The salvage vessel foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[18][19]
Sagua la Grande
United Kingdom
The coaster departed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
24 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alto Paraná
Argentina
The cargo ship sank off Romanso Castillo. All crew survived.[21]
Loch Leven
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Aberffraw, Anglesey. All seven crew were rescued.[18]
25 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Teane
United Kingdom
The coaster departed Swansea, Glamorgan for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
27 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Jennie
United Kingdom
The coaster sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] She was refloated on 30 January and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire.[23]
28 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Grong
Norway
The cargo ship collided with Roumeli (Turkey) in the Dardanelles and was beached at Dohan Aslan, Turkey.[24]
30 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Mayotte
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by Canadian Pathfinder (United Kingdom).[25]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Chickasaw
United States
The Design 1022 cargo ship ran aground in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.[25] She was refloated on 5 February.[20]
Devon City
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan.[26] She was refloated on 6 February.[20]
Ocean Transport
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Ocean Island. She was declared a total loss on 13 December.[26][27]
February[]
1 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Edmund
United Kingdom
The Thames barge sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Southend Pier, Essex.[26]
Flottbek
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Arkona, Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[26] She was refloated on 12 February.[28]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Sendeja
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground at Santander, Cantabria and was a total loss.[29]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Yungay
Chile
The cargo ship was wrecked at Nassau, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[30]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Santa Colomba
Italy
The schooner foundered in a storm off Ischia. All eight crew were rescued by Koningin Elisabeth (Belgium).[31]
Maria Teresa
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at Scholpin, Pomerania, Germany.[30] She was refloated on 15 February.[32]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Lord Hartington
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Noorderdijk (Netherlands in the Scheldt at Kruisschans, Antwerp, Belgium and sank. Both crew were rescued.[33]
Taormina
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All eighteen crew were rescued.[33] She was refloated on 20 February.[34]
13 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes Clover
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire and was a total loss.[35]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Burnside
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) south south east of Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Iroise (France).[32]
Orlock Head
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Irvine, Ayrshire.[35] She was later refloated and arrived at Belfast, County Antrim on 28 February for examination.[36]
15 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Los Angeles
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire whilst under construction at Hamburg.[32]
Lozere
France
The whaler ran aground in Cauvreus Bay, Kerguelen Islands and was abandoned by her crew.[32]
16 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Fort de Troyon
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands.[37] She was refloated on 23 February.[38]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Arna
Czechoslovakia
The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Gata, Spain.[39]
The cargo ship ran aground at Andenes, Norway.[41] She was refloated but subsequently sank.[39]
Grenna
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground at the Tvistein Lighthouse and was wrecked with the loss of two crew.[42]
Shonga
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven ashore at IJmuiden, Netherlands. She broke in two and was a total loss.[37] All 41 people on board were rescued by the IJmuiden, Nieuwediep and Wijk-aan-Zee lifeboats.[43]
Varand
United Kingdom
The tanker, on her maiden voyage, ran aground in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned by her crew.[42] She was either refloated the next day,[44] or on 20 February.[45]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Los Santos
Panama
The cargo ship collided with Cocle (Panama at Panama City and sank with the loss of two crew.[39]
Sterna
Denmark
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Baltic Sea and was beached south of Pillau, Prussia, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[46]
20 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Foreland
United Kingdom
The collier ran aground on the north of Guernsey Channel Islands. She capsized and sank.[47]
George W. Truitt Jr.
United States
The schooner was driven ashore at Norfolk, Virginia and was wrecked.[48]
Harbour Light
United Kingdom
The tug capsized and sank in the River Thames at the entrance to Regent's Canal with the loss of all three crew.[49]
Obligance
France
The tug capsized and sank at Rouen, Seine Maritime whilst assisting Aragaz (France). Two of her crew were lost.[45]
Norge
Norway
The passenger ship ran aground and sank at Haugesund, Norway with the loss of eleven lives.[48]
21 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
C. A. Larsen
Norway
The whale oil refining ship ran aground in the Paterson Inlet, New Zealand.[47] She was refloated in mid-April, arriving at Port Chalmers on 13 April.[50]
Rodoni
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Mediterranean Sea off Sallum and was beached at Sidi Barrani.[38][48]
23 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Dunmore
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Alsacien (France) in the River Thames downstream of Gravesend, Kent with the loss of a crew member. She was beached at Mucking, Essex.[51][52]Dunmore was refloated on 26 February.[53]
General Church
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Cephalonia, Greece.[38] She was refloated on 26 February.[54]
Sao Salvador
Brazil
The cargo ship was holed and consequently beached at Assacayo.[55]
Thraki
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Brăila, Romania.[38] She was refloated on 27 February.[36]
24 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alcantara
Spain
The cargo ship collided with the sail training barque Tovarish (Soviet Union) in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Moldavia (United Kingdom).[36][56]
Alice Williams
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire. She later broke up and was a total loss.[57]
Lombardo
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Derna, Libya and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[52]
Paris
United Kingdom
The cargo ship sprang a leak at Le Havre, Seine Maritime, France and was beached. She was refloated later that day and towed into Le Havre.[38]
Southern Queen
United Kingdom
The tanker struck an ice floe and foundered in the Antarctic Ocean off the South Orkney Islands. All crew were rescued.[54][58]
Vincent
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Alsacien (France) in the Thames Estuary and sank with the loss of one of the three people on board. Survivors were rescued by a tug.[59]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Gap
