List of shipwrecks in 1976

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The list of shipwrecks in 1976 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1976.

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3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1976
ShipStateDescription
Capella East Germany The coaster sank off Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands.[1]
Carnoustie United Kingdom Sank in same storm as Capella. Often mistakenly referred to as "Carnoesti" in American press.[2][3]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1976
ShipStateDescription
Princess Sissy Panama The cruise ship ran aground in the Adriatic between the islands of Hvar and Korčula.[4]
Vanquisher United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank in the Thames Estuary at Tilbury whilst assisting Jervis Bay ( United Kingdom). All seven crew rescued.[5]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1976
ShipStateDescription
ARA Comandante General Zapiola  Argentine Navy The Navajo-class fleet ocean tug ran aground on a reef off Antarctica and was declared a total loss.

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1976
ShipStateDescription
Wyre Victory United Kingdom The 140.1-foot (42.7 m), 398-ton trawler grounded on submerged rocks at Mill Rocks, southwest of Oigh Sgeir Lighthouse, west of the Isle of Rhum, Inner Hebrides. She floated off 45 minutes later and sank. Her crew was rescued by Wyre Conqueror ( United Kingdom).[6][7]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1976
ShipStateDescription
Esso Provence France The tanker ran aground off Fawley, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[8]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1976
ShipStateDescription
Olympic Bravery Greece The tanker ran aground off the coast of Brittany, France.[9]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1976
ShipStateDescription
Conrad Weiser United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Port Mansfield, Texas.[10]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1976
ShipStateDescription
Kirk Pride Cayman Islands The vessel struck a reef and sank off the Cayman Islands.

February

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1976
ShipStateDescription
Evgenia I Greece The ship ran aground 23 nautical miles (43 km) north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and was severely damaged. She was refloated but had to be beached. Declared a constructive total loss.[11]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1976
ShipStateDescription
Oriental Ace Liberia The Victory ship sprang a leak and sank in the Pacific Ocean (32°05′N 152°43′E / 32.083°N 152.717°E / 32.083; 152.717).[12]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1976
ShipStateDescription
USS Otterstetter  United States Navy The Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as target off Puerto Rico.

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1976
ShipStateDescription
Marie Elizabeth Panama The cargo ship caught fire at Barcelona, Spain and was abandoned by her crew. Declared a total loss.[13]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1976
ShipStateDescription
Unknown Khmer Rouge A navy vessel was sunk by six Thai navy vessels.[14]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1976
ShipStateDescription
Gustave Zédé  French Navy The decommissioned submarine tender was sunk as a target in 2,149 metres (7,051 ft) of water in the Mediterranean Sea south of Marseille, France, at 42°30′N 5°24′E / 42.500°N 5.400°E / 42.500; 5.400 ("Gustave Zédé") by an E14 torpedo fired by the submarine Doris ( French Navy).[15]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1976
ShipStateDescription
Deep Sea Driller Norway The drilling rig ran aground off Bergen. One leg broke off and six crew were killed. Although declared a constructive total loss,[16] the rig was later repaired and returned to service.

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1969
ShipStateDescription
USS Magnet  United States Navy The decommissioned degaussing vessel was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California at 31°16′N 117°40′W / 31.267°N 117.667°W / 31.267; -117.667 ("USS Magnet (ADG-9)").

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1969
ShipStateDescription
James E. Haviland United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off the Virginia Capes.[17]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1969
ShipStateDescription
INS Godavari  Indian Navy The Hunt-class destroyer ran aground in the Maldives and was damaged beyond repair.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1969
ShipStateDescription
Charles A. Dana United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Aransas Pass, Texas.[18]

April

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
Kitty Bear United States The 12-gross register ton, 34.2-foot (10.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[19]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
Ferro 119 Cuba The fishing boat was sunk by a Cuban exile-operated boat, with one crewman killed and three wounded aboard her and Ferro 123 ( Cuba) combined.[20]
Ferro 123 Cuba The fishing boat was sunk by a Cuban exile-operated boat, with one crewman killed and three wounded aboard her and Ferro 119 ( Cuba) combined .[20]

8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
Kaptanvassos Cyprus The cargo ship capsized and sank off Perama, Greece. Five of her crew were lost.[21]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
SAS Vrystaat  South African Navy The decommissioned Type 15 frigate was sunk as a torpedo target by the submarine SAS Maria van Riebeeck ( South African Navy) eight nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of Cape Point. South Africa.[22][23]

16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
Ocean Express United States The drilling rig sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirteen of her 36 crew were killed when an escape capsule capsized and sank.[24]

