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The list of shipwrecks in 2015 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2015 .
January [ edit ]
1 January [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 2015
Ship
State
Description
Sea Merchant
Tanzania
The cargo ship carrying 20,000 sacks of cement sank off Lobo, Batangas , Philippines, after encountering rough seas and strong winds. Of her crew, one was killed and nineteen survived.[1]
Unnamed vessel
Iran
The fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Puntland , Somalia during Cyclone Chapala .[2]
2 January [ edit ]
3 January [ edit ]
4 January [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2015
Ship
State
Description
Run Guang 9
China
The tanker caught fire and exploded off Zhanjiang . Twelve of her fourteen crew were rescued. Two were missing as of 4 January.[10]
5 January [ edit ]
7 January [ edit ]
8 January [ edit ]
9 January [ edit ]
13 January [ edit ]
14 January [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 2015
Ship
State
Description
Retaj
Togo
The cargo ship caught fire off Iskenderun , Turkey. Her twenty-three crew were rescued.[23]
16 January [ edit ]
18 January [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 2015
Ship
State
Description
Leif Roald
Norway
The fishing vessel capsized and sank after striking a reef off Averøy , Norway. Her nine crew were rescued by a Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue vessel and another boat.[25]
20 January [ edit ]
22 January [ edit ]
28 January [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 2015
Ship
State
Description
Floreana
Ecuador
The ship ran aground off the Galapagos Islands and partially sank.[29] Ecuadorean authorities have decided that the ship will be scuttled once her cargo has been offloaded.[30]
31 January [ edit ]
February [ edit ]
2 February [ edit ]
3 February [ edit ]
5 February [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 2015
Ship
State
Description
Skorpios II
Chile
The cruise ship ran aground 7.6 nautical miles (14 km) south west of Puerto Montt . All 120 passengers and crew were taken off by the Chilean Navy .[37] Skorpios II was refloated the next day and taken to Puerto Montt.[38]
6 February [ edit ]
9 February [ edit ]
11 February [ edit ]
17 February [ edit ]
18 February [ edit ]
20 February [ edit ]
22 February [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 2015
Ship
State
Description
M. L. Mosta
Bangladesh
The passenger ferry was in collision with a cargo ship in the Padma River . She capsized and sank with the loss of 48 lives.[50]
4 March [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 2015
Ship
State
Description
Eastern Amber
Hong Kong
The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the Yellow Sea off Gunsan , South Korea and was severely damaged. Her eighteen crew were taken off by helicopter.[51] The ship was beached; it was later taken under tow by the tug Koyo Maru ( Japan ) but capsized and sank in the Korea Strait 22 nautical miles (40 km) off Jeju Island , South Korea on 12 March.[52]
6 March [ edit ]
9 March [ edit ]
11 March [ edit ]
12 March [ edit ]
13 March [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 2015
Ship
State
Description
Aung Tagun 3
Burma
A ferry sank off the coast of Myanmar , killing about 50 people. The accident was attributed to poor weather conditions.[62] According to reports, there were more than 200 passengers on board the Aung Takon ferry, which was sailing from Kyaukphyu to Sittwe in Myanmar's Rakhine State when it sank.[63]
14 March [ edit ]
23 March [ edit ]
24 March [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 2015
Ship
State
Description
Kumala Endah
Indonesia
The cargo ship struck a submerged object and sank in the Strait of Malacca 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Belawan . Two of her fourteen crew were killed and five were rescued. As of 27 March, nine are missing, presumed dead.[69]
27 March [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: xx March 2015
Ship
State
Description
Meiyu No.18
Japan
The tug capsized and sank in the Tsugaru Strait with the loss of two of her four crew. One person was reported missing.[70]
30 March [ edit ]
1 April [ edit ]
3 April [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 3 April 2015
Ship
State
Description
MPB Wilayza
Philippines
The ship foundered off the coast of Sulu Province . Fifty passengers were being carried illegally on board the overloaded vessel. Five were confirmed to have died and fourteen were rescued. The remainder were listed as missing.[74]
4 April [ edit ]
5 April [ edit ]
6 April [ edit ]
