Akebono Maru No.28

Japanese fishing trawler

History

Name	Akebono Maru No.28
Launched	28 May 1974
Completed	1974
Identification	IMO number: 7394826
Fate	Sunk near Alaska
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler
Tonnage	516 DWT
Length	56.14 m (184 ft 2 in)
Beam	10.83 m (35 ft 6 in)

Akebono Maru No. 28 was a Japanese fishing trawler that capsized on 5 January 1982. The Minerals Management Service of Alaska reported she sank 50 miles (80 km) north of the Adak and notes it at the top of its list of "Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping Losses In The Last 20 Years".^[1] In total, 32 people died.^[2]

References

^ "Alaska's Ten Worst Shipping Losses In The Last 20 Years". Minerals Management Service. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
^ Sam Howe Verhovek (2001-04-05). "Accepting the Sea's Risk Doesn't Ease the Pain of Losses". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-05.

External links

Official report at Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1982

5 Jan: Akebono Maru No. 28
15 Feb: Ocean Ranger
16 Feb: MV Mekhanik Tarasov
18 Feb: SAS President Kruger
23 Feb: St. Bedan
26 Feb: Craigantlet
11 Mar: Ranga
9 Apr: USS Basilone
13 Apr: USS Robinson
26 Apr: ARA Santa Fe
2 May: ARA General Belgrano
4 May: HMS Sheffield
10 May: ARA Narwal
11 May: ARA Isla de los Estados
22 May: HMS Ardent
24 May: HMS Antelope
25 May: HMS Coventry
30 May: Atlantic Conveyor
21 Jun: RFA Sir Galahad
18 Jul: USS Agerholm, USS Porterfield
16 Oct: Island Cement
21 Oct: ARA Bahía Buen Suceso
24 Oct: Poet
25 Oct: USS Savage
19 Dec: European Gateway
December (unknown date): Unirea
Unknown date: Mahi, Temehani

Other incidents

4 Mar: Vortigern
22 Mar: USS Jacksonville
6 Apr: ARA Guerrico
3 May: ARA Alferez Sobral
21 May: HMS Argonaut
25 May: HMS Broadsword
26 May: Bowbelle
8 Jun: RFA Sir Tristram
12 Jun: HMS Glamorgan
15 Jun: ARA Bahía Buen Suceso
18 Sep: Armorique
19 Dec: Speedlink Vanguard
Unknown date: HMS Onyx, HMS Valiant

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