592/ |title=5355592 |first=Jimmy |last=Nsubuga |date=22 August 2015 |publisher=Metro |accessdate=22 August 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Louise

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc= The tug capsized at Port Arthur, Texas. Her four crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/8999/tug-louise-capsized-port-arthur/ |title=Tug Louise capsized, Port Arthur |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 August 2015 |accessdate=17 December 2017 }}

}}

=24 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Sabuk Nusantara 34||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The ferry ran aground off Pulau Ngolin Island ({{coord|7|42|S|130|56|E}}). Her 171 passengers were evacuated.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9019/passenger-vessel-sabuk-nusantara-34-aground-171-pa/ |title=Passenger vessel Sabuk Nusantara 34 aground, 171 passengers evacuated, Indonesia |publisher=Fleetmon |date=24 August 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Zhe Ding 49067||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The coaster was driven ashore in a typhoon at Zhoushan. Her five crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9027/coaster-grounded-typhoon-ningbo/ |title=Coaster grounded by typhoon, Ningbo |publisher=Fleetmon |date=25 August 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=25 August=

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|ship= {{RV|Urania||2}}

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

|desc= The research vessel capsized in a floating dock at Livorno with the loss of one life.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9047/research-vessel-urania-capsized-floating-dock-1-ki/ |title=Research vessel Urania capsized in floating dock, 1 killed, 11 trapped inside |publisher=Fleetmon |date=26 August 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=27 August=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Unnamed ship

|flag=Unknown

|desc=Capsized off the coast of Libya near Zuwara with fifty people on board.{{cite news|title=Migrant crisis: Libya boats capsize off Zuwara carrying hundreds|work=BBC News |date=27 August 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34082304|accessdate=27 August 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Unnamed ship

|flag=Unknown

|desc=Capsized off the coast of Libya near Zuwara with four hundred people on board. }}

September

{{For|the scuttling of the Chilean ferry Amadeo I on 21 September|List of shipwrecks in 2014#18 August}}

=2 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Meratus Banjar 2||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The container ship sprang a leak, capsized and sank in the Java Sea {{convert|100|nmi|km}} north east of Surabaya. Two of her crew were reported missing.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/170756/meratus-line-vessel-sinks-two-crew-missing/ |title=Meratus Line Vessel Sinks, Two Crew Missing |date=3 September 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=3 September 2015}} }}

=3 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Zhe Pu 01833||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship struck a reef and sank off Ningbo-Zhoushan. Her five crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/170848/freighter-hits-reef-and-sinks-off-ningbo-zhoushan-port/ |title=Freighter Hits Reef and Sinks off Ningbo-Zhoushan Port |date=4 September 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=4 September 2015}} }}

=5 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Caledonian

|flag=Unknown

|desc=The fishing vessel capsized with four people on board while hauling fish aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The vessel eventually sank and minor pollution was reported. One crew member was rescued and the bodies of the remaining three crew members were recovered.Report of Marine transportation safety investigation M15P0286.

}}

=10 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Shoyo 18

|flag={{flag|Thailand}}

|desc= The tug sank at Penang, Malaysia. Her seven crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9263/thai-tug-sank-penang-port/ |title=Thai tug sank in Penang port |publisher=Fleetmon |date=12 September 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=12 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Mugunghwa No. 6||2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc= The fisheries protection vessel ran aground in the Yellow Sea west of Hanapdeokdo Island and was holed. Her eleven crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9271/freighter-hit-reef-crew-evacuated-korea/ |title=Freighter hit the reef, crew evacuated, Korea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=12 September 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=22 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Heng Sheng 688||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship was in collision with another vessel and sank at Guangzhou. A crew member was reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9415/freighter-sank-guangzhou-anchorage-after-collision/ |title=Freighter sank on Guangzhou anchorage after collision |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 September 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=27 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Lincoln

|flag={{flag|South Africa}}

|desc=The {{convert|42|m|ft|adj=on}} fishing trawler sank off Hangklip. Eight survivors were found also ten bodies had been recovered. Three crewman remained missing.{{cite web |url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/10-dead-in-Cape-fishing-trawler-disaster-20150928 |title=10 dead in Cape fishing trawler disaster |publisher=News24 |accessdate=28 September 2015}} }}

