List of shipwrecks in 1972

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

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1972
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Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Cydonia  United States The 63-gross register ton, 68-foot (20.7 m) motor vessel sank near Point Hugh (57°34′10″N 133°48′30″W) in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[1]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Seawise University Hong Kong
Seawise University

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

Dona Anita  Somalia The cargo ship foundered off British Columbia, Canada with the loss of all hands.[2]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Kay  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Pennock Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Alaska.[3]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Bab  United States The 36-gross register ton, 103.7-foot (31.6 m) barge was wrecked in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[4]
Hydrophane  Romania The cargo ship collided with Mozdak (flag unknown) off Odessa, Soviet Union. Both vessels sank.[5]
Owenduv  Panama The coaster capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Leixões, Portugal after her cargo shifted.[6]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Maersk Fighter  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.[7]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Queen Frederica  Greece The cruise ship was diven aground in the Fowey Estuary after breaking free from her moorings in a storm.[8]

February

1 February

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

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Citta di Alessandria  Liberia The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Andreas, Cyprus. Seven crew rescued by a RAF helicopter.[9]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Trinity I  United States The tug struck Lincoln Rock in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, then sank after slipping off the rock. Her two crewmen were rescued by the buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet ( United States Coast Guard).[10]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1972
ShipCountryDescription
USS Hopewell  United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island, California.
Lindblad Explorer  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
ShipCountryDescription
Clio  Liberia The ship caught fire off the coast of Angola and was abandoned. She sank on 21 February.[11][12]
Ermioni  Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean off Cyprus. All 14 crew rescued by helicopters from HMS Bulwark ( Royal Navy).[13]
Vishva Kusum  India The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in Chittagong Roads.[14]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Olympic Athlete  Greece Ran aground, River Thames.[15]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Katmai  United States While en route from Mobile, Alabama, where she had been built, to Kodiak, Alaska, the newly constructed crab-fishing vessel disappeared in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of all four people – the owner, his wife, their eight-year-old child, and a crewman – aboard. Her wreck was discovered lying in 8,920 feet (2,720 m) of water approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) off the United States Gulf Coast in 2012, and it was positively identified in 2013.[3]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Marcello G  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
ShipCountryDescription
Benefit  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 ( Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force).[16]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Royal Fisher  United States The crab-fishing vessel sank at Ducth Harbor, Alaska, after a runaway barge struck her.[17]
Stenso  Sweden Foundered in the Bay of Biscay (45°17′N 2°46′W).[18]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Gloria Jean  United States During a voyage from Ketchikan to Metlakatla, Alaska, the 41-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) seiner disappeared near Walden Rocks (55°16′15″N 131°36′20″W) in Nichols Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of her entire crew of three.[19]
Katie H  United Kingdom The coaster sank in the North Sea after colliding with an unnamed fishing boat ( Belgium). One of her seven crew was killed.[20]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Lex  United States The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Shelikof Strait between mainland Alaska and the Kodiak Archipelago near Alligator Island (58°28′30″N 152°47′10″W) off the northern end of Afognak Island. The fishing vessel Rosemary ( United States) rescued her crew of four.[21]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Mary Ellen Conway  Panama The tanker exploded and caught fire at Manzanillo, Mexico. Consequently scrapped.[22]
Torodd  Norway The fishing vessel/cargo ship was destroyed in a fire in Langevåg, Norway. Wreck scrapped in Trondheim, Norway in May 1975.[23]

19 March

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

April

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1972
ShipCountryDescription
C-69  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The blockade runner was scuttled when she was intercepted by enemy vessels near the border between Cambodia and South Vietnam. Six of her crewmen were killed. It is unclear whether the intercepting vessels were Cambodian, South Vietnamese, or both.[24]

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Alasco 2  United States The 17-gross register ton, 43-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel sank off David Island (57°02′N 156°30′W) off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[25]

7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Avlis  Greece Wrecked off Santorini.[26]
Spruce  United States The motor vessel was lost in bad weather at Point Manby (55°53′15″N 132°35′45″W) west of Yakutat, Alaska.[27]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Patriot  United States After becoming disabled and drifting for six days, the fishing vessel came ashore at Gore Point (59°12′00″N 150°57′30″W) on the south-central coast of Alaska and was wrecked. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of three and a dog.[28]

22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Gilani  Canada The CHANT ship capsized and sank at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.

