Ran aground at Kefken Point, Turkey, declared a total loss.
9 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Snjeznik
Yugoslavia
The cargo ship capsized and sank at Suda Bay, Crete. Refloated on 26 March and towed to Piran, Yugoslavia for repairs. Re-entered service in August 1960.[3]
10 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Ahern Trader
United Kingdom
The coaster ran aground in Gander Bay. She broke up the next day.[4]
13 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Applegarth
United Kingdom
The tug collided with Perthshire in the River Mersey at Birkenhead and sank with the loss of all seven crew.[5]
14 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Scarcity
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore at Bawdsey, Suffolk. Three crew taken off by breeches buoy.[6]
18 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Sir Edgar
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was lost on this date. Salvaged but consequently scrapped.
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Bermuda
Netherlands
The coaster capsized and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Hoek van Holland with the loss of all six crew.[7]
Ritornel
Netherlands
The coaster was damaged in a collision with two other ships in the Scheldt.[7]
The coaster ran aground at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[23]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Arlanza
United Kingdom
The passenger ship was launched in gale force winds, almost colliding with the entrance to a dock. Two tugs ran aground whilst trying to assist.[24]
17 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Ethel C
Lebanon
The cargo ship sprang a leak after her cargo of scrap iron shifted. An explosion then occurred at the stern of the ship and she sank off Virginia, United States. All 23 crew rescued by United States Coast Guard vessels.[25]
The cargo ship was rammed by Polaris (Sweden) while moored at Montreal. She broke free from her moorings and rammed into Thorshope (Norway) and sank within 30 minutes.[28] Later partly raised and scrapped.
11 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Pier Schipper
Netherlands
The coaster sank off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. All crew rescued.[29]
18 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Andros Coral
Norway
The Liberty ship ran aground on Dona Sebastiana Island and sank.[30]
Typhoon Mary: The Liberty ship sank at Hong Kong. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[8]
Shun Lee
Hong Kong
Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship was driven aground on one of the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea and was wrecked. Her 55 crew took to the liferafts.[32]
Malaya Fir
Panama
and Wan Fu (Hong Kong): Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship and coaster ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[32]
The cargo ship ran aground on a sandbank at the mouth of the Saguenay River in Quebec, Canada. She broke in half during refloating attempts on 16 June. Later refloated and scuttled.
18 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Ron Woolaway
United Kingdom
The dredger capsized in the Bristol Channel off Flat Holm. Her seven crew survived. She was subsequently towed to Cardiff, Glamorgan, where she was righted, repaired and returned to service.[33]
The lightship, while relieving Ambrose Station, sank after it was rammed at the entrance to New York Harbour, United States by Green Bay (United States).[34][35]
July[]
7 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Munken
Norway
The cargo ship foundered off Lindesnes, Norway.[36]
11 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Gladys
United Kingdom
The motor barge sank in the Medway Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent following a collision with Kirovograd (Soviet Union).
13 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Hero
Australia
The tug foundered at Port Kembla, New South Wales whilst attempting to go to the aid of Bulwarra (United Kingdom), which was being driven against the jetty in a storm.[37]
The passenger ship was destroyed by fire at Long Beach, California.
Denbigh Coast
United Kingdom
The coaster collided with Irish Maple (Republic of Ireland) and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off New Brighton, Cheshire. All ten crew rescued by the dredger Hilbre Island and the Liverpool Pilot Boat (both United Kingdom).[38]
The battleship ran aground at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour whilst being towed to the breakers.
