List of shipwrecks in 1929
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2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malakoff |  France |
The cargo ship struck rocks and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Artruitx, Menorca, Spain with the loss of 27 of her 33 crew.[1][2] |
| The Sultan |  United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Ouistreham, Calvados, France.[3] She was refloated on 7 January.[4] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toyotomi Maru |  Japan |
The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea off Sasebo, Nagasaki with the loss of all but four of her crew.[5] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ella Eff |  Denmark |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Surinam. Her crew survived.[6] |
| Geddle Braes | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary sailing vessel was wrecked in the North Sea on the Middle Muck Sands, off the coast of Moray. All four crew survived.[4][7] |
| Kobun Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship suffered a failure of her sea valve and was abandoned off the Japanese coast. All crew were rescued by another vessel.[2] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Hoffman |  United States |
The tug collided with Siboney ( United States) in the East River, New York and sank, as did the scow she was towing. Two crew were rescued.[7] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Aberdeen.[8] She was refloated on 17 July.[9] |
| Ooriva | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Walton Hall ( United Kingdom) in the River Hooghly, India and sank.[4] |
| Roedelheim |  Germany |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All crew were rescued by Saguache ( United States).[10] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falterona |  Italy |
The cargo ship came ashore south of Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France and broke up.[11] She was refloated on 12 July and brought into Boulogne for scrapping.[12] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berbice | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship ran aground at the mouth of the Weichsel River, a total loss. All 83 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Latvia to Gdynia, Poland.[13] |
| Dione | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with Osmed ( Sweden) in the English Channel off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was beached at St. Margaret's Bay but was later refloated and towed into Dover.[14] |
| President Adams | United States |
The ocean liner ran aground off Toro Point, Panama. The passengers were taken off. She was refloated a few days later.[15][16] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltara | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship ran aground at Schlewenhorst, Danzig and was wrecked. All on board were rescued.[17][18] She broke in two and was a total loss.[19] |
| West Vlaanderen |  Netherlands |
The cargo ship collided with Dunston ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Erith, Kent, United Kingdom and was beached She was refloated later that day.[18] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skolma |  Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground on Bornholm, Denmark and broke in two.[20] |
| Vineta |  Finland |
The sailing vessel came ashore south of Visby, Gotland, Sweden and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hsin Wah |  China |
The passenger ship ran aground at Waglan with the loss of over 400 lives.[22] |
| Rosa Maris | United Kingdom |
The 117.5-foot (35.8 m), 246-ton steam trawler was wrecked on Red Rocks, off Hatamul, east of the Sound of Eriskay in a heavy gale, a total loss. The crew used her boat to get to the drifter Immaculate ( United Kingdom).[23][24] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Ann Belliveau |  Canada |
The schooner ran aground in St Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia.[25] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marie | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Åhus, Skåne County, Sweden and then sank.[26] She was refloated on 25 January.[27] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Cochran | United Kingdom |
The coaster departed Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada for St. John's, Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
| President Garfield | United States |
The ocean liner ran aground on the Matanilla Reef, Bahamas. Her passengers were taken off by Pan America ( United States).[29] She was refloated on 23 January.[30] |
| Teesbridge | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, with the loss of all 30 crew.[31] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raby Castle | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran agroung on Golo Island, Philippines.[16] She was refloated on 23 January.[30] |
| Uniluco | United States |
The 17-gross register ton, 37.5-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed off Gravina Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska by a fire that started in her engine room when her gasoline engine backfired. The only person on board abandoned ship and survived.[32] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arcangelo | Italy |
The cargo ship suffered an explosion and fire and was beached at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[33] |
| Coaster | United States |
After the 14-gross register ton motor vessel grounded stern-first as the tide fell while her crew unloaded her on the coast of Southeast Alaska six nautical miles (11 km) west of Tenakee Springs, Territory of Alaska, her bilge water ran down into her bow, where a stove in her forecastle ignited oil floating on the bilge water′s surface, causing an explosion which blew her entire crew of three overboard. Her crew survived, but a fire that followed the explosion burned her hull to the waterline. She was a total loss.[34] |
| Florida | Italy |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off the Virginia Capes, United States (38°05′N 60°12′W / 38.083°N 60.200°W). The crew were rescued by the passenger liner America ( United States).[35][36] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Penelope | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Heathside ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean (39°13′N 9°39′W / 39.217°N 9.650°W) and sank with the loss of two crew.[36] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heng Chong | China |
The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of the Shaweishan Lighthouse, at the mouth of the Yangtze, with the loss of 72 of her 90 crew.[37] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lily | United Kingdom |
The trow foundered in the Bristol Channel off Newport, Monmouthshire. Her two crew were rescued by the pilot cutter Nancy ( United Kingdom).[38] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enid E. Legge | United Kingdom |
The schooner caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°14′N 48°40′W / 38.233°N 48.667°W). Her crew survived.[39] |
| Merauke | Netherlands |
The cargo ship collided with Alcyon ( Greece) in the English Channel and was beached at Hythe, Kent, United Kingdom. The crew were taken off by Lady Duncannon ( United Kingdom).[39][40] She was refloated on 6 February.[41] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Devonian | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Bridgeness, West Lothian.[42] She was refloated on 12 March.[43] |
| Speedy | United Kingdom |
The tug was struck by the propeller of City of Cairo ( United Kingdom) at Liverpool, Lancashire and sank.[39] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angela | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary schooner was wrecked at Valparaiso, Chile.[44] |
| Alaskan | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground off Castle Island, Bermuda.[45] She was refloated on 5 February.[46] |
| Quaco Queen | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (33°30′N 57°30′W / 33.500°N 57.500°W). Her crew were rescued by Manistee ( United Kingdom).[44] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johs Thode | Germany |
The trawler stranded on an uninhabited island off Murmansk. The crew were rescued by Rudyard Kipling ( United Kingdom) and transferred to a Soviet gunboat that took them to Murmansk.[47] |
| Seiner | United States |
The 139-foot (42 m) trawler made her daily contact on 18 January but failed to make contact the next day. Wreck located in 2022 and positively identified in July 2025, 125 miles (201 km) from Nantucket, on the eastern edge of the Georges Bank, in approximately 200 feet (61 m) of water, there was a storm at the location on date she went missing. Lost with all 21 hands.[48][49] |
February
1 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Schiaffino | France |
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Villano Algeria with the loss of a crew member.[50] |
| Emily H. Patten | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned and set on fire in the Atlantic Ocean (32°33′N 41°47′W / 32.550°N 41.783°W). Her crew were rescued by Dosina ( United Kingdom).[51] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American Farmer | United States |
The cargo liner ran aground in Cawsand Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her 21 passengers were landed before she was refloated later that day.[50][51] |
| Dafila | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off Dungeness, Kent.[51] She was refloated on 6 February.[41] |
| Edward VII | United Kingdom |
The 120.7-foot (36.8 m), 231.25-ton steam trawler struck Whale's Back rock in Pentland Firth. She was refloated but grounded on the Buff of Brims reef, Brims Ness. The crew of ten rescued by Thurso lifeboat Sarah Austin. Became a total loss.[52][53] |
| Paddington | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Olavus ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and sank. All sixteen crew were rescued by Olavus.[54][55] |
| Tomp |  Soviet Union |
The cargo ship ran aground at the north entrance to the Bosporus.[56] She was refloated on 26 February.[57] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malda | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Beira, Portuguese East Africa in a storm.[58] She was refloated on 9 February.[59] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deister | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Porto, Portugal and sank with the loss of all hands.[55] |
| Seresia |  Belgium |
The cargo ship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Valencia, Spain. She was refloated on 13 February.[55][60] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arabia | United Kingdom |
The schooner caught fire and sank at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[61] |
| Glendola | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground near Banes, Cuba.[62] She was refloated on 11 February.[63] |
| Miltiades | Greece |
The cargo ship was abandoned off Cape Spartivento, Calabria, Italy after her tow parted. All five crew were rescued by Aquileja ( Italy).[61] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge | United States |
