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The '''list of shipwrecks in 1991''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[1991]].
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==January==
===13 January===
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|ship={{MV|Protektor||2}}
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The bulk carrier sank in heavy weather in the North Atlantic with the loss of all 33 crew.}}
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===16 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 January 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Continental Lotus||2}} 
|flag={{flag|India|civil}}
|desc=The bulk carrier/cargo ship sank {{convert|160|nmi|km}} east of [[Malta]] en route from [[Mormugao]] to [[Genova]] after developing crack in engine room bulkhead with the loss of 38 out of 42 crew <ref name=CL>{{cite web |url=http://www.cedre.fr/en/spill/continental_lotus/continental_lotus.php |title=Continental Lotus |publisher=Cedre |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===23 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 January 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Amuriyah||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: The [[VLCC|tanker]] was attacked and severely damaged off [[Bubiyan]] island  by [[Grumman A-6 Intruder]] aircraft from [[USS Midway (CV-41)|USS ''Midway'']] ({{navy|USA}}). She subsequently sank. The wreck was scheduled to be removed in or after 2014.<ref>Pokrant, Marvin (1999). ''Desert Storm at Sea: What the Navy Really Did''. Greenwood Publishing Group,  p. 66. {{ISBN|0313310246}}</ref><ref name=WMN106561>{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/106561/sgo-to-search-for-unexploded-ordnance-on-sunken-iraqi-oil-tanker/ |title=SGO to Search for Unexploded Ordnance on Sunken Iraqi Oil Tanker |date=13 March 2014 |publisher=World Maritime News |access-date=13 March 2014}}</ref> }}
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===24 January===
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|ship=Unidentified minelayer 
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Qurah]]: The [[minelayer]] was sunk by two United States [[Grumman A-6 Intruder]] aircraft.<ref name="soviet-empire1">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55183&sid=96225cb839f5593aae0b4374362d5087 |title=Iraqi Naval Battles |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=Unidentified minesweeper 
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Qurah]]: The [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] was sunk by two United States [[Grumman A-6 Intruder]] aircraft.<ref name="soviet-empire1"/>
}}
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|ship=Unidentified minesweeper 
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Qurah]]: The [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] was sunk in an Iraqi [[Naval mine|minefield]] while trying to evade United States [[Grumman A-6 Intruder]] aircraft. Helicopters from the [[guided-missile frigate]] {{USS|Curts|FFG-38|6}} ({{navy|USA|1960}}) rescued 22 crewmen, who were made [[prisoners of war]].<ref name="soviet-empire1"/>
}}
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|ship=Unidentified patrol boat 
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Qurah]]: The [[patrol boat]] was sunk by two United States [[Grumman A-6 Intruder]] aircraft.<ref name="soviet-empire1"/>
}}
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===29 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 January 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=Unidentified minesweeper 
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Umm al Maradim]]: The Project 1258 [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] was sunk by coalition aircraft or surface ships.<ref name="soviet-empire1"/>
}}
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==February==
===8 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 8 February 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Skagit Eagle''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|91|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked in [[Reese Bay]] ({{coord|54|00|15|N|164|43|00|W|name=Reese Bay}}) on [[Unalaska Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. All five members of her crew survived and a [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter picked them up from the shore.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (S) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===10 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 10 February 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Ashley Kay'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] struck a rock and sank in [[Frederick Sound]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (A) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Barbarossa'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 195-[[gross ton]], {{convert|81.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} or {{convert|98|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] disappeared  in the [[Bering Sea]] near [[St. George Island (Alaska)|St. George Island]] with the loss of all five men on board. The [[United States Coast Guard]] determined that a radio message from an unnamed vessel reporting herself in distress about {{convert|40|nmi}} west of St. George Island came from ''Barbarossa''.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksb">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (B) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===14 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 February 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Louisiana Brimstone|1945|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The molten sulphur carrier ran aground at [[Coatzacoalcos]], Mexico. She was refloated but consequently withdrawn from service. Scrapped in 1993.<ref name=T2C>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2C.html |title=T2 Tankers – C |publisher=Mariners |access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{ship||Sanko Harvest}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] ran aground between [[Hastings Island (Western Australia)|Hastings Island]] and [[Hood Island (Australia)|Hood Island]], Australia. Her twenty crew were evacuated on 15 February. She broke in three and sank on 17 February. ''Sanko Harvest'' was on a voyage from [[Tampa, Florida]], United States to [[Esperance, Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amsa.gov.au/environment/major-historical-incidents/Sanko_Harvest/index.asp |title=''Sanko Harvest'', Esperance, Western Australia, 14 February 1991 |department=Major Oil Spills in Australia |website=Australian Maritime Safety Agency |access-date=27 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815082258/http://www.amsa.gov.au/environment/major-historical-incidents/Sanko_Harvest/index.asp |archive-date=2013-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=SH>{{cite web |url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24903/mair27_001.pdf |title=(untitled) |publisher=Australian Transport Safety Board |access-date=2 November 2011}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Thunderbird''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|35|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Chatham Strait]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. Only one of the two people on board survived.<ref name="alaskashipwreckst">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (T) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===15 February===
{{shipwreck list begin|date=15 February 1991|sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item|ship=Unidentified patrol boat|flag={{navy|Spain}}|desc=A P-205 Type [[patrol boat]] was destroyed by a bomb planted by [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] at [[Hondarribia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1991/02/15/espana/666572407_850215.html |title=Una bomba destruye una patrullera de la Armada en Guipúzcoa|newspaper=El País |date=14 February 1991 |lang=es|access-date=2 November 2020|last1=Intxausti |first1=Aurora }}</ref>}}
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=== 24 February ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 February 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Breydon Merchant''
