The list of shipwrecks in 1979 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1979.
March
15 March
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Kurdistan |
Liberia |
The tanker struck ice in the Cabot Strait which fractured her hull. She subsequently broke in two during a gale. Her crew were rescued by CCGS Sir William Alexander ( Canadian Coast Guard). The bow section was sunk on 1 April by HMCS Margaree ( Royal Canadian Navy); the stern section was towed to a European port where a new bow was constructed. She was returned to service.[4] |
April
28 April
List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Gino |
Liberia |
The tanker collided with Team Castor ( Norway) and sank in the English Channel. All crew rescued by a Soviet merchant ship.[5] |
June
30 June
List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Bunga Kenanga |
Malaysia |
The ship ran aground in the Kori Creek, India and was abandoned.[7][8] |
August
3 August
List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Atlantic Empress |
Greece |
Sank in deep water following damage sustained in collision on 19 July. |
September
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1927
Ship | Country | Description |
Austri |
Norway |
The roll-on/roll-off cargo ship capsized in stormy weather in the Sognefjord and drifted ashore at Byrknesøyna, Norway. Of the nine-man crew, five were lost, while four were rescued by local boats.[10][11][12] |
23 September
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Transilvania |
Romania |
The passenger ship, built at the shipyard Burmeister & Wein in 1938, capsized on 23 September 1979 at Galatz, where it was due to be restored at a local shipyard. It was partially scrapped with the rest of the wreck removed in 2009. |
November
11 November
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Belvaux |
Belgium |
Collided with Vishva Vibhuti ( India) in the Scheldt and beached to prevent her sinking. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[14] |
15 November
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Independenţa |
Romania |
Collided with Evriali ( Greece) and sank with the loss of 43 crew. |
Unknown date
26 December
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1979
Ship | Country | Description |
Lee Wang Zin |
Panama |
Assumed ran up on Celestial Reef, Dixon Entrance-Hecte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. 30 lives lost.[19] |
References
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- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Kurdistan - 1979". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Crippled tanker clean, says her master". The Times (60471A). London. 30 April 1979. col D,E, p. 3.
- ↑ noaa.gov "AFSC Historical Corner: John R. Manning, 20 Years of Exploratory Fishing" Retrieved August 24, 2018
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- ↑ "Austri (7006998)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ Bæverfjord, Dag; Steimler, Olav (1982). Fotojournalistikk: bilder som forteller, engasjerer, irriterer, gleder, informerer og dokumenterer (in Norwegian). Bergen: Nord 4. p. 92. ISBN 8273260038.
- ↑ Hermund Kleppa (2012). "Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (DSD) i Sogn og Fjordane". Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "COASTER "POOL FISHER" (LOSS)". Hansard. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- 1 2 "Belgian Merchant A-G" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ Martin white. "Past Events". West Lulworth. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ↑ Diver. Eaton Publications. 1981.
- ↑ "Gales Havoc on land and at sea". The Times (60503). London. 18 December 1979. col D,E, p. 2.
- ↑ "Loss of Greek registered oil tanker Kirki en route to Kwinana" (PDF). Australian Transportation Safety Board. 2 April 1992. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ Whitney, John. "Southeastern Alaska Oceanographic conditions and NOAA's Twenty-One Year Spill Response History" (PDF). National Ocean Services, Anchorage, Alaska.