List of shipwrecks in 2022

The list of shipwrecks in 2022 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2022.

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January[edit]

1 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 2022
Ship State Description
Baragoola  Australia
Baragoola
The then 99-year-old ferry quickly sank at her moorings after a decade of being poorly maintained. Two people were aboard, and left the vessel soon after it started taking on water.[1] The vessel is scheduled to be broken up in place, as refloating is considered impossible.[2]

3 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 2022
Ship State Description
Unnamed migrant boat Unknown An inflatable boat sank off the coast of Lanzarote, Canary Islands.[3] 51 men were rescued.
Unnamed migrant boats Unknown flag Two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Almeria, Spain, at night. 16 people were rescued, three bodies were recovered, and 10 remain missing.[3]
Unidentified trawler  Bangladesh A trawler, with 14 aboard, developed a hole in its hull and capsized on the Meghna River. Four people, a grandmother and three of her grandchildren drowned, while the other 10 were injured, and taken to a local hospital for treatment.[4]

4 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2022
Ship State Description
Grigory Lovtsov  Russia The coaster became trapped in ice in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Shantar Archipelago. Her eight crew were rescued by a helicopter.[5]
Unnamed migrant boat Unknown flag A migrant boat capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on a voyage from North Africa to an unknown destination. 32 people were rescued, one body was recovered, and 11 remain missing.[6]

5 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 2022
Ship State Description
Tanimbar Bahari  Indonesia The coaster developed a list and sank in a storm in 30 metres (98 ft) of water off Saumlaki Harbour, in the Tanimbar Islands, in the Timor Sea. Her crew of 15 swam to shore and were safe.[7]
Unidentified fishing vessel  China A fishing vessel collided with Ocean Loong ( Panama) and sank in the East China Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) east south east of Wenzhou. Her five crew were reported missing.[8]
Unidentified trawler  Bangladesh A trawler, with 70 people aboard, collided with the passenger launch Farhan 6 on the Meghna River and sank, with 10 people missing. Nine bodies were recovered.[9] Four crew of Farhan 6 were detained by authorities, while the ship itself was detained.

6 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 2022
Ship State Description
Unidentified fishing vessel  South Korea A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with Shun Shin ( Mongolia) and sank in the East China Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) south of Jeju Island, South Korea. Her eight crew were rescued.[10]

8 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 2022
Ship State Description
Jin Shui Yuan 2 Unknown flag The derelict cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Siam 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) off Nakhon Si Thammarat Province south of Koh Samui, Thailand in 30 metres (98 ft) of water whilst under tow by a Royal Thai Navy vessel.[11]

9 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 2022
Ship State Description
New Hummer  Indonesia The cargo ship was driven ashore at Sunda Kelapa.[12]

10 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 2022
Ship State Description
ROCS Da Tai  Republic of China Navy The Abnaki-class tugboat was noticed to be on fire at around 4 PM. The Keelung City Fire Department and military personnel extinguished the fire soon after.[13]

11 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2022
Ship State Description
Chirat  Thailand The luxury catamaran yacht burned out at Sattahip Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Pattaya, Thailand.[14]
Fridtjof Nansen  Norway The cruise ship ran aground while on a voyage from Lofoten to Flåm. None of her 233 passengers and 165 crew were injured, but they were taken off the ship and transported to Ålesund.[15]
Unnamed yacht A finished, but not yet delivered to owner, luxury 30-metre (98 ft) yacht burned out, or was heavily damaged, at Ferretti shipyard, Cattolica, Italy.[16]

12 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 2022
Ship State Description
SMP Novodvinsk  Russia The cargo ship ran aground in the fairway in Szczecin Bay while approaching port of Szczecin, Poland. It was refloated on 11 February.[17]

15 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2022
Ship State Description
Nordic  Tonga The fishing vessel was driven ashore at the Nuku’alofa wharf after multiple tsunamis barreled into Tongatapu, Tonga's coastline within minutes of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano's explosion.[18]

17 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 2022
Ship State Description
Mumbles  United States The 60-foot (18 m)[19] mussel-farming barge sank while moored during a storm. It currently lies 50-foot (15 m) below the waterline. A salvage attempt had to be cancelled due to poor weather conditions, but new salvage operations were being planned, and the vessel was scheduled to return to service by June.[20]

18 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 2022
Ship State Description
High Prosperity  Liberia The diesel tanker grounded near Port Qasim at 7:30 AM after its engine failed while berthing.[21] Its shipment was contained.[22]

19 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 2022
Ship State Description
Chaader Alo  Bangladesh The trawler capsized after colliding with the passenger-launch Mitali-8 ( Bangladesh) on the Meghna River. One of the four people aboard, along with the vessel's cargo of wood, was lost, while the remaining three were able to swim to shore.[23]

22 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 2022
Ship State Description
Por Andaman 2  Thailand The product tanker sank in the Gulf of Siam 62 nautical miles (115 km) north of Koh Samui Island, Thailand. Her six crew were rescued.[24]

25 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 2022
Ship State Description
Manassa Rose  Comoros The cargo ship ran aground on the northwest Crete coast in Kissamos Bay in a storm, reportedly broke in half. Her ten crew were rescued.[25][26]
Unnamed migrant boat Unknown flag A 25-foot (7.6 m) motor boat capsized in rough weather roughly 40 miles (64 km) east of Florida's Fort Pierce Inlet while smuggling 40 migrants from Bimini, Bahamas to the United States.[27] Of the people aboard, one person, Juan Esteban Montoya Caicedo, survived.[28] Five bodies were recovered, and the search for the rest of the passengers was called off on 27 January.[29]
Vivens Aqua  United States The 55-foot (17 m) yacht ran aground on South-Head Beach, Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States at 1:00 AM after its steering system failed.[30] Two people were aboard at the time; one person was evacuated, while the other stayed on the boat. Although the yacht was quickly moved further up the beach by salvage crews,[31] proper salvage work started on 5 February, and completed on 9 February at 12:30 PM. The vessel was then towed to a shipyard on 10 February.[32]

27 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 2022
Ship State Description
Campbell Cove  Australia The tugboat was rammed by the cement carrier Goliath ( Australia) in Devonport, Tasmania at 11:50 AM while docked in Berth 4 West.[33] It was submerged on the bottom, but still secured to its dock, and the Tasmanian Environmental Protection Authority had started a cleanup effort to deal with large amounts of leaking fuel.[34] No people were aboard the tugs at the time of collision. The damage was considered irreparable, and on 1 February, United Salvage of New South Wales started salvage work.[35]
Thorswind  Liberia The container ship ran aground while on a voyage from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi. It was refloated on 29 January.[36]
Unnamed migrant boat Unknown flag A migrant boat sank off the coast of Zarzis, Tunisia after departing from Libya on a voyage to Italy. Of the estimated 70 people aboard, six died, 34 were rescued, and another 30 were reported missing.[37]
York Cove  Australia The tugboat was rammed by the cement carrier Goliath ( Australia) in Devonport, Tasmania at 11:50 AM while docked in Berth 4 West.[33] It was submerged on the bottom, but still secured to its dock, and the Tasmanian Environmental Protection Authority had started a cleanup effort to deal with large amounts of leaking fuel.[34] No people were aboard the tugs at the time of collision. The damage was considered irreparable, and on 1 February, United Salvage of New South Wales started salvage work.[35]

