The ocean liner caught fire off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was towed into Cherbourg, Seine Maritime but was declared a total loss. L'Atlantique was scrapped in February 1936 after her insurers insisted she was salvageable but lost the resultant court case.
8 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Hougomont
Finland
The barque was scuttled at Stenhouse Bay, South Australia, to form a breakwater.
Stratis
Greece
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. All crew were rescued by Virginia (Denmark).[11]
15 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Taronga
Norway
The cargo ship caught fire at Perim, South Yemen and was beached to prevent her capsizing. The fire continued to burn and she was scuttled.[12]
17 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Ella
Sweden
The cargo ship touched bottom at Sandhamn. She was consequently beached.[13]
Le Tell
France
The cargo ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rhône.[14] She was refloated on 20 February.[15]
19 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Adder
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Waziristan (United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenwich and was consequently beached.[16]
Hsing Ningshun
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze downstream of Kiukiang.[17] She was refloated on 31 January.[18]
The cargo ship came ashore on the east coast of Korea.[16] She was refloated on 31 January.[18]
Tiverton
United States
The coaster came ashore at Eureka, California and was wrecked. The crew were rescued.[21]
21 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Eugenie
Sweden
The schooner ran aground on Hanö. She was refloated on 25 January.[21][22]
Vassilos A. Polemis
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Ochakiv, Soviet Union and subsequently became icebound.[23] She was refloated on 11 February.[24]
24 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Abdel Kader
Egypt
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Alexandretta, Turkey.[25] She was refloated on 3 February.[26]
25 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Kachosan Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground of Tsingtao, China.[27] She was refloated on 31 January.[28]
27 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Burray Ness
United Kingdom
The coaster struck rocks 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Wick, Caithness and was consequently beached at Sarolot. The crew survived.[29]
28 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Pallpetro
Kingdom of Romania
The coastal tanker foundered in the Black Sea off Iniada, Turkey.[30][31]
Shinton Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Taidon Gan, on the west coast of Korea.[30] She broke in two and was a total loss.[18]
30 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Cambalu
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Hartland Point, Devon. All nine crew were rescued.[31]
Malchace
United States
The cargo ship ran aground in Long Island Sound off City Island, Bronx, New York.[31] She was refloated on 3 February.[32]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Ermland
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship ran aground on the Juisan Reef, in the Philippine Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cebu City, Philippines.[18] She was refloated on 4 February.[26]
Kate
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire and sank in the Irish Sea off Anglesey. All five crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat.[33]
Kola
Soviet Union
The cargo ship ran aground in Brønnøysund and was beached.[31] She was still aground on 2 February with salvage efforts continuing with the expectation that she would be refloated within a week.[34]
February[]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Estrild
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground at Audierne, Finistère, France. The crew were rescued.[32]
Klas
Sweden
The coaster came ashore at Varberg, Halland County. The crew were rescued by lifeboat.[35]
Romulus
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Constanţa, Romania.[26] She was refloated on 7 February.[36]
4 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Ellin
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground in the English Channel off the Seven Sisters, East Sussex, United Kingdom. Nineteen of her 29 crew were taken off by the Eastbourne Lifeboat.[37] She was refloated on 7 February.[36]
5 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Aracatuba
Brazil
The passenger ship was stranded on a breakwater at Rio Grande do Norte and was a total loss. All on board were rescued.[26]
Fotis
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Etinas Point, Italy. She was refloated on 10 February.[38][39]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Mango
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground off Arranmore, County Donegal, Ireland and was wrecked. The crew survived.[38]
Rey Jaime II
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground on the south of Minorca, Balearic Islands.[38] She was refloated on 16 February.[40]
Thistle
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with the cutter Vigilant the Second (United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Woolwich and sank with the loss of one of her three crew.[41]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Torbrand
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground west of Skagen, Denmark. The crew were rescued.[42]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Santiago
Chile
The cargo ship caught fire at Puntamala, Panama and was abandoned by her crew.[24]
13 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Hans Otto Ippen II
Weimar Republic
The cargo ship came ashore at Darßer Ort, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The crew were rescued by lifeboats.[43] She was refloated the next day.[44]
The auxiliary sailing vessel sprang a leak and sank in the Baltic Sea off Helsingborg, Skåne County. The crew were rescued.[45]
18 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Gofuku Maru
Japan
The cargo ship came ashore at Obtasaki, Ōshima. She broke in two on 20 January and was a total loss.[15]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Montrose
United Kingdom
The ocean liner ran aground in Liverpool Bay off the Crosby Lightship (United Kingdom). Bison (United Kingdom) took off 186 passengers and landed them at Liverpool, Lancashire. Montrose was refloated later that day.[46]
20 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Pena Castillo
Spain
The coaster was driven ashore at Luarca, Asturias and sank with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.[47]
Priareggia
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship ran aground on Pellestrina, Venice, Italy.[48] The crew were taken off the next day.[49]
Vittoria V
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Tyrrhenian Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Capri, Campania and was abandoned by her crew.[15] She sank the next day.[49]
Sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for use in the filming the movie Hell Below, the decommissioned Clemson-classdestroyer was sunk with explosive charges during filming of a scene depicting the sinking of a World War I German destroyer.
