List of shipwrecks in 1985

The list of shipwrecks in 1985 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1985.

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1985
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

February

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Busko Zdroj	Poland	The cargo ship capsized and sank off Sylt, West Germany with the loss of all but one of her 25 crew.[1]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1985

Ship	Country	Description
ARA Santa Fe	Argentine Navy	The wrecked Balao-class submarine captured during the Falklands War in 1982 was scuttled by British forces in the South Atlantic Ocean off South Georgia Island.

March

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Ludvig Svoboda	Soviet Union	The tanker exploded and sank at Ventspils, Latvia killing one crewman and injuring five more.[2]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Mercedes I	Venezuela	The cargo ship was scuttled wiith explosive charges off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to form an artificial reef.

June

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Indulgence	United Kingdom	The yacht, a contender for the America's Cup, ran aground and sank off the Isle of Wight. All ten crew rescued by Local Hero[3]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Aktahun	Mexico	Severely damaged by fire following explosion of mooring vessel Pemex 383 at Coatzacoalcos. Later repaired and returned to service.[4]

16 June

List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Bridgeness	United Kingdom	Ran aground on the Hats and Barrels Reef, off the Welsh coast and sank.[5]

July

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Rainbow Warrior	Netherlands	Opération Satanique - Sabotaged by DGSE agents and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand.

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Frodo Durban	Brazil	The tanker ran aground at the entrance to Hong Kong Harbour.[6]

29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Kapodistrias	Greece	The bulk carrier ran aground at Port Elizabeth and sank.[7]

August

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Europa	West Germany	The cruise ship ran aground off Greenland. Refloated on 6 August, returned to service.[8]
HMS Narwhal	Royal Navy	The decommissioned Porpoise-class submarine was scuttled in the English Channel to serve as a target.

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1985

Ship	Country	Description
K-431	Soviet Navy	Suffered an explosion in her nuclear reactor during refuelling. Ten people killed.

18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Naess Leopard	Belgium	Hit by two missiles 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Qatar and damaged by the detonation of one of them. Later repaired and returned to service.[9]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Ariadne	Panama	Ran aground off Mogadishu, Somalia and broke in two, a total loss. Bow section capsized and sank on 1 October, causing parts of Mogadishu to be evacuated.[10]

September

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Smit Matsas 1	Greece	First Gulf War: The Salvage tug was hit by an Exocet missile fired by an Iraqi aircraft whilst at a point 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Ras Tunara, Saudi Arabia. The ship was destroyed by the subsequent fire, all 19 crew were rescued.[11]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Taurime	Republic of Ireland	The yacht struck rocks off Valencia Head and sank. All crew rescued, including Charles Haughey, the Leader of the Opposition in the Irish Parliament.[12]

October

16 October

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1985

Ship	Country	Description
General VII	United Kingdom	The tug sank after colliding with Rora Head ( United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary. Four of her seven crew were killed.[13][14]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Golden Hinde	United Kingdom	The replica of the 16th-century galleon ran aground at the mouth of the Avon. Refloated the following day.[15]

November

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Anne	Netherlands	The coaster was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, Northumberland in a storm. Still beached four days later.[16]

December

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Asuncion	Philippines	The ferry sank off Mindoro Island.[17] About 100 of her 182 passengers and 15 crew were rescued.[18]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Eagle Tire Co	United States	The cargo ship was sunk as an artificial reef approximately 3 nautical miles (3.5 miles; 5.5 km) north-east of the Alligator Reef Light and 6 nautical miles (7 miles; 11 km) off the coast of Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1985

Ship	Country	Description
Narciso Monturiol	Spanish Navy	Scuttled off Cartagena.
HMS Porpoise	Royal Navy	The Porpoise-class submarine was sunk as a target.

References

1. "Crew lost as freighter capsizes" The Times (London). Monday, 11 February 1985. (62059), col E, p. 7.
2. "Blast kills seaman on Soviet ship" The Times (London). Friday, 8 March 1985. (62081), col H, p. 5.
3. "Admiral's Cup yachting contender hits rock and sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 3 June 1985. (62154), col G, p. 17.
4. "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
5. "Oil slick threatens gannets" The Times (London). Tuesday, 18 June 1985. (62167), col F, p. 2.
6. "Oil spill action" The Times (London). Monday, 22 July 1985. (62196), col H, p. 4.
7. "Ship aground" The Times (London). Wednesday, 31 July 1985. (62204), col H, p. 6.
8. "Liner go-ahead" The Times (London). Tuesday, 6 August 1985. (62209), col F, p. 4.
9. "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
10. "Thousands flee poison threat at Somali port" The Times (London). Wednesday, 2 October 1985. (62258), col H, p. 7.
11. "Tugs Photos History". Loucas G Matsas. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
12. "Hughey is saved as yacht sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 30 September 1985. (62256), col A, p. 6.
13. "Tug crew feared dead in collision" The Times (London). Thursday, 17 October 1985. (62271), col B, p. 2.
14. "Man rescued from tug dies" The Times (London). Friday, 18 October 1985. (62272), col H, p. 2.
15. "Hinde Replica freed from mud" The Times (London). Thursday, 31 October 1985. (62283), col C-E, p. 32.
16. "untitled" The Times (London). Friday, 15 November 1985. (62996), col C-F, p. 2.
17. "200 feared lost on ferry" The Times (London). Thursday, 19 December 1985. (62325), col C, D, p. 7.
18. "100 survive Philippines sea disaster" The Times (London). Friday, 20 December 1985. (62326), col A, p. 6.

See also

Ship events in 1985
Ship launches:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Ship commissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Ship decommissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Shipwrecks:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990