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Coverack, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[54] She was abandoned on 27 February,[53] and was declared a total loss on 23 March.[60]
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Buyuk Tchekmejeh.[54] She was refloated on 27 February.[61]
Kashin Maru
Japan
The cargo ship struck the wreck of Nichinan Maru (Japan) at Kobe and sank. Her crew were rescued.[54]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Shoebury
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Gaslight (United Kingdom) in the River Thames and sank. Her crew were rescued.[53]
29 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Kinko Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground off Foochow, China and was wrecked.[62] Her crew were rescued by a destroyer.[55]
Orsolina
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship collided with Leonardo (Kingdom of Italy) in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Capri and sank. Her crew were rescued.[55]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Arques
France
The sealer sank in a gale in southern waters. Her crew survived.[63]
Lozère
France
The factory ship struck rocks off the Kerguelen Islands and sank. Her crew survived.[63]
March[]
2 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Anthony D. Nichols
United States
The four-masted schooner was destroyed by fire at El Cuyo, Yucatán, Mexico.[61]
4 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Commercial Pioneer
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Port Eads, Louisiana.[64] She was refloated on 10 March.[65]
5 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ferndene
Latvia
The cargo ship was crushed by ice and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Messaragotsem. Her crew were rescued.[64]
Fumi Maru No.2
Japan
The cargo ship sank in the Inland Sea of Japan 14 nautical miles (26 km) south east of Tokuyama, Yamaguchi.[64]
7 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Lucie
Turkey
The tanker was driven ashore at Samsoun and was wrecked.[66]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Hermes
Sweden
The cargo ship collided with Modeni in the Mississippi downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana and sank.[67]
The cargo ship ran aground at Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal. She was refloated on 26 April.[72]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Garthavon
United Kingdom
The coaster sank at Penryn, Cornwall.[73] She was refloated later that day.[74]
Garthloch
United Kingdom
The coaster sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea 17 nautical miles (31 km) north north west of Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. All six crew were rescued by Pallas (Finland).[74][75]
Rockingham
United Kingdom
The sailing ship caught fire and sank in the Irish Sea off Galley Head, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[73]
16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Santa Rosa
United Kingdom
The auxiliary sailing vessel was driven ashore at Penmon, Anglesey. Her crew survived.[57]
The cargo ship issued an SOS in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, United States, which was received by City of Eastbourne (flag unknown). No further trace, presumed foundered.[83]
Sultan
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground at Conakry, French West Africa.[60] She was refloated on 27 March.[84]
23 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Citos
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground on the Cabezos Shoal and sank with the loss of two of her eleven crew.[85][86]
Mathilte
Denmark
The coaster collided with Odensholm (Sweden at Helsingør, Zealand and sank.[80]
Montana
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Le Désirade, Guadeloupe.[60] She was abandoned on 2 April,[87] and was declared a total loss on 3 April.[88]
Plasma
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Emperor of Montreal (Kingdom of Italy in the River Clyde at Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire and was beached.[80] She was refloated on 24 March.[79]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Echo
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground in Strathlethan Bay, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew.[79]
25 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ortlinde
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship caught fire off Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned.[79] She was towed into Gothenburg, Sweden on 28 March and was declared likely to be a constructive total loss.[89]
26 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Commercial
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Fritz Schoop (Weimar Republic) in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Norderney, Schleswig-Holstein and sank. Her crew were rescued.[90]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Merimbula
United Kingdom
The passenger ship ran aground at Point Perpendicular, New South Wales, Australia. All on board were rescued.[91] She was a total loss.[89]
Wm. T. Roberts
United States
The cargo ship sank at Buffalo, New York whilst under repair.[89]
28 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Bruxelles
Belgium
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[89] She was refloated on 31 March.[92]
Steelmaker
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on Mitchell Reef, Ellice Islands and was wrecked.[93]
Toyo Maru No.1
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Tsushima, Nagasaki and sank.[93]
29 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Franzischa
Sweden
The schooner ran aground at Sandhammeren and was wrecked.[94]
The schooner was wrecked at Three Rock Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew survived.[87]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Caracoli
France
The cargo ship caught fire at Port au Prince, Haiti and was beached.[88]
Kaupanger
Norway
The cargo ship collided with Kong Sverre (Norway) at Haugesund, Norway and sank. Her crew were rescued.[87]
4 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Pollux
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Fluor Spar in the Weser and was beached.[95]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Calicut
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Mombasa, Kenya and was abandoned by her crew.[96]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ellaston
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Watch Hill, Rhode Island, United States.[97] She was refloated on 11 April.[98]
Fath el Rahman
Egypt
The sailing ship was destroyed by fire at Beirut, French Lebanon.[97]
10 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Jersbek
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground at Kinlochleven, Argyll.[99] She was refloated on 20 April.[100]
Melpomene
France
The tanker ran aground at Sète, Hérault.[101] She was refloated on 19 April.[102]
M. T. Greene
United States
The coaster was destroyed by fire at Bridgeburn, Ontario, Canada.[98]
Murao
Portugal
The coaster ran aground at Oporto. Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[101]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Bonny
United Kingdom
The Elder Dempster 5,173 grt cargo ship ran aground and was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) East of Cape Palmas, Liberia and was declared a total loss. She was en route from London to Douala.[103][104][105]
Polzella
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Whitby Abbey (United Kingdom in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Spurn Head, Yorkshire and sank. All 35 crew were rescued by Whitby Abbey.[106]