23 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Faro
Finland
The cargo ship came ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Bovbjerg Lighthouse, Denmark and was wrecked.[50]
24 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Yi Chang
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The cargo ship collided with Saitsu Maru (Japan) in the Yangtze at Tientsin and was beached.[51]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Enda
United Kingdom
The coaster came ashore at Gawnle Point, Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire and was wrecked. All passengers and crew were rescued.[52]
Overton
United Kingdom
The coaster struck a rock off Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. All crew were rescued.[52] She was refloated on 3 March.[53]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Edna
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground on the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. All passengers and crew were taken off by Sodium (United Kingdom).[54]
Eilande
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground in the Tyne Estuary. All crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat.[54] She was refloated on 11 March.[55]
28 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Zampa
Denmark
The schooner was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) off Tripoli, Libya. The crew survived.[56]
March[]
1 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Marwick Head
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire after losing her rudder.[57] She was refloated on 10 March.[58]
2 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Bretagne
Denmark
The cargo ship collided with Redsea (United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands and was beached.[59]
Clara
Netherlands
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Blackwater Head, County Wexford, Ireland. All on board were rescued by Ierne (Ireland).[60]
6 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Antung
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Mofu Point, China and was wrecked. All passengers and crew were rescued by Anhui (United Kingdom).[61]
Gugnir
Norway
The sealer foundered in the White Sea. All crew were rescued.[62]
Inca
Chile
The coaster sprang a leak and came ashore at Cucahua.[63] The crew were rescued. She was subsequently declared a total loss.[64]
Prinsesse Ragnhild
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Kiberg, Norway and was consequently beached.[61]
7 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Anne
Sweden
The motor schooner collided with Iwan (Sweden) in the Baltic Sea off Malmö and sank. The crew were rescued by Iwan.[65] She was raised on 15 March.[66]
Tritone
Kingdom of Italy
The tanker ran aground at Marmara Point, Tenedos, Turkey.[67] She was refloated on 12 March.[64]
8 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Bartin
Turkey
The cargo ship ran aground off Cape Kerempeh.[68] She was refloated on 11 March.[55]
Kharkov
Soviet Union
The cargo ship ran aground on the Turkish coast 7 nautical miles (13 km) from the entrance to the Bosporus.[68] She was still aground on 16 March, with salvage operations continuing.[69] She was refloated on 18 April, towed to Istanbul and beached there.[70]
10 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Aghios Gerassimos
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden.[71] She was refloated on 13 March.[64]
Porto Rico
United States
The cargo ship ran aground off San Juan, Puerto Rico.[71] She was refloated on 21 March.[72]
11 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Niord
Norway
The cargo ship struck a submerged wreck and sank in the Skaggerak off Mandal, Norway.[55]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Burnside
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire at Lochmaddy, Outer Hebrides and sank. All eight crew survived.[73]
Hinnøy
Norway
The cargo ship exploded and sank in the Indian Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Colombo, Ceylon (7°30′N75°00′E / 7.5°N 75°E / 7.5; 75) with the loss of fifteen of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by Naples Maru (Japan).[74][75]
Kinsen Maru
Japan
The cargo ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) off the coast of Queensland, Australia (20°53′S156°54′E / 20.883°S 156.9°E / -20.883; 156.9) with the loss of 25 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by Hide Maru (Japan).[74][76]
19 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Tarapaca
Chile
The cargo ship ran aground in the Gray Channel.[72] She was refloated on 24 March.[77]
21 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Suzanne
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Swatow, China.[72] She was abandoned as a total loss on 31 March.[78]
22 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Juli
Spain
The coaster foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Cape Sarda. All crew were rescued.[79]
The ocean liner capsized and sank at Seattle, Washington with the loss of two lives.[81] She was refloated on 13 April,[82] repaired and returned to service.