23 April

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

24 April

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Nicolo Martini  Italy The cargo ship struck a submerged object off Portoscuso, Sardinia, and was holed. She was beached to prevent her from sinking. She later was refloated but was declared a total loss.

May

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Royston Grange  United Kingdom The 7,113-ton, British cargo liner, wrecked in Punta Indio Channel, Uruguay after colliding with the oil tanker Tien Chee ( 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
ShipCountryDescription
USS Wilkes-Barre  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
ShipCountryDescription
USS Fred T. Berry  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.

18 May

List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Toni Jean  United States The 14-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) east of Cape Saint Elias on the southern tip of Kayak Island in Alaska. One crewman swam to shore, but the other died.[10]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Addington  United States The 40-gross register ton, 54-foot (16.5 m) fishing vessel sank with the loss of three lives in the Shelikof Strait near Cape Uganik (57.9666667°N 153.5058333°W / 57.9666667; -153.5058333 (Cape Uganik)) on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island.[25]

June

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Traveler  United States The motor vessel sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[10]

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Galinda unknown
The cargo ship sank in the South China Sea. Ten crewmen died, 38 were rescued.[29]
Helen B  United States The 105-gross register ton 72.3-foot (22.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, halfway between Saook Bay (57.4453°N 135.1902°W / 57.4453; -135.1902 (Saook Bay)) and Rodman Bay (57.4736°N 135.3648°W / 57.4736; -135.3648 (Rodman Bay)).[30]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Lucette The schooner sank in the Pacific Ocean about 200 nautical miles (370 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.

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Icebreaker II  United States The speedboat was swamped and lost on the Yukon River in Alaska 23 miles (37 km) north of Ruby with the loss of one life.[31]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Debby  United States The 12-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at False Pass, Alaska.[32]
Marcella  United States The 14-gross register ton, 39.8-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel sank at Stephens Island in Southeast Alaska.[33]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Leading Lady  United States The 57-gross register ton, 57.8-foot (17.6 m) crab-fishing vessel sank quickly off the northeast coast of Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska after striking an unidentified object. Her crew of three reached shore in a life raft.[21]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown Date 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Falcon Lady  United States
The tanker ran aground on Triton Island in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea during a voyage from Da Nang, South Vietnam, to Subic Bay, the Philippines. The rescue and salvage ship USS Reclaimer ( United States Navy) pulled her off on 3 July.[34]

July

1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Lefteria  Denmark The schooner was in collision with an unnamed weather ship ( France) and sank with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[35]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1972
ShipCountryDescription
London Statesman  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
ShipCountryDescription
USS O'Brien  United States Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California.

20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Montclair  United States The 7-gross register ton, 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Kvichak (56°38′30″N 133°15′30″W), Alaska.[33]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Rustringen  West Germany Sank off Margate, Kent. Later raised and scrapped.[15]
Vermont  Ecuador The tug ran aground off Guayaquil and wrecked. Later scrapped in situ.[36]

August

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Stade  West Germany The coaster was cut in two when in collision with Ciudad di Manizales ( 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.[37]

9 August

List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Amoy  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.[38]

21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Texanita  Liberia The supertanker collided with the supertanker Oswego Guardian ( 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.[39]

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1972
ShipCountryDescription
T-319  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The T-333/Project 123K-class motor torpedo boat was damaged by gunfire by the heavy cruiser USS Newport News and guided-missile destroyer USS Robison and finished off by aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (all  United States Navy) off Haiphong, North Vietnam.[40]
T-349  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The T-333/Project 123K-class motor torpedo boat was damaged by gunfire by the heavy cruiser USS Newport News and guided-missile destroyer USS Robison and finished off by aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (all  United States Navy) off Haiphong, North Vietnam.[40]

September

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Unidentified cabin cruiser Unknown The cabin cruiser sank when a wave capsized it after its engine failed in the Indian Ocean off Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. Three of the four people on board drowned. The only survivor was a South African woman who swam 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) to safety on a buoy and reported that two dolphins protected her from sharks and helped her stay afloat when she tired during her swim.[41]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Taoyuno  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 ( Greece) 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of the Cape of Good Hope.[42]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Southland  United States The motor vessel was wrecked in Berners Bay near Point Bridget (58°40′45″N 134°59′20″W) in Southeast Alaska.[27]

