This is a list of roll-on/roll-off vessels involved in maritime incidents and accidents.
Date Name Incident31 January 1953 Sank in the North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland in a windstorm (that also caused the North Sea flood of 1953); 135 dead.26 September 1954Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers. Also romanized as Hidaka.Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers. Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers. Refloated in 1956 and returned to service. Capsized in Japan’s Tsugaru Strait by Typhoon Marie (1954), 1,170 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.8 December 1966 Unsecured refrigerator truck forced open midship loading door10 April 1968 Caught in storm Cyclone Giselle, ran aground on Barrett Reef, then capsized and sank off New Zealand; 53 dead.7 June 1980 Capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, close to Larnaca, Cyprus due to a software error. No casualties or serious injury19 December 1982 Capsized off Harwich following a collision with Speedlink Vanguard.15 February 1985 Ran aground and wrecked. No casualties or serious injury6 March 1987 Capsized off Zeebrugge when the bow door was left open. 193 passengers and crew died.26 April 1988 Reijin Capsized and sank off the coast of Portugal on maiden voyage7 April 1990 Caught fire and burned as a result of arson10 April 1991 MV Moby Prince Caught fire and burned as a result of a collision with an oil tanker. 140 passengers and crew died.14-15 December 1991 Struck a reef and sank in sight of port at Safaga, Egypt, with at least 464 casualties. 14 January 1993 Capsized and sunk in the Baltic Sea. 56 dead, 9 survivors, partially due to inefficient rescue efforts.28 September 1994 Had a bow visor failure. Investigations have been reopened in 2020. 852 people aboard were killed in the accident. 18 September 1998 Foundered and sank in Typhoon Vicki. 150 people died.26 September 2000 Struck a rock and sank off Paros, Greece26 September 2002 Second deadliest non-military maritime disaster - 1,863 deaths and 64 survivors.14 December 2002 Collision, no casualties, vessel required salvation by wreck cutting in 9 sections due to being a hazard to navigation.31 January 2004 Collision with container vessel Trade Zale during anchoring in the bay of Ulsan, South Korea, requiring salvage tugs, no casualties15 May 2004 Collided with tanker MT Kaminesan and sank close to Singapore Sentosa island, no casualties but crew required rescue3 February 2006 Capsized and sank in the Red Sea, there was bad weather but the direct cause of the sinking is unknown, 185 dead bodies were recovered and 813 of them are missing and presumed dead, 998 casualties total.22 March 2006 Failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank.23 July 2006 Cougar Ace Severely listed. Was successfully salvaged and returned to service.8 March 2007 Capsized inside Antwerp port, due to possible incorrect stowage and ballast. Towage was required21 June 2008 Capsized in Typhoon Fengshen. 814 passengers and crew died.5 December 2012 Baltic Ace 11 fatalities, collision with container vessel Corvus J.7 May 2013 MV Jolly Nero 9 fatalities, collision with the Pilots' office tower during unberthing16 April 2014 304 fatalities, caused by insufficient ballast, overloading, and steering error.28 December 2014 MS Norman Atlantic Caught fire in the Strait of Otranto in the Adriatic Sea, 22 casualties (estimated).3 January 2015 Höegh Osaka Developed severe list and was intentionally grounded, no casualties2 June 2015MV CourageUS-flagged roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) vehicle carrier Courage was transiting from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Southampton, United Kingdom, when a fire broke out in its cargo hold. The accident resulted in extensive damage to the vessel's hold as well its cargo of vehicles and household goods. As a result of the damage, estimated at $100 million total, the vessel's owners scrapped the vessel. Electrical arcing in the automatic braking system (ABS) of an EV carried on board was concluded as the probable cause of the fire by the National Transportation Safety Board.1 October 2015 SS El Faro 33 fatalities, sunk in deep water by Hurricane Joaquin26 January 2016 Severely listed in the Bay of Biscay, crew evacuated, no casualties, vessel required salvation by towage20 September 2018 MV Nyerere 228 fatalities, captain distracted by cellphone.31 December 2018 Sincerity Ace Caught fire in the middle of the Pacific Ocean about 1,800 nautical miles from Oahu. Nearby commercial ships helped rescue 16 crew members, but five crew members lost their lives in the incident. The ship was reportedly carrying 3,800 Nissan vehicles, but the cause of the fire is still unknown.10 March 2019 Grande America Caught fire and sank in the Bay of Biscay, no casualties15 May 2019Grande EuropaCaught fire close to Mallorca; no casualties.15 June 2019MV Diamond HighwayCaught fire in the South China Sea, with all 25 crew members abandoning ship and rescued by a bulk carrier.9 September 2019 Golden Ray Capsized in St. Simons Sound, no casualties. Vessel caught fire during salvage operations.4 June 2020Caught fire while docked at Blount Island, 8 JFRD firefighters were injured. Vessel required salvation by towage.16 February 2022Felicity AceCaught fire off the coast of the Azores. Crew evacuated, no casualties. Vessel eventually capsized and sunk.18 February 2022Euroferry OlympiaCaught fire near Diapontia Islands, northwest of Corfu while en route from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi, Italy. 11 people died.17 March 2022Al Salmy 6Listed after departure Jebel Ali, and sank in the Gulf. All crew members were rescued22 July 2022MV Holiday IslandA fire broke out in the engine room just before the ferry entered Wood Islands. Over 200 people were evacuated by lifeboats and local fishermen. No casualties were reported.5 July 2023Grande Costa D’AvorioCargo fire during offloading at Newark, New Jersey, US dock; two firefighters died and six were injured. 26 July 2023MV Fremantle HighwayCaught fire in the North Sea near Dutch island of Ameland. One crew member died. 24 hours later the ship was still burning. 3 June 2025Morning MidasCaught fire in the North Pacific Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Alaska. All 22 of her crew were rescued by the container ship COSCO Hellas. Morning Midas sank on June 23, 2025.
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