The motor yacht, and former naval vessel ML 902, on a voyage from London to Zanzibar, was heavily damaged when she struck a buoy in the Thames Estuary; she was put ashore at Leigh-on-Sea.[3]
The coastal tanker, loaded with gasoline, collided with the American C2 cargo shipLucile Bloomfield off Le Havre and immediately caught fire, the burning wreck drifted and came ashore near Octeville where it was later scuttled. Seven occupants of the small tanker lost their lives while the Lucile Bloomfield crew escaped unharmed.[7]
The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[8][9]
The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[10][9]
The 125-foot (38.1 m) side trawler was lost in the Bering Sea between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island approximately 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) northwest of Saint Paul Island during a severe storm. Fourteen crew members apparently died aboard each of the three Soviet trawlers lost during the day; two trawlers sank, and the third was found capsized with one crew member – the sole survivor from the three trawlers – clinging to it.[10][9]
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.[23]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Bombay Reef, 380 nautical miles (700 km) south of Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Thailand. She was refloated on 7 April with the assistance of a salvagetug, but grounded again. She was declared a constructive total loss.[28]
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.[32]
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.[36]
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.[55]
The lighthouse tender, a converted naval tugboat, was wrecked during a storm in the Bahia San Pedro, 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, when her anchor chain broke.[65]
The tug sank during a storm in the Bay of Manquemapu, 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Corral, Chile, with the loss of 51 men while trying to assist Leucotón, which had run aground.
Hurricane Betsy: The auxiliary floating drydock broke loose from her moorings at Todd Shipyards and blew upstream three miles (4.8 km). The vessel then capsized and sank in the Mississippi River 300 feet (91 m) off the Mandeville and Press Street wharves. The drydock was raised on 25 August 1966.[76]
Hurricane Betsy: The incomplete Louise Lykes-class cargo ship was in the auxiliary floating drydockUSS AFDM-2 (United States Navy) when the drydock broke loose from her mooring at Todd Shipyards and was pushed upstream. Elizabeth Lykes eventually drifted out of the drydock and went ashore 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of the shipyard, off the Dumaine Street Wharf.[78]
Hurricane Betsy: The incomplete Keller-class hydrographic survey ship was struck by a cargo ship and crane barge, broke loose from her moorings at New Orleans, and struck by other vessels as she blew upstream 900 yards (820 m). The vessel capsized and sank in shallow water, partially above water in the Mississippi River. Salvage began on 27 September and the ship was raised on 10 November 1965.[81][82]
The package carrier exploded and sank at Montreal, Quebec after an unbalanced load caused the ship to capsize, letting aerosolizedcalcium chloride powder to become exposed to water. The ship was raised and returned to service in May 1966.[89]
The cargo ship caught fire in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was towed in to the Europoort, South Holland, Netherlands and was beached. Akti was on a voyage from Assab, Ethiopia to Copenhagen, Denmark. The fire was extinguished the next day but she later capsized. She was righted on 6 October 1966 but declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.[104]
The cargo ship caught fire at Piraeus, Greece. She was on a voyage from Cebu, Philippines to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was beached in Ambeliki Bay on 6 November. The fire was extinguished on 8 November but she was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[109]
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Ter Heijde, South Holland, Netherlands. All 49 crew were rescued.[117] The ship was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in situ.[118]
Santa Kyriaki The 2,958-ton cargo ship beached south of IJmuiden, Netherlands. Refloated on 8 March 1966 but declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in July 1966.[119]
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.[124]
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