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The list of shipwrecks in 1970 includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost during 1970.
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January
1 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Laddy | United States | The boat was lost in Esther Passage (60°53′N 147°56′W / 60.883°N 147.933°W) on the south-central coast of Alaska.[1] |
Phallus | United States | The vessel was lost in Columbia Bay (60°56′30″N 147°05′30″W / 60.94167°N 147.09167°W) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska after she collided with an iceberg.[2] |
Sea Fair | United States | The vessel was wrecked in the Gulf of Alaska on the south end of Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound in Alaska.[3] |
5 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Badger State | United States | The cargo ship sank in the North Pacific Ocean ten days after she was abandoned after her cargo of bombs and other munitions broke loose and started to explode during a voyage from Bremerton, Washington, to Da Nang, South Vietnam. Fourteen members of her crew of 40 survived.[4] |
Cottonwood Creek | United States | The bulk carrier was wrecked off the coast of Honduras. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Saigon, South Vietnam.[5] |
6 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Sofia Papas | Liberia | The tanker split in two and sank in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of seven crew.[6] |
10 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Elda | Greece | The refrigerated coaster ran aground near Mehidia, Morocco after developing engine trouble and a leak. She was on a voyage from Ravenna Italy to Kenitra, Morocco. She was declared a total loss.[7] |
Pete Tide | United States | The oil rig supply boat capsized and sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska after colliding with an oil platform on Middle Ground Shoal (60°53′N 151°23′W / 60.883°N 151.383°W). Her entire crew of five survived.[2] |
18 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Fusina | Italy | Sank off Sardinia with the loss of eighteen of her nineteen crew.[8] |
22 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Two unidentified motor torpedo boats | United Arab Republic Navy | War of Attrition: The No. 260-class motor torpedo boats were sunk by Israeli Air Force A-4 Skyhawk aircraft in the Red Sea while sailing to Shadwan Island that was under attack by Israeli commandos.[9] |
26 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Shiraz | Iran | The cargo ship broke from her mooring and was beached at Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Subsequently refloated. Having been under arrest since May 1966, she was sold in September 1970 and returned to service under the Saudi Arabian flag.[10] |
27 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Kolasin | Yugoslavia | The Liberty ship ran aground in the Black Sea off Tuapse, Soviet Union, a total loss.[11] |
29 January
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Nathanael Greene | United States Navy | The James Madison-class submarine ran aground off Charleston, South Carolina.[12] |
February
3 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Rio Damuji | Cuba | The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Maya, Varadero Peninsula, Cuba (23°06′N 81°23′W / 23.100°N 81.383°W). She was on a voyage from "Neuritas" to Havana, Cuba. Salvage was abandoned after gale damage.[13] |
4 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Arrow | Liberia | The tanker ran aground on Cerberus Rock in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada[14] and broke in two, resulting in the spill of 3.5 million litres of her cargo of crude oil.[15] |
Bat Galim | Israeli Navy | War of Attrition: The landing craft was sunk at dock with mines by Egyptian frogmen at Eilat.[16][17] |
Bat Sheva | Israeli Navy | War of Attrition: The landing craft was sunk with Limpet mines by Egyptian frogmen at Eilat.[16][17] |
6 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Lairdsfield | United Kingdom | The coaster capsized and sank off the Tees Estuary with the loss of all ten crew after its cargo was improperly loaded.[18][19] |
Minya | United Arab Republic Navy | War of Attrition: The Bahaire-class minesweeper was sunk by Israeli aircraft in the Gulf of Suez.[20] |
7 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Antonias Demades | Liberia | The tanker sank in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of twelve crew.[6] |
9 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Kiska | United States | The crab-fishing vessel burned and sank in a cove in Kovurof Bay (52°05′N 174°56′W / 52.083°N 174.933°W) on the coast of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands. The fishing vessel Kenivan Bay ( United States) rescued her crew.[21] |
10 February
Ship | State | Description |
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California Maru | Japan | The bulk ore carrier sank in the Pacific Ocean. Of her 29 crew,[22] all but five were rescued.[6] |
Foudre | French Navy | The decommissioned Casa Grande-class dock landing ship was sunk as a target. |
17 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Amasya | Turkey | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eight of her 33 crew.[23] |
19 February
Ship | State | Description |
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Intrepid | United States | While towing the barge Cordova ( United States), the tug capsized and sank with the loss of three lives in the Gulf of Alaska 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Yakutat, Alaska, during a gale. Her five survivors were rescued from a life raft 60 hours later by the buoy tender USCGC Clover ( United States Coast Guard).[24] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Agami | France | The trawler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all nine crew. Officially declared lost on 17 February.[23] |
LT-1969 | United States Army | The vessel sank in the Qui Nhon area, Vietnam. Salvaged by USS YMLC-5, USS BD 6062 and USS BD 6662 (all United States Navy) between 7 and 17 February.[25] |
Manes P | Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank near St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[26] |
March
