The list of shipwrecks in 1981 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1981.
January
27 January
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Tampomas II |
Indonesia |
The ferry caught fire and sank in a storm in the Java Sea 500 nautical miles (930 km) north east of Java. She was carrying a 1,136 people,[4] of whom 762 were reported to have been rescued.[5] |
March
8 March
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Mezada |
Israel |
The cargo ship sank in rough seas approximately 100 nautical miles (190 km) southeast of Bermuda. Eleven of 35 crew rescued. |
25 March
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Rio Bravo |
Greece |
The cargo ship caught fire and sank 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) south west of the Azores. All 27 crew rescued.[12] |
May
20 May
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Alkmini |
Greece |
The cargo ship collided with Duro Seis ( Spain) in the English Channel and sank. All 28 people on board were rescued by helicopter and taken to Cherbourg, France.[13] |
June
15 June
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Charity |
Netherlands |
She collided with Good Captain ( Greece) and sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Pantellaria Islands, Italy.[14] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
unknown |
Korean People's Army Naval Force |
The Patrol Ship was sunk by South Korean coastal batteries. 9 crewmen killed, 1 captured, 4 rescued.[15] |
September
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Sobral Santos II |
Brazil |
The ferry sank in the harbour of Óbidos, Pará with the loss of an unknown number of people. Estimates range from 50 to 300[18] |
24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
MV Dimitris |
Greece |
The 963 grt freighter (formerly known as MV Harrogate of Associated Humber Lines) flooded, foundered and was lost[20] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: unknown date 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Chrisoula K |
Greece |
Ran aground on the Sha`b Abu Nuhas reef and later sank.[21] |
October
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
S-363 |
Soviet Navy |
The Whiskey-class submarine ran aground off Karlskrona, Sweden and was damaged. After a diplomatic incident and military standoff, the submarine was refloated on 5 November and towed into international waters for handover to the Soviet Navy. |
31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1981
Ship | Country | Description |
Temple Hall |
Greece |
Temple Hall, February 2008
The cargo ship was beached at Arrecife, Canary Islands after developing a leak. The stern section of the ship survives as of February 2014.[22] |
References
- ↑ "Soviet tanker runs aground". The Times (60820). London. 8 January 1941. col D, p. 4.
- ↑ "Searchers find five bodies from Greek ship". The Times (60836). London. 27 January 1981. col H, p. 5.
- ↑ "Hope fades". The Times (60837). London. 28 January 1981. col H, p. 7.
- ↑ "500 feared lost from Java Sea ferry boat". The Times (60837). London. 28 January 1981. col C, D, p. 1.
- ↑ "762 saved in Java ferry disaster". The Times (60838). London. 29 January 1981. col C-F, p. 8.
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant P-Z" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- 1 2 "Five saved as ships collide in Thames". The Times (60840). London. 31 January 1981. col C, p. 1.
(Continued on page 3, cols B-D.)
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- ↑ "Burgundia". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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- ↑ "AKRA AKTION - IMO 5340912". Shipspotting. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "Greek ship sinks". The Times (60886). London. 26 March 1981. col H, p. 6.
- ↑ "28 saved in sea collision". The Times (60933). London. 21 May 1981. col E, p. 2.
- ↑ "STAD GOUDA" (in Dutch). Uit Vervlogen Tijden. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ↑ "North Korean Naval Battles". Redfleet-Soviet empire. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- 1 2 "450 trippers rescued from holed steamer". The Times (60997). London. 4 August 1981. col H, p. 1.
- ↑ "Refloating of tanker lifts threat to gas pipes". The Times (60998). London. 5 August 1981. col G, p. 2.
- ↑ "300 Die As Amazon Boat Sinks". The New Youk Times. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ "11 dead as storms sweep Britain". The Times (61308). London. 21 September 1981. col G, p. 1.
- ↑ "MV Dimitris [+1981]".
- ↑ Andrea Ghiotti, ed. (1996). Diving Guide to the Red Sea Wrecks. Luxor: A A Gaddis & Sons. pp. 71–77.
- ↑ "Temple Hall MV (1954~1969) Telamon MV (+1981)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Oil threat to beaches in Sweden". The Times (61093). London. 27 November 1981. col H, p. 8.
- 1 2 "Ship's crew lost in heavy seas". The Times (61904). London. 28 November 1981. col D, p. 5.
- ↑ "Parliament of Canada, 37th Parliament, 1st Session, Thursday, March 1, 2001". Hansard. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ Meyjes, Toby. "Successful rescue could easily have become another Penlee disaster". The Cornishman. p. 16.
- ↑ "The Bonita rescue". RNLI. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "Four missing as ship sinks in a storm". The Times (61108). London. 15 December 1981. col D-G, p. 1.
- ↑ Williams, John (18 December 2014). "Lifebelt recalls forgotten tragedy". The Cornishman. Cornwall & Devon Media. p. 10.
- ↑ Corin, John; Farr, Grahame (1983). Penlee Lifeboat. Penzance: Penlee & Penzance Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. p. 120. ISBN 0-9508611-0-3.
- ↑ "Thirty missing as freighter sinks". The Times (61119). London. 30 December 1981. col D-F, p. 1.
- ↑ "ICI Coasters". Fylde Postcard History. Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
- ↑ "J. P. Webb". Clydesite. Retrieved 1 July 2016.