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The list of shipwrecks in 1977 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1977.
January
13 January
17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1977
Ship
State
Description
Irenes Challenger
Liberia
The oil tanker broke up in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of three crewmembers.[ 2]
20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1977
Ship
State
Description
Ukola
Panama
The panamanian freighter Ukola broke in half and sank in the Gulf of Mexico during a gale while en route to Galveston, TX from Dominican Republic with a sugar cargo. Only three of the ship′s 23 crew members were rescued. The rest have never been found.
23 January
Unknown date
February
2 February
13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1977
Ship
State
Description
Enfant du Bretagne
France
The St Malo trawler was lost on Pednathise, within the Western Rocks , Isles of Scilly . The lifeboat came within hearing distance of the crew, but all drowned in the heavy seas before they could be brought aboard.[ 3]
14 February
17 February
18 February
19 February
24 February
March
27 March
April
28 April
Unknown date
May
9 May
June
1 June
3 June
5 June
Unknown date
July
25 July
29 July
August
17 August
List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1977
Ship
State
Description
Lira
Singapore
The cargo ship exploded and caught fire. She sank the next day.[ 14]
22 August
September
Unknown date
October
3 October
11 October
November
2 November
6 November
11 November
16 November
24 November
25 November
List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1977
Ship
State
Description
Newark
Liberia
The cargo ship was wrecked at Tripoli , Libya.[ 20]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date November 1977
Ship
State
Description
Hero
The roll-on/roll-off cargo ferry sank in the North Sea with the loss of one crew member when her stern door lost watertight integrity.
December
6 December
7 December
20 December
25 December
27 December
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1977
Ship
State
Description
Conqueror
United Kingdom
A Grimsby trawler on her first voyage after a major refit, went ashore at Penzer Point, south of Mousehole , Cornwall . It is 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.[ 23]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1977
Ship
State
Description
Himma
Australia
Scuttled off New South Wales.
References
^ a b "37 are feared dead after collisions at sea". The Times . No. 59907. London. 14 January 1977. col D, p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ "Tanker Breaks Up in the Pacific" . The New York Times. January 18, 1977. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
^ Larn, Richard (1992). The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly . Nairn : Thomas & Lochar. ISBN 0-946537-84-4 .
^ a b c d e f "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF) . Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Seven crew rescued". The Times . No. 59938. London. 19 February 1977. col C, p. 5. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ "Tanker Explodes In 50‐Mile Slick West of Honolulu" . The New York Times. 25 February 1977. Retrieved 5 April 2017 .
^ "Detained cattle ship sinks in gale". The Times . No. 59963. London. 28 March 1977. col D, p. 4. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ Harpoon Headquarters: Ethiopian Naval Forces
^ "Oil leaking from two vessels". The Times . No. 59999. London. May 10, 1977. col E, p. 5. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ "Ship sinks". The Times . No. 60022. London. 6 June 1977. col F, p. 3. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ "T2 TANKERS - G - H - I" . Mariners. Retrieved 25 October 2016 .
^ "T2 TANKERS - B" . Mariners. Retrieved 18 October 2016 .
^ "Oswego Tarmac" . Center for Tankship Excellence. Retrieved 19 October 2016 .
^ "Picardy" . The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017 .
^ Carter, C. (1998). The Port of Penzance: a history . Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications.
^ Wharton, George. "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- Tim S.Dool" . boatnerd.com . Archived from the original on 5 January 2012.
^ a b "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF) . Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Five missing as ship sinks in stormy seas". The Times . No. 60163. London. 17 November 1977. col A, p. 2. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ shipstamps.co.uk Orohena and Moana Retrieved 5 September 2018
^ "Pinebank" . The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017 .
^ Carter, C. (1998). The Port of Penzance . Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6 .
^ "Children's bodies found". The Times . No. 60199. London. 31 December 1977. col D, p. 3. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help )
^ Larn, R; Larn, B. (1991). Shipwrecks Around Mounts Bay . Penryn: Tor Mark Press.