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List of shipwrecks in 1972

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The list of shipwrecks in 1972 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1972.

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1972
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Unknown date

January[]

1 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1972
Ship Country Description
El Condesito Flag of Spain Spain The cargo ship ran aground sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Tenerife after running aground 50 meters (55 yards, 165 feet) from the Punta Rasca Lighthouse.

9 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1972
Ship Country Description
Seawise University Flag of Hong Kong 1959 (unofficial Red Ensign) Hong Kong
Seawise University wreck

Seawise University

The university ship, formerly the ocean liner RMS Queen Elizabeth (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom) sank in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, due to an on-board fire caused by a suspected arson attack.

Dona Anita Flag of Somalia Somalia The cargo ship foundered off British Columbia, Canada with the loss of all hands.[1]

13 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1972
Ship Country Description
Hydrophane Flag of Romania Romania The cargo ship collided with Mozdak (flag unknown) off Odessa, Soviet Union. Both vessels sank.[2]
Owenduv Flag of Panama Panama The coaster capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Leixões, Portugal after her cargo shifted.[3]

17 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1972
Ship Country Description
Maersk Fighter Flag of Denmark Denmark The oil rig supply vessel foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of the Vyl Lightship with the loss of nine of her nineteen crew.[4]

27 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1972
Ship Country Description
Queen Frederica Flag of Greece Greece The cruise ship was diven aground in the Fowey Estuary after breaking free from her moorings in a storm.[5]

February[]

1 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1972
Ship Country Description
V. A. Fogg United States Sank after on-board explosion, Gulf of Mexico.

6 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1972
Ship Country Description
Citta di Alessandria Flag of Liberia Liberia The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Andreas, Cyprus. Seven crew rescued by a RAF helicopter.[6]

11 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1972
Ship Country Description
USS Hopewell Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island, California.
Lindblad Explorer Flag of Norway Norway ran aground near La Plaza Point, Antarctica. She was towed to Buenos Aires, Argentina and then to Kristiansand, Norway for repairs.

13 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1972
Ship Country Description
Clio Flag of Liberia Liberia The ship caught fire off the coast of Angola and was abandoned. She sank on 21 February.[7][8]
Ermioni Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean off Cyprus. All 14 crew rescued by helicopters from HMS Bulwark (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy).[9]

17 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1972
Ship Country Description
Olympic Athlete Flag of Greece (1828-1978) Greece Ran aground, River Thames.[10]

19 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1972
Ship Country Description
Marcello G Civil Ensign of Italy Italy capsized and sank at Naples. Declared a constructive total loss but later repaired and returned to service.

29 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1972
Ship Country Description
Benefit Flag of Panama Panama The cargo ship foundered 160 nautical miles (300 km) south of Muroto, Japan. Her captain went down with the ship, the rest of her crew were rescued by two patrol boats (Naval Ensign of Japan Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force).[11]

March[]

1 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1972
Ship Country Description
Stenso Flag of Sweden Sweden Foundered in the Bay of Biscay (45°17′N 2°46′W / 45.283°N 2.767°W / 45.283; -2.767).[12]

7 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1972
Ship Country Description
Katie H Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster sank in the North Sea after colliding with an unnamed fishing boat (Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium). One of her seven crew was killed.[13]

13 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1972
Ship Country Description
Mary Ellen Conway Flag of Panama Panama The tanker exploded and caught fire at Manzanillo, Mexico. Consequently scrapped.[14]
Torodd Flag of Norway Norway The fishing vessel/cargo ship was destroyed in a fire in Langevåg, Norway. Wreck scrapped in Trondheim, Norway in May 1975.[15]

19 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1972
Ship Country Description
USS Gansevoort Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.

April[]

7 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1972
Ship Country Description
Avlis Flag of Greece Greece Wrecked off Santorini.[16]

22 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1972
Ship Country Description
Gilani Flag of Canada Canada capsized and sank at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.

23 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1972
Ship Country Description
USNS Cowanesque Flag of the United States United States Navy The Suamico-class replenishment oiler was sunk off Okinawa, Japan.

24 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1972
Ship Country Description
Nicolo Martini Civil Ensign of Italy Italy struck a submerged object off Portoscuso, Sardinia and holed. Beached to prevent sinking. Later refloated but declared a total loss.

