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The '''list of shipwrecks in 1985''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[1985]].
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==January==
===1 January===
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|ship=''Danny Boy''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] burned and sank off "Smith Island" in the waters of [[Alaska]]. The wreck report does not specify which of several islands of the name it refers to.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]</ref>
}}
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===6 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 January 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Ardea'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|38|ft|m|1|adj=on}} vessel dragged her [[anchor]] and was wrecked in [[King Cove (Afognak Island)|King Cove]] ({{coord|58|04|N|157|29|W|name=King Cove}}) on the coast of [[Afognak Island]] in [[Alaska]]′s [[Kodiak Archipelago]]. Her crew survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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===14 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 14 January 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''K-Jo''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank off [[Marmot Island]] in [[Alaska]]′s [[Kodiak Archipelago]] with the loss of one life. Her two survivors were rescued on 16 January.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksk>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]</ref>
}}
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===17 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 January 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Byron I|1963|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] was wrecked at [[Kalilimenes]], [[Crete]], Greece. She was on a voyage from [[Gdynia]], Poland to India.<ref name=HW1647>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1647 |title=Roybank |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref>
}}
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===21 January===
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|ship=''Chil Bo San No. 6'' 
|flag={{flag|South Korea}}
|desc=The {{convert|285|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was abandoned in a sinking condition in the [[Bering Sea]] approximately {{convert|200|nmi}} northwest of [[Adak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. Another [[Republic of Korea|South Korean]] vessel rescued her crew of 29. Her crew may have returned to her later to [[Marine salvage|salvage]] her.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date in January 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Manolis L||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] ran aground and sank in [[Notre Dame Bay]], [[Newfoundland]], Canada.<ref name=WMN198286>{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/198286/canada-to-assess-wreck-of-1985-sunken-mv-manolis-l/ |title=Canada to Assess Wreck of 1985-Sunken MV Manolis L |publisher=World Maritime News |accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> }}
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==February==
===5 February===
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|ship=''Rosa''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank after being surrounded by ice in [[Marguerite Bay (Alaska)|Marguerite Bay]] ({{coord|55|43|N|131|38|W|name=Marguerite Bay}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]] near [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]</ref>
}}
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===7 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 7 February 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''El Rancho''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The {{convert|82|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|35|nmi}} west of [[Cape Alitak]] on the south end of [[Alaska]]′s [[Kodiak Island]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her entire crew of five.<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
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===8 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 February 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Busko Zdroj||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Poland|state}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] capsized and sank off [[Sylt]], [[West Germany]] with the loss of all but one of her 25 crew.<ref name=Times110285>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew lost as freighter capsizes |date=11 February 1985 |page=7 |issue=62059 |column=E }}</ref> }}
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===14 February===
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|ship=''Alert '' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 129-[[gross ton]], {{convert|70.5|ft|m|1|adj=on}} or {{convert|94|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was last seen in the [[Shelikof Strait]] suffering from heavy [[Icing (nautical)|icing]] and bound for [[Bumble Bay]] ({{coord|57|16|30|N|154|41|30 |W|name=Bumble Bay}}) on the southwest coast of [[Alaska]]′s [[Kodiak Island]] after a sudden onset of increasing winds and wave heights and dropping temperatures. She subsequently disappeared with the loss of her entire crew of five, leaving only an oil slick behind.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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===15 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 February 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|A Regina||2}}
|flag={{Flag|Panama|state}}
|desc=Passenger and cargo ferry ran aground off [[Isla de Mona]]}}
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===20 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 February 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship|ARA|Santa Fe|S-21|6}}
|flag={{navy|Argentina|1982}}
|desc=The wrecked {{sclass|Balao|submarine}} captured during the [[Falklands War]] in 1982 was refloated on 11 February, taken to deep water to be [[Scuttling|scuttled]] by British forces, but sank in the [[South Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|5|mi}} north of [[South Georgia Island]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/last-voyage-of-ara-santa-fe-1982/ |title=Last voyage of ARA Santa Fe 1982 |publisher=WWIIafterWWII |accessdate=26 April 2024}}</ref> }}
