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The '''list of shipwrecks in 2012''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[2012]].
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==January==
===1 January===
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|ship={{MV|Jin Hang Bo 53||2}} 
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc=The [[Hopper barge|hopper vessel]] sank at [[Port Elizabeth]], [[South Africa]].<ref name=MB>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=394 |title=Motor hopper Jin Hang Bo 53 sank in Port Elizabeth |publisher=Odin |date=3 January 2012 |access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref>
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|ship=''Safina'' 
|flag={{flag|Kenya}}
|desc=The [[ferry]] collided with a [[cargo ship]] off [[Lamu Island]] and sank with the loss of nine lives. There were at least 48 survivors.<ref name=BBC16381959>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16381969 |title=Kenya boat capsize near Lamu 'kills six' |work=BBC News |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=2 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=Nation>{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Nine+die+in+Lamu+as+boats+collide/-/1056/1298948/-/p966dq/-/index.html |title=Nine die in Lamu as boats collide |publisher=Daily Nation |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref>
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|ship=''Skulptor Tomskiy'' 
|flag={{flag|Belize|civil}}
|desc=The [[Reefer ship|refrigerated cargo ship]] ran aground in the [[Morskoy Canal]] in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four [[Tugboat|tugs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/skulptor-tomskiy/ |title=Skulptor Tomskiy |publisher=Shipwrecks Log |date=1 January 2012 |access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref> 
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|ship=Unidentified ship
|flag=Unknown
|desc=Overloaded with a cargo of 1,700 tons of stone, the [[bulk carrier]] ran aground in the [[Yangtze River]] in [[China]] after a navigation error. All crewmen on board were rescued.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/tag/yangtze-river/ |title=Yangtze River Grounding |publisher=Shipwrecks Log |date=1 January 2012 |access-date=23 January 2012}}</ref>
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===2 January===
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|ship=''Delamar'' 
|flag={{flag|Gibraltar|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground near [[Antwerp]], Belgium.  The ship was refloated the next day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=391 |title=General cargo vessel Delamar ran aground near Antwerpen |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===4 January===
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|ship=''Odin Sydfyen'' 
|flag={{flag|Denmark}}
|desc=The passenger ferry ran aground near [[Tårs]], Denmark. The ship was able to be refloated under her own power.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/odin-sydfyen-2/ |title=Odin Sydfyen |date=5 January 2012 |publisher=Shipwreck log |access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===7 January===
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|ship={{ship||MSC Poesia}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[cruise ship]] ran aground on a reef off [[Grand Bahama]]. The ship remained on the reef for the day until it was eventually pulled off by four [[tug boat|tugs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2012/01/09/msc-poescia-runs-aground-in-the-bahamas/ |title=MSC Poesia runs aground in The Bahamas |last=Satchell |first=Arlene |date=9 January 2012 |work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]] |accessdate=21 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113195247/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2012/01/09/msc-poescia-runs-aground-in-the-bahamas/ |archive-date=13 January 2012 }}</ref> }}
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===8 January===
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|ship={{MV|Tycoon||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The phosphate carrier broke her mooring and was pushed into the cliffs at [[Flying Fish Cove]], [[Christmas Island]] and broke up, spilling oil and phosphate into the sea. All fifteen crew were rescued by [[Royal Australian Navy]] [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|RIBs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/christmas-island-phosphate-ship-mv-tycoon-in-rescue-drama/story-e6frg6nf-1226239335337 |title=Christmas Island phosphate ship MV Tycoon in rescue drama |publisher=The Australian |access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===11 January===
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|ship={{MV|Anke Angela||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Gibraltar|civil}}
|desc=The cargo vessel ran aground in [[Kalmar Strait]], in the [[Baltic Sea]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=438 |title=General cargo vessel Anke Angela ran aground in Kalmar Sound |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===12 January===
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|ship={{MV|Harmony SW||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The cargo vessel ran aground in the [[Kiel Canal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=445 |title=Taiwanese freighter Harmony SW hit the embankment of Kiel Canal |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===13 January===
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|ship={{ship||Costa Concordia||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=[[File:Collision of Costa Concordia 11.jpg|thumb|''Costa Concordia'' after capsizing]]
The {{sclass|Concordia|cruise ship}} [[Costa Concordia disaster|ran aground]] off [[Isola del Giglio]], [[Tuscany]] ({{coord|42|21|53|N|10|55|16|E}}). There were 32 deaths amongst the 4,252 people on board. Declared a [[constructive total loss]], ''Costa Concordia'' was [[parbuckle salvage|parbuckled]] upright on 17 September 2013. She was refloated on 14 July 2014, departing under tow on 23 July for [[Genoa]], where she was scrapped.
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|ship={{MV|FAS Provence||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
|desc=While under tow from Dakar the ship sank on the Medina Bank in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=449 |title=Boxship FAS Provence sank in Mediterranean |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=14 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611150742/http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=449 |archive-date=11 June 2022 }}</ref> }}
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===14 January===
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|ship={{MV|Doola No.3||2}} 
|flag={{flag|South Korea|civil}}
|desc=The tanker broke in two after an explosion onboard near Jawol Island in the [[Yellow Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=459 |title=An explosion tore apart South Korean tanker Doola No.3 |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=15 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===15 January===
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|ship={{MV|Doola 3||2}} 
|flag={{flag|South Korea}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] exploded and sank off [[Jawol Island]] with the loss of eleven of her sixteen crew.<ref name=Doola>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/doola-3/ |title=DOOLA 3 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
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|ship={{MV|Edirne||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sierra Leone|civil}}
|desc=The tanker sank after an explosion onboard off the city of [[Durrës]] in Albania, with one crew member reported dead and two more reported missing.<ref name=Novosti>{{cite web |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/planeta.299.html:362008-Albanija-Potonuo-tanker |title=Albanija: Potonuo tanker |publisher=Novosti |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=31 January 2012 |language=sr}}</ref>
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|ship={{MV|Lady Moon||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The tanker sank off [[Al Hamriya]], Dubai. Her five crew were rescued.<ref name=LM>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/who-owns-the-lady-moon/ |title=Who Owns the Lady Moon? |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
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|ship=Unidentified fishing vessel 
|flag=Unknown
|desc=The fishing vessel sank after colliding with the cargo ship ''Cheng Lu 28'' ({{flag|China|civil}}) in the [[Hainan Strait]] off [[Hainan]], China. Three crew members were reported missing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/15/ |title=Cheng Lu 28 |publisher=Shipwrecks Log |access-date=18 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===16 January===
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|ship=''Mako'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[offshore supply vessel]] was destroyed by fire and sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|6|nmi|km}} off the coast of Nigeria.<ref name=NTSBDCA-12-LM-005>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2013/MAB1314.pdf |title=Fire on Board and Sinking of Liftboat Mako |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |date=16 July 2013 |access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref>
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|ship=''Tit Bonhomme'' 
|flag={{flag|Ireland|civil}}
|desc=The fishing vessel sank, after hitting rocks, near [[Glandore|Glandore Harbour]], [[County Cork]]. Five crew members were reported missing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=468 |title=Irish fishing vessel Tit Bonhomme sank in Co Cork |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=18 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===20 January===
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|ship={{MV|Aztec Maiden||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Philippines}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at [[Wijk aan Zee]], [[North Holland]], Netherlands.<ref name=Telegraaf11337971>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/11337971/__Vrachtschip_gestrand__.html |title=Vrachtschip gestrand bij Wijk aan Zee (''cargo ship stranded at Wijk aan Zee'') |publisher=De Telegraaf |language=nl |access-date=20 January 2012}}</ref> The ship was pulled free a day later and brought to [[IJmuiden]] for inspection.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3132115/2012/01/21/Aztec-Maiden-aangekomen-in-haven-IJmuiden.dhtml|title=Aztec Maiden aangekomen in haven IJmuiden (''Aztec Maiden arrives in harbour of IJmuiden'') |publisher=De Volkskrant |language=nl |access-date=22 January 2012}}</ref>
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|ship={{MV|Kayan 1||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sierra Leone}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Adria Blu||2}} ({{flag|Tanzania}}) off [[Istanbul]], Turkey and was beached. Her thirteen crew were rescued. A temporary repair was made and the ship was refloated. She was taken in to Istanbul.<ref name=Kayan>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/kayan-1/ |title=KAYAN 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=20 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===22 January===
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|ship=''Hamed II'' 
|flag={{flag|United Arab Emirates|civil}}