=28 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Harken 10||2}}

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc= The tug sank in the Strait of Georgia. Her crew survived.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9531/tug-sank-crew-safe-canada/ |title=Tug sank, crew safe, Canada |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 September 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=30 September=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Cosmos|1990|2}}

|flag={{flag|South Korea}}

|desc= The ferry sank in the East China Sea south of Jeju with the loss of one of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by {{MV|Hyundai HT-112||2}} ({{flag|South Korea}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9571/towed-ferry-sank-or-sinking-east-china-sea/ |title=Towed ferry sank or sinking in East China Sea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=30 September 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

October

=1 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{SS|El Faro||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=Hurricane Joaquin: The ro-ro cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas with the loss of her thirty-three person crew. Later analysis of the sea state indicate El Faro was hit by a rogue wave of over 23 m.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/173076/debris-found-in-search-area-for-el-faro-ship-and-all-hands-lost-/ |title=Debris Found in Search Area for El Faro, Ship and 33 Crew Still Missing |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=5 October 2015}}{{cite magazine |last1=Kotze |first1=Petro |title=Monsters of the seas |magazine=New Scientist |issue=3327 |date=27 March 2021 |pages=41–5}}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Emerald Express||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=Hurricane Joaquin: The landing craft was driven ashore on Crooked Island, Bahamas.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10143/emerald-express-was-25-nm-behind-el-faro-still-str/ |title=Emerald Express was 25 nm behind El Faro, still stranded in mangrove swamp |publisher=Fleetmon |date=12 November 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Ilmanui|1978|2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc= The cargo ship capsized and sank at Perkasa.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9607/freighter-ilmanui-capsized-perkasa-port-indonesia/ |title=Freighter Ilmanui capsized in Perkasa Port, Indonesia |publisher=Fleetmon |date=2 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Minouche||2}}

|flag={{flag|Bolivia|civil}}

|desc=Hurricane Joaquin: The cargo ship foundered in the Caribbean Sea off Haiti. Her twelve crew took to the lifeboat. {{USCGC|Northland|WMEC-904|6}} ({{flagdeco|United States}} United States Coast Guard) was reported to be searching for them,{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/172997/us-coast-guard-searching-for-freighter-sinking-off-haiti/ |title=US Coast Guard Searching for Freighter Sinking off Haiti |date=2 October 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=2 October 2015}} but they were rescued by {{MV|Cronus Leader||2}} ({{flag|Panama}}) and {{MV|Falcon Arrow||2}} ({{flag|Bahamas|civil}}) under the AMVER scheme.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/173075/update-amver-duo-rescues-minouche-crew/ |title=Update: Amver Duo Rescues Minouche Crew |date=5 October 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=5 October 2015}} }}

=4 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Hua Fu You 2||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The tanker was driven ashore on Donghai Island in a typhoon. She was refloated on 17 October.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9855/two-freighters-grounded-typhoon-salvaged/ |title=Two freighters grounded by typhoon salvaged |publisher=Fleetmon |date=21 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Jinhaiyue||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship was driven ashore on Zhanjiang East Island in a typhoon. She was refloated on 19 October.