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The 425-ton coaster ship caught fire in the [[English Channel]] while carrying 120 tons of explosives for an Irish company. Towed to [[Gravesend]] on 25 February, she was later declared a total loss and scrapped; her crew of four was rescued by a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Westland Sea King]] helicopter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/02/24/British-ship-laden-with-explosives-catches-fire/3617667371600/ |title=British ship laden with explosives catches fire|website=UPI news agency|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> Broken up at [[Rainham, Kent|Rainham]] in June 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?271842|title=MV Breydon Merchant (+1991)|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref>}}
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==April==
===4 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 4 April 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Starling''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sprang a leak due to the deterioration of her wooden [[Hull (ship)|hull]] and sank while moored to a [[barge]] in the [[Gastineau Channel]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===7 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 7 April 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Choctaw'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|90|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|6.5|nmi}} off [[Harvey Cedars, New Jersey|Harvey Cedars]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|75|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|39|37.894|N|074|01.284|W|name=''Choctaw''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj06_gsn.php#Choctaw |title=njscuba.net ''Choctaw'' |access-date=2020-02-13 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213021637/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj06_gsn.php#Choctaw |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===8 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 April 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Starfish|1970|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The bulk carrier sprang a leak in the [[Indian Ocean]] off [[Port Louis, Mauritius]] on 1 April and diverted to that port. She arrived off Port Louis on 3 April and was subsequently ordered out of Mauritian waters on 7 April due to the threat of pollution. ''Starfish'' foundered {{convert|40|nmi|km}} west of Mauritius and {{convert|60|nmi|km}} north of [[Réunion]] on 8 April. All crew were rescued by a [[National Coast Guard of Mauritius]] patrol boat.<ref name=Starfish>{{cite web |url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24950/mair28_001.pdf |title=Foundering of Starfish outside Port Louis, Mauritius |publisher=Australian Transportation Safety Board |date=1 November 1991 |access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===10 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=10 April 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Agip Abruzzo||2}}<br>{{MS|Moby Prince||2}}
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=[[Moby Prince disaster|''Moby Prince'' disaster]]: The ferry ''Moby Prince'' collided with the tanker ''Agip Abruzzo'' off [[Livorno]], [[Tuscany]]. Both ships caught fire, leading to the deaths of 140. Both ships were declared total losses. 
}}
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=== 11 April ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 11 April  1991 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship|MT|Haven||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The [[very large crude carrier]] suffered an explosion and fire at [[Genoa]], [[Liguria]], Italy with the loss of six crew. She sank on 14 April.
}}
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|ship=''Talia'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=Carrying a heavy load of [[herring]], the {{convert|58|ft|m|adj=on}} herring-[[fishing vessel]] sank in rough seas off [[Point Gardner]] ({{coord|57|01|N|134|37|W|name=Point Gardner}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckst"/>
}}
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|ship=''Venus''
|flag={{flag|United States|1959}}
|desc=The {{convert|44|ft|m|adj=on|1}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] sank in a storm with {{convert|100|kn|adj=on}} winds off [[Katlian Bay]] ({{coord|57|09|N|135|23|W|name=Katlian Bay}}) north of [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Alaska]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (V) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-v/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===17 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 April 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Mineral Diamond||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Hong Kong|red}}
|desc=The bulk carrier foundered in the [[Indian Ocean]] {{convert|1500|nmi|km}} west of [[Perth, Western Australia]] with the loss of all 26 crew.<ref name=MD>{{cite web |url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25011/mair29_001.pdf |title=Loss of all hands on board Mineral Diamond |publisher=Australian Transportation Safety Board |date=1 November 1991 |access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===28 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 April 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Berta J'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|38|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] sank in south of [[Yakutat, Alaska|Yakutat]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of two crewmen, leaving behind little evidence of her loss.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksb"/>
}}
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===29 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 April 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{SAS|President Steyn}}
|flag={{navy|South Africa|1981}}
|desc=The [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] [[Rothesay-class frigate|President-class]] [[Type 12 frigate|Type 12]] [[frigate]] was sunk as a target by a combination of missile hits and gunfire from five {{sclass2|Minister|fast attack craft}} (all {{navy|South Africa}}) off [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Du Toit|first1=Allan|title=South Africa's Fighting Ships: Past and Present|date=1992|author-link=Allan du Toit|publisher=Ashanti Publishing|location=Rivonia, South Africa|isbn=1-874800-50-2}}, pp. 223, 234, 236–239.</ref>
}}
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==May==
===9 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 9 May 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Dora H''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|53|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[halibut]] [[Longline fishing|longliner]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off [[Chirikof Island]]. Her crew of four abandoned ship in a [[life raft]] and survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksd">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (D) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===14 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 14 May 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Max''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|91|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank near [[Hinchinbrook Entrance]] ({{coord|60|20|N|146|50|W|name=Hinchinbrook Entrance}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. Her crew of four survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (M) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===25 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 May 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''A-502''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire1988">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55043 |title=Soviet and Ethiopian Navy in Eritrea (1988–1991) |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Denden''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The [[cargo ship]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire1988"/>
}}
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|ship=''FMB-160'' 
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 205EP [[missile boat]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire1988"/>
