List of shipwrecks in 1961
The list of shipwrecks in 1961 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1961.
January
3 January
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Indian Navigator |
India |
The cargo ship sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Isles of Scilly.[1] Thirteen crew of Indian Success ( India) that were put on board to salvage the ship after it caught fire were lost. One of her 67 crew was also reported lost.[2] |
5 January
10 January
12 January
20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Caribbean Queen |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank between Cuba and Florida, United States. All crew rescued.[7] |
20 January
26 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date January 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Yarasli |
Turkey |
The coaster foundered in the Ionian Sea. She was last heard from on 25 January. |
February
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
De Vilhena |
Malta |
The tug foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of Calvi, Corsica, Italy. |
8 February
17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
BP Explorer |
United Kingdom |
The coastal tanker capsized and sank in the River Severn at Awre, Gloucestershire with the loss of all five crew.[11] |
C 632 |
Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service |
The auxiliary vessel ran aground at Dungeness, Kent and was holed. A pump was put on board and the ship was escorted to Dover.[12] |
Eminence |
United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with American Farmer ( United States) off Thames Haven, Essex and was holed, with her steering gear destroyed.[12] |
ex-USS Huron |
Canada |
The floating breakwater, formerly the armored cruiser USS South Dakota (later renamed USS Huron) ( United States Navy), sank at Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, due to flooding of her hull during a storm. |
Parcorali |
Liberia |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Rosslyn Rock whilst on a voyage from Bangkok, Thailand to Japan. She was refloated the next day but was consequently declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[13] |
19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Petromar Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
The tanker collided with Pennsylvania ( Denmark) in the Paraná River 217 kilometres (135 mi) from river mouth. The ship and caught fire and was declared a constructive total loss.[14] |
Lapwing |
United Kingdom |
The coastal tanker capsized in the River Humber with the loss of three lives.[15] |
Runic |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Middleton Rock, 400 nautical miles (740 km) north west of Sydney, Australia. Her crew were rescued by Arabic ( United Kingdom).[16][17] Declared a constructive total loss in March 1961.[18] |
Scaldis |
Belgium |
The tug capsized and sank at the mouth of the Scheldt. Two of the fourteen crew were reported missing.[16] |
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Yoshiura Maru No. 5 |
Japan |
the cargo ship sank south east of Hong Kong. All fifteen crew rescued.[19] |
March
SS Dominator, May 1965
11 March
16 March
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Verao |
Fiji |
The cargo ship foundered off the coast of Queensland, Australia. All fifteen crew rescued by Iron Flinders ( Australia).[23] |
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Mary P Cooper |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with a coaster and sank in the Manchester Ship Canal, blocking it completely. All eight crew rescued.[24] |
22 March
April
8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Dara |
United Kingdom |
The passenger ship suffered an onboard explosion and fire off Dubai, with 238 of the 819 people on board killed. The ship was taken under tow, but sank on 10 April. |
14 April
16 April
17 April
19 April
25 April
Unknown date
May
3 May
28 May
31 May
June
6 June
8 June
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Tien Hsiang |
Taiwan |
The passenger ship sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Kaohsiung. Two survivors reported of her eleven crew and 33 passengers.[34] |
18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
SS Southern Author |
South Africa |
The 439 grt whaler was wrecked after running aground on Dassen Island, 50 nautical miles (93 km) N of Cape Town.[35] |
25 June
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Evertsen |
Netherlands |
The coaster collided with Favoriet ( Netherlands) and sank 17 nautical miles (31 km) south of Portland Bill, Dorset, United Kingdom. All twelve crew rescued by Favoriet and landed at Weymouth. Evertsen was only five weeks old at the time of her loss.[36] |
July
9 July
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Save |
Portugal |
The cargo liner ran aground at Quelimaine, Mozambique and caught fire.[37] Of the 549 passengers and crew, 259 were killed.[38] |
15 July
21 July
List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Fort Hearne |
Canada |
The supply vessel was trapped in ice and sank in the Canadian Arctic.[40] |
August
23 August
24 August
September
4 September
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Vencedor |
Colombia |
The passenger ship capsized and sank off Buenaventura with the loss of 50 lives.[43] |
16 September
17 September
26 September
October
1 October
2 October
10 October
15 October
19 October
22 October
23 October
30 October
November
6 November
List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Clan Keith |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship hit rocks (initially thought to have exploded but later disproved) and sank off the coast of Tunisia with the loss of 62 of her 68 crew.[54] |
7 November
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Union Reliance |
Taiwan |
The cargo ship collided with Berea ( Norway) in the Houston Ship Channel, Texas, United States, killing twelve people on board Berea. Union Reliance subsequently caught fire and grounded and was abandoned by her owners. She was scrapped in March 1962. |
10 November
List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Freshfield |
United Kingdom |
In a fog, the coaster was struck by the Guinness ship Lady Gwendolen ( Ireland)[55] and sank in the Crosby Channel, River Mersey. All nine crew rescued after taking to the liferafts.[56] |
12 November
December
4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Stientje Mensinga |
Netherlands |
The coaster struck a rock off Eagle Island, County Mayo, Ireland and sank. Four crew took to a lifeboat. An attempt to rescue them was made by Maria Schulte ( West Germany), which resulted in the loss of five crew from that ship too. Six crew were rescued by an Irish Navy helicopter.[57] |
6 December
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Thorsheimer |
Norway |
The tanker ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom.[60] |
9 December
10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Combine I |
Panama |
The cargo ship foundered 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north east of Singapore. Only five of her 29 crew were rescued.[63] |
Ondo |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Elbe and was abandoned after attempts to salvage her were abandoned.[64][65] |
12 December
13 December
18 December
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Allegrity |
United Kingdom |
The coaster capsized and sank on Veryan beach, Cornwall. Her fourteen crew were saved by the Falmouth lifeboat.[68] |
25 December
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1961
Ship | Country | Description |
Malgomaj |
Sweden |
The bulk carrier collided with the tanker Esso Berlin ( West Germany) in the Westerschelde and caught fire. Rondefjell ( Norway) ran aground trying to avoid the two ships.[69] |
Unknown date
See also
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