List of shipwrecks in 1975
The list of shipwrecks in 1975 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1975.
1975 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date | |||
References |
January
5 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lake Illawarra | The bulk carrier sank in the River Derwent in Tasmania, Australia, after a collision with the Tasman Bridge. |
6 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Robert G. Seymour | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Angoon, Alaska.[1] |
11 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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David Foss | While tending an oil platform in icy conditions, the tug sank near Cape Kasilof (60°22′N 151°22′W) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her crew of six survived.[2] |
14 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Suzanne | The 275-gross register ton barge was wrecked at Cape Suckling (59°59′30″N 143°53′00″W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[3] |
20 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Danesh | The tug collided with the motor vessel Arya Tab and the barge Gulf 107 and sank in Khor Musa Channel off Khorramshahr, Iran. |
29 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jakob Maersk | While entering the port of Leixões, Portugal, with the assistance of tugboats, the tanker ran aground on a sandbar, caught fire, and suffered a series of explosions that broke her apart. Seven of her 17 crew members died, and she burned for 58 hours. |
February
11 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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K P No. 2 | The 62-gross register ton, 65-foot (19.8 m) barge was lost off Vanik Island (56°28′N 132°36′W) in Southeast Alaska, 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) west of Wrangell, Alaska.[5] |
20 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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George P. Garrison | Sunk as an artificial reef 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cape Henry.[6] | |
Marten | The 188-gross register ton, 82.2-foot (25.1 m) crab-fishing vessel struck a rock pinnacle, capsized, and sank with the loss of three lives off Spruce Cape (57°49′15″N 152°20′00″W) on Kodiak Island, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of the harbor at Kodiak, Alaska. Her only survivor was her captain, who clung to a cliff in a snowstorm overnight before he was rescued.[7] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rogue | Sank off Triple Island, British Columbia.[8] |
March
14 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rey Mar Houston | The 157-gross register ton motor vessel sank off Popof Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of Alaska.[1] |
17 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Red Eagle | The coastal trading vessel sank in Telok Ayer Basin, Singapore. |
April
4 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Spartan Lady | The oil tanker broke apart in heavy seas in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. |
6 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Santa Elia | The bulk carrier ran aground off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hull, Humberside, United Kingdom. Later refloated, but laid up. Scrapped in 1976.[9] |
15 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Killen | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. |
17 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Manzanita | The 78-gross register ton, 76.5-foot (23.3 m) motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Cordova, Alaska.[7] |
19 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ida K | The 18-gross register ton, 39.4-foot (12.0 m) fishing vessel sank in Stephens Passage near Juneau, Alaska.[10] |
22 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified skiff | The skiff sank with the loss of two lives in Valdez Narrows (61.0678°N 146.6697°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska after a 3-inch (76-mm) hole opened in her hull.[11] |
27 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Carbonero | The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a torpedo target in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii by the submarine USS Pogy ( |
30 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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RVNS Keo Ngua | Vietnam War: The Phu Du-class motor gunboat was scuttled at the conclusion of the war to prevent capture .[12] | |
Suntory | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Day Harbor on the coast of the Kenai Peninsul in Alaska.[3] |
May
2 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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HDMS Delfinen | The Delfinen-class submarine was severely damaged by fire off the coast of Norway. The fire was extinguished and she was towed into Haakonsvern, Norway.[13] | |
RVNS Lam Giang | Vietnam War: End of War: The Hat Giang-class landing ship was scuttled to prevent capture.[14] |
11 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bell | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
13 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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VR 1 | Vietnam War: Mayaguez Incident: The Type 108 fast attack craft was sunk by U.S. aircraft.[15] | |
VR 2 | Vietnam War: Mayaguez Incident: The Type 108 fast attack craft was sunk by U.S. aircraft.[15] | |
Three unidentified patrol boats | Vietnam War: Mayaguez Incident: U.S. aircraft sank the Patrol Craft Fast.[16] | |
Two unidentified motor torpedo boats | Vietnam War: Mayaguez Incident: U.S. aircraft sank the Higgins-type patrol torpedo boats at Kampong Som, Cambodia.[16] |
25 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kevalaksa | While under tow by the tug Daphne ( |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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RVNS Hau Giang | Vietnam War: The Hat Giang-class Landing Craft Mechanized was scuttled to prevent capture at the conlusion of the war. She was raised, repaired, and put in Vietnam People's Navy service.[17] |
June
13 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Moore | The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia. |
