List of shipwrecks in 2000

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

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January

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2000

Ship	State	Description
Raduga	United States	The 35-foot (11 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W) on Kodiak Island after her fiberglass hull fractured. Her three-man crew survived, a United States Coast Guard helicopter rescuing two of them from a life raft and the other from the water.[1]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2000

Ship	State	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.

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 2000

Ship	State	Description
Ermak	United States	The 35-foot (10.7 m) fishing trawler sank approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Seward, Alaska, after her lazarette flooded. The fishing vessel Helios ( United States) rescued her crew of three.[2]

February

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 2000

Ship	State	Description
American Star	United States	The 442-gross ton, 139.1-foot (42.4 m) or 154-foot (46.9 m) crab-fishing vessel was abandoned in the North Pacific Ocean after a serious engine room fire broke out aboard her. A helicopter from the high endurance cutter USCGC Mellon ( United States Coast Guard) rescued all five people and a dog who had been aboard. The fire damaged American Star′s engine room and destroyed her pilothouse, and she eventually drifted ashore on the south coast of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Cape Lazaref (54°37′00″N 163°35′10″W) and became a total loss. Many months later, her wreck was towed out to sea, cut up, and scuttled in deep water.[3]

March

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 2000

Ship	State	Description
Cape Fear	United States	The retired 112-foot (34.1 m) fishing trawler and clam dredger 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.[4]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2000

Ship	State	Description
Raven	United States	While under tow to Sitka, Alaska, by the fishing vessel Seattle ( United States) after her hull was holed by a stabilizer, the 37-foot (11.3 m) fishing trawler capsized and sank in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from Sitka. The only person on board survived.[1]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 2000

Ship	State	Description
Leader L	Panama	The cargo ship sank at Atlantic Ocean 400 miles northeast of Bermuda with 13 crew rescued & 5 bodies had recovered. [5]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 2000

Ship	State	Description
Martina	Liberia	The cargo ship collided with another ship off the coast of Sweden and sank with the loss of five of her 20 crew.[6]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 2000

Ship	State	Description
USCGC Point Swift	United States Coast Guard	The decommissioned 83-foot (25.3 m) Point-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°51.620′N 074°40.600′W.[7]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 2000

Ship	State	Description
Trouble	United States	The 50-foot (15 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) off Black Point at the south end of Sitkalidak Island in Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of three from a life raft.[8]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date March 2000

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

April

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 2000

Ship	State	Description
Destiny	United States	The 96-foot (29.3 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in 540 feet (160 m) of water northwest of Rocky Point (57°39′45″N 154°13′50″W) on the west coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. Wearing survival suits, her crew of five abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Polar Star ( United States).[9]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 2000

Ship	State	Description
La Paloma	United States	The 28-foot (8.5 m) sloop sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southwest of Yakutat, Alaska. The cutter USCGC Anacapa ( United States Coast Guard) rescued the only person on board.[10]
World Discoverer	Liberia	The wreck of World Discoverer in 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.

May

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 2000

Ship	State	Description
SLNS Lihiniya	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The transport was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[11]

June

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 2000

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

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 2000

Ship	State	Description
USS Buchanan	United States Navy	USS Buchanan sinking Remaining afloat after being hit by three AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, three Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and a 2,400-pound (1,100 kg) laser-guided bomb while in use as a target the previous day, the decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii by the detonation of 200 lb (91 kg) of explosives that had been placed aboard her.[12]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 2000

Ship	State	Description
Aleutian	United States	The 31-foot (9.4 m) salmon-fishing vessel sprang a leak, ran aground, and was lost at the mouth of the Naknek River on the coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Sockeye ( United States) rescued her entire crew of four.[3]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 2000

Ship	State	Description
USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey	United States Navy	The retired 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.

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 2000

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

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 2000

Ship	State	Description
No News	United States	While headed up the Whiting River in Southeast Alaska bound for Crescent Lake (58.209446°N 133.358887°W / 58.209446; -133.358887 (Crescent Lake)), the 20-foot (6.1 m) boat capsized and was lost. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued both people who had been aboard.[13]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 2000

Ship	State	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	State	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.[14][15]
Jeanne Marie	United States	The 30-foot (9.1 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel sank in Nushagak Bay 10 to 15 nautical miles (19 to 28 km; 12 to 17 mi) south of Ekuk, Alaska. The fishing vessel Norquest ( United States) rescued her crew of two.[16]

July

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 2000

Ship	State	Description
Force Five	United States	The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Port Moller (55°59′30″N 160°34′30″W), Alaska, by a fire that started in her engine room. Her crew of two survived.[17]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 2000

Ship	State	Description
Kemar	United States	The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed near Etolin Point (58°40′05″N 159°19′45″W) on the Bristol Bay coast of Alaska by a fire that started when her engine manifold[18] overheated.[19]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 2000

Ship	State	Description
Spirit of Kwantlen	United States	During a voyage from Sitka, Alaska, to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, the 35-foot (10.7 m) sailboat sank during a storm approximately 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Sitka. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued all three people on board.[20]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 2000

Ship	State	Description
Channel Surfer	United States	The 32-foot (9.8 m) gillnet salmon-fishing vessel burned and sank in the Shelikof Strait near Karluk, Alaska, after a fire broke out in her engine room.[21]

August

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
Tradition	United States	The 42-foot (12.8 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed at King Cove, Alaska, by a fire that broke out in her engine room. Her crew of four escaped in a skiff and survived.[8]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
Kursk	Russian Navy	The Oscar II-class submarine suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea at 69°40′N 37°35′E with the loss of all 118 crew.

