List of shipwrecks in 1966
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The list of shipwrecks in 1966 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1966.
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[edit] January
[edit] 6 January
- Polynesia (
United States): The schooner ran aground on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Bimini, Bahamas. Fourteen of the 47 people on board were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[1]
[edit] 11 January
- Monte Palomares (
Spain): The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 900 nautical miles (1,700 km) north east of Bermuda with the loss of 31 of her 38 crew.[2] Two crew rescued by USCGC Escanaba (
United States Coast Guard).
[edit] 14 January
- Le Trégor (
France): The coaster sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) of Cap Gris Nez following a collision with an unnamed motor vessel.[3]
[edit] 20 January
- Bright Star (
Panama): The coaster ran aground in the South China Sea (15°32′N 109°09′E / 15.533°N 109.15°E) and was wrecked. - Kremsertor (
West Germany): The cargo ship foundered in heavy weather off Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. All crew 27 rescued by the tug Atlantic ( West Germany) or by a helicopter from 845 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.[4] - Mi Amigo (
Netherlands): The coaster ran aground off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Later refloated and returned to service.
[edit] 22 January
- Praia do Saude (
Portugal): The cargo ship ran aground in the southern Algarve. All six crew escaped alive.[5]
[edit] 23 January
- Chelwood Beacon (
United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground in New York Bay,[6] 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. Thirty-nine crew taken off by the pilot boat New Jersey ( United States. Thirteen crew and a pilot taken off the next day by USCGC Yeaton ( United States Coast Guard). The ship was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[7]
[edit] February
- Kyra Hariklia (
Greece): The cargo ship ran aground at Malmö, Sweden. Refloated on 11 February, declared a constructive total loss.[8]
[edit] 20 February
- Anne Mildred Brovig (
Norway): The tanker was involved in a collision off Heligoland, West Germany with the coaster Pentland ( United Kingdom). Both ships caught fire.[9]
[edit] March
[edit] 4 March
- Sand Star ( United Kingdom): The dredger collided with Caroline M ( United Kingdom) in Southampton Water and sank. All eight crew rescued by Caroline M.
[edit] 19 March
- Monteleon( Spain): The tug was severely damaged by an internal explosion at Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[10]
[edit] 23 March
- Pegasus ( Netherlands): The coaster sank in the Tagus at Lisbon, Portugal following a collision with Transsylvania ( West Germany. All crew rescued.[11]
[edit] April
[edit] 3 April
- Anzio ( United Kingdom): The passenger ship ran aground at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire and capsized, killing at least thirteen people.[12][13]
[edit] 8 April
- Stavfjord ( Norway): The cargo ship collided with Oriente (
Cuba) 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Ameland, Netherlands. Both ships sank, all crew rescued by Luden ( Netherlands).[14]
[edit] 12 April
- Sparta ( Netherlands): The coaster ran aground at Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland. Refloated with slight damage on 17 April.[15]
[edit] 21 April
- Costance ( Panama): The cargo ship ran aground on Lampedusa Island, Italy and sank.
- Saba ( Netherlands): The coaster sank between the Isles of Scilly and Penzance, Cornwall after her cargo shifted. All seven crew rescued by Scillonian ( United Kingdom).[16]
[edit] 26 April
- Heinz Bernd ( West Germany): The coaster collided with Torne (
Sweden) in the Kattegat and sank with the loss of six lives.[17]
[edit] May
[edit] 10 May
- Capetown Castle ( United Kingdom): the ocean liner ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands. Refloated undamaged later that day.[18]
[edit] 17 May
- Fina Norvege (
Belgium): The tanker ran aground on Cani Island, Tunisia. Her cargo was transferred to Fina Canada ( Belgium). She was refloated on 31 May, rebuilt with a new bow section and returned to service.[19] - Pioneer Cebu (
Philippines): The ferry foundered off Cebu Island during Typhoon Irma,[20] Of the 305 passengers and crew, at least 175 were killed.[21]
[edit] 24 May
- Kaitawa (
New Zealand): The collier foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cape Reinga with the loss of all 29 crew.[22]
[edit] June
[edit] 2 June
- Kawana (
Hong Kong): The cargo ship caught fire in the Chittagong Roads, East Pakistan. She was beached but broke in two and was declared a total loss.[8]
[edit] 16 June
- Alva Cape ( United Kingdom): The tanker collided with Texaco Massachusetts ( United States), caught fire killing all 33 people on board both ships and the tugs Esso Vermont and Latin America.[23]
[edit] 19 June
- Zanita (
Liberia): the cargo ship developed a leak and sank off the Kuria Muria Islands. All crew rescued by the Ol-class tanker RFA Olna (
Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[24]
[edit] 25 June
- USS Stalwart ( United States Navy): The Aggressive-class minesweeper caught fire, capsized and sank at San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was later refloated and scrapped.