Stjernvik
Sweden
The cargo ship collided with British Ambassador (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth and sank.[103] Her crew were rescued by British Ambassador.[107]
Guiding Star
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat George and Albert (United Kingdom).[108]
16 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Rubens
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Dry Shingle Reef, off the Isle of Pines, Cuba.[109] She was refloated on 23 April and found to be extensively damaged.[110]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Gladiator
Weimar Republic
The tug collided with Lalandia (Denmark) in the Baltic Sea off Gedser, Denmark and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Seeteufel (Weimar Republic).[111]
Keansburg
United States
The paddle steamer was destroyed by fire at New York.[108]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Inverampton
United Kingdom
The tanker ran aground at Maracaibo, Venezuela and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[112]
Ville de Djibouti
France
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Mananjary, Madagascar in a typhoon and was wrecked. All crew were rescued.[113]
22 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Toyo Maru No.3
Japan
The coaster foundered off Kinkwazan Island with the loss of all hands.[68]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Comte de Flandre
Belgium
The cargo ship ran aground on the Monaci Shoal, off Caprera, Italy. She was refloated but then sank with the loss of two crew.[110][112][114]
The cargo ship struck the Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and lost her funnel and masts.[115]
25 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Emperor of Montreal
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[72] She was refloated on 28 April.[116]
Meta
Denmark
The schooner collided with the trawler St. Joachim (flag unknown) in the English Channel off Boulogne, France and sank.[115]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Overbrook
United States
The tanker caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida (28°55′N79°20′W / 28.917°N 79.333°W / 28.917; -79.333).[117] Her crew were taken off by Fred W. Weller (United States) before an explosion occurred.[118]Overbrook was taken in tow by a tug but sank 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Charleston, South Carolina.[116]
William Booth
United States
The schooner collided with Helen Barnet Gring (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Chatham, Massachusetts and sank.[118]
28 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Nordland
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship sank at the Albert Dock, London when part of her cargo of steel bars was dropped whilst being unloaded and penetrated the bottom of her hull.[119]
South Shore
United States
The cargo ship was driven ashore south of Atlantic City, New Jersey with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a United States Coast Guard vessel.[119]
May[]
2 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Upminster
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Lanrick (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber and sank. All 23 crew were rescued by Lanrick.[120]
3 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Overton
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Ethelwolf (United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at Silvertown, London.[121]
Unkai Maru No.10
Japan
The cargo ship came ashore at Shimoda and was wrecked.[121]
4 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ioannis Falafos
Greece
The cargo ship collided with RFA Bacchus (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of St. Alban's Head, Dorset (50°08′N2°05′W / 50.133°N 2.083°W / 50.133; -2.083) and sank with the loss of ten of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by RFA Bacchus, which was later abandoned by her crew and the survivors, who were rescued by Manchester Commerce (United Kingdom). RFA Bacchus was later reboarded when it was realised that she would remain afloat despite her severe damage and brought the survivors of Ioannis Falafos into Portland Harbour, towed stern first by an Admiralty tug.[122][123][124]
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Navesink
United States
The dredger collided with Swinburne (United Kingdom) and sank at Stapleton, New York with some loss of life.[125]
Iniziativa
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at Appolonia, Sicily.[126]
9 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Costantis Pateras
Greece
The cargo ship struck a submerged object off São Thomé, Brazil. She was consequently beached and was declared a constructive total loss.[127]
10 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Willy
Netherlands
The cargo ship collided with Salawati (Netherlands) at IJmuiden, North Holland and was beached.[128]
15 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Troja
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[129] She was refloated on 29 May.[130]
17 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Point Reyes
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at Cartagena, Colombia.[131] She was refloated on 22 May.[132]
18 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
John Ericcson
United States
The cargo ship collided with A. F. Harvey (United States) in Lake Huron and was beached at Detour, Michigan.[133]
Saint Laurent
France
The sailing vessel ran aground at La Coubre, Charente-Maritime and was wrecked.[133]
19 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Arthur H. Zwicker
United Kingdom
The four-masted schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[133]
Mohawk
United States
The passenger ship collided with Jefferson (United States) off Sandy Hook, New Jersey and was beached at Highlands.[133] Her passengers were transferred to Seminole (United States).[134] She was refloated on 22 May.[135]
21 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Clearwater
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River at Point des Monts, Quebec, Canada.[135] Following gale damage on 25 May, her crew were taken off by Lord Strathcona (United Kingdom).[136] She was refloated on 24 July.[137]
23 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Kupeha Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on the north of Okinoerabu Island, Ryukyu Islands.[138] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 17 June.[139]
Star of Falkland
United States
The passenger ship ran aground at Akun Head, Alaska. All 320 people on board were rescued before she broke up.[140][141]
24 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Delvecchio
Brazil
The dredger was hit by Itajuba (Brazil) at Pernambuco and sank.[138]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Kyoto Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze 55 nautical miles (102 km) upstream of Wuhu, China.[142] She was refloated on 17 June.[143]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Tejo
Norway
The cargo ship collided with Malgache (France) in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère, France. She was towed into port by Ferrum (United Kingdom) and beached at the harbour entrance.[142]
30 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Grainton
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Dry Rocks, off the coast of Florida, United States. She was refloated and taken in tow by a United States Navy tug, but sank in the early hours of 31 May.[144]
The cargo liner collided with Hwachan (Republic of China (1912–1949)) off Tsingtao, China and sank.