26 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Arundale
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Ceuta, Spain.[83] She later broke her back and salvage attempts were abandoned.[84]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Phedon
Greece
The cargo ship foundered off Rosas, Catalonia, Spain. The crew were rescued.[85]
Sacro Cuore
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship came ashore at Riposto, Sicily. The crew were rescued.[85]
29 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Borgfred
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground at Audierne, Finistère, France.[86] She was refloated on 3 April.[87]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Vladimir
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea before 31 March. Sixteen crew were rescued by Comanchee (United Kingdom) and landed at Bizerta, Algeria on that date.[88]
April[]
1 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Magda
Sweden
The cargo ship ran aground on Viel Island, Smyth Channel, Chile and was wrecked. The crew were rescued by Don Ricardo (Chile).[89]
The cargo ship ran aground at Paternoster Point, South Africa. She was refloated and taken in tow but foundered the next day.[92]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Edouard Giraud
France
The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Tuléar, Madagascar.[93] She was still aground on 11 April and was described as being in "a critical condition".[94]
The cargo ship struck rocks off the Hormigas Islands, Spain and was consequently beached at Cape Palos, Murcia. She was refloated on 22 April.[98]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Riva Sicula
Kingdom of Italy
The tanker ran aground at Almadi Point, French West Africa.[99] She was refloated later that day and sailed to Dakar.[98] She was declared a constructive total loss, and was taken out to sea and sunk on 24 May.[100]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Peryneas
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on Mud Island, Ontario, Canada. She broke in two and was a total loss. The crew were rescued.[101]
Vadstena
Sweden
The cargo ship collided with Regulus (Sweden) at Gothenburg and sank. All crew survived[102]
Shidzuoka Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground on the North East Reef, off Yap Island, Caroline Islands.[101] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 16 May and she was declared a total loss.[103]
26 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Rouslan
Soviet Union
The salvage vessel foundered in the Atlantic Ocean south of South Cape, Spitzbergen with the loss of twenty of her 23 crew. Survivors were rescued by Ringsel (Norway).[104][105]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Tabasco
United States
The refrigerated cargo ship ran aground 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Progreso, Texas.[106] She was abandoned as a total loss on 3 May. The crew were rescued by Relief (United States).[107]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Bermuda
United Kingdom
The refrigerated cargo liner came ashore in Eddrachillis Bay, Sutherland whilst being towed from Belfast to Rosyth for scrapping. Salvage was deemed impracticable.[108]
The cargo ship ran aground on Martinique. She was refloated on 6 May.[109]
5 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Eurasia
Latvia
The four-masted schooner came ashore at Bocas, Panama and was wrecked.[110][111]
6 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Englishman
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in Musselwick Bay, Pembrokeshire. The crew were rescued by the ketch Agnes (United Kingdom).[112]
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Jamaica
Sweden
The coaster collided with Malines (United Kingdom) in the Scheldt off Vlissingen, South Holland, Netherlands and sank. The crew were rescued.[112] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 14 May.[113]
12 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Cuatro Hermanos
Peru
The four-masted schooner sprang a leak off Callao and was beached. She was a total loss.[114]
The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated four days later and returned to service.
Vinci
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship came ashore at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[113] She was refloated on 20 May.[115]
18 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Seirstad
Norway
The cargo ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. The crew were rescued.[116]
19 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Seminole
United Kingdom
The tanker ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated on 25 May.[117]
21 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
May
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Cambridge (United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Portland Bill, Dorset and sank with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by Cambridge.[118]
22 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Sansei Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Odatejima and broke in two. She was declared a total loss.[119]
23 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Shinko Maru
Japan
The cargo ship collided with Yodo Maru (Japan) in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of Korea and sank.[120]
Warden Court
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Buoyant (United Kingdom) in the River Thames and was beached.[115]
26 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Mari
Norway
The coaster ran aground at Inniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland.[100] She was refloated on 6 June.[121]
The passenger ship ran aground near the Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Michigan. All 127 passengers and crew were rescued. She remained on the rocks until the following October when she broke up in a storm.
