List of shipwrecks in 1967
The list of shipwrecks in 1967 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1967.
January
1 January
- Refrigerator 10 (
Soviet Union): The reefer ship sank in the Bering Strait 35 nautical miles (65 km) north on Unimak Island, Alaska, United States with the loss of five of her 79 crew.[1]
2 January
- Bjoern Lohse (
West Germany): Caught fire at Lisbon, constructive total loss, scrapped in March 1967.[2]
4 January
- Bluebird (
United Kingdom): The hydroplane crashed on Coniston Water during an attempt on the world water speed record, killing its pilot, Donald Campbell.
9 January
- Jamaica Bay (
United States): The dredger was mined by the Viet Cong and sank in the Mekong River, 45 nautical miles (83 km) north of Saigon, Vietnam.[3] - HMS Amphion (
Royal Navy): The Amphion-class submarine collided with Timbarra (
Australia), sustaining slight damage.[4]
10 January
- Parmarina (
Lebanon): The cargo ship was wrecked in the South China Sea off Keelung, Taiwan (25°10′N 121°43′E / 25.167°N 121.717°E).[5]
11 January
- Audacity ( United Kingdom): The coastal tanker ran aground near the Terschelling Bank Light Vessel. Refloated on 21 January, repaired and returned to service.
13 January
- Nelson B (
Canada): The sailing ship struck a submerged object at 44°00′N 66°18′W / 44.000°N 66.300°W and sank.[6][7]
17 January
- Elias K (
Greece): The cargo ship ran aground in the Farasan Islands (16°23′N 41°48′E / 16.383°N 41.800°E). Refloated on 24 January. Subsequently declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in December 1967.[5]
21 January
- Jacob Verolme (
Netherlands): The bulk ore carrier exploded and sank 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain with the loss of one of her 48 crew.[8]
Unknown date
- Sir Winston Churchill ( United Kingdom): The schooner sank at Southampton, Hampshire. Later pumped out, refloated and returned to service.[9]
February
21 February
- Cape Bonnie ( Canada): The coaster ran aground at 44°26′N 63°42′W / 44.433°N 63.700°W and was wrecked.[10]
27 February
- Farringford ( United Kingdom): The passenger ferry ran aground at Lymington, Hampshire during a gale. Later refloated and returned to service.[11]
28 February
- Tukan ( Soviet Union): The factory ship foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Hanstholm, Denmark with the loss of 57 of her 79 crew.[12]
Unknown date
March
8 March
12 March
- Balmoral (
Liberia): The collier ran aground in the Weser Estuary, West Germany. She broke in two on 5 April, a total loss. - Dias ( Liberia): The cargo ship sank off Portugal. All crew saved.[14]
14 March
- Kolno (
Poland): Collided with Østbornholm (
Denmark) in the Odense River.
18 March
- Torrey Canyon ( United Kingdom): Ran aground on Pollard's Rock in the Seven Stones reef between the Cornish mainland and the Isles of Scilly, loaded with 120,000 tonnes of crude oil. The vessel released 32 Million gallons of oil much of which washed up on the Cornish coast.[15]
20 March
- Labuan Bay (
Panama): The cargo ship ran aground on Bancoran Island, Borneo and caught fire. Refloated 24 March and towed to Manila, Philippines. After a further fire on 11 July, the ship was scrapped in November 1967
24 March
- Myalls ( Canada): The coaster caught fire and sank off Shelburne Harbour.[16]
April
28 April
- Costa Rican Trader ( Liberia): The cargo ship ran aground in Halibut Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada and was wrecked.[17]
May
7 May
- Kitak (
Norway): The sealer foundered in the Norwegian Sea. She was on a voyage from the West Ice to Ålesund.
June
2 June
- Essberger Chemist ( West Germany): The chemical tanker exploded and caught fire 250 nautical miles (460 km) south of the Azores, Portugal. All 40 crew rescued by an American ship.[18]
8 June
- Magd (
Egypt): Six-Day War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Suez Canal by Israeli Air Force aircraft. Wreck cleared in 1975 to enable the canal to be re-opened.[5]
USS Liberty.