28 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 January
Ship State Description
Unidentified catamaran  Australia A catamaran capsized in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Of the two aboard, one man was rescued, and a body, believed to be of the second man, was recovered.[38]

30 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 2022
Ship State Description
Unidentified catamaran  United States A catamaran capsized during a race off of Key West, United States. Two people were rescued.[39]
Unidentified panga Unknown flag A motorized panga ran aground near the Ocean Beach Pier in San Diego, United States. No people were found on board, but about six life vests and some other items were recovered from the boat. U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigated the scene, believing the vessel to have possibly been used in smuggling drugs or people into the country.[40]

31 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 2022
Ship State Description
Jerohan  Mexico The boat encountered heavy waves and strong winds and sank after departing the Port of Celestún on 29 January.[41] The two aboard were rescued.[42][43]
Julietta D  Malta Storm Corrie: The German-operated Maltese-flagged bulk carrier was abandoned while sinking at the IJmuiden outer anchorage, in the North Sea after being struck by the tanker Pechora Star ( Malta) while at anchor in a storm.[44] Her 18 crew were evacuated by helicopter.[45][46] Julietta D was subsequently towed in to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[47]
Unidentified trawler  Bangladesh A soil-carrying trawler, owned by the Maishadi AMS Brick Field, collided with the sand barge Iqbal Hossain on the Dakatia River during a dense fog, and promptly capsized. Five of the eleven people on board drowned, while the other six swam to shore.[48] Murder charges were filed against the six crew of Iqbal Hossain.[49] Four have been detained by police, while another two, including the captain, have gone into hiding.[50]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 2022
Ship State Description
Proteus  Australia The scallop trawler ran aground along the Rainbow Beach after its anchor slipped due to high winds "sometime that week". Its crew were asleep on board during the incident but were able to disembark the vessel after it grounded.[51] The vessel was recovered on 22 January.

February[edit]

1 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 2022
Ship State Description
Bing Bing  United States The 55-foot (17 m) fishing trawler started listing to starboard, and then capsized.[52][53] An eyewitness said it started smoking at 2:30 or 2:35 PM, before sinking around 90 seconds later one mile (1.6 km) from the shore of Humarock Beach in Massachusetts, United States. Three survivors were found clinging to a black hose, and pulled from the water at 3:10 PM. Two of the survivors were treated for hypothermia, and ingestion of diesel fuel and sea water, while a third was discharged from hospital.[54]
Torm Emilie  Denmark The product tanker collided with a breakwater at the Kaohsiung port, and started taking on water, causing a heavy list.[55]

2 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 2022
Ship State Description
Akvanavt  Russia The crabber vessel sprang a massive leak and sank at dock at Port of Zarubino, Primorsky Krai in the Trinity Bay, in the Sea of Japan while unloading. Her chief engineer died, the other 14 crew were rescued. Her master was hospitalized.[56]
Bite Me  United States The 32-foot (9.8 m)-long sportsfisher ran aground at 10:00 PM while being assisted by the fishing trawler Reel Lucky in the Outer Inlet in North Carolina, United States during thick fog.[57] The three people aboard were able to disembark after grounding, with no injuries.[58] On 4 February, the vessel was placed down on a trailer and recovered from the beach at 2:00 PM. It was awaiting transport to a shipyard to check for damage and necessary repairs.[59]
Mumbai Maersk  Denmark The Maersk-operated Triple E-class container ship ran aground on the island of Wangerooge on a voyage from Rotterdam to Bremerhaven.[60] Its 30 crew were uninjured,[61] and there was no fuel leakage. It was towed free by eight vessels on 4 February.
Reel Lucky  United States The 35-foot (11 m)-long tuna trawler ran aground at 10:00 PM while assisting the sportsfisher Bite Me in the Outer Inlet in North Carolina, United States during thick fog.[57] The two people aboard were able to disembark after grounding, with no injuries.[58] An excavator was used to drag the vessel across the beach to ORV Ramp 4, where it was later picked up and placed on a trailer. On 4 February, at 5:30 PM, the boat was recovered. It was awaiting transport to a shipyard to check for damage and necessary repairs.[59]
Trinity Spirit  Nigeria The floating production storage and offloading vessel exploded, burned out, and sank in the Ukpokiti oil fields near the Escravos River.[62][63] Of its 10 crew, three are confirmed dead, three have been rescued, and four are missing.[64] The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, a government organization, has started an investigation into the sinking.[65]
Unnamed migrant boat Flag unknown A migrant boat sank off the coast of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. 40 were rescued, one died, and another 16 were reported missing.[66]

3 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 2022
Ship State Description
Sea Eagle  United States The United States Navy chartered tugboat sprang a leak and was abandoned 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Hillsboro Beach/Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. The tug, and a barge loaded with munitions it was towing, drifted ashore between Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach off South Ocean Boulevard. The crew of four was rescued. The barge was refloated 5 February, and the tug on 6 February.[67][68]
Tresta Star  Mauritius Cyclone Batsirai: The product tanker ran aground on the southern coast of the French island of Réunion.[69] The crew of 11 Indian and Bangladeshi sailors was rescued.[70] On 18 February, the ship was surveilled by helicopter, which showed that sections were starting to crack, and oil was leaking from the ship.[71] Since then, the cracks worsened, and the salvage contractor working on the ship stopped all procedures.[72]
Unnamed migrant boat Unknown flag A migrant boat sank 40 miles (64 km) off of Key Largo, United States.[73] All ten on board were rescued. Six of the migrants were repatriated to Cuba, while the other four were brought to hospital for injuries.[74] The incident is suspected to be related to human smuggling operations.[75]

4 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 2022
Ship State Description
Unidentified trawlers  Bangladesh 18 trawlers sank during a storm on the island of Dublar Char and in the Bay of Bengal.[76] Rescue operations for missing fishermen were ongoing.[77][78][79][80]

7 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2022
Ship State Description
Glory  United States The fishing boat sank 9 miles (14 km) south of Sitka, Alaska after taking on water.[81] Its two crew were airlifted by the United States Coast Guard.