The schooner came ashore near Naggs Head, North Carolina and was a total loss.[62] |
| Vestmar | Norway |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 280 nautical miles (520 km) off Aberdeen, United Kingdom. All thirteen crew were rescued by the trawler Sophie Busse ( Germany).[62] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Italy |
The passenger ship ran aground at Constanţa, Romania.[64] She was refloated on 10 February.[65] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie M. Miller |  Australia |
The collier foundered off Sydney Head, South Australia with the loss of six crew.[59] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kashmir | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Leopold de Wael ( Belgium) in the Scheldt at Kruisschans, Belgium and was beached.[65] |
| Kerguelen | France |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Belgium.[65] She was refloated the next day, but the tug Infatigable ( France) capsized and sank killing five of her seven crew.[66][67] |
| Ville de Liège | Belgium |
The passenger ferry ran aground in Dover Harbour, Kent and sank. All passengers and crew were rescued.[66] She was refloated on 20 February.[68] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A.B.70 | Netherlands |
The tug foundered in the North Sea off the Haaks Lightship ( Netherlands).[67] |
| Alloway | United States |
After her engine failed during a voyage with a cargo of 4,500 tons of lumber from Seattle, Washington, to Yokohama, Japan, on 10 February and the steamer Montauk ( United States) took her under tow on 11 February, the 6,113-gross register ton cargo steamer was wrecked on the coast of Ugamak Island in the Aleutian Islands after the towline broke in Unimak Pass during a gale and an attempt to anchor her failed when she dragged her anchor. Her crew of 35 survived, but she broke up on 14 February and became a total loss.[69] |
| Annie Ahrens | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by the icebreaker Lillebjørn ( Denmark).[70] |
| Deventia | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground west of Bold Head, Devon. All crew were rescued.[71] |
| Highland Pride | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Braa ( Norway) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[67] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meiyo Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on Unmak Island, Alaska, United States.[60] She broke in two on 22 February and was a total loss.[72] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edda | Sweden |
The cargo ship was rammed by Flynderborg ( Denmark) at Methil, Fife, United Kingdom and sank.[73] |
| Harkaway |  Isle of Man |
The auxiliary three-masted schooner was destroyed by fire at Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom.[73][74] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Fraibsinet | France |
The ship foundered in the Black Sea. All crew and a passenger survived.[74] |
| Lubrafol | Belgium |
The tanker collided with Galicia ( Germany) in the Scheldt and was beached. She was refloated later that day.[74] |
| Novorossisk |  Soviet Union |
The cargo ship foundered in the Black Sea south of Sozopol. Her crew took to two lifeboats, but one of them was lost.[75] |
| Preysinnet | France |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea off Kara Burun, Soviet Union. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kanowa | Australia |
The cargo liner sank after running aground the previous day on Cleft Island, Victoria. All on board were rescued by Mackarra ( Australia).[76] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alsacien | United Kingdom |
The passenger ferry came ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. All 29 passengers were taken off by a tender.[77] She was refloated the next day.[78] |
| Geir | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Sagres Point, Portugal.[79] She was a total loss.[72] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kumu | United Kingdom |
The 129.9-foot (39.6 m), 315-ton steam trawler was stranded at Northbay, St. Kilda, Scotland on the night of 18/19. The crew were taken off by Harry Melling ( United Kingdom) who pulled her off and took her under tow, but she sank on 21 February in 20 fathoms (120 ft; 37 m) of water.[80][81] |
| Quickstep | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Lessoe, Denmark.[82] She was refloated on 8 March.[83] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magdala | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Forth.[84] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Līdums |  Latvia |
The cargo ship ran aground at Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were taken off. She refloated herself on 24 February and drifted out to sea.[84] |
| Volos | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Lephtari Rocks, Skiathos, Greece.[85] She was declared a total loss on 16 March.[86] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Arundel ( United Kingdom) at Newhaven, Sussex and was beached. She was refloated later that day and found to be severely damaged.[84] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida Blumenthal | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with West Hika ( United States) in the Scheldt and was beached at Walsoorden, Netherlands.[87] She was refloated the next day.[57] |
| Lippe | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with Ilvington Court ( United Kingdom) in the Scheldt and was beached at Bath, the Netherlands.[87] |
| Togston | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Media ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex and was beached.[87] She was refloated the next day.[57] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ghattira | Italy |
The cargo ship collided with Hatimura ( United Kingdom) at Suez, Egypt and sank.[57] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sistos | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Tuzla, Constanţa, Romania.[88] |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Croxteth Hall | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Sandettie Bank, North Sea. She was refloated but subsequently foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Wandelaar Lightship ( Belgium). Her crew were rescued.[89][90] |
| Liberty Glo | United States |
The Design 1022 cargo ship ran aground off Terneuzen, Netherlands.[90] She was refloated on 2 March.[91] |
| Saint-Malo | France |
The coaster sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel off Barfleur, Manche with the loss of six of her thirteen crew.[92] |
| Tritonia | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship caught fire at Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. She was carrying a cargo of explosives and all but four crew evacuated the ship. She then exploded and sank with the loss of the four crew aboard.[93][94] |
March
1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alga | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia in a storm.[91] She had been refloated by 7 March.[95] |
| Asia | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[91] She had been refloated by 7 March.[95] |
| Gardenia | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[91] She had been refloated by 7 March.[95] |
| Merano | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[91] She had been refloated by 7 March.[95] |
| Palacky | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[91] She had been refloated by 7 March.[95] |
| Sofia | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Trieste in a storm.[91] She had been refloated by 7 March.[95] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Stavroudis | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Chania, Crete.[91] She was declared a total loss on 5 March.[96] |
| Skandia | Sweden |
The cargo ship struck ice and sank in the Skaggerak 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Hirtsholm Lighthouse. The crew were rescued by Sampo (.svg){kind=small} Finland).[91] |
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Peck | United States |
The passenger ship ran aground in Narragansett Bay. The passengers were taken off by four United States Navy vessels. She was refloated later that day and sailed to Providence, Rhode Island where her passengers were reboarded.[97] |
| Service | United Kingdom |
The tug sank in the River Humber.[91] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Dominion | United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground at Bo'ness, West Lothian.[96] She was refloated on 8 March.[83] |
| Dunleith | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Ballinacurra, County Cork, Ireland.[96] She was refloated on 8 March.[83] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfe (or Alf E) | United States |
The 11-gross register ton motor vessel broke her moorings in Yakutat Bay on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska and washed ashore at Point Carrew (59°33′30″N 139°50′15″W / 59.55833°N 139.83750°W), where she became a complete wreck.[69] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bankoku Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on Kama Island, Guam.[98] She was declared a total loss on 11 March.[99] |
| Sujameco | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Oregon coast (approximately 44°N 124°W / 44°N 124°W).[98] She was still aground on 9 May.[100] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catford | United Kingdom |
The collier was in collision with Picard ( France) in the Thames Estuary and was beached off Mucking, Essex.[83] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix VII | United States |
The 28-gross register ton 46.4-foot (14.1 m) motor vessel was wrecked on rocks at Driest Point (55°10′40″N 131°36′15″W / 55.17778°N 131.60417°W) on Annette Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska after her engine broke down during a gale. Her crew survived.[101] |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bohol | United States |
The passenger ship ran aground on Ticao, Philippines and was wrecked. The passengers were rescued.[102] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lunesdale | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Melrose ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Farne Islands and sank with the loss of four of her seven crew.[103] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperance | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at Carteret, Basse Normandie, France and was wrecked.[104] |
| Giessen | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on Button Rock off the mouth of the Yangtze, China. She broke in two and was a total loss. The crew were rescued by Khiva ( United Kingdom).[104][105] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia Cardell | United Kingdom |
The barquentine was in collision with Broadgarth ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued by Broadgarth.[106] |
| Scheldepas | Belgium |
The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck in the Mediterranean Sea off Vesta Rock or Plane Island, Tunisia and sank. Her crew were rescued by Tabarka ( United Kingdom).[106] |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gull Lightship |  United Kingdom |
