Ship wrecks and shipping accidents in the Southern Ocean: 1578 to 2016

A collation of known shipwrecks and vessels lost at sea from the year 1578 until 2013 containing information on year, vessel name, country, last known location, and purpose for the journey. And a collation of recent shipping incidents from 1991 until 2016 containing information on the year of the incident, vessel name, country where known, purpose of the journey and the cause of the incident.


Location - listed as nearest land mass used where known.


Country - Argentina = AR; Australia = AU; Bahamas = BS; Barbados = BB; Brazil = BR; China = CN; Falkland Islands = FK; France = FR; Germany = DE; Japan = JP; Korea = KR; Liberia = LR; Malta = MT; New Zealand = NZ; Norway = NO; Panama = PA; Peru = PE; Poland = PL; Russia = RU; Spain = ES; South Africa = ZA; Sweden = SE; UK = United Kingdom; US = United States of America

Nationality of tourist companies are not all included as the company (principal and sub-chartered), and the ships used, are registered across different countries, some even changing within any given year. Flag state for that year is included where known.

NB: vessels ran aground mainly due to severe weather conditions or inadequate hydrographic information


Information was compiled for numerous references (Argentina and Chile, 2016; ASOC, 2012; Belgium, 2009; Brazil, 2012a; Brazil, 2012b; Headland, 2009; IAATO, 2000; IAATO, 2002; IAATO, 2003; IAATO, 2011a; IAATO, 2011b; Jones, 1973; Korea, 2011; New Zealand, 2007; New Zealand, 2012a; New Zealand, 2012b; New Zealand, 2015; New Zealand et al., 2011; Norway, 2007; Norway, 2008; People's Republic of China, 2013; Poland, 2016; Reich, 1980; Sweet et al., 2015; United Kingdom, 2008; United Kingdom, 2009).

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Alternate title
Ship wrecks and shipping accidents in the Southern Ocean: 1578 to 2016
Date (Publication)
2017-12-12
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.4225/15/5a2f56acae363

Originator

Raymond, T.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

RAYMOND, TANIA
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Collaborator

RAYMOND, TANIA
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4180_Vessel_incidents_SO

Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Transportation

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TimePeriod
1578-01-01 2016-12-31
Title
XVIII Combined Antarctic Naval Patrol 2015-2016
Date (Publication)
2016
Citation identifier
IP 109

Author

Argentina and Chile
Other citation details
XXXIX ATCM, CEP XIX, Santiago, Chile 23 May - 01 Jun 2016
Title
Follow-up to Vessel Incidents in Antarctic Waters.
Date (Publication)
2012
Citation identifier
IP53

Author

ASOC
Other citation details
XXXV ATCM, CEP XV, Hobart, Australia 11 - 20 June 2012.
Title
Report by Liberia on Sinking of MS Explorer.
Date (Publication)
2009
Citation identifier
IP120

Author

Belgium
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Baltimore, USA.
Title
Brazilian Yacht Accident
Date (Publication)
2012
Citation identifier
IP64

Author

Brazil
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Hobart, Australia 11 - 20 June 2012.
Title
Comandante Ferraz Station: Oil Barge Incident.
Date (Publication)
2012
Citation identifier
IP65

Author

Brazil
Other citation details
XXXV ATCM, CEP XV, Hobart, Australia 11 - 20 June 2012.
Title
A chronology of Antarctic exploration: a synopsis of events and activities from the earliest times until the international polar years, 2007-09
Date (Publication)
2009

Author

Headland, R.K.

Publisher

Bernard Quaritch
London
Title
An Assessment of Environmental Emergencies Arising from Activities in Antarctica.
Date (Publication)
2000
Citation identifier
IP11

Author

IAATO
Other citation details
XII SATCM, The Hague, Netherlands 11-15 September 2000.
Title
An Assessment of Environmental Emergencies Arising from Activities in Antarctica.
Date (Publication)
2002
Citation identifier
IP39

Author

IAATO
Other citation details
XXV ATCM, CEP V, Warsaw, Poland 10-20 September 2002.
Title
An Assessment of Environmental Emergencies Arising from Activities in Antarctica 2002-2003 season.
Date (Publication)
2003
Citation identifier
IP70