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===26 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=26 February 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Tagukak'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|43|ft|m|1|adj=on}} vessel was destroyed by fire in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off [[Spruce Cape]] ({{coord|57|49|15|N|152|20|00|W|name=Spruce Cape}}) on [[Kodiak Island]]. A [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]], [[harbormaster]] shuttle [[Ferryboat|ferry]] crew rescued her operator.<ref name=alaskashipwreckst>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]</ref> }}
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==March==
===3 March===
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|ship=''John A. Downs''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|113|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]] sank in {{convert|230|ft|m|0}} of water in [[Long Island Sound]] {{convert|2|nmi}} northwest of [[Great Gull Island]] at {{coord|41|14|09|N|072|07|51|W|name=''John A. Downs''}} after colliding with a [[barge]] she was towing. Her entire crew of eight survived.<ref>[https://njscuba.net/sites/site_li_sound.php#Downs njscuba.net ''John A. Downs'']</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/johnadowns-dat.htm |title=John A. Downs | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=26 January 2021 }}</ref>
}}
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===6 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 March 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Ludvig Svoboda||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Soviet Union}}
|desc=The [[tank ship|tanker]] exploded and sank at [[Ventspils]], [[Latvian SSR]] killing one crewman and injuring five others.<ref name=Times080385>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Blast kills seaman on Soviet ship |date=8 March 1985 |page=5 |issue=62081 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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===21 March===
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|ship=''Ocean Bounty''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|90|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank during a [[gale]] in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|110|nmi}} south of [[Cape Saint Elias]], [[Alaska]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her crew of three.<ref name=alaskashipwreckso>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-o/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)]</ref>
}}
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===26 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 March 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Nordic Pride''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Bering Sea]] just west of the [[Pribilof Islands]]. The fishing vessel ''Starlite'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her entire crew of five.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]</ref>
}}
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===29 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 March 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Pauline Marie'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired [[fishing vessel]] 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|13.763|N|074|12.182|W|name=''Pauline Marie''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj09ac_pauline_marie.php |title=njscuba.net ''Pauline Marie'' |access-date=2020-02-08 |archive-date=2019-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712002318/https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj09ac_pauline_marie.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===30 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 March 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Mercedes I||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Venezuela|1930}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] was scuttled with explosive charges off [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Florida]], to form an [[artificial reef]]. }}
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==April==
===7 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 7 April 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Caroline''
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The 700-ton coaster capsized and sank south of [[The Lizard]] in heavy seas. Seven men were rescued by a Royal Navy [[Westland Wessex|Wessex]] helicopter, and one by the Lizard lifeboat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seven saved by Culdrose helo |newspaper=[[Navy News]] |date=May 1985 |page=3 |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/navynews/archivepdfs/1980s/1985/navy-news-may-1985-issue-370.pdf#page=3 |accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Casualty Returns 1985 |year=1986 |publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping |location=London |chapter=Part 1: Details of total losses during 1985: Foundered | page=22 |url=https://info.lr.org/l/12702/2018-04-12/4t3gpw/12702/182190/1985.pdf |accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref>
}}
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===11 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 11 April 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=[[USS Defiance (PG-95)|TCG ''Yildirim'']]
|flag={{navy|Turkey}}
|desc=The [[patrol vessel]] was destroyed by an explosion and fire in the [[Aegean Sea]] off [[Mitylene]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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===18 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 April 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship={{ship|Nicaraguan patrol boat|GC-231||2}}
|flag={{navy|Nicaragua}}
|desc=[[Contra War]]: The patrol boat was sunk by [[Honduran Air Force]] aircraft, with casualties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55151 |title=Nicaraguan Naval Battles |publisher=Sovietempire.com |accessdate=19 July 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===23 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 April 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship= [[Algoma Progress|''Canadian Progress'']] 
|flag={{flag|Canada|civil}}
|desc=The [[lake freighter]] ran aground {{convert|5|mi|km}} east of [[Ogdensburg, New York]] in the [[Saint Lawrence River]]. The ship required the assistance of [[tugboat]]s to be freed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/algomaprogress.htm |title=Algoma Progress |last=Wharton |first=George | website = [[boatnerd.com]] |accessdate=2 February 2018}}</ref>}}
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===27 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 April 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Moon Song''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[seiner]] sank off [[Cape Chiniak]] ({{coord|57|37|N|152|10|W|name=Cape Chiniak}}) near [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. All six people on board survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
