The wreck of Igara's bow section, photographed on 1 May 2007The ore-oil carrier hit a rock and was holed in the South China Sea. She later sank by the bow 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Singapore. Broke in two at № 1 hold on 19 March. The stern section was refloated and fitted with a new bow section, and returned to service as Eraclide.
The cargo ship disappeared without a trace in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 32 crew. This ship and Norse Variant sank in the same storm. No distress call was ever received. According to researchers, the ship was likely sunk by a rogue wave.[9][10][11]
The ferry ran aground on Sleit Rock in the Sound of Gunna, between Tiree and Coll. All on board took to the lifeboats. Loch Seaforth was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.
The bulk carrier foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. The incident occurred in the same storm as the disappearance of Anita, and, like with that incident, was also likely caused by a rogue wave, according to researchers.[9][10] Only one person survived of the 30 crew.[3]
The cargo ship collided with the fishing vessel Dany Gérard (France), which sank in the English Channel. Juzenny Burgh was escorted into Brest by the minesweeper Antho (Marine Nationale).[16] All five crew on board Dany Gérard were killed.[17]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Nyali Reef, off Mombasa, Kenya. Five people were killed during salvage operations in November 1973, the ship was later scrapped in situ.
The ship was sailing from Rotterdam to Alexandria with cargo fertilizer. In heavy seas the cargo shifted. The ship was taken in tow, but the list increased and the ship sank 3 miles north of GuernseyChannel Islands.[20][21]
The tanker was struck by the container shipSea Witch (United States), which had lost her steering in New York Harbor. Esso Brussels caught fire, killing thirteen crew; two crew were lost from Sea Witch. Esso Brussels was later repaired and returned to service.
The 64-foot (19.5 m) shrimper sank only four minutes after she began to flood in heavy seas in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and mainland Alaska. Two of her four crewmen perished.[22]
The merchantman-passenger ship with 98 passengers capsized in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia with the loss of 40 people. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Jonas Ingram rescued 48 surviving passengers and crew, and recovered nine bodies. The other 31 were reported missing and presumed dead. [34]
The cargo ship caught fire at Port Kelang, Malaya when a fork-lift truck fell into her cargo whilst working in a hold. The ship was towed out of port and beached. Refloated in August, she was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[41]
The submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland in 1,375 feet (419 m) of water.[46] Both of her crew members survived for 76 hours in the vessel, which was raised after a multi-agency rescue effort.[47][48]
The 45-foot (13.7 m) crab-fishing vessel struck a rock and sank near Kodiak, Alaska. Her crew of three reached shore in a skiff and were rescued by a passing crab-fishing vessel.[28]
The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban-exile-operated boat. One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 17 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 34. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.[57]
The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban-exile-operated boat. One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 34 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 17. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.[57]
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Marsa Talamat: Both Dabur-classpatrol boats ran aground temporarily during the battle. One killed and seven wounded during the battle.[30]
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Marsa Talamat: The armed Bertram-built cabin cruiser was sunk at anchor at Telma, along with two rubber boats tied to it by INS No. 864 and INS No. 867 (both Israeli Navy).[30]
Yom Kippur War: Battle of Baltim: The No. 301-class missile boat ran aground during a battle with Israeli missile boats. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[60]
The coaster foundered off Hobart, Tasmania. Nine crew took to a liferaft, but one died at sea and two others died of exposure when the liferaft landed near Dunalley nine days later.[66]
Yom Kippur War: 18 fishing vessels were shelled and destroyed at Ras Gharib, Egypt by INS No. 861, INS No. 862, INS No. 863, INS No. 864, and INS No. 881 (all Israeli Navy).[68]
