List of shipwrecks in 1995

The list of shipwrecks in 1995 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1995.

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1995
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date
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January

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1995

Ship	State	Description
Northwest Mariner	United States	The 93-foot (28.3 m) crab-fishing vessel sank with the loss of her entire crew of six in the Bering Sea approximately 140 nautical miles (260 km; 160 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island.[1]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1995

Ship	State	Description
Alaskan Star	United States	The 86-foot (26.2 m) stern trawler capsized and sank quickly in 1,000 feet (300 m) of water near Forrester Island in Southeast Alaska after a catastrophic hull failure in her engine room or shaft alley. Her crew of four abandoned ship in survival suits and was rescued by the vessel Pacific Alliance ( United States).[2]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1995

Ship	State	Description
Hustler	United States	The 62-foot (18.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Narrow Cape (57°25′30″N 152°20′00″W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew of five survived.[3]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1995

Ship	State	Description
Sugar Bear	United States	The 71-foot (21.6 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Bering Sea approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) southwest of Saint Paul Island. Her crew of six abandoned ship in a life raft, where one of them died. The other five were rescued.[4]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown January 1995

Ship	State	Description
Mara	United Kingdom	The abandoned fishing vessel/dive boat/fish research vessel sank in the "Central Gut" (Gutter Sound?) Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.[5][6]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1995

Ship	State	Description
Kalugin	United States	The 37-foot (11.3 m) fishing vessel ran onto the beach and broke up in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[7]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1995

Ship	State	Description
Northern Lady	United States	The 98-foot (29.9 m) crab-fishing vessel burned and sank in the Bering Sea northwest of Saint Paul Island. Another fishing vessel rescued her entire crew of six.[1]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1995

Ship	State	Description
Camperdown	Canada	The coaster was wrecked at Little Thrum Cap, Canada.[8]

March

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1995

Ship	State	Description
Melissa Rae	United States	The 50-foot (15.2 m) cod-fishing trawler capsized due to icing and sank near Cold Bay, Alaska, 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) from King Cove, Alaska. Her crew of four survived.[9]
Stolen motorboat	Canada	Six teenage boys stole a boat from the Pickering, Ontario marina and took it on a joyride through Lake Ontario. No sign of the teenagers or the boat has been found since. [10]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1995

Ship	State	Description
Gray Ghost	United States	The 35-foot (10.7 m) salmon troller sank approximately 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) southwest of Juneau, Alaska, near Whitestone Harbor (58°04′N 135°04′W) in Southeast Alaska. The fishing vessel Hoover ( United States) rescued both men who had been aboard, but one of them died soon afterward.[11]

April

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1995

Ship	State	Description
SLNS Ranasuru	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: Trincomalee Harbour Raid: The Type 062 patrol craft was sunk at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) frogmen. 16 crewmen were killed and 21 wounded between the two ships. Four LTTE frogmen were killed.[12]
SLNS Sooraya	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: Trincomalee Harbour Raid: The Type 062 patrol craft was sunk at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam frogmen.[12]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1995

Ship	State	Description
Rocinante	United States	The 31-foot (9.4 m) longline fishing vessel broached, capsized, and sank in the northwestern Gulf of Alaska. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a life raft and survived.[13]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1995

Ship	State	Description
Linda E	United States	The 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel was abandoned after striking a submerged object off Point Howard (56°04′10″N 134°13′45″W) in Southeast Alaska, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) north of Cape Decision, Alaska. Her crew of four, wearing survival suits, was rescued by the fishing vessel Connie Marie ( United States).[14]

May

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1995

Ship	State	Description
Cordova	United States	The 82.3-foot (25.1 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea approximately 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) north of Cold Bay, Alaska. Wearing survival suits, her crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Lady Kodiak ( United States).[15]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1995

Ship	State	Description
Lucky Pierre	United States	The fishing vessel capsized and sank off the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island in Ugak Bay (57.4517°N 152.7019°W / 57.4517; -152.7019 (Ugak Bay)) near Narrow Cape (57°25′30″N 152°20′00″W). The fishing vessel Progress ( United States) rescued both people on board.[14]

