The cargo ship sank in the Pacific Ocean 310 nautical miles (570 km) south of Shikoku, Japan with the loss of seventeen of her 29 crew.[1]
Marika 7
Liberia
The ore carrier sank in the Atlantic Ocean. There were 36 crew on board.[1]
13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Teano
Norway
The cargo ship was wrecked at Senja, Norway. Wreck delivered for scrapping at Fosen Gjenvinning breaker's yard at Revsnes in Sør-Trøndelag in October 1995.[2]
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1994
Ship
Country
Description
American Star
Greece
American Star, July 2004
The cruise ship ran aground at Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain after her tow parted in a storm. She broke in two after two days and was declared a total loss in July 1994. The stern section sank in 1996, the bow section in April 2007.
February
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Christinaki
Malta
The bulk carrier sank in the Atlantic Ocean 240 nautical miles (440 km) south west of Ireland with the loss of all 27 crew.[3]
24 February
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Boa Force
Norway
The anchor handling tug supply vessel struck a wellhead and sank off Thevenard Island, Western Australia. All eleven crew were rescued. Boa Force was raised on 6 April and subsequently scuttled in deep water.[4]
March
4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Sally Albatross
Finland
The cruise ship ran aground at Porkkala. All 1,258 people on board were rescued by helicopters and Finnish Coast Guard vessels.[5] She was refloated on 16 April. Later repaired and returned to service.
5 March
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Melisa
Indonesia
The cargo ship capsized and sank at Surabaya. The wreck was scrapped in June 1994.[6]
13 March
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Nassia
Cyprus
The tanker collided with Ship Broker (Cyprus) in the Bosphorus Strait. Both ships caught fire, Nassia was beached with the loss of a crew member.[7]
23 March
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Pallas Athena
Greece
The cruise ship caught fire and sank at the Port of Piraeus. The wreck was scrapped in 1995.[8]
April
29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Mtongwe
Kenya
The overloaded ferry capsized in Kilindini Harbour, Kenya, just 40 meters (44 yards) from port during a voyage between Mombasa and Likoni, killing 272 of the 400 people on board.
Provincial Trader
Australia
The prawn trawler, a former tug, capsized and sank at Eden, New South Wales. All crew were rescued by Rubicon (Australia).[9]
June
5 June
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Sanjeevani
India
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mormugao. Scrapped in situ in 1997.[10]
26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Apollo Sea
Panama
The Chinese-owned, Panamanian-registered bulk carrier sank near Cape Town, South Africa, with the loss of all 36 of her crew.
BOS 400
France
The wreck of BOS 400 on 5 February 2006.
The construction barge ran aground off Duiker Point near Sandy Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, while under tow by the tugboat Tigr (Russia).
July
13 July
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1994
Ship
Country
Description
13 de Marzo
Cuba
Carrying approximately 70 people attempting to leave Cuba illegally, the tugboat sank 7 nautical miles (8 miles; 13 km) northeat of Havana, Cuba, after being rammed repeatedly by patrol boats of the Cuban Coast Guard. Only 31 people aboard her survived.
September
3 September
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1994
Ship
Country
Description
Iron Antonis
Greece
The ore carrier sank in the Atlantic Ocean 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) west of Cape Town, South Africa with the loss of all 24 crew.[11]
The decommissioned River-classdestroyer escort was scuttled in the Indian Ocean in the Rottnest ship graveyard 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) west of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, after use as a target.