}}

=5 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Yuan Da 668||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship sank in a typhoon at Zhanjian with the loss of one of her six crew.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9643/chinese-freighter-partially-sank-caught-typhoon/ |title=Chinese freighter partially sank, caught in typhoon |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Yue An Yun 63||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship foundered off Yangjiang. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9707/freighter-yue-yun-63-sank-south-china-sea/ |title=Freighter Yue An Yun 63 sank in South China Sea

|publisher=Fleetmon |date=9 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=6 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Flinterstar||2}}

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Al Oraiq||2}} ({{flag|Marshall Islands}}) and sank in the North Sea off Blankenberge, West Flanders, Belgium. Her eleven crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/10/06/11-rescued-as-dutch-freight-ship-sinks-after-colission/ |title=11 rescued as Dutch freight ship sinks after colission (sic) |first=Zack |last=Newmark |publisher=NL Times |accessdate=6 October 2015}} The wreck was deemed a hazard to shipping. The bow section was refloated on 27 June 2016. The stern section is scheduled to be refloated in August 2016.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/196051/flinterstars-bow-lifted-from-sea/ |title=Flinterstar's Bow Lifted from Sea |date=29 June 2016 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=29 June 2016}}}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Haidar||2}}

|flag={{flag|Lebanon}}

|desc=The livestock carrier capsized at Porto Vila de Conde, Brazil. Her crew had been evacuated before she capsized.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/173293/images-live-stock-carrier-sinks-in-brazil/ |title=Images: Live Stock Carrier Sinks in Brazil |date=6 October 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=6 October 2015}} }}

=11 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|An Phu Kiang 079||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc= The cargo ship ran aground and sank in the South China Sea off Con Co Island. Her ten crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9735/freighter-sank-south-china-sea-10-crew-rescued/ |title=Freighter sank in South China sea, 10 crew rescued |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=17 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Foxhound|1999|2}}

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc= The cargo ship was abandoned in the Bismark Sea. She subsequently came ashore on Long Island, Papua New Guinea.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9859/freighter-abandoned-crew-drifted-aground-bismark-s/ |title=Freighter abandoned by crew, drifted aground, Bismark Sea |publisher=Fleetmon |date=21 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Paramushir||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc= The coaster capsized and sank in the Pacific Ocean {{convert|3|nmi|km}} off Shumshu Island, Kuril Islands with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by {{MV|Aldan|1989|2}} ({{flag|Russia}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9827/coastal-freighter-paramushir-capsized-pacific-4-mi/ |title=Coastal freighter Paramushir capsized in the Pacific, 4 missing |publisher=Fleetmon |date=18 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=19 October=

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc= The tug sank at Galena Park, Texas.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9847/tug-and-barge-sank-houston/ |title=Tug and barge sank, Houston |publisher=Fleetmon |date=20 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=21 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Rong Jiag 003||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship capsized in the Bohai Sea. One of her six crew was rescued by helicopter, five were reported missing.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9879/chinese-freighter-capsized-bohai-sea-5-missing/ |title=Chinese freighter capsized in Bohai sea, 5 missing |publisher=Fleetmon |date= October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=23 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Los Llanitos||2}}

|flag={{flag|Mexico}}

|desc=Hurricane Patricia: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Barra de Navidad. Her twenty-seven crew were rescued by helicopter.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/174721/hurricane-patricia-grounds-bulker-spares-major-mexican-ports/ |title=Hurricane Patricia Grounds Bulker, Spares Major Mexican Ports |publisher=World Maritime News |date=26 October 2015 |accessdate=2 November 2015}} She subsequently broke her back. It was planned that she would be scuttled,{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/175209/gallery-cracked-bulker-stuck-in-mexico-to-be-scuttled/ |title=Gallery: Cracked Bulker Stuck in Mexico to Be Scuttled |publisher=World Maritime News |date=30 October 2015 |accessdate=2 November 2015}} but later it was decided that she would be scrapped in situ.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/181765/grounded-bulker-los-llanitos-to-be-taken-to-pieces-at-spot/ |title=Grounded Bulker Los Llanitos to Be Taken to Pieces at Spot |date=28 January 2016 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=28 January 2016}} Los Llanitos broke in two on 10 October 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.maritimeherald.com/2017/ship-los-llanitos-split-two-strong-swell/ |title=Ship 'Los Llanitos' Split in Two by Strong Swell |publisher=Maritime Herald |accessdate=11 October 2017}}

