Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship struck a mine off Roses (Catalonia) and sank while en route to Oran from Marseilles with the loss of all 27 crew.[5][6]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1939
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The Thames barge sank off Brightlingsea, Essex. All crew rescued.[7]
After the 11-gross register ton, 35-foot (10.7 m) fishing vessel's gasoline enginebackfired at Meyers Chuck, Territory of Alaska, and ignited a fire that threatened to burn out of control, a crewman scuttled her as a means of extinguishing the fire by blowing a hole in her hull with a shotgun. The two men aboard survived unharmed, and she later was salvaged.[14]
The cargo liner collided with the trawler Sudanese in the North sea off Hornsea, Yorkshire and was damaged. She was taken in tow but sank the next day.[28][29]
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was holed. Later refloated and entered the harbour flooded at the forepeak.[24]
23 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1939
Ship
Country
Description
Spartan
United Kingdom
The steam lighter sprang a leak off Islay and was beached at Port Ellen, Argyllshire.[23]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1939
Ship
Country
Description
Portugal
The cargo liner ran aground in the Limpopo.[30] Refloated on 30 April having lost a propeller.[31]
Germany
The cargo ship ran aground on the Farasan Islands in the Red Sea and was holed. Later refloated and proceeded to Basrah, Iraq for inspection.[27]
The cargo ship ran aground on Bona Island, 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Balboa, Panama and was holed.[32] She was scuttled off Panama in June 1939.[33]
United Kingdom
The tanker ran aground in the Dardanelles at Soganlidere, Turkey.[30] Refloated on 30 March and arrived at Chanak.[34]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1939
Ship
Country
Description
France
The cargo ship foundered off Psara, Greece with the loss of all hands.[30]
Greece
The cargo ship foundered off Levitha, Greece with the loss of all but one of the crew.[25]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Revelstein Reef in the Baltic Sea. She broke in two and was declared a total loss.[35] The stern section was refloated on 7 April and towed to Tallinn, Estonia.[36] It was then towed to Leningrad.[37] Bow section refloated on 11 May and towed to Leningrad,[38]
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