List of shipwrecks in 1980
The list of shipwrecks in 1980 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1980.
January
1 January
- Sea Shepherd I (
United Kingdom): The former trawler sank at Leixões, Portugal.[1]
12 January
- HMCS St. Laurent (
Royal Canadian Navy): Foundered off Cape Hatteras while under tow to breakers.
18 January
- MS Star Clipper (
Norway): The bulk carrier collided with the Tjörn Bridge, Sweden, causing it to collapse.
20 January
Athina B ashore at Brighton
- Athina B (
Greece) The cargo ship was beached at Brighton, Sussex. Later declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.
28 January
- USCGC Blackthorn (
United States Coast Guard): Sank after collision with tanker Capricorn (
United States).[2] - Kyriakoula III ( Greece): Stranded off Chioggia, Italy (35°46′N 0°34′W / 35.767°N 0.567°W) and damaged beyond economic repair.[3]
31 January
- Switha (
United Kingdom): The Isles-class Naval trawler ran aground outside Leith Harbour and was wrecked.[4]
February
6 February
23 February
- Irene Serenade ( Greece): The tanker exploded and sank in the Bay of Pylos. Two crew reported missing.[6]
March
7 March
- Tanio (
Madagascar): The tanker broke in two off Le Havre, France and was wrecked with the loss of eight of her 39 crew. The bow section capsized and sank,[7] but the stern section was taken in tow by the tug Languedoc.[8]
11 March
- María Alejandra (
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Spain): While en route from Algeciras, Spain to Ras Tanura in the Persian Gulf on ballast, the crew was working to resolve a malfunction in the inert gas system; the tanker suddenly suffered a chain of four or five explosions over a few seconds, the hull rapidly broke in two and sank 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Nouadhibou, Mauritania. 36 people out of 43 aboard perished (34 Spanish and 2 British).[9]
12 March
- Maurice Desagnes (
Canada): The coaster sank at an unknown location.[10]
14 March
- Viking IV ( Norway): The ferry collided with a tug ( United Kingdom), sinking the tug.[11]
20 March
- Mi Amigo (
Netherlands) sank on the Long Sand Bank, North Sea 51°35′00″N 1°17′20″E / 51.58333°N 1.28889°E.
27 March
- Alexander L. Kielland ( Norway): The semi-submersible drilling rig capsized and sank following the structural failure of one of its six legs, killing 123 people.
April
1 April
- Albahaa B (
Liberia): The tanker sank off the coast of Tanzania with the loss of six of her 43 crew.[12]
3 April
- Mycene ( Liberia): The tanker exploded and sank off the coast of Senegal with the loss of six of her 38 crew. The Mycene was the sister ship of María Alejandra, lost in a similar incident less than one month before (see 11 March).[12]
20 April
- Altmark (
West Germany):The cargo ship sank off the Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew.[13]
22 April
- Don Juan (
Philippines): The ferry collided with the tanker Tacloban City ( Philippines) and sank with the loss of around 100 lives.[14]
May
9 May
- Summit Venture ( United States): The cargo ships collided with the Tampa Bay Bridge, causing it to collapse and killing 35 people.
11 May
- HMBS Flamingo (
Royal Bahamas Defence Force): The patrol boat was bombed by Cuban Air Force MiGs and sunk 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Ragged Island, Bahamas with the loss of four crew.[15]
22 May
- Zenlin Glory ( Liberia): The cargo ships collided with another ship ( West Germany) and sank in the Tsungaru Strait, Japan.[16]
June
7 June
- Zenobia (
Sweden) capsized and sank on her maiden voyage after a computer fault.
July
4 July
- Leonardo da Vinci (
Italy) caught fire and sank at La Spezia. Burnt out hulk later raised and scrapped.
31 July
- Margaret Jane ( Canada): The trawler was involved in a collision with another trawler Cape Beaver and sank off Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.[17]
September
9 September
- Derbyshire ( United Kingdom): Sunk due to structural failure in Typhoon Orchid south of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. All 44 people on board lost.
October
11 October
Prinsendam
- Prinsendam ( Netherlands): The ocean liner caught fire and sank off Alaska.
Date unknown
- Panagiotis ( Greece): The coaster ran aground on Zakynthos and was abandoned.
December
15 December
- LNG Taurus ( United States): The LNG tanker ran aground off the west coast of Japan. Her captain committed suicide.[18]
18 December
- MV Bamenda Palm ( United Kingdom): The freighter accidentally rammed a Romanian Fish factory ship in Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall in a Force 9 Southerly gale. The anchorage was very crowded with many vessels sheltering from the storm. A major disaster was averted because the bulbous bow punctured the fishing vessel in the fish hold. After 5 days repairs, Bamenda Palm was seaworthy to continue the voyage to West Africa.[19]
Date unknown
- Mindanao ( United States Navy) sunk as an artificial reef.
- Ozark ( United States Navy) sunk as a target.
- Eva V ( United Kingdom) struck the Pierre Vertes off Ushant.[20]
- Salem ( Liberia): The supertanker was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa after her cargo of oil had been sold to South Africa.[21]
References
- ↑ "Anti-whaling ship sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 3 January 1980. (60514), col C, p. 4.
- ↑ http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Blackthorn1944.pdf
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z". Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Stranded ship blown up to protect birds" The Times (London). Friday, 8 February 1980. (60545), col B, p. 2.
- ↑ "'Pirate' whaler sinks after mystery blast" The Times (London). Thursday, 7 February 1980. (60544), col A, p. 6.
- ↑ "Oil tanker spillage poses threat to Greek bay" The Times (London). Monday, 24 February 1980. (60559), col C, p. 1.
- ↑ "Bad weather may avert oil disaster" The Times (London). Saturday, 8 March 1980. (60570), col C, p. 1.
- ↑ "Tug stops tanker wreck from causing oil disaster" The Times (London). Monday, 10 March 1980. (60571), col A, p. 5.
- ↑ "Two Britons missing after tanker sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 13 March 1980. (60574), col C, p. 9.
- ↑ "Maurice Desgagnes - 1980". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ↑ "Channel ferry in collision" The Times (London). Saturday, 15 March 1980. (60576), col F, p. 4.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Two empty supertankers sink after explosions" The Times (London). Saturday, 5 April 1980. (60593), col D-G, p. 1.
- ↑ "Helicopters called to ships hit by storms" The Times (London). Monday, 21 April 1980. (60606), col F, G, p. 1.
- ↑ "80 feared dead as Philippines ferry sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 24 April 1980. (60609), col A, p. 9.
- ↑ "Cuban planes bomb Bahamas boat" The Times (London). Monday, 12 May 1980. (60623), col E, p. 1.
- ↑ "Ships collide off Japan" The Times (London). Friday, 23 May 1980. (60632), col F, p. 9.
- ↑ "Margaret Jane - 1980". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ↑ "Salvage teams battle to save $160m tanker" The Times (London). Tuesday, 16 December 1980. (60803), col B,C, p. 17.
- ↑ "Drama At Sea As Gales Sweep Coast". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
- ↑ Mario Modiano. "Master of scuttled tanker is jailed" The Times (London). Friday, 14 February 1986. (62380), col E, p. 10.
See also
| Ship events in 1980 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
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