- USS Liberty (
United States Navy): Six-Day War: The Belmont-class technical research ship was attacked by Israeli Air Force aircraft and Israeli Navy torpedo boats in the Mediterranean Sea north of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. She was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.
9 June
- Northern Venture ( Panama): Ran aground off Okinawa, declared a total loss. Ship was scrapped.
24 June
- Essberger Chemist ( West Germany): the chemical tanker was torpedoed by HMS Dreadnought ( Royal Navy) and finished off by shelling from HMS Salisbury ( Royal Navy) at the request of her owners.[19]
July
13 July
- President Garcia (
Philippines): The cargo ship ran aground in Saints Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands.[20] Refloated on 20 July.[21]
17 July
- Jamhuri (
Zanzibar): The coaster ran aground off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. All 200 passengers taken off by other vessels.[22]
18 July
- New York News ( Canada): The sailing ship foundered off Pugwash, Nova Scotia.[23]
26 July
- Sir Winston Churchill ( United Kingdom): The schooner ran aground at the entrance to Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey, refloated later that day.[9]
August
11 August
- British Lantern ( United Kingdom): The tanker ran aground in the Schelde at Borssele, Zeeland, the Netherlands.[24] Later refloated by numerous tugs.[25]
24 August
- Hubert R Smith ( Canada): The coaster caught fire and sank in the Bay of Fundy.[26]
27 August
- Aristos ( Greece): collided with Linde ( Norway) and sank 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Beachy Head, England. All eighteen crew were saved by Linde.[27]
29 August
September
5 September
- Amfitriti ( Hellenic Navy): The Gato-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Mediterranean Sea by US 6th Fleet vessels ( United States Navy).
6 September
- R C Stoner ( United States): The tanker ran aground at Wake Island, one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.[28]
16 September
- Kowloon No.1 (
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Hong Kong): Ran aground at Hachinohe, Japan (40°32′N 141°33′E / 40.533°N 141.550°E). Refloated 7 October but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in June 1968.
18 September
- Regency ( United Kingdom): The salvage vessel exploded and sank off the Wolf Rock, Isles of Scilly whilst undertaking salvage operations on the wreck of HMS Association (
Royal Navy): Her five crew were rescued by trawler Roimage (
France).[29] - Merchantman ( United Kingdom): The tug sank 85 nautical miles (157 km) east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire after colliding with the drilling rig Ocean Prince.[30]
October
9 October
- Panoceanic Faith ( United States): The Type C2-S-AJ1 cargo ship foundered off Alaska with the loss of all 42 crew.[31]
12 October
- Statue of Liberty ( Liberia): The tanker ran aground off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom.[32]
17 October
- Nagusena ( Panama): The cargo ship sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Esbjerg, Denmark.[5]
21 October
- INS Eilat (
Israeli Navy): The Z-class destroyer was struck by two Styx missiles launched from a Komar-class missile boat (
Egyptian Navy) and sank with the loss of 47 of her 199 crew.
24 October
- Abbott ( Canada): The sailing ship caught fire and sank in the George's Bank area of the Gulf of Maine.[33]
Unknown date
- Roma Um (
Argentina): Refloated, having been aground at Belém, Brazil since February, but capsized and sank.[13]
November
3 November
- Habib Marikar ( Hong Kong): The cargo ship was wrecked when her engine failed during Typhoon Emma. All but one of her 44 crew were rescued by USS Navarro ( United States Navy) before the ship was driven ashore at Lincoln Island, Paracel Islands.
5 November
- El Hasani (
Morocco): The cargo ship caught fire on her maiden voyage off Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. All but two crew taken off by a Swedish tanker.[34] - Rethi Moller ( West Germany): The coaster was driven ashore at Penmaenmawr, Caernarvonshire.[35]
December
1 December
- Irving Beech ( Canada) ran aground off New Waterford, Nova Scotia with tanker Lubrolake ( Canada and a barge. All three vessels lost.