8 April [ edit ]
9 April [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 2015
Ship
State
Description
Ao Nang Princess 5
Thailand
The passenger ferry suffered an onboard explosion, caught fire and sank off Ao Nang . One of the 116 passengers was reported to be missing after they abandoned ship, with a second reported to have died.[81] [82]
11 April [ edit ]
15 April [ edit ]
16 April [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 15 April 2015
Ship
State
Description
Dominator
Togo
The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Datça , Turkey. Her 21 crew were rescued by fishing vessels and the Turkish Coast Guard .[87]
18 April [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 2015
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed migrant ship
The 20-metre (66 ft) vessel capsized to the south of the Italian island of Lampedusa , with seven hundred feared dead after it collided with King Jacob ( Portugal ) and sank within five minutes. Twenty-eight people survived.[88] [89]
19 April [ edit ]
21 April [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 2015
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed barge
Egypt
The barge was carrying 500 tons of phosphate. The ship capsized after colliding with the foundations of the city's Dandara Bridge, in Upper Egypt's Qena. No casualties were reported. The ship was probably a property of the Egyptian Armed Forces .[91]
24 April [ edit ]
26 April [ edit ]
28 April [ edit ]
29 April [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 2015
Ship
State
Description
97 Samyong
South Korea
The tug foundered off Busan following the snapping of a cable connecting the boat with a ship it was towing. Two crew were killed.[105]
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 2015
Ship
State
Description
Dong Fang Zhi Xing
China
The ship was traveling on the Yangtze River in Jianli, Hubei Province with 454 people on board when it capsized in a severe thunderstorm. On 13 June, 442 deaths were confirmed, with 12 rescued.[108]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 2015
Ship
State
Description
Teknogas
Malaysia
The LPG tanker issued a distress signal in the South China Sea 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Reported missing as of 11 June.[110] She later turned up at Palembang, Indonesia, safe and unscathed.
10 June [ edit ]
14 June [ edit ]
18 June [ edit ]
20 June [ edit ]
22 June [ edit ]
24 June [ edit ]
25 June [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 2015
Ship
State
Description
Hai Bang Da
China
The cargo ship capsized and sank off Zhuhai . Her eleven crew were rescued.[120]
26 June [ edit ]
29 June [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 2015
Ship
State
Description
Chentong 7
China
The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Jingtang . Her six crew were rescued by helicopter.[121]
Guoliang 7
China
The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Jingtang . Her crew were rescued by helicopter.[121]
Jiang Hang 99
China
The cargo ship foundered in the Bohai Sea. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.[121]
Jiang Shung 299
China
The barge foundered in the Bohai Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Jingtang. Her crew were rescued by helicopter.[121]
Yuxinhuo 13396
China
The cargo ship foundered in the Bohai Sea. Her five crew were rescued by helicopter.[121]
30 June [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 2015
Ship
State
Description
Kim Nirvana-B
Philippines
The ferry capsized and sank off Ormoc , Leyte . Between 50 and 70 of the 173 people on board were reported to have been rescued.[123]
11 July [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 2015
Ship
State
Description
Xin Mao
China
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Taizhou . Her fourteen crew were rescued.[129]
13 July [ edit ]
14 July [ edit ]
16 July [ edit ]
17 July [ edit ]
19 July [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 2015
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed ship
flag unknown
The ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Mareesa by Libyan Air Force aircraft. A government spokesman claimed that the vessel was carrying weapons and ammunition that were destined for terrorists in the east of the country.[137]
20 July [ edit ]
21 July [ edit ]
22 July [ edit ]
23 July [ edit ]
26 July [ edit ]
31 July [ edit ]
7 August [ edit ]
8 August [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 2015
Ship
State
Description
Jiang Quan 6
China
The cargo ship struck a reef whilst trying to avoid a collision with a fishing vessel and was holed. She was consequently beached near Zhoushand .[151]