16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Peregrin II  United States The motor vessel sank in Horton Cove (59°14′10″N 135°26′15″W) at Haines, Alaska.[28]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1972
ShipCountryDescription
HMSAS Natal  South African Navy The decommissioned Loch-class frigate was sunk as a target off the Cape of Good Hope by gunfire from the frigate SAS President Steyn ( South African Navy) and depth charges dropped by South African Air Force Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft .[43][44]

27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Tradewind  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Sergius Narrows (57°24′20″N 135°38′00″W) north of Sitka, Alaska.[10]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Genimar  Liberia The cargo ship sank in the English Channel off Kent after it was in collision with Larry L ( Greece). All 24 crew were rescued by Larry L.[45]

6 October

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Algorail  Canada The bulk carrier collided with a pier at Holland, Michigan in bad weather. A 12-foot (4 m) hole was torn in the vessel's bow and the ship sank. The ship was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[46]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1972
ShipCountryDescription
La Sirène  Marine Nationale The submarine sank in an accident at Lorient naval base. All seven crew on board escaped.[47]

16 October

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

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Ballyginniff  United Kingdom The Troubles: The barge was bombed and sunk by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit.[48]
Lough Neagh  United Kingdom The Troubles: The barge was bombed and sunk by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit.[48]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Frisco  United States The 26-gross register ton, 46.3-foot (14.1 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) southeast of Kodiak, Alaska.[49]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Lazarette  United States The crab-fishing vessel sank with the loss of two lives in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[21]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Wan Chun  People's Republic of China
Wan Chun.
The cargo ship ran aground north of IJmuiden, Netherlands in a storm. All 27 crew were rescued.[50]
Metric  Denmark The coaster ran aground off Texel, Netherlands. Nine people and two dogs were rescued by Dutch Navy helicopters.[50]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Ypoploiarchos Merlin  Royal Hellenic Navy The vehicle carrier sank with the loss of 45 crew after a collision with the supertanker World Hero ( Greece).[51]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1996
ShipCountryDescription
Dora R  United States The 60-foot (18.3 m) purse seine fishing vessel sank in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) south of Juneau, Alaska, with the loss of two lives. Her lone survivor, her captain, was rescued from the water by a helicopter.[32]

27 November

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

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Burtonia  United Kingdom The coaster capsized and sank 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of four of her eight crew.[52]

December

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Pelias  Greece The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered 250 nautical miles (460 km) south of Durban, South Africa. Her crew survived.[53]
Tyke IV  United States The 9-gross register ton, 30.2-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Hoonah, Alaska.[10]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Rumba  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.[54]
Lincoln Express  Panama The cargo ship foundered off Puerto Rico. All 21 crew rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[54]
Nova  Sweden The cargo ship sank after it was in collision with Teofani-Livanos ( Greece) in the Baltic Sea. One crewman was killed.[54]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Arctic Sea  United States The 57-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) motor vessel sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[25]
T-906  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The Project 183R missile boat was sunk by aircraft at Ha Long, North Vietnam.[55]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Argus V  West Germany The tug capsized and sank in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cap Griz Nez, France. All five crew were rescued.[56]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Sea Star  South Korea After burning for five days following a 19 December collision with the tanker Horta Barbosa ( Brazil), the supertanker sank in the Persian Gulf after a series of explosions.
Pacrover  Liberia The bulk carrier disappeared in the North Pacific Ocean 760 nautical miles (1,410 km) south of Kodiak Island and 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) south of Kodiak, Alaska, with the loss of her entire crew of 30 South Korean nationals. Searchers found only four overturned lifeboats, some debris, and an oil slick.[28][57]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Sea Star  Denmark The cargo ship ran aground in a gale near the Cascais Lighthouse, Cabo Raso, Portugal and broke in two .[58]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
St Ives  Italy The 938 GRT dredger capsized and sank northwest of Ferrol, Spain (44°21′N 08°57′W) while under tow by Smit Pioneer ( Netherlands).

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Helen  United States The 9-gross register ton 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[30]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1972
ShipCountryDescription
Allah Mina Unknown The cement barge sank in the Persian Gulf in approximately 1972.
Fran S  United States After the 84-foot (25.6 m) tug had sunk during dredging operations and then been refloated, she was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island off Atlantic Beach, New York, in 80 feet (24 m) of water.[59][60]
Nasr Egyptian Navy The corvette was sunk as a target for P-15 Termit (NATO reporting name "SS-N-2" and "Styx") antiship missiles ca. 1972.[61]

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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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