List of shipwrecks in 1973
Appearance
The list of shipwrecks in 1973 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1973.
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January
[edit]1 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Donna R | ![]() |
The fishing vessel sank in Port Etches in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[1] |
Kelly B | ![]() |
The fishing vessel exploded while refueling in Cedar Bay (60°33′30″N 146°00′30″W / 60.55833°N 146.00833°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[2] |
9 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dona Anita | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank off Vancouver Island, with the loss of all 42 crew.[3] |
21 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Tide | ![]() |
The coaster caught fire off Northern Ireland, driving the crew to the bow area, unable to stop the ship's engine. The ship eventually ran aground at Bangor, County Down. The nine crew were rescued by HMS Bronington (![]() |
22 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Batfish | ![]() |
The Sturgeon-class submarine ran aground off Charleston, South Carolina. She was later repaired and returned to service. |
31 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sankt Jacob | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in Galite Bay, Bizerta, Tunisia.[5] |
February
[edit]2 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alcamo | ![]() |
The cargo ship struck rocks and was holed off Cap Rosso, Corsica. She was declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped.[6] |
15 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Sabalo | ![]() |
The Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California. |
23 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Iliamna | ![]() |
The 17-gross register ton, 36-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was lost after she collided with a submerged log in Kachemak Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska.[7] |
March
[edit]3 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sounion | ![]() |
The passenger ship was sunk by a limpet mine at Beirut. Refloated in April but subsequently scrapped. |
4 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Auralyn | ![]() |
The yacht was struck by a whale and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors Maurice and Maralyn Bailey were rescued after 117 days on a liferaft. |
Neptune I | ![]() |
The fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska between Cape Spencer in Southeast Alaska and Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago, about 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) south of Middleton Island off the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued all five members of her crew from a life raft.[8] |
12 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Igara | ![]() |
22 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anita | ![]() |
The cargo ship disappeared without a trace in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 32 crew. This ship and Norse Variant sank in the same storm. No distress call was ever received. According to researchers, the ship was likely sunk by a rogue wave.[9][10][11] |
Loch Seaforth | ![]() |
The ferry ran aground on Sleit Rock in the Sound of Gunna, between Tiree and Coll. All on board took to the lifeboats. Loch Seaforth was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped. |
Norse Variant | ![]() |
The bulk carrier foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. The incident occurred in the same storm as the disappearance of Anita, and, like with that incident, was also likely caused by a rogue wave, according to researchers.[9][10] Only one person survived of the 30 crew.[3] |
Thunder | ![]() |
The collier foundered north of Crete, Greece (36°44′N 26°11′E / 36.733°N 26.183°E). She was on a voyage from Eleusis, Greece to Cyprus.[12] |
27 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Double Knot | ![]() |
The 15-gross register ton, 34.1-foot (10.4 m) motor vessel disappeared near Nuka Bay (59°19′N 150°33′W / 59.317°N 150.550°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Seward, Alaska. The bodies of the four people on board were never found.[1] |
28 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mariner | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Pacific Ocean (35°00′N 152°47′E / 35.000°N 152.783°E). She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Kobe, Japan.[13][14] |
April
[edit]2 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Norderney | ![]() |
![]() The Radio Veronica pirate radio ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen in a storm after her anchor chain snapped.[15] |
4 April
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Juzenny Burg | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with the fishing vessel Dany Gérard (![]() ![]() |
19 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Point Chicot | ![]() |
The tugboat sank in the Gulf of Mexico 120 miles (190 km) west of mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida.[18] |
24 April
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USS Force | ![]() |
The Aggressive-class minesweeper suffered an engine room fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Guam. |
27 April
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Belle Virtue | ![]() |
The coaster ship collided with Maritime Pioneer (![]() ![]() |
Globe Star | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Nyali Reef, off Mombasa, Kenya. Five people were killed during salvage operations in November 1973, the ship was later scrapped in situ. |
May
[edit]3 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Boyle | ![]() |
The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida. |
5 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Captain Niko | ![]() |
The ship was sailing from Rotterdam to Alexandria with cargo fertilizer. In heavy seas the cargo shifted. The ship was taken in tow, but the list increased and the ship sank 3 miles north of Guernsey Channel Islands.[20][21] |
6 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Pacific Viking | ![]() |
The 44-gross register ton motor vessel sank 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) off South Cape (54°40′N 163°04′W / 54.667°N 163.067°W) outside of Squaw Harbor in Baralof Bay on Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula.[22] |
11 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Pramnos | ![]() |
The coaster collided with Tony (![]() |
13 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Blackfin | ![]() |