11 August [ edit ]
12 August [ edit ]
15 August [ edit ]
20 August [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 2015
Ship
State
Description
Guo Xing 1
Belize
The cargo ship collided with another vessel and foundered in the Yellow Sea off Pyeongtaek , South Korea. Two crew were reported missing.[156]
21 August [ edit ]
24 August [ edit ]
25 August [ edit ]
27 August [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 2015
Ship
State
Description
Unnamed ship
Unknown
Capsized off the coast of Libya near Zuwara with fifty people on board.[162]
Unnamed ship
Unknown
Capsized off the coast of Libya near Zuwara with four hundred people on board.[162]
September [ edit ]
2 September [ edit ]
3 September [ edit ]
5 September [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 2015
Ship
State
Description
Caledonian
Unknown
The fishing vessel capsized with four people on board while hauling fish aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada . The vessel eventually sank and minor pollution was reported. One crew member was rescued and the bodies of the remaining three crew members were recovered.[165]
10 September [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 2015
Ship
State
Description
Shoyo 18
Thailand
The tug sank at Penang , Malaysia. Her seven crew were rescued.[166]
12 September [ edit ]
22 September [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 2015
Ship
State
Description
Heng Sheng 688
China
The cargo ship was in collision with another vessel and sank at Guangzhou . A crew member was reported missing.[168]
27 September [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 2015
Ship
State
Description
Lincoln
South Africa
The 42-metre (138 ft) fishing trawler sank off Hangklip . Eight survivors were found also ten bodies had been recovered. Three crewman remained missing.[169]
28 September [ edit ]
30 September [ edit ]
October [ edit ]
1 October [ edit ]
4 October [ edit ]
5 October [ edit ]
6 October [ edit ]
11 October [ edit ]
17 October [ edit ]
19 October [ edit ]
21 October [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 2015
Ship
State
Description
Rong Jiag 003
China
The cargo ship capsized in the Bohai Sea . One of her six crew was rescued by helicopter, five were reported missing.[188]
23 October [ edit ]
25 October [ edit ]
30 October [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 2015
Ship
State
Description
Hoang Phuc
Vietnam
The cargo ship capsized 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Ho Chi Minh City with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. Twelve were rescued, five were reported trapped in the ship.[195]
Unknown date [ edit ]
November [ edit ]
1 November [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 2015
Ship
State
Description
Ya Zar Tun
Myanmar
The ferry sank on the Chindwin River , Sagaing Region while heading for Sae Zin from Monywa . Approximately thirty people are saved and eight bodies recovered, out of an unknown number of passenger (estimated at seventy to one hundred).[198]
2 November [ edit ]
8 November [ edit ]
14 November [ edit ]
16 November [ edit ]
18 November [ edit ]
20 November [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 2015
Ship
State
Description
Hua Chun 19
China
The cargo ship foundered in the Yellow Sea off Qingdao with the loss of a crew member. Five others were reported missing.[205]
21 November [ edit ]
22 November [ edit ]
24 November [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 2015
Ship
State
Description
Suilven
Fiji
The cargo ship capsized and sank off Suva . Her 34 crew were rescued.[207]
28 November [ edit ]
30 November [ edit ]
December [ edit ]
4 December [ edit ]
10 December [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 2015
Ship
State
Description
City
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground and partially sank at Sagata , Japan. Her eighteen crew were rescued.[212]
11 December [ edit ]
13 December [ edit ]
14 December [ edit ]
16 December [ edit ]
17 December [ edit ]
19 December [ edit ]
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 2015
Ship
State
Description
Marina Baru
Indonesia
The passenger ferry capsized and sank off the south coast of Sulawesi , 13 nautical miles (24 km) south east of Siwa. About 40 of the 125 passengers and crew were rescued. 60 people were killed in the sinking.[220]
22 December [ edit ]
27 December [ edit ]
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^ "One Dead, One Missing After Two Freighters Collide off Zhoushan" . World Maritime News. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015 .
