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The '''list of shipwrecks in 1998''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[1998]].
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== January ==
===1 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=1 January 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Santa Anna||2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground on Thatcher Rock, [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], United Kingdom.<ref name=Times020198>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Tug frees oil tanker blown ashore in gales |author=Michael Horsnell |date=2 January 1998 |page=1 |issue=66088 |column=B-F }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===3 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 3 January 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Legasea''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=A large catch of [[herring]] in the {{convert|51|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[seiner]]′s nets sank, breaking her boom and causing her to [[capsize]] and sink in [[Eastern Channel]] near [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Alaska]]. Her crew of five survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

=== 16 January ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 January  1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Flare||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] broke in two in severe weather and sank off [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] with the loss of 21 crew. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===26 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 January 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Dominion''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|66|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[seiner]] [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Shelikof Strait]] off [[Cape Karluk]] ({{coord|57|35|10|N|154|30|50|W|name=Cape Karluk}}) on the coast of [[Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Island]] after her catch shifted. Her crew of three survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===30 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 30 January 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''La Conte''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 66-[[gross ton]], {{convert|77.1|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[fishing vessel]] sank in rough weather in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|60|nmi}} west of [[Cape Spencer (Alaska)|Cape Spencer]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of two lives. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her three survivors.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==February==

===15 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 15 February 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Evangeline''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While trying to [[anchor]] southwest of [[Montague Island (Alaska)|Montague Island]] off the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]], the {{convert|46|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[cod]]-[[fishing vessel]] struck rocks and [[capsize]]d in the surf. Her crew of three survived.<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Oaxaca''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] was wrecked in [[Glacier Bay]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. Her crew of two survived.<ref name=alaskashipwreckso>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-o/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===16 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 February 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Emma Arline''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|38|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[Trolling (fishing)|troller]] was wrecked in [[Southeast Alaska]] approximately {{convert|10|nmi}} north of [[Petersburg, Alaska|Petersburg]], [[Alaska]]. The two people aboard survived.<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===17 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 February 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Marie Bouanga||2}}
|flag={{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|1997}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided with {{MV|Zircone||2}} ({{flag|Italy|civil}}) near [[Borkum|Borkum Riff]], [[Germany]] ({{coord|53|48|N|6|21|E}}). She was declared a [[constructive total loss]] and subsequently scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marie Bouanga |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?271058 |website=wrecksite.eu |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===22 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 February 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship|SLNS|Pabbatha}}
|flag={{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}
|desc=[[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]: The [[landing ship]] was sunk by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55189&sid=b73e596f2441517bcecc9280cf443ed7 |title=Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War |publisher=Soviet-Empire |accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

== March ==
=== 23 March ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 23 March  1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Demetrios II||2}}
|flag={{flag|Honduras|1949}}
|desc=[[File:Demetrios II.jpg|thumb|''Demetrios II'' aground]]
The cargo ship ran aground off [[Paphos]], Greece in bad weather. All eight crew were rescued by helicopter. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===27 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 March 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Loretta C''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] was destroyed in the harbor at [[Petersburg, Alaska|Petersburg]], [[Alaska]], by a fire that began in a [[Kitchen stove|stove]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==April==
