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The '''list of shipwrecks in 2003''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[2003]].
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==January==
===1 January===
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|ship= {{MV|Vicky|1982|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Turkey}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground on the wreck of {{MV|Tricolor||2}} ({{flag|Norway}}) in the [[English Channel]] off [[Dunquerque]], [[Nord (French department)|Nord]], France. Later refloated.<ref name=Times030103>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Fuel leaks from second ship that hit wreckage |author=Charles Bremner and Ben Webster |date=3 January 2003 |page=12 |issue=67650 |column=A-D }}</ref> }}
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===3 January===
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|ship= {{MV|Vermontborg|2003|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Romania}}
|desc=This new ship, under tow from Romania to Germany, broke free and came aground on the [[Guernsey]], [[Channel Islands]] coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.towingline.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/nieuws_2003.pdf |title=SMIT Salvage awarded LOF contract for the grounded Vermont Borg |publisher=towingline.com |access-date=2015-08-27 |archive-date=2012-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002214019/http://www.towingline.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/nieuws_2003.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=medIozRMKiI&feature |title=Wagenborg 'Vermontborg' Shipwreck in Guernsey 3/1/03 |date=27 November 2017 |publisher=dragtimes.com}}</ref> }}
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===5 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 5 January 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Pioneer''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=In disrepair and in danger of sinking in the boat harbor at [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]], the {{convert|80|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[halibut]] [[schooner]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] by her owner in {{convert|260|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} of water in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|6|nmi}} off [[Cape Chiniak]] ({{coord|57|37|N|152|10|W|name=Cape Chiniak}}) on [[Kodiak Island]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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===11 January===
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|ship= ''Sunrunner'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[cod]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank off [[Twoheaded Island]] ({{coord|56|54|N|153|35|W|name=Twoheaded Island}}) in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter and the fishing vessel ''Heritage'' ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her entire crew of five.<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
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===24 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 January 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Combine'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|41|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[cod]]-[[fishing vessel]] struck a pinnacle off [[Popof Island (Kodiak Archipelago)|Popof Island]] ({{coord|57|46|00|N|152|24|10|W|name=Popof Island}}) in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]] about {{convert|5|nmi}} east of [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], Alaska. The fishing vessel ''Highliner'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her crew of three.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
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==February==
===17 February===
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|ship= {{MV|Tor I||2}} 
|flag={{flagicon image|Pilot Flag of Tonga.svg}} [[Tonga]]
|desc=The cargo ship sank in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] between [[Malta]] and [[Sicily]], Italy with the loss of all eight crew.<ref name=Times180203>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew missing |date=18 February 2003 |page=16 |issue=67689 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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===18 February===
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|ship=''Myra Jean''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|42|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Alaska pollock]] [[Fishing trawler|trawler]] struck a rock, [[capsize]]d and sank at the head of [[Wells Bay]] ({{coord|60|53|30|N|147|28|30|W|name=Wells Bay}}) in [[Prince William Sound]] on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]]. The [[fishing vessel]] ''Anna Lee'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her crew of two.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
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==March==

===16 March===
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|ship=''[[SS Ryndam (1950)|Copa Casino]]''
|flag=flag unknown
|desc=The [[cruise ship]] sank off the coast of [[Dominican Republic]] while on her last voyage to [[Alang]], [[India]] for scrapping.}}
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===21 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 March 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Bering Sea'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|45|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Longline fishing|longline]] [[halibut]]-[[fishing vessel]] was wrecked on the northwest coast of [[Yakobi Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] near [[Cape Bingham]] ({{coord|58|05|30|N|136|31|00|W|name=Cape Bingham}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]]. All three people and a dog on board abandoned ship in a [[life raft]] and were rescued by a [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
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===22 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 March 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|RMS Mulheim||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|desc=[[File:Wreck is the RMS Mulheim off Lands End - geograph.org.uk - 291793.jpg|thumb|''RMS Mulheim'', September 2003.]]
The [[cargo ship]] ran aground at [[Sennen Cove]], [[United Kingdom]]. She was declared a [[constructive total loss]] on 24 March. }}
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===24 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 24 March 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''New Viking''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|52|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Southeast Alaska]] near [[Sullivan Island State Marine Park]] ({{coord|58.9633|N|135.3224|W|name=Sullivan Island State Marine Park}}) {{convert|15|nmi}} southwest of [[Eldred Rock]]. The only person aboard abandoned ship in a [[skiff]] and was rescued by the [[United States Coast Guard]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksn>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-n/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (N)]</ref>
}}
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==April==
===2 April===
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|ship= {{USS|Bigelow|DD-942|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Forrest Sherman|destroyer}} was sunk as a target. 