The lightship was rammed and sunk in the English Channel off Deal, Kent by City of York ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the motorboat Lady Beatty and transferred to City of York.[107] Having been refloated, she was beached between Pegwell Bay and Deal on 6 July.[108] She was repaired and entered service as the Brake Lightship ( United Kingdom).[109] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sines |  Portugal |
The cargo ship collided with the trawler Adine ( France) in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight (50°27′N 0°35′W / 50.450°N 0.583°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Adine.[110] |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Øvre | Norway |
The cargo ship came ashore on the Santa Fe coast, Brazil.[111] She was refloated on 25 March.[112] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| I'm Alone | Canada |
Prohibition in the United States: The auxiliary schooner was intercepted in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana by USCGC Walcott ( United States Coast Guard), which suspected her of rum-running. She disobeyed orders to stop and was shelled and sunk by USCGC Dexter ( United States Coast Guard) with the loss of a crew member.[113] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olivine | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Prawle Point, Devon. She was refloated on 12 June and beached at Horsley Sand,[114] then refloated again on 13 July.[115] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Germaine L D | France |
The cargo ship collided with Alice Marie ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Vlissingen, Netherlands and was beached at Rammekens. She was refloated the next day. |
| Maria Kyriakides | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom.[112][116] Her eighteen crew were rescued. Maria Kyriakides was refloated eighteen months later.[38] |
| Muggia |  Regia Marina |
The Fasana-class destroyer ran aground on the Finger Rocks near Hea Chu Island near Amoy, in dense fog and darkness, or during a typhoon, and was wrecked. 77 crew abandoned ship and went to some rocks. They were rescued by Matsumoto Maru ( Japan) after the fog lifted on 26 March.[117] |
| Weirbank | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Warnemünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.[112] She was refloated on 15 April.[118] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Europa | Germany |
![](#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-07567,_Hamburg,_Brennende_"Europa"_im_Hafen.jpg) The ocean liner was severely damaged by fire during fitting-out at Hamburg. She was subsequently repaired and entered service in February 1930. |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Venetia | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with Batavier I ( Netherlands) in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and sank. Her crew were rescued by Batavier I.[119] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kangtai | China |
The coaster collided with Libia ( Regia Marina) off Woosung and sank with the loss of 30 crew.[120] |
| P. N. Damm | Denmark |
The cargo ship collided with Elima ( France) in the Bay of Biscay (approximately 46°N 7°W / 46°N 7°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Elima.[120] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Empress | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[120] She was refloated on 17 April.[121] |
| Selje | Norway |
The cargo ship collided with Kaituna ( United Kingdom) in the Pacific Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia and sank. Her crew were rescued by Kaituna.[120][122] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Moyalla | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground at Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland.[122] She was refloated on 6 April.[123] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tung-Ting | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck rocks in the Yangtze 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of Hangkow, China and sank.[122] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice B | United States |
The halibut schooner was wrecked in "West Bay" — presumably a reference to West Bay Cove (60°54′N 146°47′W / 60.900°N 146.783°W) — on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska.[69] |
April
5 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Discoverer | United States |
The motor vessel was stranded on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southwest of Gore Point (59°12′00″N 150°57′30″W / 59.20000°N 150.95833°W).[124] |
6 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. Ernest Mills | United States |
The four-masted schooner collided with USS Childs ( United States Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and sank.[123] |
| Ioannis | Greece |
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (41°15′N 3°50′E / 41.250°N 3.833°E).[125] |
7 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St Patrick | United Kingdom |
The passenger ship caught fire at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and was declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped in 1930.[125][126] |
| Paris | France |
The ocean liner ran aground in New York Harbor, United States. She was refloated 36 hours later.[127] |
8 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Western Knight | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Chelsea Point, South Africa.[128] She was declared a constructive total loss on 12 April.[129] She broke in two on 1 June.[130] |
11 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmina | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground on Gisseloresand and was wrecked.[131] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Sky | United Kingdom |
The whaler foundered off South Georgia with the loss of all hands.[132] |
| Wahratea | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.[133] |
13 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pfeil | Germany |
The schooner collided with Jarl ( Sweden) off the Kiel Lightship ( Germany) and sank.[134] |
| Sylvana | France |
The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (42°37′N 48°34′W / 42.617°N 48.567°W) and was abandoned.[133] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norvic | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, Norfolk and sank.[135] |
| Robrix | United Kingdom |
The coaster collided with Andelle ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and sank with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Andelle.[136] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belridge | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Alligator Reef, in the Caribbean Sea 51 nautical miles (94 km) west south west of Kingston, Jamaica. She was refloated on 23 April.[121][137] |
| James E. Coburn | United States |
The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Bermuda. Eight crew were rescued by the yacht Amida ( United States) off the coast of Florida (24°25′N 64°35′W / 24.417°N 64.583°W) on 25 April, a ninth crew member had died the previous day.[138][139] |
18 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | France |
The ocean liner ran aground on the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated two hours later. She was anchored off Penlee, Cornwall where 157 of her passengers were taken off by a tender and landed at Plymouth, Devon.[140] |
| Suez 3 | Netherlands |
The dredger came ashore at Cádiz, Spain and sank.[141] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nellie and Mary | United Kingdom |
The schooner came ashore at Channel, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[141] |
| Johanne | Germany |
The auxiliary sailing vessel collided with Westpool ( United States) at Hamburg and sank with the loss of a crew member.[141] |
22 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | United States |
The 13-gross register ton, 38.5-foot (11.7 m) motor vessel was wrecked in rough weather on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Ninilchik.[142] |
| Toyokuni Maru | Japan |
The cargo liner struck rocks and sank off Cape Erimo, Hokkaidō with heavy loss of life.[143][144] |
25 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thalatta | Norway |
The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea and was beached at Egersund, Norway.[145] |
27 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Richmond | United Kingdom |
The ocean liner ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated the next day.[146][147] |
29 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia de Fondo |  Argentina |
The cargo ship ran aground on Tova Island. She refloated but subsequently foundered.[147] |
| Kajsa | Sweden |
The cargo ship collided with Douro ( Denmark) off Dragør, Denmark and sank. Her crew were rescued by Douro.[147] |
| Francis L. Taussig | United States |
While at anchor in fog in Vineyard Sound off the coast of Massachusetts, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of East Chop Light on Martha's Vineyard, with a cargo of coal on board, the 194-foot (59 m) four-masted schooner sank with no loss of life in 60 feet (18 m) of water at 42°29.14′N 070°33.88′W / 42.48567°N 70.56467°W after another ship accidentally rammed her.[148] |
| Senita | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Alacran Reef, Mexico and was a total loss.[149] |
| Viking | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Philippine Sea (approximately 11°N 123°E / 11°N 123°E) with the loss of seventeen crew.[147] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franconia | United Kingdom |
The ocean liner collided in Shanghai harbour with an Italian gunboat and a Japanese cargo steamer.[150] |
May
2 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| River Orontes | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Cristóbal Colón ( Spain) at New York, United States and was beached. Her crew were rescued by the fireboat Zophar Mills ( United States) and a tug.[151][152] She was refloated on 10 May.[153] |
3 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hedgehope | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Lalande ( United Kingdom) at Montevideo, Uruguay and was beached near the Recalada a Bahía Blanca Lighthouse, Argentina.[152] |
| O. E. Parks | United States |
During a voyage from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Alpena, Michigan, with a cargo of pulpwood, the wooden steam barge began taking on water in a snowstorm with heavy seas and sank in 62 feet (19 m) of water in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan at 45°03′07″N 83°10′32″W / 45.0519°N 83.17545°W.[154][155] |
4 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Olsen | United States |
The tug sank off Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, five minutes after colliding with the ferry Joseph A. Guider ( United States). All six people on board Margaret Olsen survived.[156] |
5 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roald Amundson | United States |
The 30-gross register ton, 49.5-foot (15.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by a fire that broke out in her engine room and sank in Principe Canal on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Her crew abandoned ship in a lifeboat and poled it by hand for 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) before the lighthouse tender Newington ( Canada) rescued them.[157] |
| Winnipeg | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sank off Southend Pier, Essex.[158] |
10 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| September | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was struck by Prahsu ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at West Thurrock, Essex.[153] |
12 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boobyalla | United States |
The cargo ship caught fire at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and was a total loss.[159] |
15 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Budd | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Eagle River, Michigan and was abandoned.[160] |
26 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutian | United States |
The 5,708-gross register ton passenger steamer sank with the loss of one crewman seven minutes after striking a pinnacle rock off the south end of Amook Island (57°25′30″N 153°50′30″W / 57.42500°N 153.84167°W) in Uyak Bay (57°48′00″N 154°04′00″W / 57.8000°N 154.0667°W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska. Everyone else on board – 39 passengers and 114 crewmen – was rescued by a small motorboat and a cannery tender.[69][161][162][163] |
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marden | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with The Sultan ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued by The Sultan.[164] |
28 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Michalis Prios | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Staithes, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[165][166] |
| Sea Bird | United States |
The 12-gross register ton, 35.5-foot (10.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed in Cape Strait (56°59′55″N 133°05′30″W / 56.99861°N 133.09167°W) in Southeast Alaska by a fire that started when her carburetor backfired. The only person on board abandoned ship and was rescued from the water by the motor vessel Betty ( United States).[142] |
| Wugo Maru | Japan |
The passenger ship caught fire in the Pacific Ocean off Sakhalin, Soviet Union and sank with the loss of all on board.[167][168] |
June
3 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edgehill | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Neches River, Texas.[169] She was refloated on 15 June.[170] |
| Glencregagh | United Kingdom |
The coaster ran aground on the west coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands. She broke in tow and sank. All eleven crew survived.[171] |
| Swainby | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore at Atwood Cay, Bahamas.[130] She was refloated on 10 June.[172] |
| Valvadere | United States |
The 10-gross register ton 40-foot (12 m) gasoline-powered wooden fishing vessel burned near the Copper River in the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of two survived. She later was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.[173] |
4 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Annalong, County Down.[167][169] |
| Scottish American | United Kingdom |
The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Rio Grande and was severely damaged.[169] |
7 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Norvégien | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground east of Astove Island, Seychelles. Her crew were rescued.[174][175] |
8 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantus | United States |
The out of service concrete hulled cargo ship broke free of her moorings and ran aground 150 feet (46 m) off the coast of Sunset Beach, Cape May, New Jersey. She started breaking up in the 1950s.[176] |
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baikal Maru | Japan |
The passenger-cargo ship ran aground on a reef on Daiton Island in dense fog. The rescue ship Kaigen Maru ( Japan) arrived on 13 June, removed passengers and refloated her.[177] |
| Bolton Castle | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground off the San Carlos Lighthouse, Philippines.[178] She was refloated on 14 June.[179] |
| Mary Sears | United States |
The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned (44°03′N 58°50′W / 44.050°N 58.833°W).[180] |
11 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Greece |
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Sea of Marmara and was beached at Injeh Burnu, Turkey.[180] She was refloated later that day.[181] |
| Amalfi | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[180] |
| Cutty Sark | United Kingdom |
The schooner lost her rudder and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°28′N 67°26′W / 37.467°N 67.433°W). She was set afire by her crew, who were rescued by Nevisian ( United Kingdom).[114] |
| Munalbro | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Mucaras Reef, Bahamas.[180] She was refloated some days later and arrived at Key West, Florida on 22 June.[182] |
14 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blairesk | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Bay of Rocks and was beached on White Island, Northwest Territories, Canada.[183] She was refloated on 9 July.[184] |
| Dionyssios | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Grundkallegrund, Baltic Sea. She was refloated on 17 June.[185] |
16 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Invicta | United Kingdom |
The tug sank in the River Thames at North Woolwich, London.[170] She was raised on 18 June.[186] |
17 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Columbia River and broke in two with the loss of a crew member.[185][187] |
21 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jonarnes | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Storbaaen Stadt and sank. Her crew were rescued.[182] |
24 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kopoola | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at American River, South Australia.[188] She was refloated on 27 June.[189] |
25 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida II | Norway |
The coaster sprang a leak in the Kattegat off Lyngør, Norway and sank with the loss of a crew member.[190] |
| Passat | Germany |
The barque collided with the British Governor ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She was towed into Rotterdam, Netherlands by British Governor.[189][190] |
27 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Istar | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore on the west coast of Madagascar.[189] |
| Marden | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank after colliding with The Sultan ( United Kingdom) off Cromer Knoll.[191] |
July
1 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ixia | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore at Cape Cornwall. Her crew were rescued,[192] but she broke in two on 5 July and was a total loss.[108] |
2 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Hanify | United States |
The cargo ship came ashore at Point Conception, California.[193] She was refloated on 11 July.[115] |
5 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yomei Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Kamaishi.[194] She was declared a total loss on 6 August.[195] |
7 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evgenia | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on Le Lion de mer, Var, France. Her crew abandoned ship.[196] She was declared a total loss on 17 July.[12] |
| Romaine | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered at North West River, Labrador. Her crew survived.[197] |
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Botte | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and sank. All eighteen crew were rescued by Anneberg ( Netherlands).[198] |
| Cambrian Idylle | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[199] She was refloated on 11 July.[200] |
| Resource | United States |
The salvage vessel sank in the Suur Sound. All crew were rescued.[199] |
| Scheldejol | Belgium |
The cargo ship foundered in the harbour at Zeebrugge after her cargo shifted.[184][201] |
| Solent | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge sank at Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium.[196] |
| Tenkai Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship collided with Aso Maru ( Japan) at Shimonoseki and was beached.[196] She was refloated on 11 July.[202] |
9 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS H47 |  Royal Navy |
The H-class submarine collided with HMS L12 ( Royal Navy) in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and sank with the loss of 21 of her 24 crew. |
| Tay | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary sailing ship was wrecked at Sunderland, Co. Durham.[196] |
10 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hayamoto Maru | Japan |
The passenger ship came ashore at Tokuyama. All on board were rescued.[184] She was refloated on 20 July.[203] |
| King Cadwallon | United Kingdom |
The collier caught fire in the Indian Ocean off Durban, South Africa (32°01′S 40°41′E / 32.017°S 40.683°E).[200][204] She was abandoned on 12 July, with her crew being rescued by Ardenhall ( United Kingdom).[115] On 31 July, she was reported by Ripley Castle ( United Kingdom) to be still afloat and was again reported on 14 August as being 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Durban. The minesweepers HMSAS Immortelle and HMSAS Sonnebloem (both  South African Navy) were despatched to locate her.[205] She was anchored of East London on 20 August.[206] She was driven ashore on 12 September and was a total loss.[207] |
| Junyo Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship collided with Taisei Maru ( Japan) at Isizu and was beached.[184] She was refloated on 14 July.[208] |
11 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margarethe | Germany |
The auxiliary sailing ship collided with Smut ( Finland) in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Germany and sank with the loss of two crew.[202] |
12 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marslew | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[115] She was refloated on 15 July.[209] |
| Seaforth | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Cristina ( Spain) in the Bristol Channel (50°42′N 5°07′W / 50.700°N 5.117°W) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Cristina.[200][210] |
| Tamatsu Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Soni, Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[200] She was refloated on 17 July.[12] |
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Marie | United States |
The 22-gross register ton, 41.7-foot (12.7 m) fishing vessel burned and sank off the Porcupine Islands (57°48′N 136°23′W / 57.800°N 136.383°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two was rescued by the troller T860 and the vessel Virginia III (both United States).[157] |
15 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Afon Dulais | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.[209] She was refloated on 19 July.[211] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abtao |  Chilean Navy |
The transport ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off San Antonio with the loss of 42 of her 43 crew.[212][213] |
| Annie E. Conrad | United Kingdom |
The schooner can aground at Ireland's Eye, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[209][214] |
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derfflinger | Germany |
The cargo liner ran aground at Siau Kung Tau, China. Her passengers were taken off by USS Paul Jones and some of the crew were taken off by USS Black Hawk (both United States Navy).[12][214] She was refloated on 20 July and beached off Qingdao.[211] She had to be beached again on 22 August but was refloated later that day.[215] |
| USS General Alava | United States Navy |
The General Alava-class cargo ship was sunk as a target off the coast of China. |
19 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nubian | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada.[216] She was refloated on 24 July.[217] |
| Sumatra | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground on Mascali Island, Djibouti, French Somaliland.[216] She was refloated on 23 July.[218] |
21 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frauenfels | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Djibouti, French Somaliland whilst assisting in the refloating of Sumatra ( Italy).[211] She was refloated on 23 July.[219] |
| Hsin Kong | Japan |
The ship collided with Tatsuno Maru ( Japan) 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Shantung Promontory and sank with the loss of 60 lives.[203] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avarua | United Kingdom |
The schooner was destroyed by fire and sank at Raiatea, French Polynesia.[218] |
| Kong Helge | Norway |
The passenger ship was sunk off the Tvistein Lighthouse, Norway. All on board survived.[203] |
| Penmarch | France |
The coaster collided with Palermo ( Germany) in the English Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued by Palermo.[220] |
| Pep | United States |
The 10-gross register ton 31.7-foot (9.7 m) fishing vessel sank in Sheep Bay (60°38′N 146°04′W / 60.633°N 146.067°W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her crew of three survived.[101] |
23 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artemis | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground on Martín García Island, Uruguay.[217] She was refloated on 29 July.[221] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Levenbridge | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Mucarus Reef off the coast of Florida, United States.[217] She was refloated on 30 July.[222] |
| Vale of Pickering | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Rotha ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Point d'Ailly, Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France and capsized and sank.[217] |
26 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Forest | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground on one of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska and was beached in Lost Bay.[223] She was refloated on 4 September.[224] but went aground again on 7 September in the Shelik Strait. She was abandoned as a total loss on 13 September.[225] |
| Hermes | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Aden. She broke her back and was a total loss.[226] |
| Unuk | United States |
With a crew of four aboard, the 12-gross register ton, 35.8-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel collided with the vessel Confidence ( United States) about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of Channel Island Light near Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. There was no loss of life. Confidence towed the wrecked Unuk into Wards Cove, where she was declared a total loss.[32] |
29 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wabana | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with C. H. Houson ( United Kingdom) off the Moria Shoal, Quebec, Canada and was beached.[221] She was refloated on 31 July.[227] |
30 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tautil | Chile |
The tug was wrecked in the Chiloe Channel.[222] |
31 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Worthington | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak in the Bristol Channel and was beached at Margam, Glamorgan, Wales.[222] |
| Neponset | United States |
The tug lost her propeller in the Pacific Ocean 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km) south of San Pedro, California. She was abandoned and sank.[228] |
| Norman A | United States |
The 10-net register ton motor vessel ran aground, burned, and sank on the northeast coast of Kelp Island (54°52′N 131°16′W / 54.867°N 131.267°W) in Southeast Alaska. Her entire crew of three survived.[229] |
August
1 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Asakaze |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
The decommissioned minesweeper, a former destroyer, was sunk as a gunnery target by the battlecruisers Haruna and Hiei (both Imperial Japanese Navy).[230] |
3 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Sweden |
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea (approximately 59°N 19°E / 59°N 19°E).[231] |
| Hartford | United States |
The ship suffered a breakage of her steering gear and ran aground in the Connecticut River. Her passengers were taken off and she was later refloated after discharging her cargo.[232] |
| Medway Queen | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer collided with Southend Pier, Essex and was extensively damaged at the bows.[231] |
4 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adonis | Netherlands |
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Cape Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France. All crew survived.[195][228] |
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen R. Jones | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground off Providence, Rhode Island.[228] She was refloated on 10 August.[233] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maindy Manor | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Paso, Paraguayo, Argentina.[234] She was refloated on 12 August.[235] |
8 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mina Brae | United Kingdom |
The tanker caught fire off Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada and was abandoned.[236] |
9 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eastgate | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Paso, Paraguayo, Argentina.[233] She was refloated on 12 August but then ran aground again.[237] |
| Olanda | Italy |
The tug was in collision with Viceroy of India ( United Kingdom) at Venice and was beached.[233] |
11 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis |  Honduras |
The four-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay (34°00′S 52°27′W / 34.000°S 52.450°W) and was abandoned.[238] |
14 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | Portugal |
The auxiliary schooner was destroyed by fire at Beira, Portuguese East Africa.[237] |
16 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theodora | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship sank off the Minquiers Rocks, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued.[239] |
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Roar | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground on Valsörarna, Finland.[240] She was refloated on 20 August but foundered later that day.[241] She was refloated again on 1 September.[242] |
18 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ogono | Spain |
The cargo ship collided with King's Cross ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Dowsing Lightship ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of fifteen of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by King's Cross.[243] |
| Zuiyo Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground on Okojiri Island.[244] She was refloated on 10 September.[245] |
19 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deutschland | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with Alexandra ( Germany) at Stettin, West Pomerania and sank.[246] |
| Luchana | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Oneglia, Liguria, Italy.[246] She was refloated on 24 August.[247] |
| Quimistan | Germany |
The cargo ship caught fire and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 1,100 miles (1,800 km) east of Norfolk, Virginia. The crew were rescued by Wolverine State ( United States) on 21 August. Apparently scuttled by the United States Coast Guard later as a hazard to navigation.[248][249] |
20 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | France |
The ocean liner was severely damaged by fire at Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure.[241] She was refloated on 11 September. |
22 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cereal | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge ran aground, capsized and sank at Whitstable, Kent.[215] She was refloated on 25 August.[247] |
| James Holly | United Kingdom |
The tug capsized and sank at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.[250] |
| Tresness | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary sailing vessel sank in the River Barrow at New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland.[215] |
25 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Koyasan Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship collided with Glenapp ( United Kingdom) at Shimonoseki and was beached.[251] |
26 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corona | United States |
The 36-gross register ton motor schooner was destroyed by a fire and a series of explosions while fishing for halibut 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) west-southwest of Noyes Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of 11 survived and was rescued by the motor vessel Tordenskold ( United States).[34] |
| Hauxley | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with the steamer Morta ( United Kingdom) off the mouth of the Tyne in England and was beached.[252] |
27 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | United States |
The 10-gross register ton fishing vessel was destroyed in Southeast Alaska near Sanitarium (now Goddard 56°50′05″N 135°22′20″W / 56.83472°N 135.37222°W), 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) from Sitka, by a fire that began when her gasoline engine backfired. Her crew survived.[69] |
| Bizkargi Mendi | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground on Brisant Rock, off Salvara Island.[253] She was refloated on 2 September.[254] |
| Centenary | United Kingdom |
The schooner came ashore at Codroy Harbour, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[252] |
| Heinrich | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Lessoe, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[253] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Juan | United States |
The passenger ship collided with S. C. T. Dodd ( United States) in the Pacific Ocean 15 miles (24 km) south east of Pigeon Point, California in dense fog and sank with the loss of 20 crew, including her captain, and 55 passengers of the 100 people on board.[242][255][256][257] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United Kingdom |
The tug collided with Alice ( United Kingdom) at Cardiff, Glamorgan and sank.[242] She was refloated on 3 September.[258] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elisif | Norway |
The auxiliary schooner was lost in ice off the coast of Siberia while on an Arctic trading voyage. Her captain and crew of 20 reached Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait in two launches, and the cutter USCGC Northland (.png){kind=small} United States Coast Guard) picked them up there.[259] |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Aarvold | Norway |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Pine, Newfoundland and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[254] |
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carridi | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[254] She was refloated on 5 September.[260] |
| Clytie | United Kingdom |
The sloop collided with Weltondale ( United Kingdom) in the River Ouse at Blacktoft, Yorkshire and sank with the loss of both crew.[261] |
| Dorothy | United States |
The cargo ship collided with Eurana ( United States) in Chesapeake Bay and sank with the loss of a crew member.[262] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dominion Coaster | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary sailing ship ran aground on Gammons Rocks, off White Head Island, New Brunswick, Canada and was a total loss.[258] |
| Fighting Cock | United Kingdom |
The tug collided with the dredged G. B. Crow in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire and sank.[258] |
| Førdefjord | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at La Plata, Argentina.[258] She was refloated on 9 September.[245] |
| H I C #4 | United States |
While under tow from Yakutat to the Dangerous River (59°20′55″N 139°18′00″W / 59.34861°N 139.30000°W) in the Territory of Alaska with no crew or cargo aboard, the 27-ton scow's towline parted during a gale, and she drifted onto the Dangerous River Bar, where the surf pounded her to pieces.[263] |
4 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bluff | United States |
The 25-ton scow was broken up by surf during a gale while moored on the beach at Egavik (64°02′N 160°55′W / 64.033°N 160.917°W) on the west-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. Her lone crewman survived.[264] |
| Kardamila | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[224] She was refloated on 24 September.[265] |
| Mary Mildred | United Kingdom |
The schooner was destroyed by fire at St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland.[266] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Forest | United States |
Badly damaged on 24 July when she struck a rock off Avatak Island when she diverted during a voyage from San Francisco, California, to Yokohama, Japan, to transfer a sick crew member to the cutter USCGC Haida ( United States Coast Guard) in Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands, the 5,658-gross register ton steamer, with a crew of 34 and a 6,413 tons of cargo aboard, was wrecked in fog at Cape Ilktugitak (58°01′15″N 154°34′45″W / 58.02083°N 154.57917°W) in the Shelikof Strait on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska while steaming from Akutan in the Aleutians to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, for repairs. The steamer Salvage King ( United Kingdom), which had been escorting Golden Forest, and an unidentified motor vessel rescued her crew.[267] |
| Johannes | Germany |
The auxiliary schooner collided with Carl ( Denmark) in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal and sank.[260] |
| Nordnes | Norway |
The cargo ship ran at Florø, Norway.[268] She was refloated on 11 September.[269] |
| Zuiho Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship came ashore on Sesokojima.[266] |
7 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dan | Denmark |
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew.[270] |
| Kuru | Finland |
The passenger ship capsized and sank in Näsijärvi lake, near Tampere with the loss of 136 of the 162 people on board. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
| Libby, McNeill & Libby No. 1 | United States |
While under tow by the tug North Star ( United States) with no people or cargo on board, the 11-ton scow sank in bad weather in Dixon Entrance in Southeast Alaska.[271][229] |
| Santa Quiteria | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Race, Newfoundland (44°23′N 50°09′W / 44.383°N 50.150°W).[266] Her crew were rescued by Gil Eannes ( Portuguese Navy).[245] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elanchove | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea on the Quoyrios Bank.[266] She was refloated on 11 September.[269] |
| Heimdall | Sweden |
The passenger ship ran aground on Vaxholm. All 70 people on board survived.[270] |
| N. P. Petersen | Denmark |
The sailing ship ran aground in the River Parret at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[272] She was refloated on 17 September.[273] |
9 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Andaste | United States |
The cargo ship sank in Lake Michigan between Grand Haven, Michigan and Chicago. Lost with all 25 crew.[274][275] |
| Highland Pride | United Kingdom |
The cargo liner ran aground on the Carillones Rocks, Bayona, Pontevedra, Spain. All on board were rescued.[272] She broke in two and sank on 10 September.[245] |
| Rassay | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Olivebank ( United Kingdom) in the Paraná River, Argentina and was beached. She was refloated on 19 September.[270][276] |
| The Emperor | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[245] She was refloated on 15 September.[277] |
| Zmaj |  Reichsmarine |
The tanker caught fire in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Sandettie Lightship ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew. She was towed into Vlissingen, Netherlands by Hermes ( Netherlands).[245][272] |
10 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Georg | Germany |
The auxiliary sailing vessel sprang a leak and sank at Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Her crew survived.[245] |
| Pacific Spruce | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Morant Cays, Jamaica.[245] She was refloated on 21 September.[278] |
11 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acielle | Australia |
The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of the Smoky Cap Lighthouse, New South Wales. |
| Estella | Belgium |
The cargo ship collided with Indra ( Germany) in the Scheldt and sank with the loss of fourteen of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Kruisschans ( Belgium).[269][279] |
| Fuki Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on the Saratoga Spit during a typhoon.[269] She was refloated on 16 September.[277] |
12 September
For the loss of the British collier King Cadwallon on this day, see the entry for 10 July 1929.
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baucis | France |
The cargo ship ran aground at Point Amour, Labrador, Canada.[280] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 19 September.[276] |
| Estonaval |  Estonia |
The sailing vessel capsized in Kunda Bay and drifted ashore with the loss of all hands.[280] |
| Francesco P | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Sète, Hérault, France. She broke up and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[281] |
14 September
For the loss of the American cargo ship Golden Forest on this day, see the entry for 26 July 1929.
17 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Urayaru Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Mokpo, Korea.[282] She was refloated on 24 September.[265] |
20 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adamitos J. Pithis | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Pahalueto, Sweden.[283] She was refloated on 26 September.[284] |
| Disciplina | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground off Hook of Holland, Netherlands.[283] She was refloated on 28 September.[285] |
| Erpel | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground off Viborg, Denmark. She was refloated but was consequently beached.[286] |
| Defender | Norway |
The cargo ship sank in the Norwegian Sea of the east coast of Iceland. Her crew were rescued.[283] |
21 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glitne | Norway |
The auxiliary schooner sprang a leak in the North Sea (56°48′N 6°46′E / 56.800°N 6.767°E) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Gebruder Bracke ( Germany).[287] |
| Höchst | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on Minicoy, Maldive Islands.[283] She was destroyed by an explosion and fire on 13 October. All 28 crew were rescued by Mathura ( United Kingdom).[288] |
| Yesaki Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship came ashore on the west coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[265] She was refloated on 27 September.[285] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Gerhard | Sweden |
The cargo ship came ashore at Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She broke in two and was a total loss.[283] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Westerdale | United Kingdom |
The coaster foundered in the North Sea (56°32′N 7°03′E / 56.533°N 7.050°E). All fourteen crew were rescued, eleven of them by Stargard ( Norway) and three by another vessel.[289] |
25 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Domira | United Kingdom |
1929 Bahamas hurricane: The cargo ship was driven ashore at Abaco Island, Bahamas.[290] She was declared a total loss on 2 October.[291] |
| Nyland | Norway |
The coaster was in collision with Santiago ( Norway) off Haugesund, Norway and sank with the loss of all but her captain.[292] |
26 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Autorenault | France |
The cargo ship collided with P.L.M. 17 in the River Seine at Rouen, Seine Maritime and sank.[287] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gronant Rose | United Kingdom |
The collier foundered in the Bay of Biscay south of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew survived.[284] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albia | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground on the Allen Rock, off the coast of Wigtownshire, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew.[285] She was a total loss.[293] |
| Domira | United Kingdom |
1929 Bahamas hurricane: The cargo ship sank at Nassau, Bahamas during a hurricane.[285] |
| Firebird | The Bahamas |
1929 Bahamas hurricane: The cargo ship foundered at Nassau during a hurricane.[285] |
| Linnet | United States |
The fishing vessel was lost in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[271] |
| Potomac | United Kingdom |
1929 Bahamas hurricane: The tanker was driven ashore on Andros, Bahamas. She broke in two and was a total loss.[294] |
| Princess Montagu | United States |
1929 Bahamas hurricane: The cargo ship foundered at Nassau during a hurricane.[285] |
| Wisconsin Bridge | United States |
1929 Bahamas hurricane: The cargo ship was driven ashore in the Abaco Islands.[291] She was declared a constructive total loss on 5 October.[295] |
30 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fifetown | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Öregrund, Uppsala County, Sweden and was abandoned.[293] |
| Kotoshira Maru | Japan |
The passenger ship ran aground at Miyekeijima and sank with the loss of all on board.[293] |
| Shinko Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship collided with a pod of whales 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Etorofu Island and foundered.[295] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Third International | Soviet Union |
The ship foundered in the White Sea off the Solovetsky Islands.[296] |
October
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commandant Bultinck | Belgium |
The 117-foot (36 m), 220-ton steam trawler ran aground off Fleetwood, Lancashire, United Kingdom, in a sleet storm with 80-mile-per-hour (130 km/h) winds with the loss of three lives. She was scrapped on site after attempts to refloat her failed.[297][298] |
| Enterpriser | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship struck the Tamise Bridge, Antwerp, Belgium and sank in the Scheldt.[299] She was refloated on 7 October.[300] |
| Favor |  Venezuela |
The auxiliary sailing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela.[301] |
| Wans Fell | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with the drifter Girl Patricia ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham and was consequently beached. Subsequently sold for scrap.[302] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank J. Brinton | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank in the Strait of Belle Isle off Batteau, Labrador, Canada.[301] |
| Koningin Elisabeth | Belgium |
The cargo ship ran aground on Kuphonisi, Greece and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 10 October.[303][304] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NRP Adamastor | Portuguese Navy |
The cruiser ran aground at Bolama, Portuguese Guinea.[295] She was refloated on 7 October.[300] |
| Belfri | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground in Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada.[295] She was refloated on 9 October.[305] |
| Bretagne | France |
The auxiliary sailing ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean south off Cape Flattery, Washington, United States. The crew were rescued by Whitney Olsen ( United States).[295] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Despina Glypti | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Constanţa, Romania.[295] She was refloated on 11 October.[306] |
7 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Excelia | United States |
During a voyage from Golovin to Elim, Territory of Alaska, with two passengers, a crew of two, a cargo of 5 tons of merchandise, and $2,300 of United States Mail aboard, the 9-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked without loss of life on a shoal 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of the mouth of the Koyuk River.[259] |
| Haakon VII | Norway |
The passenger ship ran aground in Stavfjorden at Florø, Norway and sank with the loss of a number of lives.[307] |
| Lauterfels | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground on Minicoy, Maldive Islands whilst going to the assistance of Höchst ( Germany).[308] She was refloated on 18 October.[309] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chomedy | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Tobago.[310] She was refloated on 26 October.[311] |
| Nyhavn | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Bajos Azagua, Niquero, Cuba.[310] She was refloated on 10 October.[306] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada Tower | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[305] |
| Cape La Have | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Drum Point, Caicos and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[312] |
| Consul Olsson | Sweden |
The cargo ship ran aground at Florø, Norway. She was refloated but subsequently beached and was refloated again the next day.[305][312] |
| Diamantis | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground east of Norraher Island, Sweden.[304] She was declared a total loss on 18 October.[309] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolaos Pateras | Greece |
The cargo ship came ashore on the Norwegian coast (69°15′N 18°00′E / 69.250°N 18.000°E).[313] She was refloated on 14 October.[288] |
12 October
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empress of Canada | United Kingdom |
The ocean liner ran aground off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Ninety-six passengers were taken off by tender and landed at Victoria. She was refloated on 15 October and towed to Esquimalt for drydocking.[316][317] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hellen A |  United States |
With no one on board, the 10-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m) motor vessel dragged her anchor during a gale and was wrecked in Pyramid Harbor (57°10′50″N 135°28′30″W / 57.18056°N 135.47500°W) in Southeast Alaska, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of Haines, Territory of Alaska.[263] |
| Ruth May | United States |
The 19-gross register ton, 41-foot (12.5 m) fishing vessel sank after striking a floating or submerged object approximately 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Ryus Bay (58°04′40″N 152°45′50″W / 58.07778°N 152.76389°W) in Southeast Alaska. Both people on board survived.[157] |
| San Dunstano | United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground at Tampico, Mexico.[316] She was declared a total loss on 16 October.[318] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | France |
The cargo ship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She broke her back and sank following and explosion.[319][320] |
| Trebezy | France |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Villano, Algeria. and was abandoned by her crew.[318][321] |
16 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ferngarth | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Hedrun ( Sweden) in the English Channel off Le Havre, Seine Maritime, France and sank. Her crew were rescued by Hedrun.[318][322] She was refloated on 5 November.[323] |
| Pappinbarra | United Kingdom |
The ship was a total loss at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[324] |
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Simson | Sweden |
The dredger collided with Fernlane ( Norway) at Luleå, Sweden and sank.[324] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bowes Castle | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore 26 nautical miles (48 km) north of Macassar, Dutch East Indies.[325] She was refloated on 29 October.[326] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dogue | France |
The tug was in collision with Liberty ( United States) at Le Havre, Seine Maritime and sank with the loss of two crew.[325] |
| Lola | Belgium |
The coaster capsized and sank in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of nine of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by Scandinavia ( Sweden).[327] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yuen Lee | China |
The cargo ship collided with Taian Maru ( Japan) in the Yangtze at Shanghai and sank with the loss of a crew member.[328] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | United States |
The train ferry foundered in Lake Michigan off Fox Point, Wisconsin in a gale in 115 feet (35 m) of water with the loss of all 52 hands. Wreck located 1972.[329][330] |
| Veda M. McKown | United Kingdom |
The schooner sank off Point Maurier, Quebec, Canada.[331] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spray | United States |
The 13-gross register ton, 50-foot (15 m) motor towing vessel was destroyed off Tatoosh Point (55°31′50″N 131°49′30″W / 55.53056°N 131.82500°W) in Behm Canal in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began when a clogged carburetor stopped her gasoline engine and the engine backfired during preparations to restart it, emitting a flame that set the entire engine room ablaze. Both members of her crew abandoned ship in a lifeboat and were rescued by the vessel T587 ( United States).[142] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zaire | Portugal |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on São Tomé and was a total loss.[332] |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | United States |
The cargo ship foundered in Lake Michigan 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Kenosha, Wisconsin. Most of her crew was rescued.[333] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleni Stathatou | Greece |
The cargo ship ran aground at Santo António, Principé.[333] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 21 November.[334] |
| Maremma | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cala Honda, Grenada, Spain.[333] She was refloated on 6 November.[335] |
| Pattersonian | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Ipswich, Suffolk.[333] She was refloated on 3 November.[336] |
| Senator | United States |
The cargo ship collided with Marquette ( United States) in Lake Michigan and sank with the loss of 24 of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by Marquette.[337] |
31 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dyan Tai |  Republic of China Navy |
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929): Battle of Fujin: The auxiliary gunboat was scuttled at Fugdin.[314] |
| Dyan Tun | Republic of China Navy |
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929): Battle of Fujin: The auxiliary gunboat was scuttled at Fugdin.[314] |
| Dyan Un | Republic of China Navy |
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929): Battle of Fujin: The auxiliary gunboat was scuttled at Fugdin.[314] |
| Kiang Heng | Republic of China Navy |
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929): Battle of Fujin: The Kian Yuan-class gunboat was bombed and sunk by Polikarpov MR-1 aircraft from Amur ( Soviet Navy). Salvaged by the Chinese, captured by the Japanese but not repaired. Broken up in 1935.[314] |
| Lee Chuan | Republic of China Navy |
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929): Battle of Fujin: The armed transport was bombed and sunk by Polikarpov MR-1 aircraft from Amur ( Soviet Navy).[314] |
| Malrix | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the River Thames. She subsequently sank in the docks at Poplar.[338] |
| Senator | United States |
The bulk carrier, modified to transport automobiles and carrying a cargo of 268 new Nash automobiles from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, sank with the loss of between seven and ten of her 28-member crew in Lake Michigan 20 miles (32 km) east of Port Washington, Wisconsin, eight minutes after the bulk carrier Marquette ( United States) accidentally rammed her in dense fog. Marquette did not attempt to rescue survivors. The wreck lies in 460 feet (140 m) of water at 43°20′08″N 087°34′11″W / 43.33556°N 87.56972°W in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.[339][340][341][342][343] |