[edit] 28 June
- Alva Cape ( United Kingdom): The tanker exploded whilst her cargo of naptha was being unloaded in New York Harbor, killing four people.[23]
[edit] July
[edit] 1 July
- South African Seafarer (
South Africa): The cargo liner ran aground in Table Bay and broke in two. All 76 people on board were rescued by South African Air Force helicopters.[25]
[edit] 3 July
- Alva Cape ( United Kingdom): The burning tanker was scuttled by USCGC Spencer ( United States Coast Guard.[23]
[edit] 17 July
- Bridlington Queen ( United Kingdom): The passenger boat sprang a leak and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. All 120 on board rescued by various pleasure craft. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[26]
[edit] 25 July
- Favourite ( United Kingdom): The 163 year old Thames barge sank at Chiswick.[27]
- Koula ( Greece): The cargo ship ran aground at Qais Island, Iran. She was declared a total loss.[8]
[edit] 30 July
- Janet Glory ( Liberia): The cargo ship ran aground at Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. All 31 on board abandoned the ship by lifeboat and landed at Spencer's Wharf. Three local fishermen boarded the ship with the intention of salvage, but were killed when the ship exploded. Their fishing boat was also sunk.[28][29]
[edit] August
[edit] 8 August
- Mystitchi (
Soviet Union): The cargo ship ran aground in the Great Belt, Denmark.[30]
[edit] 11 August
- Dashava ( Soviet Union): The cargo ship ran aground in the Great Belt, Denmark whilst going to the assistance of Mystitchi ( Soviet Union). The teleprinter hotline between the White House and the Kremlin was cut.[30]
[edit] 23 August
- Baton Rouge Victory ( United States): The Victory ship was sunk at Saigon, Vietnam by a Vietcong mine.[31]
[edit] Unknown date
- Hunzeborg ( Netherlands): The cargo ship was involved in a collision in the Strait of Dover, and was beached at Sandown, Kent.[32]
[edit] September
[edit] 1 September
- Prins der Nederlands ( Netherlands): The ocean liner ran aground off Flores, Azores, Portugal. Two hundred passengers taken off.[33]
[edit] 3 September
- Maria ( Greece): The Channel Tanker sank south of Cyprus.
[edit] 7 September
- Skagerak ( Norway): The train ferry sank in the North Sea with the loss of two of the 147 people on board.[34]
- Hanseatic ( West Germany): The ocean liner caught fire at New York. The fire developed in the engine room and gutted five decks.[35]
[edit] 12 September
- Hai (
German Federal Navy The Type XXIII submarine foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[36]
[edit] 25 September
- City of Wellington ( United Kingdom): The ocean liner was driven ashore in Tokyo Bay during a typhoon. Later refloated.[37]
[edit] October
[edit] 16 October
- MV Fennia (1966) (
Finland): The ferry ran aground in fog on a voyage between Turku, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.[38]
[edit] 23 October
- Pioneer Leyte ( Philippines): The passenger ferry collided with Golden State ( United States) and sank off Manilla with the loss of 44 lives.[39]
[edit] November
[edit] 6 November
- Ada (
Italy): The dredger collided with Boček (
Yugoslavia) and sank at Lido de Venezia.[40] Refloated on 4 February 1967, repaired and given a new diesel engine, returned to service.[41]
[edit] 10 November
- Shibam (
Aden): The coaster was driven ashore at Salalah, Oman during a tropical cyclone. Later repaired and returned to service
[edit] 14 November
- Marina di Sapri ( Italy: The cargo ship struck the wreck of Ada ( Italy and sank.[41]
[edit] 17 November
- Ypapanti ( Panama): The cargo ship ran aground on Long Sands Head Shoal, 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Assistance was given by the Walton on the Naze lifeboat.[42]
[edit] 28 November
- Tegean ( Greece): The Liberty ship ran aground on Sisters Shoal, Sambro Island and was wrecked.[43][44]
[edit] 30 November
- Pionere ( Italy): The tug capsized while assisting Guglielmo Marconi at Messina. Refloated 22 January 1967, repaired and returned to service.
[edit] December
[edit] 8 December
- Heraklion ( Greece): The passenger ferry capsized and sank in the Aegean Sea
[edit] 12 December
- Agia Varvara ( Greece): the coaster caught fire, then capsized and sank off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Contentia ( West Germany): The cargo ship collided with the Bull lightvessel (
Trinity House, [United Kingdom]) and sank at the mouth of the Humber.[45] - Eldorita ( United Kingdom): The coaster foundered north west of Hoek van Holland, Netherlands. All four crew survived.[45]
- Elke ( West Germany): The coaster collided with another ship and sank in the Humber Estuary.[45]
[edit] 31 December
- Oriana ( Panama): The cargo ship caught fire at Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was grounded due to the amount of water pumped aboard during firefighting operations. Refloated on 4 January 1967 and declared a constructive total loss.[8]
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1966 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Sailing Ship runs aground on Reef" The Times (London). Friday, 7 January 1966. Issue 56523, col G, p. 9.
