The list of shipwrecks in 1985 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1985.
January
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Danny Boy | United States | The fishing vessel burned and sank off "Smith Island" in the waters of Alaska. The wreck report does not specify which of several islands of the name it refers to.[1] |
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Ardea | United States | The 38-foot (11.6 m) vessel dragged her anchor and was wrecked in King Cove (58°04′N 157°29′W / 58.067°N 157.483°W / 58.067; -157.483 (King Cove)) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. Her crew survived.[2] |
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1985 Ship | State | Description |
K-Jo | United States | The 34-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel sank off Marmot Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of one life. Her two survivors were rescued on 16 January.[3] |
17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Byron I | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked at Kalilimenes, Crete, Greece. She was on a voyage from Gdynia, Poland to India.[4] |
21 January
Unknown date
February
5 February
7 February
8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Busko Zdroj | Poland | The cargo ship capsized and sank off Sylt, West Germany with the loss of all but one of her 25 crew.[9] |
14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Alert | United States | The 129-gross ton, 70.5-foot (21.5 m) or 94-foot (28.7 m) fishing vessel was last seen in the Shelikof Strait suffering from heavy icing and bound for Bumble Bay (57°16′30″N 154°41′30″W / 57.27500°N 154.69167°W / 57.27500; -154.69167 (Bumble Bay)) on the southwest coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island after a sudden onset of increasing winds and wave heights and dropping temperatures. She subsequently disappeared with the loss of her entire crew of five, leaving only an oil slick behind.[2] |
15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1985 Ship | State | Description |
A Regina | Panama | Passenger and cargo ferry ran aground off Isla de Mona |
20 February
26 February
March
3 March
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1985 Ship | State | Description |
John A. Downs | United States | The 113-foot (34.4 m) tug sank in 230 feet (70 m) of water in Long Island Sound 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Great Gull Island at 41°14′09″N 072°07′51″W / 41.23583°N 72.13083°W / 41.23583; -72.13083 (John A. Downs) after colliding with a barge she was towing. Her entire crew of eight survived.[12][13] |
6 March
21 March
26 March
29 March
30 March
April
7 April
List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Caroline | United Kingdom | The 700-ton coaster capsized and sank south of The Lizard in heavy seas. Seven men were rescued by a Royal Navy Wessex helicopter, and one by the Lizard lifeboat.[18][19] |
11 April
18 April
23 April
27 April
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Moon Song | United States | The 50-foot (15.2 m) seiner sank off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W / 57.617; -152.167 (Cape Chiniak)) near Kodiak, Alaska. All six people on board survived.[23] |
28 April
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Lady Marjorie | Canada | The foundering fishing boat was shelled and sunk by the 3-inch (76 mm) guns of HMCS Nipigon ( Maritime Command) as a hazard to navigation after rescuing her crew.[24] |
29 April
May
9 May
10 May
13 May
16 May
20 May
22 May
28 May
June
2 June
3 June
4 June
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1985 Ship | State | Description |
HMS Advice | Royal Navy | The Confiance-class tug was sunk as a target.[32] |
16 June
List of shipwrecks: 16 June 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Bridgeness | United Kingdom | Ran aground on the Hats and Barrels Reef, off the Welsh coast and sank.[33] |
23 June
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Arctic Career | Panama | A bulk carrier that sank 440 nautical miles (810 km; 510 mi) northwest of Tristan da Cunha in heavy weather. The entire crew was killed in the sinking.[34] |
27 June
List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Al Rubiya | Kuwait | The refrigerated coaster sprang a leak and sank at Bombay, India. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[35] |
July
3 July
10 July
12 July
List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Alliance | United States | While tied alongside the fishing vessel Dawn L ( United States) and refueling Dawn L, the 63-foot (19.2 m) fish tender exploded and sank off Axel Lind Island (60°47′30″N 147°43′30″W / 60.79167°N 147.72500°W / 60.79167; -147.72500 (Axel Lind Island)) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. Dawn L also exploded and sank. Alliance was later salvaged. The seven people aboard both vessels all survived.[2] |
Dawn L | United States | While tied alongside the fish tender Alliance ( United States) and refueling from Alliance, the 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel exploded and sank off Axel Lind Island (60°47′30″N 147°43′30″W / 60.79167°N 147.72500°W / 60.79167; -147.72500 (Axel Lind Island)) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. Alliance also exploded and sank. The seven people aboard both vessels all survived.[1] |
13 July
21 July
23 July
24 July
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Tylene | United States | The fish tender sank in Trading Bay (60°55′N 151°35′W / 60.917°N 151.583°W / 60.917; -151.583 (Trading Bay)) on the coast of Alaska after a wooden plank came loose, causing her to flood, and her pump failed.[11] |
26 July
29 July
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Kapodistrias | Greece | The bulk carrier ran aground at Port Elizabeth and sank.[42] |
August
3 August
7 August
List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Sea Dancer | United States | The 90-foot (27.4 m) barge tender sank with the loss of one life after taking on water in heavy weather 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of False Pass, Alaska.[37] |
10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1985 Ship | State | Description |
K-431 | Soviet Navy | The Project 675 (Echo II-class) submarine suffered an explosion in her nuclear reactor during refuelling. Ten people killed. |
18 August
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Maritime Gardenia | Liberia | The cargo ship ran aground on the Albert Patches, in the Torres Strait (10°20′05″S 102°21′01″E / 10.33472°S 102.35028°E / -10.33472; 102.35028). She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia to Penang, Malaysia. Subsequently refloated and towed to Singapore for repairs.[44] |
Naess Leopard | Belgium | Hit by two missiles 25 nautical miles (46 km) north east of Qatar and damaged by the detonation of one of them. Later repaired and returned to service.[45] |
19 August
21 August
25 August
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Ariadne | Panama | Ran aground off Mogadishu, Somalia and broke in two, a total loss. Bow section capsized and sank on 1 October, causing parts of Mogadishu to be evacuated.[48] |
September
6 September
13 September
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Smit Matsas 1 | Greece | Iran–Iraq War: The salvage tug was hit by an Exocet missile fired by an Iraqi aircraft whilst at a point 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Ras Tunara, Saudi Arabia. The ship was destroyed by the subsequent fire, all 19 crew were rescued.[49] |
21 September
25 September
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Meltem | Turkish Navy | The Denizkusu-class missile boat was rammed, cut in two and sunk by Khasan ( Soviet Navy) in the Bosporus Strait/Black Sea. Five crewmen were killed. The vessel was later salvaged and stricken.[51] |
29 September
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Taurime | Republic of Ireland | The yacht struck rocks off Valencia Head and sank. All crew rescued, including Charles Haughey, the Leader of the Opposition in the Irish Parliament.[52] |
October
16 October
20 October
26 October
28 October
30 October
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Golden Hinde | United Kingdom | The replica of the 16th-century galleon ran aground at the mouth of the Avon. Refloated the following day.[56] |
Unknown date
November
11 November
17 November
18 November
26 November
December
6 December
16 December
18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1985 Ship | State | Description |
Asuncion | Philippines | The ferry sank off Mindoro Island.[61] About 100 of her 182 passengers and 15 crew were rescued.[62] |
19 December
Unknown date
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