List of shipwrecks in 1985

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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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ "Thousands flee poison threat at Somali port" The Times (London). Wednesday, 2 October 1985. (62258), col H, p. 7.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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
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