8 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 2022
Ship State Description
São Jorge  Portugal The product tanker grounded near Praia Islet shortly after departing the port of Praia da Graciosa. Its crew of 12 were safe, and the ship was stabilized. Its owners are looking to have the ship refloated and towed away for repairs.[82]
Unidentified dhows  Iran Seven cargo dhows burned out at Nakhl Taghi port, Bushehr Province, Iran.[83]

12 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 2022
Ship State Description
Sceptre  Ireland The trawler sank at its mooring in the Keelbeg Pier, Union Hall, Ireland, causing a spill of hydraulic fluid and diesel fuel.[84]

14 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 2022
Ship State Description
Villa de Pitanxo  Spain Capsizing of the Villa de Pitanxo: The 50-metre (160 ft) fishing vessel iced up, capsized and was lost off of Newfoundland, Canada.[85] Of her crew of 24, three were rescued, 10 died, and another 11 were reported missing.[86][87]

15 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 2022
Ship State Description
QB 98160 TS  Vietnam The fishing boat sank 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south of Cồn Cỏ, Quảng Trị. Her 11 crew were rescued.[88]

16 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 2022
Ship State Description
Makam-3  Bangladesh The sand barge capsized and sank after colliding with passenger launch Surovi-7 on the Meghna River at 11 PM.[89] One crew member, who, according to survivor testimony, was trapped in the vessel as it sank, was reported missing, and local emergency services conducted a search for him.[90]
Miss Grace  United States The urchin fishing boat capsized during rough weather in the Santa Barbara Channel.[91] The one crewman swam for five hours[92] before eventually making it to an oil rig, after which he was rescued.

18 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 2022
Ship State Description
Euroferry Olympia  Italy The Hansa-class ferry caught fire off Corfu and was abandoned. About 292 people were on board (239 registered passengers, two stowaways, and 51 crew), of which 281 were rescued and 11 remained unaccounted for as of 20 February. Ten survivors were hospitalized. The ferry was on a voyage from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi.[93][94][95][96]
Sea Swirl  United States The 26-foot (7.9 m)[97] boat capsized at about 4:00 PM around 14 nautical mile (0.46 km; 0.29 mi) from Kapaa, Hawaii. Two men were found clinging to the top of the boat, and were both rescued, being treated for minor injuries.[98]
Unidentified sailboat  United States A sailboat capsized at about 2:00 PM off of Hart Miller Island. The two people on board were rescued and later hospitalized.[99]

19 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 2022
Ship State Description
WorldFriend 307  Guyana The fishing trawler capsized 18 miles (29 km)[100] off the coast of Mahaicony, Guyana. One of the four crew was able to enter a lifeboat and was rescued by nearby fishermen, while the other three were reported missing. The country's government was investigating the incident,[101] and the coast guard continued searching for the three missing men, who were thought to be trapped underneath the vessel.[102]

21 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 2022
Ship State Description
Step Aside  Bermuda The 22-foot (6.7 m) fishing boat capsized, and possibly sank after its anchor chain caught in its propeller[103] 400 yards (370 m) from the shore of Hungry Bay Nature Reserve, Bermuda.[104] The single man aboard clung to the overturned hull, and was rescued by two nearby fishermen.
Thilaakkam  India The product tanker ran aground at the Port at Kavaratti on its maiden voyage.[105]

23 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 2022
Ship State Description
Jinn Jyi Chyun No.168  Taiwan The tuna fishing vessel went ashore at Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius, some 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Port Louis. The crew made it to shore.[106]
Maan Yu Feng No.1  Taiwan The tuna fishing vessel went ashore at Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius, some 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Port Louis. The crew made it to shore.[106]
Unidentified boats  India Several houseboats and shikaras either sank or were destroyed by snowfall on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, India, and in its Dal Lake.[107]
Unidentified ferry  Bangladesh A 28-metre (92 ft) ferry capsized after colliding with a larger ferry while carrying 42 passengers and three crew.[108] 41 people were rescued, three died, and one was reported missing.
Wen Hung Dar No.168  Taiwan The tuna fishing vessel went ashore at Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius, some 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Port Louis. The crew made it to shore.[106]

24 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 2022
Ship State Description
Unidentified boat  India A boat capsized on a voyage from Nirsa to Jamtara at about 7:00 PM on the Damodar River.[109] 17 were aboard; five were rescued, and 12 were reported missing.[110]
Yasa Jupiter  Marshall Islands 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The bulk carrier was struck by a missile fired by Russian forces in the Black Sea off Odesa, Russia and was damaged. She was on a voyage from the Dniepr to Constanţa, Romania.[111]

25 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 2022
Ship State Description
Millennial Spirit  Moldova 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The tanker was shelled in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine. Her ten crew were rescued.[112]
Namura Queen  Panama 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The cargo ship was struck in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine by a missile fired by Russian forces.[113] The ship later sailed to Turkey for repairs.[114]

26 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 2022
Ship State Description
Phuong Dong No.5  Vietnam The tourist speedboat was hit by strong waves, flooded, and capsized around 2:00 PM[115] on a voyage from the Chàm Islands to Hội An.[116] 17 of the 36 passengers and three crew died.[116] A government inquiry blamed the loss of life on lack of emergency exits.[117]

27 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 2022
Ship State Description
Lady Anastasia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The motor yacht, owned by Russian oligarch Alexander Mijeev, was sabotaged by a Ukrainian mechanic, who attempted to scuttle the ship at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The ship was later seized by the Spanish authorities due to European Union sanctions against Mijeev.[118][119]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 2022
Ship State Description
Unidentified migrant boat Unknown flag A migrant boat collided with a trawler on a voyage from Libya.[120] Five passengers fell out of the boat in the collision, but only two were able to re-embark.
Unidentified vessels  Ukrainian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Eight ships were claimed as destroyed by Russian forces.[121]

March[edit]

1 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 2022
Ship State Description
Felicity Ace  Panama The 200-metre (660 ft) car carrier caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew on 16 February;[122][123][124] then unexpectedly capsized and sank 220 nautical miles (410 km; 250 mi) south of the Azores on 1 March.[125][126]

2 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 2022
Ship State Description
Banglar Samriddhi  Bangladesh 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The bulk carrier was struck by a Russian missile at Mykolaiv and was set afire. One crew member was killed.[127]
Helt  Panama 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The cargo ship sank 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) off Odesa, Ukraine; all six crew were rescued. The ship's manager confirmed that the sinking was after an explosion, later adding that it was not thought to be a mine.[128][129][130] Helt was also reported to have been previously captured by the Russian Navy and used as a shield against Ukrainian shellfire.[131][132]
Miss JoAnn  United States The decommissioned tugboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) off East Pass, Destin, Florida.[133]

