List of shipwrecks in 1975
The list of shipwrecks in 1975 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1975.
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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 (60°22′N 151°22′W / 60.367°N 151.367°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 (59°59′30″N 143°53′00″W / 59.99167°N 143.88333°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 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. |
25 January[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lovat | ![]() |
The coaster sank in a west-northwest gale gusting to hurricane force 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Penzance, England. All crew lost.[4] |
February[]
=2 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Moskva | ![]() |
The Moskva-class helicopter carrier was severely damaged by fire.[5] |
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 (56°28′N 132°36′W / 56.467°N 132.600°W) in Southeast Alaska, 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) west of Wrangell, Alaska.[6] |
20 February[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sunk as an artificial reef 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Cape Henry.[7] | |
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 (57°49′15″N 152°20′00″W / 57.82083°N 152.33333°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.[8] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The tugboat sank off Triple Island, British Columbia.[9] |
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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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.[10] |
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.[8] |
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.[11] |
22 April[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified skiff | ![]() |
The skiff sank with the loss of two lives in (61°04′04″N 146°40′11″W / 61.0678°N 146.6697°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska after a 3-inch (76 mm) hole opened in her hull.[12] |
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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Vietnam War: The motor gunboat was scuttled at the conclusion of the war to prevent capture .[13] | |
Suntory | ![]() |
The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Day Harbor on the coast of the in Alaska.[3] |
May[]
2 May[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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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.[14] | |
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Vietnam War: End of War: The Hat Giang-class landing ship was scuttled to prevent capture.[15] |
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 was sunk by U.S. aircraft.[16] |
VR 2 | ![]() |
Vietnam War: Mayaguez Incident: The was sunk by U.S. aircraft.[16] |
Three unidentified patrol boats | ![]() |
Vietnam War: Mayaguez Incident: U.S. aircraft sank the Patrol Craft Fast.[17] |
Two unidentified motor torpedo boats | ![]() |
Vietnam War: Mayaguez Incident: U.S. aircraft sank the Higgins-type patrol torpedo boats at Kampong Som, Cambodia.[17] |
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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Vietnam War: The Hat Giang-class landing craft mechanized was scuttled to prevent capture at the conclusion of the war. She was raised, repaired, and put in Vietnam People's Navy service.[18] |
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.[19] |
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 (![]() |
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The bulk carrier sprang a leak and was abandoned 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Beira, Mozambique. Presumed subsequently foundered.[21] |
July[]
6 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The cargo ship was probably sunk by a mine off El Arish, Egypt.[22][23] |
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 on the rocks in Alderney, Channel Islands in 1975. 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.[24] |
19 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Herma A | ![]() |
The vessel 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 (57°25′30″N 152°20′00″W / 57.42500°N 152.33333°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska.[3] |
24 July[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The vessel caught fire in Calcutta.[25] |
August[]
10 August[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Citation | ![]() |
The motor vessel sank in Sitka Sound in Southeast Alaska.[19] |
Mojo | ![]() |
The 26-foot (7.9 m) vessel sank in (57°25′N 152°35′W / 57.417°N 152.583°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 (56°28′00″N 132°22′40″W / 56.46667°N 132.37778°W) in Wrangell, Alaska.[26] |
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 / 37.54333°N 75.43833°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.[12] |
September[]
1 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Commander | ![]() |
The motor vessel was wrecked at Chignik Lagoon, Alaska.[19] |
16 September[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified fishing vessel | ![]() |
The fishing vessel capsized in (55°23′08″N 131°50′50″W / 55.3856°N 131.8472°W) in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Alaska, killing one person.[12] |
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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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.[28] |
November[]
1 November[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Baleen | ![]() |
While under tow after suffering fire damage, the 102-foot (31 m) tug sank in 170 feet (52 m) of water off the coast of Massachusetts in Boston Harbor′s outer harbor 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) east-northeast of The Graves Light at 42°23′05″N 070°44′02″W / 42.38472°N 70.73389°W.[29] |
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 by a remotely operated underwater vehicle in 1976. |
December[]
3 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sealee | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was lost during severe weather in 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 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.[30][12] |
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 (56°03′25″N 132°41′50″W / 56.05694°N 132.69722°W).[28] |
18 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (31°40′N 77°47′W / 31.667°N 77.783°W) with the loss of all 22 crew.[31] |
20 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unidentified fishing vessel | ![]() |
The fishing vessel capsized off (55°34′44″N 133°06′36″W / 55.5788889°N 133.11°W) in Southeast Alaska near Klawock, Alaska, killing one person.[12] |
26 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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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.[32] |
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.[33] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aviere | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target.[34] |
Antonio Maceo | ![]() |
The decommissioned Tacoma-class frigate was sunk as a target. |
Brenton Reef Lightship (LV-39) | ![]() |
The old 119-foot (36 m) vessel, which had served as a lightvessel from 1875 to 1939, then in various roles thereafter, including as a floating restaurant, sank while under tow off the coast of Massachusetts 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Marblehead at 44°21′00″N 068°51′24″W / 44.35000°N 68.85667°W.[35] |
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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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