The coaster struck a mine and sank off Langeoog, Netherlands with the loss of eight of her sixteen crew.[6] The survivors were rescued by the tugRumania (United Kingdom).[7]
The tug capsized and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the mouth of the River Wear whilst towing unfinished ocean liner City of Manchester (United Kingdom). Four of her six crew were killed.[13]
The tanker ran aground near the Reykjanes Lighthouse, Reykjavík, Iceland. Twenty-seven of her 50 crew were drowned when their lifeboats capsized.[15] Declared a total loss on 5 March.[16]
The 38-gross register ton, 58.8-foot (17.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire off the east coast of "Mary Island" – most likely Mary Island (58°04′N 157°29′W / 58.067°N 157.483°W / 58.067; -157.483 (Mary Island)) – in Southeast Alaska.[17]
The cargo ship ran aground eight nautical miles (15 km) north of Twofold Point, New South Wales, Australia (35°56′S 149°57′E / 35.933°S 149.950°E / -35.933; 149.950) and was declared a total loss.[18]
The coaster en route from Littlehampton to Saint Malo in ballast ran aground on the Paternoster Reef, off Jersey, Channel Islands and was abandoned and sank.[23]
The Vosper 73 ft fast patrol boat (formerly the Motor Torpedo Boat HMS MTB 530) sank after a collision with sister fast patrol boat HMS FPB 532 (Royal Navy) 30 miles (48 km) off the Hook of Holland during a naval exercise.[24][25]
The 26-gross register ton, 45.3-foot (13.8 m) fishing vessel sank 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) east of Mitrofania Island (55°53′N 159°50′W / 55.883°N 159.833°W / 55.883; -159.833 (Mitrofania Island)) on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska.[28]
The 32-foot (9.8 m), 13-gross register tonfishing boat sank during a storm in Sturgeon Bay 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, at 44°54.030′N 087°24.898′W / 44.900500°N 87.414967°W / 44.900500; -87.414967 (America).[29]
The tanker sank three miles (4.8 km) off Sugar Loaf Island, south of Swatow, China in bad weather. There were reports of a possible explosion from a mine.[34][35]
Korean War: The unidentified troop transport was shelled and sunk in the Korean Straits off Pusan, South Korea by Baekdusan (Republic of Korea Navy) with the loss of up to 600 crew and troops.[42]
The vessel, standing guard overnight under HMS Warspite's bow at Prussia Cove, Cornwall, was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west.[45][46]
World War II: The stern section of the cargo ship sank in the Mediterrnanean Sea (44°05′20″N 8°33′50″E / 44.08889°N 8.56389°E / 44.08889; 8.56389) whilst under tow for breaking.[57]
The TID-class tug ran aground and sank in the River Dee. She was refloated on 11 September and towed in to Mostyn, Mostyn. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[59]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Haystack Rock, off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. She was on a voyage from Whyalla, South Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. She was a total loss.[40]
The ocean liner was driven ashore on the Argyllshire coast in a storm. She was being towed from Lisbon, Portugal to the Clyde for scrapping and had a skeleton crew of eight on board. They were rescued by breeches buoy.[71] The wreck was scrapped in situ.[72]
The 94-gross register ton, 56-foot (17.1 m) scow sank in heavy seas off Cape Edward (57°40′52″N 136°15′18″W / 57.6811°N 136.2550°W / 57.6811; -136.2550 (Cape Edward)) on Herbert Graves Island (57°40′58″N 136°11′46″W / 57.6828°N 136.1961°W / 57.6828; -136.1961 (Herbert Graves Island)) in Southeast Alaska.[74]
The tug struck Hogus Rocks, Cornwall. The tug Tradesman (United Kingdom) was damaged in assisting to free Masterman and had to be taken in tow by the tug Superman (United Kingdom).[46]
The 10-gross register ton, 34.4-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on rocks near Cape Bingham (57°55′00″N 136°33′30″W / 57.91667°N 136.55833°W / 57.91667; -136.55833 (Cape Bingham)) on the north coast of Yakobi Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of two lives. The sole survivor clung to Yakobi Rock (58°05′10″N 136°33′38″W / 58.0861°N 136.5606°W / 58.0861; -136.5606 (Yakobi Rock)) for two days before local residents in a 32-foot (9.8 m) vessel rescued him on 17 November.[33]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Casablanca, Morocco to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[95]
The cargo ship collided with City of Bristol (United Kingdom) in the Thames Estuary and was beached on the West Barrow Sands, where she was declared a total loss. Selnes was on a voyage from Oslo to London, United Kingdom.[96]
The 71-foot (22 m) tugboat sank in 85 feet (26 m) of water in Lake Erie 59,000 feet (18,000 m) from Dunkirk Light, Dunkirk, New York in a snow storm. Lost with all 12 crew. The wreck was raised on 22 October 1951.[101]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, and was wrecked.[18] She broke in two and was declared a total loss. All 32 crew were rescued by the Walmer Lifeboat.
The retired 7,176-gross register toncargo ship — a Liberty ship — was run aground deliberately in Cape Cod Bay off Eastham, Massachusetts, at 41°49.7′N 070°11.2′W / 41.8283°N 70.1867°W / 41.8283; -70.1867 (James E. Longstreet). Her wreck broke up and settled in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water.[106]
The concrete-hulled gasoline barge was beached and abandoned north coast of LanaiTerritory of Hawaii, sometime in 1950 after being decommissioned in 1949.[109]
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