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1995

Ship	State	Description
Unidentified motor lifeboat	United States Coast Guard	The decommissioned 44-foot (13.4 m) motor lifeboat 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, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°33.496′N 074°05.991′W. Her wreck is nicknamed the "VHFC" wreck.[16]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1995

Ship	State	Description
HDMS Y 375	Royal Danish Navy	The ship Botved-class guardship caught fire and sank in the Kattegat. Subsequently salvaged and scrapped.[17]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1995

Ship	State	Description
Maria Asumpta	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall and was wrecked with the loss of three crew.

June

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1995

Ship	State	Description
Big Mama	United States	The retired 103-foot (31.4 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in 75 feet (23 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean east of Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°13.961′N 074°12.926′W.[18]

21 June

List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1995

Ship	State	Description
Coleman II	United States	The retired 60-foot (18.3 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.296′N 074°01.214′W.[19]
Weeks 218	United States	The retired 106-foot (32.3 m) barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.628′N 074°01.643′W by United States Navy SEALs conducting a demolition exercise.[20]

22 June

List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1995

Ship	State	Description
Mineral Dampier	Liberia	The cargo ship collided with Hanjin Madras ( Liberia) and sank 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) south of Cheju Island, South Korea (30°32′N 126°15′E).[21]

July

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1995

Ship	State	Description
Iron Baron	Australia	The bulk carrier ran aground on the Hebe Reef off Tasmania. Refloated on 16 July but declared a constructive total loss. She was scuttled 46 nautical miles (85 km) east of Flinders Island, Tasmania on 30 July.
Yolanda M	United States	The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner sank without loss of life at Egegik, Alaska, after colliding with the fishing vessel Vortex ( United States).[22]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1995

Ship	State	Description
Unidentified motor lifeboat	United States Coast Guard	The decommissioned 44-foot (13.4 m) motor lifeboat 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, in 60 feet (18 m) of water at 39°33.426′N 074°05.973′W. Her wreck is nicknamed "Ocean Wreck Divers I."[16]

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1995

Ship	State	Description
SLNS Edithara	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The surveillance ship, damaged in May 1991 by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) explosive motorboats and not repaired, was sunk in port by LTTE frogmen.[12]

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1995

Ship	State	Description
Joseph	United States	The 50-foot (15.2 m) salmon seiner ran aground on Point Augusta (58°02′25″N 134°57′00″W) in Southeast Alaska and sank. Another fishing vessel rescued her crew of five.[23]

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1995

Ship	State	Description
Duke of Argyll	Honduras	The passenger ship was damaged by fire at Hong Kong. She was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.

27 July

List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1995

Ship	State	Description
Anna K	United States	The 82-foot (25.0 m) fish tender burned to the waterline and sank in Dixon Entrance in Southeast Alaska off Kanagunut Island (54°44′30″N 130°42′30″W). Her crew of four survived.[2]
Miranda Rose	United States	The 42-foot (12.8 m) salmon seiner sank after colliding with the fishing vessel Primus ( United States) west of Rocky Point (57°39′45″N 154°13′50″W) in the Shelikof Strait between Kodiak Island and the Alaska Peninsula. Her crew of four survived.[9]

31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1995

Ship	State	Description
#9	United States	The retired 40-foot (12.2 m) tow boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.1 nautical miles (5.7 km; 3.6 mi) off Barnegat, New Jersey, at 39°45.127′N 074°01.297′W.[24]

August

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1995

Ship	State	Description
Club Royale	United States	Hurricane Erin: The casino ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off West Palm Beach, Florida with the loss of three of her eleven crew.[25]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1995

Ship	State	Description
Summer Gale	United States	The 44-foot (13.4 m) salmon seiner was wrecked on Twoheaded Island (56°54′N 153°35′W) in the Kodiak Archipelago. All five people on board survived.[4]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1995