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===28 April===
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|ship=''Lady Marjorie''
|flag={{flag|Canada}}
|desc=The foundering fishing boat was shelled and sunk by the {{convert|3|in|adj=on}} guns of {{HMCS|Nipigon|DDH 266|6}} ({{navy|Canada|name=Maritime Command}}) as a hazard to navigation after rescuing her crew.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forposterityssake.ca/Navy/HMCS_NIPIGON_266.htm |title=HMCS NIPIGON 266 |publisher=forposterityssake.ca |accessdate=29 April 2024}}</ref>
}}
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===29 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 29 April 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Bertha'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d without warning and sank off [[Gore Point]] ({{coord|59|12|00|N|150|57|30|W|name=Gore Point}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. The fishing vessel ''Wilson'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her crew of four.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
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==May==
===9 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 9 May 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Shirley Ann'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=Loaded with discarded [[tire]]s, the retired {{convert|80|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]] 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|80|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|39|37.399|N|074|01.668|W|name=''Shirley Ann''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj06_gsn.php#ShirleyAnn |title=njscuba.net ''Shirley Ann'' |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#ShirleyAnn |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===10 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 10 May 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Zeeliner''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|63|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[ferry]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Fire Island]] south of [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], in {{convert|75|ft|m|0}} of water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny06_fire_island.php#Zeeliner |title=njscuba.net ''Zeeliner'' |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#Zeeliner |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===13 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 13 May 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Arctic Mist '' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|91|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] {{convert|75|nmi}} east of [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. All four people on board survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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===16 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 May 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Anna O''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While [[towing]] the [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[fishing vessel]] ''Head and Tails'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}), the 11-[[gross register ton]] {{convert|31.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[seiner]] ran aground on [[Softuk Bar]] ({{coord|60|13|N|144|40|W|name=Softuk Bar}}) in [[Controller Bay]]  ({{coord|60.0770|N|144.2178|W|name=Controller Bay}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] and was lost. The only person aboard perished.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref><ref name=alaskashipwrecksh>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Head and Tails''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While under [[Towing|tow]] by the [[seiner]] ''Anna O'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) with no one aboard, the {{convert|26|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[fishing vessel]] ran aground on [[Softuk Bar]] ({{coord|60|13|N|144|40|W|name=Softuk Bar}}) in [[Controller Bay]]  ({{coord|60.0770|N|144.2178|W|name=Controller Bay}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] and was lost. She later was [[Marine salvage|salvaged]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref><ref name=alaskashipwrecksh>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)]</ref>
}}
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===20 May===
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|ship=''Kimberly''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Bering Sea]] approximately {{convert|80|nmi}} northwest of [[Dutch Harbor]], [[Alaska]], with the loss of one life. Four members of her crew survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksk>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]</ref>
}}
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===22 May===
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|ship=''Polar Storm''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|52|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] burned and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] {{convert|120|nmi}} northeast of [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. The fishing vessel ''Trident'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her four-man crew.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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===27 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 27 May 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Petrogen One'' and ''Camponavia''
|flag={{flag|Japan|1960}}<br>{{flag|Spain}}
|desc= The Japanese ship ''Petragen One'' docked at the [[Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery]] and was unloading 20,000 tons of [[naphtha]], which exploded and also caused the Spanish tanker ''Camponavia'' to catch fire. 33 people died and 36 were injured. The fire started explosions in ''Camponavia'', which broke in two and sank in a [[Oil slick|slick]] of burning oil. The Japanese ship also snapped in two, leaving only the burning bow and stern visible above the waterline.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1985/05/27/explosions-tear-apart-2-tankers-35-missing-or-dead-in-blast-near-refinery/ | title = Explosions Tear Apart 2 Tankers 35 Missing Or Dead In Blast Near Refinery | access-date = 2014-05-29}}</ref>
}}
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===28 May===
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|ship= {{SS|Maratha Transhipper||2}} 
