List of shipwrecks in 1971
The list of shipwrecks in 1971 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1971.
January
7 January
- Kolno (
Poland): Ran aground off Falsterbo, Sweden, withdrawn from service as a result and converted to a floating boilerhouse. - West Shore (
Norway): The supply vessel foundered in the North Sea 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) off the Ocean Viking oil rig. All thirteen crew rescued.[1]
8 January
- Antilles (
France): The ocean liner ran aground off Mustique, St Vincent and the Grenadines and caught fire when her fuel tanks ruptured. All passengers and crew took to the lifeboats and were rescued by Queen Elizabeth 2 (
United Kingdom).
11 January
- Texaco Caribbean (
Peru): Collided with MV Paracas (
Panama), exploded, split in two and sank in the English Channel off Folkestone with the loss of at least eight lives.[2][3]
12 January
- Brandenburg (
West Germany): Struck wreck of Texaco Caribbean ( Peru) and sank with the loss of 21 lives.[2][3]
14 January
- Pasteur ( Panama) Sank at 00°56′N 107°53′E / 0.933°N 107.883°E when on a voyage from Sibu, Sarawak to Singapore. Was well off the normal route at the time.
31 January
- Princess Margarethe (
Denmark): The ferry ran aground off the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. All on board rescued by Kärmen ( Denmark).[4]
February
6 February
- Byzantium (
Cyprus) caught fire at Gibraltar, bridge deck and accommodation gutted, repairs uneconomic and ship scrapped later in the year.
10 February
22 February
- Endeavour II (
New Zealand): The three-masted auxiliary barque was driven ashore in Parengarenga Harbour, a few miles south of North Cape. She was en route to New Zealand from Australia, and after being becalmed encountered a gale on rounding North Cape and failed to make Houhora Harbour. The crew of 13 men and one woman landed safely, there were no fatalities. She was the first square-rigged sailing vessel wrecked on the New Zealand coast for more than 50 years. Endeavour II had taken part in the 1970 bi-centenary re-enactment of James Cook's landing at Botany Bay, Sydney on 29 April 1970.[6]
26 February
- Wafra (
Liberia): The tanker ran aground at Cape Agulhas, Libya.[7]
27 February
- Niki (
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Greece): Struck wreck of Texaco Caribbean ( Peru) and sank with the loss of all 22 crew.[2] - Esso Antwerp (
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Belgium): collided with Panachaikon ( Liberia) and sank in the River Scheldt. Later raised, repaired and returned to service.[8]
March
2 March
- Trinity Navigator (
Sweden): The tanker ran aground off Berry Head, Devon, United Kingdom.[9]
12 March
- Wafra ( Liberia): The tanker was towed out to sea and sunk by bombing from South African Air Force aircraft.[10]
29 March
- Texaco Oklahoma (
United States): The tanker broke in two and foundered off North Carolina with the loss of 33 of her 44 crew.[11]
30 March
- Panther ( Liberia): The tanker ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom.[12]
31 March
April
1 April
- Christos ( Liberia): Refloated, but developed leaks and sank at 36°32′N 26°57′E / 36.533°N 26.950°E
21 April
- Stork, survey launch (
Royal Navy): The Troubles, attached to HMS Hecate ( Royal Navy): towed to open seas, bombed and sunk by an IRA unit in Baltimore, Republic of Ireland.[13]
May
15 May
- Herulv ( Norway): The tanker was involved in a collision off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was holed.[14]
17 May
- Ellinis (
Greece): The ocean liner ran aground off Calshot, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated undamaged after two hours.[14]
June
1 June
- USS Bugara ( United States Navy): The Balao-class submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Flattery, Washington whilst under tow.
July
1 July
- Clyde Venture' ( United Kingdom): The coastal tanker sank in the Rothesay Dock, Clydebank due to the actions of vandals.[15]
- HMS Artemis ( Royal Navy): The Amphion-class submarine foundered at her moorings at Gosport, Hampshire. Subsequently raised and sold for scrap.
