List of shipwrecks in 1960

The list of shipwrecks in 1960 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1960.

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1960
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January

1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Albion  United Kingdom The Norfolk wherry sank in the River Yare at Cantley. Another wherry sank two miles downstream. Albion was refloated and returned to service.[1]

6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Dogu  Turkey Stranded at Karaburnu Point, Thessaloniki, Greece.[2]
Uman  Turkey Ran aground at Kefken Point, Turkey, declared a total loss.

9 January
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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
ShipCountryDescription
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
ShipCountryDescription
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
ShipCountryDescription
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
ShipCountryDescription
Sir Edgar  United Kingdom The cargo ship was lost on this date. Salvaged but consequently scrapped.

20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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]
Lieve Vrouwekerk  Netherlands The Liberty ship ran aground at Vlieland.[7]
Vinotra II  Belgium The barge sank in the Scheldt, both crew killed.[7]
Macuto  Panama The cargo ship broke free from her moorings and rammed three barges and another ship.[7]

30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1960
ShipCountryDescription
San Francesco  Italy The Liberty ship ran aground on Hainan Island. She was later refloated and laid up at Hong Kong.[8]
Unidentified sailboat  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The sailboat, being used as a blockade runner, capsized and sank in rough seas off Ly Son Island, South Vietnam. Six crewmen were rescued and made prisoners of war.[9]

31 January
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Fearless  United States The 145-gross register ton, 90.1-foot (27.5 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Chiniak (57°37′N 152°10′W) on Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago with the loss of four lives.[10]

February

3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Filleigh  United Kingdom The cargo ship collided with a Belgian ship in the Scheldt and ran aground.[11]
Carsten Witt  West Germany The cargo ship sank between Bornholm, Denmark and Sweden. Tanker British Sportsman ( United Kingdom) reported to be attempting to rescue survivors.[11]
Indonor  Panama The cargo ship ran aground on Kemojan Island, Indonesia. She sank four days later.[12]
Llanishen  United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe, Hamburg, West Germany.[11]

13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Leonore  West Germany The coaster sank off Jutland, Denmark with the loss of all eight crew. HDMS Niels Ebbesen ( Royal Danish Navy) recovered two empty lifeboats.[13]

18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Adonis  Honduras The cargo ship sank 20 miles (32 km) off Otranto, Italy. All twenty crew rescued by Sologne ( Marine Nationale).[14]

20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Harpalion  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Texel, Netherlands. Refloated the next day.[15]
British Valour  United Kingdom The tanker was in collision with Butmah ( France) at Port Said, Egypt.[16]

26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Lieve Vrouwekerk  Netherlands The Liberty ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.[17]

27 February
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Fin Fin  United States The 8-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Zimovia Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[10]

March

1 March
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
No. 517 Yuanzheng  Republic of China Navy Chinese Civil War: The auxiliary gunboat was shelled and sunk by No. 565, No. 566, and No. 567 (all  People's Liberation Army Navy). 12 crewmen killed, 10 taken as prisoners of war.[18]

4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
USCGC General Greene United States Coast Guard
USCGC General Greene
While attempting to assist a tug in distress, the United States Coast Guard cutter — 125-foot (38 m) Active-class patrol boat — was swept ashore on Spring Hill Beach at East Sandwich, Massachusetts, by hurricane-force winds and 40-foot (12 m) waves. All hands were rescued and the ship was refloated on 8 March.[19][20]
La Coubre  France The cargo ship exploded in Havana harbor while unloading munitions. 101 people killed and 200 wounded[21]
Sunfish  United Kingdom The tug collided with Tower Bridge in London and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.[22]

8 March
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Plassy  United Kingdom
MV Plassy, 2005
Wrecked on Finnis Rock, off Inisheer, Aran Islands, Ireland. All eleven crew saved. Wreck later driven ashore, where it remained as of 2005.