===7 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 April 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|Hull|DD-945|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1998}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Forrest Sherman|destroyer}} was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off the [[United States West Coast]] at {{coord|32|35|00.9|N|120|32|00.3|W|name="USS ''Hull'' (DD-945)"}}. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===9 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 April 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Cathy''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|38|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[Trolling (fishing)|troller]] was destroyed by fire in [[Sitka Sound]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. Her crew of two survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===16 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 April 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Sumaqu''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|105|ft|m|adj=on}} fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] burned and sank in [[Chatham Strait]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] near [[Tenakee Springs, Alaska|Tenakee Springs]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. Her crew of two survived.<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===26 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 April 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Evanick''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=After the 36-[[gross ton]], {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]]'s [[EPIRB]] sent a [[distress signal]], a [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter found her [[capsize]]d south of the [[Shelikof Strait]] near the south coast of the [[Alaska Peninsula]] in [[Alaska]] {{convert|17|nmi}} east-southeast of [[Cape Providence]] ({{coord|54|47|N|156|17|W|name=Cape Providence}}). She later sank in {{convert|612|ft|m}} of water. The bodies of the four men aboard were never found.<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

== May ==
===7 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 7 May 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Riptide''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 8-[[gross ton]], {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[cod]]-[[fishing vessel]] burned and sank in [[Amee Bay]] ({{coord|57|12|30|N|153|11|30|W|name=Amee Bay}}) near [[Old Harbor, Alaska|Old Harbor]], [[Alaska]]. The fishing vessel ''Sarah M'' ({{flag|United States}}) rescued all three members of her crew.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

=== 16 May ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 May 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Lorvon''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Bering Sea]] northeast of  [[Umnak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]] {{convert|2|nmi}} east of [[Cape Tanak]] ({{coord|53|33|50|N|168|00|00|W|name=Cape Tanak}}). The fishing vessel ''Heritage'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her three-member crew from a [[life raft]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship||St. Michael|tugboat|2}}
|flag={{Flag|Malta|civil}}
|desc=The tug was scuttled in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off [[Marsaskala]] as an artificial reef.<ref name=subwaytugs>{{cite web|title=Marsascala ~ Tugs|url=http://www.divesubway.com/tugs.html|website=Subway Dive Centre|accessdate=4 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908114143/http://www.divesubway.com/tugs.html|archive-date=8 September 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship||Tug No. 10}}
|flag={{Flag|Malta|civil}}
|desc=The tug was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea off Marsaskala as an artificial reef.<ref name=subwaytugs/> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

=== 18 May ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 18 May 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Bonnie Gale''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|33|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank at the mouth of the [[Copper River (Alaska)|Copper River]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] during a [[gale]]. The only person aboard survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Christopher A''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|30|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] was wrecked at the mouth of the [[Copper River (Alaska)|Copper River]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] during a [[gale]]. Her crew of two survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===28 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 28 May 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Merit''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] near [[Port Nellie Juan]] ({{coord|60|33|00|N|148|09|45|W|name=Port Nellie Juan}}). Her crew of two survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==June==
===2 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 2 June 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Dove''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|30|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[gillnetter]] [[capsize]]d in the surf and was lost off the [[Kokinhenik Bar]] ({{coord|60|18|30|N|145|05|00|W|name=Kokinhenik Bar}}) in the [[Copper River (Alaska)|Copper River]] [[Flat (landform)|Flats]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. The only person aboard perished.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===4 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 4 June 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Cheechako''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] burned and sank approximately {{convert|14|nmi}} southwest of [[Ninilchik, Alaska|Ninilchik]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===9 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 June 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Hualien Express||2}}
|flag={{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at [[Kandla]], [[India]]. She was refloated on 8 August; the salvage was completed on 18 August and she was then sold for scrapping.<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=7047423|shipname=Hualien Express|accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Pearl''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|26|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] capsized and sank in the [[Copper River (Alaska)|Copper River]] [[Flat (landform)|Flats]] in [[Southcentral Alaska]]. The only person aboard perished.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===16 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 June 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Angela B''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|30|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] was destroyed in [[Bristol Bay]] off the coast of [[Alaska]] by a fire that started in her [[engine room]]. Her crew of three survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===23 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 June 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=Unidentified submarine
|flag={{navy|North Korea}}
