List of shipwrecks in 1976
The list of shipwrecks in 1976 includes some of the ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1976.
January
3 January
- Capella (
East Germany): The coaster sank off Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands.[1] - Carnoustie (
United Kingdom):[2] Sank in same storm as Capella. Often mistakenly referred to as "Carnoesti" in American press.[3]
8 January
- Princess Sissy (
Panama): The cruise ship ran aground in the Adriatic between the islands of Hvar and Korčula.[4] - Vanquisher ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank in the Thames Estuary at Tilbury whilst assisting Jervis Bay ( United Kingdom). All seven crew rescued.[5]
19 January
26 January
Unknown date
- Kirk Pride (
Cayman Islands): Struck a reef and sank off the Cayman Islands.
February
15 February
- USS Otterstetter (
United States Navy): Sunk as target off Puerto Rico.
20 February
26 February
- Gustave Zédé (
French Navy): The former submarine tender was sunk as a target south of Marseille.
March
1 March
- Deep Sea Driller (
Norway): The drilling rig ran aground off Bergen. One leg broke off and six crew were killed. Although declared a constructive total loss,[8] the rig was later repaired and returned to service.
April
8 April
- Kaptanvassos (
Cyprus): The cargo ship capsized and sank off Perama, Greece. Five of her crew were lost.[9]
16 April
- Ocean Express ( United States): The drilling rig sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirteen of her 36 crew were killed when an escape capsule capsized and sank.[10]
May
2 May
- Nordhuk (
West Germany): The cargo ship ran aground off Eilean Trodday, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom and was wrecked. All twelve crew were rescued by the Stornoway Lifeboat.[11]
12 May
- Urquiola (
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Spain): The tanker exploded and caught fire at the mouth of A Coruña harbour, killing two of her thirty-nine crew.[12]
13 May
- Christmas Seal (
Canada): Ran aground at Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia and sank.
June
23 June
- NEPCO 140 ( United States): The barge ran aground in the American Narrows causing a large oil spill.
July
21 July
- USS Chopper ( United States Navy): Sank.
August
10 August
- HMS Reward (
Royal Navy): The offshore patrol vessel collided with Plainsman (
Singapore) in the Firth of Forth during foggy weather and sank. All 42 people on board rescued by Plainsman.[13]
16 August
- Barkis ( United Kingdom): The tug capsized and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of one of her four crew.[14]
20 August
- Morning Cloud ( United Kingdom): The yacht ran aground outside Ramsgate Harbour, Kent.[15]
24 August
- MV Malaysia Raya (
Malaysia): The cruise ship caught fire at Kuala Lumpur, a total loss.[16]
September
20 September
- HMS Fittleton ( Royal Navy): Collided with HMS Mermaid ( Royal Navy) and sank off Texel, the Netherlands.
29 September
- Rarau (
Poland): 2,186 ton factory trawler with a Romanian crew of eighty-four drove into the northern part of the Seven Stones Reef known as the North-east Rocks. All the crew were rescued and the trawler slipped into deep water.[17]
October
1 October
- Hongkong Beauty I ( Panama): Ran aground at Al Hudaydah, Yemen and refloated 15 October.[18]
14 October
- Boehlen ( East Germany): The tanker sank in the English Channel during a storm with the loss of twenty-three of her thirty-six crew.[19]
15 October
- Andros Antares (
Liberia): The supertanker ran aground at Antifer, France in a storm.[19] - Freeland ( Cyprus): The cargo ship foundered off Brittany, France in a storm. All crew saved.[19]
- Ante Oltmans ( West Germany): The cargo ship foundered off the coast of the Netherlands in a storm. All six crew were killed.[19]
18 October
- Otterturm ( West Germany): The tug collided with a barge and sank off Burghead, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her ten crew.[20]
20 October
- George Prince ( United States): The ferry sank in the Mississippi River after a collision with Frosta ( Norway). Seventy-eight people were killed.
December
Argo Merchant
3 December
- Achaios ( Cyprus): Ran aground at Akrotiri Peninsula (34°37′N 32°55′E / 34.617°N 32.917°E) and wrecked.[18]
- Devon City ( United Kingdom): The bulk carrier ran aground at Rügen Island, West Germany. Refloated the next day and sailed to Szczecin Poland for repairs.[21]
15 December
- Argo Merchant ( Liberia): Ran aground at Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Broke up and sank on 21 December, a total loss.
17 December
- Sansinena ( Liberia): Caught fire and exploded at Los Angeles, United States.
23 December
- Seastar (
Lebanon): Ran aground on the Sha`b Abu Nuhas reef, remained stranded and finally sank in 1984.[22]
24 December
- British Steel ( United Kingdom): The yacht ran aground off Fuerteventura, Spain. All eight crew rescued, and the yacht was later refloated and returned to service.[23]
References
- ↑ "Trail of death and damage moves to the Continent" The Times (London). Monday, 5 January 1976. (59593), col A-E, p. 2.
- ↑ "MV Carnoustie [+1976]". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "Europe cleaning up after severe storm". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 5 January 1976. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "Britons taken off stranded ship" The Times (London). Friday, 9 January 1976. (59597), col D, p. 1.
- ↑ "Seven saved as tug capsizes" The Times (London). Friday, 9 January 1976. (59597), col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Supertanker runs aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 20 January 1976. (59606), col E,F, p. 1.
- ↑ "Onassis tanker aground off Brittany" The Times (London). Tuesday, 27 January 1976. (59612), col F, p. 8.
- ↑ "Six die as oil rig is wrecked" The Times (London). Tuesday, 2 March 1976. (59642), col D-F, p. 1.
- ↑ "Kaptanvassos (5148728)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 27 October 2013. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "13 drown after oil rig sinks of Texas coast" The Times (London). Saturday, 17 April 1976. (59681), col A, p. 1.
- ↑ "Ship abandoned" The Times (London). Monday, 3 May 1976. (59694), col F, p. 2.
- ↑ "Oil tanker explodes in Spanish harbour" The Times (London). Thursday, 13 May 1976. (59706), col D, p. 1.
- ↑ "Naval ship sunk in Forth" The Times (London). Wednesday, 11 August 1976. (59779), col B, p. 1.
- ↑ "Man presumed drowned after tug sinks" The Times (London). Tuesday, 17 August 1976. (59784), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ "Heath yacht grounds" The Times (London). Saturday, 21 August 1976. (59788), col A, p. 3.
- ↑ "The fiery sisters" The Times (London). Wednesday, 25 August 1976. (59791), col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Liddiard, John. "Seven Stones". Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "23 sailors lost as ship sinks in storm" The Times (London). Saturday, 16 October 1976. (59836), col D-G, p. 4.
- ↑ "Seaman missing after collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 19 October 1976. (59838), col B, p. 3.
- ↑ "British ship refloated in Baltic" The Times (London). Friday, 5 November 1976. (59853), p. 8.
- ↑ Andrea Ghiotti, ed. (1996). Diving Guide to the Red Sea Wrecks. Luxor: A A Gaddis & Sons. pp. 71–77.
- ↑ "Chay Blyth and crew safe" The Times (London). Wednesday, 29 December 1976. (59896), col G, p. 5.
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