|flag={{flag|India|civil}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] was driven ashore and wrecked at [[Mormugao]].<ref name=T2M>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2M.html |title=T2 TANKERS - M |publisher=Mariners |accessdate=30 October 2016}}</ref> }}
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==June==
===2 June===
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|ship={{ship||Indulgence|yacht|2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[yacht]], a contender for the [[America's Cup]], ran aground and sank off the [[Isle of Wight]]. All ten crew rescued by ''Local Hero'' (flag unknown)<ref name=Times030685>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Admiral's Cup yachting contender hits rock and sinks |date=3 June 1985 |page=17 |issue=62154 |column=G }}</ref> }}
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===3 June===
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|ship=''American'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|125|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[schooner]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in {{convert|120|ft|m|0}} of water in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] east of [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|39|13.855|N|074|12.332|W|name=''American''}}. Her [[Mast (ship)|masts]] broke loose and floated to the surface, and were retrieved after she sank.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj09_atlantic_city.php#American |title=njscuba.net ''American'' |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#American |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===4 June===
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|ship={{HMS|Advice|A89|6}} 
|flag={{Navy|United Kingdom|RMAS}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Confiance|tug|1}} was sunk as a target.<ref name=HW1580>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1580 |title=HMS Advice |publisher=The Yard |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref>
}}
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===16 June===
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|ship={{MV|Bridgeness||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=Ran aground on the Hats and Barrels Reef, off the Welsh coast and sank.<ref name=Times180685>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil slick threatens gannets |date=18 June 1985 |page=2 |issue=62167 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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===23 June===
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|ship={{MV|Arctic Career||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama|civil}}
|desc= A bulk carrier that sank {{convert|440|nmi}} northwest of [[Tristan da Cunha]] in heavy weather. The entire crew was killed in the sinking.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?116295 |title=MV Arctic Career [+1985] |website=Wrecksite.eu |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
}}
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===27 June===
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|ship={{MV|Al Rubiya|1943|2}}
|flag={{flag|Kuwait}}
|desc=The [[reefer ship|refrigerated]] [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] sprang a leak and sank at [[Bombay]], India. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.<ref name=Empire228>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=228 }}</ref>
}}
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==July==
===3 July===
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|ship=''First Lady'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|95|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] and [[clam]] [[Fishing dredge|dredger]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in {{convert|100|ft|m|0}} of water in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] east of [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|39|13.703|N|074|12.486|W|name=''First Lady''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj09_atlantic_city.php#FirstLady |title=njscuba.net ''First Lady'' |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#FirstLady |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===10 July===
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|ship={{Ship||Rainbow Warrior|1955|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=[[Opération Satanique]] - Sabotaged by [[Directorate-General for External Security|DGSE]] agents and sunk in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. }}
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===12 July===
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|ship=''Alliance''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While tied alongside the [[fishing vessel]] ''Dawn L'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) and refueling ''Dawn L'', the {{convert|63|ft|m|1|adj=on}} fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] exploded and sank off [[Axel Lind Island]] ({{coord|60|47|30|N|147|43|30|W|name=Axel Lind Island}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. ''Dawn L'' also exploded and sank. ''Alliance'' was later [[Marine salvage|salvaged]]. The seven people aboard both vessels all survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Dawn L''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While tied alongside the fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] ''Alliance'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) and refueling from ''Alliance'', the {{convert|45|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] exploded and sank off [[Axel Lind Island]] ({{coord|60|47|30|N|147|43|30|W|name=Axel Lind Island}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. ''Alliance'' also exploded and sank. The seven people aboard both vessels all survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]</ref>
}}
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===13 July===
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|ship=''Sea ZZZs''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[Gillnetting|gillnet]] [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by an explosion and fire in the small-boat harbor at [[Valdez, Alaska|Valdez]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
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===21 July===
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|ship=''Amaretto'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=After being stolen, the {{convert|71|ft|adj=on}} [[sardine]]-[[fishing vessel]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] by the thieves in {{convert|120|ft}} of water in [[Penobscot Bay]] {{convert|2|nmi}} east of [[Owls Head, Maine|Owls Head]], [[Maine]], at {{coord|44|05|35.29|N|068|59|53.13|W|name=''Amaraetto''}}.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/amaretto-dat.htm |title=Amaretto | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=27 January 2021 }}</ref> 
