List of shipwrecks in 2006
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The list of shipwrecks in 2006 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2006.
February
1 February
- Ece (
Marshall Islands): The tanker sank while being towed toward Le Havre, after having collided with the freighter General Grot-Rowecki (
Malta) about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Guernsey. The Ece sank near the site of the collision, in 70 metres (230 ft) of water, 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Cap de La Hague.[1]
3 February
- al-Salam Boccaccio 98 (
Egypt): The passenger ferry caught fire and sank in the Red Sea killing at least 846 people. A total of 426 people were rescued.
March
5 March
- Runner 4 (
Dominica): Cargo ship carrying aluminium sank in the Gulf of Finland when Svyatitel Apostol Andrey collided into it from behind while both were in a convoy escorted by a Russian icebreaker Kapitan Sorokin.[2]
9 March
- Teklivka ( Malta): Cargo ship sunk in the Mediterranean near Port Said, Egypt in a storm. Three crew were lost, but the other 12 were rescued by the Searose G.[3][4]
21 March
- Hyundai Fortune (
South Korea - Hyundai): Container ship damaged by fire in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Later towed to port. She was repaired and returned to service.
22 March
- Queen of the North (
Canada): Large passenger ferry which sank off the north coast of British Columbia, Canada after running aground. Two passengers drowned.[5]
23 March
- An unnamed passenger boat (flag unknown) sank off Cameroon's Atlantic coast near the port of Kribi, with the loss of at least 127 lives.[6]
- Pong Su (
Tuvalu): Sunk by bombing from Royal Australian Air Force aircraft off Australia.
26 March
- Orion (
Mexico): The tanker sank in the Gulf of Mexico near Yucatán.[citation needed]
30 March
August
11 August
- Solar I (
Philippines): Guimaras oil spill: The oil tanker sank off the coast off Guimaras province.[7]
12 August
- Cominoland ( Malta): The former Gozo ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[8]
- Karwela ( Malta): The former Captain Morgan ferry boat was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[8]
November
1 November
- Finnbirch (
Sweden): The ro-ro ferry capsized and sank off the coast of Sweden with the loss of two crew.
December
30 December
- Senopati Nusantara (
Indonesia) :The ferry sank off Mandalika Island with over 500 people killed.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2007 inaugural IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to be awarded to Searose G seafarers for dramatic rescue of Teklivka crew
- ↑ Eleven Ukrainians reported among crew of Teklivka boat, which sank near Port Said
- ↑ Neal Hall: Family of woman who died in ferry sinking settles lawsuit Vancouver Sun
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Oil slick spreading in Philippines" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 August 2006. (68783), col A-B, p. 39.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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