The list of shipwrecks in 1960 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1960.
January
1 January
6 January
9 January
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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] |
13 January
14 January
20 January
February
3 February
13 February
18 February
20 February
March
4 March
8 March
17 March
21 March
26 March
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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.[16] |
Unknown date
April
4 April
11 April
13 April
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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.[20] |
17 April
List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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.[21] |
29 April
List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Hanne S |
Denmark |
The coaster was last reported at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[22] Wreckage found on 3 May by a Royal Danish Navy corvette. All fifteen crew and three passengers lost.[23] |
May
5 May
11 May
21 May
June
9 June
13 June
18 June
19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[8] |
24 June
July
7 July
11 July
13 July
18 July
24 July
August
4 August
5 August
List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Lanterna |
Italy |
The coaster sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) south of Aden with the loss of five of the nine people on board.[35] |
6 August
8 August
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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.[8] |
24 August
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
World Sky |
Greece |
The tanker was wrecked off the coast of Oman.[35] |
September
14 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Texita |
Liberia |
The cargo ship ran aground off Plumb Point, Jamaica.[39] |
October
Arkendale H and
Wastdale H, July 2011
2 October
List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Sheikh |
Greece |
The cargo ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Kitadaitō, Japan and broke in two.[8] |
4 October
7 October
8 October
11 October
List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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.[44] |
22 October
24 October
25 October
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Arkendale H and Wastdale H |
United Kingdom |
The barges collided with the Severn Railway Bridge, bringing down two spans. Both vessels caught fire and were grounded near the main channel.[51] The wreckage of both vessels is in situ as of July 2011. |
26 October
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Harpula |
United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground off Plumb Point Lighthouse, Jamaica.[39] |
31 October
Unknown date
November
6 November
28 November
29 November
Unknown date
December
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Nagato Maru |
Japan |
and Snjeznik ( Yugoslavia): Both cargo ships driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus in a gale. Nagato Maru refloated on 9 December and towed to Piraeus, Greece for repairs. Snjeznik 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
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Tasco |
Norway |
The cargo ship ran aground near Helsingor, Denmark in a snowstorm.[57] |
8 December
12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
Heinrich Brand |
West Germany |
The coaste ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia. All five crew rescued by helicopter.[59] |
Skeldervik |
Sweden |
The coaster sank in the Baltic Sea off Denmark. All four crew rescued by a Norwegian ship.[59] |
14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1960
Ship |
Country |
Description |
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.[60] |
21 December
31 December
Unknown date
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See also
- ↑ "Two Norfolk Wherries Sunk" The Times (London). Saturday, 2 January 1960. (54658), col E, p. 4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Tug's Crew of 7 all Feared Drowned" The Times (London). Thursday, 14 January 1960. (54668), col F, p. 12.
- ↑ "Three Taken Off Ship By Breeches Buoy" The Times (London). Friday, 15 January 1960. (54669), col G, p. 12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Ships In Trouble Off Holland" The Times (London). Thursday, 21 January 1960. (54674), col C, p. 11.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "British Ships Aground" The Times (London). Thursday, 4 February 1960. (54686), col C, p. 9.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Boats From Missing Ship Found" The Times (London). Tuesday, 16 February 1960. (54696), col C, p. 13.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Friday, 19 February 1960. (54699), col G, p. 9.
- ↑ "British Ship Refloated After Grounding" The Times (London). Monday, 22 February 1960. (54701), col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Tankers in Collision" The Times (London). Monday, 22 February 1960. (54701), col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Tug Hits Tower Bridge and Sinks" The Times (London). Saturday, 5 March 1960. (54712), col E, p. 6.
- ↑ "Six Saved When Tug Capsizes" The Times (London). Tuesday, 22 March 1960. (54726), col E, p. 12.
- ↑ "Tanker Crashes Into Jetty" The Times (London). Monday, 28 March 1960. (54731), col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Pakistan Ship Sinks: 10 Crew Missing" The Times (London). Wednesday, 30 March 1960. (54733), col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "Submarine Goes Aground" The Times (London). Tuesday, 5 April 1960. (54738), col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "Grounded Submarine Towed Off" The Times (London). Wednesday, 6 April 1960. (54739), col C, p. 6.