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Leo Tolstoy
Soviet Union
The passenger ship caught fire at Kiev and was abandoned by her crew without raising the alarm. Nineteen passengers were killed. Twenty-four people were arrested, including the entire crew.[145]
June[]
1 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Bet Chala
Chile
The cargo ship was driven ashore in a gale at Valparaiso and was a total loss.[146]
Kershaw
United States
The cargo ship was rammed by President Garfield (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and sank with the loss seven crew. Thirty survivors were rescued by President Garfield.[146][147]
Linao
Chile
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Valparaiso in a gale and broke up.[146]
4 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Tirreno
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[148] She was refloated on 13 June but was then involved in a collision with Royston Grange (United Kingdom) and was beached.[149]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Hoedic
France
The cargo ship capsized at Le Havre, Seine Maritime.[148]
6 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alice Laws
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Matiana (United Kingdom in the River Thames and sank .[150]
The passenger ship ran aground off Isle Royale, Lake Superior and sank. All 47 people on board survived.
Marlwood
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Ulkogrunni, Finland. She was refloated and beached at Ijoroytta.[151]
Syria
Egypt
The cargo liner sank in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Cape Drepano. All on board were rescued.[152]
Thyra
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground at Gravelines, Nord, France.[151] She was refloated on 13 June.[153]
9 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Madcap
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Eastleigh (United Kingdom).[154] She was refloated later that day.[155]
12 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Argentina
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Indio, Argentina.[153] She was refloated on 16 June.[156]
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ryuun Maru
Japan
The cargo ship caught fire and was beached at Sasebo, Nagasaki.[149]
The cargo ship ran aground at Bahía Blanca, Argentina.[149] She was refloated on 17 June.[157]
15 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Augusta
United Kingdom
The tug was in collision with Woodcote (United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached at Millwall.[158] She was refloated on 17 June.[156]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Diamant
Belgium
The cargo ship collided with Bellis (Sweden) in the Scheldt and was beached. She was then hit by Adour (Belgium and sank.[156][157] She was refloated on 19 June.[143]
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Brayside
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew survived.[143]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Antonie
Estonia
The cargo ship capsized and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ristna Point. Her crew were rescued.[159]
Henry Ford
United States
The schooner sank at Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. Her crew survived.[159]
22 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Attualita
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship collided with San Quirino (United Kingdom) in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires, Argentina and sank.[160] She was refloated on 29 June.[161]
Pelican
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground on The Gable, Minehead, Somerset and was wrecked. All five crew were rescued by the Minehead Lifeboat.[162]
23 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Centaurus
Kingdom of Italy
The tanker caught fire at Piraeus, Greece.[163] She was scuttled in order to extinguish the fire.[164]
Cynthiana
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Capemala, Spain and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued by Myrtle (United States).[163] She broke in two on 11 August.[165]
Plas Dinam
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Freshwater Point, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[163]
29 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Grecian
United States
The cargo ship collided with Evangeline (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off Manomet, Massachusetts and was beached at Manomet.[166]
July[]
1 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Acme
United Kingdom
The coaster capsized and sank in the Irish Sea after her cargo shifted. All seven crew were rescued by Rimfakse (Norway).[161]
The Danae-classcruiser ran aground on the Thrum Cap Shoal, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was abandoned by most of her 462 crew, the officers remaining on board.[167][168] She was refloated on 11 July.[169]
The fleet collier was driven ashore at Punta Morguillas and sank with the loss of 287 of the 291 people on board.[170]
Cocle
Panama
The cargo ship struck a rock at the mouth of the Pedregal River and sank.[171]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Carmarthenshire
United Kingdom
The cargo liner caught fire in the River Thames and was beached at Erith, Kent. Her eleven passengers were taken off. Carmarthenshire was refloated on 8 July and towed to the King George V Dock, London for repairs.[172]
Shunyo Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Fukuhama and sank.[173][174]
10 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Rahman
United Kingdom
The cargo ship capsized and sank at Chumporu, Siam.[175]
The ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Lagos, Nigeria and was wrecked.[177]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Magda
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground on the San Ignacio Rocks, Uruguay.[177] She was abandoned as a total loss on 17 July,[178] and broke in two on 20 July.[179]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Augsburg
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with Marigola (Kingdom of Italy) in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south west of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was beached at Dover.[174]Augsburg departed Dover under tow on 5 August, bound for Bremen for repairs.[180]
Moghreb Acsa
France
The cargo ship ran aground at Honfleur, Calvados and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[174]
17 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Hertha
Free City of Danzig
The tug collided with Johannes Westfhal (Free City of Danzig) at Danzig and sank.[178]
Malachite
United Kingdom
The cargo ship capsized at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[178]
19 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Benevolence
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Point Rich, Labrador, Canada and was a total loss.[181]
Serafin Ballasteros
Spain
The cargo ship was in collision with Else (France) in the Atlantic OCean off the coast of Portugal and sank. Her crew were rescued by Else.[179]
The cargo ship ran aground off Pole Island in Camden Bay on the north coast of the Territory of Alaska. She was refloated the next day.[183]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Arola Mendi
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at La Plata, Argentina.[184] She was refloated on 26 July, but ran aground again.[185]
Monte Cervantes
Germany
The ocean liner struck an object while transiting pack ice in the Arctic Ocean and began to take on water. Her passengers were put ashore at Spitsbergen. The icebreakerKrassin (Soviet Union) responded to her distress call and rendered assistance. Repairs were completed on 29 July.
