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List of shipwrecks in 1987


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The list of shipwrecks in 1987 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1987.















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1987

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec




January[edit]



14 January[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Testa Rosa

 Philippines
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal with the loss of all 30 crew.[1]


February[edit]



1 February[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Midnatsol Norge

 Norway
The hotel ship foundered off Fredrikstad, Norway. Wreck raised, and broken up in Bruges, Belgium, in June 1987.[2]


20 February[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1987
ShipCountryDescription

USS Accokeek

 United States Navy
The decommissioned auxiliary ocean tug was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico.


March[edit]



4 March[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1987
ShipCountryDescription

HMAS Colac

 Royal Australian Navy
The decommissioned tank cleaning vessel, formerly a Bathurst-class corvette, was sunk as a target in the Tasman Sea off the coast of Australia at 34°49′12″S 151°32′00″E / 34.82000°S 151.53333°E / -34.82000; 151.53333 ("HMAS Colc") by a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine HMAS Ovens ( Royal Australian Navy).


6 March[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Herald of Free Enterprise

 United Kingdom
Passenger ferry sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium after taking on water and capsizing and sinking stern first; the bow doors of this RO-RO (roll-on roll-off) ferry were subsequently discovered to have been left open. 193 fatalities.


15 March[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Komsomolets Kirgizii

 Soviet Union
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off New Jersey, United States. All 37 crew were rescued by American helicopters.[3]


April[edit]



16 April[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Musson

 Soviet Navy
The soviet Project 1234 corvette "Musson" sinks after having been hit by a P-15M cruise missile during an air defense-exercise in the Sea of Japan.


May[edit]



1 May[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Saint Eloi

 France
Collided with Cambridge Ferry ( United Kingdom) off Dover, both ships damaged.


27 May[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Nawal

 Saudi Arabia
Sank at moorings, Jeddah.[4]


Unknown date[edit]










List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Maral R

 United Kingdom




Maral R at Seaton Sluice


Driven ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland.




June[edit]



12 June[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Iron Cumberland

 Hong Kong
The ore carrier sank in the Pacific Ocean. All 29 crew were rescued by Act 5 ( United Kingdom).[5]


15 June[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1987
ShipCountryDescription

ARA Comodoro Py

 Argentine Navy
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a torpedo fired by the submarine ARA Santa Cruz ( Argentine Navy).


16 June[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1987
ShipCountryDescription

HMS Yarmouth

 Royal Navy
The decommissioned Rothesay-class frigate was sunk as a target in the North Atlantic Ocean by the destroyer HMS Manchester ( Royal Navy).


July[edit]



16 July[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Havel

 West Germany
The cargo ship was sunk to create an artificial reef near Boynton Beach, Florida.


17 July[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1987
ShipCountryDescription

USS Bausell

 United States Navy
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean.


28 July[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Fearless

 Cyprus
On fire and grounded at 37°09′N 122°41′E / 37.150°N 122.683°E / 37.150; 122.683. Refloated 27 August, subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1988.[4]


Unknown date[edit]










List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 1987
ShipCountryDescription

USS McKean

 Turkish Naval Forces
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a Harpoon missile in the Gulf of Antalya after being transferred to the Turkish Navy and cannibalized for spare parts.


August[edit]



13 August[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Vega Marie

 United States
The 85-foot (25.9-meter) fishing vessel sank in the North Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Unimak Pass, Alaska. Her crew were rescued.[6]


September[edit]



26 September[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Iran Ajr

 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
The minelayer was scuttled in the Persian Gulf by American forces after being captured by Navy SEALs.


October[edit]



1 October[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Wicklow

 United States
A freak 70-mph (113-km/hr) wind drove the 28-foot (8.5 m) gillnetter ashore and wrecked her in Astrolabe Bay in Southeast Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both members of her crew.[7]


16 October[edit]













List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Hengist

 United Kingdom

Great Storm of 1987: The ferry was beached at Folkestone Warren.[8] Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[9] Refloated in November, repaired and returned to service.[10]

Sumnea

 United Kingdom

Great Storm of 1987: The bulk carrier capsized at Dover, Kent,[11] with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Rotary Service (Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[9]


November[edit]



27 November[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1987
ShipCountryDescription

USCGC Duane

 United States Coast Guard
The decommissioned Treasury-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef off Key Largo, Florida.


28 November[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1987
ShipCountryDescription

USCGC Bibb

 United States Coast Guard
The decommissioned Treasury-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef 1 nautical mile (1.15 miles; 1.9 km) south of Molasses Reef near Key Largo, Florida.


December[edit]



5 December[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Cason

 Panama
The cargo ship caught fire off Galicia, Spain and was beached off Cape Finisterre with the loss of 23 of her 31 crew.[12]


8 December[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Vitatus Putna

 Soviet Union

Factory ship caught fire at 45°04′N 8°09′W / 45.067°N 8.150°W / 45.067; -8.150 and abandoned by her crew with the loss of two lives.[13]


12 December[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Samson





Samson


Crane barge, ran aground at Rams Head, Ardmore, County Waterford, after tow parted in rough seas.




20 December[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Doña Paz

 Philippines
Passenger ferry sunk in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines after colliding with the oil tanker Vector, ( Philippines) killing 4,341 people.[14]


22 December[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1987
ShipCountryDescription

Eastern Summit

 Panama
Ran aground in the Zaire River (05°55′S 12°54′E / 5.917°S 12.900°E / -5.917; 12.900). Refloated 14 January 1988.[13]


24 December[edit]










List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1987
ShipCountryDescription

The Christian
Flag unknown
The coastal tanker ran aground at Sands of Forvie, Grampian, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[15][16]


References[edit]




  1. ^ "Crew missing". The Times (62666). London. 15 January 1987. col H, p. 10..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Midnatsol Norge (5234462)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 30 November 2013.


  3. ^ "Russians saved". The Times (62717). London. 16 March 1987. col H, p. 7.


  4. ^ ab "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
    [permanent dead link]


  5. ^ "29 British seamen rescued in Pacific". The Times (62795). London. 16 June 1987. col A, p. 9.


  6. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)


  7. ^ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)


  8. ^ Bob Ogley, Ian Currie and Mark Davison (1991). The Kent Weather Book. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 1-872337-35-X.


  9. ^ ab Bignell, Alan (2001). Kent Shipwrecks (Second ed.). Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 120–25. ISBN 1 85306 719 9.


  10. ^ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.


  11. ^ Tony Dawe, Robert Matthews and Nicholas Wood (17 October 1987). "Wasted warning of the storm". The Times (62902). London. col A-H, p. 1.


  12. ^ "Spanish villagers flee toxic cloud". The Times (62949). London. 11 December 1987. col A-B, p. 8.


  13. ^ ab "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
    [permanent dead link]


  14. ^ "CNN.com - Maritime disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries - Feb 3, 2006". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2010.


  15. ^ "Watch on Tanker". The Times (62961). London. 26 December 1987. col A, p. 2.


  16. ^ "Tanker is refloated". The Times (62962). London. 28 December 1987. col A, p. 2.



















































Ship events in 1987

Ship launches:

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

Ship commissionings:

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

Ship decommissionings:

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

Shipwrecks:

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992


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