List of shipwrecks in 2000

The list of shipwrecks in 2000 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2000.

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2000
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

January

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Solway Harvester	United Kingdom	Solway Harvester, October 2007 The scallop dredger capsized and sank in the Irish Sea with the loss of all seven crew. The wreck was later refloated and moored at Douglas, Isle of Man.

March

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Martina	Liberia	The cargo ship collided with another ship off the coast of Sweden and sank with the loss of five of her twenty crew.[1]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date March 2000

Ship	Country	Description
PNS Taimur	Pakistan Navy	The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

April

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 2000

Ship	Country	Description
World Discoverer	Liberia	The wreck of the World Discoverer, July 2007 The cruise ship hit an uncharted reef in the Sandfly Passage around the Solomon Islands and was grounded at Roderick Bay, Ngella island. She was declared a constructive total loss.

June

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Stanegarth	United Kingdom	The tugboat was sunk in Stoney Cove in Leicestershire, England, to serve as a recreational dive site.
Felipe Xicotencatl	Mexican Navy	The minesweeper was sunk off the island of Cozumel for use as an artificial reef.

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 2000

Ship	Country	Description
USS Buchanan	United States Navy	The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 2000

Ship	Country	Description
USS Admiral W. L. Capps	United States Navy	The decommissioned Admiral W. S. Benson-class troop transport was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean at 23°35′01.0″N 159°50′00.2″W / 23.583611°N 159.833389°W.

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 2000

Ship	Country	Description
USS Worden	United States Navy	The decommissioned Leahy-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii.

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Linkuva	Lithuania	Hurricane Carlotta: The cargo ship sank with the loss of all 18 crew.

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Treasure	Panama)	The vessel was carrying a load of iron ore when it sank off South Africa. The resulting oil spill caused a threat to the nearby population of African penguins.

29 June

List of shipwrecks: 29 June 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Cahaya Bahari	Indonesia	The ferry sank off the Molucca Islands with the loss of almost all on board, estimated at up to 500 people. There were ten survivors[2][3]

August

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Kursk	Russian Navy	The Oscar II-class submarine suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Barents Sea (69°40′N 37°35′E / 69.667°N 37.583°E) with the loss of all 118 crew.

September

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 2000

Ship	Country	Description
SY Bieszczady	Poland	An Opal-class yacht of the ZHP Naval Training Center in Gdynia, sunk in a collision with an LNG carrier MV Lady Elena near the north-western shore of Denmark, with a loss of seven crew and one survivor.

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 2000

Ship	Country	Description
USS La Moure County	United States Navy	The Newport-class tank landing ship ran aground on the coast of Chile in Caleta Cifuncho Bay. She was salvaged but deemed to have been damaged beyond economical repair and was later sunk as a target ship.

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Express Samina	Greece	The RORO passenger ferry hits rocks off the island of Paros and subsequently sank, sending 91 people (out of the 534 onboard) to their deaths.

October

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 2000

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Shou Shan	Republic of China Navy	The decommissioned Crosley-class high-speed transport was sunk as a target.

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Belofin-1	Liechtenstein	The ocean liner sprang a leak and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Cape Town, South Africa whilst under tow to shipbreakers.

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Ievoli Sun	Italy	The chemical tanker sank in the English Channel (49°52′N 2°24′W / 49.867°N 2.400°W off the Casquets. All fourteen crew were rescued by a Marine Nationale helicopter.

December

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 2000

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Chen Hai	Republic of China Navy	The decommissioned Casa Grande-class dock landing ship was sunk as an artificial reef.

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 2000

Ship	Country	Description
SeaBreeze	Panama	The cruise liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 425 nautical miles (787 km) off the coast of Virginia. All 34 crew were rescued. Barratry was suspected in the loss of the vessel.

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 2000

Ship	Country	Description
HMNZS Waikato	Royal New Zealand Navy	The decommissioned Leander-class frigate was sunk off Tutukaka, New Zealand, to form an artificial reef.

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Janra	Germany	The MV Janra collided with an iron lighthouse about 20 miles off the Aland Islands, Finland.[4][5] Recovery was by parbucking.[6]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 2000

Ship	Country	Description
John R	Cyprus	The cargo ship ran aground at Rebbenesøya, Norway. All 26 crew were rescued.[7][8] The grounded ship broke in two on 2 January 2001, with the bow section sinking and the stern remaining aground. The bow section was raised in April 2001 and was towed away for scrapping,[9] while the stern broke apart and sank.[10]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Mariz e Barros	Brazilian Navy	The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target.
Team Philips		The sailing catamaran broke up and sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a storm.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2000

Ship	Country	Description
Taioma	New Zealand	The tug was sunk in the Bay of Plenty for use as a dive wreck.[11]

References

1. "Crew missing". The Times (66787). London. 30 March 2000. col H, p. 20.
2. "500 feared dead as ship sinks". The Times (66867). London. 30 June 2000. col H, p. 6.
3. Simon Ingram (3 July 2000). "480 feared lost in ferry fleeing island terror". The Times (66869). London. col A-C, p. 6.
4. Lloyd's. "LOF photo gallery". Lloyd's. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
5. Tony, Allen. "Janra Cargo Ship 2000". Wrecksite. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
6. Alfons Hakans. "Salvage of Janra". Alfons Hakans. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
7. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (14 February 2009). "John R". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
8. "- Skipet kom i drift". NRK (in Norwegian). 28 December 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
9. "Et sakte farvel for havaristen". Aftenbladet (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 5 April 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
10. "Godtar at akterenden blir liggende". NRK (in Norwegian). 8 May 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
11. "Team Taioma". 66.70.225.22. Retrieved 9 March 2009.

Ship events in 2000
Ship launches:	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Ship commissionings:	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Ship decommissionings:	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Shipwrecks:	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005