The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Indio, Argentina.[185] She was refloated on 5 August.[187]
28 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
William S. Grattan
United States
While fighting a fire aboard the drifting oil barge James F. Cahill at Buffalo, New York, the fireboat was engulfed by an explosion and fire aboard the empty oil tanker B. B. McColl after James F. Cahill collided with B. B. McColl. William S. Grattan′s boilers then exploded after her crew abandoned ship. One crewman was killed and seven injured aboard William S. Grattan. She eventually was rebuilt and returned to service as Edward M. Cotter.
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Yalou
France
The cargo ship collided with Bedecrag (United Kingdom) in the Scheldt at Nieuwe Sluis and was beached.[188] She was refloated on 2 August.[189] She was refloated on 5 August.[180]
31 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Rose Castle
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Montrose in the Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada and was beached.[190] She was refloated on 3 August.[191]
August[]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alcyon
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Råneå, Norbotten County, Sweden. She was refloated but found to be leaking and was beached.[189]
3 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Pepita
Peru
The cargo ship sprang a leak off Zorritos and was beached.[180]
4 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Rowena
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Groals Islands, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[180]
The F-classsubmarine sank in the Adriatic Sea off Pola, Italy, after colliding with the destroyerGiuseppe Missori (Italian Royal Navy) while surfacing during an exercise. F-14 was refloated on 7 August and scrapped.[192]
La Blanca
United States
The cargo ship exploded and sank at Tacoma, Washington. Her crew survived.[193]
Huronic
United Kingdom
The passenger ship ran aground on Isle Royale, Michigan.[194] She was refloated on 19 August.[195]
8 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Olympos
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground at Philios Point, Zonguldak, Turkey.[193] She was refloated on 15 August.[196]
Osmandijk
Turkey
The coaster capsized at Moudania, Greece. Her crew survived.[193]
Sinmac
United Kingdom
The tug was destroyed by fire at Point aux Trembles, Quebec, Canada. Her crew survived.[187]
10 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Chofuku Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Kinkazan.[197] She was refloated on 24 August.[198]
The cargo ship struck the Ariadne Rocks at the mouth of the Yangtze, China and sank.[197]
Tategami Maru
Japan
The cargo ship struck a submerged object at Shimonoseki and was beached.[199] She was refloated on 13 August.[197]
12 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Munamar
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Gorda Cay, Abaco, Bahamas.[197] She was refloated on 18 August.[200]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Chatauqua
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on Silver Bank, Turks Islands and was wrecked.[200]
John L. Martino
United States
The schooner was dismasted and sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 27 nautical miles (50 km) south of the Barnegat Peninsula. Her crew were rescued by Mayaro (United Kingdom).[201]
Mifune Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Notorosaki.[201] She was refloated on 14 August.[202]
The Thames barge collided with Roschal (Soviet Union) in the Thames Estuary off Cliffe, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued by an Admiralty river boat.[196][203] She was refloated on 16 August.[165]
The cargo ship ran aground at Bonny, Nigeria.[200] Declared a total loss,[205] she was refloated on 25 August and it was discovered that she had broken her back.[206]
Queen's County
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground on St. Mary's Island, Labrador, Canada.[200] She was abandoned the next day.[204]Queens County was declared a total loss on 13 September.[207]
20 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Braga
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground on Romsdal Island, Norway.[204] She was refloated on 24 August.[205]
22 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Großherzogin Elisabeth
Weimar Republic
The sail training ship caught fire at Hamburg and was severely damaged.[208]
Purley Oaks
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina and was beached.[205][209]
23 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Cumberland Coast
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire in the Irish Sea and was beached at Ramsey, Isle of Man.[209] She was refloated on 27 August.[210]
Helène Louys
France
The schooner came ashore at Mahanoro, Madagascar and was wrecked.[211]
Heworth
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Hailuoto, Finland.[209] She was refloated on 26 August.[206]
24 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Liberal
Portugal
The cargo ship struck a submerged object at Lourenço Marques, Mozambique and was beached.[211]
Sui Tai
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire at Hong Kong and was a total loss.[211]
25 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Daphne
France
The cargo ship collided with Passat (Weimar Republic) in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All 22 people on board were rescued by Passat.[212]
27 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
E. Rose
United Kingdom
The coaster struck the wreck of the trawler Spider (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk and sank. All seven crew were rescued by Agnes Cross (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[206] She was refloated on 11 September.[213]
Kendy
United Kingdom
