List of shipwrecks in 1972
The list of shipwrecks in 1972 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1972.
| 1972 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Unknown date | |||
| References | |||
January
4 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cydonia | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seawise University | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong |
 Seawise University The university ship, formerly the ocean liner RMS Queen Elizabeth ( |
| Dona Anita |  Somalia |
The cargo ship foundered off British Columbia, Canada with the loss of all hands.[2] |
11 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
27 January
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Frederica | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece |
The cruise ship was diven aground in the Fowey Estuary after breaking free from her moorings in a storm.[8] |
February
1 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| V. A. Fogg |  United States |
Sank after on-board explosion, Gulf of Mexico. |
6 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Citta di Alessandria |  Liberia |
The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Andreas, Cyprus. Seven crew rescued by a RAF helicopter.[9] |
7 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Athlete | Greece |
Ran aground, River Thames.[15] |
18 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
29 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium). One of her seven crew was killed.[20] |
8 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Gansevoort | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida. |
April
5 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gilani | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
The CHANT ship capsized and sank at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She later was refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
23 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USNS Cowanesque | United States Navy |
The Suamico-class replenishment oiler was sunk off Okinawa, Japan. |
24 April
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Wilkes-Barre | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Cleveland-class light cruiser was sunk as a target during tests of explosives. |
14 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Addington | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island.[25] |
June
2 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Traveler | United States |
The motor vessel sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[10] |
9 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galinda | unknown |  |
| 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) and Rodman Bay (57.4736°N 135.3648°W).[30] |
15 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Lady | United States |
 United States Navy) pulled her off on 3 July.[34] |
July
1 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| London Statesman | United Kingdom |
Vietnam War: The cargo ship was sunk by Viet Cong sabotage at Nha Trang, South Vietnam. |
13 July
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |
August
6 August
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMSAS Natal | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Sirène |  Marine Nationale |
The submarine sank in an accident at Lorient naval base. All seven crew on board escaped.[47] |
16 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| USS Stanton | United States Navy |
The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
22 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wan Chun |  People's Republic of China |
 Wan Chun. |
| Metric | Denmark |
The coaster ran aground off Texel, Netherlands. Nine people and two dogs were rescued by Dutch Navy helicopters.[50] |
14 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ypoploiarchos Merlin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tor Hugo | Norway |
The fishing vessel sank off West Africa after suffering leaks and disastrous hull failure. |
30 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Star |  South Korea |
After burning for five days following a 19 December collision with the tanker Horta Barbosa (.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
27 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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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