The coastal tanker, loaded with gasoline, collided with the American C2 cargo shipLucile Bloomfield off Le Havre and immediately caught fire, the burning wreck drifted and came ashore near Octeville where it was later scuttled. Seven occupants of the small tanker lost their lives while the Lucile Bloomfield crew escaped unharmed.[5]
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 Januarty 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Nahichevan
Soviet Union
The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[6][7]
Sebezh
Soviet Union
The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[8][7]
Sevsk
Soviet Union
The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[8][7]
22 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1965
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The tanker ran aground in the Oslo Fjord, Norway.[9] Refloated 1 February.[10]
Became stranded and sank on a voyage from Kopervik and Kristiansund.[14]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Netherlands
The cargo ship's cargo of fertilizer caught fire. The ship later capsized and sank in the Atlantic, with three of her 44 crew reported missing. (Netherlands) rescued the other 41 crew.[19]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Liberia
The Liberty ship ran aground at New Caledonia, a total loss.[20]
Stranded on Burias Island, Philippines. Refloated 15 March and towed to Manila, where sold for scrapping.[14]
19 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Belgium
Collided at Antwerp with (Sweden) and sank. Raised on 26 March, repaired and returned to service in July 1965.[23]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The tanker collided with (Liberia) in the English Channel. Both ships caught fire and there was a large spill of oil.[24]
29 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1965
Ship
Country
Description
West Germany
The cargo ship collided with (United Kingdom): and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Folkestone, Kent with the loss of one of the fifteen crew.[25]
April[]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground off Hong Kong and broke up. All 41 crew rescued.[26]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames and Gravesend, Kent in fog.[27]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
West Germany
The cargo ship collided with Hermes (Netherlands) and sank in the Saint Lawrence River, Canada. One of her fourteen crew was killed and two were reported missing.[28]
Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by Douglas AD-6 and United States Air ForceRepublic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft at Song Gianh, South Vietnam.[30]
Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by Douglas AD-6 and United States Air ForceRepublic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft at Song Gianh, South Vietnam.[30]
Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by Douglas AD-6 and United States Air ForceRepublic F-105 Thunderchief aircraft at Song Gianh, South Vietnam.[30]
29 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Parks No. 5
United States
The 7-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) motor vessel sank at Port Lions, Alaska.[31]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
King Abdelaziz
Saudi Arabia
The passenger ship ran aground on the Algaham Reef, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Jeddah. All on board were rescued.[32] Refloated on 3 May.[14]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date June 1969
Ship
Country
Description
Becky Thatcher
United States
The riverboat, operating as an entertainment venue, sank on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, during the spring flood. Her steel hull was refloated and put into service as a landing barge for a new stationary showboat, also named Becky Thatcher (United States).[33][34]
The bulk carrier sank after colliding with Topdalsfjord (Norway) in the Straits of Mackinac 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the Mackinac Bridge, killing 10 of her 35 crew members.
Vietnam War: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk by aircraft at , South Vietnam. Seven crewmen were killed.[30]
28 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1965
Ship
Country
Description
flag unknown
The ship struck the Grunes de L’Ouest rocks (49.29209N 02.39333W) between Guernsey and JerseyChannel Islands. 40 people were rescued by the Guernsey lifeboat.[40]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Dominica
The tanker was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio Haina.[41]
The Gearing-classdestroyer ran aground in the South China Sea on Pratas Reef near Pratas Island. She was salvaged and repaired and eventually returned to service.
The cargo ship ran aground off , Uruguay. She was refloated on 18 August but was declared a constructive total loss. She was scrapped in February 1966.[49]
The lighthouse tender, a converted naval tugboat, was wrecked during a storm in the , 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, when her anchor chain broke.[52]
Japan
The tanker collided with Arizona (United States) 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Tokyo and sank with the loss of 18 crew.[53]
The tug sank during a storm in the , 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, with the loss of 51 men while trying to assist Leucotón, which had run aground.
The package carrier exploded and sank at Montreal, Quebec after an unbalanced load caused the ship to capsize, letting aerosolizedcalcium chloride powder to become exposed to water. The ship was raised and returned to service in May 1966.[65]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The Liberty ship ran aground in the Sakhalin Islands, Soviet Union and broke in two, a total loss.[66]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1965
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire off Canvey Island, Essex whilst laden with explosives. Ship flooded during firefighting operations.[67]
Under tow by the tugTawakoni (flag unknown) after losing her propeller in the North Pacific Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) south of Adak, Alaska, the converted Liberty ship was wrecked on Great Sitkin Island in the Aleutian Islands with the loss of one crew member after her towline parted during a storm and she drifted ashore. United States Navy helicopters rescued the rest of her crew.[50]
27 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Liberia
The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was declared a constructive total loss in 1970.[80]
The Liberty ship ran aground north of Ameland, Friesland, the Netherlands and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued.[81]
3 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1965
Ship
Country
Description
China (Taiwan)
The Liberty ship ran aground on . She was later refloated and towed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States where she was declared at constructive total loss.[82]
7 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Craig Foss
United States
The 179-gross register ton, 88-foot (26.8 m) tug sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. Her entire crew of 10 survived.[38]
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ter Heijde, Netherlands. All 49 crew rescued.[87] The ship was declared at constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[88]
The 2,958-ton cargo ship beached south of IJmuiden, Netherlands. Refloated on 8 March 1966 but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in July 1966.
The bulk carrier was wrecked off the Faja Grande Lighthouse, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Hamburg, West Germany.[90]
24 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1965
Ship
Country
Description
West Germany
The cargo ship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden and broke in two. Declared a constructive total loss. Refloated in July 1968, cargo discharged and subsequently scrapped the following month.[49]
30 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The coastal tanker collided with (Belgium) and sank in the Scheldt with the loss of four crew.[91]
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