}}
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|ship=''FMB-162'' 
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 205EP [[missile boat]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire1988" />
}}
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|ship=''FTB-110''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 205ET [[patrol ship]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire1988"/>
}}
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|ship=''LTC-1036''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The [[landing ship]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire1988"/>
}}
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|ship=Two unidentified landing&nbsp;ships
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 1785 [[landing ship]]s were [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire1988"/>
}}
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===28 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 May 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|ABT Summer||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] exploded and caught fire {{convert|900|nmi|km}} off the coast of Angola with the loss of five of her 32 crew. She was on a voyage from [[Kharg Island]], Iran to [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]], Netherlands. ''ABT Summer'' sank on 1 June.<ref name=AS>{{cite web |url=http://www.itopf.com/in-action/case-studies/case-study/abt-summer-off-angola-1991/ |title=ABT Summer, off Angola, 1991 |publisher=The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd |access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Almighty'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 144-ton, {{convert|85|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] struck a submerged object and sank off the coast of [[Alaska]] in [[Bristol Bay]] about {{convert|2|nmi}} off [[Right Hand Point]] ({{coord|58|46|10|N|159|54|00|W|name=Right Hand Point}}) and {{convert|7|nmi}} north of [[Round Island (Walrus Islands)|Round Island]] in the [[Walrus Islands]]. Another [[fishing vessel]] rescued her entire crew of five. She eventually was [[Marine salvage|salvaged]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksa"/>
}}
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===30 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 May 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Wanderer'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] sank while at anchor in [[Stephens Passage]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] near [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksw">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (W) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref> }}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=unknown May 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''F-1616  Zerai Deres'' 
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The previously damaged beyond repair Project 159 [[frigate]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire2">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55043 |title=Soviet and Ethiopian Navy in Eritrea (1988–1991) |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''FTB-112''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 206M [[motor torpedo boat]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire2"/>
}}
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|ship=''FTB-113'' 
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 206M [[motor torpedo boat]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name=sovietempireftb112ftb113>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55043 |title=Soviet and Ethiopian Navy in Eritrea (1988–1991) |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''P-205''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 1400ME [[patrol ship]] was sunk by [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] [[artillery]].<ref name="soviet-empire2"/>
}}
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|ship=''P-208''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 1400ME [[patrol ship]] was sunk by [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] [[artillery]].<ref name="soviet-empire2" />
}}
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|ship=Two unidentified landing ships
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 1785 [[landing ship]]s were sunk by [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] [[artillery]].<ref name="soviet-empire2"/>
}}
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|ship=Unidentified landing ship
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Project 1785 [[landing ship]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Dahlak Archipelago]].<ref name="soviet-empire2"/>
}}
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==June==
===5 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=5 June 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Windsong'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|33|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] went adrift and sank off [[Cape Spencer (Alaska)|Cape Spencer]], [[Alaska]]. Her three-man crew escaped in a [[life raft]] and was rescued.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksw"/> }}
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===7 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 June 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Braut Team||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The cargo ship, a 15-year-old [[Feeder ship|vessel]], sank in the [[Indian Ocean]], east of [[Sri Lanka]]. Water began flooding the cargo holds on 6 June. The ship had been scheduled to make multiple stops along Southern Asia and Europe, before docking at the United States. The cargo included ferro silicum and [[China Railways SY#Export|a new Chinese steam locomotive]] bound for the [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]] in the United States. All 17 crewmen were rescued.<ref>{{cite book|title=Maritime Casualties, 1963–1996|first=Norman|last=Hooke|page=102|date=1997|publisher=LLP Professional Publishing|isbn=1859781101}}</ref><ref name=RM0907>{{cite journal|last1=Hudson |first1= Mike |last2=Atkins |first2=Philip |date=September 2007 |title=Locos lost at sea. The all-time definitive record |journal=The Railway Magazine |publisher=IPC Media Ltd |volume=153 |issue=1277 |pages=14–19 |issn=0033-8923}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Business Times|date=June 10, 1991|location=Singapore|page=30}}</ref> }}
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===11 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 June 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Crusader'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|27|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] sank after she lost steering and ran aground on the "Indian Rocks" – probably a reference to the [[Inian Rocks]] ({{coord|58|15|N|136|20|W|name=Indian Rocks}}) – in [[Cross Sound]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (C) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===26 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 June 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Betty B'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|37|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank with the loss of two lives in [[Atka Pass]] ({{coord|52|00|N|175|22|W|name=Atka Pass}}) near [[Atka Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]] after striking a rock. There was one survivor.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksb"/>
}}
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==July==
===1 July===
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|ship=''Sea Toad''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] sank in the [[Yukon River]] in central [[Alaska]]. Only one of the two people on board survived.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===7 July===
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|ship={{MV|Manila Transporter||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Philippines|1986||2}}