28 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Nippon Maru
Japan
The tanker ran aground at Honda Point, California, United States. The crew were rescued.[122] Salvage efforts were abandoned on 6 June.[123]
Rosina Richichi
Kingdom of Italy
The brigantine was wrecked at Bagnara Calabra, Calabria. The crew were rescued.[124]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
George M. Embiricos
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Faro el Rincon, Argentina.[125] She was refloated on 7 June.[126]
31 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Matsuura Maru
Japan
The cargo ship struck a rock off Korea and was beached.[127]
June[]
1 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Basil
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Óbidos, Brazil.[127] She was refloated on 14 June.[128]
SS Guildford Castle
United Kingdom
The Union-Castle Line cargo ship collided with Stentor in the Elbe upstream of Cuxhaven, Germany and was beached.[129] She was declared a total loss.[130][131]
5 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Skeldergate
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[132] She was refloated on 10 June.[133]
Zurichmoor
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River.[132] She was refloated on 13 June.[134]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Amarante
Brazil
The cargo ship collided with a sunken lighter at Rio Grande do Norte and was consequently beached.[135]
Cisneros
United Kingdom
The cargo ship sank in the Magdalena River at Puerto Berrío, Columbia and was a total loss.[136]
Herbert and Harold
United Kingdom
The Thames barge collided with Jamaica Progress (United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent and sank. The crew were rescued.[136]
Holmdene
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[136] She was refloated on 12 June.[137]
11 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Wellamo
Finland
The schooner ran aground at Thyborøn, Jutland, Denmark. She was refloated but found to be leaking and was consequently beached.[133] She was refloated on 13 June and towed to Aalborg.[134]
14 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Hartlepool
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina.[128] She was refloated on 25 June.[138]
17 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Advance
flag unknown
The ship sank in the Manning River, New South Wales, Australia.
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Iris
Nazi Germany
The coaster foundered in the Baltic Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of the Oderbank. The crew were rescued.[139]
The cargo ship collided with P Margarnos (Greece) in the River Plate estuary off Argentina. Both ships sustained bow damage and flooding in their forepeaks[140]
19 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Sheaf Water
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Nekmangrund Shoal, Baltic Sea.[139] She was refloated on 25 June.[138]
Tarraco
Spain
The cargo ship was beached at Setúbal, Portugal.[141]
24 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Baron Sempill
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Bajo Charcas, Cuba.[142] She was refloated on 5 July.[143]
Christina Fraser
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered off Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia with the loss of all seventeen crew.[144]
Northmoor
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Gallant, in the Straits of Magellan.[142] She was refloated on 8 July.[145]
25 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Cerere
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship lost her starboard propeller shaft and was subsequently beached at Bajo Charcas, Cuba.[138]
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Kermikos
Greece
The cargo ship caught fire at Alexandretta, Turkey. Four of her crew were killed.[146] She sank on 2 July and was a total loss.[147]
July[]
2 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Marsland
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground at St. John's, Newfoundland.[147] She was declared a total loss on 14 July.[148]
3 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Brema
Nazi Germany
The cargo ship capsized and sank off the Horns-Rev Lightship (Denmark). The crew survived.[149]
Corregidor
flag unknown
The ship collided with Ocbu (United States) in Manila Bay off Corregidor Island, Philippines and sank.[143]
Frederick H
United Kingdom
The schooner came ashore on Silver Bank, Turks and Caicos Islands and was wrecked. The crew survived.[143]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Nicholas Pacquet
France
The passenger ship ran aground 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) off Cape Spartel, Morocco and was wrecked. All 162 people on board were rescued by Djenne (France).[150]
9 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Shibaura Maru
Japan
The cargo ship struck a rock in the South China Sea off Mokpo, Korea and foundered.[151]
11 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Toonan
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The cargo ship collided with Choshun Maru (Japan) at Dairen and sank.[152]
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
City of Baltimore
United States
The ocean liner collided with Beacon (United States) in Chesapeake Bay off Gibson Island, Maryland and was beached.[153] She was later refloated and sailed to Baltimore, Ohio for inspection.[148]
14 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Cities Service Petrol
United States