}}
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===11 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 April 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship|ROCS|Lai Yang|DDG-926|6}}
|flag={{nowrap begin}}{{navy|Republic of China|2003}}{{nowrap end}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} was sunk as an [[artificial reef]]. (Formerly {{USS|Leonard F. Mason|DD-852|6}} ({{navy|United States|1960}}) the ship's name in [[Republic of China Navy]] service also is reported as ROCS ''Shuei Yang''.) }}
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===16 April===
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|ship= [[Chinese submarine 361|''361'']] 
|flag={{Navy|PRC}}
|desc=The {{sclass2|Ming|submarine}} was lost due to an engine run-on accident in the [[Bohai Sea]]. All seventy crew suffocated. }}
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===22 April===
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|ship= [[Al Munassir (L1)|''Al Munassir'']] 
|flag={{Navy|Oman}}
|desc= Vessel sunk as an [[artificial reef]] off the coast of Muscat. }}
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===29 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 April 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Brittany Kaye'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|29|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[herring]] [[gillnetter]] struck a rock and sank in [[Kulukak Bay]] ({{coord|58|49|N|159|44|W|name=Kulukak Bay}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]], {{convert|60|nmi}} southeast of [[Togiak, Alaska|Togiak]]. Her crew of two survived. At low tide she was seen to be sitting on mud but was deemed too badly damaged to be refloated.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
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==May==
===13 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 May 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{HMS|Tireless|S88|6}} 
|flag={{navy|UK}}
|desc=The {{sclass|Trafalgar|submarine}} collided underwater with an iceberg in the [[Arctic Ocean]] and was damaged. }}
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===30 May===
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|ship=''Racona II ''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|72|ft|m|adj=on}} vessel sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] {{convert|2|nmi}} off [[Spruce Cape]] ({{coord|57|49|15|N|152|20|00|W|name=Spruce Cape}}) near [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], [[Alaska]]. The [[fishing vessel]] ''Compromise'' ({{flag|United States}}) rescued her two-man crew.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]</ref>
}}
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===31 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=31 May 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Fu Shan Hai||2}} 
|flag={{flag|China}}
|desc=The bulk carrier collided with {{MV|Gdynia||2}} ({{Flag|Cyprus}}) off [[Bornholm]], [[Denmark]] and sank.<ref name=Times030603>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil leak threat |date=3 June 2003 |page=13 |issue=67779 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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==June==
===12 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=12 June 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship|Iraqi yacht|Al-Mansur||2}} 
|flag={{navy|Iraq|1991}}
|desc=[[Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein's]] presidential yacht was bombed and damaged at [[Basra]] by [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] aircraft of the [[United States Navy]] in March, 2003 during the [[Iraq War]]. Capsized and sank at dock at [[Basrah]], [[Iraq]] after being looted.<ref name=Times110403>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Saddam's ship of state, dead in the water |author=Ian Cobain, additional material by [[Tim Butcher]] (''[[Daily Telegraph]]'') and Tom Newton Dunn (''[[Daily Mirror]]'') |date=11 April 2003 |page=5 |issue=67734 |column=A-H }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?264582 |title=MV Al Mansur (+2003)  |publisher=Wrecksite |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> 
}}
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===14 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 June 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Taki-Tooo''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|32|ft|adj=on}} chartered fishing boat capsized off the [[Oregon Coast]] near [[Tillamook Bay]] while crossing the [[shoal|bar]]. Eleven people, including the [[sea captain#skipper|skipper]], perished.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Michelle |last2=Hunsberger |first2=Brent |last3=Larabee |first3=Mark |title=Wave flips boat, killing 9 in accident; two others missing |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2003/06/wave_flips_boat_killing_9_in_a.html |accessdate=7 April 2020 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=15 June 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dooris |first1=Pat |title='It was immediate': Taki-Tooo survivor remembers 2003 sinking that claimed 11 lives on Oregon coast |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/it-was-immediate-taki-tooo-survivor-remembers-2003-sinking-that-claimed-11-lives-on-oregon-coast/283-8ed3dc6f-9f6d-4998-81e8-b18197c81ec4 |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=[[KGW]] |date=10 January 2019}}</ref>
