The bulk carrier caught fire in the South China Sea 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Cape Elubani, Taiwan. She was on a voyage from Nantong, China to Singapore. Four of her crew were injured, one seriously. A tug was requested to tow her in to Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[5]
The service vessel caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Rio de Janeiro. Her crew were evacuated. She was subsequently towed in to Superporto do Açu.[11]
The cargo ship sank approximately 274 nautical miles (507 km) southwest of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. All 18 crew were rescued from lifeboats by Nicolai Maersk (Hong Kong).[12]
The motor barge suffered a steering failure in the Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany and became wedged at the entrance of a lock whilst avoiding an collision with the passenger shipAmadeus Silver II (Germany). Kerstin was refloated with assistance from the motor barges Käthe Krieger and Henneburg (both Germany).[13]
The 44.39-ton catamaran sank about 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km) north of Koh Racha Yai, Thailand, south of Phuket. 38 people, including 33 Chinese tourists, were rescued.[15]
The 24.5-metre (80 ft), 115-ton, roll-on/roll-off survey vessel suffered engine failure and went adrift. MTS Terramare was pushed by 0.91-to-1.52-metre (3 to 5 ft) waves until she washed up on the beach at high tide in St. Brides Bay off Newgale Beach, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Her crew evacuated onto the beach.[16]
The 95-foot (29 m) yacht burned, capsized and sank in the Miami River at dock at the Booby Trap, Miami, Florida.[22][23]
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 2025
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed submarine
unknown
An abandoned suspected narco-submarine was found by the fishing vessel Maria Cristina at the entrance to the Camarinas-Muxia estuary, Galicia, Spain. While being towed to the port of Camariñas it broke in two with the aft section sinking.[24]
The 55-foot (17 m) trawler was sunk due to hull damage in a collision with the scalloper Vanquish (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Block Island, Rhode Island in foul weather.[26]
The 20-metre (66 ft) fishing vessel ran aground on a reef in the Adriatic Sea 250 metres (820 ft) off the beach just west of Cesenatico, Italy, and capsized over onto her starboard side partially submerged.[28]
Storm Herminia: The 103.8-metre (340 ft 7 in), 10,000 DWT cargo ship dragged anchor in a storm at Marina Di Carrara anchorage and crashed into a pier at Tuscan Sea Resort, Italy and then was driven ashore with a starboardlist. The crew of 13 is safe.[29]
Two fishing vessels, the 32-ton Samgwangho and the 27-ton Manseonho, ran aground at the same place on rocks 500 metres (1,600 ft) off Rabbit Island in Gujwa-eup, Jeju City in stormy weather. The captain of Samgwangho and a crewman of Manseonho suffered heart attacks and later died.[32][33]
The 53-metre (174 ft) pinisi motor sail vessel sank in the Pacific Ocean 12 miles (19 km) off Sorong, Southwest Papua, Indonesia, after engine failure.[35]
The 18-metre (59 ft) fishing vessel sank approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Sambro, Nova Scotia. Of the four crew aboard the vessel, three were rescued, with one of the three dying in hospital later. The fourth crewmember was found deceased in a life raft at sea.[36]
The 43-metre (141 ft), 139-ton fishing vessel capsized and sank in 80 metres (260 ft) of water about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Habaek Island, about 315 kilometres (196 mi) south of Seoul, South Korea. Of the 14 crew, four crew, including her captain, died, and five crew were reported missing.[40][41]
The 14-metre (46 ft), 32-ton fishing vessel capsized approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea. Five of the ten crew were rescued.[42][43]
The container ship was driven aground at Wild Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, west of Lark Harbour after losing power by severe weather conditions with winds exceeding 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) and waves reaching 6 metres (20 ft) high.[47]
