List of shipwrecks in 1965
The list of shipwrecks in 1965 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1965.
January
22 January
24 January
25 January
29 January
31 January
Unknown date
February
13 February
17 February
19 February
- Sophocles ( Netherlands): The cargo ship's cargo of fertilizer caught fire. The ship later capsized and sank in the Atlantic, with three of her 44 crew reported missing. Ulysees ( Netherlands) rescued the other 41 crew.[7]
28 February
March
11 March
19 March
- Roland L ( Belgium): Collided at Antwerp with Santos ( Sweden) and sank. Raised on 26 March, repaired and returned to service in July 1965.[8]
27 March
29 March
April
5 April
- Nan An ( Panama): The cargo ship ran aground off Hong Kong and broke up. All 41 crew rescued.[11]
6 April
11 April
13 April
30 April
- King Abdelaziz ( Saudi Arabia): Ran aground 5 nautical miles (18,000 kn) west of Jeddah. Refloated on 3 May.[5]
May
10 May
- Tassia ( Greece): The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic.[15]
23 May
- Heimvard ( Norway): The tanker exploded and caught fire at Mururan, Japan. Three of her crew were killed, 22 were injured, five others reported missing.[16]
Unknown date
June
4 June
6 June
- Luisa ( Italy): The tanker exploded and caught fire at Bandar Mashar, Iran, killing 30 of her 41 crew, and two others onshore. The ship capsized and sank in shallow water.[19]
8 June
July
1 July
13 July
20 July
August
2 August
- Meiko Maru ( Japan): The tanker collided with Arizona ( United States) 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Tokyo and sank with the loss of 18 crew.[22]
23 August
30 August
- Arsinoe ( France): Stranded on the Scarborough Reef (). Broke in two on 2 September and sank.[24]
September
9 September
22 September
26 September
28 September
- Sir Joseph Rawlinson ( United Kingdom): Sank after a collision with a hopper barge. Ten crew were rescued by the tug Danube VIII, but nine others died.[28] Raised in 1966.[17]
30 September
October
6 October
8 October
11 October
- Nerée ( France): The coaster sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cherbourg, the loss of six of her 25 crew.[33]
18 October
November
2 November
- Panagathos ( Greece): The liberty ship ran aground north of Ameland, Friesland, the Netherlands and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued.[34]
8 November
- Bianca Venture ( Liberia): The cargo ship ran aground 40 nautical miles (74 km) north of Mukho, South Korea (). She broke in two three days later, a total loss.[21]
13 November
18 November
24 November
December
17 December
24 December
30 December
- Singo ( Norway): The coastal tanker collided with Fina Two ( Belgium) and sank in the Scheldt with the loss of four crew.[38]
Unknown date
References
- ^ "Tanker Aground in Norway" The Times (London). Monday, 25 January 1965. Issue 56228, col E, p. 10.
- ^ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 2 February 1965. Issue 56235, col D, p. 11.
- ^ "Liberian Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 25 January 1965. Issue 56228, col G, p. 10.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth Liner Aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 26 January 1965. Issue 56229, col D, p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 1 February 1965. Issue 56234, col C, p. 11.
- ^ "Dutch Ship Sinks in Atlantic" The Times (London). Saturday, 20 February 1965. Issue 56251, col E, p. 9.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Navy Sink the Oil Patch" The Times (London). Monday, 29 March 1965. Issue 56282, col C-D, p. 10.
- ^ "German Ship Sinks in Channel" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 March 1965. Issue 56283, col E, p. 5.
- ^ "Helicopters Save 41 Shipwrecked Men" The Times (London). Tuesday, 6 April 1965. Issue 56289, col B, p. 9.
- ^ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 April. Issue 56290, col C-E, p. 5.
- ^ "Sunken Ship Delays Traffic in St. Lawrence Channel" The Times (London). Monday, 12 April 1965. Issue 56294, col C, p. 10.
- ^ "Pleasure Ship Capsizes in Harbour" The Times (London). Wednesday, 14 April 1965. Issue 56296, col A, p. 9.
- ^ "Greek Ship Reported Lost in Atlantic" The Times (London). Tuesday, 11 May 1965. Issue 56318, col D, p. 12.
- ^ "3 Die in Blazing Tanker" The Times (London). Monday, 24 May 1965. Issue 56329, col F, p. 8.
- ^ a b Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. pp. p34, 81. ISBN 978 0 7524 1720 2.
- ^ "Liner goes aground in mist" The Times (London). Saturday, 5 June 1965. Issue 56340, col G, p. 6.
- ^ "32 die in Tanker Explosion" The Times (London). Monday, 7 June 1965. Issue 56341, col G, p. 8.
- ^ "R.A.F. Search afer Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Friday, 2 July 1965. Issue 56363, col B, p. 11.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "18 Missing After Tanker Sinks" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 August 1965. Issue 56390, col F, p. 8.
- ^ "Shipwrecked Crew in London" The Times (London). Tuesday, 24 August 1965. Issue 56408, col G, p. 8.
- ^ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Ship Capsizes in North Sea Gale" The Times (London). Thursday, 9 September 1965. Issue 56422, col E, p. 10.
- ^ "Fire in Explosives Cargo Ship" The Times (London). Thursday, 23 September 1956. Issue 56434, col E, p. 12.
- ^ "94 Passengers Taken off Soviet Liner" The Times (London). Monday, 27 September 1965. Issue 56437, col A, p. 8.
- ^ "Ship Sinks in Fog: Nine Lost" The Times (London). Wednesday, 29 September 1965. Issue 56439, col C, p. 10.
- ^ "Freak Storm Hits Bermuda" The Times (London). Friday, 1 October 1965. Issue 56441, col F, p. 10.
- ^ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Friday, 8 October 1965. Issue 56447, col G, p. 6.
- ^ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 October 1965. Issue 56448, col E, p. 7.
- ^ "Tanker Aground in Boston Harbour" The Times (London). Saturday, 9 October 1965. Issue 56448, col G, p. 8.
- ^ "Four Drown as Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Tuesday, 12 October 1965. Issue 56450, col D, p. 9.
- ^ "Helicopters Save 26 Seamen" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 November 1965. Issue 56469, col E, p. 11.
- ^ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 7 February 1966. Issue 56549, col A, p. 6.
- ^ "49 Rescued from Grounded Ship" The Times (London). Thursday, 25 November 1965. Issue 56488, col F, p. 11.
- ^ "The end of the Ping An". British Pathé. 1965. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=71581. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Four Feared lost as Tanker Sinks" The Times (London). Friday, 31 December 1956. Issue 56517, col B, p. 10.
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