The crabfishing vessel sank in 180 feet (55 m) of water in rough weather in the Gulf of Alaska off the southwest coast of Kodiak Island about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of Cape Alitak. Her entire crew survived and was rescued by the fishing vessel Lourie Lynn (United States).[72]
Yom Kippur War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by an Egyptian submarine 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of Alexandria, Egypt. 14 crew killed.[30][73]
The supertanker exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one of the 44 people on board. The survivors were rescued by the ocean liner Cabo San Vicente (Spain).[76]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Northumberland. All eleven crew were rescued by the trawler Kingston Emerald (United Kingdom).[79]
The bulk carrier ran aground on her maiden voyage off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated on 24 February 1974[85] despite having sustained a hurricane a month before.[86]
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The list of shipwrecks in 1973 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1973 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 1972 1973 1974 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unknown date ReferencesJanuary edit1 January edit List of shipwrecks 1 January 1973 Ship State Description Donna R nbsp United States The fishing vessel sank in Port Etches in Prince William Sound on the south central coast of Alaska 1 Kelly B nbsp United States The fishing vessel exploded while refueling in Cedar Bay 60 33 30 N 146 00 30 W 60 55833 N 146 00833 W 60 55833 146 00833 Cedar Bay in Prince William Sound on the south central coast of Alaska 2 9 January edit List of shipwrecks 9 January 1973 Ship State Description Dona Anita nbsp Liberia The cargo ship sank off Vancouver Island with the loss of all 42 crew 3 21 January edit List of shipwrecks 21 January 1973 Ship State Description Tide nbsp Netherlands The coaster caught fire off Northern Ireland driving the crew to the bow area unable to stop the ship s engine The ship eventually ran aground at Bangor County Down The nine crew were rescued by HMS Bronington nbsp Royal Navy 4 22 January edit List of shipwrecks 22 January 1973 Ship State Description USS Batfish nbsp United States Navy The Sturgeon class submarine ran aground off Charleston South Carolina She was later repaired and returned to service 31 January edit List of shipwrecks 31 January 1973 Ship State Description Sankt Jacob nbsp Cyprus The cargo ship sank in Galite Bay Bizerta Tunisia 5 February edit2 February edit List of shipwrecks 2 February 1973 Ship State Description Alcamo nbsp Italy The cargo ship struck rocks and was holed off Cap Rosso Corsica She was declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped 6 15 February edit List of shipwrecks 15 February 1973 Ship State Description USS Sabalo nbsp United States Navy The Balao class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego California 23 February edit List of shipwrecks 23 February 1973 Ship State Description Iliamna nbsp United States The 17 gross register ton 36 foot 11 0 m fishing vessel was lost after she collided with a submerged log in Kachemak Bay on the south central coast of Alaska 7 March edit3 March edit List of shipwrecks 3 March 1973 Ship State Description Sounion nbsp Lebanon The passenger ship was sunk by a limpet mine at Beirut Refloated in April but subsequently scrapped 4 March edit List of shipwrecks 4 March 1973 Ship State Description Auralyn nbsp United Kingdom The yacht was struck by a whale and sank in the Pacific Ocean Sailors Maurice and Maralyn Bailey were rescued after 117 days on a liferaft Neptune I nbsp United States The fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska between Cape Spencer in Southeast Alaska and Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago about 150 nautical miles 280 km 170 mi south of Middleton Island off the south central coast of Alaska A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued all five members of her crew from a life raft 8 12 March edit List of shipwrecks 12 March 1973 Ship State Description Igara nbsp Italy nbsp The wreck of Igara s bow section photographed on 1 May 2007The ore oil carrier hit a rock and was holed in the South China Sea She later sank by the bow 70 nautical miles 130 km off Singapore Broke in two at 1 hold on 19 March The stern section was refloated and fitted with a new bow section and returned to service as Eraclide 22 March edit List of shipwrecks 22 March 1973 Ship State Description Anita nbsp Norway The cargo ship disappeared without a trace in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 32 crew This ship and Norse Variant sank in the same storm No distress call was ever received According to researchers the ship was likely sunk by a rogue wave 9 10 11 Loch Seaforth nbsp United Kingdom The ferry ran aground on Sleit Rock in the Sound of Gunna between Tiree and Coll All on board took to the lifeboats Loch Seaforth was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped Norse Variant nbsp Norway The bulk carrier foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean The incident occurred in the same storm as the disappearance of Anita and like with that incident was also likely caused by a rogue wave according to researchers 9 10 Only one person survived of the 30 crew 3 Thunder nbsp Panama The collier foundered north of Crete Greece 36 44 N 26 11 E 36 733 N 26 183 E 36 733 26 183 She was on a voyage from Eleusis Greece to Cyprus 12 27 March edit List of shipwrecks 27 March 1973 Ship State Description Double Knot nbsp United States The 15 gross register ton 34 1 foot 10 4 m motor vessel disappeared near Nuka Bay 59 19 N 150 33 W 59 317 N 150 550 W 59 317 150 550 Nuka Bay on the south central coast of Alaska 60 nautical miles 110 km 69 mi south of Seward Alaska The bodies of the four people on board were never found 1 28 March edit List of shipwrecks 28 March 1973 Ship State Description Mariner nbsp Cyprus The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Pacific Ocean 35 00 N 152 47 E 35 000 N 152 783 E 35 000 152 783 She was on a voyage from Havana Cuba to Kobe Japan 13 14 April edit2 April edit List of shipwrecks 2 April 1973 Ship State Description Norderney nbsp Netherlands nbsp Norderney ashore at Scheveningen 2 April 1973 Photo 7 April 1973 The Radio Veronica pirate radio ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen in a storm after her anchor chain snapped 15 4 April edit List of shipwrecks 4 April 1973 Ship State Description Juzenny Burg nbsp Soviet Union The cargo ship collided with the fishing vessel Dany Gerard nbsp France which sank in the English Channel Juzenny Burgh was escorted into Brest by the minesweeper Antho nbsp Marine Nationale 16 All five crew on board Dany Gerard were killed 17 19 April edit List of shipwrecks 19 April 1973 Ship State Description Point Chicot nbsp United States The tugboat sank in the Gulf of Mexico 120 miles 190 km west of mouth of Tampa Bay Florida 18 24 April edit List of shipwrecks 24 April 1973 Ship State Description USS Force nbsp United States Navy The Aggressive class minesweeper suffered an engine room fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Guam 27 April edit List of shipwrecks 27 April 1973 Ship State Description Belle Virtue nbsp West Germany The coaster ship collided with Maritime Pioneer nbsp Panama in the English Channel and sank All eight crew were rescued by Suderau nbsp West Germany 19 Globe Star nbsp Singapore The cargo ship ran aground on the Nyali Reef off Mombasa Kenya Five people were killed during salvage operations in November 1973 the ship was later scrapped in situ May edit3 May edit List of shipwrecks 3 May 1973 Ship State Description USS Boyle nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Benson class destroyer was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida 5 May edit List of shipwrecks 5 May 1973 Ship State Description Captain Niko nbsp Somalia The ship was sailing from Rotterdam to Alexandria with cargo fertilizer In heavy seas the cargo shifted The ship was taken in tow but the list increased and the ship sank 3 miles north of Guernsey Channel Islands 20 21 6 May edit List of shipwrecks 6 May 1973 Ship State Description Pacific Viking nbsp United States The 44 gross register ton motor vessel sank 1 4 nautical miles 2 6 km 1 6 mi off South Cape 54 40 N 163 04 W 54 667 N 163 067 W 54 667 163 067 Herbert Graves Island outside of Squaw Harbor in Baralof Bay on Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula 22 11 May edit List of shipwrecks 11 May 1973 Ship State Description Pramnos nbsp Greece The coaster collided with Tony nbsp Italy off Porto Stefano Italy and sank with the loss of three of her fourteen crew 23 24 13 May edit List of shipwrecks 13 May 1973 Ship State Description USS Blackfin nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Balao class submarine was torpedoed and sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego California 15 May edit List of shipwrecks 15 May 1973 Ship State Description Coast No 3 nbsp