List of shipwrecks in 1984

The list of shipwrecks in 1984 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1984.

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1984
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

January

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Fairplay X	West Germany	the tug ran aground in the Hayle estuary, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[1]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Mahajak Progress	Thailand	The cargo ship caught fire off Sattahip and was abandoned. Later declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped.[2]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Pergo	Netherlands	The cargo ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Norway. She sailed crewless on auto-pilot for 200 nautical miles (370 km) and ran aground south of Dunbar, East Lothian. The ship was salvaged and taken to Leith.[3]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Radiant Med	Liberia	The cargo ship foundered off Guernsey, Channel Islands after a hatch cover was smashed in heavy seas. Seventeen of the 26 crew were lost. Nine survivors were rescued by the frigate Casabianca ( Marine Nationale) and taken to St Peter Port.[4]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Skaros	United Kingdom	Iran–Iraq War: The bulk carrier was struck by an Iraqi Exocet missile in the Bandar Imam Khomenei Channel and set on fire. Declared a constructive total loss, later scrapped

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Midnight Sun 1	Panama	The cargo ship foundered off Ouessant, France in a storm. Eight of the nineteen crew were lost.[5]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Camilla Weston	United Kingdom	The coaster collided with a German ship in fog 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Cromer, Norfolk and sank. The five crew were rescued.[6]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Charming	Jersey	Iran–Iraq War: The cargo ship was struck by an Iraqi missile and set on fire. The fourteen crew abandoned ship,[7] which then ran aground at Bandar Khomenei.[8]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Eldia	Malta	The cargo ship was driven ashore at Orleans, Massachusetts, United States in a hurricane. She was refloated two months later, and scrapped in 1985.

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Ane Katrine	West Germany	the trawler was sunk off Jutland, Denmark after her nets were snagged by Chilean submarine Simpson ( Armada de Chile) which was then undergoing trials. The three crew were killed.[9]

April

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1984

Ship	Country	Description
No 5 dumb hopper barge	Australia	A redundant hopper barge owned by the Government of South Australia was scuttled about 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) south east of Ardrossan in Gulf St Vincent in South Australia during April 1984 in order to create an artificial reef for recreational fishing use following the prohibition of access to the waters within 550 metres (1,800 ft) with the nearby wrecksite of the Zanoni.[10][11]

May

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Laleham	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was wrecked on the north coast of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[12]

June

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Marques	United Kingdom	The barque sank off Bermuda with the loss of nineteen crew.
Buyuk Hun	Turkey	Attacked by Iraqi fighters on 3 June 1984 while underway in ballast from Tutunciftlik, Turkey to Kharg Island, Iran. Two Exocet missiles hit the superstructure and the engine room, starting a fire, killing three crew members and injuring two. Later towed to Bushir, Iran, where declared total loss and sold to Taiwanese breakers in 1986.

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Stena of Sitoo	United Kingdom	The schooner struck a floating object in the North Sea whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Lowestoft, Suffolk and was holed below the waterline. HMS Ambuscade ( Royal Navy) went to her assistance. Pumps were flown out by helicopter and a lifeboat towed her in to Harwich, Essex.[13]

20 June

List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Charles H McKay	Australia	The hopper barge collided with Yeu Man ( Panama) at Melbourne and sank. All eight crew were rescued.[14]

July

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1984

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Devonshire	Royal Navy	The County-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the North Atlantic Ocean during exercises by HMS Splendid ( Royal Navy).

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Columbus C.	Panama	The cruise ship rammed the harbour breakwater and sank at Cadiz, Spain.

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Alvenus	United Kingdom	The tanker ran aground off New Orleans, Louisiana, cracking the hull and spilling some of her 14,700,000 US gallons (56,000,000 L) of crude oil.[15]

August

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Zingara	Italy	The cargo ship ran aground in the Straits of Tiran, Red Sea.

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Mont Louis	France	The tanker sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Ostend, Belgium.[16] Amongst her cargo were barrels containing 225 tonnes (221 long tons) of uranium hexafluoride.[17]

September

12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Hilma Hooker	Colombia	The cargo ship sank at her moorings at Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Sealuck	Malta	The cargo ship ran aground on a reef off Hamilton, Bermuda.[18]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Stella Croce	Panama	The bulk carrier collided with another Panamanian vessel and sank at Taichung, Taiwan. Eight crew reported to be missing.[19]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Venus	Philippines	The ferry sank off Marinduque Island. Of the 242 people on board, 114 were rescued by two Philippine Navy ships and a fishing vessel.[20]

November

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1984

Ship	Country	Description
An unnamed ferry	Philippines	Typhoon Agnes: The ferry capsized and sank off Romblon with the loss of 440 lives.[21]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Topeka	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground off Coatzacoalcos, Mexico and was wrecked with the loss of two of her 27 crew.