3 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 2022
Ship State Description
BTh 99458 TS  Vietnam The fishing boat sank 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) south of Kê Gà Cape, Bình Thuận. Two of its crew were rescued, three were killed.[134]
Sloviansk  Ukrainian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Island-class patrol boat sank after it was hit by a Russian missile while gathering reconnaissance.[135] All crew were reported missing.[136]
Taporo VII French Polynesia The ship sank at dock in shallow water at Papeete due to a valve being left open.[137]

6 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2022
Ship State Description
Carib Trader II  Saint Vincent The unmanned cargo ship foundered while in tow of tug Capt. Beau ( United States) 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Santo Domingo Cay, Bahamas, en route from Miami, Florida to Gonaives, Haiti, due to flooding of the engine room.[138]
Unnamed migrant boat  Haiti A boat ran aground and capsized off the Florida Keys, United States.[139] Of the estimated 300 migrants aboard, 163 swam to shore.[140]

11 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 2022
Ship State Description
Ayla  Lebanon The cargo ship capsized and sank at Alexandria, Egypt in rough weather.[141]

13 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 2022
Ship State Description
Ever Forward  Hong Kong During a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Norfolk, Virginia, the 1,095-foot (334 m), 117,340-gross ton container ship ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay off Gibson Island, Maryland, at (39°06′39″N 76°23′31″W / 39.11097°N 076.39191°W / 39.11097; -076.39191). The vessel was refloated on 17 April.[142][143][144]
PNS Khaibar or PNS Tariq  Pakistan Navy The decommissioned Tariq-class frigate, believed to be Khaibar or Tariq, was sunk as a target in the northern Arabian Sea by a missile from an aircraft and a missile or torpedo from a submarine in a live-fire exercise.[145]

17 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 2022
Ship State Description
Al Salmy 6  United Arab Emirates The ro-ro ship capsized and sank in the Persian Gulf 30 miles (48 km) from Asaluyeh, Iran in rough weather. 29 of 30 crew were rescued.[146][147]

20 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 2022
Ship State Description
Afsar Uddin  Bangladesh The ferry capsized in the Meghna River in Narayanganj, just outside Dhaka, Bangladesh when it was struck by the cargo ship Rupshi 9 ( Bangladesh). Six people were killed, dozens reported missing.[148][149][150]

21 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 2022
Ship State Description
Lake Superior  United States The laid up tug partially sank at Duluth, Minnesota, after being laid up since 2007. She was refloated on 24 May and remained laid up.[151]

22 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 2022
Ship State Description
Prestige  Mongolia The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Taiwan Strait some 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi) west north west of Taichung, Taiwan after being caught in rough weather. Seven people were rescued, one was reported missing.[152]

24 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 2022
Ship State Description
Tsezar Kunikov  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Berdiansk: The Ropucha-class landing ship was damaged in a Ukrainian attack at Berdiansk, Ukraine.[153]
Marintrust 01  Bangladesh The container ship capsized and sank on her portside at a pier in Kolkata, India.[154]
Novocherkassk  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Berdiansk: The Ropucha-class landing ship was damaged in a Ukrainian attack at Berdiansk.[153]
Saratov  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Berdiansk: The Alligator-class landing ship was destroyed by Ukrainian shellfire at Berdiansk.[155]

27 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 2022
Ship State Description
Omskiy-205  Russia The cargo ship became flooded in its engine room in the Kertch Strait. The vessel was on a voyage from Istanbul, Turkey to Rostov-on-Don. Unclear if the ship was hit by a rogue wave, or a casualty of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[156]

April[edit]

3 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 2022
Ship State Description
Barugu  Nigeria The patrol boat operated by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency sank in the harbour of Lagos, Nigeria.[157]

4 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 2022
Ship State Description
Azburg  Dominica 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Mariupol: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Mariupol after being damaged the day before by Russian missiles.[158]

7 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 2022
Ship State Description
Kyoto 1  Sierra Leone The push tug sank between the Penghu Islands and the western Taiwan coast in the Taiwan Strait. All six crew were reported missing.[159]
Truong Nguyen 136  Vietnam The cargo ship was sunk in a collision with Vinafco 28 ( Vietnam) in the South China Sea off Tam Quan, Vietnam. Nine crew were rescued by Vinafco 28, one was reported missing.[160]

9 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 2022
Ship State Description
Celsa-2  Philippines Tropical Storm Megi: The coaster capsized and sank in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands. Crew fate unknown.[161]

10 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 2022
Ship State Description
Mika Mari 1  Philippines Tropical Storm Megi: The ro-ro ferry submerged while it was docked at the Consuelo Port in Camotes Islands, Cebu. There were no passengers on board the vessel when the incident happened. All 14 crew members managed to abandon the ship before it went down.[162]

13 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown boat Unknown A boat carrying 35 people capsized in Shagari, Nigeria killing 29 people.[163]

14 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 2022
Ship State Description
Moskva  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Slava-class cruiser was hit by two Neptune missiles fired by Ukrainians. The cruiser caught fire and was abandoned by its crew. Moskva subsequently sank.[164]
USS The Sullivans  United States
USS The Sullivans on 15 April 2022.
The museum ship, a retired United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer, suffered a serious hull breach and sank at its berth in Buffalo, New York, with a severe starboard list. Most holes were plugged and the vessel was pumped out and floating on an even keel 16 days later.[165][166]

15 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 2022
Ship State Description
Xelo  Equatorial Guinea The bunker tanker sank off Gabès, Tunisia, in the Gulf of Gabes. The crew were rescued by the Tunisian Navy.[167][168]

19 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 2022
Ship State Description
Seiko 5000  Japan The floating dock listed and sank at Saka, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[169]

20 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 2022
Ship State Description
Phuc Tinh 26  Vietnam The cargo ship sank in shallow water with her bow above water in Phan Rang Bay during an attempted beaching following a collision with the cargo ship Hai Dat 36 ( Vietnam) off Ninh Thuận province, Vietnam. The crew were rescued by Hai Dat 36.[170]

21 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 2022
Ship State Description
Wei Yang 28  China The cargo ship sank in shallow water, mostly above water, in Linjiang River when it collided with the Linjiang Bridge.[171]

23 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 2022
Ship State Description
Kazu I  Japan The 19-ton sight seeing boat sent a distress signal off the western coast of Shiretoko Peninsula in the Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan and presumably sunk. The boat was carrying 24 passengers and had 2 crew. As of 24 April, 11 of its occupants have been found dead and 15 others reported missing.[172][173]
Unknown boat  Lebanon An illegal immigrant smuggling boat sank after colliding with, or being rammed by, a Lebanese Navy patrol boat off Tripoli, Lebanon. 47 people were rescued, 7 died.[174]

24 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown barge  Chile A barge, that had been deck cargo aboard the cargo ship Puerto Natales ( Chile), sank after being lost overboard in rough seas between Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile and Puerto Montt, Chile.[175]

26 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 2022
Ship State Description
Da Fa No.1  Taiwan The general cargo ship sank after colliding with the oil tanker LIA ( Liberia) 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) southeast of Taitung, Taiwan off the southeast Taiwan coast. Its crew were all rescued by the Taiwan Coast Guard.[176]

28 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 2022
Ship State Description
Courageous  United States The decommissioned cargo ship was bombed, broke in two and sunk as a target by a United States Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range in 180 feet (55 m) of water.[177][178][179][180]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 2022
Ship State Description
Donbas  Ukrainian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Siege of Mariupol: Satellite images published on 6 April 2022 showed the logistics ship Donbas engulfed in heavy smoke in the port of Mariupol, indicating the ship was likely hit.[181] On 16 April 2022, Ukrainian Defence Ministry confirmed the ship was destroyed during the Siege of Mariupol.[182][183]

May[edit]

2 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 2022
Ship State Description
Two patrol boats  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Two Raptor-class patrol boats were sunk by a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB-2 drone off Snake Island in the Black Sea.[184]

3 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 May 2022
Ship State Description
Microstep  Panama The cargo ship ran aground in the China Strait. Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. The cargo was partially lightered on 8 May and the vessel refloated.[185]

7 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 2022
Ship State Description
DSHK-1 Stanislav  Ukrainian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Centaur-class fast attack craft was claimed as destroyed off Snake Island in the Black Sea by Russian military sources.[186]
Permata Asia  Indonesia The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Flores Sea some 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off the northern coast of Sangeang Island, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The vessel's crew was rescued.[187]
Unknown landing craft  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB-2 drone struck a Serna-class landing craft near Snake Island in the Black Sea.[188]

9 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 May 2022
Ship State Description
Comforter 2  Ghana The fishing vessel sank off the Gulf of Guinea near Accra. The boat was carrying at least 27 people. 15 people were rescued, and the captain's body was recovered. An additional 11 people were reported missing. The boat was carrying fish, as well as 6 Chinese and 21 Ghanaian fishermen.[189]

11 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 2022
Ship State Description
Cormorant 1  Ecuador The tourism catamaran caught fire, burned out and sank in the Galápagos Islands. All 25 on board were rescued.[190]

12 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown migrant vessel  Puerto Rico A migrant vessel carrying mainly Haitian migrants sank around 10 miles (16 km) north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. 38 people were rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[191]
Vsevelod Bobrov  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The logistics support vessel was reported to have been set afire off Snake Island, Ukraine. The ship was later reported to have reached port in Sevastopol without visible damage.[192]

14 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 2022
Ship State Description
Meisen 2  Japan The freighter developed a heavy starboard list and was apparently beached with its starboard side on the bottom to prevent sinking in Chiba Prefecture waters, Honshu east coast, south of Tokyo. Its five crew were rescued from a life raft.[193]

15 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 2022
Ship State Description
Last One  United States The retired 98-foot (29.9 m) yacht, renamed Capt. Patrick Price Reef for the occasion, was scuttled in 180 feet (55 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Lucie County, Florida, to create an artificial reef.[194]

16 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 2022
Ship State Description
Spirit of Palm Beach  United States The retired 65-foot (19.8 m) party boat, renamed Daymaker for the occasion, was scuttled in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Lucie County, Florida, to create an artificial reef.[194]

18 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 2022
Ship State Description
Franco P  Italy The tugboat sank in the Adriatic Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) off Bari, Italy. The captain was rescued, three people were killed, and the other two crew were reported missing. A float the tugboat was towing with 11 on board was later towed into port.[195]
Tamim  Bangladesh The lightering cargo ship sank in the estuary of the Meghna River in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, after hitting an underwater object. The ship rested on bottom of the sea canal with superstructure remaining above waterline. All 12 crew were rescued.[196]

23 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 2022
Ship State Description
Mercraft 2  Philippines The ferry caught fire off Baluti Island approximately 1,000 yards (910 m) from the port of Real, Quezon, Philippines. It burned out and was towed, beached on shore. Seven passengers were killed, including the captain's mother, 120 rescued.[197]

27 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 2022
Ship State Description
Cetus  Comoros The tanker capsized and sank 135 nautical miles (250 km; 155 mi) north of Aruba in the Caribbean Sea in bad weather. Nine survivors were rescued by cargo ship Melba ( Panama), and five by UBC Stavanger ( Cyprus), the ship's dog was also rescued. Cetus' captain died after being rescued and two others were reported missing.[198][199][200]

28 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 2022
Ship State Description
Rendezvous  United Kingdom The yacht caught fire, burned out and sank after a possible explosion at Princess Pier in Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom.[201]
Unknown fishing vessel  Philippines A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with Happy Hiro ( Marshall Islands) in the Sulu Sea. 13 crew were rescued by other fishing vessels, 7 crew were reported missing.[202]

31 May[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 May 2022
Ship State Description
Chuan I Shin  Taiwan The tuna longliner ran aground on the protected Beveridge Reef, some 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) southeast of Niue, in the Pacific Ocean. The vessel was still aground as of 4 June.[203]

June[edit]

7 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 2022
Ship State Description
Spirit of Norfolk  United States The charter cruise yacht caught fire off Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, United States, with 106 people aboard.[204] All were rescued. The fire ended around 9 June.[205]

8 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 2022
Ship State Description
Moamaeu  Kiribati The tuna longliner sank in a collision with Viva Fafa No. 707 ( Taiwan) 310 nautical miles (570 km; 360 mi) east of Rabaul, East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean. 31 crew werew rescued.[206]

8 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown yacht  Australia A 90-foot (27 m) yacht went aground on rocks and sank in bad weather at Lammermoor Beach, Queensland, Australia.[207][208]

10 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 2022
Ship State Description
Eleonora E  United Kingdom The sailing yacht sank at a pier when rammed by the tug Punta Mayor ( Spain) at Tarragona, Spain. The tug suffered a control problem while backing resulting in the high speed ramming, crushing the yacht's side.[209]

12 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 2022
Ship State Description
Badr 1  Sudan The livestock ship capsized and sank along pier at Suakin, Sudan, in the Red Sea loaded with sheep or cattle. The vessel was resting with its starboard side on the bottom, remaining partially above water. Badr 1's crew survived.[210][211]

14 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 2022
Ship State Description
Ocean S Star  St. Kitts and Nevis The laid up specialized fishing vessel was beached, laying on her port side, by heavy swells on Oquendo Beach, Callao, Peru.[212]

17 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 2022
Ship State Description
Spasatel Vasily Bekh  Russian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The rescue tug was reported sunk by two Ukrainian Harpoon missiles in the Black Sea while transporting personnel, weapons and ammunition to the occupied Snake Island.[213][214]