|desc=The {{sclass2|Yugo|submarine}} became entangled in the nets of a [[South Korea]]n [[fishing trawler]] and was subsequently taken in tow by [[Republic of Korea Navy]] vessels. The submarine sank with the loss of all eight crew.<ref name=Times240698>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=North Korean crew feared dead as captured midget submarine sinks |author=Jennifer Veale |date=24 June 1998 |page=15 |issue=66236 |column=A-H }}</ref><ref name=Times260698>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=North Koreans found dead in salvaged submarine |date=26 June 1997 |page=20 |issue=66238 |column=D-H }}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===25 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 June 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Yenducer''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|adj=on}} [[gillnet]] [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by an [[engine room]] fire in [[Bristol Bay]] off [[Alaska]]. Her entire crew of three survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksy>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-y/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y)]</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

==July==
===9 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 July 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=[[CSL Tadoussac|''Tadoussac'']]
|flag={{flag|Canada|civil}}
|desc=The [[lake freighter]] ran aground in the [[St. Clair River]]. The vessel was carrying a load of coal and required five [[tugboat]]s to free the ship.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bawal Jr. |first=Raymond A. |date=2008 |title=Ships of the St. Clair River |publisher=Inland Expressions |location=St. Clair, Michigan |isbn=978-0-9818157-1-8 |pages=90}}</ref> }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===10 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=10 July 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Rothenbach II''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|165|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[gasoline]] [[barge]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|7.2|nmi}} off [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|39|14.498|N|074|21.483|W|name=''Rothenbach II''}}.<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj10_great_egg.php#RothenbachII njscuba.net ''Rothenbach II'']</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===16 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 July 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|YW-127}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] {{convert|165|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Type B ship|water barge]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in {{convert|125|ft|m|0}} of water in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[New Jersey]] at {{coord|40|06.419|n|073|41.460|W|name=''YW-127''}}. Her wreck was named "Mako Mania."<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj03_shark_river.php#MakoMania njscuba.net ''YW-127'' "Mako Mania"]</ref>
}}
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===19 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 19 July 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Nerka II''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire at [[Naknek, Alaska|Naknek]], [[Alaska]]. The only person on board survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]</ref>
}}
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===22 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 July 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|Badger|FF-1071|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1998}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Knox|frigate}} was sunk as a target by units of the [[United States Third Fleet]] ({{navy|United States|1998}}) during the [[RIMPAC 98]] exercise. 
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{USS|Somers|DD-947|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1998}}
|desc=After use as a target for two [[AGM-142 Have Nap]] missiles fired by two [[United States Air Force]] [[B-52 Stratofortress]]es the previous day during the [[RIMPAC 98]] exercise, the decommissioned {{sclass|Forrest Sherman|destroyer}} was sunk in the [[Pacific Ocean]] northwest of [[Kauai]], [[Hawaii]], at {{coord|22|21|N|160|58|W|name="USS ''Somers'' (DD-947)"}} by explosive charges placed by an [[explosive ordnance disposal]] team. }}
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===27 July===
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|ship=''Courtesan''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[sailboat]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Fire Island]] south of [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny06_fire_island.php |title=njscuba.net Fire Island Artificial Reef |access-date=2020-02-15 |archive-date=2020-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215005957/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny06_fire_island.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===28 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 July 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=[[CSL Tadoussac|''Tadoussac'']]
|flag={{flag|Canada|civil}}
|desc=The lake freighter ran aground on a sandbank in [[Lake Erie]] near [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/csltadosac.htm| title = Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- CSL Tadoussac | website = [[Boatnerd]] | first= George | last=Wharton| accessdate= 9 January 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===30 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 30 July 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Rachel Colleen''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|59|ft|m|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[seiner]] was destroyed by fire in [[Cordova Bay]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. Her entire crew of six survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]</ref>
}}
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===31 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 31 July 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Argo''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=Wearing [[survival suit]]s, the two-person crew of the {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] abandoned ship after she caught fire in the [[Bering Sea]] {{convert|15|nmi}} off [[Dutch Harbor]], [[Alaska]]. They survived. After arriving on the scene and witnessing an explosion blow ''Argo''{{'}}s deck off, the [[medium endurance cutter]] {{USCGC|Storis|WMEC-38|6}} ([[File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg|22px]] [[United States Coast Guard]]) deemed ''Argo'' a hazard to navigation and sank her.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]</ref>
}}