- ^ "31 Missing After Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 January 1966. Issue 56527, col A, p. 10.
- ^ "Six are missing after French ship sinks" The Times (London). Saturday, 15 January 1966. Issue 56530, col A, p. 8.
- ^ "Man Lowered to Sinking Ship" The Times (London). Friday, 21 January 1966. Issue 56535, col B, p. 12.
- ^ "Six Swim Ashore" The Times (London). Monday, 24 January 1966. Issue 56537, col E, p. 8.
- ^ "Tanker in Peril off New York" The Times (London). Monday, 24 January 1966. Issue 56537, col E, p. 10.
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- ^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Ship Sinks in Tagus After Collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 24 March 1966. Issue 56588, col D, p. 17.
- ^ "Volunteer Crew Drowns in North Sea Gale" The Times (London). Monday, 4 April 1966. Issue 56597, col D, p. 12.
- ^ "Anzi Victims' Bodies Washed Ashore" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 April 1966. Issue 56601, col G, p. 5.
- ^ "Cargo Ships Sink off Dutch Coast" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 Aoril 1966. Issue 56601, col C, p. 8.
- ^ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 18 April 1966. Issue 56608, col A, p. 7.
- ^ "Seven Saved After Abandoning Ship" The Times (London). Friday, 22 April 1966. Issue 56612, col C, p. 12.
- ^ "Six Dead in Sea Collision" The Times (London). Wednesday, 27 April 1966. Issue 56616, col C, p. 10.
- ^ "Five Tugs Pull Liner Clear" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 May 1966. Issue 56628, col E, p. 1.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Philippine Typhoon kills 13" The Times (London). Wednesday, 18 May 2011. Issue 56634, col E, p. 8.
- ^ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Friday, 20 May 1966. Issue 56636, col C-E, p. 10.
- ^ "29 are feared lost at sea" The Times (London). Wednesday, 25 May 1966. Issue 56640, col D, p. 11.
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- ^ "Frigate Sails for Seychelles" The Times (London). Monday, 20 June 1966. Issue 56662, col C, p. 1.
- ^ "Ship Breaks Back on Rocks" The Times (London). Saturday, 2 July 1966. Issue 56673, col E-G, p. 1.
- ^ "120 Step off Sinking Ship" The Times (London). Monday, 18 July 1966. Issue 56686, col D-G, p. 10.
- ^ "163-year-old barge sinks in Thames" The Times (London). Wednesday, 27 July 2011. Issue 56694, col D, p. 1.
- ^ "Janet Glory - 1966". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/wrecks/wrecks/shipwrecks.asp?ID=2398. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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- ^ a b "Russian vessel cuts 'hot cable' line" The Times (London). Friday, 12 August 1966. Issue 56708, col A, p. 8.
- ^ "Bombing of Boats Admitted" The Times (London). Wednesday, 24 August 1966. Issue 56718, col D, p. 1.
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- ^ "200 taken off Ocean Liner" The Times (London). Friday, 2 September 1966. Issue 56726, col G, p. 9.
- ^ "142 Rescued from Ship in Gale" The Times (London). Thursday, 8 September 1966. Issue 56731, col C-E, p. 1.
- ^ "German liner ablaze in New York" The Times (London). Thursday, 8 September 1966. Issue 56731, col E, p. 1.
- ^ "Attempts to raise the Hai today" The Times (London). Saturday, 17 September 1966. Issue 56739, col D, p. 7.
- ^ "184 killed in Japan typhoon" The Times (London). Monday, 26 September 1966. Issue 56746, col D-G, p. 1.
- ^ "Passengers Taken off Grounded Ferry" The Times (London). Monday, 17 October 196. Issue 56764, col C, p. 1.
- ^ "40 die in collision off Manila" The Times (London). Monday, 24 October 1966. Issue 56770, col B, p. 7.
- ^ "Dyke breaches flood in Adriatic islands" The Times (London). Monday, 7 November 1966. Issue 56782, col B-G, p. 1.
- ^ a b "RFA Rippledyke". Royal Fleet Auxiliary Historical Society. http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-rippledyke. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Floods block roads" The Times (London). Friday, 18 November 1966. Issue 56792, col D, p. 10.
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- ^ a b c "Coaster sinks in fog collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 13 December 1966. Issue 56813, col E, p. 1.