|desc=The [[supply vessel]] sank off [[Al Hamriya]], Dubai with the loss of one of her six crew.<ref name=Hamed2>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/hamed-ii/ |title=Hamed II |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=22 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
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|ship={{MV|Seaford 2||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Philippines}}
|desc=The cargo vessel sank off [[San Jose, Antique|San Jose]], Philippines after suffering a severe list. All crew were rescued.<ref name="mb2"/>
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|ship={{MV|Sun Spirits||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The cargo vessel sank off Binorong Point, Philippines after her cargo of iron ore shifted. All crew were rescued.<ref name="mb2">{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=492 |title=Freighters Sun Spirits and Seaford 2 sank in Philippines waters on Jan 22 |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===24 January===
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|ship=''Kimberly''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 61-[[gross ton]], {{convert|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] ran aground in [[Jute Bay]] ({{coord|57|32|30|N|151|51|00|W|name=Jute Bay}}) on the coast of [[Kodiak Island]] in [[Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Archipelago]] during a [[gale]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her crew of four on 25 January.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksh>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]</ref><ref name=alaskashipwrecksk>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]</ref>
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===25 January===
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|ship=''Hallgrímur'' 
|flag={{flag|Iceland}}
|desc=The [[fishing trawler]] sank in a storm off [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]], Norway. One crew member was rescued by a [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]] helicopter, with three others missing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three Icelandic Seafarers Presumed Dead in Norway |url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Three_Icelandic_Seafarers_Presumed_Dead_in_Norway_0_386765.news.aspx |newspaper=[[Iceland Review|Iceland Review Online]] |date=26 January 2012 |access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref> The body of the trawler's captain was recovered from the sea north of [[Tromsø (city)|Tromsø]], Norway, in late March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Identity of Icelandic Captain's Body Confirmed |url=http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=389094 |newspaper=Iceland Review Online |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref> At the time of her loss, ''Hallgrímur'' had been on the way to the ''[[Fosen Gjenvinning]]'' breaker's yard at [[Revsnes, Trøndelag|Stoksund]] in [[Sør-Trøndelag]] for scrapping.<ref>{{cite news |last=Asphaug |first=Kim Roger |date=26 January 2012  |title=Ulykkesbåt var underveis til Fosen |url=http://www.fosna-folket.no/samferdsel/article269077.ece |newspaper=[[Fosna-Folket]] |access-date=22 April 2015 |language=no }}</ref>
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|ship=''Heritage''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 109-[[gross ton]], {{convert|67|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank {{convert|1|nmi|1}} east of [[Tanner Head]] ({{coord|57|15|N|134|37|W|name=Tanner Head}}) on the south end of [[Kodiak Island]] in [[Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Archipelago]] with seven people aboard. A [[United States Coast Guard]] [[Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk]] helicopter rescued two people, and the vessel ''Tuxedni'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) picked up the other five.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksh>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]</ref>
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===26 January===
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|ship={{MV|Delta Mariner||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The aircraft transport ship struck the [[Eggner Ferry Bridge]] over the [[Kentucky Lake]]. No injuries or loss of vehicles from the bridge were reported in the late night collision. As of 27 January, the ship remained stranded mid-stream with a large section of bridge wrapped around the upper forward decks, and dragging on the bottom.<ref name=Murray>{{cite web |url=http://murrayledger.com/news/collapse-officials-say-spans-of-kenlake-bridge-down-after-being/article_e7bc40de-48f2-11e1-ad85-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Collapse: Officials say 2 spans of Kenlake bridge down after being struck by huge cargo ship |publisher=Murray Ledger & Times |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=31 January 2012}}</ref> }}
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===27 January===
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|ship={{MV|Rona||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Moldova}}
|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore near Akpinar, Turkey. Her crew were taken off the next day.<ref name=Rona>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/rona/ |title=RONA |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===29 January===
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|ship={{MV|Anna Akhmatova|1959|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc=The [[passenger ship]] was severely damaged by fire and sank at [[Moscow]].<ref name=AA>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/01/anna-akhmatova/ |title=Anna Akhmatova |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=29 January 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===30 January===
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|ship=Unknown trawler 
|flag={{flag|Australia|civil}}
|desc=The fishing trawler capsized and broke up after hitting the breakwall at the entrance to the [[Tweed River (New South Wales)|Tweed River]], [[New South Wales]], Australia. Two crew were rescued.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2012/01/31/no-salvage-for-stricken-trawler/ |title=No salvage for stricken trawler |work=The Northern Star|date=31 January 2012 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>
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|ship=''Girl Rona'' 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The trawler capsized after hitting a sandbank whilst trying to enter [[Teignmouth|Teignmouth harbour]], [[Devon]]. All five crew rescued.<ref>{{cite news|title=Girl Rona trawler recovery continues in Teignmouth|work=BBC News |date=4 February 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16887604|access-date=5 February 2012}}</ref> }}
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===31 January===
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|ship={{MV|Vera|1977|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Cambodia|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship sunk during a storm in the [[Black Sea]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/93353/ |title=Search for sailors from sunken Vera in Turkey continues, says Foreign Ministr (sic) |publisher=[[Interfax]]|date=1 February 2012 |access-date=2 February 2012}}</ref> }}
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==February==
===2 February===
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|ship=''[[MV Rabaul Queen|Rabaul Queen]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Papua New Guinea|civil}}
|desc=The overloaded passenger ferry sank off the northwest coast of [[Papua New Guinea]] near [[Finschhafen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8412872/png-ferry-with-350-aboard-believed-sunk |title=PNG ferry with 350 aboard believed sunk |publisher=Ninemsn |date=2 February 2012 |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203070649/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8412872/png-ferry-with-350-aboard-believed-sunk |archive-date=3 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The final death toll is unknown because the exact number of passengers is unknown; estimates range from 88 to 223,<ref name=HIS-12Apr2016>{{cite news | url = https://fairplay.ihs.com/article/4265961/ship%e2%80%99s-captain-and-owner-plead-not-guilty-to-rabaul-queen-deaths | title = Ship's captain and owner plead not guilty to Rabaul Queen deaths | first = Zoe | last = Reynolds | date = 12 April 2016 | work = Fairplay | publisher = [[IHS Markit]]}}</ref><ref name=Herald-21Apr2012>{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/world/seeking-truth-behind-a-tragedy-20120420-1xcl9.html | title = Seeking truth behind a tragedy | date = 21 April 2012 | first = Jo | last = Chandler | work = The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> with the official Commission of Inquiry estimating the dead at 146 to 165.<ref name=COI-report>{{citation | url = http://www.coi.gov.pg/documents/COI%20MV%20RABAUL%20QUEEN/Rabaul%20Queen%20COI%20final%20report%20June%202012.pdf| title = Commission of Inquiry into the Sinking of ''Rabaul Queen'' | first1 = Warwick | last1 = Andrew | author2 = Commission of Inquiry | date = 28 June 2012 | access-date = 14 October 2017}}</ref> }}
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===5 February===
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|ship={{MV|Captain Ivan Vikulov||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Malta|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and caught fire in the [[Azov Sea]]. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the [[icebreaker]] {{MV|Kapitan Moshkin||2}} ({{flag|Russia}}). The severely damaged ship was subsequently anchored off [[Strilkove]], Ukraine.<ref name=CIV>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/captain-ivan-vikulov/ |title=Captain Ivan Vikulov |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=5 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===7 February===
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|ship={{MV|Alaca 1||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The cargo ship was crushed by ice in the [[Azov Sea]] off [[Kirillovka]], Ukraine. Her twelve crew abandoned ship and were subsequently rescued.<ref name=A1>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/alaca-1/ |title=ALACA 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
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|ship={{MV|Tanya Karpinskaya||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc=The cargo ship was in collision with {{MV|Kota Duta||2}} ({{flag|Singapore|civil}}) off [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]], Japan. She consequently capsized and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued.<ref name=TK>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/niigata-collision/ |title=Niigata Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===8 February===
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|ship={{MV|Feruz||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Malta|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at [[Samsun]], Turkey. Her sixteen crew survived.<ref name=Two>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/ashore-at-samsun/ |title=Ashore at Samsun |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
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|ship={{MV|Hay K||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Moldova}}
|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at Samsun.<ref name=Two/> }}
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===10 February===