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==August==
===7 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 7 August 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Night Rider''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|31|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[salmon]]-[[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Stepovak Bay]] on the [[Gulf of Alaska]] coast of the [[Alaska Peninsula]]. The only person aboard survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]</ref>
}}
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===8 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 August 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=Unnamed tanker
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|85|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Bow (ship)|bow]] section of the incomplete [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|70|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|07.750|N|073|56.345|W|name="Ocean Wreck Divers IV" "The Bow"}}. The wreck is nicknamed "Ocean Wreck Divers IV" and "The Bow."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj02_sea_girt.php#OWD4 |title=njscuba.net "Ocean Wreck Divers IV" "The Bow" |access-date=2020-02-12 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212223655/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj02_sea_girt.php#OWD4 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===9 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 August 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship={{USS|Richmond K. Turner|CG-20|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1998}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Leahy|cruiser|0}} [[guided-missile cruiser]] was sunk as a target off [[Puerto Rico]] by ships and aircraft of the {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}} [[carrier battle group]] ({{navy|United States|1998}}). }}
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===18 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 18 August 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Jackie-R''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|49|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[seiner]] [[capsize]]d and sank in [[Square Cove]] ({{coord|57|58|40|N|134|45|45|W|name=Square Cove}}) on the west coast of [[Admiralty Island]] in [[Chatham Strait]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]] when fish on her deck shifted during a haul. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a [[skiff]] and was rescued.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksj>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-j/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (J)]</ref>
}}
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===19 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 August 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship|ARA|Comodoro Somellera|A-10|6}}
|flag={{navy|Argentina|1998}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Sotoyomo|tugboat|0}} rescue tug sank after colliding during a storm with the patrol tug {{ship|ARA|Suboficial Castillo|A-6|6}} ({{navy|Argentina}}) in port at [[Ushuaia]], [[Argentina]]. She later was refloated and scrapped. 
}}
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==September==
===2 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=2 September 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship||Um El Faroud}}
|flag={{Flag|Libya|1977}}
|desc=[[File:Partie arrière du Um El Faroud.jpg|thumb|The wreck of ''Um El Faroud'' on 21&nbsp;June&nbsp;2014]]
The [[oil tanker]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off [[Wied iż-Żurrieq]], Malta, as an [[artificial reef]]. She had been laid up in [[Grand Harbour]], Malta,  since 1995, when she had suffered an explosion that killed nine [[Maltese people|Maltese]] dockyard workers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wreck ~ Um El Faroud|url=http://www.divesubway.com/faroud.html|website=Subway Dive Centre|accessdate=4 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908233016/http://www.divesubway.com/faroud.html|archive-date=8 September 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> }}
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===14 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 September 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=Unidentified barge
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|140|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|65|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|06.400|N|073|57.080|W|name="DVD" Barge, "Banana" Barge, "King" Barge}}. Her wreck is nicknamed the "Banana Barge," the "DVD Barge," and the "King Barge."<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj02sg_dvd_barge.php njscuba.net DVD "Banana" Barge (King Barge)]</ref>
}}
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===18 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 September 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= ''Hunter II''
|flag={{flag|New Zealand}}
|desc=The {{cvt|10|m}} trawler capsized and sank off [[Tirua Point]], south of [[Marokopa]], New Zealand, when its [[Bow (ship)|bow]] was hit by a large wave. Of the four crew, the only survivor swam {{cvt|1.7|km}} to reach the shore. The trawler left port with an anchor missing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 Mar 2001|title=Judge reserves decision in fatal boat accident|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judge-reserves-decision-in-fatal-boat-accident/374KNQQD2TFWPZZFSUVENEBQTM/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=NZ Herald}}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Princess of the Orient||2}}
|flag={{flag|Philippines}}
|desc=The ferry capsized and sank in a typhoon off Fortune Island, [[Batangas]], killing around 150 people. }}
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===20 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 September 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Lucisaura''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|78|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] south of [[Long Island]] off [[Hempstead, New York|Hempstead]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny04_hempstead.php njscuba.net Hempstead Artificial Reef]</ref>
}}
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===24 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 September 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{USS|Belknap|CG-26|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1998}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Belknap|cruiser|0}} [[guided-missile cruiser]] was sunk as a target in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] at {{coord|36|31|00.3|N|071|58|00.5|W|name="USS ''Belknap'' (CG-266)"}}. 
