List of shipwrecks in 1989
The list of shipwrecks in 1989 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1989 .
January
1 January
6 January
7 January
10 January
11 January
14 January
18 January
21 January
26 January
29 January
February
15 February
22 February 1989
March
3 March
5 March
13 March
18 March
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1989
Ship
State
Description
Masagusar
Liberia
The tanker sank off the coast of Japan having caught fire on 13 March. All 23 crew were reported as missing.[ 18]
21 March
24 March
26 March
28 March
30 March
April
7 April
10 April
23 April
25 April
27 April
28 April
30 April
May
6 May
11 May
14 May
15 May
16 May
24 May
June
1 June
2 June
3 June
4 June
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1989
Ship
State
Description
Ostwind
United States
The 85-foot (26 m) former German racing yacht was scuttled 1+ 1 ⁄2 miles (2.4 km) off Miami Beach , Florida . She was scuttled in the wrong place, on a sensitive reef. Later she was partially refloated, towed to the proper place while still underwater and resunk.[ 29]
13 June
16 June
18 June
19 June
20 June
23 June
27 June
Unknown date
July
5 July
9 July
11 July
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1989
Ship
State
Description
City of Poros
Greece
Hijacked by terrorists and set on fire by grenades. Nine killed and 60 injured. Fire extinguished by salvage tugs Alcyon and Pegasus , ship towed to Piraeus .[ 35]
12 July
22 July
25 July
August
8 August
10 August
12 August
15 August
19 August
20 August
21 August
29 August
Unknown date
September
8 September
10 September
14 September
15 September
17 September
23 September
October
9 October
11 October
17 October
18 October
25 October
29 October
30 October
Unknown date
November
2 November
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1989
Ship
State
Description
Ibis
Honduras
The cargo ship capsized in Tor Bay , Devon, United Kingdom. She sank on 5 November.[ 53]
20 November
December
2 December
4 December
8 December
9 December
17 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1989
Ship
State
Description
Arklow Victor
Ireland
The cargo ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by a French helicopter.[ 59]
19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1989
Ship
State
Description
Kharg 5
Iran
The supertanker exploded and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Morocco. All 32 crew were rescued by a Soviet merchant ship.[ 60]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1989
Ship
State
Description
HMS Leander
Royal Navy
The decommissioned Leander -class frigate was sunk as a target by a Sea Dart missile , three Exocet missiles, and one gravity bomb.
Marie
United States
After she was cut into pieces and mixed with pieces of three barges , the retired 95-foot (29 m) tug was dumped into the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt , New Jersey , to form an artificial reef .[ 61]
Miller
United States
The retired 90-foot (27.4 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 5.1 nautical miles (9.4 km; 5.9 mi) off Spray Beach , New Jersey , at 39°33.621′N 074°06.528′W / 39.560350°N 74.108800°W / 39.560350; -74.108800 (Miller ) .[ 62]
Unidentified barge
United States
After she was cut into pieces and mixed with pieces of two other barges and the tug Marie ( United States ), the retired 70-foot (21.3 m) barge was dumped into the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt , New Jersey , to form an artificial reef .[ 61]
Unidentified barge
United States
After she was cut into pieces and mixed with pieces of two other barges and the tug Marie ( United States ), the retired 80-foot (24.4 m) barge was dumped into the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt , New Jersey , to form an artificial reef .[ 61]
Unidentified barge
United States
After she was cut into pieces and mixed with pieces of two other barges and the tug Marie ( United States ), the retired 140-foot (42.7 m) barge was dumped into the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt , New Jersey , to form an artificial reef .[ 61]
Unknown speed boats
Eritrean Liberation Front
Eritrean War of Independence : Beginning in late 1988 through 1989, eight speed boats were sunk by Ethiopian Mi-35 attack helicopters.[ 63]
YO-257
United States Navy
The decommissioned yard oiler was sunk 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Waikiki , Honolulu , Oahu , Hawaii , to form an artificial reef .
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