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|ship={{MV|Bien Nam 17||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with two other vessels and sank in the [[Nha Be River]] at [[Ho Chi Minh City]] with the loss of one of her twelve crew.<ref name=BN17>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/bien-nam-17/ |title=Bien Nam 17 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=10 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> The vessel was refloated on 23 February.<ref name=BN17b>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/bien-nam-17-salvaged/ |title=Bien Nam 17 Salvaged |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=23 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===13 February===
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|ship={{MV|Combattant||2}} 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The hopper vessel struck a mooring and sank in the [[Rhône]] at [[Beaucaire, Gard]].<ref name=Combattant>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/combattant/ |title=Combattant |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=13 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===14 February===
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|ship=''En Avant'' 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The [[tugboat|tug]] sank in the [[Bijlands Kanaal]] at [[Millingen aan de Rijn]], [[Gelderland]].<ref name=EA>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/en-avant/ |title=En Avant |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=14 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===15 February===
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|ship={{MV|Maverick Dos||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=The [[passenger ship]] ran aground in the [[Balearic Islands]]. All 25 people on board were rescued.<ref name=MD>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/maverick-dos/ |title=Maverick Dos |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Shun King 8'' 
|flag={{flag|Tonga}}
|desc=[[Cyclone Jasmine]]: The fishing vessel capsized and foundered off [[Tongatapu]]. Her three crew were rescued.<ref name=Cyclone/>
}}
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|ship=''Takuo'' 
|flag={{flag|Tonga}}
|desc=[[Cyclone Jasmine]]: The fishing vessel foundered.<ref name=Cyclone>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/takuo-and-shun-king-8/ |title=Takuo and Shun King 8 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===16 February===
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|ship={{MV|Karakumneft||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] ran aground off [[Iturup Island]]. Her 20 crew were rescued.<ref name=Karakumneft>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/karakumneft/ |title=Karakumneft |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Phantom||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Gibraltar|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship developed a severe list off [[Öland]] Sweden after her cargo shifted. Her six crew were rescued by a [[Swedish Coast Guard]] helicopter.<ref name=Phantom>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/phantom/ |title=Phantom |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> ''Phantom'' was later towed in to [[Oskarshamn]].<ref name=Phantom2>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/phantom-update/ |title=Phantom Update |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Yogi'' 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The super-[[yacht]] sank in a storm during the early morning hours off the island of [[Skyros]], [[Greece]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boatinternational.com/2012/02/17/superyacht-yogi-sinks-off-skyros-greece/ |first=Raphael |last=Montigneaux |title=Superyacht Yogi sinks off Skyros, Greece |publisher=Boat International |date=17 February 2012 |access-date=16 March 2012}}</ref> Her eight crew were rescued by a [[Hellenic Coast Guard]] helicopter.<ref name=Yogi>{{cite web |url=http://www.maritimeherald.com/2017/gopro-hellenic-coast-guard-rescues-crew-sinking-super-yacht/ |title=GoPro: Hellenic Coast Guard Rescues Crew from Sinking Super Yacht |work=Maritime Herald|access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref>
}}
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===18 February===
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|ship={{MV|Hg Xin Yuan Shun 6||2}} 
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc=The cargo ship foundered off [[Hui'an]] with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.<ref name=HXYS6>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/hg-xin-yuan-shun-6/ |title=Hg Xin Yuan Shun 6 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=18 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Oberon|1987|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] ranaground at [[Penghu]], Taiwan. All sixteen crew were rescued by a [[Taiwan Coast Guard]] helicopter.<ref name=Oberon>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/oberon/ |title=Oberon |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=18 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===19 February===
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|ship={{MV|Fadak 150||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Iran}}
|desc=The [[tugboat|tug]] was destroyed by fire in the [[Persian Gulf]]. Her nine crew were rescued.<ref name=Fadak>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/fadak-150/ |title=FADAK 150 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=19 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===22 February===
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|ship={{MV|Commando||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The [[tugboat|tug]] capsized and sank at [[Krimpen aan den IJssel]], [[South Holland]]. Both crew were rescued by {{MV|Gepke||2}} ({{flag|Netherlands}}).<ref name=Commando>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/commando/ |title=Commando |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=22 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===23 February===
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|ship=''Family Union'' 
|flag={{flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=The fishing vessel sank off [[Vélez-Málaga]] in Spain after it sprung a leak; the crew was rescued.<ref name=FU>{{cite web | url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/family-union/ | title=Family Union| first=Paul |last=Hancock | publisher=Shipwreck Log | date=23 February 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> }}
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===24 February===
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|ship={{MV|Miss Pearl||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The crew vessel ran aground near [[Houston, Texas]]. Her four crew were rescued.<ref name=MP>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/miss-pearl/ |title=Miss Pearl |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=24 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===27 February===
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|ship={{MV|MSC Carole||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[container ship]] ran aground on a reef off [[Jakarta]], Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shippingonline.cn/news/newsContent.asp?id=22788 | title=New MSC ship accident: 4,437-TEU Carole runs aground on reef off Jakarta | publisher=ShippingOnline.cn | access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> }}
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===28 February===
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|ship={{MV|Inzhener Nazarov||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] caught fire in the [[Caspian Sea]] off [[Makhachkala]] and was abandoned with the loss of one of her fourteen crew.<ref name=IN>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/inzhener-nazarov/ |title=Inzhener Nazarov |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=28 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===29 February===
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|ship={{MV|Tra Ly 18||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] foundered in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] off [[Vinh]]. Her crew were rescued by {{MV|Hoang Vu 1||2}} ({{flag|Vietnam}}).<ref name=TL18>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/02/tra-ly-18/ |title=Tra Ly 18 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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==March==
===2 March===
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|ship={{MV|Bo Yun 018||2}} 
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] collided with {{MV|Dream Diva||2}} ({{flag|Panama}}) and sank in the [[Pearl River Delta]] off [[Zhuhai]] with the loss of eight of her ten crew.<ref name=BY18>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/zhuhai-collision/ |title=Zhuhai Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Cyclone'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank {{convert|6|nmi}} east of [[Cape Chiniak]] ({{coord|57|37|N|152|10|W|name=Cape Chiniak}}) on the coast of [[Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Island]] after her [[lazarette]] flooded. Her crew of three abandoned ship wearing [[survival suit]]s and was rescued by the fishing vessel ''Glacier'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}).<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Governor Herbert H. Lehman||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[ferry]] sprang a leak and sank at [[Newburgh, New York]].<ref name=GHHL>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/governor-herbert-h-lehman/ |title=Governor Herbert H. Lehman |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===5 March===
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|ship={{MV|Alfa 1||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] capsized and sank, possibly after hitting a shipwreck west of [[Athens]]. Ten crew were rescued and one person, the captain, died.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/greece-ship-idUSL5E8E51XM20120305 | title=Update 2-Greek tanker sinks off Athens, captain dead | publisher=Reuters| date=5 March 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> }}
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===7 March===
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|ship={{MV|Cebu Ferry 1||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Philippines}}
|desc=The [[ferry]] caught fire off [[Matuko Point]]. All 43 passengers were taken off by {{MV|Supercat 38||2}} ({{flag|Philippines}}). ''Cebu Ferry 1'' was later towed in to [[Batangas]].<ref name=CF1>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/cebu-ferry-1/ |title=Cebu Ferry 1 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> 
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Stena Feronia||2}} 
|flag={{SWE}}
|desc=The ferry collided in [[Belfast Lough]], [[Northern Ireland]] with {{MV|Union Moon||2}} ({{flag|Cook Islands}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Collision ship captain pleads guilty to drink charge|work=BBC News|date=9 March 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17310812|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>
}}
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===9 March===
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|ship={{MV|Algoma Discovery||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Canada}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] caught fire and nearly sank while at port in [[Hamilton, Ontario]].
}}
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|ship={{MV|Celina|2002|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|desc=The [[container ship]] ran aground off [[Måløy]], Norway and was severely damaged. Twelve of her fourteen crew were taken off, the other two remaining on board to assist with salvage efforts.<ref name=Celina>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/celina/ |title=Celina |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=9 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===10 March===
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|ship={{MV|Chevelle||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The fishing vessel ran aground at Newport, Oregon in high wind.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kval.com/news/local/Fishing-boat-crashes-aground-on-jetty-142338335.html | title=Fishing boat sinks in Yaquina Bay | publisher=KVAL.com | date=12 March 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Gelso M||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=[[File:Nave Gelso M naufragata a Siracusa - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Wreck of MV ''Gelso M'']]
The [[chemical tanker]] ran aground off [[Syracuse, Sicily]]. All nineteen crew were rescued by helicopter.<ref name=BBC17326138>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17326138 |title=Helicopter rescue for crew of ship aground off Sicily |work=BBC News |date=10 March 2012 |access-date=10 March 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Seagate||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] was in collision with the [[reefer ship|refrigerated cargo ship]] {{MV|Timor Stream||2}} ({{flag|Liberia}} {{convert|24|nmi|km}} north of [[Manzanillo Port|Manzanillo]], Dominican Republic. ''Seagate'' was extensively damaged and was declared a [[constructive total loss]].<ref name=Seagate>{{cite web |url=http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/SeagateTimorStream_IReport.pdf |title=Interim report into the collision of Seagate and Timor Stream 24 nautical miles north of the Dominican Republic on 10 March 2012 at 0540 local time |publisher=Marine Accident Investigation Branch |date=5 March 2013 |access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref> }}
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===13 March===
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|ship={{MV|Kenos Athena||2}} 
|flag={{flag|South Korea}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] capsized and foundered off [[Guangdong]], [[China]]. Her eighteen crew were rescued.<ref name=KA>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/kenos-athena/ |title=Kenos Athena |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=13 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Shariatpur 1||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Bangladesh|civil}}
|desc=The ferry sank about {{convert|50|km|nmi}} south of the capital [[Dhaka]] after hitting an oil barge. The death toll early the next morning stood at 110 killed and at least 61 missing.<ref name=Trust.org>{{cite web |url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/bangladesh-ferry-dragged-from-river-death-toll-at-110/ |title=Bangladesh ferry dragged from river, death toll at 110 |publisher=Trust.org |access-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315203353/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/bangladesh-ferry-dragged-from-river-death-toll-at-110/ |archive-date=15 March 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Yuan Tong||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The cargo ship foundered off [[Zhoushan]], China with the loss of eight of her 40 crew.<ref name=YT>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/yuan-tong/ |title=Yuan Tong |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=13 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===14 March===
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|ship=''TG 6715'' 
|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}
|desc=The [[tugboat|tug]] was struck by a [[dumb barge|barge]] and sank in the [[Dong Nai River]] at [[Bien Hoa]] with the loss of a crew member.<ref name=TG6715>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/dong-nai-river-collision/ |title=Dong Nai River Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=14 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===15 March===
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|ship={{MV|Bareli||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The container ship ran aground in the [[East China Sea]] {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off [[Fuqing]], China and broke in two. All 21 crew were rescued.<ref name=TK2>{{cite web|url=http://www.klaveness.com/press_room/index.php|title=M/V Bareli salvage operation going on|publisher=[[Torvald Klaveness Group]]|access-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129062633/http://www.klaveness.com/press_room/index.php|archive-date=29 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=[[MT Stolt Valor|''Stolt Valor'']] 
|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}
|desc=An explosion and subsequent fire onboard the chemical tanker killed one crewman. The ship was later declared total loss and sold for scrapping.<ref name=Platts>{{cite web |url= http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Shipping/8062935 |title=Norway's Stolt-Nielsen tanker hit by explosion in Persian Gulf |publisher=Platts |access-date=20 March 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Tong Chang Qi Du 11'' 
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc=The [[ferry]] collided with {{MV|Shun Qiang 28||2}} ({{flag|China}} in the [[Yangtze River]] and sank with the loss of two lives.<ref name=WMN98550>{{Cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/98550/american-rescuers-and-chinese-seafarer-get-imo-award-for-exceptional-bravery-at-sea-2013/ |title=American Rescuers and Chinese Seafarer Receive IMO Award for Bravery at Sea 2013 |date=27 November 2013 |publisher=World Maritime News |access-date=27 November 2013}}</ref> }}
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===19 March===
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|ship={{MV|Ocean Glory|1982|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Taiwan}}
|desc=The cargo ship capsized and sank off [[Keelung]] with the loss of eight of her fifteen crew.<ref name=OG>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/03/ocean-glory/ |title=Ocean Glory |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=19 March 2012 |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===27 March===
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|ship={{ship||Patrice McAllister|1999|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Canada}}
|desc=The [[tugboat]] caught fire off the coast of [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]] in [[Lake Ontario]]. }}
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==April==
===1 April===
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|ship={{MV|Chabira||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Lithuania}}
|desc=The [[dredger]] sprang a leak and sank at [[Klaipėda]].<ref name=Chabira>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/chabira/ |title=Chabira |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===3 April===
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|ship={{MV|Ara Felixtowe||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The cargo ship suffered a fire in her engine room. All nine crew were rescued by a [[KNRM]] lifeboat. The fire was extinguished and her crew returned to the ship, which was towed in to [[Harlingen, Netherlands]].<ref name=AF>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/ara-felixstowe/ |title=Ara Felixtowe |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Carrier||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|desc=[[File:MV Carrier aground.jpg|thumb|''Carrier'']]
The coaster ran aground at [[Llanddulas]], United Kingdom. All seven crew were rescued.<ref name=Carrier>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-17607325 |title=Ship rescue: Fuel leak worry for Carrier off Llanddulas after crew saved |work=BBC News |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> She was declared a [[constructive total loss]] and was consequently scrapped ''[[in situ]]''.<ref name=MAIBCarrier>{{cite web |url=http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/CarrierReport.pdf |title=Report on the investigation of the grounding of the cargo ship Carrier at Raynes Jetty, Llanddulas, North Wales on 3 April 2012 |publisher=Marine Accident Investigation Branch |date=May 2013 |access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|New Lucky VII||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}
|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the [[East China Sea]] off the [[Amami Island]], Japan with the loss of six of her seventeen crew.<ref name=NL7>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/new-lucky-vii-lost/ |title=New Lucky VII Lost |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===4 April===
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|ship={{MV|Sea Flower||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Haiti|civil}}
|desc=The [[ro-ro]] cargo ship was destroyed by fire at [[Miragoane]].<ref name=SF>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/sea-flower/ |title=Sea Flower |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===5 April===
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|ship=''[[Ryō Un Maru]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Japan}}
|desc=[[File:120405-G-ZZ999-The sinking of the Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-un Maru.jpg|thumb|''Ryō Un Maru'']]
[[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]: The derelict [[fishing vessel]], which had been drifting in the Pacific Ocean for over a year, was shelled and sunk {{convert|195|nmi|km}} off [[Sitka, Alaska]], United States by the [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] {{USCGC|Anacapa|WPB-1335|6}} ([[File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg|22px]] [[United States Coast Guard]]).<ref name=BBC17630513>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17630153 |title=US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' |work=BBC News |date=6 April 2012 |access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref> }}
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===10 April===
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|ship={{MV|Truong Hai Star||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Krairatch Dignity||2}} ({{flag|Thailand}}) off [[Vung Tau]] and sank. Her sixteen crew were rescued.<ref name=THS>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/04/collision-off-vung-tau/ |title=Collision off Vung Tau |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=10 April 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===23 April===