The tanker exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Wilmington, North Carolina with the loss of at least three of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by Gulf Gem and Trimountain (both United States).[154][155]
The cargo ship collided with Gulcemal (Turkey) at Istanbul and was consequently beached.[158] AShe was refloated on 25 July.[159]
23 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Maria Adaro
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground off the Sisargas Islands, Galicia and was abandoned by her crew.[160] She broke her back two days later and was a total loss.[159]
24 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Elleros
Egypt
The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Alexandria. The crew survived.[161]
Hematite
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with Lotte (Nazi Germany) in the River Seine at Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France and was beached.[160] She was refloated later that day.[159]
Itanage
Brazil
The cargo ship ran aground at Porto Alegre.[162] She was refloated on 6 August.[163]
The cargo liner ran aground off the Sentinel Island Lighthouse, Territory of Alaska, and was subsequently beached on the Eagle Rover Sand Spit. The passengers were taken off by an American Government steamship.[164]
29 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Yawatawa Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Yetorofu.[165] She was a total loss.[162]
30 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Alkaid
Netherlands
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Orlov, Soviet Union.[166] She was refloated on 14 September.[167]
The trawler ran aground on Horsebank, Southport. She was used for target practice during the World War II.[169]
August[]
3 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Kostanti
Greece
The cargo ship caught fire and was beached off the Regencia Lighthouse, Espírito Santo, Brazil.[170] She was a total loss. The crew were rescued by Alice (United Kingdom) and Murtinho (Brazil).[171]
4 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Marouko Pateras
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Brazil.[172] She was refloated on 9 August.[163]
The cargo ship ran aground at Lancaster, Lancashire.[175] She was still aground on 15 August.[176]
13 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Fernglen
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Cape Guardafui, Italian Somaliland whilst on a voyage from Macassar, Netherlands East Indies to Aarhus, Denmark. She was refloated on 8 November.[176][177] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.
14 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Edith Rosselmann
Danzig
The cargo ship ran aground at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[178]
Montaigne
France
The cargo ship ran aground in the Saloum River, French West Africa.[178] She was refloated on 19 August.[179]
North Shore
United Kingdom
The coaster came ashore at Pointe des Monts, Quebec, Canada.[178] She was refloated on 20 August.[180]
15 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Edith Belliveau
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on South Caicos.[181] She was refloated on 18 August.[182]
Faith Robey
United Kingdom
The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary. The crew were rescued by Bruarfoss (Iceland).[181]
Netherton
United Kingdom
The schooner came ashore on Saint Pierre Island, St. Pierre and Miquelon.[178] She was refloated on 19 August severely damaged.[180]
1933 Cuba-Brownsville hurricane: The gunboat foundered at Sagua la Grande along with seven other vessels.[195]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Coldwater
United States
The cargo ship collided with President Coolidge (United States) in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She caught fire and sank.[184] All 36 people on board were rescued by President Coolidge.[196]
6 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Archon
Greece
The cargo ship collided with Treherbert (United Kingdom in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. All 24 crew were rescued by Dynamo (United Kingdom).[197]
Elizabeth
United States
The cargo ship ran aground 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of the Jupiter Lighthouse, Florida.[198] She was refloated on 9 October.[199]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Dorin
United Kingdom
The auxiliary three-masted schooner departed Nassau, Bahamas for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[200]
Echanau
Spain
The cargo ship collided with Romeu (Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean off Leixões, Portugal and sank with the loss of thirteen of her nineteen crew.[201]
Kinnika
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Kara Strait.[202] She was abandoned on 19 September. The crew were rescued by Sulev (Soviet Union).[203]
Kurogane Maru
Japan
The cargo ship capsized at Matsushima, Miyagi whilst being loaded with coal. Four lives were lost.[204] She was refloated on 25 October.[205]
11 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Anastasios Petroutsis
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground east of Ochakiv, Soviet Union.[202] She was refloated on 22 September.[206]
Carlo
Kingdom of Italy
The cargo ship foundered in the Tyrrhenian Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Capo Ferro. The crew were rescued by Staffordshire (United Kingdom).[202]
14 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Alexander Bond
United States
