A couple of sailors deliberately sank when lines came near.

In the early 1930s the ship was deliberately sunk.

Ships and subway cars have been deliberately sunk for that purpose.

The rig was then deliberately sunk in deep water.

The rest were kept afloat long enough to be deliberately sunk or dismantled.

On 29 November the ship was deliberately sunk to keep it from being swept away or crushed by ice.

The cutter was deliberately sunk on November 27, 1987 to create an artificial reef.

And you have to agree that there isn't any percentage in deliberately sinking a fully loaded ship simply to collect the insurance.

Scuttling is the act of deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull.

A blockship is a ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used.