List of major marine accidents 1981–1990

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This list of serious marine accidents 1981–1990 records ship accidents in the maritime sector with fatalities or high material damage.

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date Surname dead Course of events
January 27, 1981 Tampomas II at least 510 The passenger ferry Tampomas II caught fire in the Java Sea on January 26, exploded and sank a day later. 672 people were rescued from the ship, 147 dead were rescued and 373 people registered on the passenger list remained missing. Estimates were based on further fatalities. The main cause of the disaster was inadequate safety equipment.
February 10, 1981 Feddy 31 About nine nautical miles north of Algiers, the bulk carrier Feddy, sailing under the Liberian flag, and the motor ship Sounion collided in thick fog . The Feddy sank immediately so quickly after the collision that only three of the 34 crew members were rescued.
November 26, 1981 ELMA Tres 23 On the voyage from Ilhéus to Boston, the German motor ship ELMA Tres (7,800 GRT) sank in a hurricane around 200 nautical miles east of Bermuda after the container load slipped. Of the 24 crew members, only one sailor could be rescued. During the investigation of the cause of the accident by the Hamburg Maritime Office , the ÖTV trade union made serious allegations against the shipping company with regard to the condition of the ship and the level of training of the predominantly Filipino crew.
19th December 1981 Solomon Brown 16 During an attempt to take over eight castaways from the Irish freighter Union Star , which had been driven onto the rocks of Penlee Point (Cornwall) after an engine failure , during a severe hurricane , the lifeboat Solomon Brown , stationed in Mousehole, sank as the freighter stuck on the reef suddenly capsized. All eight crew members of the lifeboat and all eight shipwrecked Union Star , four of whom had already been recovered under the most difficult conditions, were killed in the accident.
December 29, 1981 Marina di Equa 30th During a hurricane on the Italian freighter Marina di Equa (22,901 GRT) about 280 km northwest of A Coruña, water ingress in the forward cargo hold. The resulting instability caused the ship to break up and sink after two hours. Although the freighter Theodor Fontane of the Deutsche Seereederei, hurrying to help , reached the site of the accident before the sinking, none of the 30 crew members of the Marina di Equa could be rescued in the difficult weather .
February 15, 1982 Ocean ranger 84 During a severe winter storm off the coast of Newfoundland , the Ocean Ranger drilling platform was hit by several waves, presumably up to 30 meters high ( monster wave ), which damaged the ballast tanks and caused the power supply to collapse. Since the pumps failed as a result of the power failure, the penetrating water could not be pumped out of the platform. In the early morning hours of February 15, the rig capsized and sank. None of the 84 crew members survived.
February 16, 1982 Craigantlet 0 The coaster ran aground in a bay off southwest Scotland. The crew was rescued, but the area had to be evacuated for several weeks due to containers with incorrectly declared hazardous substances on board.
February 18, 1982 President Kruger 16 About 150 kilometers southwest of Cape Town, the South African frigate President Kruger collided with the South African supply ship Table Mountain during an anti-submarine exercise . The frigate sank shortly afterwards with 16 crew members on board. About 230 seafarers were saved.
November 14, 1982 Nesam 5 The Scottish freighter Nesam (1,571 GRT) sank in a storm off the south-west coast of England . Six of the eleven crew members on board were rescued by helicopter, while the remaining five were killed when the ship went down.
January 20, 1983 Kudowa Zdroj 20th On the voyage from Valencia to the Libyan port of Derna, the Polish freighter Kudowa Zdroj (1,171 GRT) sank off Ibiza after the steel cargo slipped in a storm. Only eight of the 28 crew members could be rescued because the lifeboats could not be used due to the strong list of the ship.
February 1, 1983 Active 8th On a transfer trip from Málaga (Spain) to Nyborg (Denmark), the Danish schooner Activ (92 GRT), used as an experimental school by the Tvind Empire, sank during a hurricane in the sea area off Den Helder . All crew members were killed in the sinking. After the ship's sinking, serious allegations were made against Tvind because of the conditions on board and the condition of the ship.
February 12, 1983 Marine Electric 31 Dilapidated loading hatches caused water to be absorbed in the bow area in the storm.
April 19, 1983 Giannis D 0 Due to a navigation error, the timber-laden bulk carrier Giannis D (2,992 GRT) rammed the reef of Abu Nuhas in the Red Sea at full speed . The ship remained badly damaged on the reef top until it later broke up in a storm and sank. The crew managed to escape to the nearby island of Shadwan .