25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
George Dewey United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Port Mansfield, Texas.[10]
Rachel Jackson United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Port Mansfield.[10]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
Master Carl United States The 131-gross register ton, 72.7-foot (22.2 m) crab-fishing vessel capsized and sank in a storm in the Gulf of Alaska off the south-central coast of Alaska near Kayak Island, approximately 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Cape Suckling (59°59′30″N 143°53′00″W / 59.99167°N 143.88333°W / 59.99167; -143.88333 (Cape Suckling)). Her entire crew of four abandoned ship in a life raft, but two of them died when the raft capsized in the surf as they approached the shore. The other two crew members survived.[25]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1976
ShipStateDescription
Abraham Baldwin United States The Liberty ship was scuttled as and artificial reef off Horn Island, Mississippi.[26]

May

2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1976
ShipStateDescription
Nordhuk West Germany The cargo ship ran aground off Eilean Trodday, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom and was wrecked. All twelve crew were rescued by the Stornoway Lifeboat.[27]

12 May

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1976
ShipStateDescription
Hotai United States The 81-gross register ton, 86-foot (26.2 m) motor vessel was wrecked on the coast of Montague Island on the south-central coast of Alaska.[28]
Urquiola Spain The tanker exploded and caught fire at the mouth of A Coruña harbour, killing two of her thirty-nine crew.[29]

13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1976
ShipStateDescription
Christmas Seal Canada The motor vessel ran aground at Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia, Canada, and sank.

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1976
ShipStateDescription
James Caldwell United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Horn Island, Mississippi.[26]

June

10 June

List of shipwrecks: 10 June 1976
ShipStateDescription
Gamtoos South Africa The cargo ship was sunk as a target in Table Bay off the coast of South Africa by South African Air Force aircraft.[30]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1976
ShipStateDescription
André Monique Belgium
The fire-damaged André Monique.
The fishing trawler was damaged by fire off the coast of Denmark.

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1976
ShipStateDescription
Armorique France The ferry ran aground off Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine and was damaged. She was later repaired and returned to service.

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1976
ShipStateDescription
NEPCO 140 United States The barge ran aground in the American Narrows causing a large oil spill.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1976
ShipStateDescription
B. F. Shaw United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Freeport, Texas.[10]
Lappe United Kingdom The lighter sank in Cline Bay, off Freetown, Sierra Leone.[31]

July

3 July

List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1976
ShipStateDescription
Polaris 1 Panama The tanker was driven ashore on San Andrés Island, Columbia. Consequently scrapped in 1977.[32]

15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1976
ShipStateDescription
Adham Syria The 399-ton ship sank off Egypt.[33]

21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1976
ShipStateDescription
USS Chopper  United States Navy Tethered for use as a target by the submarine USS Spadefish ( United States Navy), the decommissioned Balao-class submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, before Spadefish could fire at her.

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1976
ShipStateDescription
Duck United States The houseboat struck a submerged log and sank in the Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska at a location described in the wreck report as "Saint Mary's Point" north of Ketchikan, Alaska, possibly a misidentification of Point Saint Mary's (58°44′00″N 135°01′15″W / 58.73333°N 135.02083°W / 58.73333; -135.02083 (Point Saint Mary's)) north of Juneau, Alaska.[34]
Miller’s Bay United States The 34-foot (10.4 m) salmon troller disappeared with the loss of all three people on board – a husband and wife and their 14-year-old daughter – while fishing off Noyes Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[25]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1976
ShipStateDescription
Gulf Coast Cyprus The coaster caught fire in the English Channel and was beached.[35]

August

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
Ann Page United States The fishing vessel sank south of Wingham Island (60°01′N 144°23′W / 60.017°N 144.383°W / 60.017; -144.383 (Wingham Island)) near Cordova, Alaska, after she struck a rock.[36]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
HMS Reward  Royal Navy The offshore patrol vessel collided with Plainsman ( Singapore) in the Firth of Forth during foggy weather and sank. All 42 people on board rescued by Plainsman.[37]

12 August

List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
Major United States The 50-gross register ton, 54.8-foot (16.7 m) fishing vessel sank off Kodiak Island, Alaska.[25]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
Barkis United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of one of her four crew.[38]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
Morning Cloud United Kingdom The yacht ran aground outside Ramsgate Harbour, Kent.[39]

24 August

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
Malaysia Raya Malaysia The cruise ship caught fire at Kuala Lumpur, a total loss.[40]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
Deep Sea United States During a voyage in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago from Mush Bay (57°42′00″N 153°28′24″W / 57.7°N 153.47333333°W / 57.7; -153.47333333 (Mush Bay)) to Kodiak, the 72-foot (21.9 m) fishing tender sank in Whale Pass between Kodiak Island and Whale Island during a gale with the loss of all eight people – three men, three women, a 5-year-old boy, and a 20-month-old girl – aboard.[34]