}}
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===19 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 June 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= ex-{{USS|Richard E. Byrd|DDG-23|6}} 
|flag={{navy|Greece|2003}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Charles F. Adams|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer]] was sunk as a target by Greek forces after sale to [[Greece]] and cannibalization for spare parts. }}
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===27 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 June 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=Unidentified barge
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|75|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|2|nmi}} off [[Mantoloking, New Jersey|Mantoloking]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|80|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|03.560|N|073|59.300|W|name="Barbar Ann"}}. Her wreck is known as "Barbara Ann."<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#BarbaraAnn njscuba.net "Barbara Ann"]</ref>
}}
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|ship=Unidentified barge
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[barge]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|2|nmi}} off [[Mantoloking, New Jersey|Mantoloking]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|80|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|03.585|N|073|59.391|W|name=Swensen Barge}}. Her wreck is known as the "Swensen Barge."<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj04_axel_carlson.php#Swensen njscuba.net Swensen Barge]</ref>
}}
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==July==
===8 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 July 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Miss Everett''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Trolling (fishing)|troller]] sank near [[Kruzof Island]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]], approximately {{convert|10|nmi}} north of [[Sitka, Alaska|Sitka]], [[Alaska]]. The only person aboard perished.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Nazreen-1||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Bangladesh|civil}}
|desc=The [[ferry]] sank in the [[Meghna River]] near [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Bangladesh]], causing the deaths of 400 people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ferry disaster claims hundreds|date=9 July 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3051683.stm|publisher=BBC|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> }}
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===17 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 July 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Four Daughters''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|86|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] and [[clam]] [[Fishing dredge|dredger]] sank on her maiden voyage in {{convert|130|ft|m|0}} of water in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|52|nmi}} southeast of [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|39|59.46|N|073|11.25|W|name=''Lady Gertrude''}}.<ref>[https://njscuba.net/sites/chart_deep_sea.php#FourDaughters njscuba.net ''Four Daughters'']</ref>
}}
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===21 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=21 July 2003|sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Dixon|AS-37|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|L. Y. Spear|submarine tender}} was sunk as a target in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] southeast of [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], at {{coord|31|16|17.9|N|073|57|46.2|W|name="USS ''Dixon'' (AS-37)}}. }}
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|ship= {{USS|Seneca|AT-91|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Navajo|fleet tug}} was sunk as a target in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off [[North Carolina]]. }}
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===22 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 July 2003|sort=}}
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|ship={{HMCS|Nipigon|DDH 266|6}}
|flag={{navy|Canada|name=Maritime Command}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Mackenzie|destroyer}} was sunk in the [[St. Lawrence River]] north-east of [[Rimouski]] as an artificial reef.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forposterityssake.ca/Navy/HMCS_NIPIGON_266.htm |title=HMCS NIPIGON 266 |publisher=forposterityssake.ca |access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{USS|Samuel Gompers|AD-37|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Samuel Gompers|destroyer tender}} sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] off [[North Carolina]] at {{coord|31|17|N|073|51|W|name="USS ''Samuel Gompers'' (AD-37)}} after being used as a target for [[Harpoon missile]]s and aerial bombs the previous day. 
