The list of shipwrecks in 2003 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2003.
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January
1 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Vicky | ![]() | The cargo ship ran aground on the wreck of Tricolor (![]() |
3 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Vermontborg | ![]() | This new ship, under tow from Romania to Germany, broke free and came aground on the Guernsey, Channel Islands coast.[2][3] |
5 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Pioneer | ![]() | In disrepair and in danger of sinking in the boat harbor at Kodiak, Alaska, the 80-foot (24.4 m) halibut schooner was scuttled by her owner in 260 feet (79 meters) of water in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W) on Kodiak Island.[4] |
11 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Sunrunner | ![]() | The 58-foot (17.7 m) longline cod-fishing vessel sank off Twoheaded Island (56°54′N 153°35′W / 56.900°N 153.583°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter and the fishing vessel Heritage (![]() |
24 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Combine | ![]() | The 41-foot (12.5 m) longline cod-fishing vessel struck a pinnacle off Popof Island (57°46′00″N 152°24′10″W / 57.76667°N 152.40278°W) in the Kodiak Archipelago about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east of Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Highliner (![]() |
February
17 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Tor I | ![]() | The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Sicily, Italy with the loss of all eight crew.[7] |
18 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Myra Jean | ![]() | The 42-foot (12.8 m) Alaska pollock trawler struck a rock, capsized and sank at the head of Wells Bay (60°53′30″N 147°28′30″W / 60.89167°N 147.47500°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Anna Lee (![]() |
March
16 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Copa Casino | flag unknown | The cruise ship sank off the coast of Dominican Republic while on her last voyage to Alang, India for scrapping. |
21 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Bering Sea | ![]() | The 45-foot (13.7 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on the northwest coast of Yakobi Island in the Alexander Archipelago near Cape Bingham (58°05′30″N 136°31′00″W / 58.09167°N 136.51667°W) in Southeast Alaska. All three people and a dog on board abandoned ship in a life raft and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[9] |
22 March
Ship | State | Description |
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RMS Mulheim | ![]() | ![]() The cargo ship ran aground at Sennen Cove, United Kingdom. She was declared a constructive total loss on 24 March. |
24 March
Ship | State | Description |
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New Viking | ![]() | The 52-foot (15.8 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska near Sullivan Island State Marine Park (58°57′48″N 135°19′21″W / 58.9633°N 135.3224°W) 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) southwest of Eldred Rock. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[10] |
April
2 April
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Bigelow | ![]() | The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
11 April
Ship | State | Description |
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ROCS Lai Yang | ![]() | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as an artificial reef. (Formerly USS Leonard F. Mason (![]() |
16 April
Ship | State | Description |
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361 | ![]() | The Ming-class submarine was lost due to an engine run-on accident in the Bohai Sea. All seventy crew suffocated. |
22 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Al Munassir | ![]() | Vessel sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Muscat. |
29 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Brittany Kaye | ![]() | The 29-foot (8.8 m) herring gillnetter struck a rock and sank in Kulukak Bay (58°49′N 159°44′W / 58.817°N 159.733°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) southeast of Togiak. Her crew of two survived. At low tide she was seen to be sitting on mud but was deemed too badly damaged to be refloated.[9] |
May
13 May
Ship | State | Description |
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HMS Tireless | ![]() | The Trafalgar-class submarine collided underwater with an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean and was damaged. |
30 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Racona II | ![]() | The 72-foot (22 m) vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Spruce Cape (57°49′15″N 152°20′00″W / 57.82083°N 152.33333°W) near Kodiak, Alaska. The fishing vessel Compromise (![]() |
31 May
June
12 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Al-Mansur | ![]() | Saddam Hussein's presidential yacht was bombed and damaged at Basra by Grumman F-14 Tomcat aircraft of the United States Navy in March, 2003 during the Iraq War. Capsized and sank at dock at Basrah, Iraq after being looted.[13][14] |
14 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Taki-Tooo | ![]() | The 32-foot (9.8 m) chartered fishing boat capsized off the Oregon Coast near Tillamook Bay while crossing the bar. Eleven people, including the skipper, perished.[15][16] |
19 June
Ship | State | Description |
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ex-USS Richard E. Byrd | ![]() | The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target by Greek forces after sale to Greece and cannibalization for spare parts. |
27 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified barge | ![]() | The retired 75-foot (22.9 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.560′N 073°59.300′W / 40.059333°N 73.988333°W. Her wreck is known as "Barbara Ann."[17] |
Unidentified barge | ![]() | The retired 50-foot (15.2 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 40°03.585′N 073°59.391′W / 40.059750°N 73.989850°W. Her wreck is known as the "Swensen Barge."[18] |
July
8 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Miss Everett | ![]() | The 34-foot (10.4 m) troller sank near Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) north of Sitka, Alaska. The only person aboard perished.[8] |
Nazreen-1 | ![]() | The ferry sank in the Meghna River near Chandpur, Bangladesh, causing the deaths of 400 people.[19] |
17 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Four Daughters | ![]() | The 86-foot (26.2 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger sank on her maiden voyage in 130 feet (40 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean 52 nautical miles (96 km; 60 mi) southeast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 39°59.46′N 073°11.25′W / 39.99100°N 73.18750°W.[20] |