|desc=The bulk carrier sprang a leak in the [[Pacific Ocean]] and was abandoned by her 24 crew at {{coord|29|42|S|64|16|E}}. They were rescued by {{MV|Berica||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}). The derelict ''Manila Transporter'' was discovered on 27 July at {{coord|23|55|S|65|55|E}} by {{MV|Algenib||2}} ({{flag|Singapore|civil}}). She was subsequently taken in tow by the tugs ''Smit Langkawi'' and ''Smit Sulawesi'' (both flag unknown) but she sank some {{convert|700|nmi|km}} east of [[Mauritius]] on 7 August.<ref name=MT>{{cite web |url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24904/mair32_001.pdf |title=Loss of Manila Transporter en route to Port Talbot, Wales |publisher=Australian Transportation Safety Board |date=6 May 1992 |access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===10 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 10 July 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Silver Eagle''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|29|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Bristol Bay]] off the coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===14 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 14 July 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Charmer'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Shrimp fishery|shrimp]] [[Commercial trawler|trawler]] sank off [[Level Island]] ({{coord|56|28|N|133|05|W|name=Level Island}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]] after her [[shrimp]] [[trawl]] caught on the bottom and its cable broke, causing her load to shift, which in turn made her [[capsize]]. Her crew of two survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc"/>
}}
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===16 July===
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|ship=''Mary Lou''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|66|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] ran aground, was refloated, was tied to a [[buoy]], and then sank near [[Dillingham, Alaska|Dillingham]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksm"/>
}}
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|ship=''Tyee''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=A large wave struck the [[stern]] of the {{convert|35|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] as she crossed a [[shoal]] during a [[gale]], causing her to capsize and sink in [[Bristol Bay]] off [[Port Heiden, Alaska|Port Heiden]], [[Alaska]]. Both crew members survived; one was rescued by the fishing vessel ''Isle Royale'' ({{flag|United States}}) and the other by the fishing vessel ''Shadowfax'' ({{flag|United States}}).<ref name="alaskashipwreckst"/>
}}
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===17 July===
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|ship=''Sable''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|82|ft|m|adj=on}} fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] burned to the [[waterline]] and sank in [[Bristol Bay]] off [[Alaska]]. All four members of her crew were rescued.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===20 July===
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|ship=MV ''[[Kirki (tanker)|Kirki]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The tanker broke in two in the [[Indian Ocean]] {{convert|22|nmi|km}} off [[Cervantes, Western Australia]] during a storm. The bow section sank. The stern section caught fire five times but each time the rough seas put the fire out. ''Kirki'' was towed to [[Dampier, Western Australia]], where her remaining cargo was transferred to another ship. She was subsequently towed to [[Singapore]].<ref name=Kirki>{{cite web |url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/1562673/mair33_001.pdf |title=Loss of Greek registered oil tanker Kirki en route to Kwinana |publisher=Australian Transportation Safety Board |date=2 April 1992 |access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===25 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 July 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Becky Lee'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|85|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Cape May]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|60|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|38|53.110|N|074|01.030|W|name=''Becky Lee''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj13_cape_may.php#BeckyLee |title=njscuba.net ''Becky Lee'' |access-date=2020-02-09 |archive-date=2020-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222073612/http://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj13_cape_may.php#BeckyLee |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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==August==
=== 3 August ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 3 August  1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{ship|MTS|Oceanos||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=<!-- Do not place a non-free file here, per WP:NFLISTS -->
The cruise ship sank in the [[Indian Ocean]] off the coast of South Africa ({{coord|32|02|00|S|29|06|36|E}}) after a leakage in the engine room's sea chest. The crew abandoned ship, leaving the passengers to their fate. All 571 people on board survived. The passengers were rescued by [[South African Air Force]] helicopters. }}
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=== 7 August ===
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|ship=''8 Ball'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|26|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] lost her [[anchor]] and was thrown onto the rocks on the coast of [[Wingham Island]] ({{coord|60|01|N|144|23|W|name=Wingham Island}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. An attempt to refloat her on 8 August failed, and she sank in {{convert|480|ft|m}} of water.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksnum>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (Numerical Names) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/alaska-shipwrecks-numerical-names/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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=== 10 August ===
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|ship=''Brandy'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] burned and sank at [[Anchor Point, Alaska|Anchor Point]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksb"/>
}}
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===17 August===
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|ship=''Sea Fox''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|48|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] rolled onto her side in heavy seas and sank in [[Knight Island Passage]] north of [[Point Nowell]] ({{coord|60|26|15|N|147|56|05|W|name=Point Nowell}}) on the south-central coast of [[Alaska]]. Her crew of five survived.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===24 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 August 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Melete||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The bulk carrier foundered in the [[Indian Ocean]] ({{Coord|27|41|S|54|13|E}}) with the loss of 25 of the 27 people on board.<ref name=Melete>{{cite web |url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25012/mair34_001.pdf |title=Sinking of the bulk carrier Melete |publisher=Australian Transport Safety Board |date=9 June 1992 |access-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date August 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''[[Regina Maris (1908)|Regina Maris]]''
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The [[schooner]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] by her [[Sea captain|captain]] at her berth at [[Greenport, Suffolk County, New York|Greenport]], [[New York (state)|New York]], to protect her from damage by [[Hurricane Bob]] and to provide protection to historic waterfront buildings. She was refloated after the storm passed. }}
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==September==
===8 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 September 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Sundancer''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|58|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] capsized and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] {{convert|185|nmi}} east of [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]], after a [[rogue wave]] struck her. Her entire crew of five survived.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===10 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=10 September 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Soon Ly||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Honduras|1949}}