The 58-foot (18 m) fishing vessel ran aground after springing a leak, listed and sank partially submerged at Napier Point, just south of Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada. All four crew were rescued. The vessel was refloated on 26 February.[52]
The research vessel capsized and sank at dock near Novorossiysk, Russia, due to icing during a winter storm. The wreck is expected to be raised in early 2025.[53]
A cargo ship reportedly collided with a Chinese ship and sank off the coast of China in the Yellow Sea in late February. Reportedly 15 to 20 crew were killed while a few others were rescued by China.[54]
The container ship was heavily damaged in what was reported as a Russian missile strike on the port of Odesa, Ukraine. The attack, which occurred on 1 March, also injured two port workers.[55]
The 82-metre (269 ft), 1,842-ton cargo ship ran aground on mud flats off the coast of Brough in the Humber Estuary near Welton, England. Refloated on 15 March.[56][57]
The ferry/launch capsized and sank in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives between ADh Dhigurah and Mahibadhoo. All 3 crew and 45 passengers were rescued from the water.[58]
A pleasure vessel sank after taking on water near Punta Barú. Thirty people were rescued by the Colombian Navy and 12 by a civilian vessel operating near the Rosario Islands.[60]
The 16-metre (52 ft) passenger speedboat sank from a cracked hull caused by large swells in the Andaman Sea near Koh Poda Nok off Krabi province, Thailand. Twenty-eight passengers plus crew were rescued.[63]
The tankerStena Immaculate was run into at anchor by the container shipSolong in the North Sea off Withernsea, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Both ships caught fire and were abandoned by their crews. A crew member of Solong was reported missing.[65]
The 32-metre (105 ft), 347-ton tugboat was sunk in a collision with the container ship A. Idefix (Malta) in the Pacific Ocean off Callao, Peru.[66][67]
The 44-metre (144 ft) fishing vessel caught fire in the Pacific Ocean roughly 860 nautical miles (1,590 km; 990 mi) off La Serena, Chile. She capsized and sank after her 19 crew abandoned ship.[69]
The 30-metre (98 ft), 503-ton tugboat sprung a leak and sank mostly submerged at her berth in Veracruz, Mexico. She is expected to be raised.[70]
Unknown
Unknown
A boat capsized off the southeastern coast of Cyprus while transporting an unknown number of migrants. The bodies of seven deceased migrant persons and two survivors were recovered by Cyprus' search and rescue teams.[71]
A pleasure vessel capsized and sank in adverse weather near Punta Gigantes, in the Ciénaga de los Vásquez, area of Punta Barú. Thirty-six German and two Austrian passengers, and two crew were rescued by the Colombian Navy and by civilian vessels.[73]
The research vessel ran aground in harsh weather in the Mediterranean Sea off Elba near the Enfola promontory near Portoferraio, Italy. Refloated on 29 March.[74][75]
The tugboat was towing LCT Sea Asia (Philippines) when the cargo ship Universe Kiza (Panama) cut between the two vessels catching the towline causing the tug to capsize off Maasim, Sarangani, Mindanao. Her captain and one crewmember died.[76]
The Dutch river cruise ship collided with a cargo vessel on the Rhine near Wesel, Germany. The cruise ship suffered serious damage and was rendered inoperable. All 149 people onboard, including 69 guests, were safely evacuated. The cargo ship’s captain was later found to have been under the influence of alcohol.[81][82][83]
The 85-metre (279 ft) tanker-barge collided with the freighter Volturno just outside of the Kreekrak Locks in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands. Nicky's port hull was holed above the waterline. No casualties were reported.[87]
The 110-metre (360 ft) motor freighter collided with the tanker-barge Nicky just outside of the Kreekrak Locks in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands. The bow of Volturno suffered bow damage. No casualties were reported.[87]
The fishing vessel sank after a fire at the Wellfleet marina in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The fire also severely damaged the town’s deteriorating wooden L-pier. No casualties were reported.[88]
The 48.8-metre (160 ft) German passenger ship sprung a leak and became flooded in the Baltic Sea near Kühlungsborn, Germany. The local fire brigade took out all of the water using dewatering pumps. No casualties were reported.[89]