6 December
13 December
- Joseph Okito (
Zaire) ran aground in the Congo River, Boma. Refloated 9 January 1968.[2]
31 December
- Advance ( West Germany): The coaster ran aground at Hoek van Holland, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands. All eight crew saved.[36]
Unknown date
- Turisten ( Norway): The lake steamer was scuttled in the lake Femsjøen, Norway. The wreck was raised in 1997 and restored, work being completed in 2009.[37]
References
- ↑ "Soviet ship sinks off Alaska" The Times (London). Monday, 2 January 1967. (56828), col D, p. 1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "British Tanker Shelled by Vietcong" The Times (London). Tuesday, 10 January 1967. (56835), col C-E, p. 1.
- ↑ "Submarine damaged" The Times (London). Tuesday, 10 January 1967. (56835), col E, p. 1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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.
- ↑ "Nelson B. (+1967)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Nelson B. - 1967". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "47 rescued after ship explosion" The Times (London). Monday, 23 January 1967. (58646), col A, p. 1.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Schooner is refloated" The Times (London). Thursday, 27 July 1967. (57004), col D-F, p. 2.
- ↑ "Cape Bonnie - 1967". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Ferry aground as gale hits Britain" The Times (London). Tuesday, 28 February 1967. (56877), col C-E, p. 3.
- ↑ "Russian ship sinks with the loss of 52" The Times (London). Wednesday, 1 March 1967. (56878), col C-E, p. 4.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "WWI STANDARD BUILT SHIPS A-K". Mariners. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "Liberian ship sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 13 March 1967. (56888), col C, p. 1.
- ↑ Robinson, P. (2003) The Birds of the Isles of Scilly. London: Christopher Helm.
- ↑ "Myalls - 1967". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Costa Rican Trader - 1967". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Tanker sinks after ocean explosion" The Times (London). Saturday, 3 June 1967. (56958), col E, p. 1.
- ↑ "Navy sinks a tanker" The Times (London). Monday, 26 June 2011. (59677), col C-E, p. 2.
- ↑ "Cargo holds up ship's repairs" The Times (London). Monday, 17 July 1967. (56995), col F, p. 2.
- ↑ "Grounded ship refloated" The Times (London). Friday, 21 July 1967. (56999), col E, p. 2.
- ↑ "200 brought to safety from coral reef" The Times (London). Tuesday, 18 July 1967. (56996), col D-E, p. 5.
- ↑ "New York News - 1967". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Tanker aground" The Times (London). Saturday, 12 August 1967. (57018), col D, p. 4.
- ↑ OIL TANKER AGROUND (motion picture). British Pathé. 17 August 1967. Retrieved 7 July 1967.
- ↑ "Hubert R. Smith - 1967". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Crew saved in Channel collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 August 1967. (57032), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ "Heavy flooding in path of Hurricane Dora" The Times (London). Monday, 18 September 1967. (57049), col F-G, p. 4.
- ↑ "Salvage ship sinks after explosion" The Times (London). Tuesday, 19 September 1967. (57050), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ "Tug sinks after oil rig crash" The Times (London). Tuesday, 19 September 1967. (57050), col A, p. 3.
- ↑ "Two Briton in missing crew" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 October 1967. (57069), col B, p. 5.
- ↑ "Tanker aground off Kent" The Times (London). Friday, 13 October 1967. (57071), col D, p. 1.
- ↑ "Abbott - 1967". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Fought ship's fire for seven hours" The Times (London). Monday, 6 November 1967. (57091), col A, p. 3.
- ↑ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Tuesday, 6 November 1967. (57092), col B-D, p. 3.
- ↑ "Ship aground at Hook of Holland" The Times (London). Monday, 1 January 1968. (57137), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ Monn-Iversen, Øyvind (4 July 2009). "Dronning tilbake på tronen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
See also
| Ship events in 1967 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
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