List of shipwrecks in 1993
The list of shipwrecks in 1993 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1993.
January
5 January
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1993
Ship | Country | Description |
Braer |
Liberia |
The tanker ran aground off the Shetland Islands and sank. All 34 crew were rescued by helicopter. |
14 January
21 January
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1993
Ship | Country | Description |
Maersk Navigator |
Singapore |
The tanker collided with Sanko Honour ( Singapore) in the Strait of Malacca 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Sumatra, Indonesia. She caught fire and was abandoned by her 24 crew. who were rescued by DSR Atlantic ( Germany). Sanko Honour also caught fire, but that fire was quickly extinguished.[1] |
February
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1993
Ship | Country | Description |
Jimmy |
Malta |
The tanker ran aground at Bandar Abbas, Iran. Refloated 20 February and returned to service.[2] |
18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1993
Ship | Country | Description |
Neptune |
Haiti |
The ferry sank in the Canal du Sun on a voyage from Port au Prince to Jérémie. There were 285 survivors of the 1,500 on board.[3][4] |
28 February
March
14 March
April
12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1993
Ship | Country | Description |
Vishva Mohini |
India |
The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Biscay off the northern coast of Spain with the loss of 31 of the 47 people on board[7][8] |
June
3 June
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1993
Ship | Country | Description |
British Trent |
Bermuda |
The tanker collided with Western Winner ( Panama) and caught fire with the loss of nine of her 34 crew. The fire was extinguished but British Trent was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[9] |
5 June
September
9 September
October
10 October
20 October
November
18 November
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1993
Ship | Country | Description |
Borodinskoje Polye |
Russia |
The factory ship ran aground north of Lerwick, Shetland Islands. All 73 crew were rescued.[10] |
December
9 December
References
- ↑ "Blazing supertanker threatens to pollute the Malaysian coast". The Times (64548). London. 22 January 1993. col A-C, p. 9.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Hundreds dead in Haiti ferry disaster". The Times (64572). London. 19 February 1993. col E-H, p. 10.
- ↑ David Adams (20 February 1993). "Haiti ferry toll may top 1,000". The Times (65473). London. col A, p. 6.
- ↑ Michael Horsnell (1 March 1993). "Too harsh for huskies as winter returns with a roar". The Times (64580). London. col C-G, p. 1.
- ↑ James Bone (16 March 1993). "British crew lost as storm sinks freighter". The Times (64593). London. col E-F, p. 11.
- ↑ "Ship sinks". The Times (64617). London. 13 April 1993. col A, p. 11.
- ↑ "Crew drowned". The Times (64618). London. 14 April 1993. col A, p. 13.
- ↑ "Report of the investigation into the collision between BRITISH TRENT and WESTERN WINNER with the loss of nine lives' 3 June 1991." (PDF). Marine Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Ship runs aground". The Times (64805). London. 19 November 1993. col A-B, p. 2.
- ↑ Michael Horsnell (9 December 1993). "Fourteen die as hurricane-force winds hit Britain". The Times (64823). London. col G-H, p. 3.
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