The 82-metre (269 ft) barge caught fire on the Western Scheldt while berthed in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. The local fire brigade were able to extinguish the fire. No casualties were reported.[90]
The decommissioned 90-foot (27 m) tugboat was sunk as an artificial reef 12 miles (19 km) south of Panama City, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico in 97 feet (30 m) of water.[92]
The 350-metre (1,148 ft) container ship ran aground and nearly struck a wall in the English Channel at Southampton, England. Tugboats were able to pull the ship free. No injuries were reported and the ship went back en route to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[93]
The 161-metre (528 ft) German container ship caught on fire and exploded in the North Sea while travelling from Hamburg, Germany, to Rotterdam west of Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. None of the nineteen crew were injured.[94]
The 91-metre (299 ft) cargo vessel transporting a cargo of animal feed sailing from IJmuiden in North Holland, Netherlands, ran aground while trying to enter the port of Teignmouth in River Teign, Teignmouth, Devon, England. In the evening, tugboats were able to pull the vessel free. No damage or casualties were reported.[95][96]
The 86-foot (26 m) scallop fishing vessel ran aground and sank near Green Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, with the vessel reporting a maximum potential discharge of 4,000 US gallons (15,000 L; 3,300 imp gal) of diesel fuel and 50 US gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal) of lube oil. The three crew were rescued by the United States Coast Guard Northeast Sector without injury.[97]
The 91-metre (299 ft), 2,560-ton ro-ro cargo vessel sprung a leak and sank in Preguiça Bay off São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands. 19 crew and 1 passenger were rescued by fishing boats.[101]
The wooden boat en voyage from Matankumu to Bolomba carrying around 400 people caught fire and capsized on the Congo River near Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 148 people and leaving hundreds more missing.[102] The number of casualties was revised to 33 fatalities and 22 injuries on 20 April.[103][104]
The 32-metre (105 ft) tugboat sank in the Río de la Plata Punta in the Indio Channel near the Banco Chico reef off Argentina after springing a leak in a storm. At the time she was pushing the barge 240-4, her crew escaping to the barge. The barge was later cut loose.[108]
The 181-metre (594 ft), 37,679-ton bulk carrier partially sank by the stern in a collision with KMTC Surabaya (Panama) in the Lòng Tàu River at An Thới Đông, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[109]
The 47-metre (154 ft) Maranon-class gunboat struck the anchored oil barge El Manati resulting in a hull breach and sank in shallow water partially submerged in the Amazon River near the Napo River some 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Iquitos, Peru. 30 crew were rescued, 2 were killed, and 1 reported missing.[112]
The 141-foot (43 m) ro-ro ferry allided with a boarding ramp on the St. Johns River while departing from Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. No injuries were reported but the ferry was taken out of service.[115]
The 44-metre (144 ft), 211-ton ferry/passenger ship sprung a leak, capsized and sank in 20 metres (66 ft) of water 200 metres (660 ft) off shore in the Makassar Strait off Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. 42 people were rescued, 1 crewmember was killed, and 1 reported missing.[117][118]
A panga fishing boat smuggling migrants from Mexico capsized off the coast of a beach in Del Mar, California, United States. Four people were killed, and eight others were rescued, including four with injuries.[121]
A fire broke out in the engine room while the ship was undergoing maintenance at Mekjarvik port in Norway on the North Sea. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported.[122]
The 171-metre (561 ft) combined self-propelled barges split apart and allide with two moored passenger Viking ships on the Rhine river in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No significant damage or injuries were reported.[123]
The 68-foot (21 m), 112-ton fishing vessel sprung a leak, capsized and sank in Grays Harbor off Westport, Washington. Three crew were rescued, and one reported missing.[124]
