List of shipwrecks in 1979
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The list of shipwrecks in 1979 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1979.
1979 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date |
January
8 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betelgeuse | France | : The tanker exploded and sank in Bantry Bay, Ireland, with the loss of 50 lives. |
13 January
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mineral Hoboken | Belgium | Collided with Mipo ( Panama) at New Orleans, United States and was damaged.[1] |
February
14 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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François Vieljeux | France | The container ship foundered in rough seas 45 nautical miles (83 km) south west of Cape Finisterre with the loss of 23 lives.[2] |
Revi | Panama | She foundered 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off the Humber Lightship (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[3] |
March
15 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kurdistan | Liberia | The tanker struck ice in the Cabot Strait which fractured her hull. She subsequently broke in two during a gale. Her crew were rescued by CCGS Sir William Alexander ( Canadian Coast Guard). The bow section was sunk on 1 April by HMCS Margaree ( Royal Canadian Navy); the stern section was towed to a European port where a new bow was constructed. She was returned to service.[4] |
30 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Angelina Lauro | Italy | Caught fire at Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands and sank. Refloated 2 July. |
April
28 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gino | Liberia | The tanker collided with Team Castor ( Norway) and sank in the English Channel. All crew rescued by a Soviet merchant ship.[5] |
May
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Zerstörer 1 | German Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Mediterranean Sea by a torpedo fired by the submarine U-29 ( German Navy. |
17 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMAS Air Sprite | Royal Australian Navy | The decommissioned air-sea rescue vessel was sunk as a target by a RIM-24 Tartar missile fired by the guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane ( Royal Australian Navy ). |
June
21 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Petro Bouscat | Senegal | Stranded in the Sanaga River (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and abandoned as a constructive total loss.[1] |
July
3 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Kairali | The bulk carrier disappeared in the Arabian Sea about 500 nautical miles (575 miles; 926 km) west of Margao, India, after sending a final radio message on this date. |
19 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Atlantic Empress | Greece | Collided with Aegean Captain ( Greece) off Trinidad and Tobago, causing a large oil spill. |
USS Tiru | United States Navy | The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (230 miles; 370 km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. by the submarine USS Silversides ( United States Navy). |
August
3 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Atlantic Empress | Greece | Sank in deep water following damage sustained in collision on 19 July. |
11–15 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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The Fastnet race | United Kingdom | A total of 25 yachts were sunk in Force 11 winds with the loss of 15 lives. |
27 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Shadow V | United Kingdom | The Troubles: the fishing boat was blown to pieces off Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, by a bomb planted by the Provisional IRA. Lord Mountbatten of Burma and three other people died in the blast. |
September
24 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Angelina Lauro | Italy | Sank in the Pacific Ocean while under tow to shipbreakers in Taiwan |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Ozark | United States Navy | The decommissioned mine countermeasures support ship, serving as a target ship, was driven aground near Perdido Key, Florida, in Hurricane Frederic. She was salvaged and returned to service as a target ship. |
October
12 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Alfred A. Cunningham | United States Navy | The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target by five laser-guided bombs in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. |
November
4 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aeolian Sky | Greece | Sank off St Aldhelm's Head after collision with Anna Knueppell ( West Germany) the previous day. |
6 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pool Fisher | United Kingdom | Sank off the Isle of Wight. Thirteen of the fifteen on board were killed.[6] |
11 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belvaux | Belgium | Collided with Vishva Vibhuti ( India) in the Scheldt and beached to prevent her sinking. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[7] |
15 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Independenţa | Romania | Collided with Evriali ( Greece) and sank with the loss of 43 crew. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Berge Vanga | Liberia | Sank in the South Atlantic with the loss of all 40 crew. |
Jayawang | Singapore | Sank off Bangkok, Thailand. |
December
6 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Malmi | The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea 40 nautical miles (46 miles; 74 km) northeast of Gotska Sandön after her cargo shifted in heavy weather. |
14 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Captain Said | Panama | Ran aground off Şile, Turkey. Refloated in August 1980, repaired and returned to service.[7] |
16 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Heye P | West Germany | Driven ashore in a gale at Prawle Point, Devon, United Kingdom and wrecked.[8] |
20 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ulysses | Panama | Ran aground off Naples, Italy, a total loss. |
26 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lindblad Explorer | Panama | Ran aground off Wiencke Island, Antarctic. Later refloated and returned to service. |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Epimonos | Greece | The tanker caught fire off Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. She was declared a constructive total loss.[9] |
26 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lee Wang Zin | Panama | Assumed ran up on Celestial Reef, Dixon Entrance-Hecte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. 30 lives lost.[10] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Crippled tanker clean, says her master" The Times (London). Monday, 30 April 1979. (60471A), col D,E, p. 3.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Gales Havoc on land and at sea" The Times (London). Tuesday, 18 December 1979. (60503), col D,E, p. 2.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
See also
Ship events in 1979 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
Ship commissionings: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
Shipwrecks: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
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