June 23, 1983 K-429 16 Due to inadequate maintenance work in the Pacific near the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine base, water entered the Soviet nuclear submarine K-429 of the Charlie I class . The boat sank to a depth of around 39 meters, killing 14 sailors. Two other crew members died in the rescue.
November 26, 1983 Kampen 7th On the voyage from Amsterdam to Iceland, the Hamburg motor ship Kampen (3,982 GRT) loaded with coal sank south of Iceland in a storm as a result of leaky hatch covers and cargo that was passed over. Seven crew members, including the master, were killed in the sinking.
January 23, 1984 Radiant Med 17th On the voyage from the Congo to Ghent, the freighter Radiant Med (2,997 GRT), registered in Liberia and loaded with bulk grain, capsized about 17 nautical miles southwest of the Channel Island of Guernsey after an extraordinarily high wave hit a hatch cover. Only eight of the 25 crew members could be saved.
7th February 1984 Midnight Sun 1 8th During a storm, the Panama-registered freighter Midnight Sun 1 sank off the French Atlantic coast after a hatch cover was hit by a very high wave. Since no position was given when the emergency call was made, the rescue workers reached the sinking site late, so that only eleven of the 19 crew members could be rescued.
June 26, 1984 American Eagle 7th On the voyage from Savannah (Georgia) to Orange (Texas) in the Gulf of Mexico, tank cleaning work on the ballasted American tanker American Eagle caused an explosion as a result of an electrostatic discharge. The tanker was so badly damaged by the explosion that it broke apart and sank the following day. Seven crew members died and nine were injured in the explosion and subsequent sinking.
August 14, 1984 Islamar III 26th The Spanish trawler Islamar III, based in Huelva , sank south of the Canary Islands . 26 crew members were killed in the sinking, two were rescued alive off the coast of Western Sahara after 72 and 100 hours respectively in a large-scale search operation.
2nd October 1984 Martina 19th In the port of Hamburg, the barge led by a visually impaired skipper undercut the hawser of a tug between the tug and the trailer. Of the total of 43 crew members and guests on board for the celebration, many could not come out quickly enough from the excursion ship's schedule. The investigations into the cause of the accident brought to light serious deficiencies in the Port Patent Ordinance of the Port of Hamburg at the time, which at that time did not provide for any mandatory eye tests for skippers.
October 28, 1984 Venus 36 The Filipino ferry Venus capsized during the devastating Typhoon Warren . Of the more than 200 people and crew members on board, 36 were killed in the accident.
January 19, 1986 Alder Grove 8th On the voyage from Gabes (Tunisia) to New Holland (North Lincolnshire) the Hamburg motor ship Erlenhain (1,199 GRT) sank so quickly in a hurricane in the Bay of Biscay that the crew could no longer make an emergency call. All people on board were killed in the sinking.
August 1, 1986 Comtessa Viv 5 On the southwest coast of Ireland near the port town of Castletownbere, the Irish shrimp catcher Comtessa Viv ran onto a rock and sank in a storm . Only the nine crew members on deck, including the master, could get along with z. Saving some serious injuries, five other seamen were trapped below deck in the sinking and were killed in the accident.
August 31, 1986 Admiral Nakhimov 423 The Soviet ship with 1,234 people on board collided with a freighter in the Black Sea off Novorossiysk and sank in just seven minutes.
October 6, 1986 K-219 4th After an explosion in the missile silo on October 3 and an emergency shutdown of the reactor shortly before a core meltdown, the Soviet submarine with ballistic missiles K-219 sank east of Bermuda in the Atlantic.
2nd December 1986 Anna Leonhardt 14th The Hamburg freighter Anna Leonhardt (3,895 GRT) got caught in a severe hurricane in the Bay of Biscay . Extreme seas and the resulting damage to the ship forced the ship's command to turn towards the Spanish coast. A short time later the ship sank. Although the British container freighter Toloaga Bay (52,055 GRT) reached the scene of the accident shortly after the sinking, no one could be rescued due to the heavy weather.
December 24, 1986 Southurland 6th On the voyage from Reyðarfjörður to Murmansk , the Icelandic freighter Suðurland sank in a hurricane in the sea area between Iceland and Norway. Only five of the eleven crew members could be saved.
December 25, 1986 Stainless trader 18th During a storm, the Cypriot freighter Stainless Trader (16,000 GRT) about 20 nautical miles from Cagliari (Sardinia) suffered a water ingress that caused the cargo to slip and the ship to sink. Ten of the 28 crew members on board were rescued, the other 18 were killed in the sinking.