16 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cynthia Rea | The gillnet fishing vessel ran aground on Zarembo Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south of Petersburg, Alaska, and sank with the loss of three lives.[18] |
21 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Forrester | The 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel sank with the loss of one life after colliding with the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Malaspina ( | |
Nicholas C | The bulk carrier sprang a leak and was abandoned 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Beira, Mozambique. Presumed subsequently foundered.[20] |
July
14 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dalmatia | The 12-gross register ton motor vessel sank 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of Naknek, Alaska.[2] |
15 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Point Law | The coastal tanker ran aground on the south west coast of Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued by the St Peter Port Lifeboat, Alderney Fire Brigade, a cliff rescue team and a French helicopter.[21] |
19 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Herma A | Foundered at Port of Spain, Trinidad, during a storm. |
23 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Shelly Ann | The 34-foot (10 m) vessel sank without loss of life at Narrow Cape (57°25′30″N 152°20′00″W) on the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska.[3] |
August
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Citation | The motor vessel sank in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska.[18] | |
Mojo | The 26-foot (7.9 m) vessel sank in Ugak Bay (57°25′N 152°35′W) on the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska, without loss of life. The fishing vessel Mariner ( |
15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pursuit | The 11-gross register ton, 29.2-foot (8.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Dry Pass (56°28′00″N 132°22′40″W) in Wrangell, Alaska.[23] |
20 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Mona Island | The decommissioned Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship was sunk as an artificial reef off Wachapreague, Virginia, at 37°32′36″N 075°26′18″W. |
21 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified fishing vessel | The fishing vessel capsized near Cordova, Alaska, killing her captain′s two daughters.[11] |
September
1 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Commander | The motor vessel was wrecked at Chignik Lagoon, Alaska.[18] |
16 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified fishing vessel | The fishing vessel capsized in Vallenar Bay (55.3856°N 131.8472°W) in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Alaska, killing one person.[11] |
26 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Foss 209 | While under tow by the vessel Leslie Foss ( |
October
4 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hongkong Delegate | The vessel suffered extensive damage in a collision with the cruise ship Columbus ( |
12 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hustler | The 24-gross register ton, 43.2-foot (13.2 m) fishing vessel sank off Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[25] |
November
10 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Edmund Fitzgerald | The lake freighter sank in Lake Superior near Whitefish Bay with the loss of all 29 aboard. The wreck was found in two pieces on the bottom the next year by a remotely operated underwater vehicle. The cause of the wreck is still unknown but suspected hatch failure or possible grounding are the two most likely. |
December
3 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sealee | The fishing vessel was lost during severe weather in Culross Passage between Culross Island and the northeastern end of the Kenai Peninsula near "Night Island" (probably a reference to Knight Island) at the western end of Prince William Sound off the south-central coast of Alaska.[3] | |
Sharkay | The fishing vessel was lost during severe weather in Culross Passage between Culross Island and the northeastern end of the Kenai Peninsula near "Night Island" (probably a reference to Knight Island) at the western end of Prince William Sound off the south-central coast of Alaska.[3] |
7 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Western | The 89-foot (27.1 m) shrimper and her crew of three men disappeared in the Gulf of Alaska somewhere between Pelican and Kodiak, Alaska.[26][11] |
13 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hornet | The 48-gross register ton motor vessel sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Lincoln Rock (56°03′25″N 132°41′50″W).[25] |
18 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Imbros | foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (31°40′N 77°47′W) with the loss of all 22 crew.[27] |
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified fishing vessel | The fishing vessel capsized off Peratrovich Island (55.5788889°N 133.11°W) in Southeast Alaska near Klawock, Alaska, killing one person.[11] |
26 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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William Wheelwright | The tanker ran aground off Sinoe, Liberia. She was refloated on 29 December and towed to Lisbon, Portugal. Deemed beyond repair, she was subsequently scrapped in 1976.[28] |
28 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kim Hua Li | The coastal tanker sank in the South China Sea. |
30 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Berge Istra | The supertanker exploded and sank south west of Mindanao Island, the Philippines. Two of the 32 crew survived and were rescued after 22 days adrift in a lifeboat.[29] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aviere | The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target.[30] | |
Antonio Maceo | The decommissioned Tacoma-class frigate was sunk as a target. |
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See also
Ship events in 1975 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
Ship commissionings: | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
Shipwrecks: | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
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