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
Ms. Tracie	United States	The 60-foot (18.3 m) salmon-fishing vessel sank off Cedar Point (55°05′50″N 131°36′25″W) at Metlakatla, Alaska. Her crew of six abandoned ship in a skiff and was rescued by the fishing vessel Island Dancer ( United States).[22]

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
San Martin	United States	The 48-foot (14.6 m) salmon-fishing vessel was destroyed at Polk Island southwest of Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began in her engine room. Her entire crew of four survived.[20]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
Frisco	United States	The 50-foot (15.2 m) salmon-fishing vessel sank off South Craig Point (56°23′20″N 132°37′30″W) on the coast of Zarembo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of four abandoned ship in her seine skiff and survived.[17]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
Aleut Princess	United States	The 70-foot (21.3 m) salmon tender was destroyed by fire at Angoon, Alaska, without loss of life.[3]
Tamora	United States	The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller dragged her anchor, ran aground, capsized, and was lost in Kalinin Bay (57°20′N 135°47′W) in Southeast Alaska. The only person on board survived.[8]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
Olivus	United States	The 35-foot (10.7 m) salmon troller sank in dense fog in Helm Bay (55°36′N 131°55′W) in Southeast Alaska, northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, with the loss of one life. There was one survivor.[23]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 2000

Ship	State	Description
Nordland	Antigua and Barbuda	The cargo ship ran aground at Kithira, Greece. There was no crew injured on ship. The stern section of the ship is completely sank & while the bow section is still in wrecksite. She was voyage from Saint John, Canada, to Turkey with cargo load of scrap metal.

September

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 2000

Ship	State	Description
Bieszczady	Poland	The Opal-class sailing yacht of the ZHP Naval Training Center in Gdynia, Poland, was sunk in a collision with the liquefied natural gas carrier Lady Elena (flag unknown) near the northwestern shore of Denmark, with the loss of seven crew members. There was one survivor.

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 2000

Ship	State	Description
USS La Moure County	United States Navy	View of forward deck and bow of USS La Moure County while she was aground 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.
Patrick J. McHugh	United States	The retired 85-foot (25.9 m) tug 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°02.473′N 073°59.599′W.[24]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 2000

Ship	State	Description
Express Samina	Greece	The roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry hit rocks off the island of Paros and subsequently sank. 91 people of the 534 onboard died.

October

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 2000

Ship	State	Description
Natuna Sea	Panama	The tanker ran aground in the Singapore Strait and was damaged, spilling 7,000 tonnes of oil. She was refloated on 12 October.[25]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 2000

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

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 2000

Ship	State	Description
YC-1479	United States Navy	The decommissioned 110-foot (34 m) open lighter was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware at 38°40.540′N 074°43.957′W.[26]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 2000

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

November

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 2000

Ship	State	Description
Ballena	United States	The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary research vessel capsized when a 20-foot (6.1 m) rogue wave struck her in the Pacific Ocean near Point Conception off Santa Barbara, California. Two United States Geological Survey employees briefly were trapped inside the overturned vessel but escaped, and all three people aboard survived. Ballena broke apart in the waves against the rocky shore and was a total loss.[27][28][29][30]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 2000

Ship	State	Description
Tadoussac	Canada	The lake freighter ran aground at Sarnia, Ontario while preparing to unload her cargo. The ship was freed the following day.[31]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 2000

Ship	State	Description
Fox River	United States	The 93-gross register ton, 100.3-foot (30.6 m) landing craft burned on the south-central coast of Alaska during a voyage to Shuyak Island. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued the two men on board.[17]

December

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 2000

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

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 2000

Ship	State	Description
Lagik	Antigua and Barbuda	The ship became wedged across the River Nene at Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She subsequently broke in two and was declared a constructive total loss.[32]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 2000

Ship	State	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	State	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	State	Description
Janra	Germany	Janra collided with an iron lighthouse about 20 miles off the Aland Islands, Finland.[33][34] Recovery was by parbucking.[35]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 2000

Ship	State	Description
John R	Cyprus	The cargo ship ran aground at Rebbenesøya, Norway. All 26 crew were rescued.[36][37] 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,[38] while the stern broke apart and sank.[39]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 2000

Ship	State	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	State	Description
Hay Tan	Republic of China Navy	The 389-foot (119 m), concrete-hulled floating drydock was scuttled sometime in 2000.[40]
SLNS P-482	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2000.[41]
SLNS Ranakami	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sometime in 2000.[41]
Taioma	New Zealand	The tug was sunk in the Bay of Plenty for use as a dive wreck.[42]