# List of roll-on/roll-off vessel accidents

This is a list of roll-on/roll-off vessels involved in maritime incidents and accidents.
| Date | Name | Incident |
| 31 January 1953 | Princess Victoria | 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 1954 | Hitaka Maru | Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers. Also romanized as Hidaka. |
| 26 September 1954 | Kitami Maru | Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers. |
| 26 September 1954 | Seikan Maru No 11 | Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers. Refloated in 1956 and returned to service. |
| 26 September 1954 | Tokachi Maru | Capsized by Typhoon Marie (1954) with loss of crew, but no passengers. Refloated in 1956 and returned to service. |
| 26 September 1954 | Tōya Maru | Capsized in Japan’s Tsugaru Strait by Typhoon Marie (1954). 1,430 people aboard were killed in the accident. |
| 8 December 1966 | SS Heraklion | Unsecured refrigerator truck forced open midship loading door |
| 10 April 1968 | TEV Wahine | Caught in storm Cyclone Giselle, ran aground on Barrett Reef, then capsized and sank off New Zealand); 53 dead. |
| 19 December 1982 | MS European Gateway | Capsized off Harwich following a collision with Speedlink Vanguard. |
| 15 February 1985 | MV A Regina | Ran aground and wrecked. No casualties or serious injury |
| 6 March 1987 | MS Herald of Free Enterprise | Capsized off Zeebrugge when the bow door was left open. 193 passengers and crew died. |
| 26 April 1988 | MV Reijin | Capsized and sank off the coast of Portugal on maiden voyage |
| 7 April 1990 | MS Scandinavian Star | Caught fire and burned as a result of arson |
| 10 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 | MV Salem Express | Struck a reef and sank in sight of port at Safaga, Egypt, with at least 464 casualties. |
| 14 January 1993 | MS Jan Heweliusz | Capsized and sunk in the Baltic Sea |
| 28 September 1994 | MS Estonia | Had a bow visor failure. Investigations have been reopened in 2020. 852 people aboard were killed in the accident. |
| 18 September 1998 | MV Princess of the Orient | Foundered and sank in Typhoon Vicki. 150 people died. |
| 26 September 2000 | MS Express Samina | Struck a rock and sank off Paros, Greece |
| 26 September 2002 | MV Le Joola | Second deadliest non-military maritime disaster - 1,863 deaths and 64 survivors. |
| 14 December 2002 | MV Tricolor | Collision, no casualties, vessel required salvation by wreck cutting in 9 sections due to being a hazard to navigation. |
| 31 January 2004 | MV Diamond Ray | Collision with container vessel Trade Zale during anchoring in the bay of Ulsan, South Korea, requiring salvage tugs, no casualties |
| 15 May 2004 | MV Hyundai No 105 | Collided with tanker MT Kaminesan and sank close to Singapore Sentosa island, no casualties but crew required rescue |
| 3 February 2006 | MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 | 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 | MV Queen of the North | Failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank. |
| 23 July 2006 | MV Cougar Ace | Severely listed. Was successfully salvaged and returned to service. |
| 8 March 2007 | MV Repubblica di Genova | Capsized inside Antwerp port, due to possible incorrect stowage and ballast. Towage was required |
| 21 June 2008 | MV Princess of the Stars | Capsized in Typhoon Fengshen. 814 passengers and crew died. |
| 5 December 2012 | MV 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 unberthing |
| 16 April 2014 | MV Sewol | 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 | MV Höegh Osaka | Developed severe list and was intentionally grounded, no casualties |
| 2 June 2015 | MV Courage | US-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. |
| 1 October 2015 | SS El Faro | 33 fatalities, sunk in deep water by Hurricane Joaquin |
| 26 January 2016 | MV Modern Express | Severely listed in the Bay of Biscay, crew evacuated, no casualties, vessel required salvation by towage |
| 20 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 casualties |
| 15 May 2019 | Grande Europa | Caught fire close to Mallorca; no casualties. |
| 15 June 2019 | MV Diamond Highway | Caught fire in the South China Sea, with all 25 crew members abandoning ship and rescued by a bulk carrier. |
| 9 September 2019 | MV Golden Ray | Capsized in St. Simons Sound, no casualties. Vessel caught fire during salvage operations. |
| 4 June 2020 | MV Höegh Xiamen | Caught fire while docked at Blount Island, 8 JFRD firefighters were injured. Vessel required salvation by towage. |
| 16 February 2022 | Felicity Ace | Caught fire off the coast of the Azores. Crew evacuated, no casualties. Vessel eventually capsized and sunk. |
| 18 February 2022 | Euroferry Olympia | Caught fire near Diapontia Islands, northwest of Corfu while en route from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi, Italy. 11 people died. |
| 17 March 2022 | Al Salmy 6 | Listed after departure Jebel Ali, and sank in the Gulf. All crew members were rescued |
| 22 July 2022 | MV Holiday Island | A 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 2023 | Grande Costa D’Avorio | Cargo fire during offloading at Newark, New Jersey, US dock; 2 Firefighters die, 6 injured. |
| 26 July 2023 | MV Fremantle Highway | Caught fire in the North Sea near Dutch island of Ameland. One crew member died, other 22 evacuated. 24 hours later the ship was still burning. |