List of shipwrecks in 1962
The list of shipwrecks in 1962 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1962.
January
3 January
7 January
8 January
11 January
16 January
17 January
21 January
23 January
31 January
Unknown date
- FV Gai Floreal ( France) ran aground near Bennal Cove, St. Ives. All crew saved, ship towed back to France.[12]
February
1 February
- Berta Kienass ( West Germany): The trawler struck a mine and sank off the Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her fourteen crew.[13]
- Kozara ( Greece): The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea. Refloated after nine days.[5]
6 February
7 February
28 February
Unknown date
March
4 March
11 March
14 March
15 March
16 March
27 March
29 March
Unknown date
April
3 April
18 April
30 April
May
5 May
23 May
24 May
June
15 June
July
6 July
- Tuaikaepau ( New Zealand) ran aground on the Minerva Reef. Crew lived in the wreck of a Japanese vessel, wrecked two years earlier, for seven weeks before making a raft and some of them sailed to Fiji. Five crew died before rescue came.
7 July
31 July
September
2 September
- Typhoon Wanda - twenty ships aground or sunk at Hong Kong,[27] including -
30 September
October
21 October
- Sanct Svithun ( Norway): The passenger ship ran aground off the Vikna Islands, refloated then sank with the loss of 33 of the 79 passengers and crew.[30]
26 October
28 October
29 October
November
2 November
- Rana ( Netherlands): The coaster sprang a leak and sank 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the west coast of Denmark.[32]
- Musketier ( Netherlands): The coaster ran aground at Crail, Fife, United Kingdom. Broke in two and sank on 6 November.[33]
10 November
- East Star ( Canada: The coaster developed a severe list 130 nautical miles (240 km) of Bermuda and was abandoned. Crew rescued after nine days by San Gaspar ( United Kingdom. East Star was taken in tow by Mount Borga ( Norway).[34]
- Zephyr ( Liberia): The cargo ship ran aground at Gladden Spit, British Honduras. Caught fire on 17 November, refloated on 27 November. Declared a constructive total loss but sold, repaired and returned to service.[15]
11 November
18 November
23 November
29 November
- Ragna Ringdal ( Norway): The cargo liner ran aground off Vatoa Island, Fiji. All passengers and crew rescued after three days.[38]
December
5 December
16 December
20 December
31 December
References
- ^ a b "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Ship Sinks After Collision off Dover" The Times (London). Monday, 8 January 1962. Issue 55283, col G, p. 10.
- ^ "28 Feared Dead After Ships' Collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 9 January 1962. Issue 55284, col A-C, p. 6.
- ^ "P. & O. Liner Aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 9 January 1962. Issue 55284, col E, p. 10.
- ^ a b "Six Tugs Refloat Stranded Ship" The Times (London). Wednesday, 10 January 1962. Issue 55285, col F, p. 6.
- ^ "Four Killed by Falling Trees in Gales" The Times (London). Friday, 12 January 1962. Issue 55287, col A-B, p. 5.
- ^ "Ship Sinks After Collision" The Times (London). Wednesday, 17 January 1962. Issue 55291, col C, p. 10.
- ^ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Thursday, 18 January. Issue 55292, col C-D, p. 10.
- ^ a b "North Sea Ship is Crippled by Fre" The Times (London). Monday, 22 January 1962. Issue 55295, col G, p. 10.
- ^ "British Ship Aground" The Times (London). Wednesday, 23 January 1962. Issue 55297, col A, p. 8.
- ^ "Grounded Tanker Crew Scramble to Safety" The Times (London). Thursday, 1 February 1962. Issue 55304, col A, p. 6.
- ^ "1946-62". St. Ives Trust. http://www.stivestrust.co.uk/html/1946_-_1962.HTM. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ "10 die when ship hits mine" The Times (London). Friday, 2 February 1962. Issue 55305, col E, p. 10.
- ^ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 February 1962. Issue 55309, col D, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ^ a b "Two Ships Aground and Two in Crash" The Times (London). Monday, 12 March 1962. Issue 55337, col D, p. 12.
- ^ "Error Theory on Barge Sinking" The Times (London). Wednesday, 18 July 1962. Issue 55446, col C, p. 9.
- ^ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 5 March 1962. Issue 55331, col D, p. 7.
- ^ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Monday, 12 March 1962. Issue 55337, col C, p. 6.
- ^ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 20 March 1962. Issue 55344, col E, p. 10.
- ^ "Launched 1948: MT BRITISH MARINER". Clydesite. http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=6416. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "35 Saved From Ship Sunk in Collision" The Times (London). Friday, 30 March 1962. Issue 55353, col E, p. 9.
- ^ "Ship Sinks After Fog Collision" The Times (London). Thursday, 19 April 1962. Issue 55370, col D, p. 6.
- ^ "Guatemala Sinks Cuban Ship" The Times (London). Tuesday, 1 May 1962. Issue 55328, col F, p. 12.
- ^ "3 Missing as Hull Tug Overturns" The Times (London). Thursday, 24 May 1962. Issue 55399, col E, p. 14.
- ^ "Wrong Position Given for Sinking Ship" The Times (London). Saturday, 16 June 1962. Issue 55419, col A, p. 8.
- ^ a b "Hongkong Typhoon Killed 120" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 September 1962. Issue 55488, col F, p. 8.
- ^ a b c "Typhoon Havoc in Hong Kong" The Times (London). Monday, 3 September 1962. Issue 55486, col E, p. 10.
- ^ a b "Britain Clears Up After The Gales" The Times (London). Monday, 1 October 1962. Issue 55510, col D, p. 6.
- ^ "33 Feared Dead in Shipwreck" The Times (London). Tuesday, 23 October 1962. Issue 55529, col C, p. 7.
- ^ a b "Fire on Channel Steamer" The Times (London). Monday, 29 October 1962. Issue 55534, col E, p. 9.
- ^ "Dutch Ship Sinks in North Sea" The Times (London). Saturday, 3 November 1962. Issue 55539, col G, p. 6.
- ^ "News In Brief" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 November 1962. Issue 55542, col F, p. 6.
- ^ a b "British Ship Rescues 13 Sailors" The Times (London). Tuesday, 20 November 1962. Issue 55553, col C, p. 11.
- ^ "Sergeant Eric Smith GM". Aeroplane (Cudham: Kelsey Publishing) (May 2011): p33. ISSN 0143-7240.
- ^ "British Ship Sinks in Naples Port" The Times (London). Monday, 19 November 1962. Issue 55552, col G, p. 10.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Flight From Ship on Fiji Reef" The Times (London). Monday, 3 December 1962. Issue 55564, col F, p. 10.
- ^ "SS Link One (+1962)". Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?5278. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "British Ship Sinks off Denmark" The Times (London). Thursday, 6 December 1962. Issue 55567, col D, p. 12.
- ^ a b c "23 Feared Dead in German Ship" The Times (London). Monday, 17 December 1962. Issue 55576, p. 7.
- ^ "R.A.F. Rescue 9 From Sinking Ship" The Times (London). Friday, 21 December 1962. Issue 55580, col G, p. 6.
- ^ "Tug Sinks in New York Gale" The Times (London). Tuesday, 1 January 1963. Issue 55587, col E, p. 8.
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