List of shipwrecks in 1997

The list of shipwrecks in 1997 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1997.

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January

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1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1997
Ship State Description
Debra D   United States With no one aboard, the 182-gross ton, 101.6-foot (31.0 m) fishing vessel caught fire while moored at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The fire destroyed her bridge and accommodation spaces, and she was declared a constructive total loss. She later was completely rebuilt and placed back in service.[1]

18 January

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List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1997
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Pacific Alliance   United States The crab-fishing vessel sank in bad weather with the loss of four lives off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[2]

21 January

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List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1997
Ship State Description
Sandra W   United States The 49-foot (14.9 m) fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. The fishing vessel Green Hope (  United States) rescued her entire crew of three from a life raft.[3]

25 January

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List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1997
Ship State Description
USS Tolman   United States Navy The decommissioned fast minelayer, formerly a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer, was sunk as a target.

30 January

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List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1997
Ship State Description
Rosie G   United States The 80-foot (24.4 m) crab-fishing vessel sank due to a leaking crab tank in the Bering Sea approximately 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) northwest of Unalaska on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands. The fishing vessel Handler (  United States) rescued her entire crew of six from a life raft.[4]

February

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12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1997
Ship State Description
Jessie C   United States The retired 65-foot (19.8 m) crew boat was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Holgate, New Jersey, at 39°28.501′N 074°11.631′W / 39.475017°N 74.193850°W / 39.475017; -74.193850 (Jessie C).[5]

13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1997
Ship State Description
Tokio Express   Germany This container ship on a voyage from Rotterdam bound for New York was hit by a rogue wave about 20 miles (32 km) off Land's End (Cornwall). The ship righted herself and survived but lost 62 shipping containers overboard, one releasing just under 5 million Lego pieces.[6]

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1997
Ship State Description
Magic Minnow   United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) crab-fishing vessel was destroyed by an engine room explosion and fire in Gastineau Channel in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[7]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1997
Ship State Description
Lisa Jo   United States The 82-foot (25.0 m) fishing vessel ran aground, capsized, and sank without loss of life in Akun Bay (54°15′N 165°30′W / 54.250°N 165.500°W / 54.250; -165.500 (Akun Bay)) on the coast of Akun Island in the Aleutian Islands after her operator – who was the only person on board – fell asleep at her wheel.[8]

27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1997
Ship State Description
USS Picking   United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target .

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1997
Ship State Description
Jennie D   United States The 35-foot (10.7 m) herring-fishing vessel ran aground and sank at Cape Paramanof (58°18′20″N 153°03′30″W / 58.30556°N 153.05833°W / 58.30556; -153.05833 (Cape Paramanof)) on the coast of Afognak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago after her engine failed. Her crew of two abandoned ship in a skiff and were rescued by the cutter USCGC Roanoke Island (  United States Coast Guard).[9]

March

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1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1997
Ship State Description
Novic   United States The 37-foot (11.3 m) longline cod-fishing vessel sank at English Bay, Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[10]

5 March

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List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1997
Ship State Description
Vikartindur   Germany The container ship was beached on the south coast of Iceland. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ.

23 March

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List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1997
Ship State Description
Coral   United States The 43-foot (13.1 m) longline fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[11]

26 March

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List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1997
Ship State Description
Cita   Antigua and Barbuda
 
Cita

The cargo ship ran aground at Newfoundland Point, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She subsequently sank. All seven crew were rescued.

28 March

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List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1997
Ship State Description
Kateri i Radës   Albania Tragedy of Otranto: The motorboat was hit by Sibilia (  Italian Navy) in the Strait of Otranto. She capsized and sank with the loss of 83 lives

30 March

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List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1997
Ship State Description
Eight LTTE boats   Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Sri Lankan Civil War: Action off Mullaitivu: One Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) explosive motorboat was shelled and blown up by SLNS Parakramabahu (  Sri Lanka Navy). Seven other LTTE explosive motorboats and/or assault boats were sunk by other Sri Lanka Navy warships 20 miles (32 km) east of Mullaitivu.[12]

April

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16 April

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List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1997
Ship State Description
Sea Mint   United States The 54-foot (16 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Sitkalidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. No one was aboard her at the time.[3]

30 April

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List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1997
Ship State Description
La Fidèle   French Navy The La Prudente-class netlayer exploded and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime with the loss of five of her sixteen crew.[13]

4 May

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List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1997
Ship State Description
King Cruiser   Thailand The ferry ran aground on the Anemone Reef, Andaman Sea, ten nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) off the Phi Phi Islands. All on board, in excess of 560 people, were rescued.