18 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 2022
Ship State Description
Lider Bulut  Cameroon The car carrier developed a list and was run aground to prevent capsizing off Tuapse, Russia, in the Black Sea.[215]
Too Elusive  United States The 72-foot (22 m) cabin cruiser burned in the Piscataqua River near New Castle, New Hampshire.[216][217]
Unknown fishing boat  United States A 42-foot (13 m) fishing boat burned to the waterline two miles (3.2 km) west of Manzanita, Oregon. The sole crewman aboard was rescued from the water.[218]

20 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 2022
Ship State Description
Jumbo Floating Restaurant  Hong Kong The floating restaurant, usually situated in Hong Kong, capsized in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands while under tow for restoration work. Reportedly still afloat, capsized and unsalvageable, on 25 June.[219][220]
Petr Godovanets, or Ukraine  Russia 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: One or the other of the oil field jackup rigs was destroyed by a Ukrainian missile in the Black Sea. The other, plus Tavrida ( Russia) was damaged.[221][222]

22 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 2022
Ship State Description
Nam Thinh 126  Vietnam The cargo ship suffered cargo shift at anchor in heavy swells causing the vessel to capsize and sink off Hải Phòng, Vietnam. Its eight crew and two passengers were rescued.[223]

23 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 2022
Ship State Description
Anugerah Indasah  Indonesia The landing craft sank in waters of Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia in the Java Sea. Five of its crew were rescued, six reported missing.[224]
Princess Miral  Belize The cargo ship spring a leak and was run aground to prevent sinking off Mangalore, India, in the Arabian Sea. Its crew was rescued.[225] It fully sunk on 23 June.

26 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 2022
Ship State Description
Mama Mary Chloe  Philippines The ferry was destroyed by fire off the west coast of Leyte. 157 passengers and 8 crew were on board and all but 2 people were rescued. One person died and one was reported missing.[226]

29 June[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 2022
Ship State Description
Texas Star  United States The 180-foot (55 m) vessel — a former floating casino later used as a commercial scallop-fishing and -processing boat — was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean in 86 feet (26 m) of water 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) off the coast of Delaware at 38°40.494′N 074°43.868′W / 38.674900°N 74.731133°W / 38.674900; -74.731133 (Texas Star) to form part of an artificial reef system.[227]

July[edit]

1 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 2022
Ship State Description
Cats N Dawgs  United States The 66-foot (20 m) yacht sank in 150 feet (46 m) of water in Glacier Bay, Alaska. The four people on board were rescued by Alaska Hunter ( United States) and then were transferred to an Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka.[228]

2 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 2022
Ship State Description
Aviva 80  Philippines The deck cargo ship went aground in stormy weather off Barangay Bani, Zambales, central Luzon western coast. 22 people were rescued, while the ship's captain and chief officer remained aboard.[229]
Fu Jing 001  China Typhoon Chaba: The offshore construction ship broke in two and sank in South China Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) southwest of Hong Kong. Of the 30 personnel on board, three were rescued quickly, one additional survivor was rescued on 4 July. 12 people were killed and 14 were reported missing.[230][231][232]
Tian Long  Sierra Leone Typhoon Chaba: The cargo ship was beached in Yangjiang City, Yangxi County, Guangdong Province, China in the South China Sea.[233]

5 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 2022
Ship State Description
Daha  St. Kitts and Nevis The passenger ro-ro ship was reported sinking in stormy weather in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman.[234]
KMN Harapan Baru  Indonesia The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision when she was towed into the path of the coaster KM Lintas Damai 5 ( Indonesia) off Tanakeke Island, south of Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. All 15 people on board were rescued.[235]

6 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 2022
Ship State Description
Global King 1  Panama The tanker reported taking on water and sinking in the Arabian Sea some 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) west of the northwest coast of India. The crew were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard.[236]
Heimdall  Chile The fish carrier ran aground and partially sank in southern Chile, some 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) west of Punta Arenas. The ship was resting on the bottom, capsized on its starboard side and partially submerged. 13 crew went into life rafts and were rescued.[237]

7 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 2022
Ship State Description
Quaterdecies  Panama The cargo ship reported sinking in the Ionian Sea. The crew abandoned ship.[238]

11 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 2022
Ship State Description
NĐ 3525  Vietnam The coastal cargo ship was swamped by large waves in a storm causing her to sink in shallow waters of the Van Uc River estuary, Hải Phòng, Vietnam off the Gulf of Tonkin. Its superstructure remained above water. The vessel's five crew were rescued by Vietnam Border Guards.[239]

12 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 2022
Ship State Description
USS Rodney M. Davis  United States Navy The decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate was sunk during a sinking exercise (SINKEX), as part of a multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) northwest of Kauai, Hawaii. The vessel was hit by Paveway laser-guided bombs dropped by U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft and United States Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 9 operating from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. U.S., Canadian, Australian, and Malaysian aircraft all attacked the target, sinking it in 15,000 feet (4,600 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean.[240]

22 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 2022
Ship State Description
USS Denver  United States Navy The decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock was sunk during a sinking exercise (SINKEX), as part of a multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) northwest of Kauai, Hawaii. The ship was hit by U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft long range anti-ship missile; United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopters shot air-to-ground Hellfire missiles, rockets, and 30 mm (1.2 in) guns; and United States Marine Corps F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft fired AGM-88 HARM missiles, followed by a Harpoon missile, and JDAMs. The vessel was also shelled by USS Chafee ( United States Navy) with its Mark 45 5-inch (130 mm) gun, and Japanese Self Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missiles and the U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, sinking her in 15,000 feet (4,600 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean.[241][242]

23 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 2022
Ship State Description
Blue Dragon 12  Indonesia The tugboat sank after an explosion on board at Semoi Setawir, Sungai Sepaku River, upstream from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Four people were burned, one reported missing, and seven rescued.[243]

25 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 2022
Ship State Description
BTh 98750 TS  Vietnam The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the container ship Morning Vinafco ( Vietnam) 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) east of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Its four crew were rescued by Morning Vinafco.[244]

31 July[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 2022
Ship State Description
Maya  Japan The container ship capsized and sank on its port side partially above water at berth at Shunan's Port, Honshu, Japan in Tokuyama Bay. The three crew aboard at the time were safe.[245]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 2022
Ship State Description
Chang He  Sierra Leone The cargo ship reportedly sank in Indian Ocean off eastern Somalia coast, on 14 or 15 July. Its 12 crew abandoned ship.[246]
TBS 3301  Indonesia The barge developed a port list in bad weather in mid July off Kangean island in the Java Sea while under tow. It was towed to Celukan Bawang, Bali, arriving on 29 July. The vessel partially sank with part on the bottom and partially above water at an unknown date.[247]

August[edit]

