List of shipwrecks in 1974
The list of shipwrecks in 1974 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1974.
January
1 January
- Transocean III (
United States): The drilling rig sank 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of the Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. All 56 crew rescued.[1]
16 January
- Prosperity (
Cyprus): The cargo ship struck a reef and sank west of Guernsey, Channel Islands. All eighteen crew lost.[2] - Merc Enterprise (
Denmark): The coaster sank off the south coast of Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of eight crew.[2]
19 January
- Nhật Tảo (
Republic of Vietnam Navy): Battle of the Paracel Islands: The patrol boat was sunk by a missile fired by a corvette (
People's Liberation Army Navy) There were 37 survivors from her 104 crew.
29 January
- Hedwig Lünstedt (
West Germany): The coaster capsized and sank in the English Channel with the loss of all eight crew.[3]
Unknown date
- Scaldis (flag unknown): The ship foundered in the English Channel off Chesil Beach, Dorset in late January with the loss of five lives.[4]
February
9 February
- Gaul (
United Kingdom) The factory ship sank in the Barents Sea off Norway. All 36 crew lost.
10 February
- Tania (
Cuba): Stranded on the Corona del Tingo rocks (22°46′N 83°58′W / 22.767°N 83.967°W. Declared a constructive total loss.[5]
19 February
- Mahiri ( United Kingdom): The Empire F type coaster sprang a leak south east of Tobago. Taken in tow but capsized and sank in Gulf of Paria (10°37′N 61°34′W / 10.617°N 61.567°W).
March
10 March
- Oregis ( United Kingdom): The support ship ran aground on the Black Midden Rocks in the Tyne Estuary.[6]
23 March
- Straitsman (
Australia): The livestock carrier capsized and sank in the Yarra River, Melbourne with the loss of two crew and many of her cargo of 2,000 sheep.[7]
27 March
- Versa ( Cyprus): The cargo ship sank off Roche Douvres, France. All sixteen crew rescued by the Guernsey lifeboat.[8]
May
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MV Sygna, 1974
9 May
- St Pierre (
Canada): Capsized and sank in the Lachine Canal, Montreal.
16 May
- Master Deviedem (
Soviet Union): The tanker sank after colliding with a French ferry 21 nautical miles (39 km) north of Tunisia.[9]
26 May
- Sygna (
Norway): The cargo ship ran aground at Stockton Beach, New South Wales, Australia.
Unknown date
- Titus (
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Belgium): Collided with Mediterranea (
Italy) in the Panama Canal.[10]
August
The loss of Caribia
8 August
- Rainbow ( Cyprus): Ran aground in the Guadalquivir river. Sold for scrap in situ.[10]
11 August
- Produce ( Norway): The tanker ran aground off Durban, South Africa. All 33 crew rescued.[11]
12 August
30 August
- Otvazhny (
Soviet Navy): the Kashin-class destroyer exploded and sank in the Black Sea with 24 casualties.
September
2 September
- Morning Cloud ( United Kingdom): The yacht capsized and sank off Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
19 September
- Focomar ( Cyprus): Ran aground on Andros Island, Greece, then sank in deep water
29 September
- Nauticus Ena ( United Kingdom): The coaster collided with Thuringa ( West Germany) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Ostend, Belgium.[12]
October
4 October
- Ammersee ( Cyprus): The coaster was abandoned in the English Channel. She was shelled and sunk by Le Champenois (
Marine Nationale) as a danger to shipping.[13]
28 October
- Eurabia Sun (
Lebanon): The cargo ship sank off the coast of the Netherlands. All 28 crew rescued.[14]
November
28 November
- Yuyu Maru (
Japan): The tanker was bombed and torpedoed by Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force ships and Japan Air Self-Defence Force aircraft and sunk 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Cape Inubo.
December
24 December
- Booya ( Australia): Schooner sank in Darwin Harbour, Australia during Cyclone Tracey with the loss of 5 crew.
25 December
HMAS Arrow.
- Arrow (
Royal Australian Navy): Attack class patrol boat. Destroyed in Darwin, Australia during Cyclone Tracey.
References
- ↑ "North Sea rig sinks after crew taken off" The Times (London). Wednesday, 2 January 1974. (58977), col D, p. 1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "16 bodies found after Guernsey shipwreck" The Times (London). Friday, 18 January 1974. (58991), col E-H, p. 1.
- ↑ "13 feared dead after gales lash Briatin" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 January 1974. (59000), col F, p. 1.
- ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Oil support ship aground in Tyne estuary" The Times (London). Monday, 11 March 1974. (59035), col A, p. 1.
- ↑ "Four-hour ordeal in sunken ship" The Times (London). Monday, 25 March 1974. (59047), col A-C, p. 7.
- ↑ "Crew of 16 saved" The Times (London). Thursday, 28 March 1974. (59050), col G, p. 4.
- ↑ "Soviet tanker sinks after hitting ferry" The Times (London). Friday, 17 May 1974. (59091), col F, p. 7.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Tanker's crew saved" The Times (London). Monday, 12 August 1974. (59163), col C, p. 5.
- ↑ "British cargo ship sinks in collision" The Times (London). Monday, 30 September 1974. (59205), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Dynamite ship explodes after direct hit" The Times (London). Monday, 7 October 1974. (59211), col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "Freighter crew saved" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 October 1974. (59230), col G, p. 10.
See also
| Ship events in 1974 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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