Author

IAATO
Other citation details
XXVI ATCM, CEP VI, Madrid, Spain 9-20 June 2003.
Title
Development of a mandatory code for ships operating in polar waters: IAATO polar risk assessment.
Date (Publication)
2011
Citation identifier
DE 56/INF.9

Author

IAATO
Other citation details
Sub-committee on ship design and equipment.
Title
Report of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators 2010-11.
Date (Publication)
2011
Citation identifier
IP108

Author

IAATO
Other citation details
XXXIV ATCM, CEP XIV, Buenes Aires, Argentina 20 June - 1 July 2011.
Title
Voyages to South Georgia, 1795-1820
Date (Publication)
1973
Citation identifier
32

Author

Jones, A.G.E.
Page
15-22
Title
Follow-up Information Regarding the Capsizal Incident of the Insung No.1.
Date (Publication)
2011
Citation identifier
BG34

Author

Korea
Other citation details
CCAMLR XXX, Hobart, Australia.
Title
Fire on Board the Japanese Whaling Vessel Nisshin Maru.
Date (Publication)
2007
Citation identifier
IP40

Author

New Zealand
Other citation details
XXX ATCM, CEP X, New Delhi, India 30 April - 11 May 2007.
Title
ATCM Response to CCAMLR Fishing Vessel Incidents.
Date (Publication)
2012
Citation identifier
WP49

Author

New Zealand
Other citation details
XXXV ATCM, CEP XV, Hobart, Australia, 11 - 20 Jun 2012.
Title
Search and Rescue Incident: Antarctic Chieftain (2015).
Date (Publication)
2015
Citation identifier
IP51

Author

New Zealand
Other citation details
XXXVIII ATCM, CEP XVIII, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Title
The Berserk Incident, Ross Sea, February 2011.
Date (Publication)
2011
Citation identifier
IP18

Author

New Zealand, Norway and United States
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XXXIV ATCM, CEP XIV, Buenos Aires, Argentina 20 Jun - 1 Jul 2011.
Title
The M/S Nordkapp incident.
Date (Publication)
2007
Citation identifier
WP37

Author

Norway
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XXX ATCM, CEP X, New Delhi, India 30 April - 11 May 2007.
Title
The Fram incident.
Date (Publication)
2008
Citation identifier
IP121

Author

Norway
Other citation details
XXXI ATCM, CEP XI, Kyiv, Ukraine 2 - 13 June 2008.
Title
Summary report on the fire incident of the fishing vessel Kaixin.
Date (Publication)
2013
Citation identifier
BG10

Author

People's Republic of China
Other citation details
CCAMLR XXXII, Hobart, Australia.
Title
Polish sailing yacht accident at King George Island (Antarctic Peninsula) – update on the successful rescue operation.
Date (Publication)
2016
Citation identifier
BP10

Author

Poland
Other citation details
XXXIX ATCM, CEP XIX, Santiago, Chile 23 May - 01 Jun 2016.
Title
The development of Antarctic tourism.
Date (Publication)
1980
Citation identifier
20

Author

Reich, R.J.
Name
Polar Record
Issue identification
20
Page
203-214
Title
The Grounding of the Bahia Paraíso, Arthur Harbor, Antarctica.
Date (Publication)
2015
Citation identifier
BP10

Author

Sweet, S.T., Kennicutt, M.C. and Klein, A.G.
Page
547-556
Other citation details
In: M. Fingas (Editor), Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology. John Wiley and Sons, Inc
Title
Report of Main Engine Failure of FV Argos Georgia in the Ross Sea on 24 December 2007.
Date (Publication)
2008
Citation identifier
IP52

Author

United Kingdom
Other citation details
XXXI ATCM, CEP XI, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2 - 13 June 2008.
Title
Fire on board the In Sung 22 in CCAMLR Statistical Subarea 48.3. 30
Date (Publication)
2009

Author

United Kingdom
Other citation details
CCAMLR XXVIII, Hobart, Australia.
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > TRANSPORTATION
Keywords
  • INCIDENTS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • SHIPS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • AMD
  • CEOS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

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Tasmania
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2017-12-12 - record created by Tania Raymond. 2017-12-13 - record updated by Tania Raymond to correct the title. 2022-04-26 - record updated by Dave Connell for ISO compliance.

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Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

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