List of shipwrecks in 1977
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The list of shipwrecks in 1977 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1977.
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[edit] January
[edit] 13 January
- Ivan Sechenov (
Soviet Union): The cargo ship collided in foggy weather with Praktikolas Maris (
Liberia) in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey and sank with the loss of 22 crew.[1] - Turnu Severin (
Romania): The cargo ship collided in foggy weather with Admiral Zmejavic (
Yugoslavia) and sank in the Dardanelles with the loss of fifteen crew.[1]
[edit] Unknown date
- Success Star (
Panama): Ran aground off Tumpat, Malaysia and abandoned.
[edit] February
[edit] 14 February
- Internos ( Panama): Sprang a leak and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Gijon (44°20′N 05°50′W / 44.333°N 5.833°W).[2]
[edit] 18 February
- Atlantic Duke (
West Germany): Ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom. All seven crew rescued.[3]
[edit] 19 February
- Hongkong Surety (
Republic of China): Ran aground on the Angelica Shoal (7°46′S 122°17′E / 7.767°S 122.283°E, declared a constructive total loss.[2]
[edit] March
[edit] 27 March
[edit] May
[edit] 9 May
- Classic (
Greece): The tanker ran aground at Wilhelmshaven, West Germany.[5]
[edit] June
[edit] 1 June
- Seaspeed Dora ( Greece): Capsized and sank at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Refloated 17 September, towed to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs. Re-entered service in 1978.[2]
[edit] 3 June
- William Carson (
Canada): Sunk off the Labrador Coast after striking heavy ice.
[edit] 5 June
- Bijou ( West Germany): The coaster sank off Anglesey, Wales. All four crew rescued.[6]
[edit] September
[edit] Unknown date
- Kerland (
France): a trawler sinking off the Runnelstone, Cornwall was aided by the Isles of Scilly ferry RMV Scillonian III[7]
[edit] October
[edit] 11 October
- Chryssopigi Cross ( Panama): Ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Galle, Sri Lanka (6°01′N 80°11′E / 6.017°N 80.183°E) and sank.[2]
[edit] November
[edit] 2 November
- Mineral Gent (
Belgium): Ran aground off Terneuzen. Later refloated and returned to service.[2]
[edit] 6 November
- Piraeus II ( Greece): Caught fire and sank, Elusina, Greece
[edit] 11 November
- Deepwater Bay ( Liberia): Explosion and fire whilst discharging cargo at Luanda, Angola. Declared a constructive total loss, scrapped in June 1978.[8]
- Aristoteles ( Liberia): Ran aground at Sestrice Island (42°58′N 17°13′E / 42.967°N 17.217°E), declared a constructive total loss.[8]
[edit] 16 November
- Union Crystal (
Malaysia): The coaster sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off St Abbs Head, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her six crew.[9]
[edit] December
[edit] 6 December
- Empire Rosa (
United Kingdom): Ran aground at Luce Bay, Galloway, constructive total loss, later scrapped.
[edit] 7 December
- Boston Sea Ranger ( United Kingdom): A Lowestoft trawler foundered off Gwennap Head, Cornwall during a southerly gale.*[10]
[edit] 20 December
- Emmanuel C ( Greece): Ran aground on the Île d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada. Refloated but declared damaged beyond economical repair. Scrapped October 1978.[2]
[edit] 25 December
- Lady Camilla (
Denmark): The coaster sank off Cornwall, United Kingdom with loss of life including two children.[11]
[edit] 27 December
- Conqueror ( United Kingdom): A Grimsby trawler on her first voyage after a major refit, went ashore at Penzer Point, south of Mousehole, Cornwall. It was believed the crew were down below having breakfast and the trawler was on automatic pilot! The Penlee Lifeboat had insufficient power to tow the Conqueror off the rocks and she assumed a 35° list and broke up on the rocks.[12]
[edit] Unknown date
[edit] References
- ^ a b "37 are feared dead after collisions at sea" The Times (London). Friday, 14 January 1977. Issue 59907, col D, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Seven crew rescued" The Times (London). Saturday, 19 February 1977. Issue 59938, col C, p. 5.
- ^ "Detained cattle ship sinks in gale" The Times (London). Monday, 28 March 1977. Issue 59963, col D, p. 4.
- ^ "Oil leaking from two vessels" The Times (London). Tuesday, May 10 1977. Issue 59999, col E, p. 5.
- ^ "Ship sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 6 June 1977. Issue 60022, col F, p. 3.
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penznace. A History. Lydney: Black Drawf Publications.
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Five missing as ship sinks in stormy seas" The Times (London). Thursday, 17 November 1977. Issue 60163, col A, p. 2.
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0 9533028 0 6.
- ^ "Children's bodies found" The Times (London). Saturday, 31 December 1977. Issue 60199, col D, p. 3.
- ^ Larn, R; Larn, B. (1991). Shipwrecks Around Mounts Bay. Penryn: Tor Mark Press.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1977 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
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