List of shipwrecks in 1987
- List of shipwrecks in 1987
The list of shipwrecks in 1987 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1987.
March
March 6
* "Herald of Free Enterprise" (UK): Passenger ferry sunk in the North Sea off Zeebrugge, Belgium after taking on water and capsizing and sinking stern first; the bow doors of this RO-RO (roll-on roll-off) ferry were subsequently discovered to have been left open. 193 fatalities.
October
October 16
MV "Hengist" UK beached at Folkestone Warren during the Great Storm of 1987.[cite book | first = | last = Bob Ogley, Ian Currie and Mark Davison| year = 1991| title = The Kent Weather Book| pages = p22| publisher = Froglets Publications Ltd| location = Brasted Chart| id = ISBN 1 8 72337 35 X] ] December
December 20
* "Doña Paz" (PHI): Passenger ferry sunk in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines after colliding with the oil tanker "M/V Vector", killing 4,341 people [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/03/maritime.disasters/index.html CNN.com - Maritime disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries - Feb 3, 2006 ] ] .
See also
References
1. www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/03/maritime.disasters/index.html
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