9 May

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List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1997
Ship State Description
Beluga   United States The 17-foot (5.2 m) pleasure craft was stranded on boulders on the coast of Cheval Island (59°46′N 149°31′W / 59.767°N 149.517°W / 59.767; -149.517 (Cheval Island)) in Resurrection Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. The four people aboard abandoned her and were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[14]

12 May

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List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1997
Ship State Description
USS Richard S. Edwards   United States Navy The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target in Pacific Ocean off Kauai, Hawaii.

16 May

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List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1997
Ship State Description
Trident   United States The 26-foot (7.9 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska. The only person on board survived.[15]

29 May

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List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1997
Ship State Description
Columbia   United States The 75-foot (22.9 m) fish tender was destroyed by an engine room fire off the Barren Islands off the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[11]

June

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11 June

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List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1997
Ship State Description
Rothenbach I   United States The retired 165-foot (50.3 m) barge – previously the United States Navy non-self-propelled fuel oil barge YON-97 – was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey, at 38°53.368′N 074°39.800′W / 38.889467°N 74.663333°W / 38.889467; -74.663333 (Rothenbach I).[16]

12 June

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List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1997
Ship State Description
Libra   United States The retired 195-foot (59.4 m) gravel barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) off Ocean City, New Jersey, at 39°10.801′N 074°32.741′W / 39.180017°N 74.545683°W / 39.180017; -74.545683 (Libra).[17]

23 June

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List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1997
Ship State Description
Mark Christopher   United States The 49-foot (14.9 m) salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Southeast Alaska 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) west of Sitka, Alaska. Her entire crew of five survived.[7]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date June 1997
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Kathy & Maria   United States The retired 64-foot (19.5 m) barge was cut in half and the two halves were scuttled separately as artificial reefs in the North Atlantic Ocean 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) off Ocean City, New Jersey, on 22 and 23 June 1997. One half, a 32-foot (9.8 m) section dubbed "Kathy," was scuttled at 39°10.719′N 074°33.259′W / 39.178650°N 74.554317°W / 39.178650; -74.554317 (Kathy & Maria ("Kathy")). The other half, a 32-foot (9.8 m) section dubbed "Maria," was scuttled at 39°10.814′N 074°33.044′W / 39.180233°N 74.550733°W / 39.180233; -74.550733 (Kathy & Maria ("Maria")).[18]

July

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2 July

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List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1997
Ship State Description
Diamond Grace   Panama The supertanker ran aground in Tokyo Bay four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off Yokohama.[19]

4 July

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List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1997
Ship State Description
Maurelle   United States The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller suffered an explosion which ignited a fire that destroyed her off Southeast Alaska approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) northwest of Cape Spencer. Her crew of three survived.[7]

20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1997
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Miss Mari   United States The 28-foot (8.5 m) longline fishing vessel sank southwest of Elrington Island (60°00′N 148°03′W / 60.000°N 148.050°W / 60.000; -148.050 (Elrington Island)) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The fishing vessel Coho II (  United States) rescued the only person on board.[7]
Pasqualle   United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska west of Cape Fairweather (58°48′30″N 137°56′45″W / 58.80833°N 137.94583°W / 58.80833; -137.94583 (Cape Fairweather)) on the coast of Southeast Alaska after gear shifted and caused her to flood. The only person aboard survived.[2]

22 July

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List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1997
Ship State Description
USS Stoddard   United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk in the Pacific Ocean 64 nautical miles (119 km; 74 mi) north-northwest of Kauai, Hawaii at 22°47′39.2″N 160°36′41″W / 22.794222°N 160.61139°W / 22.794222; -160.61139 ("USS Stoddard (DD-566)) by explosive charges planted by SEAL Team One.

26 July

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List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1997
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Quin Delta   United States The 90-foot (27.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska. Her crew of three abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by other fishing vessels.[20]

August

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2 August

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List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1997
Ship State Description
USS Southerland   United States Navy The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a missile target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 34°57′N 122°08′W / 34.950°N 122.133°W / 34.950; -122.133 ("USS Southerland (DD-743)).