May[]

11 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1972
Ship Country Description
Royston Grange Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 7,113 ton, British cargo liner, wrecked in Punta Indio Channel, Uruguay after colliding with the oil tanker Tien Chee (Liberia Liberia) and subsequent fire. She was the first British ship to be lost with all hands since World War II. 74 fatalities.

12 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1972
Ship Country Description
USS Wilkes-Barre Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Cleveland-class light cruiser was sunk as a target during tests of explosives.

14 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1972
Ship Country Description
USS Fred T. Berry Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was scuttled as an artificial reef off Key West, Florida, at 24°27.8′N 81°33.3′W / 24.4633°N 81.555°W / 24.4633; -81.555 ("USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)").

June[]

9 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1972
Ship Country Description
MV Galinda Unknown
Burning freighter MV Galinda in the South China Sea in June 1972
Sank in the South China Sea. 10 crewmen died, 38 were rescued.[17]

15 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1972
Ship Country Description
Lucette The schooner sank in the Pacific Ocean about 200 nautical miles ( miles; km) west of the Galapagos Islands after being holed by a pod of killer whales. All six people on board escaped in a life raft and a dinghy and drifted for 38 days before being rescued.

Unknown Date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown Date 1972
Ship Country Description
MV Falcon Lady United States
Tanker Falcon Lady aground in Triton Island in June 1972
Aground on the notorious Triton Island in the Paracels en route from Danang to Subic Bay. Pulled off by the USS Reclaimer 3 July.[18]

July[]

1 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1972
Ship Country Description
Lefteria Flag of Denmark Denmark The schooner was in collision with an unnamed weather ship (Flag of France France) and sank with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[19]

10 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1972
Ship Country Description
London Statesman Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Vietnam War: The cargo ship was sunk by Viet Cong sabotage at Nha Trang, South Vietnam.

13 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1972
Ship Country Description
USS O'Brien Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California.

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1972
Ship Country Description
Rustringen Flag of Germany West Germany Sank off Margate, Kent. Later raised and scrapped.[10]
Vermont Civil Flag and Ensign of Ecuador Ecuador The tug ran aground off Guayaquil and wrecked. Later scrapped in situ.[20]

August[]

6 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1972
Ship Country Description
Stade Flag of Germany West Germany the coaster was cut in two when in collision with Ciudad di Manizales (Flag of Colombia Colombia) in the English Channel and sank with the loss of eleven of her 13 crew. The stern section sank, but the bow section remained afloat. It was sunk by the French Navy as it was a hazard to navigation.[21]

9 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1972
Ship Country Description
Amoy Flag of Somalia Somalia The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Negrais, India and was declared a constructive total loss. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaysia to Calcutta.[22]

21 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1972
Ship Country Description
Texanita Flag of Liberia Liberia The supertanker collided with the supertanker Oswego Guardian (Flag of Liberia Liberia) 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Agulhas, South Africa, suffered a massive explosion, and sank with the loss of 46 of her 50 crew members.[23]

September[]

4 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1972
Ship Country Description
Taoyuno Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China The fishing vessel was sunk with the loss of 22 of her 23 crew when it was in collision with the bulk carrier Marylisa (Flag of Greece Greece) 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of the Cape of Good Hope.[24]

October[]

1 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1972
Ship Country Description
Genimar Flag of Liberia Liberia The cargo ship sank in the English Channel off Kent after it was in collision with Larry L (Flag of Greece Greece). All 24 crew were rescued by Larry L.[25]

11 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1972
Ship Country Description
La Sirène Civil and Naval Ensign of France Marine Nationale The submarine sank in an accident at Lorient naval base. All seven crew on board escaped.[26]

16 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1972
Ship Country Description
USS Stanton Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico.

November[]

13 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1972
Ship Country Description
Wan Chun Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
"Wan Chun" - Castricum, 1972

Wan Chun.

