List of shipwrecks in 1960
The list of shipwrecks in 1960 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1960.
January
1 January
- Albion (
United Kingdom) The Norfolk wherry sank in the River Yare at Cantley. Another wherry sank two miles downstream. Albion was refloated and returned to service.[1]
6 January
- Dogu (
Turkey): Stranded at Karaburnu Point, Thessaloniki, Greece.[2] - Uman ( Turkey): Ran aground at Kefken Point, Turkey, declared a total loss.
9 January
- Snjeznik (
Yugoslavia): The cargo ship capsized and sank at Suda Bay, Crete. Refloated on 26 March and towed to Piran, Yugoslavia for repairs. Re-entered service in August 1960.[3]
13 January
- Applegarth ( United Kingdom): The tug collided with Perthshire in the River Mersey at Birkenhead and sank with the loss of all seven crew.[4]
14 January
- Scarcity ( United Kingdom): The coaster was driven ashore at Bawdsey, Suffolk. Three crew taken off by breeches buoy.[5]
20 January
- Bermuda (
Netherlands): The coaster capsized and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Hoek van Holland with the loss of all six crew.[6] - Ritornel ( Netherlands): The coaster was damaged in a collision with two other ships in the Scheldt.[6]
- Lieve Vrouwekerk ( Netherlands): The Liberty ship ran aground at Vlieland.[6]
- Vinotra II (
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Belgium): The barge sank in the Scheldt, both crew killed.[6] - Macuto (
Panama): The cargo ship broke free from her moorings and rammed three barges and another ship.[6]
February
3 February
- Filleigh ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship collided with a Belgian ship in the Scheldt and ran aground.[7]
- Carsten Witt (
West Germany): The cargo ship sank between Bornholm, Denmark and Sweden. Tanker British Sportsman ( United Kingdom) reported to be attempting to rescue survivors.[7] - Indonor ( Panama): The cargo ship ran aground on Kemojan Island, Indonesia. She sank four days later.[8]
- Llanishen ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe, Hamburg, West Germany.[7]
13 February
- Leonore ( West Germany): The coaster sank off Jutland, Denmark with the loss of all eight crew. HDMS Niels Ebbesen (
Royal Danish Navy) recovered two empty lifeboats.[9]
18 February
- Adonis (
Honduras): The cargo ship sank 20 miles (32 km) off Otranto, Italy. All twenty crew rescued by Sologne (
Marine Nationale).[10]
20 February
- Harpalion ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Texel, Netherlands. Refloated the next day.[11]
- British Valour ( United Kingdom): The tanker was in collision with Butmah (
France) at Port Said, Egypt.[12]
March
MV Plassy, 2005
4 March
- Sunfish ( United Kingdom): The tug collided with Tower Bridge, London and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.[13]
8 March
- Plassy ( United Kingdom): Wrecked on Finnis Rock, off Inisheer, Aran Islands, Ireland. All 11 crew saved. Wreck later driven ashore, where it remains as of 2005.
17 March
- Arietta (
Greece): Ran aground off Novorossiysk, Soviet Union. Refloated on 1 April but declared a constructive total loss.
21 March
- Walbrook ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury, Essex. All six crew rescued.[14]
26 March
- Høegh Spear (
Norway): The tanker crashed into a jetty and ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne at North Shields, United Kingdom. Refloated on 27 March.[15]
28 March
- Dai Hatin (
Pakistan): The coaster sprang a leak and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Karachi with the loss of ten of her twelve crew.[16]
April
4 April
- HMS Narwhal (
Royal Navy): The Porpoise-class submarine ran aground at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch, Scotland.[17] Refloated the next day.[18]
11 April
- Ardglen ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[19]
13 April
- Arlanza ( United Kingdom): The passenger ship was launched in gale force winds, almost colliding with the entrance to a dock. Two tugs ran aground whilst trying to assist.[20]
17 April
- Ethel C (
Lebanon): The cargo ship sprang a leak after her cargo of scrap iron shifted. An explosion then occurred at the stern of the ship and she sank off Virginia, United States. All 23 crew rescued by United States Coast Guard vessels.[21]
29 April
- Hanne S (
Denmark): The coaster was last reported at 58°N 44°W / 58°N 44°W.[22] Wreckage found on 3 May by a Royal Danish Navy corvette. All fifteen crew and three passengers lost.[23]
May
5 May
- Federal Express (
Canada): The cargo ship was rammed by Polaris (
Sweden) while moored at Montreal. She broke free from her moorings and rammed into Thorshope ( Norway) and sank within 30 minutes.[24] Later partly raised and scrapped.
