List of shipwrecks in 1956
The list of shipwrecks in 1956 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1956.
January
2 January
5 January
6 January
7 January
8 January
10 January
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Sirabuen |
Norway |
The coaster collided with Loide Venezuela ( Brazil) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) of Kijkduin, Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her eight crew.[8] |
21 January
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Maria Pompei |
Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground at Aberavon, Glamorgan.[9] |
23 January
29 January
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Bedford |
United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground off Singapore. Refloated after 36 hours.[13] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
King's Mount |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Elbe, West Germany. Refloated on 1 February having been aground for several days.[14] |
February
3 February
4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Kronprinsesse Ingrid |
Denmark |
The passenger ship ran aground off Esbjerg. Refloated the next day.[17] |
8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Lycia |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Katakolon, Greece.[18] |
10 February
14 February
16 February
19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Corchester |
United Kingdom |
The collier was in collision with City of Sydney near the Haisborough Light Vessel, off the coast of Norfolk and sank with the loss of eight of her 21 crew.[22] |
29 February
List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Sapanca |
Turkey |
The cargo ship collided in the Scheldt, Belgium with Blommersdijk ( Netherlands) and sank. All 35 crew saved by Blommersdijk.[23] |
March
1 March
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Greenhaven |
United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground on Roaninish Rock, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Co Donegall, Ireland after her engine failed in a storm. Assistance given by HMS Wizard ( Royal Navy) and the Arranmore Lifeboat. All ten crew rescued by helicopters from RAF Eglinton.[24] |
11 March
14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Vert Prairial |
France |
The trawler was driven ashore at Wireless Point, Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all seventeen on board.[26] |
18 March
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Changsha |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Tokyo, Japan. Refloated on 9 April.[28] |
April
9 April
13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Maria Schroeder |
West Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Red Sea during a sandstorm.[30] |
17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Altair |
Netherlands |
The cargo ship struck a rock off Borborema, Brazil and sank. All crew were rescued.[31] |
27 April
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Luabo |
Portugal |
The cargo ship sank off Mozambique with the loss of fourteen of her 57 crew.[32] |
May
7 May
9 May
14 May
25 May
30 May
31 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Hassel |
Norway |
Collided with a Liberian tanker. Beached a Folkestone, Kent. Later repaired and returned to service.[41] |
June
8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Badora |
Flag unknown |
The passenger ship sank in the Bay of Bengal with the loss of all but six of the 202 people on board.[42][43] |
12 June
21 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Sea Star |
United States |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, Egypt.[44] Later refloated.[45] |
22 June
26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Vicky |
Australia |
The collier sank off Wilson's Promonotory, Victoria with the loss of eight crew.[47] |
28 June
July
5 July
8 July
11 July
16 July
List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Maeda |
Costa Rica |
The cargo ship was in collision with Salsaas ( Norway) and sank off the coast of the Netherlands. All crew rescued by Salsaas.[51] |
17 July
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Douglas |
Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground near the Maidens Lighthouse, Co Antrim, United Kingdom. Refloated on 21 July with substantial damage.[52] |
23 July
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Kotka |
Finland |
The cargo ship was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete ammunition in the Atlantic Ocean.[53] |
25 July
29 July
August
9 August
14 August
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Hondsrug |
Netherlands |
The coaster sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Fyn Island, Denmark with the loss of five of the seven people on board.[55] |
19 August
List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Traquair |
United Kingdom |
The coaster sank 36 nautical miles (67 km) east of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. All eleven crew rescued.[56] |
September
13 September
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Badura |
Bangladesh |
Badura sank in Bay of Bangal. 500 people died on that incident. Only one man Priyo Lal survived. Thousands of poems written by different person based on this incident. People of southern Bangladesh know Badua as the Titanic of Bangladesh. Some people believe after sinking the ship converted into a ghost ship. |
16 September
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Irene |
Greece |
The coaster foundered south east of Crete. All ten crew rescued by Norman Prince ( United Kingdom).[57] |
October
12 October
14 October
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Concha |
Costa Rica |
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Humber. Later refloated undamaged.[59] |
21 October
22 October
31 October
Unknown date
November
14 November
16 November
21 November
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
M-200 |
Soviet Navy |
Collided with the destroyer Statnyj ( Soviet Navy) and sank with the loss of 30 lives. |
December
12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Southern Hunter |
United Kingdom |
This 441GRT steam-powered whaler was wrecked trying to avoid a vessel of the Argentine Navy coming in the opposite direction at Foster Harbour, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands. |
20 December
26 December
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Sunlong |
Norway |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank off Norway. All 36 crew rescued by Borre ( Norway).[70] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1956
Ship | Country | Description |
Costa del Marfil |
Spain |
The cargo ship sank off the Canary Islands. Thirteen crew survived.[71] |
See also
References
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