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|ship= {{MV|Aquarius||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The tug sank {{convert|45|mi}} off the [[Lizard Point, Cornwall|Lizard]] with one of the three crew reported missing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tug boat Aquarius sinks off Lizard in Cornwall|work=BBC News|date=23 April 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-17815679|access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref> }}
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===30 April===
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|ship= Unnamed ferry
|flag={{flag|India|civil}}
|desc=[[2012 Assam ferry sinking]]: The ferry capsized in the [[Brahmaputra River]] in the [[Dhubri]] district of [[Assam]] state in northeastern [[India]]; more than 100 bodies were recovered.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17904139 |title=Search for survivors after India ferry sinking |publisher=BBC News |date=1 May 2012 |access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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==May==
===2 May===
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|ship={{MV|FR8 Pride||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Marshall Islands}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] collided with the [[oil platform|oil rig]] ''Rowan EXL-1'' in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and was holed. She was beached near [[Corpus Christi, Texas]].<ref name=FP>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/gulf-of-mexico-collision/ |title=Gulf of Mexico Collision |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===3 May===
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|ship={{MV|Urd||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Denmark}}
|desc=The [[ro-ro]] [[ferry]] was struck by {{MV|Nils Holgersson||2}} ({{flag|Germany}}) at [[Travemünde]], Germany and sank by the bow until it grounded.<ref name=Urd>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/allision-at-travemuende/ |title=Allision at Travemuende |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===4 May===
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|ship=''Igloo''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 14-[[gross ton]], {{convert|38.3|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[Trolling (fishing)|troller]] ran aground near [[Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport]] in [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Alaska]]. Her two crewmen were rescued. Several days later, ''Igloo'' sank in {{convert|50|ft|m}} of water {{convert|200|yd|m}} off [[Cannon Island (Alaska)|Cannon Island]] in Sitka while under [[Towing|tow]] to a safe location for dismantling.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksi>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (I)]</ref>
}}
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===5 May===
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|ship={{ship||Ryou-Un Maru}}
|flag={{flag|Japan}}
|desc=The squid fishing vessel, adrift since drifting out of port during the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] in Japan, was scuttled by shelling by {{USCGC|Anacapa|WPB-1335|6}} ({{Coast guard|United States|1960}}) {{convert|195|mi}} off [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/eihatsu-maru-ashore/ |title=Ryou-Un Maru (+2012) |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>
}}
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===12 May===
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|ship={{ship|FV|Eihatsu Maru||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Japan}}
|desc=The fishing vessel was driven ashore at [[Cape Town]], South Africa. Nineteen of her 28 crew were evacuated by the [[NSRI]].<ref name=EM>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/eihatsu-maru-ashore/ |title=Eihatsu Maru Ashore |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=3 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
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===18 May===
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|ship= {{MV|Purbeck Isle||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The wreck of the fishing vessel was found one day after she went missing ten miles off [[Portland Bill|Portland]], England in 50 m. One body recovered and two missing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Missing fishing boat Purbeck Isle found on seabed|work=BBC News|date=19 May 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-18127645|access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===19 May===
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|ship= {{MV|Erol Senkaya||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Turkey}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank in the [[Ionian Sea]] between [[Zakynthos]] and the Greek mainland with the loss of four of her ten crew.<ref name=ES>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=886 |title=Turkish freighter Erol Senkaya sank in Ionian sea |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===23 May===
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|ship={{MV|Solfish 001||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Solomon Islands|civil}}
|desc=The inter-island cargo ship sank for unknown reasons near the Solomon Islands. All on board were rescued from life rafts several days later.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://abcasiapacificnews.com/stories/201205/3512062.htm | title=Dozens rescued after boat sinks off Solomon Islands | publisher=ABC Asia Pacific News | date=28 May 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031405/http://abcasiapacificnews.com/stories/201205/3512062.htm | archive-date=21 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
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===26 May===
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|ship={{ship|FV|Kapitan Bolsunovskiy||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc=The [[fishing trawler]] was holed by ice in the [[Bering Sea]] and foundered off [[Dezhnev Point]]. Her 90 crew were rescued by ''Derzu Uzala'' ({{flag|Russia}}).<ref name=KB>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/kapitan-bolsunovskiy/ |title=Kapitan Bolsunovskiy |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=26 May 2012 |access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===29 May===
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|ship={{MV|Jing Huai 188||2}} 
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] foundered off [[Shanghai]] with the loss of at least three lives. Two survivors were rescued.<ref name=JH188>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/05/jing-huai-188/ |title=Jing Huai 188 |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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==June==
===25 June===
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|ship=''Flash''
|flag=
|desc=grounded at Galite Islands, Tunisia, later laid up until 2017. In 2017 scrapped in Aliaga<ref>IMO 9522879</ref>
}}
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==July==
===2 July===
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|ship={{USCGC|Mohawk|WPG-78|6}} 
|flag={{flagdeco|United States|coast guard-1915}}&nbsp;[[United States Coast Guard]]
|desc= The [[museum ship]], a decommissioned [[165-foot Algonquin-class patrol gunboat|Algonquin-class]] [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]], was sunk as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] {{convert|28|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} off [[Captiva Island]], [[Florida]]. }}
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===12 July===
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|ship={{MV|HYSY 699||2}} 
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc=[[Typhoon Vicente (2012)|Typhoon Vicente]]: The ship sank off [[Hong Kong]]. Her crew was rescued.<ref name=SSN120712>{{cite web |url=http://sinoshipnews.com/news_content.php?fid=3w3c220 |title=CNOOC ship sinks near Hong Kong |publisher= Sino Ship News |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=27 November 2013}}</ref> }}
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===14 July===
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|ship={{MV|MSC Flaminia||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Germany}}
|desc=[[File:MSC Flaminia - JWP 1.JPG|thumb|The damaged ''MSC Flaminia'']]
The container ship suffered an onboard explosion and fire in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] ({{coord|47|52|N|30|44|W}}) with the loss of two of her crew of 23. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued by {{MV|DS Crown||2}} ({{flag|Bahamas|civil}}). }}
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|ship= {{USNS|Niagara Falls|T-AFS-3|6}} 
|flag={{navy|USA|1960}}
|desc= [[File:Ex-USS Niagara Falls sinking.jpg|thumb|right|USNS ''Niagara Falls'' sinking.]]The inactivated {{sclass|Mars|combat stores ship}} was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] {{convert|63|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} southwest of [[Kauai]], [[Hawaii]], during the [[RIMPAC|RIMPAC 2012]] exercise. }}
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===17 July===
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|ship= {{USNS|Concord|T-AFS-5|6}} 
|flag={{navy|USA|1960}}
|desc= The inactivated {{sclass|Mars|combat stores ship}} was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] {{convert|61|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} off the coast of [[Kauai]], [[Hawaii]], by a [[Mark 48 torpedo]] fired by the [[submarine]] [[HMCS Victoria (SSK 876)|HMCS ''Victoria'']] ({{navy|Canada|2012}}) during the [[RIMPAC|RIMPAC 2012]] exercise. }}
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===18 July===
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|ship={{MV|Skagit||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Tanzania}}
|desc=The ferry sank in the [[Indian Ocean]] off [[Zanzibar]] with great loss of life. Only 145 of the 280 people on board were reported to have been rescued as of 23 July, with 78 bodies recovered.<ref name=BBC18890691>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18890691 |title=Tanzania rescue bid as ferry sinks off Zanzibar |publisher=BBC News Online |date=18 July 2012}}</ref> }}
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==August==
===2 August===