11 May
- Pier Schipper ( Netherlands): The coaster sank off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. All crew rescued.[25]
21 May
June
9 June
- Shun Lee (
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Hong Kong): Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship was driven aground on one of the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea and was wrecked. Her 55 crew took to the liferafts.[27] - Malaya Fir ( Panama) and Wan Fu ( Hong Kong): Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship and coaster ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[27]
18 June
- Ron Woolaway ( United Kingdom): The dredger capsized in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm. Her seven crew survived. She was subsequently towed to Cardiff, Glamorgan, where she was righted, repaired and returned to service.[28]
19 June
- Indian Enterprise (
India): The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Red Sea 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Suez, Egypt (25°31′N 35°27′E / 25.517°N 35.450°E).[8]
24 June
- LV-78 (
United States Coast Guard) The lightship, while relieving Ambrose Station, sank after it was rammed at the entrance to New York Harbour, United States by Green Bay (
United States).[29][30]
July
7 July
11 July
- Gladys ( United Kingdom): The motor barge sank in the Medway Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent following a collision with Kirovograd (
Soviet Union).
13 July
- Hero (
Australia): The tug foundered at Port Kembla, New South Wales whilst attempting to go to the aid of Bulwarra ( United Kingdom), which was being driven against the jetty in a storm.[32]
18 July
- Denbigh Coast ( United Kingdom): The coaster collided with Irish Maple (
Republic of Ireland) and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off New Brighton, Cheshire. All ten crew rescued by the dredger Hilbre Island and the Liverpool Pilot Boat (both United Kingdom).[33]
24 July
- HMS Northumbria ( Royal Navy): The Ton-class minesweeper ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[34]
August
4 August
- HMS Vanguard ( Royal Navy): The battleship ran aground at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour whilst being towed to the breakers.
5 August
- Lanterna (
Italy): The coaster sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Aden with the loss of five of the nine people on board.[35]
6 August
- Pelorus (
United Kingdom): The Trinity House pilot cutter ran aground off Dungeness, Kent. Refloated five hours later.[36]
8 August
- Panaghia T (
Liberia): The cargo ship ran aground 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Tamandaré, Brazil following an engine room fire. Refloated on 5 September but subsequently scrapped.[8]
24 August
- Halcyon Med ( Lebanon): The cargo ship collided with the tanker Esso Switzerland ( Panama) and sank near the Isla de Alborán in the Strait of Gibraltar with the loss of three of her 26 crew. Twenty three survivors were rescued by Esso Switzerland and transferred to USNS General LeRoy Eltinge ( United States Naval Service) and landed at Gibraltar.[37]
Unknown date
September
14 September
Ithaka.
- Ithaka ( Greece): The bulk ore carrier lost her rudder and both anchors in a gale and was stranded in Hudson Bay, Canada 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Churchill, Manitoba (58°46′42″N 93°53′24″W / 58.77833°N 93.89000°W).[2][38] Crew rescued by CCGS Sir William Alexander (
Canadian Coast Guard) and landed at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 18 September.[38]
Unknown date
October
Arkendale H and Wastdale H, July 2011
2 October
- Sheikh ( Greece): The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Kitadaitō, Japan and broke in two.[8]
4 October
- Valdes ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was driven ashore at Palamós, Catalonia, Spain in a storm.[40]
7 October
- Tina Scarlett ( Denmark) and Diamant ( Netherlands): The ferry and tanker collided in the Rhine at Emmerich, West Germany. Diamant 's cargo of petrol caught fire, engulfing both ships. The coaster Vaarwell II ( Netherlands) and tanker Brigitte ( West Germany) were also engulfed by flames and sank. Two people were killed.[41] A number of other vessels were damaged; including Cabato, Emilia, Liberté, Spido, Vinkeveen and Virgo Fidelis II (all Netherlands); Bellinzona Basel (
Switzerland)[42]
8 October
- Locheil ( United Kingdom): The mailboat ran aground in Escart Bay, West Loch Tarbert and was holed. Her cargo of mail and all 150 passengers were transferred to Lochfyne ( United Kingdom). Several sheep were thrown overboard and swam ashore without loss.[43]
10 October
- USS Guardfish ( United States Navy): The Gato-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off New London, Connecticut, by USS Apogon and USS Blenny (both United States Navy).
