List of shipwrecks in 2008
The list of shipwrecks in 2008 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2008 .
January
3 January
8 January
14 January
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2008
Ship
State
Description
Unidentified cargo ship
Unknown
An unidentified cargo ship bound from Hong Kong for Panama with a cargo of gravel sank approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the coast of Taiwan after being overwhelmed by a wave. Her entire crew of eight – all Chinese – died.[ 5]
29 January
31 January
February
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 2008
Ship
State
Description
Spinningdale
Spain
The trawler crashed into a group of rocks near St Kilda due to gale-force winds. All fourteen of the crew were airlifted to safety by the Stornoway Coastguard .[ 12]
6 February
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 2008
Ship
State
Description
UND Adriyatik
Turkey
UND Adriyatic .
The U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş -owned freighter caught fire in the northern Adriatic Sea . The ship was carrying 200 trucks and nine tonnes of oil derivatives, and all crewmembers and passengers were saved.[ 13]
9 February
16 February
22 February
29 February
March
6 March
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2008
Ship
State
Description
Maro
Antigua and Barbuda
Maro .
The cargo ship ran aground at Gipuzkoa , Spain. She broke up four days later.
8 March
23 March
25 March
28 March
Unknown date
April
5 April
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 2008
Ship
State
Description
Lujiao Yu
China
According to Coast Guard of South Korea and South Korean television networks (KBS and SBS ) report, a Chinese fishingboat Lujiao Yu sank by overturning after she collided with South Korean freighter Panbless off Mara Island , six Chinese are missing.[ 29]
12 April
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 2008
Ship
State
Description
Lurong Yu 2177
China
According to a Coast Guard of Japan report, Chinese fishing boat Lurong Yu 2177 sank after colliding with Hong Kong freighter Shinyo Sawako between Kyūshū and Amami Island , in the East China Sea , Japan, killing 16.[ 30] [ 31]
30 April
May
4 May
10 May
13 May
29 May
June
2 June
5 June
10 June
21 June
23 June
24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 2008
Ship
State
Description
Guyona
United Kingdom
Scallop dredger and stern trawler capsized leading to sinking. Sailed from Brixham to fishing grounds south of Little Sark in the Channel Islands . The crew was recovered by the Guernsey lifeboat.[ 42]
29 June
July
4 July
List of shipwrecks: 4 July 2008
Ship
State
Description
Myo Pa Pa Tun
Myanmar
According to New Light of Myanmar newspaper report, the Burmese passenger boat Myo Pa Pa Tun , carrying 82 passengers, capsized at Yway River, Myaungmya , Burma, at least 38 killed.[citation needed ]
11 July
14 July
16 July
30 July
August
8 August
12 August
September
2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 2008
Ship
State
Description
Courier
unknown
Hurricane Gustav : The ship broke loose from her moorings during the hurricane and went aground in the Industrial Canal near Interstate 10 , New Orleans .[ 46]
11 September
15 September
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 2008
Ship
State
Description
Hayat N
Turkey
The ferry sank near Bandirma in northwest Turkey , leaving at least one person dead and five others missing.[ 47]
27 September
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 2008
Ship
State
Description
KM Usaha Baru
Indonesia
The Indonesian wooden boat, carrying 77 passengers and crew, capsized after an engine fire off Nakhoda, Maluku , Indonesia , killing nine people.[ 48]
October
6 October
10 October
22 October
23 October
November
1 November
2 November
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 2008
Ship
State
Description
Abigail H
United Kingdom
The grab hopper dredger foundered in Heysham Harbour after developing a leak.[ 52]
18 November
December
4 December
19 December
Unknown date
See also
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