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|ship=''Evening Star''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 35-[[gross ton]], {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Purse seine|purse-seine]] [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank in [[Slocum Arm]] ({{coord|57|34|N|136|03|W|name=Slocum Arm}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]] just after hauling a large set of [[pink salmon]] aboard, dumping four members of her five-person crew into the water. They were picked up by the fifth crewmen, who was operating her [[seine]] [[skiff]], and all five then were rescued from the skiff by the fishing vessel ''El Dorado'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}).<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
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===8 August===
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|ship=[[CS Chamarel|''Chamarel'']] 
|flag={{flag|Mauritius|civil}}
|desc=The [[cable ship]] was destroyed by fire off [[Walvis Bay]], Namibia. }}
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===16 August===
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|ship= {{MV|Ocean Breeze||2}}
|flag={{flag|Hong Kong}}
|desc= The [[bulk carrier]] was driven ashore at [[Llolleo]], Chile. She was declared a [[constructive total loss]].<ref name=FM81>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/81/bulk-carrier-ocean-breeze-declared-total-loss/ |title=Bulk carrier Ocean Breeze declared a total loss |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===26 August===
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|ship={{MV|Hansa Berlin||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[container ship]] was grounded off the coast of [[Mariel, Cuba]], due to engine failure and heavy seas from [[Hurricane Isaac (2012)|Hurricane Isaac]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=1255 |title=German boxship ''Hansa Berlin'' grounded off Havana, Cuba |work=Maritime Bulletin |date=28 August 2012 |access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8500 |title=''Hansa Berlin'' |work=IncidentNews |publisher=Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce |date=27 August 2012 |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014011132/http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8500 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
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===28 August===
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|ship={{MV|Pacific Carrier||2}}
|flag={{flag|South Korea}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] broke in two after breaking her moorings and drifting to the shore near [[Sacheon]], [[South Korea]]. The ship had been struck by another vessel eight months earlier and was awaiting for repairs. The ship was declared constructive total loss and scrapped ''in situ''.<ref>[http://www.robindesbois.org/english/shipbreaking/shipbreaking29.pdf Ship-breaking.com #29]. Robin Des Bois, October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-26</ref> }}
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===30 August===
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|ship=Two unidentified barges
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The two retired {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]]s were [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|2|nmi}} off [[Mantoloking, New Jersey|Mantoloking]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|80|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|03.585|N|073|59.391|W|name=Swensen Barge}} both to serve as an [[artificial reef]] and as a means of delivering a {{convert|47|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[sculpture]] of a [[horseshoe crab]] intended to lie on the [[seafloor]] as part of the reef. Bridles holding the sculpture to the barges broke as the barges sank, causing the sculpture to fall off the barges, hit the seafloor first, and shatter, and the pieces of the sculpture were damaged further when the sinking barges landed on top of them. The wrecks of the two barges and the wreckage of the sculpture are known collectively as the "Horseshoe Crab barge."<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#crab njscuba.net "Horseshoe Crab barge"]</ref>
}}
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===31 August===
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|ship=''Advantage'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|48.9|or|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]] and [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] {{convert|14|nmi}} southeast of [[Sitkalidak Island]] in [[Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Archipelago]]. One crewman was trapped inside her [[Hull (ship)|hull]] when she sank and was lost. A [[United States Coast Guard]] [[Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk]] helicopter lifted her other three crewmen from her overturned hull, but one of them died soon afterward of [[respiratory failure]] and [[saltwater]] [[Pulmonary aspiration|aspiration]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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==September==
===1 September===
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|ship= ''Chloe T'' 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The fishing vessel sank off [[Start Point, Devon|Start Point]], [[Devon]]. All five crew were taken off by a helicopter from [[RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)|RNAS Culdrose]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cornwall trawler crew rescued off Devon|work=BBC News|date=2 September 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-19455336|access-date=4 September 2012}}</ref> }}
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===6 September===
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|ship= Unnamed boat
|flag=Unknown
|desc=A fishing boat carrying illegal migrants [[September 2012 Baradan Bay, Turkey migrant boat disaster|sank after hitting rocks in Baradan Bay]] off the coast of Turkey, resulting in 61 deaths.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19506379|title=Dozens dead after Turkey migrant boat sinks|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=6 September 2012|access-date=29 November 2012}}</ref> }}
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===21 September===
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|ship= ''Huelin Dispatch'' 
|flag={{flag|Jersey|civil}}
|desc=The {{DWT|2,500}} cargo vessel ran aground on Pierre au Vraic rocks near [[Alderney]] during her maiden voyage. After making temporary repairs to a leak in her stern she made it to [[Falmouth Docks]] for further repairs.<ref>{{cite news|last=mwill|title=Cargo ship runs aground on her maiden voyage|url=http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Cargo-ship-runs-aground-maiden-voyage/story-16963317-detail/story.html|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=Western Morning News|date=22 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Huelin Dispatch|date=21 September 2012|url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2012/09/huelin-dispatch/|publisher=Shipwreck Log|access-date=24 September 2012}}</ref> }}
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===24 September ===
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|ship= ''[[Kyeema Spirit]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
|desc=The  {{DWT|113,357}}<ref>{{csr|register=E|id=9171840|shipname=Kyeema Spirit|access-date=2012-09-25}}</ref> [[oil tanker]], ran aground on a shoal to the east of the island of [[Aegna]] near [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]. The {{convert|250|m|ftin|adj=on}} tanker was not carrying cargo, but was reportedly leaking [[bilge]] water.<ref>[http://news.err.ee/environment/cc1b92bc-6f5c-4104-97d1-499fee309a7a Tanker Stuck in Shallows Near Aegna]. Estonian Public Broadcasting, 24 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-24</ref> }}
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===25 September===
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|ship= {{MV|Everton||2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc= The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire off the coast of South Africa. She was towed into [[Durban]] in late October.<ref name=FM162>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/162/greek-freighter-everton-towed-durban-after-major-f/ |title=Greek freighter Everton towed to Durban after major fire |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===26 September ===
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|ship= ''[[Bahuga Jaya]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Indonesia|civil}}
|desc=The [[passenger ferry]] sank after collision with LPG/[[chemical tanker]] ''[[Norgas Cathinka]]'' ({{SIN}}) off [[Jakarta]], Indonesia, resulting in loss of eight lives. Over 200 passengers and crew were rescued. The tanker received minor structural damage, but was not in danger of sinking.<ref>[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.8336524 Åtte døde da norskeid skip kolliderte i Indonesia]. NRK, 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-26</ref> }}
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===27 September===
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|ship= {{MV|Hao Han||2}}
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc= The cargo ship caught fire in [[Osaka Bay]]. Her twelve crew were rescued by the [[Japanese Coast Guard]].<ref name=FM42/>
}}
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===28 September===
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|ship= {{MV|BSCE Sunrise||2}}
|flag={{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
|desc= The cargo ship was driven ashore at [[Valencia]], Spain.<ref name=FM159/>
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|ship= {{MV|Celia|2005|2}}
|flag={{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|desc=[[File:Barco encallado Valencia.jpg|thumb|''Celia'']] The cargo ship was driven ashore at Valencia. She was refloated on 24 October with assistance from {{MV|Punta Mayor||2}} ({{flag|Spain|civil}}).<ref name=FM159>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/159/german-freighter-celia-refloated-after-month-long-/ |title=German freighter Celia refloated after month long salvage operation, Spain |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref><ref name=Celia>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1674752 |title=CELIA - IMO 9184237 |publisher=Shipspotting |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>
}}
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==October==
===1 October===
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|ship= ''Lamma IV'' 
|flag={{flag|Hong Kong|civil}}
|desc=[[File:LammaIV-01.JPG|thumb|''Lamma IV'']]
