List of shipwrecks in 1980
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The list of shipwrecks in 1980 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1980.
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[edit] January
[edit] 1 January
- Sea Shepherd I (
United Kingdom): The former trawler sank at Leixoes, Portugal.[1]
[edit] 8 January
- USCGC Blackthorn (
United States Coast Guard): Sank after collision with tanker Capricorn (
United States).
[edit] 12 January
- HMCS St. Laurent (
Royal Canadian Navy): Foundered off Cape Hatteras while under tow to breakers.
[edit] 18 January
- MS Star Clipper (
Norway): The bulk carrier collided with the Tjörn bridge, Sweden, causing it to collapse.
[edit] 20 January
- Athina B (
Greece) The cargo ship was beached at Brighton, Sussex. Later declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.
[edit] 28 January
- Kyriakoula III ( Greece): Stranded off Chioggia, Italy (35°46′N 0°34′W / 35.767°N 0.567°W) and damaged beyond economic repair.[2]
[edit] 31 January
- Switha (
United Kingdom): The Isles-class Naval trawler ran aground outside Leith Harbour and was wrecked.[3]
[edit] February
[edit] 6 February
[edit] 23 February
- Irene Serenade ( Greece): The tanker exploded and sank in the Bay of Pylos. Two crew reported missing.[5]
[edit] March
[edit] 7 March
- Tanio (
Madagascar): The tanker broke in two off Le Havre, France and was wrecked with the loss of eight of her 39 crew. The bow section capsized and sank,[6] but the stern section was taken in tow by the tug Languedoc.[7]
[edit] 11 March
- María Alejandra (
Spain): While en route from Algeciras, Spain to Ras Tanura in the Persian Gulf on ballast, the crew was working to resolve a malfunction in the inert gas system; the tanker suddenly suffered a chain of four or five explosions over a few seconds, the hull rapidly broke in two and sank 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Nouadhibou, Mauritania. 36 people out of 43 aboard perished (34 Spanish and 2 British).[8]
[edit] 12 March
- Maurice Desagnes (
Canada): The coaster sank at an unknown location.[9]
[edit] 14 March
- Viking IV ( Norway): The ferry collided with a tug ( United Kingdom), sinking the tug.[10]
[edit] 20 March
- Mi Amigo (
Netherlands) sank on the Long Sand Bank, North Sea 51°35′00″N 1°17′20″E / 51.5833333°N 1.28889°E.
[edit] 27 March
- Alexander L. Kielland ( Norway): The semi-submersible drilling rig capsized and sank following the structural failure of one of its six legs, killing 123 people.
[edit] April
[edit] 1 April
- Albahaa B (
Liberia): The tanker sank off the coast of Tanzania with the loss of six of her 43 crew.[11]
[edit] 3 April
- Mycene ( Liberia): The tanker exploded and sank off the coast of Senegal with the loss of six of her 38 crew. The Mycene was the sister ship of María Alejandra, lost in a similar incident less than one month before (see 11 March).[11]
[edit] 20 April
- Altmark (
West Germany):The cargo ship sank off the Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew.[12]
[edit] 22 April
- Don Juan (
Philippines): The ferry collided with the tanker Tacloban City ( Philippines) and sank with the loss of around 100 lives.[13]
[edit] May
[edit] 9 May
- Summit Venture ( United States: The cargo ships collided with the Tampa Bay Bridge, causing it to collapse and killing 35 people.
[edit] 11 May
- HMBS Flamingo (
Royal Bahamas Defence Force): The patrol boat was bombed by Cuban Air Force MiGs and sunk 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Ragged Island, Bahamas with the loss of four crew.[14]
[edit] 22 May
- Zenlin Glory ( Liberia): The cargo ships collided with another ship ( West Germany) and sank in the Tsungaru Strait, Japan.[15]
[edit] June
[edit] 7 June
[edit] July
[edit] 4 July
- Leonardo da Vinci (
Italy) caught fire and sank at La Spezia. Burnt out hulk later raised and scrapped.
[edit] 31 July
- Margaret Jane ( Canada): The trawler struck a submerged object and sank off Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.[16]
[edit] September
[edit] 9 September
- Derbyshire ( United Kingdom): Sunk due to structural failure in Typhoon Orchid south of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. All 44 people on board lost.
[edit] October
[edit] 11 October
- Prinsendam ( Netherlands): The ocean liner caught fire and sank off Alaska.
[edit] Date unknown
- Panagiotis ( Greece): The coaster ran aground on Zakynthos and was abandoned.
[edit] December
[edit] 15 December
- LNG Taurus ( United States): The LNG tanker ran aground off the west coast of Japan. Her captain committed suicide.[17]
[edit] Date unknown
- Mindanao ( United States Navy) sunk as an artificial reef.
- Ozark ( United States Navy) sunk as a target.
- Eva V ( United Kingdom) struck the Pierre Vertes off Ushant.[18]
[edit] References
- ^ "Anti-whaling ship sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 3 January 1980. Issue 60514, col C, p. 4.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Stranded ship blown up to protect birds" The Times (London). Friday, 8 February 1980. Issue 60545, col B, p. 2.
- ^ "'Pirate' whaler sinks after mystery blast" The Times (London). Thursday, 7 February 1980. Issue 60544, col A, p. 6.
- ^ "Oil tanker spillage poses threat to Greek bay" The Times (London). Monday, 24 February 1980. Issue 60559, col C, p. 1.
- ^ "Bad weather may avert oil disaster" The Times (London). Saturday, 8 March 1980. Issue 60570, col C, p. 1.
- ^ "Tug stops tanker wreck from causing oil disaster" The Times (London). Monday, 10 March 1980. Issue 60571, col A, p. 5.
- ^ "Two Britons missing after tanker sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 13 March 1980. Issue 60574, col C, p. 9.
- ^ "Maurice Desgagnes - 1980". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/wrecks/wrecks/shipwrecks.asp?ID=3266. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Channel ferry in collision" The Times (London). Saturday, 15 March 1980. Issue 60576, col F, p. 4.
- ^ a b "Two empty supertankers sink after explosions" The Times (London). Saturday, 5 April 1980. Issue 60593, col D-G, p. 1.
- ^ "Helicopters called to ships hit by storms" The Times (London). Monday, 21 April 1980. Issue 60606, col F, G, p. 1.
- ^ "80 feared dead as Philippines ferry sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 24 April 1980. Issue 60609, col A, p. 9.
- ^ "Cuban planes bomb Bahamas boat" The Times (London). Monday, 12 May 1980. Issue 60623, col E, p. 1.
- ^ "Ships collide off Japan" The Times (London). Friday, 23 May 1980. Issue 60632, col F, p. 9.
- ^ "Margaret Jane - 1980". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/wrecks/wrecks/shipwrecks.asp?ID=3117. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Salvage teams battle to save $160m tanker" The Times (London). Tuesday, 16 December 1980. Issue 60803, col B,C, p. 17.
- ^ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0 9533028 0 6.
[edit] See also
| Ship events in 1980 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
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