The list of shipwrecks in 2005 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2005.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Bay King | ![]() |
The retired 96-foot (29.3 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.187′N 073°59.283′W / 40.053117°N 73.988050°W / 40.053117; -73.988050 (Bay King).[1] |
Megan Sue | ![]() |
The retired 75-foot (22.9 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.181′N 073°59.310′W / 40.053017°N 73.988500°W / 40.053017; -73.988500 (Megan Sue).[2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Big Valley | ![]() |
The fishing vessel capsized and sank with the loss of five lives in the Bering Sea approximately 78 nautical miles (144 km; 90 mi) west of Saint Paul Island. Her sole survivor was rescued from a life raft.[3] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jökulfell | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of the Faroe Islands with the loss of six of her eleven crew.[4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adriana | ![]() |
After her reduction gear failed, the 50-foot (15.2 m) salmon seiner drifted ashore and was broken to pieces by the surf approximately 50 yards (46 m) off Cape Trinity (56°44′50″N 154°08′30″W / 56.74722°N 154.14167°W / 56.74722; -154.14167 (Cape Trinity)) on the south end of Alaska′sKodiak Island. Her crew of a four and a dog that was on board reached shore safely; a second dog perished.[5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Rocky Pass | ![]() |
The 19-foot (5.8 m) troller disappeared during a voyage from Kelp Bay (57°17′54″N 134°51′57″W / 57.2982°N 134.8658°W / 57.2982; -134.8658 (Kelp Bay)) to Angoon, Alaska. The bodies of her two crewmen were found at Point Wilson (57°08′05″N 134°38′00″W / 57.13472°N 134.63333°W / 57.13472; -134.63333 (Point Wilson)) on Admiralty Island in the Alexander ArchipelagoinSoutheast Alaska.[6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Oban | ![]() |
The 46-foot (14.0 m) seiner was wrecked on the southwest corner of Duke Island in the Gravina Islands of the Alexander ArchipelagoinSoutheast Alaska. Her crew of two survived and abandoned ship into a Metlakatla Fire Department skiff, which transferred them to the vessel Skip Jack (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Irving Johnson | ![]() |
![]() The schooner ran aground at Channel Islands harbor, California. She was later refloated; there were no casualties. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Almirante Lattore | ![]() |
The decommissioned County-class destroyer sank in the southeastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chileat35°58′S 077°22′W / 35.967°S 77.367°W / -35.967; -77.367 (Almirante Lattore) while under tow to the shipbreakers. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Maelstrom | ![]() |
The retired 71-foot (21.6 m) lobster-fishing boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Wildwood, New Jersey, at 38°57.412′N 074°41.346′W / 38.956867°N 74.689100°W / 38.956867; -74.689100 (Maelstrom).[8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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SAS Shaka | ![]() |
The decommissioned Warrior-class strike craft was sunk as a target by an MM40 Excoet antiship missile fired by the frigate SAS Amatola (![]() |
Tania Dee | ![]() |
The 38-foot (11.6 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Ommaney (56°10′00″N 134°40′20″W / 56.16667°N 134.67222°W / 56.16667; -134.67222 (Cape Ommaney)) in Southeast Alaska. Her two-man crew abandoned ship in survival suits; one was rescued by the fishing vessel Christina and survived, but the other died after being picked up by a United States Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter.[10][11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lollipop | ![]() |
The retired 62-foot (18.9 m) excursion boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 5.1 nautical miles (9.4 km; 5.9 mi) off Spray Beach, New Jersey, at 39°33.661′N 074°06.204′W / 39.561017°N 74.103400°W / 39.561017; -74.103400 (Lollipop).[12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS America | ![]() |
After four weeks of use as a target for weapons testing, the decommissioned Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier was scuttled about 250 nautical miles (460 kilometres) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 33°09′09″N 071°39′07″W / 33.15250°N 71.65194°W / 33.15250; -71.65194 ("USS America (CV-66)"). |
Ship | State | Description |
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Heather Kay | ![]() |
The 24-gross ton, 43.9-foot (13.4 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Alaska east-southeast of Ugak Island (57°37′55″N 152°09′30″W / 57.6319°N 152.1583°W / 57.6319; -152.1583 (Ugak Island)) in the Kodiak Archipelago, approximately 52 nautical miles (96 km; 60 mi) southeast of Kodiak, Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her crew of four from a life raft.[13] |
Prince | ![]() |
The motor ferry capsized and sank in deep water near Golapchipa, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Patuakhali, Bangladesh.[14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS YO-153 | ![]() |
The decommissioned 156-foot (47.5 m), 1,000-displacement ton yard fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.856′N 074°00.986′W / 39.630933°N 74.016433°W / 39.630933; -74.016433 (USS YO-153 ("Helis")). Her sunken wreck was named "Helis."[15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Guadalcanal | ![]() |
The decommissioned Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship was sunk as a target. |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Mount Vernon | ![]() |
The decommissioned Thomaston-class dock landing ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, by P-3 Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1), Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9), Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46), and Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) (all ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Elliot | ![]() |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Coral Sea about 100 nautical miles (190 kilometres) east of Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, at 24°43′S 155°50′E / 24.717°S 155.833°E / -24.717; 155.833 ("USS Elliot (DD-967)) as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS William H. Standley | ![]() |
The decommissioned Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Coral Sea about 100 nautical miles (190 kilometres) east of Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, at 24°47′S 155°48′E / 24.783°S 155.800°E / -24.783; 155.800 ("USS William H. Standley (CG-32)) as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Casitas | ![]() |