|desc=The cargo ship sank off the coast of Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soon Ly |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?191391 |website=wrecksite.eu |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
}}
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===11 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11  September 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Klimno'' 
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: The [[barge]] was destroyed by missiles at [[Novigrad, Istria County|Novigrad]], [[Croatia]]. She was raised and scrapped in 1997.<ref name="soviet-empire1991">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55025&sid=7fd2472c213f66dd826f83da511834cd |title=Yugoslavian Navy during the War with Croatia (1991–1992) |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===13 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 13 September 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Sea Maid''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Trolling (fishing)|troller]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off [[Cape Edgecumbe]] ({{coord|56|59|45|N|135|51|00|W|name=Barren Islands}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===14 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 14 September 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Let’s Go''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|71|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] sank off [[Cape Ommaney]] ({{coord|56|10|00|N|134|40|20|W|name=Cape Ommaney}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]]. Her crew of five was rescued from a [[life raft]].<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (L) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===18 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11  September 1991 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Vukov Klanac''
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: The [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] was damaged beyond repair by [[Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] [[artillery]].<ref>[https://www.navypedia.org/ships/croatia/cro_ms_vukov_klanac.htm Navypedia - Vukov Klanac coastal minesweeper (1957/1991)]</ref>
}}
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===20 September===
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|ship=''Cruiser'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] burned and sank off [[Marmot Island]] in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]] near [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. The only person aboard survived.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc"/>
}}
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===23 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 23 September 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Nagan''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|40|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank off the [[Egg Islands]] near [[Cordova, Alaska|Cordova]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of her two crewmen.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (N) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===25 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25  September 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''BRM-86'' 
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: The armed motorboat hit a mine laid down on 24 September by the ferry ''Gradac'' ({{navy|Croatia}}) and sunk off [[Lora (Split)|Lora]] while on a resupply mission to the Yugoslav army barracks at Divulje. Three sailors and two soldiers were killed. There were two survivors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=ХРВАТСКИ НАПАДИ НА ЈУГОСЛОВЕНСКУ РАТНУ МОРНАРИЦУ У ГРАЂАНСКОМ РАТУ 1990-1991. ГОДИНЕ – Ветерани Ратне морнарице |url=https://veteraniratnemornarice.com/hrvatski-napadi-na-jugoslovensku-ratnu-mornaricu-u-gradjanskom-ratu-1990-1991-godine/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=kaže |first=Marko |date=2023-12-25 |title=НАИЛАЗАК БАРКАСЕ БРМ-86 НА МИНУ – Ветерани Ратне морнарице |url=https://veteraniratnemornarice.com/nailazak-barkase-brm-86-na-minu/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>}}
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===26 September===
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|ship=''Sea Hawk''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|38|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[seiner]] went aground and broke up in the surf near [[Valdez, Alaska|Valdez]], [[Alaska]], after she lost power due to a clogged [[fuel filter]]. Her crew of two survived.<ref name="alaskashipwreckss"/>
}}
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===28 September===
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|ship={{ship|Chilean destroyer|Blanco Encalada|14|2}}
|flag={{navy|Chile|1991}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} was sunk as a target. 
}}
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|ship=''Oman Sea One'' 
|flag={{flag|Oman|1970}}
|desc=The Omani crab trawler capsized onto her port side at 05:30z and lay semi-submerged for more than a day {{convert|183|nmi}} off St. Helena Island while returning to the island from fishing trials. Some crew perished including the British skipper and the South African cook.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=September 1991|sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Krila Dalmacije||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Croatia|civil}}
|desc= [[Croatian War of Independence]]: The 130-ton [[hydrofoil]] was shelled and sunk at Split by [[Yugoslav Navy]] warships. Later scrapped.<ref name="soviet-empire1991"/><ref name="hydro">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=Lloyd's Register of Shipping: 1991 casualty returns |url=https://lloyds-production.s3.amazonaws.com/_file/general/1991-casualty-returns.pdf |access-date=2023-02-03 |language=en}}</ref>}}
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|ship= {{MV| Krila Istre ||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Croatia|civil}}
|desc= [[Croatian War of Independence]]: The 130-ton [[hydrofoil]] was shelled and sunk at Split by [[Yugoslav Navy]] warships. Later scrapped.<ref name="soviet-empire1991"/><ref name="hydro"/>
}}
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==October==
===5 October===
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|ship=''Perast''
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: The 335 ton coaster<ref name=jadro>{{Cite web |title=Jadrolinija - Page 2: Post War Passenger Ships |url=https://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Jadrolinija2.html#anchor1307536 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.simplonpc.co.uk}}</ref> was abandoned after being heavily damaged by naval, artillery and tank fire at [[Slano]],<ref name=naucat/> where the vessel had been forced to re-enter when fired at by the patrol boat PČ-178 ''Kosmaj'' ({{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]) while steaming away on 1 October.<ref>{{Cite web |title=- „Kosmaj“ počeo pucati po „Perastu“ |url=https://www.glasgrada.hr/8-dio-kosmaj-poceo-pucati-po-perastu |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.glasgrada.hr |language=hr}}</ref> ''Kosmaj'' shelled Slano on 5 October, killing three of ''Perast'' complement as they landed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan kada je Mljet plakao (42) |url=https://www.glasgrada.hr/dan-kada-je-mljet-plakao-42 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.glasgrada.hr |language=hr}}</ref> Adrift, the ship was towed to Korčula and eventually declared a total constructive loss.<ref name=naucat>{{Cite web |last=NAUCAT |title=Brod Perast - vapor s dušom |url=https://www.naucat.com/hr/vijesti/zanimljivosti-i-eventi/brod-perast-vapo-s-dusom-200226 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.naucat.com |language=hr}}</ref> ''Perast'' was scrapped in 2005.<ref name=jadro/>
}}
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===8 October===
