List of shipwrecks in 1976
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The list of shipwrecks in 1976 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1976.
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[edit] January
[edit] 3 January
- Capella (
East Germany): The coaster sank off Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands.[1]
[edit] 8 January
- Princess Sissy (
Panama): The cruise ship ran aground in the Adriatic between the islands of Hvar and Korcula.[2] - Vanquisher (
United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank in the Thames Estuary at Tilbury whilst assisting Jervis Bay ( United Kingdom). All seven crew rescued.[3]
[edit] 19 January
- Esso Provence (
France): The tanker ran aground off Fawley, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[4]
[edit] 26 January
- Olympic Bravery (
Greece): The tanker ran aground off the coast of Brittany, France.[5]
[edit] Unknown date
- Kirk Pride (
Cayman Islands): struck a reef and sank off the Cayman Islands.
[edit] February
[edit] 15 February
- USS Otterstetter (
United States Navy): Sunk as target off Puerto Rico.
[edit] 20 February
- Marie Elizabeth ( Panama): Caught fire at Barcelona, Spain. Declared a constructive total loss.
[edit] March
[edit] 1 March
- Deep Sea Driller (
Norway): The drilling rig rang aground off Bergen. One leg broke off and six crew were killed. Although declared a constructive total loss,[6] the rig was later repaired and returned to service.
[edit] April
[edit] 16 April
- Ocean Express ( United States): The drilling rig sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirteen of her 36 crew were killed when a escape capsule capsized and sank.[7]
[edit] May
[edit] 2 May
- Nordhuk (
West Germany): The cargo ship ran aground off Eilean Trodday, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom and was wrecked. All twelve crew were rescued by the Stornoway Lifeboat.[8]
[edit] 12 May
- Urquiola (
Spain): The tanker exploded and caught fire at the mouth of A Coruña harbour, killing two of her 39 crew.[9]
[edit] 13 May
- Christmas Seal (
Canada): Ran aground at Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia and sank.
[edit] June
[edit] 23 June
- NEPCO 140 ( United States): The barge ran aground in the American Narrows causing a large oil spill.
[edit] July
[edit] 21 July
- USS Chopper ( United States Navy): Sank
[edit] August
[edit] 10 August
- HMS Reward (
Royal Navy): The offshore patrol vessel collided with Plainsman (
Singapore) in the Firth of Forth during foggy weather and sank. All 42 people on board rescued by Plainsman.[10]
[edit] 16 August
- Barkis ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of one of her four crew.[11]
[edit] 20 August
- Morning Cloud ( United Kingdom): The yacht ran aground outside Ramsgate Harbour, Kent.[12]
[edit] 24 August
- MV Malaysia Raya (
Malaysia): The cruise ship caught fire at Kuala Lumpur, a total loss.[13]
[edit] September
[edit] 20 September
- HMS Fittleton ( Royal Navy): Collided with HMS Mermaid ( Royal Navy) and sank off Texel, the Netherlands.
[edit] October
[edit] 1 October
- Hongkong Beauty I ( Panama): Ran aground at Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Refloated 15 October.[14]
[edit] 14 October
- Boehlen ( East Germany): The tanker sank in the English Channel during a storm with the loss of 23 of her 36 crew.[15]
[edit] 15 October
- Andros Antares (
Liberia): The supertanker ran aground at Antifer, France in a storm.[15] - Freeland (
Cyprus): The cargo ship foundered off Brittany, France in a storm. All crew saved.[15] - Ante Oltmans ( West Germany): The cargo ship foundered off the coast of the Netherlands in a storm. All six crew were killed.[15]
[edit] 18 October
- Otterturm ( West Germany): The tug collided with a barge and sank off Burghead, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her ten crew.[16]
[edit] 20 October
- George Prince ( United States): The ferry sank in the Mississippi River after a collision with Frosta ( Norway). Seventy eight people were killed.
[edit] December
[edit] 3 December
- Achaios ( Cyprus): Ran aground at Akrotiri Peninsula (34°37′N 32°55′E / 34.617°N 32.917°E) and wrecked.[14]
- Devon City ( United Kingdom): The bulk carrier ran aground at Rügen Island, West Germany. Refloated the next day and sailed to Szczecin Poland for repairs.[17]
[edit] 15 December
- Argo Merchant ( Liberia): Ran aground at Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Broke up and sank on 21 December, a total loss.
[edit] 17 December
- Sansinena ( Liberia): Caught fire and exploded at Los Angeles, United States.
[edit] 23 December
- Seastar (
Lebanon): Ran aground on the Sha`b Abu Nuhas reef. Remained stranded, sank in 1984.[18]
[edit] 24 December
- British Steel ( United Kingdom): The yacht ran aground off Fuerteventura, Spain. All eight crew rescued.[19] The yacht was later refloated and returned to service.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1976 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Trail of death and damage moves to the Continent" The Times (London). Monday, 5 January 1976. Issue 59593, col A-E, p. 2.
- ^ "Britons taken off stranded ship" The Times (London). Friday, 9 January 1976. Issue 59597, col D, p. 1.
- ^ "Seven saved as tug capsizes" The Times (London). Friday, 9 January 1976. Issue 59597, col D, p. 4.
- ^ "Supertanker runs aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 20 January 1976. Issue 59606, col E,F, p. 1.
- ^ "Onassis tanker aground off Brittany" The Times (London). Tuesday, 27 January 1976. Issue 59612, col F, p. 8.
- ^ "Six die as oil rig is wrecked" The Times (London). Tuesday, 2 March 1976. Issue 59642, col D-F, p. 1.
- ^ "13 drown after oil rig sinks of Texas coast" The Times (London). Saturday, 17 April 1976. Issue 59681, col A, p. 1.
- ^ "Ship abandoned" The Times (London). Monday, 3 May 1976. Issue 59694, col F, p. 2.
- ^ "Oil tanker explodes in Spanish harbour" The Times (London). Thursday, 13 May 1976. Issue 59706, col D, p. 1.
- ^ "Naval ship sunk in Forth" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 August 1976. Issue 59779, col B, p. 1.
- ^ "Man presumed drowned after tug sinks" The Times (London). Tuesday, 17 August 1976. Issue 59784, col B, p. 3.
- ^ "Heath yacht grounds" The Times (London). Saturday, 21 August 1976. Issue 59788, col A, p. 3.
- ^ "The fiery sisters" The Times (London). Wednesday, 25 August 1976. Issue 59791, col D, p. 4.
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d "23 sailors lost as ship sinks in storm" The Times (London). Saturday, 16 October 1976. Issue 59836, col D-G, p. 4.
- ^ "Seaman missing after collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 19 October 1976. Issue 59838, col B, p. 3.
- ^ "British ship refloated in Baltic" The Times (London). Friday, 5 November 1976. Issue 59853, p. 8.
- ^ Andrea Ghiotti, ed. (1996). Diving Guide to the Red Sea Wrecks. Luxor: A A Gaddis & Sons. pp. 71–77.
- ^ "Chay Blyth and crew safe" The Times (London). Wednesday, 29 December 1976. Issue 59896, col G, p. 5.
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