Unknown
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chung Shan | Republic of China Navy |
The Yung Feng-class gunboat was sunk at Canton, China by an ammunition explosion. Raised, repaired, returned to service. |
November
1 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kontzesi | Spain |
The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Biscay 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Ondarroa, Biscay when her boilers exploded. All hands were lost.[336] |
| Sagoland | Sweden |
The cargo ship was rammed and sunk by Gouverneur Général Tirman ( France) at Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France.[344] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henri Gerlinger | Belgium |
The cargo ship collided with Kronos ( Germany) in the Scheldt and was beached.[336] She was refloated later that day.[345] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert San | Australia |
The fishing boat was wrecked at Cape Howe, on the New South Wales/Victoria border. |
| Linda Pardy | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Cape Mabon, Nova Scotia, Canada.[346] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Explora | United States |
The 10-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire at "Herring Creek" – probably a reference to Herring Cove (55°19′30″N 131°31′20″W / 55.3250°N 131.5222°W) – on the east coast of Wrangell Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of two survived.[259] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snarø | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground north of Åland, Finland and was abandoned as a total loss.[323][347] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantide | Italy |
The cargo ship collided with Barbana G ( Italy) in the Nieuwe Waterweg at Rotterdam, Netherlands and was beached.[347] She was refloated on 13 November.[348] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Italy |
The cargo ship ran aground 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Father Point, Quebec, Canada.[349] She was refloated on 14 November.[350] |
| Conehatta | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia near Storbaden, Sweden. She caught fire and was abandoned.[349][351] She sank the next day.[352] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arethusa | United Kingdom |
The schooner came ashore at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[351] |
| Bossuet | France |
The barque came ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[351] |
| Galathea | Denmark |
The schooner passed Spithead bound for Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[353] |
| Maria Victoria | Spain |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Villano, Algeria. She broke in two and was a total loss. One crew member was killed.[352][354] |
| Planet | Germany |
The cargo ship ran aground at Sarco, Chile.[355] She was refloated on 19 December.[356] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | United States |
After her wooden hull had rotted and her owner had decided she had lost all her value, the 53-gross register ton steamer was towed into Zimovia Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, and abandoned.[69] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grace | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned 15 nautical miles (28 km) west north west of Cabot Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She drifted ashore on Silver Fox Island and was a total loss.[348] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Garthpool | United Kingdom |
The four-masted ship ran aground on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal.[357] She was a total loss.[350] |
| Nimbo | Italy |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom. All crew were rescued.[358] |
| Kanatak | United States |
The 43-gross register ton, 62-foot (18.9 m) halibut-fishing vessel was seen for the last time, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) northeast of Cape Saint Elias on Kayak Island on the south-central coast of Alaska. She subsequently disappeared in a storm with the loss of her entire crew of nine.[359] |
| Onward | United Kingdom |
The Thames barge was driven ashore at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Both crew were rescued by the Southend Lifeboat.[360] She was refloated the next day.[348] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hillside II | United States |
The 34-gross register ton motor vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska 65 nautical miles (120 km; 75 mi) west of Ocean Cape (59°32′30″N 139°51′30″W / 59.54167°N 139.85833°W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska after losing her rudder. The motor vessel Middleton ( United States) rescued her crew of seven.[263] |
| Nixe | Germany |
The cargo ship lost her tow and was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew survived.[360] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fylla | Denmark |
The schooner ran aground near Gothenburg, Sweden and was abandoned. She was later refloated and towed to Lysekil.[348] Fylla was declared a constructive total loss.[361] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Osric | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with Hannah Jolliffe ( United Kingdom) in Swansea Bay and was beached.[362] |
| Thordoc | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship came ashore at Porphyry Point, Lake Superior.[350] Although declared a total loss,[361] She was refloated on 5 December.[363] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depere | United States |
The 3,475-ton, 320-foot (97.5 m) cargo ship struck rocks at Cape Decision, Territory of Alaska, and was beached in a sinking condition near Port McArthur an hour later. Her crew of 35 survived, and she later was salvaged and returned to service.[124][364] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Vair | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven out to sea in a gale at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued on 19 November by Terne ( Norway) and she was left in a sinking condition.[346][365] |
| Inger | Denmark |
The motor schooner collided with another vessel at Dragør and sank.[366] She was refloated on 21 November.[367] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christine | Netherlands |
The cargo ship collided with Maria P. Xila ( Greece) at Sulina, Romania and was beached.[361] |
| Tours | France |
The cargo ship ran aground at Assinie, Côte d'Ivoire.[368] She was refloated on 22 November.[367] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Briton | United States |
The cargo ship ran aground at Buffalo, New York.[369] She was declared a total loss on 4 December.[370] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alda | Germany |
The cargo ship collided with Pioneer ( Belgium) in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires, Argentina and was beached.[346] |
| Quebec Trader | United Kingdom |
The auxiliary schooner was driven ashore at Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[346] |
| Sea Bird | United States |
At anchor off Wingham Island in Prince William Sound in the Territory of Alaska since 14 November after suffering severe damage during a gale in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Saint Elias on 11 November that carried away her pilot house, other deck structures, and two members of her seven-man crew, the 41-gross register ton, 51.6-foot (15.7 m) halibut-fishing schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Wingham Island without further loss of life by another gale. The cutter USCGC Unalga ( United States Coast Guard) picked up her five surviving crewmen from Wingham Island on 27 November.[142] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parizhskaya Kommuna |  Soviet Navy |
The Gangut-class battleship was severely damaged at the bow in a storm in the Bay of Biscay. She put in to Brest, Finistère, France for repairs.[371] |
| P. G. Halvorsen | Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground at Suances, Cantabria, Spain. She was refloated on 17 March 1930.[372] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gladstone | United States |
The 35-gross register ton motor vessel was destroyed by fire while moored for her winter layup in Hood Bay (57°23′N 134°24′W / 57.383°N 134.400°W) on the west coast of Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of five survived[267] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Chemist | United Kingdom |
The tanker exploded at Grangemouth, Cumberland and was severely damaged.[373][374] |
| Molesey | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Skomer, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked with the loss of seven of her 33 crew.[375][376] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description} |
|---|---|---|
| Betty Alden | United States |
While tied up for the winter at Steamboat Wharf in Hull, Massachusetts, the paddle steamer was destroyed by fire.[377][378][379][380] |
| Goleta | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Greenore, County Louth, Ireland.[381] She was refloated on 12 December.[382] |
| Mars | United States |
The tug ran aground at the edge of the channel at Hull, Massachusetts, while attempting to assist burning paddle steamers at Steamboat Wharf.[380] |
| Mary Chilton | United States |
While tied up for the winter at Steamboat Wharf in Hull, Massachusetts, the paddle steamer was destroyed by fire.[377][378][379][380] |
| Mayflower | United States |
While tied up for the winter at Steamboat Wharf in Hull, Massachusetts, the paddle steamer was damaged by fire. She was pulled free, repaired, and returned to service.[377][378][379][380] |
| Nantasket | United States |
While tied up for the winter at Steamboat Wharf in Hull, Massachusetts, the paddle steamer was destroyed by fire.[377][378][379][380] |
| Old Colony | United States |
While tied up for the winter at Steamboat Wharf in Hull, Massachusetts, the paddle steamer was destroyed by fire.[377][378][379][380] |
| Rose Standish | United States |
While tied up for the winter at Steamboat Wharf in Hull, Massachusetts, the paddle steamer was destroyed by fire.[377][378][379][380] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alicante | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Boxey Point, Newfoundland and was a total loss. Her crew survived.[353] |
| Bujun Maru | Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Sanshokaku, Keelung, Formosa.[353] She broke in tow and sank on 4 December.[383] |
| Norwich City | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground on Nikumaroro Island in the Phoenix Islands and was wrecked with the loss of eleven of her 35 crew. |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kiowa | United States |
The cargo ship was wrecked on Point Au Sable, Lake Superior in a Gale, a total loss. 5 crewmen killed, 18 rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[384][385] |
