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This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Asia.
Arabia
Bahrain
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Fifi | Bahrain | Unknown | A tugboat that sank in the 1980s. The wreck is a popular shallow depth dive site.[1] | 26° 9'28.16"N
50°45'18.57"E |
Unknown | Unknown | 16–17th century | A ship that was sacked and burned along with the Abu Mahir fort on Muharraq Island. The ship's cannons are now kept outside the Bahrain National Museum.[2] |
Katar
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Demas Victory | UAE | 30 June 2009 | A supply ship that capsized about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) off Doha. |
Saudi-Arabien
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Free Enterprise | Ägypten | 2004 | A Ro-Pax vessel, later renamed Al Fahad, that was anchored after engine problems and abandoned 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) southwest of the old city center of Jeddah.[3] | 21°22′35.67″N 39°07′13.51″E / 21.3765750°N 39.1204194°E |
Glen Sannox | Panama | 2000 | A Clyde car ferry built in 1957 which ran aground south of Jeddah.[3] | |
Saudi Golden Arrow | Unknown | Unknown | A Norwegian ferry, formerly Europafergen,[4] reported to be laid up at Shoieba.[3] | 20°52′02.87″N 39°21′39.77″E / 20.8674639°N 39.3610472°E |
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Allah Mina | Unknown | Unknown | A cement barge that sank off Dubai. | 25°21′19.7″N 55°12′17.7″E / 25.355472°N 55.204917°E |
Dara | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 10 April 1961 | An ocean liner that suffered an internal explosion off Dubai, possibly due to an act of sabotage. 238 people were killed, and the ship sank under tow two days later. | 25°34′29″N 55°27′58″E / 25.57472°N 55.46611°E |
Jemen
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Aden | Vereinigtes Königreich | 1897 | A P&O ship that was lost off Socotra. | |
Hutton | Unknown | 1882 | A steamboat that was wrecked in the Gulf of Aden. | |
HMS Khartoum | Royal Navy | 23 June 1940 | A K-class destroyer that caught fire and sank off Perim. | 12°38′0″N 43°24′0″E / 12.63333°N 43.40000°E |
Bangladesch
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMIS Jamnagar | Indian Navy | 29 August 1948 | A coastal trading vessel that ran aground on Domanik Island in the Bay of Bengal. | 21°53′N 90°48′E / 21.883°N 90.800°E |
Brunei
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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USS Salute | United States Navy | 8 June 1945 | An Admirable-class minesweeper that struck a mine in Brunei Bay. | 5°8′N 115°5′E / 5.133°N 115.083°E |
Myanmar (Burma)
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMIS Indus | Indian Navy | 6 April 1942 | A Grimsby-class sloop that was bombed by Japanese aircraft off Akyab. | 20°7′N 92°54′E / 20.117°N 92.900°E |
China
Osttimor
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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HMAS Armidale | Royal Australian Navy | 1 December 1942 | A Bathurst-class corvette that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Betano Bay. | 9°9′52″S 125°43′30″E / 9.16444°S 125.72500°E |
HMAS Voyager | Royal Australian Navy | 23 September 1942 | A W-class destroyer that ran aground at Betano Bay. | 9°15′S 125°45′E / 9.250°S 125.750°E |
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Bokhara | Vereinigtes Königreich | 10 October 1892 | A steamship that sank in a typhoon, killing 125 people on board. | |
SS Fatshan | Hongkong | 17 August 1971 | A ferry that sank near Lantau Island during the height of Typhoon Rose; of the 92 on board, only 4 people survived. | |
RMS Queen Elizabeth | UK | 9 January 1972 | An ocean liner that caught fire in mysterious circumstances, and was capsized by the water used to fight the fire. The wreck now lies buried beneath Container Terminal 9. | 22°19.717′N 114°06.733′E / 22.328617°N 114.112217°E |
