List of shipwrecks in 1998
The list of shipwrecks in 1998 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1998 .
January
1 January
3 January
16 January
26 January
30 January
February
15 February
16 February
17 February
22 February
March
23 March
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1998
Ship
State
Description
Demetrios II
Honduras
Demetrios II aground
The cargo ship ran aground off Paphos , Greece in bad weather. All eight crew were rescued by helicopter.
27 March
April
7 April
9 April
16 April
26 April
May
7 May
16 May
18 May
28 May
June
2 June
4 June
9 June
16 June
23 June
25 June
July
9 July
10 July
16 July
19 July
22 July
27 July
28 July
30 July
31 July
August
7 August
8 August
9 August
18 August
19 August
September
2 September
14 September
18 September
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1998
Ship
State
Description
Hunter II
New Zealand
The 10 m (33 ft) trawler capsized and sank off Tirua Point , south of Marokopa , New Zealand, when its bow was hit by a large wave. Of the four crew, the only survivor swam 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to reach the shore. The trawler left port with an anchor missing.[ 30]
Princess of the Orient
Philippines
The ferry capsized and sank in a typhoon off Fortune Island, Batangas , killing around 150 people.
20 September
24 September
25 September
October
16 October
19 October
21 October
26 October
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1998
Ship
State
Description
Cheryl Ann
United States
With no one aboard, the 58-foot (17.7 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Saxman , Alaska , after she broke loose from her moorings in bad weather.[ 8]
27 October
29 October
November
6 November
11 November
December
5 December
11 December
15 December
17 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1998
Ship
State
Description
I-SILC-class semi-submersible infiltration vessel
Korean People's Navy
Battle of Yeosu : The infiltration vessel became entangled in a fishing net off Yeosu , South Korea , while attempting to land North Koream commandos in South Korea, was intercepted by Republic of Korea Navy vessels, and sank with the loss of all nine of her passengers and crew while being pursued by South Korean ships and aircraft.
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1998
Ship
State
Description
Andrea Marie
United States
The 39-foot (11.9 m) vessel was abandoned near Kodiak , Alaska , after she caught fire.[ 16]
26 December
27 December
28 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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