The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California. |
15 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Coast No. 3 | ![]() |
The 49-gross register ton, 63.4-foot (19.3 m) barge sank in Hawk Inlet (58°07′40″N 134°45′15″W / 58.12778°N 134.75417°W) in Southeast Alaska.[25] |
16 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hongkong Grace | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Mina (![]() |
21 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Sturgeon | ![]() |
The Sturgeon-class submarine ran aground off St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
24 May
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Herndon | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida. |
Star No. 70 | ![]() |
The 39-gross register ton, 61.4-foot (18.7 m) fishing vessel sank in the South Arm of Chomley Sound (55°17′N 132°04′W / 55.283°N 132.067°W) off Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[27] |
June
[edit]2 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Esso Brussels | ![]() |
The tanker was struck by the container ship Sea Witch (![]() |
3 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ell-Dora | ![]() |
The 17-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Shuyak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[28] |
USS Gherardi | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
12 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Parima | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was consequently scrapped.[29] |
13 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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K-56 | ![]() |
The Echo-class submarine collided with Academician Berg (![]() |
21 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eolos | ![]() |
The cargo ship was sunk by a mine 5 miles (8.0 km) off Tripoli, Libya.[30][31] |
22 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Pacific Pearl | ![]() |
The 64-foot (19.5 m) shrimper sank only four minutes after she began to flood in heavy seas in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and mainland Alaska. Two of her four crewmen perished.[22] |
25 June
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Conoco Britannia | ![]() |
The supertanker ran aground off Immingham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom,[32] and was holed when her anchor pierced the hull. She was refloated the next day.[33] |
Saudi | ![]() |
The merchantman-passenger ship with 98 passengers capsized in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia with the loss of 40 people. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Jonas Ingram rescued 48 surviving passengers and crew, and recovered nine bodies. The other 31 were reported missing and presumed dead. [34] |
27 June
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Becky | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.[35] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Carlson II | ![]() |
The retired 70-foot (21.3 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°06.805′N 073°57.176′W / 40.113417°N 73.952933°W.[36] |
July
[edit]4 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Y-B-2 | ![]() |
The barge was lost by her towing vessel in the Bering Sea near Nunivak Island.[37] |
6 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cherry Venture | ![]() |
![]() The cargo ship was driven aground in a storm at Teewah Beach, Australia. She was scrapped in situ in 2007. |
Clive Steele | ![]() |
The landing ship, medium was struck by rockets in the Mekong Delta. She was beached and abandoned. |
19 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Nordic Service | ![]() |
The supply vessel collided with Finn Trader (![]() |
20 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mr. George | ![]() |
The 13-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[40] |
22 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Glenfinlas | ![]() |
The cargo ship caught fire at Port Kelang, Malaya when a fork-lift truck fell into her cargo whilst working in a hold. The ship was towed out of port and beached. Refloated in August, she was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[41] |
28 July
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Gunason | ![]() |
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Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Canberra | ![]() |
The cruise liner ran aground off Granada, West Indies. She was later refloated and returned to service.[42] |
August
[edit]5 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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A E C 41-28 | ![]() |
The 939-gross register ton barge sank in Southeast Alaska near Sitka, Alaska, between Galankin Island (57°01′52″N 135°19′36″W / 57.0311°N 135.3267°W) and Katz Island (57°01′50″N 135°19′00″W / 57.03056°N 135.31667°W).[43] |
14 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Canberra | ![]() |
The cruise liner ran aground off St Thomas, British Virgin Islands.[42] She was refloated on 15 August.[44] |
19 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mira | ![]() |
The 10-gross register ton, 32.6-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Cape Strait (56°59′55″N 133°05′30″W / 56.99861°N 133.09167°W).[40] |
23 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eleni M | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground and sank off the coast of Libya (32°00′N 24°40′E / 32.000°N 24.667°E). She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Alexandria, Egypt.[45] |
29 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Pisces III | ![]() |
The submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland in 1,375 feet (419 m) of water.[46] Both of her crew members survived for 76 hours in the vessel, which was raised after a multi-agency rescue effort.[47][48] |
31 August
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Baltika | ![]() |
The cruise liner ran aground off Bermuda.[49] |
September
[edit]4 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Edco | ![]() |
The motor vessel was wrecked in Auke Bay in Juneau, Alaska.[28] |
10 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kondor | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with H Capelo (![]() |
15 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Scarlino Secondo | ![]() |
Prelude to the Corsican conflict: The waste-disposal ship was disabled at Follonica Bay, Italy, by the explosion of a device attached to the hull in a diver attack by Corsican nationalist militants.[52][53] |
16 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Jarl | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank in Bristol Bay off Alaska.[54] |