The 114-metre (374 ft) river cruise ship collided with a cargo barge during a scheduled voyage on the Rhône river in Sablons, Isère, France. No injuries were reported among the 127 German tourist passengers and 39 crew but the collision resulted in damage to the ship's hull above the waterline.[125][126]
Unnamed barge
Unknown
A cargo barge collided with the river cruise ship Bijou Du Rhône on the Rhône river in Sablons, Isère, France. No injuries were reported but the barge sustained significant structural damage.[125][126]
The 205-metre (673 ft) container ship en route from Bremerhaven allided with a wharf while trying to avoid a collision with a yacht on the Elbe river in Hamburg, Germany. No injuries were reported and the ship sustained no damage but the wharf and a gantry crane sustained damage.[127]
The 85-metre (279 ft) self-propelled barge caught fire during welding on the ship while moored on the Oude Maas river in Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. No injuries were reported and the fire was extinguished, but the barge sustained damage.[129]
The 25-metre (82 ft 0 in) fishing vessel caught fire and eventually sank in the Bay of Biscay 120 miles (190 km) west of Gironde, France. Both crew members were rescued by the cargo ship FWN Sun (Netherlands).[130]
The 28-metre (91 ft 10 in) sailing cargo vessel encountered rough seas and was struck by a powerful wave, causing the vessel to sink approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km) southwest of the coast of India, in the Arabian Sea. All six crew members were rescued by ICG Vikram (Indian Coast Guard).[131]
The 8.76-metre (28 ft 9 in) fishing vessel caught fire and eventually sank in the Atlantic Ocean 3 miles (4.8 km) off Monte Louro, Spain. Both crew members were rescued by fishing vessel La Chainza.[132]
The 190-metre (620 ft) bulk carrier caught fire while moored at a scrap terminal in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The fire was extinguished after 27 hours.[134]
The barge carrying sand ran aground near the entrance to a gravel pit on the Weser river near Porta Westfalica, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No injuries were reported and the ship was refloated without damage, but the incident blocked river traffic in the area.[135]
The fishing vessel capsized and sank after a collision with the tanker Cosco Development (Hong Kong) approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Pedra Branca, Singapore in the Singapore Strait. All 30 crew were rescued by Andros Spirit (Liberia).[139][140]
An unnamed 26-foot (7.9 m) shrimp boat, sank in the Possession Sound, off the coast of Everett, Washington, at a depth of 165 feet (50 m). Of the four people on board one survived, two died and one was reported missing.[143]
The oil rig caught fire during decommissioning operations, killing one person and injuring seven. The fire was extinguished and no oil spill occurred.[144]
The 70-metre (230 ft) ro-ro passenger ferry ran aground on a sandbar after strong winds in the Baltic Sea at Bøjden, Denmark. No injuries were reported among the 50 passengers and crew members.[145]
The 48-metre (157 ft) long self-propelled barge ran aground along with the barge Swette in low water levels at the confluence of the Nete and Rupel rivers in Rumst, Belgium. No injuries were reported.[147]
The 135-metre (443 ft) cargo ship ran aground and nearly crashed into a house in Byneset, Trondheim, Norway. All sixteen people on board were rescued without injury and an officer that fell asleep was charged. Pulled off 27 May.[148][149]
The 67-metre (220 ft) long self-propelled barge ran aground along with the barge Nautica in low water levels at the confluence of the Nete and Rupel rivers in Rumst, Belgium. No injuries were reported.[147]
The 68-metre (223 ft), 2,218-ton cargo ship listed and capsized at dock at Hendvågen quay in Averøy, Norway, partially submerged. All crew made it to shore.[150][151]
2025 Kerala oil spill: The 184-metre (604 ft) container ship en route to Kochi from Vizhinjam carrying 640 containers—including 84 metric tons (83 long tons; 93 short tons) of diesel, 367 t (361 long tons; 405 short tons) of furnace oil, 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 with calcium carbide—listed and eventually sank in the Arabian Sea, 38 nautical miles (70 km; 44 mi) off the coast of Kochi, Kerala, India. All 24 crew members were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard and the Indian Navy.[152]