3 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 2022
Ship State Description
Good Vibes The 108-foot (33 m) yacht caught fire while cruising the marine reserve of Es Freus, situated between Ibiza and Formentera, Spain. The yacht was towed to port, and the fire was extinguished, but the vessel capsized.[248]

7 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 2022
Ship State Description
Xinghang XH486  China The coastal cargo ship was sunk in a collision with the container ship BF Tiger ( Antigua and Barbuda) southeast of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China in the East China Sea. One of its four crew was killed.[249]

10 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 2022
Ship State Description
Cleo  Italy The motor yacht sank at Unije, Croatia. All four people on board survived.[250]

11 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 2022
Ship State Description
Aria SF  Malta The 45-metre (148 ft) superyacht was destroyed by fire and sank off Formentera, Spain close to Cap Martinet. The wreck was raised several months later and scrapped.[251][252]

13 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 2022
Ship State Description
Aleutian Isle  United States A day after a close call running aground, the purse seiner sank in the Haro Strait off San Juan Island. All five crew members were rescued by two nearby purse seiners. The resulting diesel spill became an environmental disaster threatening the southern resident orcas living in nearby waters, leading to a weeks-long cleanup effort by the United States Coast Guard, the Washington State Department of Ecology, San Juan Office of Emergency Management, and the Swinomish Tribe.[253]

17 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown fishing vessel  South Korea A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the cargo ship DK Itonia ( Panama) off the west coast of Taean County, South Korea, in the Yellow Sea. All 11 crew were rescued by DK Itonia.[254]

20 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 2022
Ship State Description
My Saga  Cayman Islands The motor yacht sank under tow 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) off Catanzaro Marina, in the Gulf of Squillace, Calabria, Italy. All nine crew were safe.[255]
Xin Hai 99  Belize The cargo ship was damaged in a collision with the chemical tanker Ryoshin Maru ( Japan) two nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, southeastern Honshu, Japan. The vessel sailed or was towed into a bay off Shionomisaki and run aground to prevent sinking.[256]

22 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 2022
Ship State Description
KM Teman Niaga  Indonesia The cargo ship sank in the Makassar Strait. The loss was not known until 25 August, when four survivors, climbing to capsized lifeboat, were spotted and rescued by the passing ferry Dharma Ferry III ( Indonesia), 11 of the crew were reported missing.[257]

23 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 2022
Ship State Description
Miss Nelly  United States The decommissioned 62.5-foot (19.1 m) tugboat was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico about 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) southeast of the Destin East Pass, Florida at a depth of about 112 feet (34 m).[258]

24 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 2022
Ship State Description
Pyhäranta  Finnish Navy The Pansio-class minelayer ran aground in the Archipelago Sea, off Turku, Finland. Its hull was holed.[259]

26 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 2022
Ship State Description
Asia Philippines  Philippines The inter-island ferry caught fire while approaching Batangas City, Philippines. All 85 people on board, including 47 passengers and 38 crew, were safely rescued.[260]

29 August[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 2022
Ship State Description
Hephaestus  Togo The decommissioned oil tanker, which had previously ran aground at Qawra on 10 February 2018, was deliberately scuttled as an artificial reef off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo in Malta.[261]
OS 35  Tuvalu The cargo ship was damaged when she struck the anchored LNG tanker Adam LNG ( Marshall Islands) off Gibraltar Point. Water ingress could not be put under control, so the ship was grounded in Catalan Bay, to avoid sinking. On 16 September it was scuttled to prevent more damage due to approaching bad weather. Deemed "damaged beyond repair", scrapping in place was under way by December 2022, and is expected to be completed by 30 May 2023.[262][263][264]

September[edit]

2 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 2022
Ship State Description
007  United Kingdom The 160-foot (49 m) superyacht sank in Kolona Bay, Kythnos Island, Greece, in the Aegean Sea after its depth finder failed and the vessel scraped bottom. The ship partially rolled over and sank, with its port side on the bottom and half of the hull remaining above the waterline. Five people were rescued and ten reported missing.[265][266]

7 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 2022
Ship State Description
Cordonazo The 67-foot (20 m) sailboat, that burned out in December 2021, was sunk as an artificial reef 14.8 nautical miles (27.4 km; 17.0 mi) south-south-west of East Pass, Destin, Florida in 113 feet (34 m) of water in the Gulf of Mexico.[267][268]

8 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 2022
Ship State Description
Ha An 01  Vietnam The tanker sank at anchor in bad weather off Diêm Điền port channel, Thái Bình Province, Vietnam in shallow water with its superstructure remaining partially above water.[269]

9 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 2022
Ship State Description
Helge  Netherlands The 292-foot (89 m) coaster sank after a collision with Wild Cosmos ( Bahamas) in the North Sea off western Denmark. Seven crewmembers jumped into the sea and were rescued by helicopters.[270]

24 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 2022
Ship State Description
Unnamed boat  Western Sahara An inflatable boat carrying 34 migrants from the Western Sahara encountered rough seas en route to the Canary Islands. The boat was discovered on 1 October with only one survivor; four bodies were found and the remaining 29 were unaccounted for.[271][272]

27 September[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 2022
Ship State Description
Sabuk Nusantara 46  Indonesia The passenger/cargo ship ran aground on the south coast of South Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu, Indonesia. The vessel sank in shallow water, partially submerged, when pulled off on 16 October.[273]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: unknown September 2022
Ship State Description
Sea Eagle  Togo On the night of 17/18 September while unloading the cargo ship rolled to port and sank at dock at Iskenderun, Turkey, partially above water. A number of containers were lost overboard. Salvage reportedly under way.[274]

October[edit]

2 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 2022
Ship State Description
Baltiskaya  Russia The dredge sank at Makhachkala Port, Dagestan, Russia, in the Caspian Sea in stormy weather. The crew was safe.[275]
Thanh Dat 18 BLC  Vietnam The cargo ship sank in shallow water with upper deck above water off Hải Phòng, Vietnam possibly due to a typhoon. The crew was safe.[276]

7 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 2022
Ship State Description
Unnamed motorboat  Nigeria A motorboat, carrying 85 people fleeing floods in Anambra State, sank in the Niger River when it struck a submerged bridge. There were 76 deaths.[277]

11 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 2022
Ship State Description
Maha Nakhon 2  Thailand The barge while under tow was sunk in a collision with the container ship Vasi Star ( Liberia) in poor visibility in the Bangkok approach channel near red buoy No. 23, Samut Prakan waters. The crew was safe.[278]

13 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 2022
Ship State Description
TSS Pearl  Panama The container ship sank in the Red Sea after catching fire on 6 October. The crew were rescued at the time by a passing tanker.[279]

15 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 2022
Ship State Description
Kelsey 2  South Korea The tanker sank in the Taiwan Strait 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) south of Wuqui Island, Kinmen County, Taiwan. One crewman died, the other 19 were rescued.[280]