The [[passenger ferry]] sank after [[2012 Lamma Island ferry collision|a collision with another passenger ferry]] ''Sea Smooth'' ({{flag|Hong Kong|civil}}), off [[Lamma Island]], Hong Kong, resulting 39 killed and more than 100 injured.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong boat crash off Lamma Island kills 36|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19790977|access-date=2 October 2012|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2 October 2012}}</ref> }}
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===2 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Shung Cheng||2}}
|flag={{flag|Taiwan}}
|desc= The cargo ship caught fire in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] with the loss of six lives.<ref name=FM18>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/18/unidentified-tanker-allegedly-mt-shun-cheng-fire-g/ |title=Unidentified tanker, allegedly m/t Shun Cheng, on fire in Gulf of Tonkin, 6 dead |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=2 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Straumvik||2}}
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc= The cargo ship ran aground at [[Finnsnes]].<ref name=FM15>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/15/freighter-straumvik-ran-rocks-finnsnes-norway/ |title=Freighter Straumvik ran on rocks off Finnsnes, Norway |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=2 October 2017 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===4 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Mokosika||2}}
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc= The cargo ship ran aground {{convert|55|nmi|km}} south of [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]].<ref name=FM39>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/39/general-cargo-vessel-mokosica-ran-aground-norway/ |title=General cargo vessel Mokosica ran aground, Norway |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===5 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Haoda 6||2}}
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc= The cargo ship caught fire in the [[Inland Sea of Japan]].<ref name=FM42>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/42/second-chinese-freighter-time-haoda-6-fire-japan-w/ |title=Second Chinese freighter, this time Haoda 6, on fire in Japan waters |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===14 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Sterno||2}}
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc= The [[bulk carrier]] ran aground and was damaged between [[Nynashamn]] and [[Trosa]].<ref name=FM123>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/123/bulk-carrier-sterno-grounded-rocks-sweden/ |title=Bulk carrier Sterno grounded on rocks, Sweden |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=16 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===20 October===
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|ship= {{MV|BG Stone 1||2}}
|flag={{flag|Denmark}}
|desc= The [[dredger]] capsized and sank in shallow water with the hull partially above water in the [[Kattegat]] off [[Odense]]. Her four crew were rescued by helicopter.<ref name=FM126>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/126/dredger-bg-stone-1-capsized-kattegat/ |title=Dredger BG Stone 1 capsized in Kattegat |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===21 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Wilson Newport||2}}
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc= The [[cargo ship]] ran aground at [[Gios Georgios]], Greece. She was on a voyage from [[Gemlik]], Turkey to [[Antwerp]], Belgium.<ref name=FM128>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/129/norway-freighter-wilson-newport-hard-aground-aegea/ |title=Norway freighter Wilson Newport hard aground, Aegean sea |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> She was refloated on 24 October and taken into [[Lagrena Bay]].<ref name=FM150>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/150/freighter-wilson-newport-refloated-and-anchored-in/ |title=Freighter Wilson Newport refloated and anchored for investigation, Greece |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===28 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Amurskaya||2}}
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc= The [[cargo ship]] was presumed to have foundered in the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] off the [[Shantar Islands]] ({{coord|54|40|38|N|135|50|30|E}}). An [[EPIRB]] from the vessel was activated.<ref name=FM168>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/168/freighter-amurskaya-went-missing-okhotsk-sea/ |title=Freighter Amurskaya went missing in Okhotsk sea |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref><ref name=FM171>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/171/chronology-mv-amurskaya-and-its-cargo-gold-disappe/ |title=The chronology of m/v Amurskaya and {{sic|i|ts'|nolink=y}} cargo of gold disappearance |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> Nine crew perished.<ref name=a19231>{{cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2012/11/08/rescuers-find-empty-raft-near-amurskaya-wreck-a19231 |title=Rescuers Find Empty Raft Near Amurskaya Wreck |first=Joe |last=Walters |publisher=Moscow Times |date=8 November 2012 |access-date=15 April 2021 }}</ref>
}}
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===29 October===
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|ship={{ship||Bounty|1960 ship|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=[[File:121029-G-ZZ999-002 - Coast Guard rescues crewmembers aboard HMS.jpg|thumb|''Bounty'']]The [[full-rigged ship]] [[Effects of Hurricane Sandy in the United States|was abandoned]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|90|nmi|km}} south east of [[Cape Hatteras]], [[North Carolina]]. All sixteen crew took to the [[lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboats]].<ref name=CNN>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/sandy-bounty-ship/index.html |title=Coast Guard rescues movie ship crew from lifeboats |publisher=CNN |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=29 October 2012}}</ref> The ship later sank, two people were reported to be missing.<ref name=WITN>{{cite web |url=http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Coast-Guard-Rescue-Underway-Now-16-People-In-Lifeboats-Off-NC-Coast-176228331.html |title=HMS Bounty Sinks Off NC Coast, 14 People Rescued, Two Possibly Missing |publisher=WITN |access-date=29 October 2012}}</ref> }}
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===30 October===
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|ship={{MV|John B. Caddell||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=[[File:John B Caddell stranded Front Street jeh.jpg|thumb|''John B. Caddell'']]The tanker was [[Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York|driven ashore]] at [[Staten Island]], [[New York City|New York]], by [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref name=BBC20137363>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20137363 |title=Sandy: Storm-hit New York declared major disaster area |work=BBC News |date=30 October 2012 |access-date=30 October 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Saigon Queen||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}
|desc=[[Cyclone Nilam]]: The cargo ship sank in the [[Indian Ocean]] off Sri Lanka. Eighteen of her 22 crew were rescued.<ref name=WMN68327>{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/68327/vietnamese-freighter-sinks-due-to-stormy-weather/ |title=Vietnamese Freighter Sinks Due to Stormy Weather |publisher=World Maritime News |date=1 November 2012 |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref>
}}
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===31 October===
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|ship= {{MV|Prathiba Cauvery||2}}
|flag={{flag|India|civil}}
|desc=[[Cyclone Nilam]]: The [[tank ship|chemical tanker]] was driven ashore at [[Besant Nagar]] with the loss of six of her 37 crew.<ref name=FM189>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/189/tanker-prathibha-cauvery-beached-cyclone-nilam-che/ |title=Tanker Prathibha Cauvery beached by cyclone Nilam, Chennai |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=31 October 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref><ref name=FM195>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/195/failure-captain-indian-tanker-pratibha-cauvery-tra/|title=The failure of the Captain. Indian tanker Pratibha Cauvery tragedy. |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=5 November 2012 |access-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref> She was refloated on 11 November with assistance from the [[tugboat|tug]] {{MV|Malavya 21||2}} ({{flag|India|civil}}).<ref name=FM225>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/225/tanker-pratibha-cauvery-refloated-india/ |title=Tanker Pratibha Cauvery refloated, India |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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==November==

===3 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Conmar Cape||2}}
|flag={{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|desc= The cargo ship ran aground off [[Subic Bay]], Philippines. She was on a voyage from [[Manila]], Philippines to [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=FM207>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/207/german-boxship-conmar-cape-aground-subic-bay/ |title=German boxship Conmar Cape aground off Subic Bay |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=9 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref> She was refloated between 16 and 18 November.<ref name=FN252>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/252/german-boxship-conmar-cape-taken-keppel-shipyard-r/ |title=German boxship Conmar Cape taken to Keppel Shipyard for repairs after grounding, Philippine |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=18 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===10 November===
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|ship= Atoll
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc= The [[tugboat|tug]] foundered in the [[Sea of Azov]]. Her three crew were rescued.<ref name=FM219>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/219/god-save-us-sinking-russian-waters/ |title=God save us from sinking in Russian waters |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=11 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===14 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Marion Dufresne||2}}