The auxiliary schooner caught fire in Chesapeake Bay and sank.[207]
Cetatea Alba
Kingdom of Romania
The passenger ship collided with the lighter C.S.D. (Kingdom of Romania) in the Danube at Brăila and was beached.[207]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Porthcawl
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea and was beached off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[167] She was a total loss.[208]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Ido
Sweden
The auxiliary schooner was abandoned off Westervik with the loss of two crew. She was subsequently towed into Kalmar.[209][210]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Alix
Norway
The cargo ship collided with Malmoe (Denmark) off Malmö, Sweden and sank. All seventeen crew were rescued by Malmoe. One of Malmoe's 400 passengers was reported to be missing.[211]
The tanker was driven aground in the Pánuco River, Mexico during a hurricane.[206] She was refloated on 25 September.[215]
Papa Ignazio S
Kingdom of Italy
The barque struck the breakwater at Vegliaia and sank. The crew survived.[216]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Mourne
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south east of St Anthony's Lighthouse, Cornwall. The crew survived.[206]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Hirundo
Norway
The cargo liner ran aground on Ko Sichang, Thailand. Passengers were taken off by Kwangchow (United Kingdom).[214] She was declared a constructive total loss on 2 November.[217]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Panuco
United States
The ocean liner was driven ashore at Tampico, Mexico in a hurricane.[218] She was refloated on 8 October.[219]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Yvonne
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground at Heraklion, Crete, Greece.[220] She was refloated on 2 October.[221]
30 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Kongedybet
Denmark
The auxiliary four-masted schooner collided with Scanmail (United States) in the Baltic Sea off Utklippan, Sweden and sank. The crew were rescued by Scanmail.[222]
October[]
1 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Andromeda
Latvia
The cargo ship sank in the English Channel 80 nautical miles (150 km) north west of Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of one of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by Hartside (United Kingdom).[223]
Moorwood
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was abandoned as a total loss, the crew were rescued by Seefalke (Nazi Germany).[221]
3 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Alexandra
Greece
The cargo ship struck a submerged object off Burghaz, Romania and was consequently beached.[224] She was refloated on 6 October.[225]
4 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Roholm
Norway
The cargo ship caught fire in the Arctic Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of Svyatoy Nos, Soviet Union.[226] She was declared a total loss. The crew were rescued by Gunda (Norway).[225]
Valdivia
Chile
The passenger ship ran aground at Punta Grande. She was declared a total loss. All on board except two passengers were rescued.[200][226]
9 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Mina E. Tricoglu
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Civitavecchia, Rome.[199] She was refloated on 15 October.[227]
The ocean liner ran aground in the Mediterranean Sea off the Saraman Lighthouse, France.[233] She was refloated the next day.[234]
Willesden
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of the Dzharylgach Lighthouse, Soviet Union.[235] She was refloated on 27 October.[236]
18 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Alfonso Fierro
Spain
The cargo ship ran aground off Cape Tourinana and was abandoned. She refloated and subsequently foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Punta Casinadura.[237]
20 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Oaklands
Finland
The barque ran aground on Ven, Sweden.[238] She was refloated on 1 November and found to be severely damaged.[239]
Yashima Maru
Japan
The coaster caught fire and foundered in the Japan Inland Sea off Kobe with the loss of 70 of the 117 people on board.[238][240] She was refloated on 3 June 1939 and towed to Kobe.[241]
22 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Tronoh
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered off Singapore with the loss of 46 lives.[242]
23 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Baron Newlands
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Plana Cays, Bahamas.[243] She was refloated on 27 October.[236]
Granero
Norway
The cargo ship came ashore at Cawton, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. All eleven crew were rescued by breeches buoy.[244] She was declared a total loss on 27 October.[236]
Jolo
United States
The cargo ship ran aground north of Cebu, Philippines.[243] She was damaged by a typhoon on 3 November and was a total loss.[245]
24 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes J. Myra
United Kingdom
The schooner, which had departed from George Town, Bahamas for Saint Pierre and Miquelon, reported her position by radio. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[246]
The Northampton-classcruiser collided with Silverpalm (United Kingdom) in the Pacific Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of San Francisco, California. Both vessels were severely damaged. Chicago had two crew killed and two seriously injured.[247]
26 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Kaloudo