^ "Fire destroyed accommodations on Evgenia P, Greece" . Fleetmon. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Charter Vessel Carrying 113 People Runs Aground off Massachusetts" . World Maritime News. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015 .
^ "Ferry disabled in Sunda Strait, passengers evacuated, Indonesia – Update" . Fleetmon. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Tug Mrs Baye sank in Charenton Canal" . Fleetmon. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "MBC bulker runs aground off Philippines, one dead" . World Maritime News. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015 .
^ "Egypt navy ship 'hit by Sinai militants' missile, all hands lost' " . BBC News . 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015 .
^ "Libyan War Planes Sink Ship" . World Maritime News. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015 .
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^ "Freighter aground, salvage under way, China" . Fleetmon. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
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^ "Freighter Akel sank after collision with freighter Sengul K, Turkey" . Fleetmon. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Gallery: Turkish-Flagged Ship Sinks, One Dead" . World Maritime News. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015 .
^ "Bulker Capsizes after Colliding with Tanker off Shanghai" . World Maritime News. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015 .
^ "Freighter capsized after collision with tanker carrying crude, Shanghai" . Fleetmon. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Nile 'party boat' crash kills at least 21 in Egypt" . BBC News . 23 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015 .
^ "Ferry Flying Cat 4 grounding, Greece" . Fleetmon. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Body Found on Ferry Ablaze off Hokkaido" . World Maritime News. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015 .
^ "Crew Swims Ashore after Bulker Sinks off Yemen" . World Maritime News. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
^ "Stranded Focomar Crew Safe and Sound" . World Maritime News. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015 .
^ "Jiang Quan 6 intentionally grounded to avoid sinking, China" . Fleetmon. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Container ship Merry Star still aground, Japan" . Fleetmon. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter capsized, Yangtze estuary" . Fleetmon. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Ferry Dharma Kenkana II aground, hundreds of passengers evacuated, Indonesia" . Fleetmon. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ Hartley-Parkinson, Richard. "Passengers forced to jump from ferry after it catches fire" . Metro. Retrieved 15 August 2015 .
^ "Chinese and Korean freighters collided off Pyeongtaek, 2 crew missing" . Fleetmon. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
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^ "Tug Louise capsized, Port Arthur" . Fleetmon. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017 .
^ "Passenger vessel Sabuk Nusantara 34 aground, 171 passengers evacuated, Indonesia" . Fleetmon. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Coaster grounded by typhoon, Ningbo" . Fleetmon. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Research vessel Urania capsized in floating dock, 1 killed, 11 trapped inside" . Fleetmon. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ a b "Migrant crisis: Libya boats capsize off Zuwara carrying hundreds" . BBC News . 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015 .
^ "Meratus Line Vessel Sinks, Two Crew Missing" . World Maritime News. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015 .
^ "Freighter Hits Reef and Sinks off Ningbo-Zhoushan Port" . World Maritime News. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015 .
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^ "Thai tug sank in Penang port" . Fleetmon. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter hit the reef, crew evacuated, Korea" . Fleetmon. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter sank on Guangzhou anchorage after collision" . Fleetmon. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "10 dead in Cape fishing trawler disaster" . News24. Retrieved 28 September 2015 .
^ "Tug sank, crew safe, Canada" . Fleetmon. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Towed ferry sank or sinking in East China Sea" . Fleetmon. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Debris Found in Search Area for El Faro, Ship and 33 Crew Still Missing" . World Maritime News. Retrieved 5 October 2015 .
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^ "Emerald Express was 25 nm behind El Faro, still stranded in mangrove swamp" . Fleetmon. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter Ilmanui capsized in Perkasa Port, Indonesia" . Fleetmon. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "US Coast Guard Searching for Freighter Sinking off Haiti" . World Maritime News. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015 .
^ "Update: Amver Duo Rescues Minouche Crew" . World Maritime News. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015 .