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|ship=''Discovery''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|97|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank southwest of the [[Queen Charlotte Islands]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Wearing [[survival suit]]s, her five crew members survived for 11 days in a [[life raft]] before the fishing vessel ''Ocean Viking'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued them on 19 October.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksd"/>
}}
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===11 October===
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|ship=''Ada Adelia'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|67|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in {{convert|85|ft|m|0}} of water in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] east of [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|39|15.500|N|074|13.880|W|name=''Ada Adelia''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj09_atlantic_city.php#Adelia |title=njscuba.net ''Ada Adelia'' |access-date=2020-02-08 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213021754/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj09_atlantic_city.php#Adelia |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===13 October===
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|ship=''Tonquin'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|86|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] capsized and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off [[Twoheaded Island]] ({{coord|56|54|N|153|35|W|name=Twoheaded Island}}) near [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. Her [[Sea captain|captain]] died, but the other four crewmen were rescued.<ref name="alaskashipwreckst"/> }}
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===22 October===
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|ship=''Emerald Cove''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|31|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[seiner]] burned and sank at [[Cordova, Alaska|Cordova]], [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckse">{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (E) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===23 October===
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|ship= Unidentified fishing motorboat
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: A fishing motorboat carrying six Croatian naval commandos on a sabotage mission was intercepted off [[Šipan]] island and sunk after a brief exchange of fire by the patrol boat PČ-178 ''Kosmaj'' ({{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]) . Three Argentine volunteers and two Croatian fighters were killed, one survived.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=ХРВАТСКИ НАПАДИ НА ЈУГОСЛОВЕНСКУ РАТНУ МОРНАРИЦУ У ГРАЂАНСКОМ РАТУ 1990-1991. ГОДИНЕ – Ветерани Ратне морнарице |url=https://veteraniratnemornarice.com/hrvatski-napadi-na-jugoslovensku-ratnu-mornaricu-u-gradjanskom-ratu-1990-1991-godine/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
}}
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=== 28 October ===
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{{shipwreck list item
|ship= ''[[Andrea Gail]]'' 
|flag={{Flag|United States}}
|desc=[[1991 Perfect Storm|1991 "Perfect Storm"]]: The [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] with the loss of all six crew. }}
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===31 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 31 October 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Rose Ann Hess''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked in bad weather at [[Port Bailey, Alaska|Port Bailey]] ({{coord|57|56|N|153|02|W|name=Totem Bay}}) on [[Kodiak Island]], [[Alaska]]. Her crew of six survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (R) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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==November==
===5 November===
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|ship={{MV|SK Link One||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Sweden}}
|desc=The cargo ship suffered a fire in her engine room and was abandoned by her crew in the [[North Sea]] off the coast of [[Cleveland, England|Cleveland]], United Kingdom. She exploded and sank on 10 November.<ref name=Times111191>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship leave mile-long slick after blast |author=Michael Horsnell |date=11 November 1991 |page=3 |issue=64174 |column=C-E }}</ref> }}
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===7 November===
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|ship=''Louise''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|86|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in bad weather near [[Dutch Harbor, Alaska|Dutch Harbor]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of one life. There were four survivors.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksl"/>
}}
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===8 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 November 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship|Yugoslav minesweeper|RML-308||2}}
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: The ''RML-301''-class river minesweeper was hit by anti-tank rockets fired by Croatian forces and beached in the area of [[Kopački Rit]], on the confluence of the [[Danube]] and the [[Drava]] while intercepting the pusher tug ''Šariš'' ({{flag|Czechoslovakia}}), which was on a gunrunning mission for Croatia. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service. Two crewmen were killed and the commanding officer wounded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-07 |title=DVA NERAZDVOJNA DRUGA STEVAN I KRISTIJAN – Ветерани Ратне морнарице |url=https://veteraniratnemornarice.com/dva-nerazdvojna-druga-stevan-i-kristijan/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55025&sid=7fd2472c213f66dd826f83da511834cd |title=Yugoslavian Navy during the War with Croatia (1991–1992) |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=sandor/>
}}
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|ship= ''Šariš''
|flag= {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: The [[pusher tug]] was hit by gunfire from ''RML-301'' ({{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]) on the confluence of the [[Danube]] and the [[Drava]] while on a gunrunning mission for Croatia and set on fire. Eventually towed to [[Bratislava]] for repairs.<ref name=sandor>{{Cite web |title=Ondrejkovics - Galéria -> Aktuality - Invázia vojsk Varšavskej zmluvy 21.augusta 1968 -> Dunaj - Domov |url=http://www.ondrejkovics-sandor.com/?lg=1&s=115 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.ondrejkovics-sandor.com}}</ref>
}}
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===11 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Euro River||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Malta|civil}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]]: The cargo ship, manned by a [[Croatia]]n crew and bounded for [[Dubrovnik]], was sunk by gunfire from a Yugoslav navy patrol boat off [[Šolta]] island. All members of her complement were rescued safely.<ref name=Hooke>{{cite book |last=Hooke |first=Norman |year=1997 |title=Maritime casualties, 1963–1996 |publisher=LLP |page=203 |isbn=1-85978-110-1}}</ref> }}
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===12 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Adriatic|1973|2}}
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Siege of Dubrovnik]]: The ferry was shelled by Yugoslav navy vessels and ground artillery at [[Dubrovnik]], caught fire and sank at Gruz, Dubrovnik. raised and scrapped in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55025&sid=7fd2472c213f66dd826f83da511834cd |title=Yugoslavian Navy during the War with Croatia (1973–1991) |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="wrecksite1971">{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?271807 |title=Adriatic Ferry (1971–1992) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Argolys||2}}