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= [[MV Adolphus Busch|''Ocean Alley'']]
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked at [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]]. Renamed ''Adolphus Busch'', she was sunk on 5 December as an artificial reef off [[Looe Key, Florida]], United States. 
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MS|Only One Express||2}}
|flag={{flag|Honduras|1949}}
|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked while in port at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Repairs were attempted, but abandoned the next month.<ref>{{csr|register=MSI|id=5372513 |shipname=Only One Express |accessdate=6 May 2017}}</ref> }}
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===25 September===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 25 September 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Sputnik''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by an [[engine room]] fire near [[Shuyak Island]] in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]]. Her entire crew of three survived.<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
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==October==
===16 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 October 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Mandy Ray''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|126|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] south of [[Long Island]] off [[Shinnecock Inlet]], [[New York (state)|New York]], at {{coord|40|48.133|N|072|28.500|W|name=''Mandy Ray''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny09_shinnecock.php#MandyRay |title=''Mandy Ray'' |access-date=2020-02-15 |archive-date=2020-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215030852/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny09_shinnecock.php#MandyRay |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===19 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 19 October 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Francis W''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While no one was on board, the {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[troller]] was destroyed at [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Alaska]], by a fire that started in her [[Galley (kitchen)|galley]] [[Kitchen stove|stove]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksf>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-f/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)]</ref>
}}
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===21 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 October 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship||Eendracht|1989 ship|2}}
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The [[schooner]] ran aground at [[Newhaven, East Sussex]], United Kingdom. All 51 people on board were rescued by helicopter.<ref name=Times221098>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Helicopters winch crew off stricken vessel |author=Helen Johnstone |date=22 October 1998 |page=3 |issue=66339 |column=D-H }}</ref> She was later refloated and returned to service. }}
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===26 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 October 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Cheryl Ann''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=With no one aboard, the {{convert|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[salmon]] [[seiner]] was wrecked at [[Saxman, Alaska|Saxman]], [[Alaska]], after she broke loose from her moorings in bad weather.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
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===27 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 October 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship={{ship||Fantome|schooner|2}}
|flag= Flag unknown
|desc=[[Hurricane Mitch]]: The [[schooner]] sank in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] off [[Honduras]] with the loss of all 31 people on board after sending a final radio report on this date. }}
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===29 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 29 October 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Ocean Hope I''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|92|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[cod]] [[Fishing trawler|trawler]] capsized and sank in the [[Shelikof Strait]] off [[Cape Karluk]] ({{coord|57|35|10|N|154|30|50|W|name=Cape Karluk}}) on [[Kodiak Island]]. Her crew of four survived.<ref name=alaskashipwreckso>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-o/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)]</ref>
}}
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==November==
===6 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 November 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Captain Sam''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|78|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] south of [[Long Island]] {{convert|2.5|nmi}} off [[Moriches Inlet]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name=njscubamoriches>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny07_moriches.php njscuba.net Moriches Artificial Reef]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Niagara Falls''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|90|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] south of [[Long Island]] {{convert|2.5|nmi}} off [[Moriches Inlet]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name=njscubamoriches/>