19 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 2022
Ship State Description
KM Satya Kencana 3  Indonesia The ro-ro ferry rolled onto its port side and sank partially above water at dock at Kumai port, South Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.[281]
Unknown fishing vessel  Italy A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the cargo ship Mika ( Denmark) 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) off Ravenna, Italy. Mika rescued its five-man crew.[282]

28 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 2022
Ship State Description
De Xing  Taiwan The cargo ship was struck, broke in two, and sunk by an unknown ship west of Penghu, Taiwan, in the Taiwan Strait. Nine crew were rescued and two were killed. The ship's captain and one crewmember were reported missing.[283]
Tremont  United States The 115-foot (35 m) fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the container ship MSC Rita ( Panama) 60 miles (97 km) off the coast of Virginia, 95 miles (153 km) north east of Norfolk, Virginia, in the Atlantic Ocean. 12 on board went into a life raft and were picked up by Atlantis ( United States), the vessel's captain was taken off by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[284][285]

29 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 2022
Ship State Description
Ivan Golubets [pl]  Russia Ukrainian forces used an unmanned aerial and submarine vehicle to strike Russian forces in Sevastopol, Crimea. According to Russia, the Natya-class minesweeper Ivan Golubets [pl] was damaged.[286]

31 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown fishing vessel  China A 37 m (121 ft 5 in) fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the bulk carrier Cape Brilliance ( Singapore) 42 nmi (78 km; 48 mi) east of the Yangtze River estuary. Three crew were rescued, 11 crewmembers reported missing.[287]
Xing Shun No. 1  Panama Typhoon Nalgae: The cement carrier lost power and sank in rough seas on the east side of the Changhua wind farm channel south west of Taiwan. Five crew were rescued, 12 crewmembers reported missing.[288]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October
Ship State Description
Al Awam  Mauritania The fisheries research vessel, laid up for a year waiting repairs at Nouadhibou, sank, and was partially submerged, on or before 9 October.[289]

November[edit]

3 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 2022
Ship State Description
Suntudsamut 4  Thailand The coastal container ship listed, then capsized and sank 4.8 nautical miles (8.9 km; 5.5 mi) off Sai Ri Sawi Beach, Chumphon Province, Thailand, in the Gulf of Thailand. All ten crew were rescued by fishing vessels.[290]

12 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown fishing vessel Unknown A fishing vessel was cut in two and sunk when rammed by Bungo Princess ( Panama) north of Keelung, Taiwan in dense fog. All seven crew were rescued.[291]

16 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 2022
Ship State Description
Mutiara Timur I  Indonesia The ferry caught fire some two nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off the eastern coast of Bali, Indonesia. The vessel capsized and sank on its side on 17 November. All 270 on board were rescued.[292]

26 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 2022
Ship State Description
Gogland Reefer  Russia The reefer ran aground in Kola Bay, in the Barents Sea along the coast of Russia after the vessel left Murmansk on 26 November, remaining aground until 9 December. Salvage was mentioned, with involvement of three tugs, though local media claims the ship ran aground on 9 December.[293]

30 November[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 2022
Ship State Description
Yu Sheng 788  China The cargo ship sank in rough weather in Fujian Province waters in the Taiwan Strait. All 13 crew were rescued.[294]

December[edit]

1 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 2022
Ship State Description
Serasi 1  Indonesia The vehicle carrier was sunk in a collision with Batanghari Mas ( Indonesia) in the Bangka Strait, Bangka Belitung Islands. All 17 crew were rescued.[295]

5 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 2022
Ship State Description
Hoa Lu 02  Vietnam The cargo ship suffered main engine failure and started taking on water and apparently sank, or was run aground, in shallow water in the Gulf of Tonkin. The vessel was partially submerged off Nghệ Tĩnh Province, Vietnam. 13 of 16 crew were rescued, 3 remained on board.[296]

8 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 2022
Ship State Description
L'Ecume II  Jersey The fishing vessel collided with the ferry Commodore Goodwill ( Bahamas) and sank four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west of Jersey, Channel Islands, while approaching Saint Helier. Two crew confirmed dead, one was reported missing.[297][298][299][300]
Tsakos  Uruguay The floating drydock sank at Montevideo with five fishing vessels in it.[301]

9 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 2022
Ship State Description
Unknown  China The unmanned coastal cargo ship drifted ashore in the Gulf of Tonkin, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam.[302]

12 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 2022
Ship State Description
TG-91402-TS  Vietnam The fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the LPG tanker Lady Roxana ( Panama) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Five of six the crew were rescued and one was reported missing.[303]

18 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 2022
Ship State Description
HTMS Sukhothai  Royal Thai Navy The Ratanakosin-class corvette sprang a leak and sank in stormy waters in the Gulf of Thailand. 5 officers were reported missing, 24 dead. 76 crew were rescued, 47 by HTMS Kraburi ( Royal Thai Navy), 4 by unknown tugboats, 20 by Sri Chaiya ( Thailand), 2 by an unknown oil tanker, 2 by Straits Energy ( Malaysia). There were 30 extra officers on board, without life jackets.[304][305][306][307]
Suntudsamut 2  Thailand The coastal container ship sank in stormy waters in the Gulf of Thailand. The crew was rescued.[308]

21 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 2022
Ship State Description
Hyundai Fashion  South Korea The cargo ship rolled over and sank in the Yellow Sea due west of Gunsan, Korea. All nine crew were rescued by fishing boats and cargo ships.[309]

23 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 2022
Ship State Description
Steakhouse Miller and Carter Lakeside  United Kingdom The restaurant ship sank at its moorings by Lakeside Shopping Centre, United Kingdom. No injuries and all evacuated safely.[310]

24 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 2022
Ship State Description
Belait Surita  Brunei The small tanker suffered an explosion and sank off Tawi-Tawi Province, Philippines. The cargo ship Falcon Triumph ( Liberia) rescued four crew from a raft, and the tanker High Adventure ( Liberia) rescued six others. One crewman was reported missing.[311][312]

29 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 2022
Ship State Description
Onego Traveller  Antigua and Barbuda The cargo ship sank in shallow waters off Hole in the Wall Lighthouse, Great Abaco, the Bahamas from water ingress, possibly from running aground. The crew was reported safe.[313]

31 December[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 2022
Ship State Description
Ronnysa and Dwi  Indonesia The landing craft sank in Seget District waters, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, New Guinea. Eight people were rescued, five were reported missing.[314]


Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 2022
Ship State Description
Hetman Sahaidachny  Ukrainian Navy 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Battle of Mykolaiv: The Krivak III-class frigate and Ukrainian flagship was scuttled in Mykolaiv between 24 February and 3 March, to prevent its capture by the Russian Navy.[315][316][317]

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