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Ship | State | Description |
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HMAS Brisbane | ![]() |
The decommissioned Perth-class guided missile destroyer was sunk for use as a dive wreck approximately 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 kilometres; 3.2 miles) off Mudjimba, Queensland, Australia. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The retired 200-foot (61.0 m), 1,016-gross register ton ferry – which had more recently served as a floating restaurant – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, in 75 feet (23 m) of water at 38°50.682′N 074°43.078′W / 38.844700°N 74.717967°W / 38.844700; -74.717967 (Elizabeth).[19] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Casitas | ![]() |
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Porvenir I | ![]() |
The roll on, roll off cargo ship ran aground 460 nautical miles (850 km) south of Santiago. She broke up and sank with the loss of three of her fifteen crew.[21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Seehund 1 | ![]() |
The 18.25-metre (59 ft 11 in) pleasure vessel, a former passenger vessel, sprung a leak and sank in the North Sea off Eiderstedt, Germany (54°02′N 08°34′E / 54.033°N 8.567°E / 54.033; 8.567). The wreck was raised and scrapped.[22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Pair of Kings | ![]() |
The retired 132-foot (40.2 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Wildwood, New Jersey, at 38°58.030′N 074°41.050′W / 38.967167°N 74.684167°W / 38.967167; -74.684167 (Pair of Kings).[23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Oldendorf | ![]() |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii by the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Briscoe | ![]() |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Oceanat34°49′N 072°31′W / 34.817°N 72.517°W / 34.817; -72.517 ("USS Briscoe (DD-977)). |
USS Deyo | ![]() |
The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alliance | ![]() |
After her captain fell asleep at her wheel, the 93-foot (28.3 m) fish tender struck cliffs at Cape Resurrection (59°51′35″N 149°16′45″W / 59.85972°N 149.27917°W / 59.85972; -149.27917 (Cape Resurrection)) on the north side of Barwell Island (59°51′36″N 149°16′39″W / 59.8600°N 149.2775°W / 59.8600; -149.2775 (Barwell Island)) on the south-central coast of Alaska and sank in 300 feet (91 m) of water. All six people aboard – four adults and two children – were rescued by the vessel Black Velvet (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cory B | ![]() |
The 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnet fishing vessel disappeared sometime around 28 August. She presumably sank in a storm in Bristol Bay near Coffee Point (58°12′20″N 157°26′15″W / 58.20556°N 157.43750°W / 58.20556; -157.43750 (Coffee Point)) on the coast of Alaska. Searchers sighted debris floating 2–4 nautical miles (3.7–7.4 km; 2.3–4.6 mi) off Coffee Point, but the body of the only person board, her captain, was never found.[24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jet Trader | ![]() |
The retired 156-foot (47.5 m) fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°13.850′N 074°12.510′W / 39.230833°N 74.208500°W / 39.230833; -74.208500 (Jet Trader).[25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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ROCS Yun Yang | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gearing-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target off Ping Tung, Taiwan, by the submarine Hai Hu (![]() |
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Shamrock | ![]() |
The retired 48-foot (14.6 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) off Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°09.935′N 074°33.940′W / 39.165583°N 74.565667°W / 39.165583; -74.565667 (Shamrock).[26] |
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Samho Brother | ![]() |
The chemical tanker collided with TS Hongkong (![]() |
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MRS | ![]() |
The 48-foot (14.6 m) shrimp-fishing vessel capsizedinClarence Strait near Grindall IslandinSoutheast Alaska with the loss of one life. There were two survivors.[28] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Hustler | ![]() |
The 56-foot (17.1 m) landing craft sank near Afognak IslandinAlaska′sKodiak Archipelago 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Izhut Bay (58°11′N 152°15′W / 58.183°N 152.250°W / 58.183; -152.250 (Izhut Bay)). Her crew of two clung to wreckage until rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[13] |
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HMNZS Wellington | ![]() |
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Bay Jack | ![]() |
The retired 56-foot (17.1 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Townsends Inlet, New Jersey, in 60 feet (18.3 m) of water at 39°06.450′N 074°36.020′W / 39.107500°N 74.600333°W / 39.107500; -74.600333 (Bay Jack).[29] |
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Maritime Lady | ![]() |
The 80.73-metre (264 ft 10 in) cargo ship was damaged in a collision with Arctic Ocean (![]() ![]() |
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CP Valour | ![]() |
The container ship ran aground at Praia do NorteonFaial Island of the Azores. There were no injuries or casualties but the vessel could not be refloated and had to be scrapped on site.[31] The empty hull was refloated in September 2006 and towed to the open sea but sank in heavy seas 10.8 nautical miles (12.4 mi; 20.0 km) north of Faial.[32] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Jill Adventure | ![]() |
The retired 82-foot (25.0 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Townsends Inlet, New Jersey, in 60 feet (18 m) of water at 39°06.360′N 074°36.300′W / 39.106000°N 74.605000°W / 39.106000; -74.605000 (Jill Adventure).[33] |
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Carthaginian II | ![]() |
The museum ship – a steel-hulled sailing ship – was sunk as an artificial reef 0.5 nautical miles (0.58 mi; 0.93 km) off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. |
Dolce Vita | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was destroyed in the waters of Alaska by a fire that started when a coffeemaker short-circuited. The only person aboard survived.[34] |
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