List of shipwrecks in 1979
Appearance
The list of shipwrecks in 1979 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1979.
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January
8 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Betelgeuse | ![]() |
: The tanker exploded and sank in Bantry Bay, Ireland, with the loss of 50 lives. |
13 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Mineral Hoboken | ![]() |
Collided with Mipo (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Glacier Queen | ![]() |
The floating hotel sank at anchor in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 1978. Ship was raised and scuttled further out to sea in January 1979. |
February
14 February
Ship | State | Description |
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François Vieljeux | ![]() |
The container ship foundered in rough seas 45 nautical miles (83 km) south west of Cape Finisterre with the loss of 23 lives.[2] |
Revi | ![]() |
She foundered 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off the Humber Lightship (53°39′N 0°23′E / 53.650°N 0.383°E).[3] |
March
15 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Kurdistan | ![]() |
The tanker struck ice in the Cabot Strait which fractured her hull. She subsequently broke in two during a gale. Her crew were rescued by CCGS Sir William Alexander (![]() ![]() |
30 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Angelina Lauro | ![]() |
Caught fire at Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands and sank. Refloated 2 July. |
April
28 April
Ship | State | Description |
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Gino | ![]() |
The tanker collided with Team Castor (![]() |
May
13 May
Ship | State | Description |
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R. B. Hendrickson | ![]() |
The fishing vessel ran aground and sank.[6] |
16 May
Ship | State | Description |
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Zerstörer 1 | ![]() |
The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Mediterranean Sea by a torpedo fired by the submarine U-29 (![]() |
17 May
Ship | State | Description |
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HMAS Air Sprite | ![]() |
The decommissioned air-sea rescue vessel was sunk as a target by a RIM-24 Tartar missile fired by the guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane ( ![]() |
June
21 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Petro Bouscat | ![]() |
Stranded in the Sanaga River (3°29′N 9°44′E / 3.483°N 9.733°E) and abandoned as a constructive total loss.[1] |
30 June
Ship | State | Description |
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Bunga Kenanga | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Kori Creek, India and was abandoned.[7][8] |
July
1 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Seasprite | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground in Kori Creek, in the Gulf of Kutch and was a total loss.[9] |
3 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Kairali | ![]() |
The bulk carrier disappeared in the Arabian Sea about 500 nautical miles (575 miles; 926 km) west of Margao, India, after sending a final radio message on this date. |
19 July
Ship | State | Description |
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Atlantic Empress | ![]() |
Collided with Aegean Captain (![]() |
USS Tiru | ![]() |
The decommissioned Template:Sclass- was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (230 miles; 370 km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at 36°N 73°W / 36°N 73°W by the submarine USS Silversides (![]() |
August
3 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Atlantic Empress | ![]() |
Sank in deep water following damage sustained in collision on 19 July. |
11–15 August
Ship | State | Description |
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The Fastnet race | ![]() |
A total of 25 yachts were sunk in Force 11 winds with the loss of 15 lives. |
27 August
Ship | State | Description |
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Shadow V | ![]() |
The Troubles: the fishing boat was blown to pieces off Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, by a bomb planted by the Provisional IRA. Lord Mountbatten of Burma and three other people died in the blast. |
September
19 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Austri | ![]() |
The roll-on/roll-off cargo ship capsized in stormy weather in the Sognefjord and drifted ashore at Byrknesøyna, Norway. Of the nine-man crew, five were lost, while four were rescued by local boats.[10][11][12] |
23 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Transilvania | ![]() |
The passenger ship, built at the shipyard Burmeister & Wein in 1938, capsized on 23 September 1979 at Galatz, where it was due to be restored at a local shipyard. It was partially scrapped with the rest of the wreck removed in 2009. |
24 September
Ship | State | Description |
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Angelina Lauro | ![]() |
Sank in the Pacific Ocean while under tow to shipbreakers in Taiwan |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Ozark | ![]() |
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October
12 October
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Alfred A. Cunningham | ![]() |
The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target by five laser-guided bombs in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. |
November
4 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Aeolian Sky | ![]() |
Sank off St Aldhelm's Head after collision with Anna Knueppell (![]() |
6 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Pool Fisher | ![]() |
Sank off the Isle of Wight. Thirteen of the fifteen on board were killed.[13] |
11 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Belvaux | ![]() |
Collided with Vishva Vibhuti (![]() |
15 November
Ship | State | Description |
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Independenţa | ![]() |
Collided with Evriali (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Berge Vanga | ![]() |
Sank in the South Atlantic with the loss of all 40 crew. |
Jayawang | ![]() |
Sank off Bangkok, Thailand. |
December
6 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Malmi | The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea 40 nautical miles (46 miles; 74 km) northeast of Gotska Sandön after her cargo shifted in heavy weather. |
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Captain Said | ![]() |
Ran aground off Şile, Turkey. Refloated in August 1980, repaired and returned to service.[14] |
Caroline of Leigh | ![]() |
The Moody 36 yacht sank three miles off Lulworth, Dorset while heading for Bordeaux, France with the loss of four lives.[15][16] |
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Heye P | ![]() |
Driven ashore in a gale at Prawle Point, Devon, United Kingdom and wrecked.[17] |
20 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Ulysses | ![]() |
Ran aground off Naples, Italy, a total loss. |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Lindblad Explorer | ![]() |
Ran aground off Wiencke Island, Antarctic. Later refloated and returned to service. |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Epimonos | ![]() |
The tanker caught fire off Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. She was declared a constructive total loss.[18] |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Lee Wang Zin | ![]() |
Assumed ran up on Celestial Reef, Dixon Entrance-Hecte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. 30 lives lost.[19] |
References
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Crawford, Moya (1999). Deep Water. Bradford on Avon: Thomas Reed. pp. 238–241. ISBN 0-901281-83-2.
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(help) - ^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kurdistan - 1979". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Walsh, Kathleen (30 April 1979). "Crippled tanker clean, says her master". The Times. No. 60471A. London. col D,E, p. 3. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ noaa.gov "AFSC Historical Corner: John R. Manning, 20 Years of Exploratory Fishing" Retrieved August 24, 2018
- ^ "BULIMBA". Clydesite. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "British India Steam Navigation Company". The Ships List. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Bulimba". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Austri (7006998)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ Bæverfjord, Dag; Steimler, Olav (1982). Fotojournalistikk: bilder som forteller, engasjerer, irriterer, gleder, informerer og dokumenterer (in Norwegian). Bergen: Nord 4. p. 92. ISBN 8273260038.
- ^ Hermund Kleppa (2012). "Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (DSD) i Sogn og Fjordane". Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "COASTER "POOL FISHER" (LOSS)". Hansard. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Martin white. "Past Events". West Lulworth. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Diver. Eaton Publications. 1981.
- ^ "Gales Havoc on land and at sea". The Times. No. 60503. London. 18 December 1979. col D,E, p. 2. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Loss of Greek registered oil tanker Kirki en route to Kwinana" (PDF). Australian Transportation Safety Board. 2 April 1992. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Whitney, John. "Southeastern Alaska Oceanographic conditions and NOAA's Twenty-One Year Spill Response History" (PDF). National Ocean Services, Anchorage, Alaska.
See also
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