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc= The [[research ship]] ran aground off Possession Island, [[Crozet Islands]].<ref name=FM246>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/246/french-research-vessel-marion-dufrense-aground-and/ |title=French research vessel Marion Dufrense aground and breached, Indian ocean |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===19 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Kriti II||2}}
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc= A fire broke out on the vehicle deck of the [[ro-ro]] [[ferry]] whilst she was on a voyage from [[Venice]], Italy to [[Patras]]. She was evacuated on arrival at Patras. There were no injuries amongst her 87 crew and 113 passengers.<ref name=FM273>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/273/major-fire-greek-ferry-kriti-ii-greece/ |title=Major fire on a Greek ferry Kriti II, Greece |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===28 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Tundra||2}}
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc= The [[bulk carrier]] ran aground in the [[Saint Lawrence River]]. She was on a voyage from [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] to [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]].<ref name=FM360>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/360/bulk-carrier-tundra-aground-st-lawrence-river/ |title=Bulk carrier Tundra aground on St. Lawrence river |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=30 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref> She was refloated on 5 December and taken into [[Trois-Rivières]], Quebec.<ref name=FM423>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/423/bulk-carrier-tundra-refloated-canada/ |title=Bulk carrier Tundra refloated, Canada |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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=== 29 November ===
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|ship= {{MV|Trans Agila||2}}
|flag={{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground in [[Kalmar Strait]] and was in danger of sinking due to flooding of engine room. She was consequently beached on a sandbank.<ref>[http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=86&artikel=5362583 Just nu: Chatta med Sjöfartsverket om lastfartyget]. Sveriges Radio, 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-29</ref><ref name=FM357>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/357/trans-agila-intentionally-grounded-avoid-sinking-a/ |title=Trans Agila intentionally grounded to avoid sinking after hitting rocks, Sweden |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=29 November 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref> She was refloated on 1 December and towed into [[Kalmar]].<ref name=FM366>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/366/trans-agila-refloated-and-towed-safety-sweden/ |title=Trans Agila refloated and towed to safety, Sweden |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=1 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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==December==

=== 4 December ===
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|ship={{MV|BBC Adriatic||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Germany}}
|desc=The cargo ship was driven ashore at [[Kilyos]], Turkey.<ref name=WMN70663>{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/70663/stormy-weather-claims-another-freighter-in-black-sea/ |title=Stormy Weather Claims Another Freighter in Black Sea |publisher=World Maritime News |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Volgo-Balt 199||2}} 
|flag={{KNA}}
|desc=The general cargo ship sank in a storm off the coast of Turkey. Of the crew of 11, four were rescued and one is confirmed dead. Two rescuers were also killed and three remain missing when the boat carrying them hit rocks and sank.<ref name=BBC20593951>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20593951 |title=Cargo ship Volgo Balt 199 sinks off Turkey coast |publisher=BBC New Online |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=5 December 2012}}</ref> }}
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=== 5 December ===
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|ship= ''[[Baltic Ace]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
|desc=The [[car carrier]] and [[container ship]] ''Corvus J'' ({{CYP}}) collided in the [[North Sea]] some {{convert|40|to|50|km|nmi|order=flip}} from the port of [[Rotterdam]]. As a result, ''Baltic Ace'' began taking on water and was sinking as the rescue boats and a helicopter rushed to the scene. Of the crew of 24, five were confirmed dead and six remained missing, presumed dead while 13 crew members were rescued.<ref name=Reuters051212>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-dutch-ship-collision-idUKBRE8B419M20121205 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402155439/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-dutch-ship-collision-idUKBRE8B419M20121205 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2019 |title=Cargo ship sinking after North Sea collision, rescue under way. |date=5 December 2012 |work=Reuters|access-date=5 December 2012|last1=Webb |first1=Anthony Deutsch }}</ref> }}
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===6 December===
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|ship= {{MV|Onezkhaya||2}}
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc= The hopper ship sank at [[Ust-Luga]]. Her six crew survived.<ref name=FM429>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/429/hopper-onezhskaya-sank-ust-luga-port/ |title=Hopper Onezhskaya sank in Ust-Luga Port |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===7 December===
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|ship= {{MV|Melody|1982|2}}
|flag={{flag|Russia}}
|desc= The cargo ship ran aground near [[Krilyon Point]], [[Sakhalin]]. She was on a voyage from [[Vladivostok]] to [[Korsakov (town)|Korsakov]].<ref name=FM435>{{cite web |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2012/435/freighter-melody-aground-tatarskiy-strait-sakhalin/ |title=Freighter Melody aground in Tatarskiy Strait, Sakhalin |first=Mikhail |last=Voytenko |publisher=Fleetmon |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=14 December 2017 }}</ref>
}}
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===11 December===
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|ship={{ship||CSL Tadoussac}} 
|flag={{flag|Canada|civil}}
|desc=The [[lake freighter]] collided with a pier at [[Toledo, Ohio]]. The vessel's fuel bunker was pierced, causing a minor oil spill.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/uscg-responds-to-vessel-allision-with-pier-on-maumee-river |title=USCG Responds to Vessel Allision with Pier on Maumee River |website=maritime-executive.com |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref> }}
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=== 14 December ===
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|ship=''Equity''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 25-[[gross ton]], {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Trolling (fishing)|troller]] struck a rock and sank southwest of [[Heceta Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. The fishing vessel ''High Pockets'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her entire crew of three.<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
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|ship= Unidentified boat
|flag= {{flag|Turkey}}
|desc=A boat carrying immigrants from [[Turkey]] [[December 2012 Lesbos, Greece migrant boat disaster|sank]] in the northeastern [[Aegean Sea]] off the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Lesbos]], killing at least 18 people.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article112041148/Mindestens-18-Menschen-vor-Griechenland-ertrunken.html |newspaper=[[Die Welt]] |title=Mindestens 18 Menschen vor Griechenland ertrunken |date=2012-12-15 |language=de |access-date=2012-12-15 }}</ref> }}
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=== 18 December ===
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|ship= Unnamed boat
|flag=Unknown
|desc=A boat carrying migrant workers from Somalia to Yemen [[2012 Gulf of Aden migrant boat disaster|sank]] off the Somali port of [[Bosaso]], killing 55 people.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/12/2012122016474559137.html | title=Dozens of migrants dead or lost off Somalia | publisher=Al Jazeera | date=20 December 2012 | access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> }}
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===24 December===
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|ship={{MV|Asian Lily||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[reefer ship|refrigerated cargo ship]] ran aground on [[Kwaiawata Island]], [[Marshall Bennett Islands]] ({{coord|8|54|S|151|5|E}}). She was still aground on 4 January 2013.<ref name=AL>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/9/Reefer-Asian-Lily-aground-in-Solomon-sea-for-already-two-weeks |title=Reefer Asian Lily aground in Solomon sea for already two weeks |publisher=Maritime Bulletin |date=4 January 2013 |access-date=8 July 2014}}</ref> }}
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=== 28 December ===
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|ship= ''Al-Jasourah'' 
|flag={{flag|Iran}}
|desc=The ship sank off [[United Arab Emirates]] due to rough weather. The all-Iranian crew of six was airlifted to safety.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/66414-report-iranian-cargo-ship-sinks-off-uae-crew-rescued|title = Report: Iranian Cargo Ship Sinks off UAE, Crew Rescued}}</ref> }}
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===29 December===
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|ship={{MV|Royal Prime||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}
|desc=The cargo ship foundered in the [[South China Sea]] off the [[Spratly Islands]]. Her eighteen crew survived.<ref name=RP>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2013/01/royal-prime/ |title=Royal Prime |date=4 January 2013 |publisher=Shipwrecklog |access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref> }}
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=== 31 December ===
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|ship= ''[[Kulluk]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Marshall Islands}}
|desc=[[File:KullukAground 1jan2013.JPG|thumb|right|''Kulluk'' aground on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, on 1 January 2013.]]The mobile [[drillship|drilling rig]] drifted aground near [[Sitkalidak Island]] in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] after towing lines parted in heavy weather. She was refloated on 8 January 2013. }}
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