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Siege of Dubrovnik]]: The ferry was shelled by Yugoslav navy vessels and ground artillery at [[Dubrovnik]], caught fire and sank at Gruz, Dubrovnik. Raised and scrapped.<ref name="soviet-empire1973">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55025&sid=7c2f6e7b520eaff6ce6ddfe69dadd328 |title=Yugoslavian Navy during War in Croatia (1991-1992) |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?271827 |title=Argolys (+1991) |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Pelagic''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Siege of Dubrovnik]]: The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk by Yugoslav navy vessels and ground artillery at [[Dubrovnik]].<ref name="soviet-empire1973"/><ref name="wrecksite1971"/>
}}
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===14 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 November 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship= PČ-176 ''Mukos'' 
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Battle of the Dalmatian channels]]: The vessel was hit by a midget torpedo launched by Croatian naval commandos, crippled and abandoned by her crew. Survivors rescued by TČ-224 ''Pionir II'' ({{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]). Three crewmen killed.<ref>[http://uhddr-hrm.com/clanci/2011/premijera-hrvatskog-minitorpeda.html ''Premijera hrvatskog minitorpeda''] by Stjepan Bernadić Kula {{in lang|hr}}</ref> Towed by local fishing boats to Šolta island and beached, later recovered, repaired and put into service in the [[Croatian Navy]] as HRM OB-02 ''Šolta''.<ref name=SD>{{cite web |url=http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/20041115/temedana01.asp |title=Admiral Letica je naredio: "Raspali!" |first=Stjepan |last=Bernardić |publisher=Slobodna Dalmacija |date=15 November 2004  |access-date=6 May 2012 |language=hr}}</ref><ref name="soviet-empire3">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55025&sid=7fd2472c213f66dd826f83da511834cd |title=Yugoslavian Navy during the War with Croatia (1991–1992) |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= ''Voroshilovgrad''
|flag={{flag|Soviet Union}} 
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Battle of Vukovar]]: The [[pusher tug]] was hit by artillery rounds on the bridge and was heavily damaged while sailing on the [[Danube]] near [[Vukovar]]. Two sailors were killed and three other wounded.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sso.passport.yandex.ru/push?uuid=1368037d-a2af-44b5-8a15-c6e0595ee98d&retpath=https%3A%2F%2Fdzen.ru%2Fa%2FX699QvJGbhgQXLS8%3Fis_autologin_ya%3Dtrue|title=14 November 1991: Russian ships shelled  by artillery at Vukovar |publisher=Maritime Chronology |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=sso.passport.yandex.ru}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Rabunion XVIII||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Lebanon}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Madonna Lily||2}} ({{Flag|Philippines|1986}}) under the [[Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge]], [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] and sank.<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=6617752|shipname=Rabunion XVIII |accessdate=10 February 2020}}</ref>
}}
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===16 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 November 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship= Ml-143 ''Iž''  
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Battle of the Dalmatian channels]]: The patrol boat was hit and crippled by coastal batteries manned by Croatian navy personnel and stranded at Torac Bay, [[Hvar]] Island. the vessel was captured by the Croatians.<ref name="soviet-empire3"/>
}}
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|ship= Ml-144 ''Olib'' 
|flag={{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg}} [[Yugoslav Navy]]
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Battle of the Dalmatian channels]]: The patrol boat was hit and sunk off [[Šćedro]] island by coastal batteries manned by Croatian navy personnel.<ref name="soviet-empire3"/>
}}
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===17 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Mon Ami||2}} 
|flag={{USA}}
|desc=The [[Empire F type coaster]] was beached at [[Seal Island, Nova Scotia|Seal Island]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada. She was declared a constructive total loss. }}
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===18 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 November 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Algol|AKA-54|6}} 
|flag={{navy|USA|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Andromeda|attack cargo ship}} was sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off the coast of [[New Jersey]] to form part of the [[Shark River (New Jersey)|Shark River]] [[artificial reef]].}}
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===20 November===
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|ship={{MV|Ross Revenge||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The [[pirate radio]] ship ran aground on the [[Goodwin Sands]], [[Kent]], United Kingdom. All on board were rescued by a [[Royal Navy]] Helicopter. She was refloated the next day and subsequently returned to service. }}
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===21 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 November 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Easy Rider''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|31|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Shrimp fishery|shrimp]]-[[fishing vessel]] burned to the [[waterline]] and sank in [[Strawberry Channel]] ({{coord|60.4106|N|146.0753|W|name=Strawberry Channel}}) off [[Rugged Island (Alaska)|Rugged Island]] ({{coord|60|24|N|146|03|W|name=Rugged Island}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name="alaskashipwreckse"/>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Kilkenny||2}} 
|flag={{flagcountry|Republic of Ireland}}
|desc=The [[container ship]] collided with the [[motor vessel]] {{MV|Hasselwerder||2}} ({{flag|Germany}}) in [[Dublin Bay]] and sank with the loss of three of her 14 crew.<ref name=Kilkenny>{{Cite web |url=http://www.irishships.com/mvkilkenny.html |title=M. V. Kilkenny |publisher=Irish ships |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> }}
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===22 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 22 November 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Harvey G''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|94|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank in bad weather in the [[Bering Sea]] approximately {{convert|100|nmi}} north of [[Cold Bay, Alaska|Cold Bay]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of her entire crew of four.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksh>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (H) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===23 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 23 November 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Chatham'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While hauled out on the beach in [[Southeast Alaska]] for winter maintenance, the {{convert|82|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire.<ref name="alaskashipwrecksc"/>
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown November 1991 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{SV|Roditelj||2}}
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Siege of Dubrovnik]]: The sailing vessel was shelled by Yugoslav navy vessels and ground artillery at [[Dubrovnik]] and sank at Dubrovnik between 9–12 November. Raised and scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55025&sid=7c2f6e7b520eaff6ce6ddfe69dadd328 |title=Yugoslavian Navy during War in Croatia (1991-1992) |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= ''[[Armed Boats Squadron Dubrovnik|Sveti Vlaho]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Siege of Dubrovnik]]: The [[runabout (boat)|runabout]]/[[blockade runner]] ran aground {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of [[Dubrovnik]] while being pursued by a Yugoslav patrol boat sometime in November (or possibly early December). Refloated and returned to service.<ref name="soviet-empire3"/>
 }}
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==December==
===6 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 December 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Al Awda||2}}   
|flag={{flag|Palestine}}  
