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List of shipwrecks in 1992

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The list of shipwrecks in 1992 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1992.

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1992
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Unknown date

January

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1992
Ship Country Description
USS Darter  United States Navy The decommissioned Tang-class submarine was sunk as a target by the submarine USS Tautog ( United States Navy) in the Pacific Ocean off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

February

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1992
Ship Country Description
USS Baton Rouge  United States Navy Submarine incident off Kildin Island: The Los Angeles-class submarine was in collision in the Barents Sea off Kildin Island with K-276 ( Russian Navy). She was consequently withdrawn from service due to damage received and eventually scrapped in 1993.

April

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1992
Ship Country Description
Katina P  Malta The oil tanker′s captain deliberateky rang her aground on the coast of Mozambique 40 kilometers (25 miles; 22.6 nautical miles) north of Maputo. She was soon salvaged.

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1992
Ship Country Description
Katina P  Malta After being salvaged, the oil tanker sank while under tow in the Mozambique Channel northeast of Maputo, Mozambique.

May

6 May

List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1992
Ship Country Description
Aurora  Croatia The ferry collided with Ilirija ( Croatia) in Dubrovnik harbour and sank with the loss of 61 of the 86 people on board.[1]

August

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1992
Ship Country Description
USS Indra  United States Navy The decommissioned Achelous-class landing craft repair ship was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina at 34°33′55″N 76°58′30″W / 34.56528°N 76.975°W / 34.56528; -76.975Coordinates: 34°33′55″N 76°58′30″W / 34.56528°N 76.975°W / 34.56528; -76.975[2]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1992
Ship Country Description
USS Mullinnix  United States Navy The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

23 August

List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1992
Ship Country Description
Royal Pacific  Singapore The cruise ship sank in the Straits of Malacca after being rammed by fishing vessel Turfu 51 ( Republic of China) with the loss of two of the 534-plus people on board. Survivors were rescued by Chapaevsk ( Russia) and Marisa ( Bahamas).[3][4]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1992
Ship Country Description
USS White Plains  United States Navy

USS White Plains being refloated.

The Mars-class combat stores ship broke loose from her moorings in Apra Harbor, Guam, during Typhoon Omar and ran around in a beach near Polaris Point. She was later refloated and returned to service..

September

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1992
Ship Country Description
Rozi  Malta

Wreck of the Rozi

The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Ċirkewwa (40°39′01″N 14°32′44″W / 40.65028°N 14.54556°W / 40.65028; -14.54556) as an artificial reef.[5]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1992
Ship Country Description
TCG Muavenet  Turkish Navy The Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer was on a military exercise in Saros Bay when struck by two Sea Sparrow missiles fired by the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga ( United States Navy), killing five of her crew. The ship was consequently declared a total loss and scrapped.

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1992
Ship Country Description
Daeyang Honey  South Korea Typhoon Colloeen: The bulk carrier foundered in the Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of the Philippines with the loss of all 28 crew.[6]

November

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1992
Ship Country Description
Arklow Castle  Ireland The cargo ship ran aground off Les Sables d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was subsequently declared a constructive total loss.[7]

December

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1992
Ship Country Description
Aegean Sea  Greece The oil tanker exploded and sank off A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1992
Ship Country Description
Kismetim-1  Turkey The cargo ship was intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea by TCG Akın, TCG Savaştepe, TCG Yıldırım (all  Turkish Navy) and USS Briscoe ( United States Navy) as she was suspected of drug-running. She was scuttled by her nine crew, who were rescued.

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1992
Ship Country Description
Demetrios  Greece The unmanned cargo ship ran aground at Prawle Point, Devon United Kingdom after her tow parted in a storm.[8]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1992
Ship Country Description
Norsel  Norway The ship ran aground and was wrecked south-west of Brønnøysund, Norway at 65°24′N 11°58′E / 65.4°N 11.967°E / 65.4; 11.967. The wreck was delivered to a breaker's yard in Molde, Norway, in February 1993.[9]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1992
Ship Country Description
Titan  Singapore The floating crane capsized off Camden Head, New South Wales, Australia. She was deemed beyond salvage and scuttled on 29 December at 31°39′51″S 152°52′24″E / 31.66417°S 152.87333°E / -31.66417; 152.87333.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1992
Ship Country Description
Alfred Jensen  Norway The cargo ship was scuttled off Norway.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 7 May 1992. 
  2. ↑ Mobile Riverine Force Association (4 October 1999). "History of The USS Indra (ARL-37)". http://www.mrfa.org/arl-37.htm. Retrieved 20 October 2014. 
  3. ↑ Asklander, Micke. "M/S Empress of Australia (1965)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/empress_of_australia_1965.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 
  4. ↑ Harvey Elliott (24 August 1992). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  5. ↑ "Tug Boat - Rozi". http://www.divesubway.com/rozi.html. Retrieved 4 September 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Loss of Daeyang Honey en route to Mizushima, Japan". Australian Transportation Safety Board. 17 June 1993. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25049/mair45_001.pdf. Retrieved 20 May 1993. 
  7. ↑ "Report into the Stranding and Subsequent Loss of the M.V. "Arklow Castle"". Marine Casualty Investigation Unit. 4 July 2003. http://www.mcib.ie/reports/?-fromsearch=y&-skiprecords=169&-maxrecords=1. Retrieved 15 October 2013. 
  8. ↑ Lin Jenkins (19 December 1992). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  9. ↑ "Norsel (5256616)". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2015.  (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "Alfred Jensen (5215284)". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 16 November 2013.  (subscription required)


Ship events in 1992
Ship launches: 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Ship commissionings: 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Ship decommissionings: 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Shipwrecks: 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

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