List of shipwrecks in 1998

The list of shipwrecks in 1998 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1998.

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1998
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Santa Anna	Panama	The tanker ran aground on Thatcher Rock, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom.[1]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Flare	Cyprus	The bulk carrier broke in two in severe weather and sank off Saint Pierre and Miquelon with the loss of 21 crew.

February

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Marie Bouanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	The cargo ship collided with Zircone ( Italy) near Borkum Riff, Germany (53°48′N 6°21′E / 53.800°N 6.350°E). She was declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.[2]

March

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Demetrios II	Honduras	Demetrios II aground. The cargo ship ran aground off Paphos, Greece in bad weather. All eight crew were rescued by helicopter.

April

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1998

Ship	Country	Description
USS Hull	United States Navy	The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the United States West Coast at 32°35′00.9″N 120°32′00.3″W / 32.583583°N 120.533417°W.

May

16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1998

Ship	Country	Description
St. Michael	Malta	The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Marsaskala as an artificial reef.[3]
Tug No. 10	Malta	The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Marsaskala as an artificial reef.[3]

June

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Hualien Express	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The cargo ship ran aground at Kandla, India. She was refloated on 8 August; the salvage was completed on 18 August and she was then sold for scrapping.[4]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1998

Ship	Country	Description
A Yugo-class submarine	Korean People's Navy	became entangled in the nets of a South Korean trawler and was subsequently taken in tow by South Korean Navy vessels. The submarine sank with the loss of all eight crew.[5][6]

July

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1998

Ship	Country	Description
USS Badger	United States Navy	The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target by units of the United States Third Fleet ( United States Navy) during the RIMPAC 98 exercise.
USS Somers	United States Navy	After use as a target for two AGM-142 Have Nap missiles fired by two United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses the previous day during the RIMPAC 98 exercise, the decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Kauai, Hawaii, at 22°21′N 160°58′W / 22.350°N 160.967°W by explosive charges placed by an explosive ordnance disposal team.

August

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1998

Ship	Country	Description
USS Richmond K. Turner	United States Navy	The decommissioned Leahy-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico by ships and aircraft of the USS Enterprise carrier battle group ( United States Navy).

19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1998

Ship	Country	Description
ARA Comodoro Somellera	Argentine Navy	The Sotoyomo-class rescue tug sank after colliding during a storm with the patrol tug ( Argentine Navy) ARA Suboficial Castillo in port at Ushuaia, Argentina. She later was refloated and scrapped.

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Um El Faroud	Libya	Wreck of Um El Faroud The oil tanker was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta, as an artificial reef. It had been laid up in Grand Harbour since 1995, when the ship exploded killing 9 Maltese dockyard workers.[7]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Princess of the Orient	Philippines	The ferry capsized and sank in a typhoon off Fortune Island, Batangas, killing around 150 people.

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1998

Ship	Country	Description
USS Belknap	United States Navy	The decommissioned Balknap-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean at 36°31′00.3″N 071°58′00.5″W / 36.516750°N 71.966806°W.
Ocean Alley	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was wrecked at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Renamed Adolphus Busch, she was sunk on 5 December as an artificial reef off Looe Key, Florida, United States.

October

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Eendracht	Netherlands	The schooner ran aground at Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom. All 51 people on board were rescued by helicopter.[8] She was later refloated and returned to service.

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Fantome		The schooner sank in the Gulf of Mexico off Honduras with the loss of all 31 people on board during Hurricane Mitch after sending a final radio report on this date.

November

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Ministro Portales	Chilean Navy	The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Cape Horn.

December

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Adolphus Busch	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Big Pine Key, Florida, to create an artificial reef.

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Monarch of the Seas	Bahamas	The cruise ship struck a reef off St. Maartan. Water started coming in,resulting in grounding the ship.

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1998

Ship	Country	Description
I-SILC-class semi-submersible infiltration vessel	Korean People's Navy	Battle of Yeosu: The infiltration vessel became entangled in a fishing net off Yeosu, South Korea, while attempting to land North Koream commandos in South Korea, was intercepted by Republic of Korea Navy () vessels, and sank with the loss of all nine of her passengers and crew while being pursued by South Korean ships and aircraft.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1998

Ship	Country	Description
Arco Arun	United Kingdom	The coaster capsized in the Thames Estuary at Northfleet Hope. She was later raised and refloated.[9]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1998

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Sirius	Royal Navy	The decommissioned Leander-class frigate was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean by the submarine HMS Spartan ( Royal Navy).

References

1. Michael Horsnell (2 January 1998). "Tug frees oil tanker blown ashore in gales". The Times (66088). London. col B-F, p. 1.
2. "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
3. "Marsascala ~ Tugs". Subway Dive Centre. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
4. "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
5. Jennifer Veale (24 June 1998). "North Korean crew feared dead as captured midget submarine sinks". The Times (66236). London. col A-H, p. 15.
6. "North Koreans found dead in salvaged submarine". The Times (66238). London. 26 June 1997. col D-H, p. 20.
7. "Wreck ~ Um El Faroud". Subway Dive Centre. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
8. Helen Johnstone (22 October 1998). "Helicopters winch crew off stricken vessel". The Times (66339). London. col D-H, p. 3.
9. Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.

Ship events in 1998
Ship launches:	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Ship commissionings:	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Ship decommissionings:	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Shipwrecks:	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003