- ↑ "Liners Cut A Way Through Ice" The Times (London). Tuesday, 12 April 1960. (54744), col E, p. 11.
- ↑ "Gale Hits Ship At Launching" The Times (London). Thursday, 14 April 1960. (54746), col A, p. 6.
- ↑ "23 Saved in Atlantic" The Times (London). Monday, 18 April 1960. (54748), col C, p. 5.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Wreckage Found By Search Ship" The Times (London). Wednesday, 3 May 1960. (54762), col C, p. 10.
- ↑ "Sinking Ship Blocks Montreal Harbour" The Times (London). Monday, 9 May 1960. (54766), col G, p. 9.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Thursday, 12 May 1960. (54769), col G, p. 8.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "60 Feared Dead In Hongkong Typhoon" The Times (London). Friday, 10 June 1960. (54794), col D-G, p. 14.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Lightship Sinks In Collision" The Times (London). Saturday, 25 June 1960. (54807), col E, p. 8.
- ↑ http://www.uscg.mil/history/cutters/WLV/LV78.asp
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Thursday, 14 June 1960. (54823), col E, p. 4.
- ↑ "Ship Sinks After Collision" The Times (London). Tuesday, 19 July 1960. (54827), col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "Attempts To Refloat Minesweeper Fail" The Times (London). Monday, 25 July 1960. (54832), col G, p. 6.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Four Saved After Shipwreck" The Times (London). Friday, 12 August 1960. (54848), col C, p. 8.
- ↑ "News in Brief" The Times (London). Monday, 8 August 1960. (54844), col G, p. 6.
- ↑ "Lebanese Cargo Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 25 August 1960. (54859), col B, p. 14.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Stranded Ore Ship's Crew Rescued" The Times (London). Monday, 19 September 1960. (54880), col G, p. 11.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 "Tanker Runs Aground" The Times (London). Thursday, 27 October 1960. (54913), col A, p. 12.
- ↑ "British Ship Aground" The Times (London). Wednesday, 5 October 1960. (54984), col G, p. 11.
- ↑ "Rhine in Flames" The Times (London). Saturday, 8 October 1960. (54897), col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Hebridean Steamer Runs Aground" The Times (London). Monday, 10 October 1960. (54898), col F, p. 5.
- ↑ "Ammunition Ship on Fire: Two die" The Times (London). Wednesday, 12 October 1960. (54900), col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "Return to Ship in Distress" The Times (London). Monday, 24 October 1960. (54910), col A, p. 5.
- ↑ "Bulldozer Helps To Refloat Ship" The Times (London). Tuesday, 25 October 1960. (54911), col F, p. 13.
- ↑ "North Sea Search For Six Men" The Times (London). Tuesday, 25 October 1960. (54911), col B, p. 7.
- ↑ "New Dredger Sinks After Ferry Crash" The Times (London). Tuesday, 25 October 1960. (54911), col G, p. 10.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "23 Missing after U.A.R. Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Thursday, 27 October 1960. (54913), col E, p. 12.
- ↑ "Tanker Hits Severn Rail Bridge" The Times (London). Wednesday, 26 October 1960. (54912), col D, p. 12.
- ↑ "Three Britons Saved" The Times (London). Tuesday, 1 November 1960. (54917), col A, p. 10.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 11 October 1960. (54899), col G, p. 10.
- ↑ "Sailing Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Monday, 7 November 1960. (54922), col D, p. 9.
- ↑ "Greek Ship Stranded Off Finland" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 November 1960. (54941), col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Telegrams in Brief" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 November 1960. (54941), col B, p. 11.
- ↑ "Copenhagen" The Times (London). Thursday, 8 December 1960. (54949), col D, p. 11.
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 "Ships in Distress" The Times (London). Friday, 9 December 1960. (54950), col F, p. 13.
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 "Helicopters Rescue Of Ship's Crew" The Times (London). Tuesday, 13 December 1960. (54953), col C, p. 9.
- ↑ "50 Feared Lost in Collision of Tankers" The Times (London). Thursday, 15 December 1960. (54955), col C, p. 10.
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 "Tanker Wrecked in Atlantic" The Times (London). Thursday, 22 December 1960. (54961), col E, p. 8.
- ↑ "Burning Ship Sinks" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 January 1961. (54969), col F, p. 8.