The reefer ship sank in the Bering Strait 35 nautical miles (65 km) north on Unimak Island, Alaska, United States with the loss of five of her 79 crew.[1]
2 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Bjoern Lohse
West Germany
Caught fire at Lisbon, constructive total loss, scrapped in March 1967.[2]
Filia
Greece
The Liberty ship collided with Tayga (flag unknown) of Mocha, Yemen and was beached. She was declared a constructive total loss.[3]
4 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Bluebird
United Kingdom
The hydroplane crashed on Coniston Water during an attempt on the world water speed record, killing its pilot, Donald Campbell.
The bulk ore carrier exploded and sank 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain with the loss of one of her 48 crew.[9]
23 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Constantia 2
United Kingdom
The tanker was carrying fresh water on route to Gibraltar when she struck the Les Casquets reef in a storm, all crew were rescued, the ship broke her back.[10][11]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Sir Winston Churchill
United Kingdom
The schooner sank at Southampton, Hampshire. Later pumped out, refloated and returned to service.[12]
February[]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Bar
Yugoslavia
The Liberty ship ran aground off Split. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ.[3]
Ponderosa
Liberia
The Liberty ship ran aground on Topar Island, Chile. She was refloated and beached in Molyneux Bay. Declared a constructive total loss, she was refloated in May and sold.[13]
Collided with Østbornholm (Denmark) in the Odense River.
18 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Torrey Canyon
United Kingdom
Ran aground on Pollard's Rock in the Seven Stones reef between the Cornish mainland and the Isles of Scilly, loaded with 120,000 tonnes of crude oil. The vessel released 32 Million gallons of oil much of which washed up on the Cornish coast.[20]
The cargo ship ran aground on Bancoran Island, Borneo and caught fire. Refloated 24 March and towed to Manila, Philippines. After a further fire on 11 July, the ship was scrapped in November 1967
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Myalls
Canada
The coaster caught fire and sank off Shelburne Harbour.[21]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Panteleimon
Greece
The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Kobe, Japan. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[22]
The Liberty ship ran aground near Djibouti City. Later refloated and towed to Djibouti City.[26]
June[]
2 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Essberger Chemist
West Germany
The chemical tanker exploded and caught fire 250 nautical miles (460 km) south of the Azores, Portugal. All 40 crew rescued by an American ship.[27]
8 June[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Magd
Egypt
Six-Day War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Suez Canal by Israeli Air Force aircraft. Wreck cleared in 1975 to enable the canal to be re-opened.[6]
Six-Day War: The Belmont-classtechnical research ship was attacked by Israeli Air Force aircraft and Israeli Navy torpedo boats in the Mediterranean Sea north of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. She was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.
Six-Day War: The cargo ship was trapped in the Suez Canal. Declared a constructive total loss on 19 February 1969. Subsequently sold and returned to service.[33]
July[]
1 July[]
List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1967
Ship
Country
Description
Lefteric
Liberia
The Liberty ship ran aground, broke in two and sank at Mormugao, India.[30]
The salvage vessel exploded and sank off the Wolf Rock, Isles of Scilly whilst undertaking salvage operations on the wreck of HMS Association (Royal Navy): Her five crew were rescued by trawler Roimage (France).[46]
Merchantman
United Kingdom
The tug sank 85 nautical miles (157 km) east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire after colliding with the drilling rig Ocean Prince.[47]
The cargo ship was wrecked when her engine failed during Typhoon Emma. All but one of her 44 crew were rescued by USS Navarro (United States Navy) before the ship was driven ashore at Lincoln Island, Paracel Islands.
Kostis A. Georgilis
Greece
The Liberty ship caught fire and ran aground in the Coco Islands. Burnt out, she was a total loss.[22]
5 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1967
Ship
Country
Description
El Hasani
Morocco
The cargo ship caught fire on her maiden voyage off Southampton, United Kingdom. All but two crew taken off by a Swedish tanker.[52]
Rethi Moller
West Germany
The coaster was driven ashore at Penmaenmawr, Caernarvonshire.[53]
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