The sailing ship foundered in the Bristol channel off Porthcawl, Glamorgan. All five crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[206][210]
The passenger ship ran aground at Opdalseldet, Norway. All 350 passengers were taken off.[210]
28 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Volunteer
United States
The tug collided with Chester W. Chapin (United States) at New York and sank.[198]
31 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Josey
Denmark
The cargo ship caught fire at Cabimas, Venezuela.[214] She was a constructive total loss.[215]
September[]
1 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Castlemoor
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire in the Pacific Ocean.[216] She arrived at Albany, Western Australia on 8 September and was beached.[217] She was refloated on 17 September.[218]
The cargo ship collided with Admiral Fiske (United States) in the Pacific Ocean off Seattle, Washington south of the Umatilla lightship and sank. Her crew were rescued by Admiral Fiske.[219][220]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Wenchow
United Kingdom
The cargo ship came ashore at Tungchow, China.[217] She was refloated on 12 September.[207]
6 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Llanquihue
Chile
The ship sank in the English Narrows. All on board were rescued by Valparaiso (Chile).[221]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
India
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Little Current, Ontario, Canada.[217]
Nevesinje
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The cargo ship ran aground at Parda Point, Chile.[222] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 18 September.[223]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Maule
Chile
The cargo ship was wrecked at Columbine Point. Her crew were rescued.[224]
The ferry collided with Cornwood (United Kingdom) at Altona, Hamburg and was beached. Several passengers suffered injuries.[222]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Bessie Wilson
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Pass Island, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[213]
Shreveport
United States
The tanker exploded and caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina and was abandoned. All 29 crew were rescued by Aldecoa (Spain).[207][225] The severely damaged vessel arrived at Charleston, South Carolina on 14 September.[226]
The cargo ship collided with Clara Camus (Kingdom of Italy at Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein and was beached.
14 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Anny
Sweden
The schooner ran aground at Norrskar and was wrecked.[207]
A. V. Crawford
United Kingdom
The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Southampton, Ontario, Canada.[227]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Varild
Norway
The cargo ship came ashore at Siglunes, Iceland. Her crew were rescued.[226]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Manasco
United Kingdom
The cargo liner foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of seventeen lives. Five people were rescued by Manitoba (United Kingdom).[228]
Oliva
United Kingdom
The tanker ran aground at Bennan Head, Arran.[229] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 18 September.[228]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Manasoo
United Kingdom
The cargo ship foundered in Georgian Bay with the loss of fifteen lives.[227]
19 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Lygnern
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground at Fremantle, Western Australia.[230] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 20 September.[231] She was declared a total loss on 1 October.[232]
Rosinco
United States
The motor yacht was wrecked in Lake Michigan off Kenosha, Wisconsin.
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Eolo
Argentina
The cargo ship collided with Olympier (Belgium) in the Paraná River at Buenos Aires and sank.[231]
Tista
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground on Holmengrå, Norway and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.[233]
21 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Stimson
United States
The four-masted schooner came ashore at Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and was wrecked.[234]
The cargo ship capsized at Los Angeles, California.[234]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
L.S. 212
France
The barque came ashore off the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Maritime and was wrecked.[234]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Maria Pitango
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship developed a leaky boiler in the Atlantic Ocean. She was towed by Comanchee (United Kingdom) for 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km) towards the Azores, Portugal but sprang a leak when within reach of a port. Comanchee assisted pumping operations for a week, but she eventually foundered. All crew were rescued and landed at Horta.[236]
26 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Taiyo Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on the west coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union.[237] She was refloated on 21 October but found to be severely damaged. Taiyo Maru was taken to Hakodate.[238] She was driven ashore again 29 October.[239]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alba
Chile
The passenger ship came ashore at Cape San Antonio, Argentina and was wrecked. All on board were rescued.[240]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Brackley
United Kingdom
The sailing ship was wrecked at Glendore, County Cork, Ireland. Her crew were rescued.[241]
30 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Yser
Belgium
The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea off the Wandelaar Lightship (Belgium). She was anchored at Ramekens, Netherlands and was burnt out.[241]