|desc= The ferry sank in Yugoslavian waters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55191 |title=Syrian Naval Battles (Lebanese Civil War) |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= ''[[Armed Boats Squadron Dubrovnik|Sveti Vlaho]]'' 
|flag={{flag|Croatia|1990}}
|desc=[[Croatian War of Independence]], [[Siege of Dubrovnik]]: The [[runabout (boat)|runabout]]/ [[blockade runner]] was sunk by a Yugoslav [[9K11 Malyutka]] missile at [[Gruž]], north of [[Dubrovnik]]. She was raised in 2001 and is currently preserved as a monument.<ref>{{cite web| publisher= Portal Oko| url=http://www.portaloko.hr/clanak/kako-su-talijanski-svercerski-brodovi-u-pravim-rukama-spasili-dubrovnik-foto/0/17640/|language= hr| title= Kako su talijanski švercerski brodovi u pravim rukama spasili Dubrovnik|trans-title=How did Italian smuggling boats end up in right hands to save Dubrovnik| date= August 19, 2011|author= Ivana Brailo| access-date= September 23, 2011}}</ref> 
}}
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===7 December===
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|ship=''Wyoming'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|100|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] and [[clam]] [[Fishing dredge|dredger]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Cape May]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|38|52.976|N|074|40.620|W|name=''Wyoming''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj13_cape_may.php#Wyoming |title=njscuba.net ''Wyoming'' |access-date=2020-02-09 |archive-date=2020-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222073612/http://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj13_cape_may.php#Wyoming |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===8 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 8 December 1991 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Peter H''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=During a voyage from [[Homer, Alaska|Homer]] to [[Seldovia, Alaska|Seldovia]], [[Alaska]], the {{convert|36.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[harbor tug]] broke up and sank in [[Kachemak Bay]] on the coast of [[Southcentral Alaska]] near [[Hesketh Island]] ({{coord|59|30|26|N|151|30|51|W|name=Hesketh Island}}) and [[Barbara Point]]. The man and woman on board both died.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Shipwrecks (P) – Alaska Shipwrecks|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/|access-date=2023-01-01|website=alaskashipwreck.com}}</ref>
}}
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===12 December===
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|ship= [[Spanish destroyer Churruca (D61)|''Churruca'']]
|flag={{navy|Spain|1991}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} was sunk as a target. }}
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=== 15 December ===
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|ship= {{MV|Salem Express||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Egypt}}
|desc=[[File:Diving Salem Express.JPG|thumb|right|The wreck of ''Salem Express'' in 2010]] Just before midnight on 14 December, the [[ferry]] struck the Hyndman Reef, capsized, and sank in the [[Red Sea]] ({{coord|26|38|22|N|34|03|39|E}}) with the loss of 464 of the 644 people on board. }}
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==Unknown date==
{{shipwreck list begin |date= Unknown Date 1991 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{HMS|Arethusa|F38|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United Kingdom|1991}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Leander|frigate}} was sunk as a target. 
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi landing ship|Attica||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 773K-class [[landing ship]] was sunk by British aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4">{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55183&sid=96225cb839f5593aae0b4374362d5087 |title=Iraqi Naval Battles |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Idene'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|120|ft|adj=on}} [[Fishing vessel|fishing]] [[dragger]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in {{convert|85|ft}} of water in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off the coast of [[Rhode Island]] {{convert|4|nmi}} south of [[Block Island]] to form an [[artificial reef]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/idene-dat.htm |title=Idene | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=11 February 2021 }}</ref> 
}}
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|ship=''[[USS Buttress (ACM-4)|Mr. J]]'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]] [[Factory ship|processor]] – a former [[PCE-842-class patrol craft|''PCE-842''-class]] [[patrol craft]] and auxiliary [[minelayer]] – was towed out into the [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Scuttling|scuttled]] sometime in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Buttress (ACM 4)
| editor2= Michael Mohl
| editor1= Joseph Radigan
| series= Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive
|url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/11/0104.htm|access-date=2023-01-01|website=NavSource}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi landing ship|Nouh||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 773K-class [[landing ship]] was sunk by British aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi patrol boat|No. 223||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 368-class [[patrol boat]] was sunk by Coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi patrol boat|No. 224||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 368-class [[patrol boat]] was sunk by Coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name=sovietempireno223no224>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55183&sid=96225cb839f5593aae0b4374362d5087 |title=Iraqi Naval Battles |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi patrol boat|No. 225||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 376-class patrol boat was sunk by Coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi patrol boat|No. 226||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 376-class [[patrol boat]] was sunk by Coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4" />
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi patrol boat|No. 227||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 376-class [[patrol boat]] was sunk by Coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4" />
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi submarine chaser|No. 301||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 201M-class [[submarine chaser]]s was sunk by coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi submarine chaser|No. 311||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 201M-class [[submarine chaser]]s was sunk by coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4" />
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{ship|Iraqi submarine chaser|No. 312||2}}
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: The Project 201M-class [[submarine chaser]]s was sunk by coalition aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4" />
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= Three unidentified missile boats
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: Three Lurrsen Type 45 [[missile boat]]s were sunk by British aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= Two unidentified patrol boats
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: Two 1400E [[patrol boat]]s were sunk by British aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= Unidentified minesweeper/minelayer
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]: [[Battle of Bubiyan]]: A Project 254 [[Minesweepr (ship)|minesweeper]]/[[minelayer]] was sunk by British aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=Two unidentified salvage ships
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Gulf War|First Gulf War]], [[Operation Desert Storm]]:[[Battle of Bubiyan]]: Two Project 368 [[salvage ship]]s were sunk by British aircraft between 29 January and 4 February.<ref name="soviet-empire4"/>
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1991]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1991| ]]
[[Category:1991-related lists|Ship]]