4 July
- Naniward Abone (
Indonesia): The cargo ship collided with Ocean Prime ( Liberia) and sank off Waikayama, Japan.[16] - Rakusui Maru (
Japan): The coaster collided with another ship and sank off Waikayama with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[16] - Koyo Maru ( Japan): The coaster collided with another ship and sank off Japan.[16]
5 July
- Ocean Glory ( Liberia): The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bay of Bengal. All crew rescued by Chilka ( United Kingdom).[16]
17 July
August
5 August
- Mania ( Liberia): Caught fire off Bari, Italy and abandoned. Beached at Split, Yugoslavia on 8 August. Scrapped in November 1971.[17]
17 August
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USS Regulus.
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Hong Kong): Typhoon Rose: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Lanatu Island, Hong Kong. Refloated but scrapped the following month.[18] - USS Regulus ( United States Navy): Typhoon Rose: The Denebola-class stores ship was driven ashore at Kau-i-chau, Hong Kong. Subsequently declared a constructive total loss.
19 August
- Billy ( Liberia): Typhoon Rose: The cargo ship was driven aground at Hong Kong.
Declared a constructive total loss and sold for scrap.[17]
- HAM 308[19] (
Netherlands): The dredger collided with Polycastle ( Norway and sank in Jade Bight off Wilhelmshaven, West Germany with the loss of five crew and two other persons.[20][21]
30 August
- Bertha Denz ( West Germany): The trawler was in collision with Achatina ( United Kingdom and sank 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of Heligoland. Two crew rescued by Achatina.[22]
September
4 September
- Ricardo Manuel ( Panama): Cut in two by Zagora (
Morocco) and sunk at entrance to Casablanca harbour.
5 September
- Eleni ( Greece): The cargo ship collided with Princess Ragnhild ( Norway). Declared uneconomic to repair, scrapped in April 1972 at Santander, Spain.
10 September
USS Regulus
- USS Regulus ( United States Navy): Typhoon Rose: The Denebola-class stores ship was driven ashore on Kau Yi Chau, Hong Kong during a typhoon. She was declared a constructive total loss.
24 September
- Teviotbank ( United Kingdom): The Bank Line cargo ship was damaged by East Bengal guerrillas at Chalna, East Pakistan.[23]
29 September
October
14 October
- London Valour ( United Kingdom): The bulk carrier had run aground and broken her back at Genoa in April 1970, but Smit Tak International had refloated the after portion on 12 October 1971 and was towing it to be scuttled on the Balearic Abyssal Plain. About 90 miles (78 nmi) out from Genoa the hulk sank in the early hours of 14 October.[25]
22 October
- Loch Seaforth ( United Kingdom): The mailboat ran aground off Skye. All 26 passengers rescued, ship later refloated.[26]
30 October
November
9 November
- Heythrop ( United Kingdom) : The OBO carrier exploded and caught fire 150 nautical miles (280 km) East London, South Africa. All on board were rescued by Showa Venture ( Liberia). The captain and five officers later reboarded the ship, which was towed by the tugs Arctic and Statesman to Port Elizabeth.[27] The ship was repaired and returned to service.[28]
- Maori ( France): The cargo ship sank 250 nautical miles (460 km) off the coast of Spain. There was only one survivor of her 39 crew.[27]
17 November
- Elcano (
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Spain): The tanker sank off the Cape Verde Islands following an onboard explosion with the loss of four of her 35 crew.[29]
30 November
December
9 December
- Gulf Star ( Panama): Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 - Operation Python: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk at Karachi, Pakistan.[31]
- Harmattan ( United Kingdom): Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 - Operation Python: The cargo ship was shelled at Karachi, Pakistan and set on fire. Seven crew were killed.[31]
- INS Khukri (
Indian Navy): Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 : The Blackwood-class frigate was torpedoed and sunk in the Arabian Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Diu by PNS Hangor (
Pakistan Navy) with the loss of 194 of her crew. - Zoe ( Greece): Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 - Operation Python: The tanker was shelled and set on fire at Karachi, Pakistan.[31]
19 December
- Tralee Trader ( Panama): The coaster foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Land's End, United Kingdom. All crew rescued by the trawlwe Petronella ( Netherlands).[32]
Unknown date
- Venus Challenger ( Liberia): Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Struck by a missile and sunk off Karachi, Pakistan with the loss of all hands.[33]
References
- ↑ "13 are rescued as vessel founders in North Sea" The Times (London). Friday, 8 January 1971. (58067), col B-C, p. 3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. pp. p82–84. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "International dispute on Channel Safety" The Times (London). Wednesday, 13 January 1971. (58071), col D, p. 1.