}}

=25 October=

{{shipwreck list item

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

|flag={{flag|Canada}}

|desc=The whale-watching boat sank off the coast of Vargas Island, near the resort of Tofino, Vancouver Island. Five people were killed and one reported missing.{{cite news|title=Whale-watching boat carrying 27 sinks off Canada's British Columbia, killing five people, one missing|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-26/four-dead-after-whale-watching-boat-sinks-off-canada/6884952|newspaper=ABC News|date=26 October 2015 |accessdate=1 November 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Peter R. Gellatly||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc=Hurricane Patricia: The tug was driven ashore in Galveston Bay.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/9935/tug-peter-f-gellatly-oil-barge-grounded-storm-galv/ |title=Tug Peter F. Gellatly with oil barge grounded by storm, Galveston |publisher=Fleetmon |date=26 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=30 October=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Hoang Phuc

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc= The cargo ship capsized {{convert|7|nmi|km}} off Ho Chi Minh City with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. Twelve were rescued, five were reported trapped in the ship.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10015/freighter-hoang-phuc-capsized-ho-chi-minh-1-dead-5/ |title=Freighter Hoang Phuc capsized off Ho Chi Minh, 1 dead 5 trapped inside |publisher=Fleetmon |date=31 October 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=Unknown date=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Foxhound||2}}

|flag={{flag|Philippines}}

|desc=The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bismark Sea off Lae, Papua New Guinea. Her twenty-one crew took to the lifeboat and were subsequently rescued by {{MV|COSCO Shanghai||2}} ({{flag|China}}).{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/174638/itf-crew-of-sunken-filipino-cargo-ship-deserved-better/ |title=ITF: Crew of Sunken Filipino Cargo Ship Deserved Better |date=23 October 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=23 October 2015}} }}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Pathara Marine 5

|flag={{flag|Thailand}}

|desc=The coastal container ship capsized and sank the Gulf of Siam sometime in October. All four crew were trapped inside and died.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/22713/thai-coastal-container-ship-sank-dozens-containers/ |title=Thai coastal Container Ship sank, dozens of containers afloat|publisher=Fleetmon.com |date=22 January 2019}}

}}

November

=1 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= Ya Zar Tun

|flag={{flag|Myanmar}}

|desc=The ferry sank on the Chindwin River, Sagaing Region while heading for Sae Zin from Monywa. Approximately thirty people are saved and eight bodies recovered, out of an unknown number of passenger (estimated at seventy to one hundred).{{cite news|last1=Su Wai|first1=Khin|title=Eight bodies recovered, scores still missing|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/mandalay-upper-myanmar/17357-eight-bodies-recovered-scores-still-missing.html|accessdate=12 November 2015|work=Myanmar Times|date=4 November 2015}}

}}

=2 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Perla||2}}

|flag={{flag|Iceland}}

|desc= The dredger sank at Reykjavík.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10023/dredger-perla-sank-reykjavik-harbor/ |title=Dredger Perla sank in Reykjavik harbor |publisher=Fleetmon |date=2 November 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=8 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Soya Maru|1989|2}}

|flag={{flag|Belize}}

|desc= The cargo ship caught fire in the Inland Sea of Japan and was abandoned by her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Osaka to Haimen, China.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10111/freighter-soya-maru-fire-scrap-again/ |title=Freighter SOYA MARU on fire, scrap again |publisher=Fleetmon |date=8 November 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=14 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Guang Yun||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc= The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Ji Xin 9||2}} ({{flag|China}}) in the Taiwan Strait and was severely damaged. Her 26 crew were rescued by Ji Xin 9 (flag unknown). Guang Yun was on a voyage from Zhoushan to Dong Guan.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10179/freighters-guang-yun-and-ji-xin-9-collided-shantou/ |title=Freighters Guang Yun and Ji Xin 9 collided off Shantou, 26 crew evacuated |publisher=Fleetmon |date=15 November 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=16 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|KM Wihan Sejahtera||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The ferry capsized off Tanjung Perak. All of the passengers and crew were reported to have been rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/176591/roro-ship-sinks-in-lamong-bay-indonesia/ |title=RoRo Ship Sinks in Lamong Bay, Indonesia |date=16 November 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=16 November 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/176707/update-all-passengers-and-crew-saved-after-ship-sinks/ |title=Update: All Passengers and Crew Saved After Ship Sinks |date=17 November 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=17 November 2015}}