The 80-metre (260 ft), 5,162-ton cargo ship sprung a leak, capsized, and sank in 30 metres (98 ft) of water in the South China Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) off Ky Anh town, Hà Tĩnh province, Vietnam. All crew were rescued.[153]
The out of service 60-metre (200 ft) ro-ro passenger ferry capsized and partially sank in 5-metre (16 ft) of water in Walu Bay, Suva Harbour, Fiji while under tow.[158]
The 125-seat tourist ferry with 89 passengers and crew was swamped by a large wave and sank at Lembongan Village, Nusa Lembongan off Bali, Indonesia. Several passengers were injured, but no deaths were reported.[165][166]
The 51.56-metre (169 ft 2 in), 197-ton tugboat struck a submerged object breaching her hull in the Kazachinsky rapids on the Yenisei River in Siberia, Russia. She was run aground partially sunk.[167]
The 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel failed to return to port and was reported missing. The vessel was located sunk in Cape Cod Bay in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water near Billingsgate Shoal off Wellfleet, Massachusetts on 11 June. The bodies of both crew members were located on board.[168]
The 61.75-metre (202 ft 7 in), 1,062-ton cargo ship suffered load shift causing a list. She was run aground to prevent capsizing, partially sunk on the southern coast of Monas Island in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago.[170]
The 171.6-metre (563 ft 0 in), 19,495 or 32,115 (depending on source)-ton cargo ship suffered water ingress and capsized approximately 500 nautical miles (930 km) south of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. The crew were rescued from liferafts by Maple Harbor (Panama).[171][172][173]
The 27.01-metre (88 ft 7 in) high speed ferry sank after waves cracked her hull off Zadar, Croatia. All 38 passengers and 5 crew were rescued from life rafts by the ferry Jadran and a rescue vessel (both Croatia).[174]
The oil tanker Front Eagle with 2,000,000 bbl (84,000,000 US gal; 320,000,000 L) of Iraqi crude oil collided with the empty Suezmax-class oil tanker Adalynn near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman. 24 people from Adalynn were evacuated from one of the oil tankers. No people were injured and no oil was leaked.[175][176]
The 118-metre (387 ft) container ship sank in the Arabian Sea approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) southeast of Salalah, Oman. All 20 crew were rescued by Gulf Barakah (Marshall Islands).[177]
The 28-foot (8.5 m) long Chris-Craft vessel capsized in Lake Tahoe, California, in conditions of strong winds and high waves. Of the ten people aboard, eight died and two were rescued.[178][179][180]
The 183-metre (600 ft), 12,250-ton car carrier, which had caught fire on 3 June, was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Alaska, United States on 5 June. Her 22 crew were rescued by COSCO Hellas (Malta). She sank on 23 June in the Pacific Ocean some 720 kilometres (450 mi) southwest of Adak Island in 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) of water after being on fire for nearly three weeks.[181][182]
The ro-ro cargo vessel allided with the ferry Kydon Palace (Greece) near the port of Igoumenitsa, Greece. No injuries were reported on board both ships.[183]
A major fire broke out on board the bulk carrier, while the ship was docked at the port of Hull, United Kingdom. No injuries were reported among the ship's crew, and firefighters were trying to extinguish the fire.[184][185]
The tugboat was struck by waves that pushed her ashore and swamped her some 33 nautical miles (61 km) from the Wanci Marina Pier in Lantagi, Sulawesi, Indonesia. One crewman drowned.[186]
A motor boat carrying university students that were celebrating the end of the semester, capsized in conditions of rough weather off the coast of Labadie; there are also reports that the vessel was overloaded. On board there were 27 people, of which 13 died, 8 were reported missing and 6 were rescued.[187]
A 7-metre (23 ft) fishing vessel with three people on board went missing off the coast of Taranto in the Ionian Sea. The Italian Coast Guard conducted searches for the missing ship.[189]