- ↑ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Monday, 1 February 1971. (58087), col B-D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Acid ship in danger of exploding" The Times (London). Thursday, 11 February 1971. (58096), col A, p. 1.
- ↑ New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1982 by CWN Ingram, page 437-8 (1984, Reed, Wellington) ISBN 0-589-01510-9
- ↑ "Grounded tanker towed free" The Times (London). Tuesday, 9 March 1971. (58117), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Navy check ends pollution fear" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 March 1971. (58112), col C, p. 3.
- ↑ "Picture Gallery" The Times (London). Saturday, 13 March 1971. (58121), col D-F, p. 4.
- ↑ "33 lost in tanker broken 'by one wave'" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 March 1971. (58134), col E, p. 7.
- ↑ "Tanker aground off Kent" The Times (London). Wednesday, 31 March 1971. (58135), col F, p. 1.
- ↑ debate, 28 April 1971
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Liner refloated after two hours on shingle bank" The Times (London). Monday, 17 May 1971. (58174), col D-E, p. 1.
- ↑ "Vandals believed to have sunk ship" The Times (London). Friday, 2 July 1971. (58214), col E-F, p. 2.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "12 feared lost in series of collisions" The Times (London). Monday, 5 July 1971. (58216), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ HAM 308 in the German Wikipedia
- ↑ "Hope abandoned for seamen trapped in wreck" The Times (London). Friday, 20 August 1971. (58255), col E, p. 5.
- ↑ Hans-Jürgen Schmid; 70 Quadratmeter großes Loch in der Bordwand; in: Wilhelmshavener Zeitung, 17. September 2011, p. 10. (German)
- ↑ "British tanker in North Sea collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 31 August 1971. (58264), col D, p. 5.
- ↑ "British ship holed in Pakistan port by East Bengal frogemen" The Times (London). Saturday, 25 September 1971. (58282), col A-B, p. 5.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ Gatti, Carlo (April 2010). "The running aground and the shipwreck of the British cargo ship "London Valour"". Societa' Capitani e Macchinisti Navali – Camogli. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "26 are taken off grounded ferry" The Times (London). Saturday, 23 October 1971. (58306), col C, p. 2.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Captain reboards blazing tanker with five officers" The Times (London). Wednesday, 10 November 1971. (58321), col C, p. 7.
- ↑ "Trident Tankers". Merchant Navy Officers. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ "Four missing as oil tanker sinks" The Times (London). Wednesday, 18 November 1971. (58327), col A, p. 8.
- ↑ "Oil slick nears Japan as tanker splits" The Times (London). Thursday, 2 December 1971. (58340), col G, p. 8.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "British seamen killed in shelling" The Times (London). Friday, 10 December 1971. (58347), col B-D, p. 1.
- ↑ "Ship sinks, tree hits bus, as gales sweep Britain" The Times (London). Monday, 20 December 1971. (58355), col A-D, p. 1.
- ↑ "Lutine Bell rung for ship sunk off Karachi" The Times (London).
See also
| Ship events in 1971 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
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