December 26, 1986 Syneta 12 On the voyage from Liverpool to Eskifjörður , the ballasted tanker Syneta (1,260 GRT) ran onto a group of rocks, probably due to a navigation error, and sank on the spot. All twelve crew members on board were killed in the accident.
March 6, 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise 193 The Ro-Ro ferry Herald of Free Enterprise left the port of Zeebrugge with 623 people . Through the bow flap, which was not completely closed on departure, water penetrated the car deck, whereupon the ship capsized in the harbor basin, but remained lying on its side because of the shallow water.
April 16, 1987 Musson 39 The Soviet corvette Musson of the Nanuchka-class was hit by a practice cruise missile launched by a friendly ship during a target practice in the Sea of Japan . After a fire and an explosion in the missile magazine went Musson under and 39 sailors died.
December 20, 1987 Doña Paz 4,386 The Filipino ferry Doña Paz collided with the tanker Vector on December 20, 1987 en route from Leyte to Manila near Mindoro . There was an explosion and a subsequent fire. Only 24 survivors from the Doña Paz and two crew members from the Vector were rescued. The following official investigation came to a casualty of 4,317 passengers, 58 crew members of the Doña Paz and eleven crew members of the Vector . It was the worst shipping accident in peacetime.
April 22, 1988 Athenian Venture 29 On the voyage from Amsterdam to New York, the Cypriot-flagged tanker Athenian Venture (50,000 GRT) suffered a severe explosion about 400 nautical miles southeast of Cape Race , which caused the ship to break apart. All 29 people on board were killed in the accident.
4th July 1988 Singa Sea 19th In the Indian Ocean , the Philippine bulk carrier Singa Sea (15,894 GRT) , which runs from Australia to South Africa , was hit by several monster waves during a storm and broke in two. 19 sailors immediately went down with the ship. Six survivors were able to flee to a life raft and were only recovered by a freighter 29 days later.
October 21, 1988 Jupiter 4th When leaving Piraeus , the ship was rammed by the Italian car carrier Adige about 1.2 nautical miles southwest of the port entrance . The collision tore a 4.5 x 12 meter leak in Jupiter's port side , and she sank within 40 minutes. In addition to the crew of 110 men, 391 British school children between the ages of 13 and 15 and 84 teachers were on board . A student, a teacher and two crew members were killed.
March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez The oil tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef in Prince William Sound . 44,000 tons of crude oil leaked and contaminated parts of the Alaskan coast .
April 7, 1989 K-278 Komsomolets 42 A fire broke out underwater on the only Soviet Mike-class boat. It was difficult to emerge. After unsuccessful fire fighting, the boat sank off the coast of Norway southeast of Bear Island . Before the sinking, the reactors were shut down and secured. 22 crew members were able to save themselves.
5th September 1989 Ladushkin 15th Southwest of Gotland, the Soviet trawler Ladushkin, which was fishing with another fishing vessel, was overrun by the Finnish tanker Tebostar (3,811 GRT), broke in two and sank within a few minutes. All 15 crew members of the Ladushkin were killed in the sinking.
August 20, 1989 Marchioness 51 On the Thames near London, the excursion boat Marchioness and the dredger Bowbelle collided in the early hours of the morning . The pleasure boat was rammed so hard that it capsized and sank within 30 seconds. Of 130 people on board, 51 drowned. An investigation later made the captain of the dredger partially responsible for the accident; he failed to position a guard at the bow of the large craft.
September 10, 1989 Mogoșoaia 207 A Bulgarian tug collided with the Romanian passenger ship Mogoșoaia in poor visibility . 207 people died in this collision on the Danube near Galați .
December 9, 1989 Capitaine Torres 23 During a hurricane, the Vanuatu registered motor ship Capitaine Torres sank 40 nautical miles north of Cape Breton Island in the Saint Lawrence Gulf after the container load had spilled over. All 23 crew members were killed in the ship's sinking.
December 9, 1989 Johanna B. 16 In the same hurricane as the motor ship Capitaine Torres fell victim, the motor ship Johanna B, registered in Panama, sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence . All 16 crew members were killed in the sinking of the ship, whose steel cargo presumably slipped in the storm.
April 7, 1990 Scandinavian Star 158 On the Danish ferry Scandinavian Star with around 500 people on board, a fire broke out in the Skagerrak on the way from Oslo to Frederikshavn due to arson .

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Howard W. Dick: The Indonesian interisland shipping industry , p. 99. ISBN 9971-988-30-5 .
  2. ↑ Gerhard Seebase: disaster by mistake. Up to the last second everything went according to regulations (ZEIT Online)