}}
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===28 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 July 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Tasman Spirit||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Greece}}
|desc=The tanker ran aground in the [[Arabian Sea]] off [[Karachi]], Pakistan. She broke up and sank on 14 August.<ref name=Times150803>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil tanker spill |date=15 August 2003 |page=17 |issue=67842 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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===29 July===
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|ship= {{USS|Ingersoll|DD-990|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Spruance|destroyer}} was sunk as a target. }}
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===30 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=30 July 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Neptun||2}}
|flag={{flag|Germany}}
|desc=The {{convert|16.11|m|ftin|adj=on}} fishing cutter ran aground, heeled over and sank on its side in shallow water in the channel at Norddeich. Later salvaged.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bsu-bund.de/SharedDocs/pdf/EN/Investigation_Report/2004/Investigation_Report_226_03.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 |title=Investigation Report 226/03 |publisher=bsu-bund.de |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
}}
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==August==
===1 August===
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|ship= {{USS|Leftwich|DD-984|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Spruance|destroyer}} was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] northwest of [[Hawaii]] at {{coord|22|48|47|N|160|34|00|W|name="USS ''Leftwich'' (DD-984)"}}. }}
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|ship= {{USS|Merrill|DD-976|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Spruance|destroyer}} was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] northwest of [[Hawaii]] at {{coord|22|43|53|N|160|29|23|W|name="USS ''Merrill'' (DD-976)"}}. }}
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===4 August===
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|ship= {{MV|United Malika||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Morocco|civil}}
|desc=[[File:United Malika.jpg|thumb|''United Malika'']]
The reefer ship ran aground near [[Ras Nouadhibou]] in [[Mauritania]]. Its crew were rescued by the [[Mauritanian Navy]]. }}
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===15 August===
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|ship= {{USS|Downes|FF-1070|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Knox|frigate}} was sunk as a target near [[Mare Island]], [[California]], at {{coord|31|10|01|N|119|48|03|W|name="USS ''Downes'' (FF-1070)"}}. }}
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|ship= {{USS|Henry B. Wilson|DDG-7|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Charles F. Adams|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer]] was sunk as a target. }}
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===20 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 August 2003|sort=}}
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|ship=''Donna Ann''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 47-[[gross ton]], {{convert|49.7|or|58|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] dragged her anchor and was stranded on the beach in [[Tanglefoot Bay]] ({{coord|57|34|30|N|154|29|30|W|name=Tanglefoot Bay}}) near [[Karluk, Alaska|Karluk]], [[Alaska]]. Her crew survived.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]</ref>
}}
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===28 August===
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|ship=''North Star''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|55|ft|adj=on}} scallop trawler capsized and sank in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in {{convert|100|ft}} of water in the [[Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary]] ({{coord|42|23|N|70|21|W|}}). The two crew members were picked up by ''Half Fast''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/maritime/north-star.html?ftag=MSF0951a18 |title=North Star |publisher=NOAA.gov |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
}}
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===30 August===
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|ship= [[Soviet submarine K-159|''K-159'']] 
|flag={{navy|Russia}}
|desc=The {{sclass2|November|submarine}} sank in the [[Barents Sea]] while under tow to a scrapyard. Nine of her ten crew were killed. }}
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==September==
===11 September===
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|ship= {{MV|Moby Magic||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Italy|civil}}
|desc=The ferry ran aground in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off [[Porto Cervo]], [[Sardinia]]. All 160 people on board were rescued.<ref name=Times120903>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ferry abandoned |date=12 September 2003 |page=22 |issue=67866 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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===25 September===
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|ship=''[[USS Tamaha (YN-44)|A. J. McAllister]]'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|106|ft|m|1|adj=on}}, 263-[[gross register ton]] [[Tugboat|tug]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] east of [[Cape May]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|38|58.004|N|074|10.721|W|name=''A. J. McAllister''}}.<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj14_deepwater.php#AJMcAllister njscuba.net ''A. J. McAllister'']</ref><ref name=njgovdeepwater>[https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/pdf/reefs/deepwater.pdf nj.gov Deepwater Reef]</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Diver′s Abyss'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|104|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] east of [[Cape May]], [[New Jersey]], at {{coord|38|57.984|N|074|10.771|W|name=''Diver′s Abyss''}}.<ref name=njgovdeepwater/><ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj14_deepwater.php#DiversAbyss njscuba.net ''Diver′s Abyss'']</ref>
}}
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==October==
===8 October===
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|ship= [[ROCS Fu Yang (DD-7)|ROCS ''Fu Yang'']]
|flag={{nowrap begin}}{{navy|Republic of China|2003}}{{nowrap end}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} was sunk as a target. }}
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===14 October===
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|ship= [[ROCS An Yang (DD-18)|ROCS ''An Yang'']]
|flag={{nowrap begin}}{{navy|Republic of China|2003}}{{nowrap end}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} was sunk as a target. }}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= [[ROCS Huei Yang (DDG-906)|ROCS ''Huei Yang'']]
|flag={{nowrap begin}}{{navy|Republic of China|2003}}{{nowrap end}}
|desc=The decommissioned [[Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer|''Allen M. Sumner''-class]] [[guided-missile destroyer]] was sunk as a target. }}
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===15 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 October 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Andrew J. Barberi||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United States}}
|desc=The ferry collided at full speed with a pier at [[Staten Island]], [[New York City|New York]]. Eleven people were killed and seventy-one were injured. The ship was later repaired and returned to service. }}
{{shipwreck list end}}

===25 October===
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|ship= {{USS|Hartford|SSN-768|6}} 
|flag={{Navy|USA|1960}}
|desc=[[File:USS Hartford rudder damage.jpg|thumb|USS ''Hartford''.]]
