List of shipwrecks in 2021

The list of shipwrecks in 2021 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2021.

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2021
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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
References

January

2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 2020
ShipCountryDescription
Yong Yu Sing No. 18  Taiwan The Taiwanese-flagged fishing boat lost contact with Taiwanese authorities on 30 December 2020. It was spotted floating near Midway Island on 2 January 2021. Upon further inspection by the U.S Coast Guard, a lifeboat was missing, as were all ten crew. The ship was also damaged in what looked to be a collision. The boat was left adrift in the Pacific Ocean, and the U.S. Coast Guard continued to search for the missing crew. Of the ten on board, nine are of Indonesian nationality, and the captain is Taiwanese.[1][2]

12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 2020
ShipCountryDescription
Manoling 2  Philippines A ferry with 78 people aboard ran ground near Danao City, Cebu, Philippines. All on board were safe and disembarked. Around 26 people were still on board as of 12 January.[3] By 13 January, all passengers and crew had been evacuated, and the ship had been towed to a safe position. The Philippine Coast Guard began the process of removing the ship, and taking it to a repair yard.[4]
PNS Shah Jahan  Pakistan Navy The Tariq-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Arabian Sea.
Unidentified barge  Democratic Republic of the Congo A barge carrying 262 people capsized in the Congo River killing six people and leaving 19 missing.[5]

13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 2021
ShipCountryDescription
Yong Feng  Panama The bulk carrier was abandoned in the Phillipine Sea 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) south east of Miyakojima, Japan. Her 22 crew were rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Papua New Guinea to China.[6]

17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 2021
ShipCountryDescription
Arvin  Palau The river/sea cargo ship apparently broke in two, or was swamped, and sank in a storm at Bartin, Turkey. Out of the 13 people on board 4 were killed, 3 remain missing and 6 were rescued. 11 on board are Ukrainian, and 2 are Russian.[7][8]
Mermaid Challenger  Panama The offshore supply tug developed a leak and sank in the Sulu Sea off Segama, Lahad Datu District, Borneo. Her crew of seven were rescued by the Royal Malaysian Navy.[9][10]

18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 2021
ShipCountryDescription
HM Foundation  Philippines The derelict cargo ship was found ashore on Xijiyu Island, South Penghu Marine National Park, Taiwan, in the Taiwan Strait.[11]

20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 2021
ShipCountryDescription
Unknown refugee ship  Libya A refugee ship sank off Libya killing 43 people. 10 people were rescued.[12]

23 January
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 2020
ShipCountryDescription
Mitra Jaya XIX  Indonesia The tug was sunk in a collision with the container ship Tanto Bersinar ( Indonesia) in the Java Sea off Surabaya. Of eight crew, three crew rescued and five remain missing. A barge she was towing was damaged, with cargo leaking.[13]

24 January
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 2020
ShipCountryDescription
Iba  Panama The tanker dragged anchor in a strong wind during a storm overnight and drifted ashore at Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates, in the Persian Gulf.[14]

29 January
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 2020
ShipCountryDescription
Samsung No. 1  South Korea The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of Cheongsando Island, Wando County, South Korea. The crew were rescued by Wando Maritime Rescue and Coast Guard.[15]

30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 2020
ShipCountryDescription
Cantika Persada  Indonesia The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank after dragging anchor and contacting another ship at Gresik, Indonesia, partially above water. The crew evacuated.[16]
Two unknown boats  Colombia Two unknown boats sank off the coast of Tumaco, Colombia, on 30 January, killing 12, with at least 36 of the passengers rescued.[17]


References
  1. "Fishing vessel adrift deep in the Pacific, 10 crew missing". Fleetmon. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. "US promises to continue search for crew on missing Taiwan fishing boat". Taiwan News. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. "Ferry aground, some passengers and crew still on board, Philippines". FleetMonr. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. "Philippine Coast Guard, Partners Respond to Ferry Grounding in Cebu". Baird Maritime. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. "Six dead, 19 missing in Congo River barge sinking". Business Recorder. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. Voychenko, Mikhail. "Bulk carrier sinking in the Pacific, 22 crew went to lifeboat UPDATES". Fleetmon. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. "Ukrainian cargo ship sank or sinking at Bartin anchorage UPDATE". Fleetmon. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. @MarineInsight (30 January 2021). "Mayday Mayday - My Vessel Broke" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via Twitter. (video of incident)
  9. "Offshore supply tug sank in Sulu- Sea, northeast Borneo". Fleetmon. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. "Mermaid Chllenger". Maritime traffic. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. "Ghost ship beached on Penghu Islands coast Taiwan Strait VIDEO". Fleetmon. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. "At least 43 African migrants drown off Libya, UN agencies say". france24.com. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. "Container ship collided with tug and oil barge, 3 crew missing, barge leaking palm oil". Fleetmon. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. "Tanker beached by storm, UAE". Fleetmon. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. "Korean general cargo ship sank north of Jeju, 8 crew rescued VIDEO". Fleetmon. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  16. "cargo ship loaded with fertilizers sank in Gresik, crew evacuated". Fleetmon. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  17. "Twelve dead in Colombia after boats sink". The Canberra Times. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
Ship events in 2021
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Ship commissionings: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Ship decommissionings: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Shipwrecks: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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