List of shipwrecks in 1990
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The list of shipwrecks in 1990 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1990.
1990 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date |
January
9 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sally Albatross | Finland | The cruiseferry caught fire at Finnboda, Nacka, Sweden. Her superstructure was consequently scrapped and the hull was salvaged and rebuilt. |
20 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charlie | Cyprus | The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal with the loss of all 27 crew.[1] |
30 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Flag Theofano | Greece | The bulk cement carrier foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight with the loss of all nineteen crew.[2][3] |
March
4 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Toledo | Hong Kong | The bulk carrier was beached at Pendower Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall.[4] |
April
7 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Scandinavian Star | Bahamas | The ferry suffered two fires fifteen minutes apart whilst in the Skagerrak. The second of which was arson. One hundred and fifty-eight people were killed in the fire, which burnt for ten hours. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
19 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mineral Star | Cyprus | The cargo ship was beached at Vitória, Brazil after her engine room flooded. She was refloated in July, but was declared a constructive total loss and sold for scrap. Mineral Star was scrapped at Alang, India in 1992.[5] |
July
30 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Diosa del Mar | United States | The schooner ran aground on Ship Rock, Catalina Island, California (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) whilst avoiding a collision with a powerboat and sank. |
September
6 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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RFA Fort Victoria | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | The Troubles, RFA Fort Victoria bombing: The Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler was damaged at Belfast, County Antrim by a bomb placed in her engine room by the IRA. She was repaired and entered service three years behind schedule. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Naiad | Royal Navy | The Leander-class frigate was sunk as a target. |
27 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cantarell | Mexico | The LPG tanker was severely damaged at Pajaritos, Veracruz by the explosion of her cargo whilst loading. She was later repaired and returned to service.[6] |
November
17 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Osa Ghent | Liberia | The tug capsized and sank at Singapore. She was refloated on 23 November.[5] |
19 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antares | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler was fishing in Bute Sound when her nets were snagged by HMS Trenchant ( Royal Navy). She was pulled down and sunk with the loss of all four crew.[7] |
December
22 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Tuvia | Israel | The ferry capsized and sank off Haifa, killing 20 crew members of USS Saratoga ( United States Navy), who were being transferred to that ship.[8] |
27 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Finn and Baltic | Finland | The Finnpusku combination capsized and sank off Hanko. Later raised, repaired and returned to service in 1991 as Botnia and Steel. |
28 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jarita | Norway | The cargo ship sank in the English Channel off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her four crew.[9] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ramada al Salaam Hotel | Kuwait | Iraqi occupation of Kuwait: The floating hotel, a former cruise ship, was destroyed at her moorings by a deliberately set fire. She was later scrapped. |
USS Yancey | United States Navy | The decommissioned Andromeda-class attack cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Morehead City, North Carolina, to form an artificial reef. |
References
- ↑ John Young. "Chaos as Britain is hit by floods and gales" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 January 1990. (63616), col A-F, p. 22.
- ↑ Geoff King and Paul Wilkinson. "19 feared deads storm sinks ship" The Times (London). Wednesday, 31 January 1990. (63617), col E-F, p. 1.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Sricken bulk carrier threatens Cornwall coast" The Times (London). Monday, 5 March 1990. (63645), col D-G, p. 4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Sailors grieve for ferry dead" The Times (London). Monday, 24 December 1990. (63897), col D, p. 5.
- ↑ David Young. "RAF crews pick four out of sea" The Times (London). Saturday, 29 December 1990. (63901), col F-G, p. 1.
Ship events in 1990 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
Ship commissionings: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
Shipwrecks: | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |