List of shipwrecks in 1960

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The list of shipwrecks in 1960 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1960.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Albion United Kingdom The Norfolk wherry sank in the River Yare at Cantley. Another wherry sank two miles downstream. Albion was refloated and returned to service.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Dogu Turkey Stranded at Karaburnu Point, Thessaloniki, Greece.[2]
Uman Turkey The cargo ship ran aground at Kefken Point, Turkey. She was on a voyage from Zonguldak to Istanbul. She was declared a constructive total loss.[3]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Snjeznik Yugoslavia The cargo ship capsized and sank at Suda Bay, Crete. Refloated on 26 March and towed to Piran, Yugoslavia for repairs. Re-entered service in August 1960.[4]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Ahern Trader United Kingdom The coaster ran aground in Gander Bay. She broke up the next day.[5]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Applegarth United Kingdom The tug collided with Perthshire in the River Mersey at Birkenhead and sank with the loss of all seven crew.[6]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Scarcity United Kingdom The coaster was driven ashore at Bawdsey, Suffolk. Three crew taken off by breeches buoy.[7]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Sir Edgar United Kingdom The cargo ship was lost on this date. Salvaged but consequently scrapped.

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Bermuda Netherlands The coaster capsized and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Hook of Holland with the loss of all six crew.[8]
Lieve Vrouwekerk Netherlands The Liberty ship ran aground at Vlieland.[8] She was on a voyage from Hamburg, West Germany to Antwerp, Belgium.[9]
Macuto Panama The cargo ship broke free from her moorings and rammed three barges and another ship.[8]
Ritornel Netherlands The coaster was damaged in a collision with two other ships in the Scheldt.[8]
Vinotra II Belgium The barge sank in the Scheldt, both crew killed.[8]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Pemex A. United States The tanker ran aground in Campeche Bay. She broke in two and sank. She was on a voyage from Campeche to Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Declared a total loss, both sections were later refloated and scrapped.[10]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
San Francesco Italy The Liberty ship ran aground on Hainan Island. She was later refloated and laid up at Hong Kong.[11]
Unidentified sailboat  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The sailboat, being used as a blockade runner, capsized and sank in rough seas off Ly Son Island, South Vietnam. Six crewmen were rescued and made prisoners of war.[12]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1960
ShipStateDescription
Fearless United States The 145-gross register ton, 90.1-foot (27.5 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W / 57.617°N 152.167°W / 57.617; -152.167 (Cape Chiniak)) on Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of four lives.[13]

February

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
Carsten Witt West Germany The cargo ship sank between Bornholm, Denmark and Sweden. Tanker British Sportsman ( United Kingdom) reported to be attempting to rescue survivors.[14]
Filleigh United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with a Belgian ship in the Scheldt and ran aground.[14]
Indonor Panama The cargo ship ran aground on a reef off Benkoan Island, Indonesia. She was on a voyage from Palembang to Surabaya. She sank four days later.[15]
Llanishen United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe, Hamburg, West Germany.[14]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
ARA Punta Ciguena  Argentine Navy The T1 tanker caught fire and sank in the River Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Concepción to Buenos Aires.[16]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
Leonore West Germany The coaster sank off Jutland, Denmark with the loss of all eight crew. HDMS Niels Ebbesen ( Royal Danish Navy) recovered two empty lifeboats.[17]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
Adonis Honduras The cargo ship sank 20 miles (32 km) off Otranto, Italy. All twenty crew rescued by Sologne ( Marine Nationale).[18]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
British Valour United Kingdom The tanker was in collision with Butmah ( France) at Port Said, Egypt.[19]
Harpalion United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Texel, Netherlands. Refloated the next day.[20]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
Brigadier United Kingdom The tug ran aground on Horse Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was abandoned as a total loss.[21]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
Oswego Transporter Bahamas The T2 tanker suffered an engine failure in the Pacific Ocean (10°30′S 78°41′W / 10.500°S 78.683°W / -10.500; -78.683). She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Talara, Peru. She was towed in to Callao by the tanker Andromeda (Flag unknown). Oswego Transporter was declared uneconomic to repair and was consequently scrapped.[22]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
Lieve Vrouwekerk Netherlands The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[23]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1960
ShipStateDescription
Fin Fin United States The 8-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Zimovia Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[13]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
No. 517 Yuanzheng  Republic of China Navy Chinese Civil War: The auxiliary gunboat was shelled and sunk by No. 565, No. 566, and No. 567 (all  People's Liberation Army Navy). 12 crewmen killed, 10 taken as prisoners of war.[24]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
USCGC General Greene United States Coast Guard
USCGC General Greene
While attempting to assist a tug in distress, the United States Coast Guard cutter — 125-foot (38 m) Active-class patrol boat — was swept ashore on Spring Hill Beach at East Sandwich, Massachusetts, by hurricane-force winds and 40-foot (12 m) waves. All hands were rescued and the ship was refloated on 8 March.[25][26]
La Coubre France The cargo ship exploded in Havana harbor while unloading munitions. 101 people killed and 200 wounded[27]
Sunfish United Kingdom The tug collided with Tower Bridge in London and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.[28]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Plassy  United Kingdom
MV Plassy, 2005
Wrecked on Finnis Rock, off Inisheer, Aran Islands, Ireland. All eleven crew saved. Wreck later driven ashore, where it remained as of 2005.

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Dominator Panama The Liberty ship ran aground at Palo Verdes Point, California, United States and broke up.[29]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Hazel M United States The 9-gross register ton 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Monashka Bay (57°50′N 152°25′W / 57.833°N 152.417°W / 57.833; -152.417 (Monashka Bay)) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[30]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Westbrook United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was under tow from Barry, Glamorgan to Newport for scrapping. She was refloated and scrapped.[31]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Arietta Greece Ran aground off Novorossiysk, Soviet Union. Refloated on 1 April but declared a constructive total loss.

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Walbrook United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury, Essex. All six crew rescued.[32]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Høegh Spear Norway The tanker crashed into a jetty and ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne at North Shields, United Kingdom. Refloated on 27 March.[33]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Saint Christopher United States The 11-gross register ton, 29.3-foot (8.9 m) motor vessel was wrecked in Takaze Bay (57°09′N 134°50′W / 57.150°N 134.833°W / 57.150; -134.833 (Takaze Bay)), also known as "Takatz Bay," in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[34]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Dai Hatin Pakistan The coaster sprang a leak and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) off Karachi, Pakistan, with the loss of ten of her twelve crew.[35]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1960
ShipStateDescription
Altamar Argentina The cargo ship wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean north of São Luís, Brazil, on Manoel Luis Reef at 00°46′S 044°20′W / 0.767°S 44.333°W / -0.767; -44.333 (MV Altamar) during a voyage from Cabedelo to Belém, Brazil, with a cargo of grain.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipStateDescription
Surf Pilot United Kingdom The Surf-class tanker was sunk as a target off the coast of Malaya in 64 metres (210 ft) of water off Pulau Aur (2°33′N 104°40′E / 2.550°N 104.667°E / 2.550; 104.667).[36][37]

April

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
HMS Narwhal  Royal Navy The Porpoise-class submarine ran aground at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch, Scotland.[38] Refloated the next day.[39]

10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Aleutian I United States The 12-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank in "King Cove" on the coast of Alaska after striking an unidentified object. The wreck report does not make clear whether she sank at King Cove on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula or in King Cove (58°11′41″N 152°02′24″W / 58.1946°N 152.0400°W / 58.1946; -152.0400 (King Cove)) on the coast of Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago.[40]

11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Ardglen United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[41]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Arlanza United Kingdom The passenger ship was launched in gale force winds, almost colliding with the entrance to a dock. Two tugs ran aground whilst trying to assist.[42]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Ethel C Panama The coaster was holed and abandoned off the coast of Virginia, United States. An explosion in her engine room blew her stern off and she sank in the Atlantic Ocean (37°12′N 75°15′W / 37.200°N 75.250°W / 37.200; -75.250). She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[43]

17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Ethel C Lebanon The cargo ship sprang a leak after her cargo of scrap iron shifted. An explosion then occurred at the stern of the ship and she sank off Virginia, United States. All 23 crew rescued by United States Coast Guard vessels.[44]

20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Cape Matapan South Africa The 140.1-foot (42.7 m), 321-ton trawler was sunk in a collision with the trawler Bulby ( South Africa) 2 miles (3.2 km) off Cape Town, South Africa.[45][46]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Pearl Ann United States The 11-gross register ton, 34.7-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[47]

29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1960
ShipStateDescription
Hanne S Denmark The coaster was last reported at 58°N 44°W / 58°N 44°W / 58; -44.[48] Wreckage found on 3 May by a Royal Danish Navy corvette. All fifteen crew and three passengers lost.[49]

May

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1960
ShipStateDescription
Federal Express Canada The cargo ship was rammed by Polaris ( Sweden) while moored at Montreal. She broke free from her moorings and rammed into Thorshope ( Norway) and sank within 30 minutes.[50] Later partly raised and scrapped.

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1960
ShipStateDescription
Brant United States The 100-foot (30.5 m) oil exploration survey vessel burned and sank in 150 feet (46 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean off Point Conception, California, after an engine room fire went out of control. Small vessels in the vicinity rescued her entire crew of eight.[51][52][53]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1960
ShipStateDescription
Pier Schipper Netherlands The coaster sank off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. All crew rescued.[54]

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1960
ShipStateDescription
Andros Coral Norway The Liberty ship ran aground south east of Dona Sebastiana Island, Chile. She was on a voyage from San Juan de la Costa, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She sank on 20 May and was abandoned as a constructive total loss.[55][56]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1960
ShipStateDescription
Bjørgvin Norway The cargo liner was wrecked off Tønsberg.[57]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1960
ShipStateDescription
Rican Star Australia The fishing trawler was wrecked near Hummocky Island, Queensland, Australia.[58]

June

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
Treworlas United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground on the Madira Reef, in the Persian Gulf. She was refloated on 7 June with the assistance of tugs. Declared a constructive total loss on arrival at Falmouth, Cornwall and consequently scrapped.[59]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
Malaya Fir Panama Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship and coaster Wan Fu ( Hong Kong) ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[60]
San Francesco Italy Typhoon Mary: The Liberty ship sank at Hong Kong. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[11]
Shun Lee Hong Kong Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship was driven aground against Pratas Island in the South China Sea and was wrecked. Her 55 crew took to the liferafts.[60][61]
Wan Fu Hong Kong Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship Malaya Fir ( Panama) and coaster ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[60]

13 June

List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
James J. Buckler Canada The cargo ship ran aground on a sandbank at the mouth of the Saguenay River in Quebec, Canada. She broke in half during refloating attempts on 16 June. Later refloated and scuttled.

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
Iva Ann United States The 10-gross register ton, 34.5-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Ketchikan, Alaska.[62]
Mary-Jo United States The 10-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Kalinin Bay (57°20′N 135°47′W / 57.333°N 135.783°W / 57.333; -135.783 (Kalinin Bay)) on the coast of Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[63]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
Ron Woolaway United Kingdom The dredger capsized in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm. Her seven crew survived. She was subsequently towed to Cardiff, Glamorgan, where she was righted, repaired and returned to service.[64]

19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
Indian Enterprise India The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Red Sea 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Suez, Egypt (25°31′N 35°27′E / 25.517°N 35.450°E / 25.517; 35.450).[65]
Yan'an  People's Liberation Army Navy The decommissioned gunboat was sunk in a missile test.[citation needed]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
LV-78 United States Coast Guard The lightship, while relieving Ambrose Station, sank after she was rammed at the entrance to New York Harbor, United States, by the steamer Green Bay ( United States).[66][67]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
R. P. No. 1 United States The 9-gross register ton, 28.2-foot (8.6 m) fishing vessel sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.[68]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1960
ShipStateDescription
George MacDonald United States The T3 tanker suffered an engine room explosion 160 nautical miles (300 km) east of Savannah, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Houston, Texas to New York. She was taken in tow the next day by the tanker J. E. Dyer ( United States) but the tow parted on 29 June. She was abandoned by her crew and sank 47 nautical miles (87 km) off Charleston, South Carolina (32°25′N 78°50′W / 32.417°N 78.833°W / 32.417; -78.833)[69]

29 June

July

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1960
ShipStateDescription
Munken Norway The cargo ship foundered off Lindesnes, Norway.[71]

11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1960
ShipStateDescription
Gladys United Kingdom The motor barge sank in the Medway Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent following a collision with Kirovograd ( Soviet Union).

13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1960
ShipStateDescription
Hero Australia The tug foundered at Port Kembla, New South Wales whilst attempting to go to the aid of Bulwarra ( United Kingdom), which was being driven against the jetty in a storm.[72]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1960
ShipStateDescription
Avalon United States The passenger ship was destroyed by fire at Long Beach, California.
Denbigh Coast United Kingdom The coaster collided with Irish Maple ( Republic of Ireland) and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off New Brighton, Cheshire. All ten crew rescued by the dredger Hilbre Island and the Liverpool Pilot Boat (both United Kingdom).[73]

19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1960
ShipStateDescription
Coral Sea United States The 148-gross register ton, 96.3-foot (29.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[74]

24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1960
ShipStateDescription
HMS Northumbria  Royal Navy The Ton-class minesweeper ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[75]

August

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1960
ShipStateDescription
Pen 30 United States A storm destroyed the 8-gross register ton 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel at Port Moller (59°59′30″N 160°34′30″W / 59.99167°N 160.57500°W / 59.99167; -160.57500 (Port Moller)), Alaska.[47]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1960
ShipStateDescription
HMS Vanguard  Royal Navy The battleship ran aground at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour on the coast of England while under tow to the breakers.

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1960
ShipStateDescription
Lanterna Italy The coaster sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Aden with the loss of five of the nine people on board.[76]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1960
ShipStateDescription
Pelorus United Kingdom The Trinity House pilot cutter ran aground off Dungeness, Kent. Refloated five hours later.[77]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1960
ShipStateDescription
Panaghia T. Liberia The tanker ran aground 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Tamandaré, Brazil following an engine room fire. Refloated on 5 September but subsequently scrapped.[78]
Sophoclyve Liberia The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered.[79]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1960
ShipStateDescription
Halcyon Med Lebanon The cargo ship collided with the tanker Esso Switzerland ( Panama) near the Isla de Alborán in the Strait of Gibraltar with the loss of three of her 26 crew. Twenty three survivors were rescued by Esso Switzerland and transferred to USNS General LeRoy Eltinge (United States United States Naval Service) and landed at Gibraltar.[80] Halcyon Med was cut in two; The stern section sank (approx 36°09′N 3°36′W / 36.150°N 3.600°W / 36.150; -3.600). The bow section was taken in tow, but it also sank (36°26′N 3°20′W / 36.433°N 3.333°W / 36.433; -3.333). She was on a voyage from Arzew, Algeria to Granton, Lothian, United Kingdom.[81]

2 August

List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1960
ShipStateDescription
World Sky Greece Six of crew dead 10 missing. Wreck off the coast of Oman.[82]

September

2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1960
ShipStateDescription
A T B No. 41 United States The 389-gross register ton, 119.8-foot (36.5 m) scow was wrecked on Ocean Cape Beach (59°32′30″N 139°51′30″W / 59.54167°N 139.85833°W / 59.54167; -139.85833 (Ocean Cape Beach)) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[40]
Pelican United States The 12-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Kodiak, Alaska.[47]

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September
ShipStateDescription
Kalamas Greece The Liberty ship was driven ashore near Cape Arago, Oregon, United States. She was later refloated and towed to Coos Bay. Declared a constructive total loss.[83]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1960
ShipStateDescription
Theo E United States The 72-gross register ton, 68.2-foot (20.8 m) fishing vessel sank at Yakutat, Alaska.[84]
Tom United States The 36-gross register ton, 50.8-foot (15.5 m) tug sank in 492 feet (150 m) of water in Stephens Passage near Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of two lives.[84]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1960
ShipStateDescription
It United States The 8-gross register ton 33.7-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel sank at Juneau, Alaska.[62]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1960
ShipStateDescription
Ithaka Greece
Ithaka.
The bulk ore carrier lost her rudder and both anchors in a gale and was stranded in Hudson Bay, Canada 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Churchill, Manitoba (58°46′42″N 93°53′24″W / 58.77833°N 93.89000°W / 58.77833; -93.89000).[2][85] Crew rescued by CGS Sir William Alexander ( Canada) and landed at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 18 September.[85]

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1960
ShipStateDescription
Mar Feliz  Hong Kong The cargo ship ran aground in the Straat Kidjang, off the coast of Indonesia. She was refloated and put in to Singapore. Consequently scrapped.[86]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1960
ShipStateDescription
Bonanza United States The 38-gross register ton, 52.4-foot (16.0 m) fishing vessel sank after striking a reef at Nagai Rock (55°49′30″N 155°46′00″W / 55.82500°N 155.76667°W / 55.82500; -155.76667 (Nagai Rock)) near Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska.[70]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipStateDescription
Texita Liberia The cargo ship ran aground off Plumb Point, Jamaica.[87]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Sheikh Greece The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Kitadaitō, Japan and broke in two.[88]