^ a b "Two freighters grounded by typhoon salvaged" . Fleetmon. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Chinese freighter partially sank, caught in typhoon" . Fleetmon. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter Yue An Yun 63 sank in South China Sea" . Fleetmon. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ Newmark, Zack. "11 rescued as Dutch freight ship sinks after colission (sic)" . NL Times. Retrieved 6 October 2015 .
^ "Flinterstar's Bow Lifted from Sea" . World Maritime News. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016 .
^ "Images: Live Stock Carrier Sinks in Brazil" . World Maritime News. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015 .
^ "Freighter sank in South China sea, 10 crew rescued" . Fleetmon. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter abandoned by crew, drifted aground, Bismark Sea" . Fleetmon. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Coastal freighter Paramushir capsized in the Pacific, 4 missing" . Fleetmon. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Tug and barge sank, Houston" . Fleetmon. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Chinese freighter capsized in Bohai sea, 5 missing" . Fleetmon. October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Hurricane Patricia Grounds Bulker, Spares Major Mexican Ports" . World Maritime News. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ "Gallery: Cracked Bulker Stuck in Mexico to Be Scuttled" . World Maritime News. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ "Grounded Bulker Los Llanitos to Be Taken to Pieces at Spot" . World Maritime News. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016 .
^ "Ship 'Los Llanitos' Split in Two by Strong Swell" . Maritime Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2017 .
^ "Whale-watching boat carrying 27 sinks off Canada's British Columbia, killing five people, one missing" . ABC News . 26 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015 .
^ "Tug Peter F. Gellatly with oil barge grounded by storm, Galveston" . Fleetmon. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter Hoang Phuc capsized off Ho Chi Minh, 1 dead 5 trapped inside" . Fleetmon. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "ITF: Crew of Sunken Filipino Cargo Ship Deserved Better" . World Maritime News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015 .
^ "Thai coastal Container Ship sank, dozens of containers afloat" . Fleetmon.com. 22 January 2019.
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^ "Dredger Perla sank in Reykjavik harbor" . Fleetmon. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighter SOYA MARU on fire, scrap again" . Fleetmon. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Freighters Guang Yun and Ji Xin 9 collided off Shantou, 26 crew evacuated" . Fleetmon. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "RoRo Ship Sinks in Lamong Bay, Indonesia" . World Maritime News. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015 .
^ "Update: All Passengers and Crew Saved After Ship Sinks" . World Maritime News. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015 .
^ "VIDEO: Engine Room Fire Leaves Cruise Ship Drifting off Falklands" . World Maritime News. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015 .
^ "One Dead, Five Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks off Qingdao" . World Maritime News. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015 .
^ "Four Missing after Collision off Zhoushan" . World Maritime News. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 .
^ "MV Suilven Sinks off Suva, Crew Members Saved" . World Maritime News. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015 .
^ "Tanker Nadezhda grounded by storm, hull breached" . Fleetmon. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "11 Missing After Panama-Flagged Ship Sinks off Philippines" . World Maritime News. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015 .
^ "M/V Hanjin Aqua Hard Aground in Indonesia" . World Maritime News. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015 .
^ "Hanjin Aqua Finally Refloated" . World Maritime News. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016 .
^ "VIDEO: Russian Ship Aground in Japan, 18 Evacuated" . World Maritime News. Retrieved 10 January 2016 .
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^ "Royal 16 grounded on reefs" . Fleetmon. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Tug William E Strait sank after collision" . Fleetmon. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017 .
^ "Six Missing After Collision in Singapore Strait" . World Maritime News. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015 .
^ "Three Bodies Recovered near Sunken Thorco Cloud, One of Them Missing Crew Member" . World Maritime News. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^ "Two More Bodies Confirmed as Thorco Cloud Crew Members" . World Maritime News. Retrieved 5 January 2015 .
^ "Update: BBC Maple Lea Pulled Free" . World Maritime News . 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015 .
^ "Dozens Missing, Three Dead after Ferry Sinks off Indonesia" . World Maritime News. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015 .
^ "USCG Saves 12 Crew Members of Sinking Freighter" . World Maritime News. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
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