13 March
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Dominator  Panama The Liberty ship ran aground at Palo Verdes Point, California, United States and broke up.[23]

14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Hazel M  United States The 9-gross register ton 32-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Monashka Bay (57°50′N 152°25′W) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska′s Kodiak Archipelago.[24]

17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Arietta  Greece Ran aground off Novorossiysk, Soviet Union. Refloated on 1 April but declared a constructive total loss.

21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Walbrook  United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury, Essex. All six crew rescued.[25]

26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Høegh Spear  Norway The tanker crashed into a jetty and ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne at North Shields, United Kingdom. Refloated on 27 March.[26]

27 March
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Saint Christopher  United States The 11-gross register ton, 29.3-foot (8.9 m) motor vessel was wrecked in Takaze Bay (57°09′N 134°50′W), also known as "Takatz Bay," in Chatham Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[27]

28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Dai Hatin  Pakistan The coaster sprang a leak and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Karachi with the loss of ten of her twelve crew.[28]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Surf Pilot  United Kingdom The Surf-class tanker was scuttled off the coast of Malaya (2°33′N 104°40′E).

April

4 April
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1960
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Narwhal  Royal Navy The Porpoise-class submarine ran aground at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch, Scotland.[29] Refloated the next day.[30]

10 April
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Aleutian I  United States The 12-gross register ton, 29.5-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank in "King Cove" on the coast of Alaska after striking an unidentified object. The wreck report does not make clear whether she sank at King Cove on the coast of the Alaska Peninsula or in King Cove (58.1946°N 152.0400°W / 58.1946; -152.0400 (King Cove)) on the coast of Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago.[31]

11 April
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Ardglen  United Kingdom The coaster ran aground at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[32]

13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[33]

17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[34]

22 April
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Pearl Ann  United States The 11-gross register ton, 34.7-foot (10.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[35]

29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Hanne S  Denmark The coaster was last reported at 58°N 44°W.[36] Wreckage found on 3 May by a Royal Danish Navy corvette. All fifteen crew and three passengers lost.[37]

May

5 May
List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Federal Express  Canada 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.[38] Later partly raised and scrapped.

8 May
List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Brant  United States The 100-foot (30.5 m) oil exploration survey vessel burned and sank in 150 feet (46 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean off Point Conception, California, after an engine room fire went out of control. Small vessels in the vicinity rescued her entire crew of eight.[39][40][41]

11 May
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Pier Schipper  Netherlands The coaster sank off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. All crew rescued.[42]

18 May
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Andros Coral  Norway The Liberty ship ran aground on Dona Sebastiana Island and sank.[43]

21 May
List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Bjørgvin  Norway The cargo liner was wrecked off Tønsberg.[44]

25 May
List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Rican Star  Australia The fishing trawler was wrecked near Hummocky Island, Queensland, Australia.[45]

June

9 June
List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
San Francesco  Italy 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 against Pratas Island in the South China Sea and was wrecked. Her 55 crew took to the liferafts.[46][47]
Malaya Fir  Panama Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship and coaster Wan Fu ( Hong Kong) ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[46]
Wan Fu  Hong Kong Typhoon Mary: The cargo ship Malaya Fir ( Panama) and coaster ended up stranded on the runway at Kai Tak International Airport, Hong Kong.[46]

13 June
List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
James J. Buckler Canada 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.

14 June
List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Iva Ann  United States The 10-gross register ton, 34.5-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel sank in Southeast Alaska approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of Ketchikan, Alaska.[48]
Mary-Jo  United States The 10-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Kalinin Bay (57°20′N 135°47′W) on the coast of Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[49]

18 June
List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[50]

19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Indian Enterprise  India The cargo ship suffered an onboard explosion and sank in the Red Sea 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Suez, Egypt (25°31′N 35°27′E).[12]
Yan'an  People's Liberation Army Navy The decomissioned gunboat was sunk in a missile test.