}}

=18 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Le Boreal

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The cruise ship suffered an engine room fire off the Falkland Islands. All 347 people were evacuated by Royal Air Force helicopters and {{HMS|Clyde|P257|6}} ({{navy|UK}}).{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/176913/video-engine-room-fire-leaves-cruise-ship-drifting-off-falklands/ |title=VIDEO: Engine Room Fire Leaves Cruise Ship Drifting off Falklands |date=19 November 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=19 November 2015}}

}}

=20 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Hua Chun 19||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Yellow Sea off Qingdao with the loss of a crew member. Five others were reported missing.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/176923/one-dead-five-missing-after-cargo-ship-sinks-off-qingdao/ |title=One Dead, Five Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks off Qingdao |date=20 November 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=20 November 2015}}

}}

=21 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=ARM Uribe

|flag={{navy|Mexico}}

|desc=The decommissioned Uribe-class patrol vessel was scuttled with explosive charges in the Pacific Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, to create an artificial reef.

}}

=22 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Guiliang 399||2}}

|flag={{flag|China}}

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Zi Yun 1||2}} ({{flag|China}}) off Zhoushan and sank. Four of her eight crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/177175/four-missing-after-collision-off-zhoushan/ |title=Four Missing after Collision off Zhoushan |date=24 November 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=24 November 2015}}

}}

=24 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Suilven||2}}

|flag={{flag|Fiji|civil}}

|desc=The cargo ship capsized and sank off Suva. Her 34 crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/177207/mv-suilven-sinks-off-suva-crew-members-saved/ |title=MV Suilven Sinks off Suva, Crew Members Saved |date=24 November 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=24 November 2015}}

}}

=28 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship= {{MV|Nadezhda||2}}

|flag={{flag|Russia}}

|desc= The tanker was driven ashore and damaged on Sakhalin Island near Nevelsk. She was on a voyage from Vanino to Korsakov.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10383/tanker-nadezhda-grounded-storm-hull-breached/ |title=Tanker Nadezhda grounded by storm, hull breached |publisher=Fleetmon |date=28 November 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

}}

=30 November=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Fortune Life||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the Philippine Sea {{convert|130|nmi|km}} west of Vigan with the loss of eleven of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by {{MV|Ashley Lady||2}} ({{flag|Singapore|civil}}).{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/177586/11-missing-after-panama-flagged-ship-sinks-off-philippines/ |title=11 Missing After Panama-Flagged Ship Sinks off Philippines |date=30 November 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=30 November 2015}} }}

December

=4 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|Hanjin Aqua||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The container ship ran aground in the Sunda Strait off Sangiang Island, Indonesia.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/178216/mv-hanjin-aqua-hard-aground-in-indonesia/ |title=M/V Hanjin Aqua Hard Aground in Indonesia |publisher=World Maritime News |date=4 December 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2015}} She was refloated on 6 January 2016.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/180324/hanjin-aqua-finally-refloated/ |title=Hanjin Aqua Finally Refloated |date=7 January 2016 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=7 January 2016 }} }}

=10 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{MV|City||2}}

|flag={{flag|Panama}}

|desc=The cargo ship ran aground and partially sank at Sagata, Japan. Her eighteen crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/180492/video-russian-ship-aground-in-japan-18-evacuated/ |title=VIDEO: Russian Ship Aground in Japan, 18 Evacuated |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=10 January 2016 }} }}

