Sinking

Common themes

• capsize or progressive flooding
• structural failure
• fire or explosion followed by abandonment
• severe weather and loss of control

Related concepts

• Fire / Sinking
• Downflooding
• Structural Failure
• Fire
• Capsize Girding

Related incidents

Accidents linked to this concept are grouped by vessel type.

Container (1)

• 2025-01-01: Silver Sincere (2025)

Bulk Carrier (6)

• 2017-03-31: Stellar Daisy (2017)
• 1998-01-16: FLARE (1998)
• 1997-02-08: LEROS STRENGTH (1997)
• 1983-02-12: Marine Electric (1983)
• 1980-09-09: MV Derbyshire (1980)
• 1975-11-10: Edmund Fitzgerald (1975)

Tanker (1)

• 2002-11-19: Prestige (2002)

Ro-Ro / Car Carrier (2)

• 2015-10-01: El Faro (2015)
• 2000-04-21: Tancred (2000)

Passenger (1)

• 1912-04-14: Titanic (1912)

Tug (18)

• 2022-10-21: Pothitos III (2022)
• 2021-02-11: Ingenika (2021)
• 2019-08-23: Perkasa (2019)
• 2018-07-20: Commando (2018)
• 2017-01-13: Zeetijger (2017)
• 2015-10-15: Dirk Peter (2015)
• 2015-05-26: 97 Samyong (2015)
• 2015-03-14: Sea Bear (2015)
• 2015-01-22: Nalani (2015)
• 2014-12-28: Pachacamac (2014)
• 2014-10-14: Delta Amber (2014)
• 2012-07-19: MADISON (2012)
• 2009-11-22: Secota YTM-415 (2009)
• 2008-10-02: ROLLE (2008)
• 2006-01-18: VALOUR (2006)
• 1984-11-17: Celtic (1984)
• 1983-10-12: TECO 2 (1983)
• 1971-09-26: Temi IV (1971)

General Cargo (1)

• 1980-10-24: POET (1980)

Offshore Vessel (1)

• 2019-09-26: Bourbon Rhode (2019)

Ferry (2)

• 2014-04-16: MV Sewol (2014)
• 1987-03-06: Herald of Free Enterprise (1987)

Fishing Vessel (1)

• 2009-03-24: Lady Mary (2009)

Other (1)

• 2012-10-29: Bounty (2012)