Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping Losses In The Last 20 Years

Date

Vessel Type

Name

 Cause

Location

Number Lost

Jan 5, 1982

Japanese trawler

Akebono Maru

Capsized

50 mi N of Adak

32 lost

Dec 25, 1979

Japanese oreship

Lee Wang Zin

Capsized

Dixon Entrance, SE Alaska

30 lost (all hands)

Mar 13, 1981

Japanese trawler

Daito Maru No. 55

Sank

380 mi NW of Adak

26 lost

Feb 28, 1981

Korean cargo ship

Dae Rim

Caught fire

90 mi W of Attu

24 lost

Feb 14, 1984

Japanese trawler

Kyowa Maru No. 11

Collided with the Anyo Maru No. 15 and sank

120 mi N of Atka

16 lost, 8 rescued

Feb 20, 1986

South Korean Freighter

Chi Bo San No. 1

Lost

465 mi NE of Hokkaido on way to Alaska

All hands

Dec 9, 1999

Japanese trawler

Anyo Maru No. 1

Sank

In the Bering Sea, 120 mi S of Cape Navarin, Russia

12 lost, 24 rescued

Dec 5, 1979

Canadian fishing vessel

Salinta

Went aground and broke in half

Tree Point, 46 mi NW of Prince Rupert, BC

10 lost (all hands)

Dec 2, 1981

F/V

St. Patrick

Abandoned

5 mi W of Marmot Island, near Kodiak

9 lost

Mar 22, 1990

F/V

Aleutian Enterprise

Sank

In the Bering Sea, 60 mi S of St. Paul Island

9 lost, 22 saved