The cargo ship ran aground north of IJmuiden, Netherlands in a storm. All 27 crew were rescued.[27]
Metric Flag of Denmark Denmark The coaster ran aground off Texel, Netherlands. Nine people and two dogs were rescued by Dutch Navy helicopters.[27]

14 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1972
Ship Country Description
Ypoploiarchos Merlin Flag of Greece Hellenic Navy The vehicle carrier sank with the loss of 45 crew after a collision with the supertanker World Hero (Flag of Greece Greece).[28]

27 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1972
Ship Country Description
Tor Hugo Flag of Norway Norway The fishing vessel sank off West Africa after suffering leaks and disastrous hull failure.

30 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1972
Ship Country Description
Burtonia Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom The coaster capsized and sank 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of four of her eight crew.[29]

December[]

12 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1972
Ship Country Description
Pelias Flag of Greece Greece The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered 250 nautical miles (460 km) south of Durban, South Africa. Her crew survived.[30]

15 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1972
Ship Country Description
Rumba Flag of Germany West Germany The cargo ship was abandoned when its cargo of railway locomotives broke free of their chains, causing the ship to list when she was 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of Cape Race. Newfoundland.[31]
Lincoln Express Flag of Panama Panama The cargo ship foundered off Puerto Rico. All 21 crew rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[31]
Nova Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship sank after it was in collision with Teofani-Livanos (Flag of Greece Greece) in the Baltic Sea. One crewman was killed.[31]

22 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1972
Ship Country Description
Argus V Flag of Germany West Germany The tug capsized and sank in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cap Griz Nez, France. All five crew rescued.[32]

24 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1972
Ship Country Description
Sea Star Flag of South Korea South Korea After burning for five days following a 19 December collision with the tanker Horta Barbosa (Flag of Brazil Brazil), the supertanker sank in the Persian Gulf after a series of explosions.
Pacrover Flag of Liberia Liberia The bulk carrier foundered in the Pacific Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) south of Kodiak, Alaska.[33]

27 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1972
Ship Country Description
St Ives Civil Ensign of Italy Italy 938 GRT dredger capsized and sank northwest of Ferrol, Spain (44°21′N 08°57′W / 44.35°N 8.95°W / 44.35; -8.95) while under tow by Smit Pioneer (Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands).

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1972
Ship Country Description
Allah Mina The cement barge sank in the Persian Gulf in approximately 1972.

References[]

  1. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 10 January 1972. 
  2. ↑ "Janova". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1452. Retrieved 7 March 2017. 
  3. ↑ Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4. 
  4. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 18 January 1972. 
  5. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 28 January 1972. 
  6. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 7 February 1972. 
  7. ↑ "MANCHESTER MERCHANT". Clydesite. http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/MANCHESTER_MERCHANT_95.html. Retrieved 1 July 2016. 
  8. ↑ "Manchester Liners Ltd.". The Ships List. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/manchester.shtml. Retrieved 1 July 2016. 
  9. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 14 February 1972. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent. Stroud: The History Press. pp. 35. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2. 
  11. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 1 March 1972. 
  12. ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  13. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 8 March 1972. 
  14. ↑ "T2 TANKERS - Q - R - S". Mariners. http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2Q.html. Retrieved 2 November 2016. 
  15. ↑ Oterhals, Leo (1997) (in Norwegian). Båter, baser og barske menn. Molde: Lagunen. p. 75. ISBN 8290757115. http://www.nb.no/utlevering/nb/bbec335d2f3a72df8c8b332ceec9337b#&struct=DIV76. 
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  17. ↑ "Unofficial 1972 Westpac cruise log - USS Conserver" (in en-US). http://ussconserver.org/unofficial-1972-westpac-cruise-log/. Retrieved 2015-11-28. 
  18. ↑ "Unofficial 1972 Westpac cruise log - USS Conserver" (in en-US). http://ussconserver.org/unofficial-1972-westpac-cruise-log/. Retrieved 2015-11-28. 
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  22. ↑ "Obuasi". The Yard. http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1449. Retrieved 7 March 2017. 
  23. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 22 August 1972. 
  24. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 5 September 1972. 
  25. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 2 October 1972. 
  26. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 13 October 1972. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 14 November 1972. 
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  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 16 December 1972. 
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  33. ↑ "T2 TANKERS - B". Mariners. http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2B.html. Retrieved 18 October 2016. 

See also[]

Ship events in 1972
Ship launches: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Ship commissionings: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Ship decommissionings: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Shipwrecks: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
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