United States The 49 gross register ton 63 4 foot 19 3 m barge sank in Hawk Inlet 58 07 40 N 134 45 15 W 58 12778 N 134 75417 W 58 12778 134 75417 Hawk Inlet in Southeast Alaska 25 16 May edit List of shipwrecks 16 May 1973 Ship State Description Hongkong Grace nbsp Liberia The cargo ship collided with Mina nbsp South Africa in Mossel Bay South Africa and caught fire She was scrapped in December 1973 26 21 May edit List of shipwrecks 21 May 1973 Ship State Description USS Sturgeon nbsp United States Navy The Sturgeon class submarine ran aground off St Croix United States Virgin Islands She was later refloated repaired and returned to service 24 May edit List of shipwrecks 24 May 1973 Ship State Description USS Herndon nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Gleaves class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida Star No 70 nbsp United States The 39 gross register ton 61 4 foot 18 7 m fishing vessel sank in the South Arm of Chomley Sound 55 17 N 132 04 W 55 283 N 132 067 W 55 283 132 067 Chomley Sound off Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 27 June edit2 June edit List of shipwrecks 31 May 1973 Ship State Description Esso Brussels nbsp Belgium The tanker was struck by the container ship Sea Witch nbsp United States which had lost her steering in New York Harbor Esso Brussels caught fire killing thirteen crew two crew were lost from Sea Witch Esso Brussels was later repaired and returned to service 3 June edit List of shipwrecks 3 June 1973 Ship State Description Ell Dora nbsp United States The 17 gross register ton 39 foot 11 9 m fishing vessel was wrecked near Shuyak Island in Alaska s Kodiak Archipelago 28 USS Gherardi nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Gleaves class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico 12 June edit List of shipwrecks 12 June 1973 Ship State Description Parima nbsp Venezuela The cargo ship caught fire at Rio de Janeiro Brazil She was consequently scrapped 29 13 June edit List of shipwrecks 13 June 1973 Ship State Description K 56 nbsp Soviet Navy The Echo class submarine collided with Academician Berg nbsp Soviet Union and sank in Peter the Great Gulf with the loss of 27 lives 21 June edit List of shipwrecks 21 June 1973 Ship State Description Eolos nbsp Greece The cargo ship was sunk by a mine 5 miles 8 0 km off Tripoli Libya 30 31 22 June edit List of shipwrecks 22 June 1973 Ship State Description Pacific Pearl nbsp United States The 64 foot 19 5 m shrimper sank only four minutes after she began to flood in heavy seas in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and mainland Alaska Two of her four crewmen perished 22 25 June edit List of shipwrecks 25 June 1973 Ship State Description Conoco Britannia nbsp Liberia The supertanker ran aground off Immingham Lincolnshire United Kingdom 32 and was holed when her anchor pierced the hull She was refloated the next day 33 Saudi nbsp India The merchantman passenger ship with 98 passengers capsized in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia with the loss of 40 people The U S Navy destroyer USS Jonas Ingram rescued 48 surviving passengers and crew and recovered nine bodies The other 31 were reported missing and presumed dead 34 27 June edit List of shipwrecks 27 June 1973 Ship State Description Becky nbsp United States The motor vessel sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska 35 Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown date June 1973 Ship State Description Carlson II nbsp United States The retired 70 foot 21 3 m fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3 6 nautical miles 6 7 km 4 1 mi off Sea Girt New Jersey in 70 feet 21 m of water at 40 06 805 N 073 57 176 W 40 113417 N 73 952933 W 40 113417 73 952933 Carlson II 36 July edit4 July edit List of shipwrecks 4 July 1973 Ship State Description Y B 2 nbsp United States The barge was lost by her towing vessel in the Bering Sea near Nunivak Island 37 6 July edit List of shipwrecks 6 July 1973 Ship State Description Cherry Venture nbsp Singapore nbsp Cherry Venture The cargo ship was driven aground in a storm at Teewah Beach Australia She was scrapped in situ in 2007 Clive Steele nbsp Philippines The landing ship medium was struck by rockets in the Mekong Delta She was beached and abandoned 19 July edit List of shipwrecks 19 July 1973 Ship State Description Nordic Service nbsp Panama The supply vessel collided with Finn Trader nbsp Finland and sank off Great Yarmouth United Kingdom with the loss of two of her twelve crew 38 39 20 July edit List of shipwrecks 20 July 1973 Ship State Description Mr George nbsp United States The 13 gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked in Cook Inlet on the south central coast of Alaska 40 22 July edit List of shipwrecks 22 July 1973 Ship State Description Glenfinlas nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship caught fire at Port Kelang Malaya when a fork lift truck fell into her cargo whilst working in a hold The ship was towed out of port and beached Refloated in August she was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped 41 28 July edit List of shipwrecks 28 July 1973 Ship State Description USS Gunason nbsp United States Navy nbsp Gunason sinking The decommissioned Buckley class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown date 1973 Ship State Description Canberra nbsp United Kingdom The cruise liner ran aground off Granada West Indies She was later refloated and returned to service 42 August edit5 August edit List of shipwrecks 5 August 1973 Ship State Description A E C 41 28 nbsp United States The 939 gross register ton barge sank in Southeast Alaska near Sitka Alaska between Galankin Island 57 01 52 N 135 19 36 W 57 0311 N 135 3267 W 57 0311 135 3267 Galankin Island and Katz Island 57 01 50 N 135 19 00 W 57 03056 N 135 31667 W 57 03056 135 31667 Katz Island 43 14 August edit List of shipwrecks 14 August 1973 Ship State Description Canberra nbsp United Kingdom The cruise liner ran aground off St Thomas British Virgin Islands 42 She was refloated on 15 August 44 19 August edit List of shipwrecks 19 August 1973 Ship State Description Mira nbsp United States The 10 gross register ton 32 6 foot 9 9 m fishing vessel was wrecked in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Cape Strait 56 59 55 N 133 05 30 W 56 99861 N 133 09167 W 56 99861 133 09167 Cape Strait 40 23 August edit List of shipwrecks 23 August 1973 Ship State Description Eleni M nbsp Cyprus The cargo ship ran aground and sank off the coast of Libya 32 00 N 24 40 E 32 000 N 24 667 E 32 000 24 667 She was on a voyage from Algiers Algeria to Alexandria Egypt 45 29 August edit List of shipwrecks 29 August 1973 Ship State Description Pisces III nbsp United Kingdom The submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland in 1 375 feet 419 m of water 46 Both of her crew members survived for 76 hours in the vessel which was raised after a multi agency rescue effort 47 48 31 August edit List of shipwrecks 31 August 1973 Ship State Description Baltika nbsp Soviet Union The cruise liner ran aground off Bermuda 49 September edit4 September edit List of shipwrecks 4 September 1973 Ship State Description Edco nbsp United States The motor vessel was wrecked in Auke Bay in Juneau Alaska 28 10 September edit List of shipwrecks 10 September 1973 Ship State Description Kondor nbsp Greece The cargo ship collided with H Capelo nbsp Portugal in thick fog off Guernsey Channel Islands and sank with the loss of ten crew 50 51 16 September edit List of shipwrecks 16 September 1973 Ship State Description Jarl nbsp United States The motor vessel sank in Bristol Bay off Alaska 52 22 September edit List of shipwrecks 22 September 1973 Ship State Description Uje nbsp Panama The cargo ship was gutted by fire at Antwerp Belgium She was consequently scrapped 53 27 September edit List of shipwrecks 27 September 1973 Ship State Description Condesito nbsp Spain The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Tenerife after running aground 50 metres 164 ft from the Punta Rasca Lighthouse Elva V nbsp United States The 45 foot 13 7 m crab fishing vessel struck a rock and sank near Kodiak Alaska Her crew of three reached shore in a skiff and were rescued by a passing crab fishing vessel 28 28 September edit List of shipwrecks 28 September 1973 Ship State Description Leliegracht nbsp Netherlands The cargo ship sank off IJmuiden with the loss of five of her eleven crew 54 29 September edit List of shipwrecks 29 September 1973 Ship State Description Viggo Hinrichsen nbsp West Germany The coaster foundered off Oland Sweden Both crew survived 55 October edit1 October edit List of shipwrecks 1 October 1973 Ship State Description Growler nbsp United States The 160 foot 48 8 m cargo ship capsized and sank in the Bering Strait 11 nautical miles 20 km 13 mi north of Wales Alaska with the loss of her entire crew of three 56 4 October edit List of shipwrecks 4 October 1973 Ship State Description Cayo Largo 17 nbsp Cuba The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban exile operated boat One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 17 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 34 Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors 57 Cayo Largo 34 nbsp Cuba The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban exile operated boat One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 34 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 17 Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors 57 5 October edit List of shipwrecks 5 October 1973 Ship State Description Carolyn C nbsp United States The crab fishing vessel was lost after she caught fire near the Pleiades Islands 60 14 00 N 148 00 40 W 60 23333 N 148 01111 W 60 23333 148 01111 Pleiades Islands in Prince William Sound on the south central coast of Alaska After abandoning ship her crew was attacked by sea lions and nearly drowned but all hands survived 25 6 October edit List of shipwrecks 6 October 1973 Ship State Description Arwa nbsp Yemen Yom Kippur War The cargo ship was shelled and sunk by Israeli Army artillery at Adabiya Egypt in Suez Bay 30 58 Hitin nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Latakia The Yarmouk class minesweeper was struck by three Gabriel missiles launched from INS Hanit nbsp Israeli Navy and sank 59 No 21 nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Latakia The No 21 class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from INS Garash nbsp Israeli Navy and sank 59 No 22 nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Latakia The No 21 class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from INS Garash nbsp Israeli Navy and sank or sunk on 11 October 59 No 42 nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Latakia The No 41 class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli missile boats and was beached to prevent sinking She was then shelled and sunk with 76 mm fire by INS Miznah nbsp Israeli Navy 60 No 44 nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Latakia The No 41 class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli missile boats and sank 60 Unknown Syrian torpedo boat nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Latakia The Project 123 motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk by INS Hanit nbsp Israeli Navy 60 7 October edit List of shipwrecks 7 October 1973 Ship State Description INS No 864 and INS No 867 nbsp Israeli Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Marsa Talamat Both Dabur class patrol boats ran aground temporarily during the battle One killed and seven wounded during the battle 30 Unknown Egyptian assault boat nbsp Egyptian Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Marsa Talamat The armed Bertram built cabin cruiser was sunk at anchor at Telma along with two rubber boats tied to it by INS No 864 and INS No 867 both nbsp Israeli Navy 30 8 October edit List of shipwrecks 8 October 1973 Ship State Description Egyptian missile boat No 323 nbsp Egyptian Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Baltim The No 301 class missile boat was struck by a Gabriel missile launched from INS Keshet nbsp Israeli Navy and was shelled and sunk by INS Misgav nbsp Israeli Navy 60 Egyptian missile boat No 390 nbsp Egyptian Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Baltim The No 301 class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli missile boats and was shelled and sunk by INS Reshef nbsp Israeli Navy 60 Unknown Egyptian missile boat nbsp Egyptian Navy Yom Kippur War Battle of Baltim The No 301 class missile boat ran aground during a battle with Israeli missile boats Later refloated repaired and returned to service 60 10 October edit List of shipwrecks 11 October 1973 Ship State Description Randa nbsp Lebanon The cargo ship was sunk by a mine off Tripoli Libya 30 61 Unidentified missile boat nbsp Egyptian Navy Yom Kippur War The No 783 class missile boat was sunk by Israeli frogmen at Hurghada Egypt 62 11 October edit List of shipwrecks 11 October 1973 Ship State Description Cap de la Hague nbsp France The dredger capsized and sank off Calais Six crew were trapped in the sunken vessel 63 One man was rescued after 68 hours 64 Elvekema nbsp United States The motor vessel sank at Cordova Alaska 28 No 22 nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Second Battle of Latakia The No 21 class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from INS Garash nbsp Israeli Navy and sank or sunk on 6 October 59 No 43 nbsp Syrian Arab Navy Yom Kippur War Second Battle of Latakia The No 41 class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli Navy missile boats and was beached to prevent her from sinking 60 12 October edit List of shipwrecks 12 October 1973 Ship State Description Ilya Mechnikov nbsp Soviet Union Yom Kippur War The cargo ship was sunk by Israeli missile Boats at Tartus Syria 65 13 October edit List of shipwrecks 13 October 1973 Ship State Description Blythe Star nbsp United Kingdom The coaster foundered off Hobart Tasmania Nine crew took to a liferaft but one died at sea and two others died of exposure when the liferaft landed near Dunalley nine days later 66 14 October edit List of shipwrecks 14 October 1973 Ship State Description Bakr nbsp Egypt Yom Kippur War The survey vessel was sunk near Ras Gharib Egypt by missiles fired by Israeli Air Force aircraft 67 18 Egyptian fishing vessels nbsp Egypt Yom Kippur War 18 fishing vessels were shelled and destroyed at Ras Gharib Egypt by INS No 861 INS No 862 INS No 863 INS No 864 and INS No 881 all nbsp Israeli Navy 68 16 October edit List of shipwrecks 14 October 1973 Ship State Description African Glen nbsp United States Yom Kippur War The blocked in cargo ship was sunk by Israeli Air Force aircraft in the Suez Canal Egypt in the Bitter Lakes Two Egyptian soldiers were killed 69 70 Dauntless nbsp United States The 91 foot 27 7 m crab and halibut fishing vessel departed Ketchikan Alaska bound for Kodiak on Kodiak Island and was never heard from again The bodies of the four people aboard were never found 1 Unknown submersible nbsp Israeli Navy Yom Kippur War Operation Lady Battle of Port Said The Hazir submersible was lost during the operation Two frogmen killed one missing 71 17 October edit List of shipwrecks 17 October 1973 Ship State Description Whitney nbsp United States The crab fishing vessel sank in 180 feet 55 m of water in rough weather in the Gulf of Alaska off the southwest coast of Kodiak Island about 20 nautical miles 37 km 23 mi southwest of Cape Alitak Her entire crew survived and was rescued by the fishing vessel Lourie Lynn nbsp United States 72 21 October edit List of shipwrecks 21 October 1973 Ship State Description Unidentified Egyptian missile boats nbsp Egyptian Navy Yom Kippur War The No 41 class missile boats were sunk by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli Navy Sa ar class missile boats at Damietta 30 61 23 October edit List of shipwrecks 23 October 1973 Ship State Description Hadiotis nbsp Cyprus Yom Kippur War The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by an Egyptian submarine 60 nautical miles 110 km 69 mi north of Alexandria Egypt 14 crew killed 30 73 24 October edit List of shipwrecks 24 October 1973 Ship State Description Unidentified motor torpedo boat nbsp Egyptian Navy Yom Kippur War Israeli forces captured and scuttled the Project 123K motor torpedo boat was captured at Adabiya Egypt in Suez Bay 74 25 October edit List of shipwrecks 25 October 1973 Ship State Description Gotze Delched nbsp Bulgaria The cargo ship sank in a storm at Palermo Italy 75 Nuova Ustica nbsp Italy The ferry sank in a storm at Palermo 75 26 October edit List of shipwrecks 26 October 1973 Ship State Description Siris nbsp Israel The tanker was sunk in the Strait of Jubal gulf of Suez by an Egyptian mine Later raised and recovered 30 Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown date October 1973 Ship State Description Atka Queen nbsp United States The 105 foot 32 0 m crab fishing vessel sank during her maiden voyage from Puget Sound in Washington to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands The United States Coast Guard rescued her crew of five in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia Canada near the Strait of Juan de Fuca 43 November edit3 November edit List of shipwrecks 3 November 1973 Ship State Description Sunde nbsp United States The crab fishing vessel was wrecked in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and mainland Alaska while operating in 40 foot 12 2 meter seas Her entire crew of three was rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter 27 6 November edit List of shipwrecks 6 November 1973 Ship State Description Golar Patricia nbsp Liberia The supertanker exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one of the 44 people on board The survivors were rescued by the ocean liner Cabo San Vicente nbsp Spain 76 Rebel nbsp United States The fishing vessel sank in Frederick Sound off the northeast coast of Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska abeam of Big Creek and Cape Fanshaw 57 11 N 133 33 W 57 183 N 133 550 W 57 183 133 550 Cape Fanshaw 77 15 November edit List of shipwrecks 15 November 1973 Ship State Description British Mallard nbsp United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at Grimsnes Norway 78 USS Fitch nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Gleaves class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida 18 November edit List of shipwrecks 18 November 1973 Ship State Description Gapern nbsp Sweden The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 50 nautical miles 93 km off the coast of Northumberland All eleven crew were rescued by the trawler Kingston Emerald nbsp United Kingdom 79 Seafarer nbsp United States The shrimper sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the west coast of Kodiak Island 2 nautical miles 3 7 km 2 3 mi north of Uganik Bay 57 50 N 153 32 W 57 833 N 153 533 W 57 833 153 533 Uganik Bay A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four 27 23 November edit List of shipwrecks 23 November 1973 Ship State Description Annette nbsp Cyprus The cargo ship collided with the harbour wall and sank at Ashdod Israel killing 21 of her 24 crew 80 26 November edit List of shipwrecks 26 November 1973 Ship State Description Armas nbsp Cyprus The cargo ship ran aground off Alderney Channel Island with the loss of one of her 23 crew 81 Unknown date edit List of shipwrecks Unknown date November 1973 Ship State Description British Mallard nbsp United Kingdom The tanker ran aground at Grimsnes Norway 78 USS Haraden nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher class destroyer was sunk as a target December edit4 December edit List of shipwrecks 4 December 1973 Ship State Description USS Frankford nbsp United States Navy The decommissioned Gleaves class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico Western Salvor nbsp United States While under tow by a tug and carrying a cargo of 1 000 000 board feet 2 360 cubic meters of sawlogs the logging barge broke loose in rough seas drifted ashore on the south coast of Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska and broke up in the surf 72 13 December edit List of shipwrecks 13 December 1973 Ship State Description Kergall nbsp France The Guilvinec France based fishing vessel dragged her anchor whilst sheltering from a southerly gale and went ashore at Chyandour 100 metres 110 yd west of Penzance railway station Cornwall United Kingdom 82 19 December edit List of shipwrecks 19 December 1973 Ship State Description Oriental Monarch nbsp Liberia The cargo ship foundered 150 nautical miles 280 km off Victoria British Columbia with the loss of all 40 crew 83 23 December edit List of shipwrecks 23 December 1973 Ship State Description Island Pearl nbsp Singapore The cargo ship capsized and sank 7 nautical miles 13 km off the Vung Tau Lighthouse Vietnam 10 14 N 106 59 E 10 233 N 106 983 E 10 233 106 983 She was on a voyage from Phnom Penh Vietnam to Singapore 84 25 December edit List of shipwrecks 25 December 1973 Ship State Description Elwood Mead nbsp United States The bulk carrier ran aground on her maiden voyage off Guernsey Channel Islands She was refloated on 24 February 1974 85 despite having sustained a hurricane a month before 86 Unknown date editList of shipwrecks Unknown date 1973 Ship State Description H W Long nbsp United States The 53 foot 16 2 m tug was reported in 1973 to have sunk Her wreck lies in 70 feet 21 m of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook New Jersey at 40 25 433 N 073 52 204 W 40 423883 N 73 870067 W 40 423883 73 870067 H W Long 87 USNS Sgt Jack J Pendleton nbsp United States Naval Service The Lt James E Robinson class cargo ship ran aground off Triton Island South China Sea and was abandoned Kuroshio nbsp Japan Maritime Self Defense Force The decommissioned Gato class submarine was sunk as a target Levernbank nbsp United Kingdom The cargo ship ran aground near Matarani Peru She was refloated but consequently sank 88 Thames nbsp United States The 55 foot 16 8 m tug sank during a storm in 100 to 130 feet 30 to 40 m of water in Long Island Sound 5 nautical miles 9 3 km 5 8 mi northwest of Horton s Point in Southold Long Island New York and 6 nautical miles 11 km 6 9 mi south southwest of Cornfield Point at 41 09 321 N 072 25 068 W 41 155350 N 72 417800 W 41 155350 72 417800 Thames in the autumn of 1973 89 90 91 Westmoreland nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge foundered in the River Medway at Hoo Kent 92 YOGN 119 or YON 367 nbsp United States Navy The tank barge was sunk as a target sometime in 1973 93 References edit a b c Alaska Shipwrecks D Alaska Shipwrecks alaskashipwreck com Alaska Shipwrecks K Alaska Shipwrecks alaskashipwreck com a b Stille Darlene R 1974 Disasters The World Book Year Book 1974 Chicago Field Enterprises Educational Corporation p 293 ISBN 0 7166 0474 4 LCCN 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