[[USS Hartford grounding|USS ''Hartford'' grounding]]: The {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}} ran aground at [[La Maddalena]], [[Sardinia]], Italy. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service }}
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==November==
===7 November===
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|ship=''Jay Jay''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|90|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] south of [[Long Island]] {{convert|2.5|nmi}} off [[Moriches Inlet]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_ny07_moriches.php njscuba.net Moriches Artificial Reef]</ref>
}}
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===18 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 November 2003|sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{USS|Yosemite|AD-19|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned [[destroyer tender]] was sunk as a target. }}
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===25 November===
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|ship= ''Dieu Merci'' 
|flag={{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|2003}}
|desc=The ferry capsized and sank in [[Lake Mai-Ndombe]], killing 163 people on board. Over 200 people were rescued.<ref name=Times281103>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=163 die as ferry capsizes |date=28 November 2003 |page=27 |issue=67932 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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==December==
===1 December===
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|ship= ''Jassim'' 
|flag={{flag|Bolivia}}
|desc=The vessel sank while anchored at Wingate reef, Sudan about {{convert|1,113.11|m}} away from the wreck of {{SS|Umbria||2}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=M/S KATTEGAT |url=https://www.faktaomfartyg.se/kattegat_1961.htm |website=faktaomfartyg |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> }}
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===9 December===
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|ship= ''Stellamare'' 
|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}
|desc=The Dutch [[heavy-lift vessel]] capsized while loading power generator components at the [[Port of Albany–Rensselaer|Port of Albany]] with the loss of three crew members.<ref name="profmarin">{{cite news |last1=Aichele |first1=Richard O. |title=Three dead as heavy-lift ship capsizes while loading generator |url=http://www.professionalmariner.com/February-2007/Three-dead-as-heavy-lift-ship-capsizes-while-loading-generator/ |accessdate=9 December 2019 |work=Professional Mariner |date=28 February 2007}}</ref> A [[United States Coast Guard]] investigation found that capsize occurred because of the inexperience of the officers and crew in conducting heavy-lift loading operations in fresh water and miscommunications between the Russian crew and Dutch officers over ballasting requirements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capsizing of the M/V Stellemare |url=https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/documents/Stellemare.pdf |website=Investigating Officer's Report of Investigation |publisher=United States Coast Guard |accessdate=9 December 2019}}</ref> The ship was salvaged but declared a [[constructive total loss]].<ref name="profmarin" /> }}
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===24 December===
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|ship= ''Elizabeth'' 
|flag=flag unknown
|desc=The cargo ship sank in the [[Aegean Sea]] off [[Santorini]], Greece. Eight crew were rescued.<ref name=Times271203>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew arrested |date=27 December 2003 |page=25 |issue=67956 |column=H }}</ref> }}
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==Unknown date==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 2003 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Alec N''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|45|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Fire Island]] south of [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]] sometime in 2003.<ref name=njscubafireisland>{{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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|ship=''Mary N''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|50|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing trawler]] and [[clam]] [[Fishing dredge|dredger]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] off [[Fire Island]] south of [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]] sometime in 2003.<ref name=njscubafireisland/>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship={{ship|SLNS|P-413}} 
|flag={{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}
|desc=[[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]: The patrol boat was sunk by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] sometime in 2003.<ref name="Soviet-Empire">{{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 item
|ship={{ship|SLNS|P-416}} 
|flag={{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}
|desc=[[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]: The patrol boat was sunk by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] sometime in 2003.<ref name="Soviet-Empire">{{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 item
|ship={{ship|SLNS|P-495}} 
|flag={{navy|Sri Lanka|1994}}
|desc=[[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]: The patrol boat was sunk by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] sometime in 2003.<ref name="Soviet-Empire">{{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>
}}
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==References==
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{{shipevents|2003}}
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[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|2003]]
[[Category:2003-related lists|Shipwrecks]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 2003| ]]