24 June
List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
LV-78 United States Coast Guard The lightship, while relieving Ambrose Station, sank after she was rammed at the entrance to New York Harbor, United States, by the steamer Green Bay ( United States).[51][52]

26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
R. P. No. 1  United States The 9-gross register ton, 28.2-foot (8.6 m) fishing vessel sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.[53]

29 June
List of shipwrecks: 29 June 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Big Dipper  United States The 13-gross register ton motor vessel sank in Valdez Arm (60°53′N 146°54′W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[54]

July

7 July
List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Munken  Norway The cargo ship foundered off Lindesnes, Norway.[55]

11 July
List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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
ShipCountryDescription
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.[56]

18 July
List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Avalon  United States 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).[57]

19 July
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Coral Sea  United States The 148-gross register ton, 96.3-foot (29.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[58]

24 July
List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1960
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Northumbria  Royal Navy The Ton-class minesweeper ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[59]

August

2 August
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Pen 30  United States A storm destroyed the 8-gross register ton 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel at Port Moller (59°59′30″N 160°34′30″W), Alaska.[35]

4 August
List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1960
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Vanguard  Royal Navy The battleship ran aground at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour on the coast of England while under tow to the breakers.

5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Lanterna  Italy The coaster sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Aden with the loss of five of the nine people on board.[60]

6 August
List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Pelorus  United Kingdom The Trinity House pilot cutter ran aground off Dungeness, Kent. Refloated five hours later.[61]

8 August
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[12]
Sophoclyve  Liberia The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered.[62]

24 August
List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Halcyon Med  Lebanon 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.[63]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipCountryDescription
World Sky  Greece The tanker was wrecked off the coast of Oman.[60]

September

2 September
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1960
ShipCountryDescription
A T B No. 41  United States The 389-gross register ton, 119.8-foot (36.5 m) scow was wrecked on Ocean Cape Beach (59°32′30″N 139°51′30″W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[31]
Pelican  United States The 12-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel sank at Kodiak, Alaska.[35]

3 September
List of shipwrecks: 3 September
ShipCountryDescription
Kalamas  Greece 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.[64]

7 September
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Theo E  United States The 72-gross register ton, 68.2-foot (20.8 m) fishing vessel sank at Yakutat, Alaska.[65]
Tom  United States The 36-gross register ton, 50.8-foot (15.5 m) tug sank in 492 feet (150 m) of water in Stephens Passage near Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of two lives.[65]

8 September
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1960
ShipCountryDescription
It  United States The 8-gross register ton 33.7-foot (10.3 m) fishing vessel sank at Juneau, Alaska.[48]

14 September
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Ithaka  Greece
Ithaka.
The bulk ore carrier lost her rudder and both anchors in a gale and was stranded in Hudson Bay, Canada 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Churchill, Manitoba (58°46′42″N 93°53′24″W).[2][66] Crew rescued by CGS Sir William Alexander ( Canada) and landed at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 18 September.[66]

29 September
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Bonanza  United States The 38-gross register ton, 52.4-foot (16.0 m) fishing vessel sank after striking a reef at Nagai Rock (55°49′30″N 155°46′00″W) near Chirikof Island in the Gulf of Alaska.[54]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Texita  Liberia The cargo ship ran aground off Plumb Point, Jamaica.[67]

October

2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Sheikh  Greece The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Kitadaitō, Japan and broke in two.[12]

4 October
List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Valdes  United Kingdom The cargo ship was driven ashore at Palamós, Catalonia, Spain in a storm.[68]

7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[69] A number of other vessels were damaged; including Cabato, Emilia, Liberté, Spido, Vinkeveen and Virgo Fidelis II (all  Netherlands); Bellinzona Basel (  Switzerland)[70]

8 October
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[71]
Orion  United States The 23-gross register ton, 42.9-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel disappeared in Southeast Alaska during a voyage from Hydaburg to Ketchikan, Alaska.[72]

11 October
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
HMAS Woomera  Royal Australian Navy 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.[73]

22 October
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Argo Delos  Greece The cargo ship ran aground on Tor Rocks, Northern Ireland and was wrecked. All 33 crew rescued by helicopter and transferred to HMS Leopard ( Royal Navy).[74]
Humbergate  United Kingdom The coaster ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Refloated on 24 October.[75]

24 October
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Friso  Netherlands The coaster capsized and sank off Jutland, Denmark.[76]
Ajoy  India The dredger collided with one of the Renfrew ferries and sank in the Clyde.[77] Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[78]
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).[79]

25 October
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[80] The wreckage of both vessels is in situ as of July 2011.

