List of shipwrecks in 2006

The list of shipwrecks in 2006 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2006.

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2006
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Unknown date

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Ece	Marshall Islands	The tanker sank while being towed toward Le Havre, after having collided with the freighter General Grot-Rowecki ( Malta) about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of Guernsey. The Ece sank near the site of the collision, in 70 metres (230 ft) of water, 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Cap de La Hague.[1]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 2006

Ship	Country	Description
al-Salam Boccaccio 98	Egypt	The passenger ferry caught fire and sank in the Red Sea killing at least 846 people. A total of 426 people were rescued.

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USS O'Brien	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Kauai, Hawaii, by the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and two P-3 Orion aircraft (all  United States Navy) and the frigate HMCS Vancouver ( Canadian Forces Maritime Command).

March

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Runner 4	Dominica	Cargo ship carrying aluminium sank in the Gulf of Finland when Svyatitel Apostol Andrey collided into it from behind while both were in a convoy escorted by a Russian icebreaker Kapitan Sorokin.[2]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Teklivka	Malta	Cargo ship sunk in the Mediterranean near Port Said, Egypt in a storm. Three crew were lost, but the other 12 were rescued by the Searose G.[3][4]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Hyundai Fortune	South Korea - Hyundai	Container ship damaged by fire in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Later towed to port. She was repaired and returned to service.

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Queen of the North	Canada	Large passenger ferry which sank off the north coast of British Columbia, Canada after running aground. Two passengers drowned.[5]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 2006

Ship	Country	Description
An unnamed passenger boat	flag unknown	sank off Cameroon's Atlantic coast near the port of Kribi, with the loss of at least 127 lives.[6]
Pong Su	Tuvalu	Sunk by bombing from Royal Australian Air Force aircraft off Australia.

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Orion	Mexico	The tanker sank in the Gulf of Mexico near Yucatán.

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Al-Dana	Bahrain	Passenger dhow which sank in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain.

May

17 May

List of shipwrecks: 17 May 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USS Oriskany	United States Navy	The decommissioned Essex-class aircraft carrier was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida to create an artificial reef.

29 May

List of shipwrecks: 29 May 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Nearchos	Hellenic Navy	The decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target.

June

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USS Comte de Grasse	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean about 275 nautical miles (509 km) off the coast of North Carolina.
USS Stump	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina.

July

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USS Belleau Wood	United States Navy	USS Belleau Wood sinking. The decommissioned Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii as part of the RIMPAC 06 exercise.

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USNS Mars	United States Navy	The inactivated Mars-class combat stores ship was sunk as a torpedo target in the Pacific Ocean 54 nautical miles (62 miles; 100 km) off the coast of Hawaii as part of the RIMPAC 06 exercise.

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USS Thorn	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 2006

Ship	Country	Description
ROCS Liao Yang	Republic of China Navy	The decommissioned Gearing-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target in the South China Sea.

August

11 August

List of shipwrecks: 11 August 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Solar I	Philippines	Guimaras oil spill: The oil tanker sank off the coast off Guimaras province.[7]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Cominoland	Malta	The former Gozo ferry was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[8]
Karwela	Malta	The former Captain Morgan ferry boat was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Xatt l-Aħmar, Gozo as an artificial reef.[8]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Finnbirch	Sweden	The ro-ro ferry capsized and sank off the coast of Sweden with the loss of two crew.

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USS Valley Forge	United States Navy	The decommissioned Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean near Kauai, Hawaii.

December

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 2006

Ship	Country	Description
USS Spruance	United States Navy	The decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer was sunk as a target by aircraft-launched Harpoon missiles.

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Senopati Nusantara	Indonesia	The ferry sank off Mandalika Island with over 500 people killed.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 2006

Ship	Country	Description
Ipiros	Hellenic Navy	The decommissioned Knox-class frigate was sunk as a target.

References

1. "Tanker wreck starts leaking oil". BBC News Online. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
2. "Runner 4 sunk". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
3. 2007 inaugural IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to be awarded to Searose G seafarers for dramatic rescue of Teklivka crew
4. Eleven Ukrainians reported among crew of Teklivka boat, which sank near Port Said
5. Neal Hall: Family of woman who died in ferry sinking settles lawsuit Vancouver Sun
6. "Boat wrecked off Cameroon coast". BBC News Online. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
7. "Oil slick spreading in Philippines" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 August 2006. (68783), col A-B, p. 39.
8. "Karwela & Cominoland - Gozo". Subway Dive Centre. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

External links

• Vessel Casualties & Pirates Database For Year 2006

Ship events in 2006
Ship launches:	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Ship commissionings:	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Ship decommissionings:	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Shipwrecks:	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011