=11 December=

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{USNS|Shearwater|T-AG-177|2}}

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

|desc=The retired {{convert|166|ft|m|1|adj=on}} purse seiner was scuttled as an artificial reef in {{convert|120|ft|m}} of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware at {{coord|38|31.661|N|074|30.607|W|name=Shearwater}}.[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_deljerseyland.php#Shearwater njscuba.net USNS Shearwater T-AG-177]

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=13 December=

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|ship= {{MV|Royal 16||2}}

|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}

|desc= The cargo ship was driven ashore at Legazpi, Philippines.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10647/royal-16-grounded-reefs/ |title=Royal 16 grounded on reefs |publisher=Fleetmon |date=16 December 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

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=14 December=

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|ship= {{MV|William E Strait||2}}

|flag={{flag|United States}}

|desc= The tug collided with the towboat Margaret Ann ({{flag|United States}}) and sank in the Mississippi River.{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2015/10623/tug-william-e-strait-sank-after-collision/ |title=Tug William E Strait sank after collision |publisher=Fleetmon |date=15 December 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2017 }}

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=16 December=

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|ship={{MV|Thorco Cloud||2}}

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

|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Stolt Commitment||2}} ({{flag|Cayman Islands|civil}}) and sank in the Singapore Strait. Six of her twelve crew were reported missing.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/179038/six-missing-after-collision-in-singapore-strait/ |title=Six Missing After Collision in Singapore Strait |date=17 December 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=17 December 2015}} Three bodies were recovered from near the wreck of the ship in late December; one of them was confirmed to be a crew member.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/179838/three-bodies-recovered-near-sunken-thorco-cloud-one-of-them-missing-crew-member/ |title=Three Bodies Recovered near Sunken Thorco Cloud, One of Them Missing Crew Member |date=29 December 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=30 December 2015}} The other two bodies were later also confirmed to be missing crew members.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/180104/two-more-bodies-confirmed-as-thorco-cloud-crew-members/ |title=Two More Bodies Confirmed as Thorco Cloud Crew Members |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=5 January 2015}} }}

=17 December=

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|ship={{MV|Maple Lea||2}}

|flag={{flag|Germany}}

|desc=The cargo ship grounded in Lake Saint-Louis, Quebec shortly after leaving Montreal; refloated four days later on 21 December.{{cite web|title=Update: BBC Maple Lea Pulled Free|url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/179286/update-bbc-maple-lea-pulled-free/|website=World Maritime News|accessdate=21 December 2015|date=21 December 2015}} }}

=19 December=

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|ship={{MV|Marina Baru||2}}

|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}

|desc=The passenger ferry capsized and sank off the south coast of Sulawesi, {{convert|13|nmi|km}} south east of Siwa. About 40 of the 125 passengers and crew were rescued. 60 people were killed in the sinking.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/179296/dozens-missing-three-dead-after-ferry-sinks-off-indonesia/ |title=Dozens Missing, Three Dead after Ferry Sinks off Indonesia |date=21 December 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=21 December 2015}} }}

=22 December=

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|ship= Star Pride

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

|desc= The cruise ship ran aground off Coiba, Panama. Her passengers were taken off by Star Breeze and {{MV|Tere Moana||2}} (both {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}).

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=27 December=

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|ship={{MV|Granam St Anne||2}}

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

|desc=The coaster foundered off the coast of Cuba. Her twelve crew were rescued by two United States Coast Guard helicopters.{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/179853/uscg-saves-12-crew-members-of-sinking-freighter/ |title=USCG Saves 12 Crew Members of Sinking Freighter |date=29 December 2015 |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=30 December 2015}} }}

=unknown 2015=

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|ship= {{USS|Massapequa|YTB-807|6}}

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

|desc=The {{sclass|Natick|tugboat}} sank enroute to the Marshall Islands sometime in 2015.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?291829 |title=Massapequa (+2015) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=25 April 2025}}

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References

2015

Shipwrecks