7 August

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List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1997
Ship State Description
ST-18   United States Secured to the sunken wreck of the tug Rockland County by a heavy hawser, the retired 242-foot (73.8 m) tanker barge was scuttled with demolition charges as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°07.930′N 073°55.942′W / 40.132167°N 73.932367°W / 40.132167; -73.932367 (ST-18). Her wreck is nicknamed "the Fisherman barge."[21]

13 August

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List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1997
Ship State Description
Blue Fiord   United States The 38-foot (11.6 m) salmon seiner sank off Evans Island in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska due to flooding caused by the failure of a circulation pump. Her crew of four survived.[14]
Gail S   United States The 80-foot (24.4 m) tug capsized and sank with the loss of one life in Bristol Bay approximately 130 miles (210 km) north of Cold Bay, Alaska, while towing a 240-foot (73.2 m) barge. Four crew members survived. The barge remained tethered to the sunken Gail S and was salvaged.[22]

14 August

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List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1997
Ship State Description
Blue Ox   United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) longline fishing vessel sank 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) southwest of Homer, Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[14]

24 August

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List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1997
Ship State Description
Cry Havoc   United States With no one on board, the 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Ugashik, Alaska.[11]
Myrtle D   United States The 33-foot (10.1 m) salmon troller was wrecked without loss of life at Elfin Cove, Alaska, after her operator fell asleep at her wheel.[7]

25 August

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List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1997
Ship State Description
South Wind   United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner was wrecked at Sand Point, Alaska. Her two crew members survived.[3]

September

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8 September

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List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1997
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Fierté Gondávienne   Haiti The sailing vessel sank in the Windward Passage with the loss of up to 400 lives.[23]

10 September

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List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1997
Ship State Description
Ronny   United States With no one on board, the 46-foot (14.0 m) salmon seiner ran aground and sank in Stepovak Bay (55°40′N 159°50′W / 55.667°N 159.833°W / 55.667; -159.833 (Stepovak Bay)) on the Gulf of Alaska coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[4]

15 September

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List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1997
Ship State Description
Jerry   United States The retired 42-foot (12.8 m) tug was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, in 80 feet (24 m) of water at 39°37.757′N 074°00.828′W / 39.629283°N 74.013800°W / 39.629283; -74.013800 (Jerry).[24]

22 September

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List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1997
Ship State Description
Troika   United States The 50-foot (15 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southeast of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands. Three members of her four-man crew put on survival suits and survived, and they were rescued by the fishing vessel Gala Maureen (  United States); the fourth, her captain, was not wearing a survival suit and died of hypothermia.[15]

24 September

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List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1997
Ship State Description
Victoria Ann   United States After a hull plank gave way, the 42-foot (13 m) seiner ran aground and sank in Hidden Basin, Ugak Bay, Alaska.[25]

27 September

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List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1997
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Trina   United States The 42-foot (13 m) longline cod-fishing vessel capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Perl Island off the coast of Alaska. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a life raft and was rescued by the fishing vessel Deva (  United States).[15]

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Nina T   United States The 70-foot (21 m) fishing trawler was scuttled sometime in September in 100 feet (30 m) of water off Eastern Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at 42°34.133′N 070°40.522′W / 42.568883°N 70.675367°W / 42.568883; -70.675367 (Nina T).[26]

October

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6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1997
Ship State Description
Coastal Trader   United States The 168.5-foot (51.4 m) fish tender′s crew of seven abandoned her 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) off Cape Muzon on Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Dixon Entrance after she caught fire during a voyage from Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea to Seattle, Washington. United States Coast Guard helicopters rescued her crew, and a salvage vessel towed her into port.[11]

8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1997
Ship State Description
USS YON-81   United States Navy Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned 165-foot (50 m) non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at 40°01.832′N 073°59.677′W / 40.030533°N 73.994617°W / 40.030533; -73.994617 (USS YON-81). Her wreck is known as the "Captain Ed Schmidiger" barge.[27]
USS YON-84   United States Navy Loaded with discarded tires, the decommissioned 174-foot (53 m) non-self-propelled fuel oil barge was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) off Mantoloking, New Jersey, at 40°00.587′N 073°59.391′W / 40.009783°N 73.989850°W / 40.009783; -73.989850 (USS YON-84). Her wreck is known as "Ocean Wreck Divers III."[28]

11 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1997
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Sea Glider   United States The 32-foot (9.8 m) salmon seiner sank in the Gulf of Alaska near the Barren Islands in the Kodiak Archipelago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four from a life raft.[3]

13 October

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1997
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Anna T   United States The 27-foot (8.2 m) salmon seiner was burned and sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[29]

26 October

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List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1997
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Loose Goose Too   United States The 26-foot (7.9 m) cabin cruiser disappeared in Kachemak Bay in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska with the loss of both people on board.[8]

