List of roll-on/roll-off vessel accidents

This is a list of roll-on/roll-off vessels involved in maritime incidents and accidents.

DateNameIncident
31 January 1953Princess Victoria[1]Sank in the North Channel in a windstorm (that also caused the North Sea flood of 1953); 135 dead.
26 September 1954Hitaka MaruCapsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Also romanized as Hidaka.
26 September 1954Kitami MaruCapsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2]
26 September 1954Seikan Maru No 11Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Refloated in 1956 and returned to service.[3]
26 September 1954Tokachi MaruCapsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers.[2] Refloated in 1956 and returned to service.[3]
26 September 1954Tōya MaruCapsized in the Tsugaru Strait by Typhoon Marie (1954). 1,430 people aboard were killed in the accident.
8 December 1966SS HeraklionUnsecured refrigerator truck forced open midship loading door[4]
10 April 1968TEV WahineCaught in storm off Cyclone Giselle, ran aground on Barrett Reef, then capsized and sank off of New Zealand
19 December 1982MS European GatewayCapsized off Harwich following a collision with Speedlink Vanguard.
15 February 1985MV A ReginaRan aground and wrecked. No casualties or serious injury
6 March 1987MS Herald of Free EnterpriseCapsized off Zeebrugge when the bow door was left open.
26 April 1988MV ReijinCapsized and sank off the coast of Portugal on maiden voyage
7 April 1990MS Scandinavian StarCaught fire and burned as a result of arson
14-15th December 1991MV Salem ExpressStruck a reef and sank in sight of port at Safaga, Egypt, with at least 464 casualties.
14 January 1993MS Jan HeweliuszCapsized and sunk in the Baltic Sea
28 September 1994MS EstoniaHad a bow visor failure. Investigations have been reopened in 2020. 852 people aboard were killed in the accident.
26 September 2000MS Express SaminaStruck a rock and sank off Paros, Greece
26 September 2002MV Le JoolaSecond deadliest non-military maritime disaster
14 December 2002MV TricolorCollision, no casualties, vessel required salvation by wreck cutting in 9 sections due to being a hazard to navigation.
31 January 2004MV Diamond RayCollision with container vessel Trade Zale during anchoring in the bay of Ulsan, requiring salvage tugs, no casualties[5][6]
15 May 2004MV Hyundai No 105Collided with tanker MT Kaminesan and sank close to Singapore Sentosa island, no casualties but crew required rescue[7]
3 February 2006MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98
22 March 2006MV Queen of the NorthFailed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank.
23 July 2006MV Cougar AceSeverely listed. Was successfully salvaged and returned to service.[8]
8 March 2007MV Repubblica di GenovaCapsized inside Antwerp port, due to possible incorrect stowage and ballast. Towage was required[9]
5 December 2012MV Baltic Ace11 fatalities, collision with container vessel Corvus J.
7 May 2013MV Jolly Nero9 fatalities, collision with the Pilots' office tower during unberthing[10]
16 April 2014MV Sewol304 fatalities, caused by insufficient ballast, overloading, and steering error.[11]
3 January 2015MV Höegh OsakaDeveloped severe list and was intentionally grounded, no casualties
1 October 2015SS El Faro33 fatalities, sunk in deep water by Hurricane Joaquin[12]
26 January 2016MV Modern ExpressSeverely listed in the Bay of Biscay, crew evacuated, no casualties, vessel required salvation by towage [13]
20 September 2018MV Nyerere228 fatalities, captain distracted by cellphone.[14]
10 March 2019Grande AmericaCaught fire and sank in the Bay of Biscay, no casualties[15]
9 September 2019MV Golden RayCapsized in St. Simons Sound, no casualties. Vessel caught fire during salvage operations.[16][17]
4 June 2020 MV Höegh Xiamen Caught fire while docked at Blount Island, 8 JFRD firefighters were injured. Vessel required salvation by towage.[18][19]
16 February 2022 Felicity Ace Caught fire off the coast of the Azores. Crew evacuated, no casualties. Vessel eventually capsized and sunk.[20][21]

References
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  5. Honshu Shipping Co, LTD. v. M/V Trade Zale (United States District Court, N.D. California).Text
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  7. "Ship Carrying 4,000 Cars Sinks off of Singapore". NBC News. Associated Press. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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  13. Staff (3 February 2016). "Ro/Ro Modern Express Successfully Taken in Tow". Maritime Executive. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  14. Yonazi, Jim James (18 December 2018). "Training in Alertness Crucial to Mitigate Disaster Effects". Daily News. Tanzania Standard Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. "Fire-Stricken Grande America Sinks off France". World Maritime News. Offshore Energy. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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  17. staff, News4Jax (2021-05-14). "Golden Ray shipwreck burning in St. Simons Sound". WJXT. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  18. Avanier, Nick Jones, Maggie Lorenz, Erik (2020-06-04). "Fire aboard cargo ship still burning; 9 firefighters recovering after explosion". WJXT. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  19. Johnson, Scott (2020-08-30). "Cargo ship moved from Blount Island after June fire". WJXT. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  20. Day, Lewin (16 February 2022). "Cargo Ship Full of Porsches, Bentleys and VWs Is On Fire and Adrift in the Atlantic [UPDATED]". The Drive. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  21. "Massive cargo ship carrying cars sinks in mid-Atlantic". Associated Press. March 2022.
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