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Fylrix	United Kingdom	The coaster capsized and sank off Plymouth, Devon. Three crew rescued by a helicopter from RFA Engadine ( Royal Fleet Auxiliary) and landed on HMS Brilliant ( Royal Navy). The remaining four crew were rescued by the Plymouth lifeboat.[22]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Mercedes I	Venezuela	The cargo ship was driven ashore at Palm Beach, Florida, during the late November 1984 nor'easter. She was later salvaged and sunk as an artificial reef in March 1985.

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Lena Wessels	West Germany	The coaster ran aground off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. The five crew were rescued by helicopter.[23]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1984

Ship	Country	Description
USCGC Campbell	United States Coast Guard	USCGC Campbell The Treasury-class Cutter (boat) was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean (22°48′N 160°06′W / 22.800°N 160.100°W).

December

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Lady Chilel	Gambia	The ferry sank in the Gambia River at Ballingho. Four people were killed and twenty injured out of the 98 people on board.[24]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Mercury	Honduras	The coaster foundered off Tumpat, Malaysia.

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Nes Puk	West Germany	The cargo ship ran aground in the River Suances, Spain. She was refloated on 7 January and returned to service.[25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Permeke	Belgium	The cargo ship ran aground in the River Scheldt at Hansweert. She was refloated with assistance from 10 tugs and returned to service.[26]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1984

Ship	Country	Description
Machitis	Hellenic Navy	The Algerine-class minesweeper was sunk as a target off Crete.

References

1. "Picture gallery". The Times (61734). London. 10 January 1984. col A-D, p. 4.
2. "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
3. "Crewless ship sailed oil for 200 miles". The Times (61740). London. 17 January 1984. col B, p. 2.
4. "Question mark over French frigate as 17 die in storm". The Times (61747). London. 25 January 1984. col E-G, p. 1. (continued on back page, column A)
5. "Eight dead, 11 saved from ship". The Times (61572). London. 8 February 2011. col A, p. 2.
6. "Seamen saved". The Times (61759). London. 16 February 1984. col D, p. 3.
7. "Missile cripples British ship in Gulf attack". The Times (61776). London. 8 March 1984. col G-H, p. 1.
8. "British protest at Iraqi attack". The Times (61777). London. 9 March 1984. col E, p. 4.
9. "Submarine skipper held after loss of Trawler". The Times (61974). London. 31 March 1984. col H, p. 6.
10. "No. 5 DUMB HOPPER BARGE – Ardrossan (also known as "The Zanoni Barge' & 'The Ardrossan Barge'))" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
11. "South Australian Shipwrecks, The Zanoni 1865 - 1867" (PDF). Heritage South Australia, Government of South Australia. 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
12. "SS Laleham - 1984". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
13. "Air-sea aid for holed schooner". The Times (61853). London. 9 June 1984. col A, B, p. 3.
14. "Preliminary Investigation into the circumstances of the collision between the M.V. Yue Man and the M.V. Charles H McKay and the subsequent foundering of the M.V. Charles H McKay on 20 June 1984 at Melbourne." (PDF). Australian Transportation Safety Board. 1 December 1984. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
15. "Slick moves into Gulf of Mexico". The Times (61898). London. 1 August 1984. col A, p. 5.
16. "Mont Louis loss spurs calls for cargo rules". The Times (61927). London. 4 September 1984. col H, p. 2.
17. "Sunken nuclear cargo 'safe'". The Times (61921). London. 28 August 1984. col F, p. 2.
18. "Ship Aground". The Times (61939). London. 18 September 1984. col H, p. 6.
19. "Carrier sinks". The Times (61952). London. 3 October 1984. col H, p. 5.
20. "126 missing after ferry sinks in the Philippines". The Times (61973). London. 30 October 1984. col H, p. 5.
21. "Children die as adults flee typhoon ship". The Times (61982). London. 9 November 1984. col E, p. 7.
22. "Rough Passage". The Times (61994). London. 23 November 1984. col D-G, p. 3.
23. "Rig airlift as storms hit north and west". The Times (61998). London. 28 November 1984. col D, p. 1.
24. "Three Britons lost in Gambia disaster". The Times (62008). London. 10 December 1984. col D, p. 5.
25. "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
26. "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

See also

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Ship events in 1984
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