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground at Panomi Point.[248] She was refloated on 30 October.[249]
29 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Architect
United Kingdom
The cargo liner ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the same day but was beached again.[250] She broke in two and was a total loss.[249]
Portland
Spain
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Oporto, Portugal. The crew were rescued by Malatian (United Kingdom).[251]
31 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Alice Gaulke
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground on Gotska Sandön, Sweden and was a total loss. The crew survived.[252]
Arno
United Kingdom
The auxiliary schooner came ashore in Montego Bay, Jamaica and was abandoned.[252]
Dagmar
Sweden
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Smoejen, Gotland and was a total loss.[252]
Elin
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore at Smoejen and was a total loss.[252]
Martin
Latvia
The coaster ran aground at Rhyl, Denbighshire, United Kingdom.[252] She was still aground on 3 November with refloating not expected before 17 November.[253]
November[]
2 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Marion McLoon
United Kingdom
The auxiliary sailing vessel sank at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland.[245]
3 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Marcel
Belgium
The cargo ship ran aground off the Llanelli Lighthouse, Glamorgan, Wales. She broke her back and was declared a constructive total loss.[254] She was refloated on 3 January 1934 and towed to Llanelli where she was scrapped.[255]
4 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Berea
United Kingdom
The whaler communicated with Tafelburg (United Kingdom) whilst on her way from Cape Town, South Africa to the Antarctic. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[256]
5 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Bolivar
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground at Douala, French Cameroun.[257] She was refloated on 8 November.[177]
7 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Nova V
flag unknown
The auxiliary sailing ship ran aground on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. She caught fire and was a total loss.[258]
Wajao
United Kingdom
The coaster was wrecked in the Agalega Islands during a cyclone.[259]
8 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Heian Maru
Japan
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the South China Sea (approximately 17°00′00″N119°00′00″E / 17°N 119°E / 17; 119).[177] She was abandoned by her crew in a sinking condition.[260] She came ashore at the Cape Bolinao Lighthouse, Philippines.[261]Heian Maru was subsequently declared a total loss.[262]
10 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
T. S. Christie
United States
The cargo ship ran aground at Manistee, Michigan and was a total loss.[263][264]
The cargo ship collided with Deutschland (Nazi Germany) in New York Harbor. She was severely damaged and was beached north of Bedloe's Island.[265] She was refloated on 18 November.[266]
12 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Susaa
Denmark
The cargo ship came ashore at Heath Point, Quebec, Canada and sank.[267]
14 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Johanne
Denmark
The cargo ship ran aground at Kirkkonummi, Finland.[268] She was refloated on 20 November but was found to have sustained extensive damage.[266]
15 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
D. E. Callender
United States
The cargo ship ran aground on the north shore of Lake Erie.[269] She was refloated on 20 November.[270]
Florence
United Kingdom
The tug foundered in Lake Ontario. The crew were rescued.[269]
The auxiliary schooner ran aground at Wexford, Ireland. All nine people on board were rescued by the Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat.[273]
17 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Dusan Silni
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River at Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.[265] She was refloated on 24 November.[274]
18 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Pennyworth
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground on the Île d'Orléans in the St Lawrence River. Salvage efforts were abandoned until the following spring.[265][275]
20 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Carl
Denmark
The coaster ran aground in the Åbenrå Fjord.[266] She was refloated on 23 November.[274]
Goldcrown
United Kingdom
The coaster came ashore at East Runton, Norfolk. The crew were rescued by H F Bailey III (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[270] She was refloated on 29 November.[276]
22 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Freda M. Himmelmann
United Kingdom
The auxiliary schooner came ashore at Black Duck Brook, Dominion of Newfoundland and was a total loss.[277]
The torpedo boat collided with Jamaique (France) off Saint-Nazaire, Loire Atlantique, France and sank.[277]
23 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Jamaica Progress
United Kingdom
The refrigerated cargo ship caught fire in the East India Dock, London. She was taken into the River Thames for firefighting operations and consequently sank due to the amount of water pumped on board whilst fighting the fire.[278]
The cargo ship collided with Liberty (United States) in the Ambrose Channel and was beached near the West Bank Lighthouse. She was refloated on 26 November.