}}
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|ship={{MV|Frodo Durban||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Brazil|1968}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground at the entrance to [[Hong Kong Harbour]].<ref name=Times220785>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil spill action |date=22 July 1985 |page=4 |issue=62196 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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===23 July===
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|ship=''Dit Out''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The boat was lost in the harbor at [[Homer, Alaska|Homer]], [[Alaska]], when her engine exploded just off the fuel dock.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Roule||2}}   
|flag={{flag|Honduras|1949}}
|desc=[[Lebanese Civil War]]: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at [[Sidon, Lebanon]] by Israeli artillery.<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 |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?192129 |title=ROULE CARGO SHIP 1955-1985 |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref>}}
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===24 July===
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|ship=''Tylene''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] sank in [[Trading Bay]] ({{coord|60|55|N|151|35|W|name=Trading Bay}}) on the coast of [[Alaska]] after a wooden plank came loose, causing her to flood, and her pump failed.<ref name=alaskashipwreckst>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]</ref>
}}
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===26 July===
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|ship=''Mari Jana''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Cook Inlet]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] {{convert|6|nmi}} off the mouth of the [[Kenai River]] after a large wave broke over her stern.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
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===29 July===
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|ship={{MV|Kapodistrias||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The bulk carrier ran aground at [[Port Elizabeth]] and sank.<ref name=Times310785>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship aground |date=31 July 1985 |page=6 |issue=62204 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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==August==
===3 August===
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|ship={{MS|Europa|1981|2}} 
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=The [[cruise ship]] ran aground off [[Greenland]]. Refloated on 6 August, returned to service.<ref name=Times060885>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Liner go-ahead |date=6 August 1985 |page=4 |issue=62209 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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|ship={{HMS|Narwhal|S03|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United Kingdom|6}}
|desc=The decommissioned [[British Porpoise-class submarine|''Porpoise''-class]] [[submarine]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[English Channel]] to serve as a target. }}
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===7 August===
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|ship=''Sea Dancer''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|90|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]] [[Ship's tender|tender]] sank with the loss of one life after taking on water in heavy weather {{convert|60|nmi}} north of [[False Pass, Alaska|False Pass]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
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===10 August===
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|ship= {{ship|Soviet submarine|K-431||2}} 
|flag={{navy|Soviet Union}}
|desc=The Project 675 ([[Echo-class submarine|Echo II-class]]) submarine suffered an explosion in her nuclear reactor during refuelling. Ten people killed. }}
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===18 August===
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|ship={{MV|Maritime Gardenia|1975|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the Albert Patches, in the [[Torres Strait]] ({{coord|10|20|05|S|102|21|01|E}}). She was on a voyage from [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], Australia to [[Penang]], Malaysia. Subsequently refloated and towed to [[Singapore]] for repairs.<ref name=MG>{{Cite web |url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24947/mair11_001.pdf |title=M. V. 'Maritime Gardenia |publisher=Australian Transport Safety Board |accessdate=2 November 2016}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{MV|Naess Leopard||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Belgium}}
|desc=Hit by two missiles {{convert|25|nmi|km}} north east of [[Qatar]] and damaged by the detonation of one of them. Later repaired and returned to service.<ref name=BelgeHO>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant H-O |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |accessdate=31 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}
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===19 August===
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|ship=''Western Sea'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[seiner]] was lost in [[Marmot Bay]], {{convert|25|nmi}}) northeast of [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. Her entire crew of six perished. Parts of ''Western Sea'' including her [[pilot house]], as well as a [[Personal flotation device|life preserver]], later were found east of [[Long Island (Alaska)|Long Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksw>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)]</ref>
}}
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===21 August===
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|ship=''Anna Marie'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was destroyed by fire near [[Chignik, Alaska|Chignik]], [[Alaska]]. All on board survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Lady Noreen''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] was destroyed by an [[electrical fire]] near [[Cape Chacon]] ({{coord|54|41|30|N|132|00|50|W|name=Cape Chacon}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]] southwest of [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]</ref>
}}
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===25 August===