22 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Uje | ![]() |
The cargo ship was gutted by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. She was consequently scrapped.[55] |
27 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Condesito | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Tenerife after running aground 50 metres (164 ft) from the Punta Rasca Lighthouse. |
Elva V | ![]() |
The 45-foot (13.7 m) crab-fishing vessel struck a rock and sank near Kodiak, Alaska. Her crew of three reached shore in a skiff and were rescued by a passing crab-fishing vessel.[28] |
28 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Leliegracht | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank off IJmuiden with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[56] |
29 September
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Viggo Hinrichsen | ![]() |
The coaster foundered off Öland, Sweden. Both crew survived.[57] |
October
[edit]1 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Growler | ![]() |
The 160-foot (48.8 m) cargo ship capsized and sank in the Bering Strait 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) north of Wales, Alaska, with the loss of her entire crew of three.[58] |
4 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cayo Largo 17 | ![]() |
The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban-exile-operated boat. One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 17 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 34. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.[59] |
Cayo Largo 34 | ![]() |
The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban-exile-operated boat. One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 34 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 17. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.[59] |
5 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Carolyn C | ![]() |
The crab-fishing vessel was lost after she caught fire near the Pleiades Islands (60°14′00″N 148°00′40″W / 60.23333°N 148.01111°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. After abandoning ship, her crew was attacked by sea lions and nearly drowned, but all hands survived.[25] |
6 October
[edit]7 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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INS No. 864 and INS No. 867 | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Marsa Talamat: Both Dabur-class patrol boats ran aground temporarily during the battle. One killed and seven wounded during the battle.[30] |
Unknown Egyptian assault boat | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Marsa Talamat: The armed Bertram-built cabin cruiser was sunk at anchor at Telma, along with two rubber boats tied to it by INS No. 864 and INS No. 867 (both ![]() |
8 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Egyptian missile boat No. 323 | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Baltim: The No. 301-class missile boat was struck by a Gabriel missile launched from INS Keshet (![]() ![]() |
Egyptian missile boat No. 390 | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Baltim: The No. 301-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli missile boats and was shelled and sunk by INS Reshef (![]() |
Unknown Egyptian missile boat | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Baltim: The No. 301-class missile boat ran aground during a battle with Israeli missile boats. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[62] |
10 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Randa | ![]() |
The cargo ship was sunk by a mine off Tripoli, Libya.[30][63] |
Unidentified missile boat | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: The No. 783-class missile boat was sunk by Israeli frogmen at Hurghada, Egypt.[64] |
11 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cap de la Hague | ![]() |
The dredger capsized and sank off Calais. Six crew were trapped in the sunken vessel.[65] One man was rescued after 68 hours.[66] |
Elvekema | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank at Cordova, Alaska.[28] |
No. 22 | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Second Battle of Latakia: The No. 21-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from INS Garash (![]() |
No. 43 | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Second Battle of Latakia: The No. 41-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli Navy missile boats and was beached to prevent her from sinking.[62] |
12 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ilya Mechnikov | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: The cargo ship was sunk by Israeli missile Boats at Tartus, Syria.[67] |
13 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Blythe Star | ![]() |
The coaster foundered off Hobart, Tasmania. Nine crew took to a liferaft, but one died at sea and two others died of exposure when the liferaft landed near Dunalley nine days later.[68] |
14 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bakr | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: The survey vessel was sunk near Ras Gharib, Egypt, by missiles fired by Israeli Air Force aircraft.[69] |
18 Egyptian fishing vessels | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: 18 fishing vessels were shelled and destroyed at Ras Gharib, Egypt by INS No. 861, INS No. 862, INS No. 863, INS No. 864, and INS No. 881 (all ![]() |
16 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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African Glen | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: The blocked in cargo ship was sunk by Israeli Air Force aircraft in the Suez Canal, Egypt in the Bitter Lakes. Two Egyptian soldiers were killed.[71][72] |
Dauntless | ![]() |
The 91-foot (27.7 m) crab- and halibut-fishing vessel departed Ketchikan, Alaska, bound for Kodiak on Kodiak Island and was never heard from again. The bodies of the four people aboard were never found.[1] |
Unknown submersible | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Operation Lady: Battle of Port Said: The Hazir submersible was lost during the operation. Two frogmen killed, one missing.[73] |
17 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Whitney | ![]() |
The crab fishing vessel sank in 180 feet (55 m) of water in rough weather in the Gulf of Alaska off the southwest coast of Kodiak Island about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of Cape Alitak. Her entire crew survived and was rescued by the fishing vessel Lourie Lynn (![]() |