4 October

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Valdes United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Palamós, Catalonia, Spain in a storm.[89]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Tina Scarlett Denmark and Diamant ( Netherlands): The ferry and tanker collided in the Rhine at Emmerich, West Germany. Diamant's cargo of petrol caught fire, engulfing both ships. The coaster Vaarwell II ( Netherlands) and tanker Brigitte ( West Germany) were also engulfed by flames and sank. Two people were killed.[90] A number of other vessels were damaged; including Cabato, Emilia, Liberté, Spido, Vinkeveen and Virgo Fidelis II (all Netherlands); Bellinzona Basel (  Switzerland)[91]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Locheil United Kingdom The mailboat ran aground in Escart Bay, West Loch Tarbert and was holed. Her cargo of mail and all 150 passengers were transferred to Lochfyne ( United Kingdom). Several sheep were thrown overboard and swam ashore without loss.[92]
Orion United States The 23-gross register ton, 42.9-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel disappeared in Southeast Alaska during a voyage from Hydaburg to Ketchikan, Alaska.[93]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
HMAS Woomera  Royal Australian Navy The naval auxiliary ship was dumping ammunition at sea when there was an explosion and fire. She capsized and sank 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Sydney with the loss of two of her crew.[94]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Alcoa Corsair United States The Victory ship collided with the cargo ship Lorenzo Marcello in the Mississippi River at Empire, Louisiana with the loss of ten lives. Alcoa Corsair was on a voyage from Houston, Texas to Bombay, India.[95]
Argo Delos Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Tor Rocks, Northern Ireland and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued by helicopter and transferred to HMS Leopard ( Royal Navy).[96]
Humbergate United Kingdom The coaster ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Refloated on 24 October.[97]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Ajoy India The dredger collided with one of the Renfrew ferries and sank in the Clyde.[98] Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[99]
El Gamil United Arab Republic The cargo ship sank 45 nautical miles (83 km) south of Kamaran, Aden. Twenty three crew killed, one survivor was rescued by Strathnaver ( United Kingdom).[100]
Friso Netherlands The coaster capsized and sank off Jutland, Denmark.[101]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Arkendale H and Wastdale H United Kingdom
Arkendale H and Wastdale H, July 2011
The barges collided with the Severn Railway Bridge, bringing down two spans. Both vessels caught fire and were grounded near the main channel.[102] The wreckage of both vessels is in situ as of July 2011.

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Harpula United Kingdom The tanker ran aground off Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica.[87]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1960
ShipStateDescription
Clan Alpine United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven 11 miles (18 km) up the Karnaphuli River in a cyclone and stranded. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ in February 1961.[103]
Lesrix United Kingdom Foundered off the Isle of Wight on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hayle, Cornwall.[2]
Southern Venture Panama The cargo ship was driven ashore in the Karnaphuli River in a cyclone. She was refloated on 15 November. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[104]
Veravia United Kingdom The coaster sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, France. All three crew rescued by Karl Grammerstorf ( West Germany) and landed at Le Havre.[105]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipStateDescription
Streatham Hill United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Oder. Refloated on 10 October.[106]

November

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1960
ShipStateDescription
Fortuna II Sweden The sailing ship sank in the Baltic Sea off Gotland. All four crew rescued by Gunda ( West Germany).[107]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1960
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Colonsay United Kingdom The VIC-type lighter ran aground and sank at Barra, Outer Hebrides.[108]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1960
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Lummi USA The 60 GRT former USCG lighthouse tender Alder (WAGL-216) foundered at sea off Baja California.[109]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1960
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Penteli II Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Porkkala, Finland.[110]
Royal Arrow United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at Skagen, Denmark.[111]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1960
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Francisco Morazan Liberia
The wreck of Francisco Morazan as it appeared on 11 July 2013.
The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Michigan at South Manitou Island, Michigan, United States. She was on a voyage from Chicago, Illinois, United States to Hamburg, West Germany She was declared a constructive total loss.[112] Her wreck still survives.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
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James J. Buckler Canada The cargo ship was scuttled near Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada.
USS Tinosa  United States Navy The Gato-class submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

December

Unknown date

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