}}
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===11 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 November 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship|Chilean destroyer|Ministro Portales|DD-17|2}}
|flag={{navy|Chile|1998}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Allen M. Sumner|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off [[Cape Horn]]. }}
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==December==
===5 December===
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{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Adolphus Busch||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] was sunk in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Big Pine Key, Florida]], to create an [[artificial reef]]. }}
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===11 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 December 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= ''Linda E''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|39.8|ft|adj=on}} 29-[[gross register ton]] [[steel]]-[[Hull (watercraft)|hulled]] [[Fishing vessel|fish]] [[Tugboat|tug]] disappeared on [[Lake Michigan]] near [[Port Washington, Wisconsin|Port Washington]], [[Wisconsin]], with the loss of her entire crew of three men. On 18&nbsp;June&nbsp;2000, the [[mine countermeasures ship ]] {{USS|Defender}} ({{navy|United States|1960}}) discovered her wreck in {{convert|260|ft|0}} of water {{convert|7|mi}} off the coast of Wisconsin, and a subsequent investigation concluded that she sank  within a few seconds of colliding with an integrated tug and [[barge]] on the day she disappeared. Her wreck was included in the [[Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nmssanctuaries.blob.core.windows.net/sanctuaries-prod/media/archive/wisconsin/wisconsin-proposed-deis-dmp.pdf|title=Proposed Wisconsin – Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of National Marine Sanctuaries|date=December 2016|access-date=November 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/753?region=Index|title=Linda E (1937)|publisher=Wisconsin Shipwrecks|access-date=November 7, 2024}}</ref>}}
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===15 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 December 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship||Monarch of the Seas}}
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The [[cruise ship]] struck a reef off [[St. Maartan]]. Water started coming in, resulting in grounding the ship. }}
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===17 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 December 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=I-SILC-class semi-submersible infiltration vessel
|flag={{navy|North Korea}}
|desc=[[Battle of Yeosu]]: The infiltration vessel became entangled in a fishing net off [[Yeosu]], [[South Korea]], while attempting to land [[North Korea]]m commandos in South Korea, was intercepted by [[Republic of Korea Navy]] vessels, and sank with the loss of all nine of her passengers and crew while being pursued by South Korean ships and aircraft. }}
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===22 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 December 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Andrea Marie''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|39|ft|m|1|adj=on}} vessel was abandoned near [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]], after she caught fire.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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===26 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 December 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Emily Brooke''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=With no one on board, the {{convert|36|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[sea cucumber]] and [[sea urchin]] [[dive boat]] was destroyed at [[Bar Harbor (Alaska)|Bar Harbor]] ({{coord|55.3444356|N|131.6546628|W|name=Bar Harbor}}) at [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Alaska]], by a fire that began in her [[Galley (kitchen)|galley]] [[Kitchen stove|stove]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
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===27 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 December 1998 |sort=}}
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|ship=''VC Offshore Stand Aside''
|flag={{flag|Australia|civil}}
|desc=[[1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]: The badly damaged [[sailing yacht]] was abandoned without loss of life in the [[Tasman Sea]] in the vicinity of the [[Bass Strait]] during a storm. She was not seen again and presumably sank.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://repository.tudelft.nl/file/File_06eca222-3634-4f01-8c71-d1d71ab2287a |title=Report of the 1998 Sydney Hobart Race Review Committee |last=van Kretschmar |first=Hugo |date=May 1999 |website=tudelft.nl |publisher=Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |pages=121–123 |access-date=10 November 2024 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Winston Churchill''
|flag={{flag|Australia|civil}}