The Ariane-classsubmarine collided with Ekaterina Goulandris (Greece off Vigo, Galicia, Spain and sank with the loss of all 43 crew.[243]
Priscilla
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Ribble at Preston, Lancashire.[244] She was refloated on 11 October.[245]
5 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Beau Bassin
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire at Port Louis, Mauritius and was declared a total loss.[246][247] She was refloated on 5 November.[248]
M. J. Bartelme
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in Sturgeon Bay.[246] She was abandoned at a total loss on 10 October due to severe hogging.[236]
Thistleben
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Hanley (United States) and sank.[246]
6 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
City of Lancaster
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with San Gerardo in the Thames Estuary off the Nore and was beached on the West Oaze Bank.[247] She was refloated on 10 October.[249]
The auxiliary schooner collided with Grey County (Norway) in the English Channel. She was taken in tow by Lady Duncannon (United Kingdom) and beached at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[252]
15 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Hsin Shutung
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The cargo ship collided with Hsin Shih (Republic of China (1912–1949)) in the Yangtze 40 nautical miles (74 km) downstream of Hankow.[250]
Ruperra
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on Maio, Cape Verde Islands, Portugal. She was refloated on 26 October.[253]
16 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Hsin Kong
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The cargo ship collided with Yunhsing (Republic of China (1912–1949)) in the Taku Deephole and sank.[254]
18 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Balder
Finland
The schooner was wrecked at Lagskar with the loss of four crew.[255]
Excelsior
United Kingdom
The Thames barge was severely damaged by fire at Faversham, Kent.[256]
Parks Foster
United States
The cargo ship came ashore at Alpena, Michigan.[257] She was refloated on 31 October.[258]
Yser
France
The cargo ship came ashore at Belle Isle, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[256]
19 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alice Verzone
United States
The four-masted schooner was driven ashore at Ocean Bight, Bahamas and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[255]
Professor B Jitkov
Soviet Union
Abandoned in pack ice off Dikson Island, Arctic Ocean.[15]
20 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
St. Brandan
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground on the Cairns of Coll, Argyll and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the trawler City of York (United Kingdom).[259]
Silva Rios
Portugal
The sailing vessel was lost off Newfoundland.[260]
21 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
William Balls
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on Vatneholmen, Norway.[255] She was refloated on 25 October.[261]
22 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alison
United Kingdom
The coaster collided with Zillah (United Kingdom) at Cobh, County Cork, Ireland and sank. Her crew were rescued.[262]
Georgina
Portugal
The sailing vessel was wrecked at Rabat, Morocco.[260]
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Sabina (United Kingdom).[267]
4 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ingunn
Norway
The cargo ship foundered north of Kopervik, Norway. Thirteen crew were rescued by Star (Soviet Union).[270][271]
5 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Gilda Scuderi
United States
The cargo ship departed Seattle, Washington for Kobe, Japan. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all hands.[272][273]
Skipper
United Kingdom
The cargo liner ran aground on Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Her passengers and some of the crew were taken off.[248] She broke in two on 7 November and was a total loss.[270]
6 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Pallas
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship collided with another vessel off Gedser, Sjælland, Denmark and was beached.[274]
Rowanburn
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire at Palamós, Catalonia, Spain.[275] She was completely gutted and sank, but was refloated on 13 November.[276][277]
Solway Firth
United Kingdom
The coaster struck a submerged wreck in the Thames Estuary and subsequently foundered. All ten crew were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat.[275]
The cargo ship came ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Tangier, Tangier International Zone. Her crew were taken off by Em. Z Svitzer (flag unknown).[270] She was refloated on 23 December.[278]
10 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Hsin Chi
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The passenger ship ran aground on Tai Island, north of San-tuao. She was attacked by pirates the next day. Hsin Chi was looted and burnt. HMS Serapis (Royal Navy) captured two junks and some fishing vessels, along with some of the pirates and loot. They were handed over to Chinese authorities.[279][280]
12 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ortega
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[281] She was refloated on 27 December.[282]
The passenger ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States with the loss of between 110 and 127 lives.
15 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Alice
Latvia
The cargo ship collided with Smyrna (Weimar Republic) in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent and sank. All crew were rescued by Smyrna.[283]
Mary Stanford
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The lifeboat capsized and sank at Rye Harbour, East Sussex whilst going to the rescue of Alice (Latvia) with the loss of all seventeen crew.