11 October
- HMAS Woomera (
Royal Australian Navy): The naval auxiliary ship was dumping ammunition at sea when there was an explosion and fire. She capsized and sank 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Sydney with the loss of two of her crew.[44]
22 October
- Argo Delos ( Greece): The cargo ship ran aground on Tor Rocks, Northern Ireland and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued by helicopter and transferred to HMS Leopard ( Royal Navy).[45]
- Humbergate ( United Kingdom): The coaster ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Refloated on 24 October.[46]
24 October
- Friso ( Netherlands): The coaster capsized and sank off Jutland, Denmark.[47]
- Ajoy ( India): The dredger collided with one of the Renfrew ferries and sank in the Clyde.[48] Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[49]
- El Gamil (
United Arab Republic): The cargo ship sank 45 nautical miles (83 km) south of Kamaran, Aden. Twenty three crew killed, one survivor was rescued by Strathnaver ( United Kingdom).[50]
25 October
- Arkendale H and Wastdale H ( United Kingdom): The barges collided with the Severn Railway Bridge, bringing down two spans. Both vessels caught fire and were grounded near the main channel.[51] The wreckage of both vessels is in situ as of July 2011.
26 October
- Harpula ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground off Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica.[39]
31 October
- Clan Alpine ( United Kingdom): Driven 11 miles (18 km) up the Karnaphuli River in a cyclone and stranded. Constructive total loss, scrapped in February 1961.
- Lesrix ( United Kingdom): Foundered off the Isle of Wight on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hayle, Cornwall.[2]
- Veravia ( United Kingdom): The coaster sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, France. All three crew rescued by Karl Grammerstorf ( West Germany) and landed at Le Havre.[52]
Unknown date
- Streatham Hill ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground in the Oder. Refloated on 10 October.[53]
November
6 November
- Fortuna II ( Sweden): The sailing ship sank in the Baltic Sea off Gotland. All four crew rescued by Gunda ( West Germany).[54]
28 November
- Penteli II ( Greece): The cargo ship ran aground at Porkkala, Finland.[55]
- Royal Arrow ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground at Skagen, Denmark.[56]
29 November
- Francisco Morazan ( Liberia): Ran aground at South Manitou Island, United States. Declared a total loss, wreck still survives.
Unknown date
- USS Tinosa (
United States Navy): The Gato-class submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.
December
6 December
- Nagato Maru (
Japan) and Snjeznik ( Yugoslavia): Both cargo ships driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus in a gale. Nagato Maru refloated on 9 December and towed to Piraeus, Greece for repairs. Snjeznik refloated on 29 April 1961 and anchored whilst minor repairs carried out. Declared a constructive total loss, she departed under tow on 31 August for Genoa, Italy. Sold and repaired, renamed Maha.[3]
7 December
8 December
- Grief ( West Germany): The coaster collided with Kina ( Denmark) and sank off Bremerhaven. All 13 crew rescued by a customs boat.[58]
- Havlide ( Norway): The tanker caught fire 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Malta. The Admiralty tug Mediator ( United Kingdom) was despatched to her aid.[58]
12 December
- Heinrich Brand ( West Germany): The coaste ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. All five crew rescued by helicopter.[59]
- Skeldervik ( Sweden): The coaster sank in the Baltic Sea off Denmark. All four crew rescued by a Norwegian ship.[59]
14 December
- Peter Zoranic ( Yugoslavia): The tanker collided with World Harmony ( Greece) in the Bosporus off Beykoz, Turkey and both ships caught fire. They drifted onto Tarsus ( Turkey) setting that ship on fire. All three ships were wrecked. A total of 47 crew from the three ships were killed and about 40 were injured.[60]
21 December
- Pine Ridge ( United States): The tanker broke in two 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. USS Valley Forge ( United States Navy) and Artemis ( Norway) went to her assistance.[61]
- Elorrio (
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Spain): The cargo ship foundered on a voyage from Santander to Valencia with the loss of over 20 crew.[61] - San Gaspar ( United Kingdom): The tanker collided with Alvenus ( Panama) in the Maas at Rotterdam, Netherlands.[61]
- American Importer ( United States): The cargo ship collided with Frithiod ( Sweden) in the Elbe.[61]
31 December
- Indian Navigator ( India): The Victory ship caught fire 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was abandoned.[62]
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- ↑ "Three Taken Off Ship By Breeches Buoy" The Times (London). Friday, 15 January 1960. (54669), col G, p. 12.
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See also
| Ship events in 1960 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |