The university ship, formerly the ocean linerQueen Elizabeth, caught fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. She capsized the next day. The fire was extinguished on 13 January. She was scrapped in situ in 1974.[3]
The refrigeratedcoaster capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Leixões, Portugal after her cargo shifted.She was on a voyage from "Villagarcia" to a Moroccan port.[7]
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.[8]
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.[4]
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).[21]
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.[29]
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.
The cargo ship ran aground near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. She was on a voyage from "Ashod" to a French port. She was refloated on 22 August and put in to Setúbal, Portugal, where she was laid up. Scrapped at Bilbao, Spain in September 1973.[45]
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.[47]
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.[51]
The fishing vessel was sunk with the loss of 22 of her 23 crew when it was in collision with the bulk carrierMarylisa (Greece) 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of the Cape of Good Hope.[52]
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.[56]
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.[65]
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.
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The list of shipwrecks in 1972 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1972 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources table of contents 1971 1972 1973 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date ReferencesJanuary edit4 January edit List of shipwrecks 4 January 1972 Ship State Description Cydonia nbsp 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 57 56944 N 133 80833 W 57 56944 133 80833 Point Hugh in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 1 9 January edit List of shipwrecks 9 January 1972 Ship State Description Dona Anita nbsp Somalia The cargo ship foundered off British Columbia Canada with the loss of all hands 2 Seawise University nbsp Hong Kong nbsp Seawise University The university ship formerly the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth caught fire in Victoria Harbour Hong Kong She capsized the next day The fire was extinguished on 13 January She was scrapped in situ in 1974 3 11 January edit List of shipwrecks 11 January 1972 Ship State Description Kay nbsp United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Pennock Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan Alaska 4 13 January edit List of shipwrecks 13 January 1972 Ship State Description Bab nbsp 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 5 Hydrophane nbsp Romania The cargo ship collided with Mozdak flag unknown off Odessa Soviet Union Both vessels sank 6 Owenduv nbsp Panama The refrigerated coaster capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles 19 km off Leixoes Portugal after her cargo shifted She was on a voyage from Villagarcia to a Moroccan port 7 17 January edit List of shipwrecks 17 January 1972 Ship State Description Maersk Fighter nbsp 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 8 18 January edit List of shipwrecks 18 January 1972 Ship State Description Delfini nbsp Greece The fishing trawler ran aground on the Oukacha Rocks off Casablanca Morocco She was declared a total loss 27 January edit List of shipwrecks 27 January 1972 Ship State Description Queen Frederica nbsp Greece The cruise ship was diven aground in the Fowey Estuary after breaking free from her moorings in a storm 9 February edit1 February edit List of shipwrecks 1 February 1972 Ship State Description V A Fogg nbsp United States Sank after on board explosion Gulf of Mexico 4 February edit List of shipwrecks 4 February 1972 Ship State Description Asian Logger nbsp Philippines The barge struck a submerged object 14 40 N 122 22 W 14 667 N 122 367 W 14 667 122 367 and was beached on Jomalig Island where the wreck was apparently abandoned 10 6 February edit List of shipwrecks 6 February 1972 Ship State Description Citta di Alessandria nbsp Liberia The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Apostolos Andreas Cyprus Seven crew rescued by a RAF helicopter 11 7 February edit List of shipwrecks 7 February 1972 Ship State Description Trinity I nbsp 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 nbsp United States Coast Guard 12 11 February edit List of shipwrecks 11 February 1972 Ship State Description USS Hopewell nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher class destroyer was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island California Lindblad Explorer nbsp Norway ran aground near La Plaza Point Antarctica She was towed to Buenos Aires Argentina and then to Kristiansand Norway for repairs 13 February edit List of shipwrecks 13 February 1972 Ship State Description Clio nbsp Liberia The ship caught fire off the coast of Angola and was abandoned She sank on 21 February 13 14 Ermioni nbsp Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean off Cyprus All 14 crew rescued by helicopters from HMS Bulwark nbsp Royal Navy 15 Vishva Kusum nbsp India The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in Chittagong Roads 16 17 February edit List of shipwrecks 17 February 1972 Ship State Description Olympic Athlete nbsp Greece Ran aground River Thames 17 18 February edit List of shipwrecks 18 February 1972 Ship State Description Katmai nbsp 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 4 19 February edit List of shipwrecks 19 February 1972 Ship State Description Marcello G nbsp Italy The Empire Cadet class coastal tanker capsized and sank at Naples Declared a constructive total loss but later repaired and returned to service 18 21 February edit List of shipwrecks 21 February 1972 Ship State Description SS 44 nbsp Soviet Navy The rescue ship ran aground off Cape Korovyi whilst assisting with the refloating of the landing craft MDK 253 nbsp Soviet Navy She was refloated on 18 May and towed in to Murmansk She was declared a constructive total loss 19 23 February edit List of shipwrecks 23 February 1972 Ship State Description Philippos nbsp Greece The coaster caught fire exploded and was beached at Keratsini She was refloated on 6 March but declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped 20 29 February edit List of shipwrecks 29 February 1972 Ship State Description Benefit nbsp 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 nbsp Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 21 Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown date in February 1972 Ship State Description MDK 253 nbsp Soviet Navy The landing craft was driven ashore at Cape Korovyi before 21 February 19 March edit1 March edit List of shipwrecks 1 March 1972 Ship State Description Royal Fisher nbsp United States The crab fishing vessel sank at Dutch Harbor Alaska after a runaway barge struck her 22 Stenso nbsp Sweden Foundered in the Bay of Biscay 45 17 N 2 46 W 45 283 N 2 767 W 45 283 2 767 23 7 March edit List of shipwrecks 7 March 1972 Ship State Description Gloria Jean nbsp 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 55 27083 N 131 60556 W 55 27083 131 60556 Walden Rocks in Nichols Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of her entire crew of three 24 Katie H nbsp United Kingdom The coaster sank in the North Sea after colliding with an unnamed fishing boat nbsp Belgium One of her seven crew was killed 25 8 March edit List of shipwrecks 8 March 1972 Ship State Description Lex nbsp 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 58 47500 N 152 78611 W 58 47500 152 78611 Alligator Island off the northern end of Afognak Island The fishing vessel Rosemary nbsp United States rescued her crew of four 26 13 March edit List of shipwrecks 13 March 1972 Ship State Description Mary Ellen Conway nbsp Panama The tanker exploded and caught fire at Manzanillo Mexico Consequently scrapped 27 Torodd nbsp Norway The fishing vessel cargo ship was destroyed in a fire in Langevag Norway Wreck scrapped in Trondheim Norway in May 1975 28 19 March edit List of shipwrecks 19 March 1972 Ship State Description USS Gansevoort nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Benson class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida April edit5 April edit List of shipwrecks 5 April 1972 Ship State Description C 69 nbsp 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 29 6 April edit List of shipwrecks 6 April 1972 Ship State Description Alasco 2 nbsp United States The 17 gross register ton 43 foot 13 1 m fishing vessel sank off David Island 57 02 N 156 30 W 57 033 N 156 500 W 57 033 156 500 David Island off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska 30 7 April edit List of shipwrecks 7 April 1972 Ship State Description Avlis nbsp Greece Wrecked off Santorini 31 Spruce nbsp United States The motor vessel was lost in bad weather at Point Manby 55 53 15 N 132 35 45 W 55 88750 N 132 59583 W 55 88750 132 59583 Point Manby west of Yakutat Alaska 32 21 April edit List of shipwrecks 21 April 1972 Ship State Description Patriot nbsp 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 59 20000 N 150 95833 W 59 20000 150 95833 Gore Point 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 33 22 April edit List of shipwrecks 22 April 1972 Ship State Description Gilani nbsp Canada The Empire F type coaster capsized and sank at Montreal Quebec Canada She was later refloated repaired and returned to service 34 23 April edit List of shipwrecks 23 April 1972 Ship State Description USNS Cowanesque nbsp United States Navy The Suamico class replenishment oiler was sunk off Okinawa Japan 24 April edit List of shipwrecks 24 April 1972 Ship State Description Nicolo Martini nbsp 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 constructive total loss 35 May edit10 May edit List of shipwrecks 10 May 1972 Ship State Description Shun Wing nbsp Hong Kong The cargo ship broke from her mooring and was driven into the ferry Macau nbsp Hong Kong at Hong Kong Consequently scrapped 36 11 May edit List of shipwrecks 11 May 1972 Ship State Description Royston Grange nbsp United Kingdom The 7 113 ton British cargo liner wrecked in Punta Indio Channel Uruguay after colliding with the oil tanker Tien Chee nbsp Liberia and subsequent fire She was the first British ship to be lost with all hands since World War II 74 fatalities 12 May edit List of shipwrecks 12 May 1972 Ship State Description USS Wilkes Barre nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Cleveland class light cruiser was sunk as a target during tests of explosives 14 May edit List of shipwrecks 14 May 1972 Ship State Description USS Fred T Berry nbsp 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 24 4633 N 81 5550 W 24 4633 81 5550 USS Fred T Berry DD 858 18 May edit List of shipwrecks 18 May 1972 Ship State Description Toni Jean nbsp 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 12 21 May edit List of shipwrecks 21 May 1972 Ship State Description Victoria nbsp Dominican Republic The cargo ship was driven ashore at Rio Haina Dominica She was refloated and consequently scrapped in 1973 37 27 May edit List of shipwrecks 27 May 1972 Ship State Description Addington nbsp 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 58 00 N 153 30 21 W 57 9666667 N 153 5058333 W 57 9666667 153 5058333 Cape Uganik on the coast of Alaska s Kodiak Island 30 June edit2 June edit List of shipwrecks 2 June 1972 Ship State Description Traveler nbsp United States The motor vessel sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 12 9 June edit List of shipwrecks 9 July 1972 Ship State Description Galinda unknown nbsp The cargo ship sank in the South China Sea Ten crewmen died 38 were rescued 38 Helen B nbsp 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 26 43 N 135 11 25 W 57 4453 N 135 1902 W 57 4453 135 1902 Saook Bay and Rodman Bay 57 28 25 N 135 21 53 W 57 4736 N 135 3648 W 57 4736 135 3648 Rodman Bay 39 15 June edit List of shipwrecks 15 July 1972 Ship State 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 edit List of shipwrecks 18 June 1972 Ship State Description Icebreaker II nbsp 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 40 25 June edit List of shipwrecks 25 June 1972 Ship State Description Debby nbsp United States The 12 gross register ton 30 foot 9 1 m fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at False Pass Alaska 41 Marcella nbsp United States The 14 gross register ton 39 8 foot 12 1 m fishing vessel sank at Stephens Island in Southeast Alaska 42 26 June edit List of shipwrecks 26 June 1972 Ship State Description Leading Lady nbsp 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 26 Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown Date 1972 Ship State Description Falcon Lady nbsp United States nbsp 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 nbsp United States Navy pulled her off on 3 July 43 July edit1 July edit List of shipwrecks 1 July 1972 Ship State Description Lefteria nbsp Denmark The schooner was in collision with an unnamed weather ship nbsp France and sank with the loss of seven of her eleven crew 44 10 July edit List of shipwrecks 10 July 1972 Ship State Description London Statesman nbsp United Kingdom Vietnam War The cargo ship was sunk by Viet Cong sabotage at Nha Trang South Vietnam 13 July edit List of shipwrecks 13 July 1972 Ship State Description USS O Brien nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Allen M Sumner class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California 20 July edit List of shipwrecks 20 July 1972 Ship State Description Montclair nbsp 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 56 64167 N 133 25833 W 56 64167 133 25833 Kvichak Alaska 42 22 July edit List of shipwrecks 22 July 1972 Ship State Description Simos nbsp Greece The cargo ship ran aground near Cape St Vincent Portugal She was on a voyage from Ashod to a French port She was refloated on 22 August and put in to Setubal Portugal where she was laid up Scrapped at Bilbao Spain in September 1973 45 Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown date 1972 Ship State Description Rustringen nbsp West Germany Sank off Margate Kent Later raised and scrapped 17 Vermont nbsp Ecuador The tanker ran aground off Guayaquil and wrecked Later scrapped in situ 46 August edit6 August edit List of shipwrecks 6 August 1972 Ship State Description Stade nbsp West Germany The coaster was cut in two when in collision with Ciudad di Manizales nbsp 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 47 9 August edit List of shipwrecks 9 August 1972 Ship State Description Amoy nbsp 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 48 21 August edit List of shipwrecks 21 August 1972 Ship State Description Texanita nbsp Liberia The supertanker collided with the supertanker Oswego Guardian nbsp 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 49 27 August edit List of shipwrecks 27 August 1972 Ship State Description T 319 nbsp 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 nbsp United States Navy off Haiphong North Vietnam 50 T 349 nbsp 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 nbsp United States Navy off Haiphong North Vietnam 50 September edit3 September edit List of shipwrecks 3 September 1972 Ship State Description Unidentified cabin cruiser Unknown The cabin cruiser sank when a wave capsized it after its engine failed in the Indian Ocean off Lourenco 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 51 4 September edit List of shipwrecks 4 September 1972 Ship State Description Taoyuno nbsp 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 nbsp Greece 600 nautical miles 1 100 km west of the Cape of Good Hope 52 5 September edit List of shipwrecks 5 September 1972 Ship State Description Southland nbsp United States The motor vessel was wrecked in Berners Bay near Point Bridget 58 40 45 N 134 59 20 W 58 67917 N 134 98889 W 58 67917 134 98889 Point Bridget in Southeast Alaska 32 16 September edit List of shipwrecks 16 September 1972 Ship State Description Peregrin II nbsp United States The motor vessel sank in Horton Cove 59 14 10 N 135 26 15 W 59 23611 N 135 43750 W 59 23611 135 43750 Horton Cove at Haines Alaska 33 19 September edit List of shipwrecks 19 September 1972 Ship State Description HMSAS Natal nbsp 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 nbsp South African Navy and depth charges dropped by South African Air Force Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft 53 54 27 September edit List of shipwrecks 27 September 1972 Ship State Description Tradewind nbsp United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Sergius Narrows 57 24 20 N 135 38 00 W 57 40556 N 135 63333 W 57 40556 135 63333 Tradewind north of Sitka Alaska 12 October edit1 October edit List of shipwrecks 1 October 1972 Ship State Description Genimar nbsp Liberia The cargo ship sank in the English Channel off Kent after it was in collision with Larry L nbsp Greece All 24 crew were rescued by Larry L 55 6 October edit List of shipwrecks 6 October 1972 Ship State Description Algorail nbsp 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 56 11 October edit List of shipwrecks 11 October 1972 Ship State Description La Sirene nbsp Marine Nationale The submarine sank in an accident at Lorient naval base All seven crew on board escaped 57 16 October edit List of shipwrecks 16 October 1972 Ship State Description USS Stanton nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Edsall class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico 22 October edit List of shipwrecks 22 April 1972 Ship State Description Ballyginniff nbsp United Kingdom The Troubles The barge was bombed and sunk by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit 58 Lough Neagh nbsp United Kingdom The Troubles The barge was bombed and sunk by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit 58 24 October edit List of shipwrecks 24 October 1972 Ship State Description Frisco nbsp 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 59 November edit1 November edit List of shipwrecks 1 November 1972 Ship State Description Lazarette nbsp United States The crab fishing vessel sank with the loss of two lives in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 26 13 November edit List of shipwrecks 13 November 1972 Ship State Description Metric nbsp Denmark The coaster ran aground off Texel Netherlands Nine people and two dogs were rescued by Royal Netherlands Navy helicopters 60 Wan Chun nbsp People s Republic of China nbsp Wan Chun The cargo ship ran aground north of IJmuiden Netherlands in a storm All 27 crew were rescued 60 14 November edit List of shipwrecks 14 November 1972 Ship State Description Ypoploiarchos Merlin nbsp Royal Hellenic Navy The vehicle carrier sank with the loss of 45 crew after a collision with the supertanker World Hero nbsp Greece 61 19 November edit List of shipwrecks 19 November 1996 Ship State Description Dora R nbsp 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 41 27 November edit List of shipwrecks 27 November 1972 Ship State Description Tor Hugo nbsp Norway The fishing vessel sank off West Africa after suffering leaks and disastrous hull failure 30 November edit List of shipwrecks 30 November 1972 Ship State Description Burtonia nbsp United Kingdom The coaster capsized and sank 40 nautical miles 74 km off Lowestoft Suffolk with the loss of four of her eight crew 62 December edit12 December edit List of shipwrecks 12 December 1972 Ship State Description Pelias nbsp Greece The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered 250 nautical miles 460 km south of Durban South Africa Her crew survived 63 Pelias was on a voyage from Maceio Brazil to Saigon South Vietnam 64 Tyke IV nbsp United States The 9 gross register ton 30 2 foot 9 2 m fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Hoonah Alaska 12 15 December edit List of shipwrecks 15 December 1972 Ship State Description Rumba nbsp 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 65 Lincoln Express nbsp Panama The cargo ship foundered off Puerto Rico All 21 crew rescued by the United States Coast Guard 65 Nova nbsp Sweden The cargo ship sank after it was in collision with Teofani Livanos nbsp Greece in the Baltic Sea One crewman was killed 65 19 December edit List of shipwrecks 19 December 1972 Ship State Description Arctic Sea nbsp 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 30 T 906 nbsp Vietnam People s Navy Vietnam War The Project 183R missile boat was sunk by aircraft in Ha Long North Vietnam 66 22 December edit List of shipwrecks 22 December 1972 Ship State Description Argus V nbsp 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 67 24 December edit List of shipwrecks 24 December 1972 Ship State Description Pacrover nbsp 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 33 68 Sea Star nbsp South Korea After burning for five days following a 19 December collision with the tanker Horta Barbosa nbsp Brazil the supertanker sank in the Persian Gulf after a series of explosions 26 December edit List of shipwrecks 19 December 1972 Ship State Description Sea Star nbsp Denmark The cargo ship ran aground in a gale near the Cascais Lighthouse Cabo Raso Portugal and broke in two 69 27 December edit List of shipwrecks 27 December 1972 Ship State Description St Ives nbsp Italy The 938 GRT bucket dredger capsized and sank northwest of Ferrol Spain 44 21 N 08 57 W 44 350 N 8 950 W 44 350 8 950 while under tow by Smit Pioneer nbsp Netherlands St Ives was being towed from Portsmouth Hampshire United Kingdom to Palermo Sicily 70 Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown date December 1972 Ship State Description Helen nbsp United States The 9 gross register ton 30 3 foot 9 2 m fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova Alaska 39 Unknown date editList of shipwrecks Unknown date 1972 Ship State Description Allah Mina Unknown The cement barge sank in the Persian Gulf in approximately 1972 Fran S nbsp 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 sometime in 1972 71 72 Nasr nbsp Egyptian Navy The corvette was sunk as a target c 1972 by P 15 Termit NATO reporting name SS N 2 and Styx antiship missiles 73 P T Teti nbsp United States The 80 foot 24 m tug sank during a storm in 100 feet 30 m of water in the Atlantic Ocean off Sakonnet Point Rhode Island at 41 20 9 N 071 14 5 W 41 3483 N 71 2417 W 41 3483 71 2417 P T Teti sometime in 1972 74 References edit alaskashipwreck com Alaska Shipwrecks C Ship feared lost The Times No 58371 London 10 January 1972 col A p 1 Mitchell WH Sawyer LA 1990 The Empire Ships Second ed London New York Hamburg Hong Kong Lloyd s of London Press Ltd p 370 ISBN 1 85044 275 4 a b alaskashipwreck com Alaska Shipwrecks K alaskashipwreck com Alaska Shipwrecks B Janova The Yard Retrieved 7 March 2017 Mitchell WH Sawyer LA 1990 The Empire Ships Second ed London New York Hamburg Hong Kong Lloyd s of London Press Ltd p 230 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