2,065 ton collier wrecked on Nolleplaat sandbank, off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Normanner
Norway
Became stranded and sank on a voyage from Kopervik and Kristiansund.[7]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Sophocles
Netherlands
The cargo ship's cargo of fertilizer caught fire. The ship later capsized and sank in the Atlantic, with three of her 44 crew reported missing. Ulysees (Netherlands) rescued the other 41 crew.[11]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Ever Prosperity
Liberia
The Liberty ship ran aground at New Caledonia, a total loss.[12]
The Liberty ship ran aground off Necochea, Argentina. Declared a constructive total loss, she was subsequently scrapped.[13]
11 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Master Elias
Liberia
Stranded on Burias Island, Philippines. Refloated 15 March and towed to Manila, where sold for scrapping.[7]
19 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Roland L
Belgium
Collided at Antwerp with Santos (Sweden) and sank. Raised on 26 March, repaired and returned to service in July 1965.[14]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Nora
Norway
The tanker collided with Otto N. Miller (Liberia) in the English Channel. Both ships caught fire and there was a large spill of oil.[15]
29 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Katharina Kolkmann
West Germany
The cargo ship collided with Gannet (United Kingdom): and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Folkestone, Kent with the loss of one of the fifteen crew.[16]
April[]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Nan An
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground off Hong Kong and broke up. All 41 crew rescued.[17]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Cagliari
Italy
The cargo ship ran aground in the River Thames and Gravesend, Kent in fog.[18]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Transatlantic
West Germany
The cargo ship collided with Hermes (Netherlands) and sank in the Saint Lawrence River, Canada. One of her fourteen crew was killed and two were reported missing.[19]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Bremerhaven
West Germany
The passenger ship capsized and sank at Bremerhaven.[20]
30 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1965
Ship
Country
Description
King Abdelaziz
Saudi Arabia
Ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Jeddah. Refloated on 3 May.[7]
May[]
7 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Kitak
Norway
The sealer foundered in the Norwegian Sea. She was on a voyage from the West Ice to Ålesund.
The bulk carrier sank after colliding with SS Topdalsfjord (Norway) in the Straits of Mackinac one nautical mile (1.15 miles; 1.85 km) east of the Mackinac Bridge, killing 10 of her 35 crew members.
The tanker exploded and caught fire at Mururan, Japan. Three of her crew were killed, 22 were injured, five others reported missing.[23]
28 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1965
Ship
Country
Description
La Salle
flag unknown
The ship struck the Grunes de L’Ouest rocks (49.29209N 02.39333W) between Guernsey and Jersey Channel Islands. 40 people were rescued by the Guernsey lifeboat.[24]
29 May[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 May 1965
Ship
Country
Description
San Carlos
Dominica
The tanker was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio Haina.[25]
Caught fire in the English Channel, a total loss.[26]
June[]
4 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Pendennis Castle
United Kingdom
The ocean liner ran aground in Southampton Water. Refloated undamaged after 4½ hours.[27]
6 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Luisa
Italy
The tanker exploded and caught fire at Bandar Mashar, Iran, killing 30 of her 41 crew, and two others onshore. The ship capsized and sank in shallow water.[28]
The Liberty ship sank in the Arabian Sea off Abd al Kuri, South Yemen. Crew abandoned ship and landed on the island, from where their distress calls were answered by RAFShackleton aircraft and HMS Zulu (Royal Navy).[29]
The Gearing-classdestroyer ran aground in the South China on Pratas Reef in the Pratas Islands. She was salvaged, repaired and eventually returned to service.
20 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Napier Star
United Kingdom
The cargo ship ran aground off Bahia Potrero, Uruguay. Refloated on 18 August but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in February 1966.[31]
August[]
2 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Meiko Maru
Japan
The tanker collided with Arizona (United States) 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Tokyo and sank with the loss of 18 crew.[32]
The tug sank during a storm in the Bay of Manquemapu, 60 nautical miles (69 miles; 111 km) south of Corral, Chile, with the loss of 51 men while trying to assist Leucotón, which had run aground.
23 August[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Kathe Niederkirchner
East Germany
The cargo ship ran aground on Muckle Skerry, in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. All fifty on board survived.[33]
The cargo ship ran aground at Riviera Beach, Florida, overnight on 7–8 September during Hurricane Betsy. Later refloated and scuttled in August 1968 to form an artificial reef.
The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was declared a constructive total loss in 1970.[48]
November[]
2 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Panagathos
Greece
The Liberty ship ran aground north of Ameland, Friesland, the Netherlands and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued.[49]
3 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Fosming
Taiwan
The Liberty ship ran aground on Castle Island, Bahamas. She was later refloated and towed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States where she was declared at constructive total loss.[50]
2,958 ton cargo ship beached south of IJmuiden, Netherlands. Refloated 8 March 1966 but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in July 1966.
Ping An
Liberia
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ter Heijde, Netherlands. All 49 crew rescued.[53] The ship was declared at constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[54]
Ran aground at Masirah, Oman. Declared a constructive total loss.
22 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Papadiamandis
Liberia
The bulk carrier was wrecked off the Faja Grande Lighthouse, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Hamburg, West Germany.[55]
24 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Gertrud C Ertel
West Germany
The cargo ship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden and broke in two. Declared a constructive total loss. Refloated in July 1968, cargo discharged and subsequently scrapped the following month.[31]
30 December[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1965
Ship
Country
Description
Singo
Norway
The coastal tanker collided with Fina Two (Belgium) and sank in the Scheldt with the loss of four crew.[56]
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