List of shipwrecks in 2025

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Glyvursnes	Faroe Islands	The ro-ro cargo ship caught fire at Hirtshals, Denmark. A crew member was killed and another was severely injured.^[1]
Unnamed migrant boat	Tunisia	A migrant boat capsized off the Kerkennah Islands with the loss of 27 of the 52 people on board.^[2]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Guardian	United States	The fishing vessel ran aground near Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The United States Coast Guard despatched a tug and she was refloated.^[3]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Panoria	Marshall Islands	The bulk carrier caught fire in the South China Sea 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Cape Elubani, Taiwan. She was on a voyage from Nantong, China to Singapore. Four of her crew were injured, one seriously. A tug was requested to tow her in to Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^[4]
Unnamed fishing boat	South Korea	A fishing boat ran aground near Gageodo, South Korea after colliding with coastal rocks. Three people were killed, 19 were rescued.^[5]^[6]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Kvalnes	Norway	The fishing vessel ran aground near Hellbergsøya. She was refloated.^[7]
Omaha Maru No.8	Japan	The fishing vessel capsized 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Kitaibaraki with the loss of two of her twenty crew. Three people were reported missing.^[8]
Sanwa Maru	Japan	The tanker ran aground off Cape Esan.^[9]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Bram Force	Brazil	The service vessel caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Rio de Janeiro. Her crew were evacuated. She was subsequently towed in to Açu.^[10]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Dolphin 18	Vietnam	The cargo ship sank approximately 274 nautical miles (507 km) southwest of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. All 18 crew were rescued from lifeboats by Nicolai Maersk ( Hong Kong).^[11]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Kerstin	Netherlands	The motor barge suffered a steering failure in the Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany and became wedged at the entrance of a lock whilst avoiding an allision with the passenger ship Amadeus Silver II ( Germany). Kerstin was refloated with assistance from the motor barges Käthe Krieger and Henneburg (both Germany).^[12]
Silver Sincere	Malaysia	The oil products tanker took on water and sank off of Pedra Branca, Singapore. All eight crew were rescued from lifeboats by Intan Daya 368 ( Indonesia).^[13]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Ameray 888	Thailand	The 44.39-ton catamaran sank about 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km) north of Koh Racha Yai, Thailand, south of Phuket. 38 people, including 33 Chinese tourists, were rescued.^[14]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Unnamed		A vessel carrying 86 persons that departed Mauretania on 2 January capsized off Western Sahara. 50 people were killed.^[15]^[16]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Miss Sandy	United States	The 56-foot (17 m) fishing vessel sprung a leak and sank approximately 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Gloucester, Massachusetts. All 18 crew were rescued by USCGC William Chadwick ( United States Coast Guard).^[17]^[18]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Unnamed submarine	unknown	An abandoned suspected narco-submarine was found by the fishing vessel Maria Cristina at the entrance to the Camarinas-Muxia estuary, Galicia, Spain. While being towed to the port of Camariñas it broke in two with the aft section sinking.^[19]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
LCT Cahaya Dana Reza	Indonesia	The tank landing craft sprang a leak, capsized, and sank in shallow water with some of her hull above water near Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. All nine crew were rescued by the tugboat Atlantik Star 11 ( Indonesia).^[20]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 2025
Ship	State	Description
Wei Sen No. 8	Belize	The tanker ran aground near the Matsu Islands. Seven crew were rescued by the Taiwan Coast Guard, one died during the rescue.^[21]

References

^ Hancock, Paul (4 January 2025). "Glyvursnes". Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ "Tunus açıklarında göçmen teknesi alabora oldu: 27 kişi hayatını kaybetti" [Immigrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast: 27 people lost their lives] (in Turkish). Oxu.az. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ Hancock, Paul (1 January 2025). "Guardian". Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ Hancock, Paul (5 January 2025). "Panoria". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ "Vissersboot vaart op de klippen bij Zuid-Korea, drie opvarenden omgekomen" (in Dutch). NOS. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ Jang Woo-jeong (4 January 2025). "Fishing boat sinks off Gageodo; three dead, 19 rescued". Chosun. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ Hancock, Paul (6 January 2025). "Kvalnes". Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ Hancock, Paul (12 January 2025). "Ohama Maru No 8". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ "Tanker runs aground off the coast of Japan". Safety4Sea. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ Hancock, Paul (11 January 2025). "Bram Force". Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ "18 Vietnamese Crew Rescued After Cargo Ship Sinks Southwest of Vietnam". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Hancock, Paul (12 January 2025). "Kerstin". Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ "Tanker Sinks in Singaporean Waters Near Pedra Branca; All Crew Members Safe". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "33 Chinese tourists saved from sinking catamaran off Phuket". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ "dozens of migrants may have drowned in attempt to cross to spain, ngo says". www.reuters.com. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
^ Jones, Sam (16 January 2025). "Up to 50 people on small boat bound for Canary Islands feared drowned". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
^ "Miss Sandy". shipwrecklog.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "New video shows fishing boat taking on water and sinking". NBC Today via MSN. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Suspected 'narco-submarine' breaks apart off Spain". AFP via MSN. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ "Indonesian-Flagged Vessel Capsizes in Kalimantan Province: Crew Rescued Safely". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ "Indonesian seaman dies amid oil tanker mishap near Matsu Islands". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[Glyvursnes-1] Hancock, Paul (4 January 2025). "Glyvursnes". Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[Oxu-2] "Tunus açıklarında göçmen teknesi alabora oldu: 27 kişi hayatını kaybetti" [Immigrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast: 27 people lost their lives] (in Turkish). Oxu.az. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[Guardian-3] Hancock, Paul (1 January 2025). "Guardian". Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[Panoria-4] Hancock, Paul (5 January 2025). "Panoria". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[5] "Vissersboot vaart op de klippen bij Zuid-Korea, drie opvarenden omgekomen" (in Dutch). NOS. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[Chosun040125-6] Jang Woo-jeong (4 January 2025). "Fishing boat sinks off Gageodo; three dead, 19 rescued". Chosun. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

[Kvalnes-7] Hancock, Paul (6 January 2025). "Kvalnes". Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[OM8-8] Hancock, Paul (12 January 2025). "Ohama Maru No 8". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[S4S080125-9] "Tanker runs aground off the coast of Japan". Safety4Sea. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[BF-10] Hancock, Paul (11 January 2025). "Bram Force". Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[11] "18 Vietnamese Crew Rescued After Cargo Ship Sinks Southwest of Vietnam". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[Kerstin-12] Hancock, Paul (12 January 2025). "Kerstin". Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[13] "Tanker Sinks in Singaporean Waters Near Pedra Branca; All Crew Members Safe". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[14] "33 Chinese tourists saved from sinking catamaran off Phuket". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[15] "dozens of migrants may have drowned in attempt to cross to spain, ngo says". www.reuters.com. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

[16] Jones, Sam (16 January 2025). "Up to 50 people on small boat bound for Canary Islands feared drowned". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

[17] "Miss Sandy". shipwrecklog.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[18] "New video shows fishing boat taking on water and sinking". NBC Today via MSN. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[19] "Suspected 'narco-submarine' breaks apart off Spain". AFP via MSN. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

[20] "Indonesian-Flagged Vessel Capsizes in Kalimantan Province: Crew Rescued Safely". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[21] "Indonesian seaman dies amid oil tanker mishap near Matsu Islands". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

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