26 October
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Harpula  United Kingdom The tanker ran aground off Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica.[67]

31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Clan Alpine  United Kingdom Driven 11 miles (18 km) up the Karnaphuli River in a cyclone and stranded. Constructive total loss, scrapped in February 1961.
Lesrix  United Kingdom Foundered off the Isle of Wight on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hayle, Cornwall.[2]
Veravia  United Kingdom The coaster sank in the English Channel off Le Havre, France. All three crew rescued by Karl Grammerstorf ( West Germany) and landed at Le Havre.[81]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Streatham Hill  United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground in the Oder. Refloated on 10 October.[82]

November

6 November
List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Fortuna II  Sweden The sailing ship sank in the Baltic Sea off Gotland. All four crew rescued by Gunda ( West Germany).[83]

15 November
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Lummi  USA The 60 GRT former USCG lighthouse tender Alder (WAGL-216) foundered at sea off Baja California[84]

28 November
List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Penteli II  Greece The cargo ship ran aground at Porkkala, Finland.[85]
Royal Arrow  United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at Skagen, Denmark.[86]

29 November
List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Francisco Morazan  Liberia
The wreck of Francisco Morazan as it appeared on 11 July 2013.
The cargo ship ran aground in Lake Michigan at South Manitou Island, Michigan, United States. She was declared a total loss. Her wreck still survives.

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipCountryDescription
James J. Buckler Canada The cargo ship was scuttled near Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada.
USS Tinosa  United States Navy The Gato-class submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

December

1 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Pine Ridge  United States 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).[87]

6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Nagato Maru  Japan The cargo ship was 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
ShipCountryDescription
Tasco  Norway The cargo ship ran aground near Helsingor, Denmark in a snowstorm.[88]

8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Grief  West Germany The coaster collided with Kina ( Denmark) and sank off Bremerhaven. All 13 crew rescued by a customs boat.[89]
Havlide  Norway The tanker caught fire 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Malta. The Admiralty tug Mediator ( United Kingdom) was despatched to her aid.[89]

12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Heinrich Brand  West Germany The coaster ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. All five crew rescued by helicopter.[90]
Skeldervik  Sweden The coaster sank in the Baltic Sea off Denmark. All four crew rescued by a Norwegian ship.[90]

14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[91]

16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
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.[92]

21 December
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Pine Ridge  United States The tanker broke in two 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. USS Valley Forge ( United States Navy) and Artemis ( Norway) went to her assistance.[93]
Elorrio  Spain The cargo ship foundered on a voyage from Santander to Valencia with the loss of over 20 crew.[93]
San Gaspar  United Kingdom The tanker collided with Alvenus ( Panama) in the Maas at Rotterdam, Netherlands.[93]
American Importer  United States The cargo ship collided with Frithiod ( Sweden) in the Elbe.[93]

28 December
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Pacific No. 1  United States The 3,238-gross register ton, 272.1-foot (82.9 m) tanker barge was wrecked at Icy Bay on the coast of Alaska.[35]

30 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Texmar  United States The Liberty ship ran aground at Grays Harbor, Washington and broke in two.[94]

31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1960
ShipCountryDescription
Indian Navigator  India The Victory ship caught fire 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was abandoned.[95]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Anchorite  Royal Navy The Amphion-class submarine hit an uncharted rock in the Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand, at 36°26′S 175°8′E. The rock subsequently was named Anchorite Rock.
B D and M  United States The 13-ton, 35-foot (10.7 m) wooden gasoline-powered screw fishing vessel was wrecked opposite Sunny Point Cannery on Gravina Island, Ketchikan, Alaska.[96]
Provornyy  Soviet Navy The accommodation ship burned and sank at her moorings.

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See also
Ship events in 1960
Ship launches: 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Ship commissionings: 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Ship decommissionings: 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Shipwrecks: 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
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