21 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Dixon | ![]() | The decommissioned L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, at 31°16′17.9″N 073°57′46.2″W / 31.271639°N 73.962833°W. |
USS Seneca | ![]() | The decommissioned Navajo-class fleet tug was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina. |
22 July
Ship | State | Description |
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HMCS Nipigon | ![]() | The decommissioned Mackenzie-class destroyer was sunk in the St. Lawrence River north-east of Rimouski as an artificial reef.[21] |
USS Samuel Gompers | ![]() | The decommissioned Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender sank in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina at 31°17′N 073°51′W / 31.283°N 73.850°W after being used as a target for Harpoon missiles and aerial bombs the previous day. |
28 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Tasman Spirit | ![]() | The tanker ran aground in the Arabian Sea off Karachi, Pakistan. She broke up and sank on 14 August.[22] |
29 July
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Ingersoll | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
30 July
August
1 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Leftwich | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii at 22°48′47″N 160°34′00″W / 22.81306°N 160.56667°W. |
USS Merrill | ![]() | The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawaii at 22°43′53″N 160°29′23″W / 22.73139°N 160.48972°W. |
4 August
Ship | State | Description |
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United Malika | ![]() | ![]() The reefer ship ran aground near Ras Nouadhibou in Mauritania. Its crew were rescued by the Mauritanian Navy. |
15 August
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Downes | ![]() | The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target near Mare Island, California, at 31°10′01″N 119°48′03″W / 31.16694°N 119.80083°W. |
USS Henry B. Wilson | ![]() | The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
20 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Donna Ann | ![]() | The 47-gross ton, 49.7-or-58-foot (15.1 or 17.7 m) fishing vessel dragged her anchor and was stranded on the beach in Tanglefoot Bay (57°34′30″N 154°29′30″W / 57.57500°N 154.49167°W) near Karluk, Alaska. Her crew survived.[24] |
28 August
Ship | State | Description |
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North Star | ![]() | The 55-foot (17 m) scallop trawler capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (42°23′N 70°21′W / 42.383°N 70.350°W). The two crew members were picked up by Half Fast.[25] |
30 August
Ship | State | Description |
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K-159 | ![]() | The November-class submarine sank in the Barents Sea while under tow to a scrapyard. Nine of her ten crew were killed. |
September
11 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Moby Magic | ![]() | The ferry ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea off Porto Cervo, Sardinia. All 160 people on board were rescued.[26] |
25 September
Ship | State | Description |
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A. J. McAllister | ![]() | The retired 106-foot (32.3 m), 263-gross register ton tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°58.004′N 074°10.721′W / 38.966733°N 74.178683°W.[27][28] |
Diver′s Abyss | ![]() | The retired 104-foot (31.7 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°57.984′N 074°10.771′W / 38.966400°N 74.179517°W.[28][29] |
October
8 October
Ship | State | Description |
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ROCS Fu Yang | ![]() | The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
14 October
Ship | State | Description |
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ROCS An Yang | ![]() | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
ROCS Huei Yang | ![]() | The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target. |
15 October
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrew J. Barberi | ![]() | The ferry collided at full speed with a pier at Staten Island, New York. Eleven people were killed and seventy-one were injured. The ship was later repaired and returned to service. |
25 October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Hartford | ![]() | ![]() USS Hartford grounding: The Los Angeles-class submarine ran aground at La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service |
November
7 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Jay Jay | ![]() | The retired 90-foot (27.4 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) off Moriches Inlet, New York.[30] |
18 November
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Yosemite | ![]() | The decommissioned destroyer tender was sunk as a target. |
25 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Dieu Merci | ![]() | The ferry capsized and sank in Lake Mai-Ndombe, killing 163 people on board. Over 200 people were rescued.[31] |
December
1 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Jassim | ![]() | The vessel sank while anchored at Wingate reef, Sudan about 1,113.11 metres (3,651.9 ft) away from the wreck of Umbria.[32] |
9 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Stellamare | ![]() | The Dutch heavy-lift vessel capsized while loading power generator components at the Port of Albany with the loss of three crew members.[33] A United States Coast Guard investigation found that capsize occurred because of the inexperience of the officers and crew in conducting heavy-lift loading operations in fresh water and miscommunications between the Russian crew and Dutch officers over ballasting requirements.[34] The ship was salvaged but declared a constructive total loss.[33] |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | flag unknown | The cargo ship sank in the Aegean Sea off Santorini, Greece. Eight crew were rescued.[35] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Alec N | ![]() | The retired 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island south of Long Island, New York sometime in 2003.[36] |
Mary N | ![]() | The retired 50-foot (15.2 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island south of Long Island, New York sometime in 2003.[36] |
SLNS P-413 | ![]() | Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2003.[37] |
SLNS P-416 | ![]() | Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2003.[37] |
SLNS P-495 | ![]() | Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2003.[37] |
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