List of shipwrecks in 1987

The list of shipwrecks in 1987 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1987.

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1987
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

January

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Testa Rosa	Philippines	The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal with the loss of all 30 crew.[1]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Midnatsol Norge	Norway	The hotel ship foundered off Fredrikstad, Norway. Wreck raised, and broken up in Bruges, Belgium, in June 1987.[2]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1987

Ship	Country	Description
USS Accokeek	United States Navy	The decommissioned auxiliary ocean tug was sunk as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico.

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1987

Ship	Country	Description
HMAS Colac	Royal Australian Navy	The decommissioned tank cleaning vessel, formerly a Bathurst-class corvette, was sunk as a target in the Tasman Sea off the coast of Australia at 34°49′12″S 151°32′00″E / 34.82000°S 151.53333°E by a Mark 48 torpedo fired by the submarine HMAS Ovens ( Royal Australian Navy).

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Herald of Free Enterprise	United Kingdom	Passenger ferry sank in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium after taking on water and capsizing and sinking stern first; the bow doors of this RO-RO (roll-on roll-off) ferry were subsequently discovered to have been left open. 193 fatalities.

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Komsomolets Kirgizii	Soviet Union	The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off New Jersey, United States. All 37 crew were rescued by American helicopters.[3]

April

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Musson	Soviet Navy	The soviet Project 1234 corvette "Musson" sinks after having been hit by a P-15M cruisemissile during an airdefense-exercise in the Sea of Japan.

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Saint Eloi	France	Collided with Cambridge Ferry ( United Kingdom) off Dover, both ships damaged.

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Nawal	Saudi Arabia	Sank at moorings, Jeddah.[4]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Maral R	United Kingdom	Maral R at Seaton Sluice Driven ashore at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland.

June

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Iron Cumberland	Hong Kong	The ore carrier sank in the Pacific Ocean. All 29 crew were rescued by Act 5 ( United Kingdom).[5]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1987

Ship	Country	Description
ARA Comodoro Py	Argentine Navy	The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a torpedo fired by the submarine ARA Santa Cruz ( Argentine Navy).

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1987

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Yarmouth	Royal Navy	The decommissioned Rothesay-class frigate was sunk as a target in the North Atlantic Ocean by the destroyer HMS Manchester ( Royal Navy).

July

16 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Havel	West Germany	The cargo ship was sunk to create an artificial reef near Boynton Beach, Florida.

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1987

Ship	Country	Description
USS Bausell	United States Navy	The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean.

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Fearless	Cyprus	On fire and grounded at 37°09′N 122°41′E / 37.150°N 122.683°E. Refloated 27 August, subsequently laid up, scrapped in 1988.[4]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 1987

Ship	Country	Description
USS McKean	Turkish Navy	The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a Harpoon missile in the Gulf of Antalya after being transferred to the Turkish Navy and cannibalized for spare parts.

September

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Iran Ajr	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	The minelayer was scuttled in the Persian Gulf by American forces after being captured by Navy SEALs.

October

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Hengist	United Kingdom	Great Storm of 1987: The ferry was beached at Folkestone Warren.[6] Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[7] Refloated in November, repaired and returned to service.[8]
Sumnea	United Kingdom	Great Storm of 1987: The bulk carrier capsized at Dover, Kent,[9] with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Rotary Service ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[7]

November

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1987

Ship	Country	Description
USCGC Duane	United States Coast Guard	The decommissioned Treasury-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef off Key Largo, Florida.

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1987

Ship	Country	Description
USCGC Bibb	United States Coast Guard	The decommissioned Treasury-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef 1 nautical mile (1.15 miles; 1.9 km) south of Molasses Reef near Key Largo, Florida.

December

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Cason	Panama	The cargo ship caught fire off Galicia, Spain and was beached off Cape Finisterre with the loss of 23 of her 31 crew.[10]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Vitatus Putna	Soviet Union	Factory ship caught fire at 45°04′N 8°09′W / 45.067°N 8.150°W and abandoned by her crew with the loss of two lives.[11]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Samson		Samson Crane barge, ran aground at Rams Head, Ardmore, County Waterford, after tow parted in rough seas.

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Doña Paz	Philippines	Passenger ferry sunk in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines after colliding with the oil tanker Vector, ( Philippines) killing 4,341 people.[12]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1987

Ship	Country	Description
Eastern Summit	Panama	Ran aground in the Zaire River (05°55′S 12°54′E / 5.917°S 12.900°E). Refloated 14 January 1988.[11]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1987

Ship	Country	Description
The Christian	Flag unknown	The coastal tanker ran aground at Sands of Forvie, Grampian, United Kingdom. Later refloated.[13][14]

References

1. "Crew missing". The Times (62666). London. 15 January 1987. col H, p. 10.
2. "Midnatsol Norge (5234462)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 30 November 2013. (subscription required (help)).
3. "Russians saved". The Times (62717). London. 16 March 1987. col H, p. 7.
4. "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
5. "29 British seamen rescued in Pacific". The Times (62795). London. 16 June 1987. col A, p. 9.
6. Bob Ogley, Ian Currie and Mark Davison (1991). The Kent Weather Book. Brasted Chart: Froglets Publications Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 1-872337-35-X.
7. Bignell, Alan (2001). Kent Shipwrecks (Second ed.). Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 120–25. ISBN 1 85306 719 9.
8. Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
9. Tony Dawe, Robert Matthews and Nicholas Wood (17 October 1987). "Wasted warning of the storm". The Times (62902). London. col A-H, p. 1.
10. "Spanish villagers flee toxic cloud". The Times (62949). London. 11 December 1987. col A-B, p. 8.
11. "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
12. "CNN.com - Maritime disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries - Feb 3, 2006". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
13. "Watch on Tanker". The Times (62961). London. 26 December 1987. col A, p. 2.
14. "Tanker is refloated". The Times (62962). London. 28 December 1987. col A, p. 2.

Ship events in 1987
Ship launches:	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
Ship commissionings:	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
Ship decommissionings:	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
Shipwrecks:	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992