Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping Losses
In The Last 20 Years
Date |
Vessel Type |
Name |
Cause |
Location |
Number Lost |
Jan 5, 1982 |
Japanese trawler |
Akebono Maru |
Capsized |
50 mi N of Adak |
32 lost |
Dec 25, 1979 |
Japanese oreship |
Lee Wang Zin |
Capsized |
Dixon Entrance, SE Alaska |
30 lost (all hands) |
Mar 13, 1981 |
Japanese trawler |
Daito Maru No. 55 |
Sank |
380 mi NW of Adak |
26 lost |
Feb 28, 1981 |
Korean cargo ship |
Dae Rim |
Caught fire |
90 mi W of Attu |
24 lost |
Feb 14, 1984 |
Japanese trawler |
Kyowa Maru No. 11 |
Collided with the Anyo Maru No. 15 and sank |
120 mi N of Atka |
16 lost, 8 rescued |
Feb 20, 1986 |
South Korean Freighter |
Chi Bo San No. 1 |
Lost |
465 mi NE of Hokkaido on way to Alaska |
All hands |
Dec 9, 1999 |
Japanese trawler |
Anyo Maru No. 1 |
Sank |
In the Bering Sea, 120 mi S of Cape Navarin, Russia |
12 lost, 24 rescued |
Dec 5, 1979 |
Canadian fishing vessel |
Salinta |
Went aground and broke in half |
Tree Point, 46 mi NW of Prince Rupert, BC |
10 lost (all hands) |
Dec 2, 1981 |
F/V |
St. Patrick |
Abandoned |
5 mi W of Marmot Island, near Kodiak |
9 lost |
Mar 22, 1990 |
F/V |
Aleutian Enterprise |
Sank |
In the Bering Sea, 60 mi S of St. Paul Island |
9 lost, 22 saved |
Mike
Burwell
Alaska OCS Region
Minerals Management Service
Last updated 01/24/2005