The coaster ran aground on the South Arklow Bank, Co Wicklow, Ireland. All eleven crew rescued by the Arklow lifeboat. Refloated and taken under tow but sank the next day.[5]
27 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Nankai Maru
Japan
The ferry sank in the Kii Strait with the loss of all 170 on board.[6]
29 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Hadsel
Norway
The coaster ran aground on the Lofoten Islands and sank. All 46 passengers and crew were rescued.[7]
February[]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Seistan
United Kingdom
The cargo ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Persian Gulf.[8] Fifty eight of her 66 crew were killed.[9]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Gannochy
United Kingdom
The coaster sank in the Mersey Channel, 13 nautical miles (24 km) north west of Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Hawkstone
United Kingdom
The tug ran aground in the Thames Estuary. Two barges she was towing were discovered at Allhallows, Kent and Yantlett, Kent. All six crew were killed.[11]
The tanker was bombed and sunk by a CIA B-26 Invader off Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[20][21]
28 or 30 April[]
These three ships were bombed in an air raid or raids on Ambon Bay in Indonesia. Ambon was bombed several times, and sources differ as to the date(s) on which the ships were attacked.[22] One source suggests that they were hit on 1 or 2 May.[23]
The cargo ship was bombed and damaged or sunk by a CIA B-26 Invader[22] in Ambon Bay, Indonesia. Subsequently salvaged and registered in Panama as Keanyew.
The barge was beached at Woody Point, Queensland to serve as a breakwater.
6 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Arlyn
United States
The Liberty ship ran aground on the Silver Bank, off the coast of the Dominican Republic. She was later refloated but declared a constructive total loss.[29]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Lady Stella
United Kingdom
The coaster was in collision with Pardo and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Dover, Kent. All twelve on board rescued by the tug Dominance (United Kingdom).[30]
20 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Lavernock
United Kingdom
The tug was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel. She was salvaged on 1 August and was consequently scrapped.[31]
The vessels collided in the East River of New York City, causing a gasoline spill and subsequent fire and killing three people, one indirectly
26 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Omega
Peru
The barque sprang a leak and sank off Peru.
July[]
6 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Josef Joham
West Germany
The coastal tanker collided with Ludwigshafen (West Germany) in the English Channel north of Guernsey. Josef Joham was cut in two and sank, all eleven crew were rescued by Ludwigshafen.[32]
August[]
5 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Cabo Razo
Spain
The cargo ship sank in the Arosa Estuary off Pontevedra. Thirteen of the 44 people on board were killed.[33]
The tanker collided with SS Gulfoil at the mouth of the Narragansett Bay and was declared a total loss after she burned.
8 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1958
Ship
Country
Description
St Nicholas
Liberia
The cargo ship ran aground in the Caribbean Sea 135 nautical miles (250 km) off Kingston, Jamaica. Salvage efforts were abandoned in September and she was declared a total loss.[18]
the cargo ship had run aground off Parigi, Indonesia on 14 August.[35]Permesta rebels captured her on 16 August, refloated her and beached her at Belang.[35] The Indonesian Navy sighted her there on 18 August and shelled her on 22 August, setting her on fire.[35]Norse Lady was burnt out and remained a beached wreck until March 1966, when she was towed to Kaohsiung, Taiwan and scrapped.[35][36]
The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada. The 40 crew were rescued by a Spanish trawler. The wreck was later sunk by USCGC Spencer (United States Coast Guard) as it was a hazard to shipping.[39]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Concha
Costa Rica
The coastal tanker caught fire off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. All crew rescued by frigateHMS Chichester (Royal Navy). They were transferred to the tug Empire Rosa (United Kingdom) and landed at Milford Haven. The tug Sheila (United Kingdom) took Concha in tow but she sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Skokholm.[40]
The tanker collided with T2 tankerFernand-Gilabert (France). Both ships set on fire, a total of 21 crew killed. Fernand-Gilabert was consequently scrapped.[41]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Ashtabula
Canada
The car ferry sank after colliding with the cargo ship Ben Moreell off Ashtabula, Ohio. The captain was killed.
The Type T2-SE-A2 tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal, 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Port Said, Egypt. Later refloated.[51]
Dansborg
Denmark
The tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Port Said. Later refloated.[51]
December[]
1 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Indore
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Vlissingen, Netherlands.[52]
3 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Prodromos
Liberia
The Liberty ship collided with King Minos (Greece) in the English Channel and was abandoned. Twenty-three crew rescued by two Dutch ships. The tug Jean Bart (France) took Prodromos in tow and she was beached at Rye Harbour, East Sussex, United Kingdom. King Minos was assisted into Dover Harbour, Kent by the tug Dominant and salvage ship Swin (both United Kingdom).[53][54]
5 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Alex
West Germany
The coaster collided with a Dutch vessel in the Waal and sank. All five crew were rescued.[55]
14 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Mendi Palm
United Kingdom
The cargo ship collided with a Port of London Authority dredger in the Thames Estuary and ran aground.[56]
The V-classsubmarine broke her tow and came ashore at Sandsend Wyke, Yorkshire whilst being towed to the Tyne for scrapping.[57] Refloated on 23 December.[58]
18 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Taxiarchis
Greece
The cargo ship ran aground in the Aegean Sea between Kos and Turkey. Refloated on 23 December, repairs were uneconomic and she was scrapped in August 1959.[18]
23 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1958
Ship
Country
Description
Broughty
United Kingdom
The coaster collided with Sunima (Norway) in the Thames Estuary and was beached on the Rainham Marshes, Essex.[58]
28 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1958
Ship
Country
Description
African Queen
Liberia
Stern of the wrecked tanker African Queen.
The tanker ran aground on Gull Shoal and broke in two. The crew was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Oil from the tanker heavily polluted the coastline at Ocean City, Maryland.[59]
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