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|ship={{MV|Ariadne||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=Ran aground off [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]] and broke in two, a total loss. Bow section capsized and sank on 1 October, causing parts of Mogadishu to be evacuated.<ref name=Times021085>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Thousands flee poison threat at Somali port |first=Charles |last=Harrison |date=2 October 1985 |page=7 |issue=62258 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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==September==
===6 September===
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|ship=''Pacific Lady''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=During a voyage from [[Yakutat, Alaska|Yakutat]] to [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Alaska]], while operating as a fish [[Ship's tender|tender]] with a cargo of 80,000 pounds (36,288 kg) of [[salmon]] on board, the {{convert|70|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank off [[Cape Spencer (Alaska)|Cape Spencer]], Alaska. One crewman died after helping his shipmates onto a [[life raft]]; the other four men and the only woman on board survived and were rescued by a [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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===13 September===
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|ship={{ship||Smit Matsas 1||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=[[Iran–Iraq War]]: The [[salvage tug]] was hit by an [[Exocet]] missile fired by an [[Iraq]]i aircraft whilst at a point {{convert|50|nmi|km}} north of [[Ras Tunara]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. The ship was destroyed by the subsequent fire, all 19 crew were rescued.<ref name=Matsas>{{cite web|url=http://www.matsas.gr/TugsPhotos.htm |title=Tugs Photos History |publisher=Loucas G Matsas |accessdate=26 September 2010}}</ref> }}
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===21 September===
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|ship={{ship|Spanish trawler|Junquito||2}}  
|flag={{flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=[[Western Sahara War]]: The trawler was captured by [[Polisario]] fighters and scuttled off [[Cape Corbiero]], [[Western Sahara]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55190&sid=e050ea69054dad9f19c37fabfff250e6 |title=Polisaqrio (Western Sahara) and Algerian Naval Battles |accessdate=24 October 2018}}</ref>}}
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===25 September===
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|ship={{ship|Turkish motor torpedo boat|Meltem||2}}
|flag={{navy|Turkey}}
|desc= The ''Denizkusu''-class missile boat was rammed, cut in two and sunk by {{ship|Soviet training ship|Khasan||2}}  ({{navy|Soviet Union}}) in the [[Bosporus Strait]]/[[Black Sea]]. Five crewmen were killed. The vessel was later salvaged and stricken.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55158&sid=8e70239a603283da25bcec6c5bae6201 |title=Soviet naval Battles-Cold War |publisher=Sovietempire.com |accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===29 September===
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|ship={{ship||Taurime|yacht|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Republic of Ireland}}
|desc=The yacht struck rocks off Valencia Head and sank. All crew rescued, including [[Charles Haughey]], the Leader of the Opposition in the Irish Parliament.<ref name=Times300985>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Hughey is saved as yacht sinks |date=30 September 1985 |page=6 |issue=62256 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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==October==
===16 October===
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|ship=''General VII'' 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The tug sank after colliding with {{MV|Rora Head||2}} ({{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}) in the [[Thames Estuary]]. Four of her seven crew were killed.<ref name=Times171085>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Tug crew feared dead in collision |date=17 October 1985 |page=2 |issue=62271 |column=B }}</ref><ref name=Times18105>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Man rescued from tug dies |date=18 October 1985 |page=2 |issue=62272 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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===20 October===
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|ship=Unidentified infiltration ship
|flag={{navy|North Korea}}
|desc=The infiltration ship was sunk by South Korean [[coastal artillery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=50000&sid=6270cc554950be99790a315f78d909c6 |title=democratic People's republic of Korea Naval Battles |publisher=Redfleet-Soviet empire |accessdate=31 January 2019}}</ref> }}
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===26 October===
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|ship=''Carolyn Jean'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|98|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] dragged her [[anchor]] and sank in shallow water in [[Portage Bay (Alaska)|Portage Bay]] ({{coord|57|34|05|N|156|02|15|W|name=Portage Bay}}) on the south coast of the [[Alaska Peninsula]] in [[Alaska]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her crew of four.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
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===28 October===
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|ship=''Sundowner'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|68|ft|m|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in bad weather in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] near the [[Semidi Islands]] south of [[Kodiak Island]]. Her [[Sea captain|captain]] was lost, but the [[United States Coast Guard]] rescued the other three members of her crew from a [[life raft]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
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===30 October===
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|ship=[[Golden Hinde (1973)|''Golden Hinde'']] 
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The replica of the 16th-century galleon ran aground at the mouth of the [[River Avon (Bristol)|Avon]]. Refloated the following day.<ref name=Times311085>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Hinde Replica freed from mud|date=31 October 1985 |page=32 |issue=62283 |column=C-E }}</ref> }}
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===Unknown date===
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|ship=Unidentified patrol ship