Lamma IV | Hongkong | 1 October 2012 | A ferry that collided with another ferry off Lamma Island, killing 39 of the 127 on board.[6] | 22°14′08″N 114°06′14″E / 22.23556°N 114.10389°E |
Neftegaz-67 | Ukraine | 22 March 2008 | A Ukrainian anchor handling tug supply vessel which sank after colliding with China-registered bulk carrier Yao Hai east of Brothers Island. The wreck was salvaged 27 April 2008. |
Indien
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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PNS Ghazi | Pakistan Navy | 4 December 1971 | A Tench-class submarine that sank in unknown circumstances off Visakhapatnam, during the Indo-Pakistani War. | |
The Kadakkarapally Boat | Unknown | 11–12th century | A wreck that was discovered in a coconut grove near Kadakkarappally, Kerala, that dates from around 1020–1160 AD. | |
Stakesby | Vereinigtes Königreich | 31 July 1949 | A cargo ship that became stranded in the Karnaphuli River, Chittagong.[7] |
Indonesien
Japan
Libanon
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Danny F II | Panama | 17 December 2009 | A livestock carrier that capsized 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) from Tripoli, resulting in the death of nearly 30,000 sheep and cattle. | |
HMS Victoria | Royal Navy | 22 June 1893 | A British battleship that collided with HMS Camperdown near Tripoli. |
Malaysia
Philippinen
Russland
Singapur
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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La Seyne | Frankreich | 14 November 1909 | A French liner belonging to the Messageries Maritimes fleet that collided with Onda (British India Steam Navigation Company) due to thick fog, and sank 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) off Singapore. 101 died, while many of the 61 who survived suffered grave wounds when attacked by sharks, prior to being saved by the crew of Onda. Refusing to be saved, the Captain of the French liner went down with his ship. | Singapore Strait |
Südkorea
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Chang Tyong-ho | Südkorea | January 1953 | A Yosu-Busan route ferry that capsized off Busan. At least 249 people were confirmed dead; only seven survived. | |
Hanseong-ho | Südkorea | January 1973 | A Mokpo-Jin Island route ferry that capsized off Jeollanam-do. According to South Korean Coast Guard official confirmed report, at least 103 people were confirmed dead, only 48 persons survived. | [21] |
USS Magpie | United States Navy | 1 October 1950 | A YMS-1-class minesweeper that hit a mine off North Gyeongsang Province. | 36°30′N 129°30′E / 36.500°N 129.500°E |
Namyong ho | Südkorea | December 1970 | A ferry that ran between Busan and Jeju-do, and capsized in Korea Strait, killing 323 people. Only 12 were rescued. | |
Sperwer | Dutch East India Company | August 1653 | A Dutch trading ship with the VOC (Dutch East India Company). It was blown off course and capsized in stormy weather off Jeju-do, killing 48 people, with 16 survivors. | |
MV Seohae | Südkorea | October 1993 | A Puan County to Ui Island route ferry, capsized off Jeollabuk-do. According to South Korean Coast Guard official confirmed report, 292 person lost to lives, only 70 person rescued. | [22] |
Sewol | Südkorea | 16 April 2014 | A ferry with 476 souls on board – most of which were high school students – that capsized near Donggeochado after making a "sudden turn" that overbalanced the ship, which could not be righted. Only 172 survived. The captain and crew were later charged with criminal negligence, gross negligence and manslaughter after it was revealed the ship was heavily overbalanced, and that the captain and crew abandoned ship after ordering the passengers to remain seated even as water began filling the ship, resulting in unnecessary deaths. | 34°13′5″N 125°57′0″E / 34.21806°N 125.95000°E |
Yeong-ho | Südkorea | October 1963 | A Yeonhwa Island to Mokpo route ferry, capsized off Jeollanam-do. According to South Korean Coast Guard official confirmed report, 140 person lost to lives, only a person rescued. | [23] |