31 August

List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1976
ShipStateDescription
TCG Dumlupınar  Turkish Navy The Balao-class submarine was beached in the Dardanelles to avoid sinking after colliding with the cargo ship Szik Vovilov ( Soviet Union). She later was salvaged, repaired, and returned to service.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown August
ShipStateDescription
Tina Greece Lebanese Civil War: The vessel was sunk by limpet mines in Lebanon by the Christian faction sometime in August.[41]

September

17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1976
ShipStateDescription
Salinda Panama The Design 381 coastal freighter capsized and sank off Uwi Island.[42][43]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1976
ShipStateDescription
Alexandra K. Greece The cargo ship caught fire in the Aegean Sea (35°10′N 30°20′E / 35.167°N 30.333°E / 35.167; 30.333) and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Eleusis to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Presumed to have subsequently sunk.[44]
Richard Upjohn United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Horn Island, Mississppi.[26]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1976
ShipStateDescription
HMS Fittleton  Royal Navy The minesweeper capsized within a minute of colliding with the frigate HMS Mermaid ( Royal Navy) in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of the island of Texel, the Netherlands. She sank several hours later in 160 feet (49 m) of water. Twelve members of her crew lost their lives; accompanying ships rescued 32 survivors. She was brought to the surface the next day and scrapped in 1977.

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1976
ShipStateDescription
William H. Allen United States The Liberty ship was scuttled off Freeport, Texas.[10]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1976
ShipStateDescription
Tiger Lil United States The 38-foot (11.6 m) sailboat and all three people aboard her disappeared in the Gulf of Alaska during a voyage from Seward, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington. Later, wreckage of Tiger Lil later was found on Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound and the body of one of her occupants washed ashore on Kayak Island.[45]

26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1976
ShipStateDescription
Gertrude S United States The 70-foot (21.3 m) vessel sank in 342 feet (104 m) of water in Kupreanof Strait (57°58′N 153°00′W / 57.967°N 153.000°W / 57.967; -153.000 (Kupreanof Strait)) between Raspberry Island and Kodiak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago. The fishing vessel Sierra Seas ( United States) rescued her crew.[46]

27 September

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1976
ShipStateDescription
Rarau Poland The 2,186-ton factory trawler with a Romanian crew of eighty-four drove into the northern part of the Seven Stones Reef known as the North-east Rocks. All the crew were rescued and the trawler slipped into deep water.[47]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Sherriffmuir United Kingdom The 102-foot (31 m), 180-ton Oil Field Standby (safety) Vessel, a former trawler, ran aground on Balmedie Beach north of Aberdeen. Scrapped in place August, 1983.[48]

9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Sea Witch United States The fishing vessel was wrecked on Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.[49]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Sylvia M. Ossa Panama The bulk carrier was last reported in the Atlantic Ocean (68°00′N 34°15′W / 68.000°N 34.250°W / 68.000; -34.250) whilst on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Boehlen East Germany The tanker sank in the English Channel during a storm with the loss of twenty-three of her thirty-six crew.[50]
Mar del Oro United States The 156-gross register ton, 79.9-foot (24.4 m) shrimp-fishing vessel sank in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and the mainland of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of six.[25]

15 October

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Andros Antares Liberia The supertanker ran aground at Antifer, France in a storm.[50]
Ante Oltmans West Germany The cargo ship foundered off the coast of the Netherlands in a storm. All six crew were killed.[50]
Freeland Cyprus The cargo ship foundered off Brittany, France in a storm. All crew saved.[50]
USS George K. MacKenzie  United States Navy The Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California.

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Otterturm West Germany The tug collided with a barge and sank off Burghead, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her ten crew.[51]

20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
George Prince  United States The ferry sank in the Mississippi River after a collision with Frosta ( Norway). Seventy-eight people were killed.

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October
ShipStateDescription
Eko Cyprus Lebanese Civil War: The cargo ship was sunk by mines off Lebanon.[52][53]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
USS Tigrone  United States Navy The Tench-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Roadrunner United States The halibut-fishing vessel was swamped and wrecked on Kayak Island in the Gulf of Alaska off the south-central coast of Alaska.[54]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1976
ShipStateDescription
George Vancouver United States The Liberty ship foundered off the coast of Texas whilst under tow to a scuttling site off Freeport, Texas.[10]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1976
ShipStateDescription
Coral Master United States The 78-foot (23.8 m) vessel sank off Alaska.[55]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1976
ShipStateDescription
Vina United States The capsized fishing vessel was found on shore at Cedar Pass (56°46′N 135°11′W / 56.767°N 135.183°W / 56.767; -135.183 (Cedar Pass)) in Southeast Alaska with both of her crewmen missing.[56]

22 November

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1976
ShipStateDescription
Mona Greece The fishing trawler was wrecked off "Cheka".

December

Unknown date

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