Nagasaki Maru No.1
Japan
The cargo ship collided with Shinsei Maru No.1 (Japan) off the west coast of Sakhalin, Soviet Union and sank. Only three crew survived.[266][284]
16 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Ethel Everard
United Kingdom
The Thames barge was driven ashore at Birchington, Kent. All four crew were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat.[285]
Kentish Coast
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Jennycliffe Bay, Plymouth Sound. All fourteen crew were rescued by breeches buoy and lifeboat.[286][287] She was refloated on 26 November and sold for scrap.[31][288]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Dulas, Anglesey with the loss of five of her six crew.[289]
Mary Barrow
United Kingdom
The three-masted schooner foundered in the English Channel off North Foreland, Kent. All six crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat.[285]
Saga
Finland
The schooner came ashor at Dragør, Denmark.[285] She was refloated on 20 November.[290]
17 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Eltham
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Chapel Porth, Cornwall. She broke in two the next day and was a total loss.[291]
Grönland
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship sank in the Great Belt off Korsør, Denmark.[266]
Maiwara
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Wassanga Reef, New Hanover Island, New Guinea. She was refloated on 22 November.[288]
18 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Malmö
Sweden
The cargo ship came ashore on Ameland, Netherlands, with the loss of a crew member. The majority of the survivors abandoned ship.[266] She was declared a total loss.[292]
19 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Bessa
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Oporto, Portugal.[293] She was refloated on 29 November.[294]
The cargo ship was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of Esmeraldas, Ecuador and was wrecked.[292]
Hagfors
Sweden
The cargo ship came ashore at Borkum, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[296] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 24 November.[288]
Käte Grammerstorf
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Flora (Denmark).[297]
Virginia
Greece
The cargo ship collided with another vessel off Leixões, Portugal and sank.[292][296]
24 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Cariboo
United Kingdom
The Elder Dempster 7,275 grt cargo ship struck a submerged rock 40 nautical miles (74 km) south west of East London, South Africa and sank. She was en route from Beira to New York City. Her crew were rescued by Buffalo and Windsor Castle (both United Kingdom).[298][299]
Heinrich Podeus
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship came ashore at Noordwijk, Netherlands.[292] Her crew were rescued.[288]
25 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Cesaré
France
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Caxine, Algeria with the loss of fifteen of her eighteen crew.[15][300]
Chislehurst
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was beached on Goodwick Sands, Pembrokeshire.[292]
Christian Michelsen
Norway
The cargo ship was driven ashore north of Hoek van Holland, Netherlands with the loss of three crew. All but two crew abandoned ship.[288]
Emile Delmas
France
The cargo ship was abandoned in Liverpool Bay and drifted ashore at Formby, Lancashire. Twenty three of her 24 crew were rescued by the New Brighton Lifeboat.[292]
Pommern
Weimar Republic
The barque was totally dismasted in the English Channel. Her 79 crew were taken off by Heros (Weimar Republic). Assistance offered by Lancastria (United Kingdom) but was refused.[288][292]Pommern was towed into Saint-Malo, Finistère, France, where she arrived on 30 November.
26 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Barbara
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship foundered in the Gulf of Gascony. Fifteen crew were rescued by the trawler La Coubre (France).[300]
IJmuiden Lifeboat
Netherlands
The lifeboat capsized with the loss of a crew member whilst going to the assistance of Salento (Kingdom of Italy).[301]
Ellen
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Her crew were rescued.[297]
Salento
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, Netherlands and sank with the loss of all hands.[301]
The schooner was destroyed by fire at New York.[294]
30 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Cedella
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, Canada and was a total loss.[302]
Chief Maquilla
United Kingdom
The cargo ship developed a severe list in the Pacific Ocean off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States.[302][303] She was abandoned on 1 December. Her crew were rescued by Yogen Maru (Japan).[304]
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[308] She was refloated on 7 December.[309]
5 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
British Courage
United Kingdom
The tanker caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea (approximately 34°00′00″N24°00′00″E / 34°N 24°E / 34; 24) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Uarda (Weimar Republic).[310][311] She was reboarded on 7 December,[312] arriving at Bombah Bay on 9 December and Alexandria, Egypt on 14 December.[313][314]
7 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Blenda
Sweden
The cargo ship foundered in the Kattegat off the Anholt Lightship (Denmark) with the loss of four of her eleven crew.[309]
Quintero
Chile
The cargo ship collided with America (Chile) and sank.[312]
8 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Antonietta
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground at Point Leona, Spain.[315] She sank the next day.[307]
10 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Aplandet
Norway
The cargo ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by N. C. Monberg (Denmark).[313]
The ocean liner ran aground on the Cow and Calf Rocks, off Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. All on board were rescued. She was abandoned as a total loss. Celtic was scrapped in 1933.
The cargo ship came ashore at Craster, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Eleven of her thirteen crew were taken off.[317]
Morinda
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Dedele Point, New Guinea.[307] She was refloated on 28 December.[318]
Thursonian
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. All five crew were rescued by the Cromer Lifeboat. She came ashore at Mundesley and sank.[319]
Zawosan Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Nemuro, Hokkaidō.[307] She was refloated on 17 December.[316]
12 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Matilda
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the trawler Joseph Button at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and sank with the loss of three of her four crew.[320]
Thirso
Guernsey
The cargo ship struck wreckage off La Corbière, Jersey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued and she was towed into a Jersey port.[317]
13 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Diver Jack
United Kingdom
The schooner came ashore on Horse Chops Island, Labrador, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[314]
The cargo shipo struck a rock 7 nautical miles (13 km) off The Skerries, Northern Ireland and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Huntsman (United Kingdom). Delfina sank the next day.[322][324]
17 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Hedstrommen
Sweden
The cargo ship collided with Heimdal (Weimar Republic) at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and sank.[316] She was refloated on 23 December.[278]
18 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Lagoa
Portugal
The cargo ship ran aground north of Villa de Condo.[325] She broke in two on 29 December and sank.[326]
20 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1928
Ship
Country
Description
Fortunato
Kingdom of Italy
The brigantine was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (41°42′N6°09′E / 41.7°N 6.15°E / 41.7; 6.15) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Charterhague (United Kingdom).[327] She was discovered 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Porquerolles, Var, France by a Swedish ship and towed to Hyères.[278]