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Hatakaze | Imperial Japanese Navy | 15 January 1945 | A Kamikaze-class destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft at Kaohsiung. | 22°40′N 120°14′E / 22.667°N 120.233°E |
Minekaze | Imperial Japanese Navy | 10 February 1944 | A Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Pogy off Taitung County. | 22°12′N 121°30′E / 22.200°N 121.500°E |
Thailand
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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King Cruiser | Thailand | 4 May 1997 | A car ferry that hit a reef off the Phi Phi Islands. | |
Ocean Dream | Panama | 27 February 2016 | A cruise ship that had been abandoned for a year without any maintenance, sank and capsized in shallow waters near the port of Laem Chabang, Sri Racha. |
Türkei
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Alexandra | French Navy | 8 February 1918 | A French ship that was sunk by Turkish coastal artillery about 1-mile (1.6 km) outside Avova Bay (Ağva Körfezi). | |
Âsâr-ı Tevfik | Ottoman Navy | 11 February 1913 | An ironclad warship that ran aground off Yalıköy. | |
HMS Arno | Royal Navy | 23 March 1918 | A destroyer that collided with HMS Hope in the Dardanelles. | 40°14′30″N 26°30′30″E / 40.24167°N 26.50833°E |
Bouvet | French Navy | 18 March 1915 | A pre-dreadnought battleship, launched in 1896 and sunk by Turkish coastal artillery in the Dardanelles Campaign. | 40°01′15″N 26°16′30″E / 40.02083°N 26.27500°E |
SMS Breslau | Imperial German Navy | 16 August 1914 | A Magdeburg-class light cruiser that was sunk in the Battle of Imbros. | 40°3′42″N 25°58′42″E / 40.06167°N 25.97833°E |
The Cape Gelidonya shipwreck | Unknown | 1200 BCE | A Phoenician merchant vessel that was wrecked around 1200 BCE. | 36°38′10″N 30°33′26″E / 36.63611°N 30.55722°E |
Duchess of York | Unknown | Unknown | An iron-screw steamer ketch built in Hull in 1893. It was sold and renamed Carmen in 1902, and sold again in 1919.[24] Its subsequent fate was unknown until the wreckage was discovered in the 1950s.[25] | 36°12.716′N 29°24.732′E / 36.211933°N 29.412200°E[26] |
HMS Majestic | Royal Navy | 27 May 1915 | A Majestic-class battleship that was torpedoed by SM U-21 off Cape Helles. | 40°02′30″N 26°11′02″E / 40.04167°N 26.18389°E |
Mariotte | French Navy | 26 July 1915 | A French submarine that was scuttled off Cape Nara, near Çanakkale. | |
Paris II | French Navy | 13 December 1917 | A French naval patrol ship sunk by Turkish coastal artillery off Kemer inside Avova Bay (Ağva Körfezi). Approximately 150 shots were fired, of which 110 hit the target. The crew were rescued by Turkish soldiers. | 36°36′8.06″N 30°35′10.93″E / 36.6022389°N 30.5863694°E |
HMS Raglan | Royal Navy | 20 January 1918 | An Abercrombie-class monitor that was sunk by Turkish ships off Imbros. | 40°14′N 25°58′E / 40.233°N 25.967°E |
Refah | Türkei | 23 June 1941 | A Turkish ship that was sunk by an unidentified (probably French) submarine. Of the 200 aboard, only 32 survived. | |
Sakarya | Unknown | 1957 | A cargo ship which struck a reef while suffering engine trouble. The wreckage was discovered in 1994, close to the wreck of Duchess of York.[25] | 36°12.716′N 29°24.732′E / 36.211933°N 29.412200°E[26] |
U-20 | Kriegsmarine | 10 September 1944 | A Type IIB U-boat that was scuttled in the Black Sea. | 41°10′N 30°47′E / 41.167°N 30.783°E |
Uluburun shipwreck | Unknown | Unknown | A merchant ship dating to the late Bronze Age. | 36°7′43″N 29°41′9″E / 36.12861°N 29.68583°E |
Vietnam
Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates |
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Kashii | Imperial Japanese Navy | 12 January 1945 | A Katori-class light cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft off Qui Nhon. | 13°50′N 109°20′E / 13.833°N 109.333°E |
Nokaze | Imperial Japanese Navy | 20 February 1945 | A Minekaze-class destroyer that was torpedoed by USS Pargo north of Nha Trang. | 12°48′N 109°38′E / 12.800°N 109.633°E |
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External links
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