27 October

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List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1997
Ship State Description
Sand Kite   United Kingdom The cargo ship struck one of the piers of the Thames Barrier and sank. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.[30]

28 October

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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1997
Ship State Description
Memories   United States After her operator fell asleep at her wheel, the 49-foot (14.9 m) shrimp pot fishing vessel ran aground and sank in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[7]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1997
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Janet   United States The 85-foot (26 m) decommissioned tugboat was scuttled as an artificial reef in 97 feet (30 m) of water off Okaloosa County, Florida.[31]

November

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2 November

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List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1997
Ship State Description
Northern Voyager   United States While undergoing sea trials after a refit, the 120-foot (36.6 m), 196-gross register ton fishing vessel sank without loss of life in 175 feet (53 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Eastern Point Light at 42°34.451′N 070°36.295′W / 42.574183°N 70.604917°W / 42.574183; -70.604917 (Northern Voyager).[32]

12 November

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List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1997
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Elizabeth   United States The 47-foot (14.3 m) dive boat sank near Metlakatla, Alaska, after her cargo shifted. All four people on board survived.[33]

17 November

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List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1997
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Constitution   United States The ocean liner sank in the Pacific Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north of Hawaii whilst under tow to the shipbreakers.

19 November

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List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1997
Ship State Description
Green Lily   Bahamas The cargo ship ran aground at Bressay, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom after her engine failed in a storm. All fifteen crew were rescued by the Lerwick lifeboat and a helicopter, although the winchman of the helicopter was killed after his winchline had to be cut.[34]

20 November

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List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1997
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September Song   United States The 33-foot (10 m) longline cod-fishing vessel flooded and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Southeast Alaska southwest of Baranof Island (58°57′N 152°15′W / 58.950°N 152.250°W / 58.950; -152.250 (Barren Islands)) after her scuppers became clogged with fish. Both crew members survived.[3]

December

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14 December

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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1997
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HMAS Swan   Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned River-class destroyer escort was scuttled in the Indian Ocean approximately 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) from Point Picquet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, at 33°33′02″S 115°06′02″E / 33.55056°S 115.10056°E / -33.55056; 115.10056 to serve as a recreational dive site.
The Living Christ   Haiti The sailing ship sank off the Île de Gonâve, Haiti, with the loss of about 40 lives. There were 15 survivors reported.[35]

19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1997
Ship State Description
Golden Eagle   United States The retired 80-foot (24.4 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, at 40°08.190′N 073°56.100′W / 40.136500°N 73.935000°W / 40.136500; -73.935000 (Golden Eagle).[36]
Restorer   United States While under tow with the retired fishing trawler Golden Eagle (  United States) to a location 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, to be scuttled as an artificial reef, the retired 62-foot (18.9 m) tug sank unexpectedly in the North Atlantic Ocean at 40°08.005′N 073°56.025′W / 40.133417°N 73.933750°W / 40.133417; -73.933750 (Restorer).[37]

22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1997
Ship State Description
Callisto   United States The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller sank approximately 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) south of Sitka, Alaska. The only person aboard survived.[11]

30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1997
Ship State Description
Happy Hooker II   United States The 28-foot (8.5 m) dive boat iced up, dragged her anchor, and sank in Alitak Bay 56°50′N 154°10′W / 56.833°N 154.167°W / 56.833; -154.167 (Alitak Bay) on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island. All three people aboard survived.[38]
Merchant Patriot   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in her engine room and was abandoned off the Bahamas. Declared a constructive total loss, she was towed to Freeport, Bahamas for scrapping.[39]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1997
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Catalina   United States
 
Catalina, June 2011

The passenger ferry foundered at Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.[40]

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Anafi nationality unknown Carrying a cargo of coal, the ship caught fire in the Piraeus Roads, Greece and was abandoned.[41]
Brown Bear   United States The motor vessel, a former research ship, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, in late 1997 or in January 1998.[42]
Christiana   Norway The ketch foundered in the North Sea,[43] and sank at a depth of 500 metres (1,640 ft) off Mandal, Norway. Later raised and repaired.[44]
HMBS David Tucker   Royal Bahamas Defence Force The decommissioned Cape-class patrol vessel was sunk as an artificial reef in the Bahamas.
Mr. J   United States The crab processor – a former PCE-842-class patrol craft and auxiliary minelayer – was towed out into the Pacific Ocean and scuttled sometime in the 1990s.[45]

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