The list of shipwrecks in 1960 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1960.
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] |
18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Sir Edgar |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was lost on this date. Salvaged but consequently scrapped. |
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
San Francesco |
Italy |
The Liberty ship ran aground on Hainan Island. She was later refloated and laid up at Hong Kong.[8] |
Unknown sailboat |
North Vietnam Navy |
Vietnam War: The sailboat, being used as a blockade runner, capsized and sank in rough seas off Ly Son Island. Six crewmen were rescued and made prisoners of war.[9] |
February
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Filleigh |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship collided with a Belgian ship in the Scheldt and ran aground.[10] |
Carsten Witt |
West Germany |
The cargo ship sank between Bornholm, Denmark and Sweden. Tanker British Sportsman ( United Kingdom) reported to be attempting to rescue survivors.[10] |
Indonor |
Panama |
The cargo ship ran aground on Kemojan Island, Indonesia. She sank four days later.[11] |
Llanishen |
United Kingdom |
The tanker ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe, Hamburg, West Germany.[10] |
18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Adonis |
Honduras |
The cargo ship sank 20 miles (32 km) off Otranto, Italy. All twenty crew rescued by Sologne ( Marine Nationale).[13] |
20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Harpalion |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Texel, Netherlands. Refloated the next day.[14] |
British Valour |
United Kingdom |
The tanker was in collision with Butmah ( France) at Port Said, Egypt.[15] |
March
4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
La Coubre |
France |
The cargo ship exploded in Havana harbor while unloading munitions. 101 people killed and 200 wounded[17] |
Sunfish |
United Kingdom |
The tug collided with Tower Bridge, London and sank with the loss of one of her six crew.[18] |
13 March
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Dominator |
Panama |
The Liberty ship ran aground at Palo Verdes Point, California, United States and broke up.[19] |
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Walbrook |
United Kingdom |
The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury, Essex. All six crew rescued.[20] |
26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Høegh Spear |
Norway |
The tanker crashed into a jetty and ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne at North Shields, United Kingdom. Refloated on 27 March.[21] |
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.[22] |
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.[26] |
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.[27] |
May
5 May
List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Federal Express |
Canada |
The cargo ship was rammed by Polaris ( Sweden) while moored at Montreal. She broke free from her moorings and rammed into Thorshope ( Norway) and sank within 30 minutes.[30] Later partly raised and scrapped. |
11 May
List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Pier Schipper |
Netherlands |
The coaster sank off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. All crew rescued.[31] |
18 May
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Andros Coral |
Norway |
The Liberty ship ran aground on Dona Sebastiana Island and sank.[32] |
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.[42] |
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.[11] |
Sophoclyve |
Liberia |
The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered.[44] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
World Sky |
Greece |
The tanker was wrecked off the coast of Oman.[42] |
September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Texita |
Liberia |
The cargo ship ran aground off Plumb Point, Jamaica.[48] |
October
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.[11] |
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Tina Scarlett |
Denmark |
and Diamant ( Netherlands): The ferry and tanker collided in the Rhine at Emmerich, West Germany. Diamant's cargo of petrol caught fire, engulfing both ships. The coaster Vaarwell II ( Netherlands) and tanker Brigitte ( West Germany) were also engulfed by flames and sank. Two people were killed.[50] A number of other vessels were damaged; including Cabato, Emilia, Liberté, Spido, Vinkeveen and Virgo Fidelis II (all Netherlands); Bellinzona Basel ( Switzerland)[51] |
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.[53] |
25 October
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Arkendale H and Wastdale H |
United Kingdom |
Arkendale H and Wastdale H, July 2011 The barges collided with the Severn Railway Bridge, bringing down two spans. Both vessels caught fire and were grounded near the main channel.[60] 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.[48] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Streatham Hill |
United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground in the Oder. Refloated on 10 October.[62] |
December
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Nagato Maru |
Japan |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus in a gale. She was refloated on 9 December and towed to Piraeus, Greece for repairs.[3] |
Snjeznik |
Yugoslavia |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Famagusta in a gale. She was 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.[67] |
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Grief |
West Germany |
The coaster collided with Kina ( Denmark) and sank off Bremerhaven. All 13 crew rescued by a customs boat.[68] |
Havlide |
Norway |
The tanker caught fire 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Malta. The Admiralty tug Mediator ( United Kingdom) was despatched to her aid.[68] |
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.[69] |
Skeldervik |
Sweden |
The coaster sank in the Baltic Sea off Denmark. All four crew rescued by a Norwegian ship.[69] |
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.[70] |
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1960
Ship | Country | Description |
Indian Navigator |
India |
The Victory ship caught fire 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was abandoned.[74] |
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