21 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified Egyptian missile boats | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: The No. 41-class missile boats were sunk by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli Navy Sa'ar-class missile boats at Damietta.[30][63] |
23 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hadiotis | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by an Egyptian submarine 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of Alexandria, Egypt. 14 crew killed.[30][75] |
24 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Unidentified motor torpedo boat | ![]() |
Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces captured and scuttled the Project 123K motor torpedo boat was captured at Adabiya, Egypt in Suez Bay.[76] |
25 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Gotze Delched | ![]() |
The cargo ship sank in a storm at Palermo, Italy.[77] |
Nuova Ustica | ![]() |
The ferry sank in a storm at Palermo.[77] |
26 October
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Siris | ![]() |
The tanker was sunk in the Strait of Jubal, gulf of Suez by an Egyptian mine. Later raised and recovered.[30] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Atka Queen | ![]() |
The 105-foot (32.0 m) crab-fishing vessel sank during her maiden voyage from Puget Sound in Washington to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. The United States Coast Guard rescued her crew of five in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, near the Strait of Juan de Fuca.[43] |
November
[edit]3 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Sunde | ![]() |
The crab-fishing vessel was wrecked in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and mainland Alaska while operating in 40-foot (12.2-meter) seas. Her entire crew of three was rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[27] |
6 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Golar Patricia | ![]() |
The supertanker exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one of the 44 people on board. The survivors were rescued by the ocean liner Cabo San Vicente (![]() |
Rebel | ![]() |
The fishing vessel sank in Frederick Sound off the northeast coast of Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska abeam of Big Creek and Cape Fanshaw (57°11′N 133°33′W / 57.183°N 133.550°W).[79] |
15 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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British Mallard | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground at Grimsnes, Norway.[80] |
USS Fitch | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida. |
18 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Gapern | ![]() |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Northumberland. All eleven crew were rescued by the trawler Kingston Emerald (![]() |
Seafarer | ![]() |
The shrimper sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the west coast of Kodiak Island 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Uganik Bay (57°50′N 153°32′W / 57.833°N 153.533°W). A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four.[27] |
23 November
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Annette | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with the harbour wall and sank at Ashdod, Israel, killing 21 of her 24 crew.[82] |
26 November
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Armas | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground off Alderney, Channel Island with the loss of one of her 23 crew.[83] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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British Mallard | ![]() |
The tanker ran aground at Grimsnes, Norway.[80] |
USS Haraden | ![]() |
The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |
December
[edit]4 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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USS Frankford | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
Western Salvor | ![]() |
While under tow by a tug and carrying a cargo of 1,000,000 board feet (2,360 cubic meters) of sawlogs, the logging barge broke loose in rough seas, drifted ashore on the south coast of Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, and broke up in the surf.[74] |
13 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Kergall | ![]() |
The Guilvinec, France-based fishing vessel dragged her anchor whilst sheltering from a southerly gale and went ashore at Chyandour 100 metres (110 yd) west of Penzance railway station, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[84] |
19 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Oriental Monarch | ![]() |
The cargo ship foundered 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Victoria, British Columbia with the loss of all 40 crew.[85] |
23 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Island Pearl | ![]() |
The cargo ship capsized and sank 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Vung Tau Lighthouse, Vietnam (10°14′N 106°59′E / 10.233°N 106.983°E). She was on a voyage from Phnom Penh, Vietnam to Singapore.[86] |
25 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Elwood Mead | ![]() |
The bulk carrier ran aground on her maiden voyage off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated on 24 February 1974[87] despite having sustained a hurricane a month before.[88] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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H. W. Long | ![]() |
The 53-foot (16.2 m) tug was reported in 1973 to have sunk. Her wreck lies in 70 feet (21 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 40°25.433′N 073°52.204′W / 40.423883°N 73.870067°W.[89] |
USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton | ![]() |
The Lt. James E. Robinson-class cargo ship ran aground off Triton Island, South China Sea and was abandoned. |
Kuroshio | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gato-class submarine was sunk as a target. |
Levernbank | ![]() |
The cargo ship ran aground near Matarani, Peru. She was refloated but consequently sank.[90] |
Thames | ![]() |
The 55-foot (16.8 m) tug sank during a storm in 100 to 130 feet (30 to 40 m) of water in Long Island Sound 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Horton's Point in Southold, Long Island, New York, and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south-southwest of Cornfield Point at 41°09.321′N 072°25.068′W / 41.155350°N 72.417800°W in the autumn of 1973.[91][92][93] |
Westmoreland | ![]() |
The Thames barge foundered in the River Medway at Hoo, Kent.[94] |
YOGN-119 or YON 367 | ![]() |
The tank barge was sunk as a target sometime in 1973.[95] |
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