|desc=[[1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]: The [[sailing yacht]] sank in a storm in the [[Tasman Sea]] in the vicinity of the [[Bass Strait]]. Her crew of nine abandoned ship in a [[life raft]], but three died before rescue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://repository.tudelft.nl/file/File_06eca222-3634-4f01-8c71-d1d71ab2287a |title=Report of the 1998 Sydney Hobart Race Review Committee |last=van Kretschmar |first=Hugo |date=May 1999 |website=tudelft.nl |publisher=Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |pages=116–118 |access-date=10 November 2024 }}</ref>
}}
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===28 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 28 December 1998 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Midnight Special''
|flag=
|desc=[[1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]: The badly damaged [[sailing yacht]] was abandoned without loss of life in the [[Tasman Sea]] in the vicinity of the [[Bass Strait]] during a storm, with [[helicopter]]s rescuing her crew of nine. She was not seen again and presumably sank.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://repository.tudelft.nl/file/File_06eca222-3634-4f01-8c71-d1d71ab2287a |title=Report of the 1998 Sydney Hobart Race Review Committee |last=van Kretschmar |first=Hugo |date=May 1999 |website=tudelft.nl |publisher=Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |pages=123–125 |access-date=10 November 2024 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Miintinta''
|flag=
|desc=[[1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]: The badly damaged [[sailing yacht]]'s crew abandoned ship in a [[life raft]] in the [[Tasman Sea]] in the vicinity of [[Bass Strait]] during a storm and were rescued without loss of life by the [[fishing trawler]] ''Josephine Jean''. ''Josephine Jean'' took ''Miintinta'' under [[Towing|tow]], but ''Miintinta'' sank shortly afterwards in the Tasman Sea off [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], at {{coord|36|57|S|150|42|E|name=Miintinta}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://repository.tudelft.nl/file/File_06eca222-3634-4f01-8c71-d1d71ab2287a |title=Report of the 1998 Sydney Hobart Race Review Committee |last=van Kretschmar |first=Hugo |date=May 1999 |website=tudelft.nl |publisher=Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |pages=125–127 |access-date=10 November 2024 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Sword of Orion''
|flag={{flag|Australia|civil}}
|desc=[[1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]: After one crew member was swept overboard and presumed drowned in a storm on 27&nbsp;December, a [[Royal Australian Navy]] [[helicopter]] rescued the remaining six crew members from the badly damaged [[sailing yacht]] in the [[Tasman Sea]] in the vicinity of the [[Bass Strait]]. ''Sword of Orion'' was not seen again and presumably sank.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://repository.tudelft.nl/file/File_06eca222-3634-4f01-8c71-d1d71ab2287a |title=Report of the 1998 Sydney Hobart Race Review Committee |last=van Kretschmar |first=Hugo |date=May 1999 |website=tudelft.nl |publisher=Cruising Yacht Club of Australia |pages=118–121 |access-date=10 November 2024 }}</ref>
}}

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===Unknown date===
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{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Arco Arun||2}}
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The coaster capsized in the [[Thames Estuary]] at [[Northfleet|Northfleet Hope]]. She was later raised and refloated.<ref name=Kent>{{cite book | first =Anthony | last =Lane | year =2009 | title =Shipwrecks of Kent | pages =36 | publisher =The History Press | location =Stroud |isbn=978-0-7524-1720-2 }}</ref> }}
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==Unknown date==
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|ship= {{MV|Brown Bear||2}}
|flag={{flag|United States|1959}}
|desc=The [[motor vessel]], a former [[research ship]], was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off [[San Diego]], [[California]], in late 1997 or in January 1998.<ref>[https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/History/vessels/boats/brownbear.htm afsc.noaa.gov AFSC Historical Corner:  ''Brown Bear'', ''Grizzly Bear'' & ''Black Bear'' - "Bear" Boats]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''[[USS Buttress (ACM-4)|Mr. J]]''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]] [[Factory ship|processor]] – a former {{sclass|PCE-842|patrol craft}} and auxiliary [[minelayer]] – was towed out into the [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Scuttling|scuttled]] sometime in the 1990s.<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0104.htm NavSource Online: Patrol Craft Escort Photo Archive Buttress (ACM 4) ex-PCE-878]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{HMS|Sirius|F40|6}}
|flag={{navy|United Kingdom|1998}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Leander|frigate}} was sunk as a target in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] by the [[submarine]] {{HMS|Spartan|S105|6}} ({{navy|United Kingdom|1998}}).
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1998]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1998| ]]
[[Category:1998-related lists|Ship]]

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