The 31.5-metre (103 ft), 437-ton tugboat sank in a collision with the container ship MSC Cape Sounio (Malta) at Barcelona, Spain. The crew were rescued from the water by a pilot boat.[190]
The landing craft transport vessel, which was carrying 2,500 litres (550 imp gal; 660 US gal) of fuel, sank between the islands of Romblon and Sibuyan. All six crew members on board the ship were rescued by a fishing vessel.[191]
The 33-metre (108 ft) barge/jack up rig capsized in the Gulf of Suez off the coast of Ras Ghareb, Egypt, while being towed towards an oil rigging platform. On board were 31 people, of which 21 were rescued, 4 were killed and 6 were reported missing.[192][193][194]
The 63.3-metre (208 ft), 734-ton, roll-on/roll-off ferry experienced a flooding in its engine room in the Bali Strait while crossing from Ketapang to Gilimanuk in the evening of 2 July with 65 passengers and crew aboard. By 10 AM on 3 July 31 passengers and crew had been rescued alive, 4 crew found dead, and 30 were still unaccounted for.[198][199]
A boat, capable of carrying forty passengers, sank in conditions of strong winds in Dongjiang Lake. Of the 29 people on board, 27 were rescued and two died.[200]
An explosion occurred on board the LPG tanker while unloading cargo at the port of Ust-Luga, Russia, damaging the ship below the waterline and leaking ammonia. The ship's 23 crew members evacuated.[201]
The chemical tanker suffered an explosion and fire on board off the coast of Kandla, India. After efforts to reduce the vessel's list failed, all 21 crew members were rescued by the tugboat Orchid Star (India). The Indian Coast Guard dispatched assets to take the vessel in tow.[202]
The 11-metre (36 ft) sailing vessel suffered engine failure leaving the port of Rødbyhavn and went aground on the breakwater of Fehmarn Belt. The boat was flooded and partially submerged. The wreck was removed on 15 July.[203]
The bulk carrier was attacked by the Houthi in the Red Sea 51 nautical miles (94 km) southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The ship was set on fire suffered severe flooding. The crew abandoned the vessel and were rescued by a passing merchant vessel. The ship was scuttled by the Houthis.[204][205][206]
The bulk carrier sank after being attacked by the Houthi 50 nautical miles (93 km) southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen, with rocket-propelled grenades on 7 July. Two of the 22 crew members on board were killed, and 6 were rescued.[211]
The 42-metre (138 ft) yacht sank after she caught fire the previous day at Saint-Tropez, France. No fatalities were reported, but two crew members were injured. Efforts to raise the wreck began on 14 July.[212][213]
A fishing vessel sank off Leadbetter Point, Washington. Of the four people on board, three were rescued by Shearwater (United States), and one died.[214]
12 July
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 2025
Ship
State
Description
Unidentified migrant boat
Unknown
A yola, used by migrants to cross the sea from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, capsized in the Caribbean Sea. The boat had about 40 people on board, of which 17 were rescued by Dominican authorities, while the others remain unaccounted for.[215]
The 19-metre (62 ft) Frontex patrol vessel struck a rock off Agios Georgios and sank in the Aegean Sea. All six crew were rescued from life rafts.[216]
A ship capsized and sank, while sailing from Sikakap to Tuapejat. All of the 18 people on board were rescued. Many passengers were government officials.[217][218]
The 114-metre (374 ft) Project 2-95 cargo ship ran aground at approximately the 288.4 nautical mile mark of the Sheksna River in Vologda Oblast, Russia.[219]
The tourist ship capsized due to heavy rains and strong winds in Hạ Long Bay, a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site. It was carrying 53 passengers and five crew. 13 people were rescued, 38 died. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.[225][226][227]
The ferry carrying 280 passengers and 15 crewmen heading from the Talaud Islands to Manado caught fire off Talisei Island. At least six people were killed.[229]
The concrete-hulled houseboat, a former fishing vessel, sprung a leak as it was being towed to shore for repairs in Snow’s Cove in Rockland, Maine ending up on shore.[230]
The fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Anzio, Italy, in conditions of strong winds and high waves. One of the people on board was reported missing.[231]
Typhoon Emong: The fishing vessel sank in Nasugbu Bay off Fortune Island, Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines in rough seas. All 11 crew members on board evacuated by rafts, and no oil spill was reported.[235][236]
The 106-metre (348 ft) cargo ship ran aground near Kyriamadi, off the northeastern coast of Crete. All 14 crew members on board evacuated when she started taking on water after grounding.[237]
The 27-metre (89 ft) tugboat was sunk when a crane collapsed on it in the Wesser River at Bremen, Germany. The tug and the crane were raised a few days later.[238]
The 47-foot (14 m) fishing vessel became disabled and drifted ashore just south of Humboldt Bay near Eureka, California. The vessel was pulled off a few days later.[242]
Unidentified migrant boat
Unknown
A migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Libya. Of the occupants 10 were rescued, 15 were killed and others were reported missing.[243]
A wooden ferry capsized near Gumu village in the Shiroro area of Niger State, Northern Nigeria. On board there were around 100 people, of which 25 died, 49 were reported missing and 26 were rescued.[244]
The squid fishing vessels sank in the South China Sea some two nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Hon Lon Island, Vietnam, in a severe thunderstorm. The two fishing vessels were towed to Bai Chet for repairs.[245]
The 183-metre (600 ft) self-propelled barge ran aground on the Rhine River near Karlsruhe, Germany, after suffering rudder failure after a technical fault. Refloated by a passing vessel.[247]
The barge ran aground on the Rhine River near Karlsruhe, Germany, after breaking loose from her tow Christiane Deymann I (Germany). Refloated on 3 August.[248]
The fishing vessel capsized in the Seto Inland Sea some 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of the southern tip of Cape Motoyama near Onoda City, Japan, in a hit and run incident. One of the two people on board died, while the other was rescued.[250]
A boat carrying at least 157 Ethiopian migrants sank off the coast of Abyan Governorate, Yemen. 96 people were confirmed dead, 32 survived and 29 were reported missing, with a search ongoing.[251]
A fishing vessel capsized after losing stability due to strong waves in the Arabian Sea off Kapu after departing from Malpe in Udupi, Karnataka, India. Nearby fishermen rescued the crew of seven without injury.[252]
The passenger ferry capsized, sank, and ran aground in the Bali Sea at the entrance of Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, after encountering large waves. On board there were 80 people, of which two died and one was reported missing.[253][254][255]
A helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River, starting a fire. Both occupants of the helicopter were killed, but no injuries were reported on the barge.[257]
The 40-foot (12 m) crab fishing boat capsized approximately two miles (3.2 km) off the Yaquina Bay Jetty near Newport, Oregon in seven-foot (2.1 m) swells. Three of the four crew members on board were rescued by the United States Coast Guard, one was reported missing.[260]
The ferry caught fire in the Gulf of Naples, while en route from Palermo to Naples. The fire was extinguished and all 155 on board were safe, but the vessel was left adrift.[261]
The motor yacht caught fire and sank off Formentera, Spain. All fourteen people on board were rescued.[262]
13 August
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 2025
Ship
State
Description
Unidentified migrant boat
Unknown
A boat carrying 97 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the island of Lampedusa, Italy. 20 people were confirmed dead, 60 were rescued and between 12 and 17 were reported missing, with search efforts ongoing.[263]
Unidentified yacht
Unknown
A yacht was apparently sunk in a collision with Sada Maru No.38 (Japan) in Tsukumi Bay, Kyushu, in conditions of low visibility. One person was killed.[264]
A boat heading to Goronyo market, Sokoto State, Nigeria, capsized en route. On board there were 50 people, of which 25 were rescued and 25 were reported missing.[266][267]
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