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List of shipwrecks in 1985

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The list of shipwrecks in 1985 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1985.

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1985
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Unknown date

January[]

17 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1985
Ship Country Description
Byron I  United Kingdom The cargo ship was wrecked at Kalilimenes, Crete, Greece. She was on a voyage from Gdynia, Poland to India.[1]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1985
Ship Country Description
Manolis L  Liberia The cargo ship ran aground and sank in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.[2]

February[]

8 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1985
Ship Country Description
Busko Zdroj  Poland The cargo ship capsized and sank off Sylt, West Germany with the loss of all but one of her 25 crew.[3]

10 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1985
Ship Country Description
ARA Santa Fe  Argentine Navy The wrecked Balao-class submarine captured during the Falklands War in 1982 was scuttled by British forces in the South Atlantic Ocean off South Georgia Island.

15 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1985
Ship Country Description
MV A Regina  Panama Passenger and cargo ferry ran aground off Isla de Mona

March[]

6 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1985
Ship Country Description
Ludvig Svoboda  Soviet Union The tanker exploded and sank at Ventspils, Latvia killing one crewman and injuring five more.[4]

30 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1985
Ship Country Description
Mercedes I  Venezuela The cargo ship was scuttled wiith explosive charges off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to form an artificial reef.

May[]

28 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1985
Ship Country Description
Maratha Transhipper  India The bulk carrier was driven ashore and wrecked at Mormugao.[5]

June[]

2 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1985
Ship Country Description
Indulgence  United Kingdom The yacht, a contender for the America's Cup, ran aground and sank off the Isle of Wight. All ten crew rescued by Local Hero (flag unknown)[6]

4 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1985
Ship Country Description
HMS Advice  Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service The Confiance-class tug was sunk as a target.[7]

15 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1985
Ship Country Description
Aktahun  Mexico Severely damaged by fire following explosion of mooring vessel Pemex 383 at Coatzacoalcos. Later repaired and returned to service.[8]

16 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1985
Ship Country Description
Bridgeness  United Kingdom Ran aground on the Hats and Barrels Reef, off the Welsh coast and sank.[9]

July[]

10 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1985
Ship Country Description
Rainbow Warrior  Netherlands Opération Satanique - Sabotaged by DGSE agents and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand.

21 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1985
Ship Country Description
Frodo Durban  Brazil The tanker ran aground at the entrance to Hong Kong Harbour.[10]

29 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1985
Ship Country Description
Kapodistrias  Greece The bulk carrier ran aground at Port Elizabeth and sank.[11]

August[]

3 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1985
Ship Country Description
Europa  West Germany The cruise ship ran aground off Greenland. Refloated on 6 August, returned to service.[12]
HMS Narwhal  Royal Navy The decommissioned Porpoise-class submarine was scuttled in the English Channel to serve as a target.

10 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1985
Ship Country Description
K-431  Soviet Navy Suffered an explosion in her nuclear reactor during refuelling. Ten people killed.

18 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1985
Ship Country Description
Maritime Gardenia  Liberia The cargo ship ran aground on the Albert Patches, in the Torres Strait (10°20′05″S 102°21′01″E / 10.33472°S 102.35028°E / -10.33472; 102.35028. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia to Penang, Malaysia. Subsequently refloated and towed to Singapore for repairs.[13]
Naess Leopard  Belgium Hit by two missiles 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Qatar and damaged by the detonation of one of them. Later repaired and returned to service.[14]

25 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1985
Ship Country Description
Ariadne  Panama Ran aground off Mogadishu, Somalia and broke in two, a total loss. Bow section capsized and sank on 1 October, causing parts of Mogadishu to be evacuated.[15]

September[]

13 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1985
Ship Country Description
Smit Matsas 1  Greece First Gulf War: The Salvage tug was hit by an Exocet missile fired by an Iraqi aircraft whilst at a point 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Ras Tunara, Saudi Arabia. The ship was destroyed by the subsequent fire, all 19 crew were rescued.[16]

29 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1985
Ship Country Description
Taurime  Republic of Ireland The yacht struck rocks off Valencia Head and sank. All crew rescued, including Charles Haughey, the Leader of the Opposition in the Irish Parliament.[17]

October[]

16 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1985
Ship Country Description
General VII  United Kingdom The tug sank after colliding with Rora Head ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary. Four of her seven crew were killed.[18][19]

30 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1985
Ship Country Description
Golden Hinde  United Kingdom The replica of the 16th-century galleon ran aground at the mouth of the Avon. Refloated the following day.[20]

November[]

11 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1985
Ship Country Description
Anne  Netherlands The coaster was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, Northumberland in a storm. Still beached four days later.[21]

December[]

18 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1985
Ship Country Description
Asuncion  Philippines The ferry sank off Mindoro Island.[22] About 100 of her 182 passengers and 15 crew were rescued.[23]

19 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1985
Ship Country Description
Eagle Tire Co United States The cargo ship was sunk as an artificial reef approximately 3 nautical miles (3.5 miles; 5.5 km) north-east of the Alligator Reef Light and 6 nautical miles (7 miles; 11 km) off the coast of Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida.

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1985
Ship Country Description
Narciso Monturiol  Spanish Navy Scuttled off Cartagena.
HMS Porpoise  Royal Navy The Porpoise-class submarine was sunk as a target.

References[]

  1. ↑ "Roybank". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1647. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  2. ↑ "Canada to Assess Wreck of 1985-Sunken MV Manolis L". World Maritime News. http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/198286/canada-to-assess-wreck-of-1985-sunken-mv-manolis-l/. Retrieved 29 July 2016. 
  3. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 11 February 1985. 
  4. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 8 March 1985. 
  5. ↑ "T2 TANKERS - M". Mariners. http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2M.html. Retrieved 30 October 2016. 
  6. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 3 June 1985. 
  7. ↑ "HMS Advice". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1580. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  8. ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010. [dead link]
  9. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 18 June 1985. 
  10. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 22 July 1985. 
  11. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 31 July 1985. 
  12. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 6 August 1985. 
  13. ↑ "M. V. 'Maritime Gardenia". Australian Transport Safety Board. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24947/mair11_001.pdf. Retrieved 2 November 2016. 
  14. ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010. [dead link]
  15. ↑ Harrison, Charles (2 October 1985). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  16. ↑ "Tugs Photos History". Loucas G Matsas. http://www.matsas.gr/TugsPhotos.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  17. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 30 September 1985. 
  18. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 17 October 1985. 
  19. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 18 October 1985. 
  20. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 31 October 1985. 
  21. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 15 November 1985. 
  22. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 19 December 1985. 
  23. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 20 December 1985. 

See also[]

Ship events in 1985
Ship launches: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Ship commissionings: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Ship decommissionings: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Shipwrecks: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
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