Ship	State	Description
Fox	United States	The 31-foot (9.4 m) salmon seiner capsized and sank in Smugglers Cove in Southeast Alaska after her cargo of fish shifted. It is not clear whether she sank in Smugglers Cove at 58°20′50″N 134°58′45″W or Smugglers Cove at 55.5866667°N 131.9555556°W / 55.5866667; -131.9555556 (Smugglers Cove). Her crew of five survived.[26]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1995

Ship	State	Description
Lady Joann	United States	The 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Cold Bay, Alaska. All three people aboard survived.[14]

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1995

Ship	State	Description
Moriah	United States	The 68-foot (20.7 m) longline fishing vessel struck a submerged rock and sank off Segula Island in the Aleutian Islands. Her crew of seven survived.[9]

29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1995

Ship	State	Description
SLNS P-456	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The Dvora-class patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[27]
SLNS P-463	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The Super Dvora Mk II-class patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[27]
SLNS P-464	Sri Lanka Navy	Sri Lankan Civil War: The Super Dvora Mk II-class patrol boat was sunk by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[27]

September

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1995

Ship	State	Description
Jean Elizabeth	United States	The retired 195-foot (59.4 m) steel-hulled barge 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.[28]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1995

Ship	State	Description
Hoover	United States	The 62-foot (18.9 m) longline halibut-fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Kruzof Island n the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of Shoal Point (57°00′40″N 135°38′00″W). Her crew of six survived. An attempt to salvage her failed.[3]
Troydon	United States	The 90-foot (27 m) hydraulic clam dredge sank without loss of life in 135 feet (41 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east of Block Island at 41°08.12′N 071°21.70′W due to an intake pump failure.[29]

October

19 October

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1995

Ship	State	Description
Royal Baron	United States	Soon after running aground and being refloated, the 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel sank in heavy seas approximately 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off Spruce Island in the Kodiak Archipelago near Sunny Cove (57°54′10″N 152°25′35″W). Her crew of three survived.[13]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1995

Ship	State	Description
Yakutat Eagle	United States	The 48-foot (14.6 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska outside of Icy Bay.[22]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1995

Ship	State	Description
Roxanne	United States	The 35-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel burned and sank while under tow in the Bering Sea near Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands.[13]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1995

Ship	State	Description
Carrickatine	Ireland	The 85-foot (25.9 m) fishing vessel went missing with her full crew of six off Stanton banks, 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Malin Head, Ireland. Despite the largest sea search operation in the history of the Irish State, the vessel was not located.[30][31]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1995

Ship	State	Description
Cygnet	United States	The 72-foot (21.9 m) fishing vessel sank off Flat Island (59°19′45″N 151°59′45″W) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. The two people aboard survived.[15]

December

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1995

Ship	State	Description
Tongass	United States	The 110-foot (33.5 m) tug capsized and sank in heavy weather near Hump Island (58°27′30″N 134°59′00″W) north of Point Retreat in Southeast Alaska. One crew member was rescued, but Tongass′s captain perished.[32]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1995

Ship	State	Description
Alaskan Spirit	United States	The 28-foot (8.5 m) sea cucumber and sea urchin dive boat sank in Stone Rock Bay (54°45′30″N 132°00′00″W) in Southeast Alaska. All three people on board survived.[2]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1995

Ship	State	Description
HMPNGS Aitape	Papua New Guinea Defence Force	The decommissioned Attack-class patrol boat was scuttled south east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea as a diving reef sometime in 1995.[33]
HMCS Assiniboine	Royal Canadian Navy	The decommissioned St. Laurent-class destroyer sank under tow in the Caribbean Sea sometime in 1995.[34]
Imperial Eagle	Malta	The ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Qawra as an artificial reef.
Mr. J	United States	The crab processor – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft and auxiliary minelayer – was towed out into the Pacific Ocean and scuttled sometime in the 1990s.[35]

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