List of shipwrecks in 1986
This list of shipwrecks in 1986 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1986 .
January
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1986
Ship
State
Description
Camelot
United States
The 40-foot (12.2 m) double-ended troller departed Sitka , Alaska , with two people and a golden retriever aboard to fish in the local area and was never heard from again. No trace of her or her occupants was ever found.[ 1]
11 January
13 January
14 January
23 January
25 January
28 January
31 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: unknown January 1986
Ship
State
Description
Four patrol boats
South Yemen Navy
South Yemen Civil War : The "Tracker" type patrol boats were lost at Aden , unknown if by shelling or aircraft between 13–17 January.[ 4]
February
11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1986
Ship
State
Description
Unity
Greece
The cargo ship sank off the Peloponnese with the loss of nine crew.[ 10]
12 February
14 February
16 February
17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1986
Ship
State
Description
Chil Bo San No. 1
South Korea
The cargo ship departed Hokkaido , Japan , bound for Alaska and was never heard from again. She and her crew of 18 disappeared without trace.[ 1]
25 February
March
4 March
6 March
22 March
23 March
24 March
26 March
April
13 April
24 April
26 April
May
14 May
16 May
23 May
25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1986
Ship
State
Description
Shania
Bangladesh
The river ferry capsized and sank in the River Meghna with the loss of approximately 400 of the approximately 600 people on board.[ 22] [ 23]
28 May
30 May
31 May
June
1 June
6 June
9 June
10 June
July
2 July
7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1986
Ship
State
Description
Olaf
United Kingdom
The coaster sank off the coast of the Netherlands after her cargo shifted. All sixteen crew were rescued by a Royal Netherlands Navy helicopter.[ 31]
11 July
13 July
19 July
25 July
August
10 August
12 August
14 August
18 August
22 August
31 August
Unknown date
September
10 September
11 September
October
10 October
15 October
16 October
22 October
30 October
November
9 November
22 November
29 November
December
6 December
10 December
For the sinking of
Gabriella on this date, see
§ 14 August .
19 December
24 December
25 December
Unknown date
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See also