List of shipwrecks in 1990

The list of shipwrecks in 1990 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1990.

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1990
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

January

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Sally Albatross	Finland	The cruiseferry caught fire at Finnboda, Nacka, Sweden. Her superstructure was consequently scrapped and the hull was salvaged and rebuilt.

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Charlie	Cyprus	The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores, Portugal with the loss of all 27 crew.[1]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Flag Theofano	Greece	The bulk cement carrier foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight with the loss of all nineteen crew.[2][3]

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Toledo	Hong Kong	The bulk carrier was beached at Pendower Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall.[4]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Alexandre P	Panama	The bulk carrier foundered off Dampier, Western Australia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dampier to Cape Town, South Africa.[5]

April

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Scandinavian Star	Bahamas	The ferry suffered two fires fifteen minutes apart whilst in the Skagerrak. The second of which was arson. One hundred and fifty-eight people were killed in the fire, which burnt for ten hours. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Mineral Star	Cyprus	The cargo ship was beached at Vitória, Brazil after her engine room flooded. She was refloated in July, but was declared a constructive total loss and sold for scrap. Mineral Star was scrapped at Alang, India in 1992.[6]

July

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Diosa del Mar	United States	The schooner ran aground on Ship Rock, Catalina Island, California (33°27′46″N 118°29′31″W / 33.46278°N 118.49194°W) whilst avoiding a collision with a powerboat and sank.

September

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1990

Ship	Country	Description
RFA Fort Victoria	Royal Fleet Auxiliary	The Troubles, RFA Fort Victoria bombing: The Fort Victoria-class replenishment oiler was damaged at Belfast, County Antrim by a bomb placed in her engine room by the IRA. She was repaired and entered service three years behind schedule.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date September 1990

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Naiad	Royal Navy	The Leander-class frigate was sunk as a target.

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Cantarell	Mexico	The LPG tanker was severely damaged at Pajaritos, Veracruz by the explosion of her cargo whilst loading. She was later repaired and returned to service.[7]

November

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Osa Ghent	Liberia	The tug capsized and sank at Singapore. She was refloated on 23 November.[6]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Antares	United Kingdom	The fishing trawler was fishing in Bute Sound when her nets were snagged by HMS Trenchant ( Royal Navy). She was pulled down and sunk with the loss of all four crew.[8]

December

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Tuvia	Israel	The ferry capsized and sank off Haifa, killing 20 crew members of USS Saratoga ( United States Navy), who were being transferred to that ship.[9]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Finn and Baltic	Finland	The Finnpusku combination capsized and sank off Hanko. Later raised, repaired and returned to service in 1991 as Botnia and Steel.

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Jarita	Norway	The cargo ship sank in the English Channel off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her four crew.[10]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1990

Ship	Country	Description
Ramada al Salaam Hotel	Kuwait	Iraqi occupation of Kuwait: The floating hotel, a former cruise ship, was destroyed at her moorings by a deliberately set fire. She was later scrapped.
USS Yancey	United States Navy	The decommissioned Andromeda-class attack cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Morehead City, North Carolina, to form an artificial reef.

References

1. John Young (30 January 1990). "Chaos as Britain is hit by floods and gales". The Times (63616). London. col A-F, p. 22.
2. Geoff King and Paul Wilkinson (31 January 1990). "19 feared deads storm sinks ship". The Times (63617). London. col E-F, p. 1.
3. "Report on the investigation of the capsize and sinking of the cement carrier Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth, Scotland with the loss of all eight crew on 2 and 3 January 2015" (PDF). Marine Accidents Investigation Board. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
4. "Sricken bulk carrier threatens Cornwall coast". The Times (63645). London. 5 March 1990. col D-G, p. 4.
5. "(untitled)" (PDF). Australian Transport Safety Board. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
6. "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
7. "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
8. "Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the collision between the Fishing Vessel ANTARES and HMS TRENCHANT with the loss of four lives on 22 November 1990" (PDF). Marine Accident Investigation Branch. 15 April 1992. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
9. "Sailors grieve for ferry dead". The Times (63897). London. 24 December 1990. col D, p. 5.
10. David Young (29 December 1990). "RAF crews pick four out of sea". The Times (63901). London. col F-G, p. 1.

Ship events in 1990
Ship launches:	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Ship commissionings:	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Ship decommissionings:	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Shipwrecks:	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995