24 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Naval
Nazi Germany
The cargo ship ran aground near Juodkrantė, Lithuania. The crew were rescued.[274] She was refloated on 27 November and taken to Memel.[279]
26 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Douglas E. Parks
United Kingdom
The auxiliary schooner was abandoned off Forchu, Nova Scotia, Canada.[280]
Mynonie R. Kirby
United Kingdom
The schooner was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was taken in tow by Star of Ramleh (Egypt but the tow parted off the Wolf Rock.[276][281] The six crew and a dog were rescued by the St Mary's Lifeboat on 28 December.[282] the derelict Mynonie R. Kirby was reported at 50°08′N8°06′W / 50.133°N 8.1°W / 50.133; -8.1 on 4 December in a sinking condition.[283]
27 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Diana
Sweden
The three-masted auxiliary schooner came ashore at Lofstaoukten and was wrecked.[279]
Ning Ching
Republic of China (1912–1949)
The cargo ship ran aground on Collinson Island.[279] She was refloated on 12 December.[284]
28 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Fernanda
Portugal
The auxiliary three-masted schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°40′N9°25′W / 41.667°N 9.417°W / 41.667; -9.417). The crew were rescued by Ange Schiaffino (France).[276]Fernanda was towed into Vigo, Spain by Signe (Denmark).[285]
Polzella
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven against the quayside at Novorissiysk, Soviet Union and was consequently beached.[286]
29 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
SS Gerze
Turkey
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Amasta.[287] She was refloated on 19 December.[288]
30 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Anakri
Soviet Union
The sailing ship foundered in the Black Sea off Ordou after losing her tow in a gale.[283]
Gelendjik
Soviet Union
The tug, which had been towing Anakri (Soviet Union) was driven ashore at Ordou and was wrecked with the loss of seven crew.[283]
The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Cape Shableh, Romania and was a total loss. The crew were rescued by King Lear (United Kingdom).[294]
Constance
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground at Montrose, Angus. The crew were rescued by lifeboat.[295]
The cargo ship caught fire at Dunkerque, Nord and was sunk to extinguish the fire.[291]
9 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Fernmoor
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Anguille, Newfoundland and was wrecked. The crew were rescued by Foundation Franklin (United Kingdom).[297]
10 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Elsa
France
The schooner departed Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Concarneau, Finistère. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[298]
R. H. Sanders
Sweden
The ship caught fire off Cap St. Tropez, France and was abandoned. All passengers and crew were rescued by Livorno (Nazi Germany).[297] The burning derelict was towed into the Gulf of St Tropez by a French fishing boat and was beached.[284]
Ruth
Sweden
The auxiliary three-masted schooner ran aground at Skanör, Scania.[299] She was a total loss.[300]
12 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Qui Vive
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on the east coast of Canada and was a total loss.[284]
13 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Appin
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore at Carnalea, County Antrim. The crew were rescued.[301]
Broomfleet
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all thirteen crew.[302]
Culmore
United Kingdom
The coaster foundered in the North Sea off Shingle Street, Suffolk with the loss of all twelve crew.[302][303]
Glenway
United Kingdom
The Thames barge came ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. The three crew were rescued by H F Bailey III (Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[301]
Mazorca
Peru
The tanker arrived at Istanbul, Turkey with severe weather damage. She was consequently declared beyond economic repair.[304]
15 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Adams
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Blairesk (United Kingdom).[305]
Lotus
Netherlands
The auxiliary sailing ship collided with the quayside at Gefle, Sweden and sank.[296]
The cargo ship ran aground on Sand Island in the Columbia River.[306] She was refloated on 30 December.[309]
18 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Ben Blanche
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground and sank in the Bristol Channel off Porteynon Point, Glamorgan. All seven crew were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat Edward, Prince of Wales (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[306][310][311]
Charles Jose
Belgium
The coaster ran aground at Slapton Sands, Devon, United Kingdom. Ten of the eleven people on board were rescued by breeches buoy, with her captain remaining on board.[310] She was refloated 2 January 1934, repaired and returned to service.[312]
Kasagisan Maru
Japan
The cargo ship ran aground at Nemuro, Hokkaidō.[306] She was refloated on 26 December.[308]
The passenger ship struck a rock in the Portland Canal and ran aground. All 80 passengers and crew were taken off.[315] She was refloated the next day.[316]
The patrol vessel ran aground and sank in Vestervågen. She was raised in 1934, repaired and returned to service.
Juno
Nazi Germany
The cargo ship collided with Sveti Vlaho (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) at Rotterdam, Netherlands and was beached.[314]
23 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Mount Taygetus
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground at Memphis Rock, English Narrows, Straits of Magellan.[288] She was refloated on 4 January 1934.[317]Mount Taygetus was sold for scrap in 1935.[318]
The cargo ship ran aground off Tripoli, Libya and was beached.[320]
Svanen
Denmark
The auxiliary schooner was in distress in the Irish Sea off Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, Ireland. All eight crew were rescued by the Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat.[300]
29 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1933
Ship
Country
Description
Arginia
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Lamaline, Newfoundland and was a total loss.[321]
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