5 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Lanterna
Italy
The coaster sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Aden with the loss of five of the nine people on board.[40]
6 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Pelorus
United Kingdom
The Trinity House pilot cutter ran aground off Dungeness, Kent. Refloated five hours later.[41]
8 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Panaghia T
Liberia
The cargo ship ran aground 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Tamandaré, Brazil following an engine room fire. Refloated on 5 September but subsequently scrapped.[10]
The cargo ship collided with the tanker Esso Switzerland (Panama) and sank near the Isla de Alborán in the Strait of Gibraltar with the loss of three of her 26 crew. Twenty three survivors were rescued by Esso Switzerland and transferred to USNS General LeRoy Eltinge (United States Naval Service) and landed at Gibraltar.[43]
The Liberty ship was driven ashore near Cape Arago, Oregon, United States. She was later refloated and towed to Coos Bay. Declared a constructive total loss.[44]
The cargo ship ran aground off Plumb Point, Jamaica.[46]
October[]
2 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Sheikh
Greece
The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Kitadaitō, Japan and broke in two.[10]
4 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Valdes
United Kingdom
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Palamós, Catalonia, Spain in a storm.[47]
7 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Tina Scarlett
Denmark
and Diamant (Netherlands): The ferry and tanker collided in the Rhine at Emmerich, West Germany. Diamant's cargo of petrol caught fire, engulfing both ships. The coaster Vaarwell II (Netherlands) and tanker Brigitte (West Germany) were also engulfed by flames and sank. Two people were killed.[48] A number of other vessels were damaged; including Cabato, Emilia, Liberté, Spido, Vinkeveen and Virgo Fidelis II (all Netherlands); Bellinzona Basel (Switzerland)[49]
8 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Locheil
United Kingdom
The mailboat ran aground in Escart Bay, West Loch Tarbert and was holed. Her cargo of mail and all 150 passengers were transferred to Lochfyne (United Kingdom). Several sheep were thrown overboard and swam ashore without loss.[50]
The naval auxiliary ship was dumping ammunition at sea when there was an explosion and fire. She capsized and sank 23 nautical miles (43 km) off Sydney with the loss of two of her crew.[51]
The coaster ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Refloated on 24 October.[53]
24 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Friso
Netherlands
The coaster capsized and sank off Jutland, Denmark.[54]
Ajoy
India
The dredger collided with one of the Renfrew ferries and sank in the Clyde.[55] Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[56]
El Gamil
United Arab Republic
The cargo ship sank 45 nautical miles (83 km) south of Kamaran, Aden. Twenty three crew killed, one survivor was rescued by Strathnaver (United Kingdom).[57]
25 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Arkendale H and Wastdale H
United Kingdom
Arkendale H and Wastdale H, July 2011
The barges collided with the Severn Railway Bridge, bringing down two spans. Both vessels caught fire and were grounded near the main channel.[58] The wreckage of both vessels is in situ as of July 2011.
26 October[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Harpula
United Kingdom
The tanker ran aground off Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica.[46]
The T2 tanker broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The bow section capsized and sank. She was on a voyage from New York to Corpus Christi, Texas. Subsequently rebuilt with bow section from Redstone (United States).[64]
6 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Nagato Maru
Japan
The cargo ship wass driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus in a gale. She was refloated on 9 December and towed to Piraeus, Greece for repairs.[3]
Snjeznik
Yugoslavia
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Famagusta in a gale. She was refloated on 29 April 1961 and anchored whilst minor repairs carried out. Declared a constructive total loss, she departed under tow on 31 August for Genoa, Italy. Sold and repaired, renamed Maha.[3]
7 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Tasco
Norway
The cargo ship ran aground near Helsingor, Denmark in a snowstorm.[65]
8 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Grief
West Germany
The coaster collided with Kina (Denmark) and sank off Bremerhaven. All 13 crew rescued by a customs boat.[66]
Havlide
Norway
The tanker caught fire 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Malta. The Admiralty tug Mediator (United Kingdom) was despatched to her aid.[66]
12 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Heinrich Brand
West Germany
The coaste ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. All five crew rescued by helicopter.[67]
Skeldervik
Sweden
The coaster sank in the Baltic Sea off Denmark. All four crew rescued by a Norwegian ship.[67]
14 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1960
Ship
Country
Description
Peter Zoranic
Yugoslavia
The tanker collided with World Harmony (Greece) in the Bosporus off Beykoz, Turkey and both ships caught fire. They drifted onto Tarsus (Turkey) setting that ship on fire. All three ships were wrecked. A total of 47 crew from the three ships were killed and about 40 were injured.[68]
16 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1960
Ship
Country
Description
National Trader
Liberia
The Liberty ship caught fire off Cuba and was abandoned. She was subsequently towed to Mobile, Alabama, United States where she was declared a constructive total loss.[69]
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