Flying Enterprise sinking.The cargo ship sank in English Channel, 31 nautical miles (57 km) south of The Lizard. Her cargo included $160,000 and zirconium.[1]
The 16-gross register ton, 35.9-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Slate Island (55°05′45″N 131°03′00″W / 55.09583°N 131.05000°W / 55.09583; -131.05000 (Slate Island)) in Southeast Alaska.[11]
The 7-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Egg Island (57°57′N 152°47′W / 57.950°N 152.783°W / 57.950; -152.783 (Egg Island)) off of Whale Island Point in Marmot Bay (58°02′09″N 152°20′55″W / 58.0358333°N 152.3486111°W / 58.0358333; -152.3486111 (Marmot Bay)) in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[13]
The 60.39-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was lost in the vicinity of Nantucket Lightship (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. Paolina was last heard from by radio at about 7:00 P.M. on 12 February 1952. At that time it was established vessel had on board about 30,000 pounds of mixed fish and was about 32 miles (51 km) south-southwest of Nantucket Lightship and was planning to head for New Bedford, Massachusetts at midnight to arrive on 13 February to make the 14 February fish market. The U.S. Coast Guard was first notified at 9:15 A.M. on 15 February that Paolina was overdue. An extensive U.S.Coast Guard surface and air search took place until abandoned on the morning of 18 February, due to a bad northeast storm, the improbability of Paolina being afloat, and the need for the services of Coast Guard resources in connection with the then-ongoing operations off Chatham, Massachusetts involving the tankers Fort Mercer and Pendleton.[14]
Carrying a cargo of fuel oil, the Type T2-SE-A1 tanker broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. The stern section grounded 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) off Chatham, Massachusetts, and later sank in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Monomoy Island at 41°35′10″N 069°57′45″W / 41.58611°N 69.96250°W / 41.58611; -69.96250 (Pendleton stern section). Her bow section either sank or ran aground on a nearby reef and later was salvaged and rebuilt, according to different sources. Thirty-two of her 41 crew were rescued by the motorlifeboatCG 36500 (United States Coast Guard). Her other nine crew members perished.[16]
The Liberty ship struck the wreck of Kontum (flag unknown) off Saigon, Vietnam. She ran aground, broke in two and sank (10°20′N 107°03′E / 10.333°N 107.050°E / 10.333; 107.050).[21]
The tug was towing Esso Appalachee (United Kingdom) with Flying Petrel (United Kingdom) when Esso Appalachee fouled her tow and then collided with Flying Buzzard, sinking her. She was salvaged in May and repaired, returning to service in October.
Was engaged in salvage work over the wreck of Clarrie (flag unknown) off Bordeaux harbour, GuernseyChannel Islands. Timed explosive charges were placed on the wreck but she could not move clear in time and was severely damaged by the explosion. She launched her lifeboat and the four crew pulled clear before the vessel foundered.[25][26]
The passenger-cargo ship suffered major boiler explosion at sea off Cabo Blanco, between Puerto Deseado and Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, with loss of six lives; the ship was laid up and later scrapped.[27]
The decommissioned Admiral Nakhimov-classlight cruiser was grounded on a spit for use as a target. By 1980, nothing remained of the ship above the water's surface.
The 10-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Latouche (60°03′05″N 147°54′00″W / 60.05139°N 147.90000°W / 60.05139; -147.90000 (Latouche, Alaska)) in the Territory of Alaska.[29]
The 14-gross register ton, 49.5-foot (15.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of the mouth of the Kaliakh River (60°05′40″N 142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W / 60.09444; -142.80833 (Kaliakh River)).[30]
The Liberty ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel. She was later refloated. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service.[32]
The Hansa A Type cargo ship ran aground on the Chinchorro Bank, off the coast of British Honduras and sank. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Belize City, British Honduras.
Exercise Bluebird: A Royal Netherlands Air ForceRepublic F-84 Thunderjet aircraft collided with the motor launch's mast and crashed onto the boat, killing its pilot and fifteen crew of 2582, which sank. The accident occurred in the Marsdiep, Netherlands.[34]
The Victory ship collided with Liberty ship Granville (France) off Alderney, Channel Islands (49°48′N 2°18′W / 49.800°N 2.300°W / 49.800; -2.300). Mahenge sank,[37] her 46 crew and three passengers were rescued by Ringas (Norway). Granville was severely damaged and set on fire. Later towed to Cherbourg, France after the fire was extinguished.
The 36-gross register ton, 43.7-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Oil Bay (59°38′N 153°17′W / 59.633°N 153.283°W / 59.633; -153.283 (Oil Bay)) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[39]
Princess Kathleen sinking.During a voyage from Juneau to Skagway, Territory of Alaska, the 5,875-ton, 369-foot (112.5 m) passenger-cargo ship ran aground at Lena Point (58°23′45″N 134°46′45″W / 58.39583°N 134.77917°W / 58.39583; -134.77917 (Lena Point)) in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. After all 425 passengers and crew abandoned ship in her lifeboats and reached shore, she slid off Lena Point and sank in 120 feet (36.6 m) of water.[46]
The 7-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska halfway between Neva Strait (57°18′51″N 135°38′51″W / 57.3141°N 135.6474°W / 57.3141; -135.6474 (Neva Strait)) and Olga Strait (57°12′10″N 135°28′55″W / 57.2028°N 135.4819°W / 57.2028; -135.4819 (Neva Strait)).[13]
The three-masted sailingtrawler sank in the Atlantic 56 nautical miles (104 km) north of Saõ Miguel Island, Azores. Twelve crew were rescued by Compass (United States). Thirty five were rescued by Steel Executive (United States) and the remaining 27 were rescued by Henriette Schulee (West Germany).[62][63]
Piloted on Loch Ness in Scotland by John Cobb in an attempt to set a new world water speed record, the jet-powered speedboat struck a wake at an estimated speed of 210 miles per hour (340 km/h) and disintegrated, killing Cobb, whose body was thrown 50 yards (46 m).[66] The boat′s wreckage was discovered on 5 July 2002 on the bottom of Loch Ness at a depth of 200 metres (656 ft).[67]
The 53-gross register ton, 61.1-foot (18.6 m) tug was wrecked at Caamano Point (55°30′N 131°58′W / 55.500°N 131.967°W / 55.500; -131.967 (Caamano Point)) in Southeast Alaska.[74]
Faustus The cargo ship ran aground north of Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. Her 26 crew were rescued by Jan Lels (Netherlands). Faustus was driven through the breakwater and sank the following day. She was on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland.[75][76][77]
The tug was involved in a collision with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of three crew. Raised on 17 November and beached near Liverpool, Lancashire.[80]
The gunboat ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[82] She was refloated on 17 December. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[47]
The coastal tanker collided with the ocean liner Maasdam (Netherlands) in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands. She capsized and sank with the loss of six of the twelve people on board.[83]
The Liberty ship ran aground on the Pearl & Hermes Reef, in the Pacific Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Midway Atoll and broke in two, a total loss.[86]
The cargo ship ran aground off Atherfield, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Refloated on 23 January 1953, but declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped.[94][95]
The tanker ran aground on the coast of Scotland at the entrance to Leith harbour and was holed. She later was repaired and returned to service
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