|flag={{navy|North Korea}}
|desc=The [[patrol ship]] was sunk by South Korean [[coastal artillery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=50000&sid=aea284759ad0355309d6d2ea113779d2 |title=North Korean Naval Battles |publisher=Redfleet-Soviet empire |accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> }}
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==November==
===11 November===
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|ship= {{MV|Anne||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The coaster was driven ashore at [[Seaton Carew]], [[Northumberland]] in a storm. Still beached four days later.<ref name=Times151185>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=''untitled'' |date=15 November 1985 |page=2 |issue=62996 |column=C-F }}</ref> }}
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===17 November===
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|ship=''Rascal''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|41|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] and [[dive boat]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in {{convert|40|ft|m|0}} of water in [[Long Island Sound]] off [[Matinecock Point]] ({{coord|40.9020|N|073.6323|W|name=''Matinecock Point''}}) on the north coast of [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart-ny.php#Rascal |title=njscuba.net ''Rascal'' |access-date=2020-02-15 |archive-date=2020-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220125136/http://njscuba.net/reefs/chart-ny.php#Rascal |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===18 November===
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|ship=''Morania Abaco'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|264|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in {{convert|110|ft|m|0}} of water in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] east of [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|39|14.133|N|074|12.154|W|name=''Morania Abaco''}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj09_atlantic_city.php#Morania |title=njscuba.net ''Morania Abaco'' |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#Morania |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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===26 November===
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|ship=''Aleutian Harvester''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|94|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] disappeared in the [[North Pacific Ocean]] during a storm with the loss of her entire crew of three. Searchers believed that she sank approximately {{convert|30|nmi}} south of [[Unalaska, Alaska|Unalaska]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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==December==
===6 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 December 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Pacific Voyager''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] struck a rock off [[Cape Pankof]] on [[Unimak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]] and then went aground and broke up on the beach. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her entire crew of four.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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===16 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 16 December 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Princess Arline''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|40|nmi}} south of [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]], [[Alaska]], during a [[gale]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her crew from a [[life raft]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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===18 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 December 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Asuncion||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Philippines|1985}}
|desc=The ferry sank off [[Mindoro Island]].<ref name=Times191285>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=200 feared lost on ferry |date=19 December 1985 |page=7 |issue=62325 |column=C, D }}</ref> About 100 of her 182 passengers and 15 crew were rescued.<ref name=Times201285>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=100 survive Philippines sea disaster |date=20 December 1985 |page=6 |issue=62326 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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===19 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 December 1985 |sort=}}
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|ship=''[[Eagle (ship)|Eagle Tire Co]]'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] was sunk as an [[artificial reef]] approximately {{convert|3|nmi|km|lk=in}} northeast of the [[Alligator Reef Light]] and {{convert|6|nmi|km}} off the coast of [[Lower Matecumbe Key]], [[Florida]]. }}
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==Unknown date==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 1985 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{MV|Malis||2}} 
|flag=Unknown
|desc=The out of service coastal freighter was scuttled as an [[artificial reef]] near [[Little Pigeon Island]] in the [[Credner Islands]] near [[Rabaul]], [[New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBpF94zRT28C&q=Shinko+maru+No.+2%2C+1945&pg=PA146 |title=Rabaul's forgotten fleet |year=1994 |publisher=googlebooks |isbn=9780646173948 |accessdate=2 May 2019}}</ref>
}}
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|ship={{Ship|SPS|Narciso Monturiol|S-35|2}} 
|flag={{navy|Spain}}
|desc=The decommissioned [[submarine]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] off [[Cartagena, Spain|Cartagena]], [[Spain]]. }}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{HMS|Porpoise|S01|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United Kingdom|1985}}
|desc=The [[British Porpoise-class submarine|''Porpoise''-class]] [[submarine]] was sunk as a target. }}
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|ship={{MV|Samir|1933|2}}
|flag={{flag|Lebanon}}
|desc=The ship was lost during 1985.<ref name=Gronerp211>{{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |title=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 |volume=8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1) |date=1993 |publisher=Bernard & Graefe |location=Koblenz |isbn=3-7637-4807-5 |lang=de |page=211}}</ref>
}}
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==References==
{{reflist|20em}}

== See also ==

{{shipevents|1985}}

[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1985]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1985| ]]
[[Category:1985-related lists|Ship]]