2 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Saint Georges | France | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned north east of Crete, Greece (36°29′N 21°54′E / 36.483°N 21.900°E). She was on a voyage from Ravenna, Italy to Pazar, Turkey. Saint Georges ran aground near Cape Akrotiri, Greece on 4 March. She broke in two on 10 March and was declared a constructive total loss.[27] |
4 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Eurydice | French Navy | The Daphné-class submarine suffered an explosion whilst submerged off St Tropez and sank with the loss of all 57 crew. |
6 March
Ship | State | Description |
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USS Young | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. |
9 March
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Vita | United States | The crab fishing vessel caught fire and was abandoned near Seward, Alaska. The United States Coast Guard rescued two crew members from a life raft.[28] |
12 March
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Eternity | Panama | The cargo ship capsized and sank off Tan Kan Island, 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of Hong Kong (22°02′N 114°07′E / 22.033°N 114.117°E). Twenty-five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Hong Kong.[29][30] |
13 March
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Interwave | Netherlands | The coaster ran aground off Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom.[31] |
18 March
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HMS Gossamer | Royal Navy | The M-class minesweeper was sunk as a target. |
20 March
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USS Cony | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
22 March
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HQ-1236 | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Vietnam War: The armoured troop carrier struck a mine and sank. Salvage operations by Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy personnel completed on 25 April with the vessel towed to Dong Tam, Vietnam.[25] |
27 March
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USS Eaton | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a gunnery target in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (167 km) off Norfolk, Virginia. |
31 March
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Vassiliki | Cyprus | The Liberty ship ran aground in the Bahamas (22°26′N 73°01′W / 22.433°N 73.017°W). She was declared a constructive total loss.[32] |
April
edit1 April
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Glen Strathallen | United Kingdom | The retired training ship was scuttled in shallow water off Plymouth, England, at 58°18′55″N 4°7′31″W / 58.31528°N 4.12528°W as a training facility for divers. Found to be an obstruction, the wreck was demolished with explosives. |
HQ 6527 | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Vietnam War: The monitor struck a mine and sank. Salvage operations by the Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy were completed on 15 April.[25] |
9 April
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Galletta | Liberia | The Liberty ship was driven ashore at "Chaina". She was later refloated and scrapped at Hong Kong.[32] |
London Valour | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked at Genoa, Italy with the loss of 13 lives.[33] |
12 April
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K-8 | Soviet Navy | The November-class submarine sank in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 52 of her 125 crew. |
Kalymnos | Greece | The coastal tanker ran aground off Rhodes. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.[34] |
Sierra Bravia | Spain | The coaster sank after a collision with Ruhr Ore ( Liberia) in the English Channel. Four of her thirteen crew were killed.[35] |
13 April
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La Jenelle | United States | Anchored outside the harbor at Port Hueneme, California, with a skeleton crew of two and no passengers aboard, the cruise ship was driven aground and wrecked during a storm. Her wreck later was gutted by fire, cut down to water level, and filled with rocks to form part of a breakwater. |
19 April
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Enterprise | Canada | The fishing vessel foundered in the Cabot Strait during a storm.[36] |
20 April
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Patrick Morris | Canada | The ferry foundered in the Cabot Strait while responding to the mayday call from Enterprise (above).[37] |
21 April
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Nitto Maru No, 67 | Japan | The 96-ton fishing vessel capsized and sank either approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) off Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands or off the Kamchatka Peninsula (news accounts differ) with the loss of her entire crew of 17.[38] |
May
edit2 May
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Sidney | United States | The motor vessel sank off Orca (60°39′50″N 145°43′00″W / 60.66389°N 145.71667°W), Alaska.[3] |
4 May
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Sandra Marie | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire off Cordova, Alaska.[3] |
5 May
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T-919 | Royal Cambodian Navy | Vietnam War: The LCT-1466-class utility landing craft was sunk by a mine planted by either Khmer Rouge or North Vietnamese commandos.[39] |
8 May
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Polycommander | Norway | The tanker ran aground at Vigo, Spain.[40] |
10 May
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Plataforma 1 | Cuba | The fishing boat was captured and scuttled by a Cuban exile group "Alpha 66"-operated boat. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service.[41] |
Plataforma 4 | Cuba | The fishing boat was captured and scuttled by a Cuban exile group "Alpha 66"-operated boat. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service.[41] |
13 May
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Orith | Israel | War of Attrition: The fishing vessel was sunk off the northern Sinai Peninsula by missiles launched from an Egyptian missile boat. Two crewmen were killed and two swam to shore.[42] |
14 May
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Lucky | Cyprus | The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Consequently scrapped.[43] |
15 May
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Bat Galim | Israeli Navy | War of Attrition: The beached landing craft was further damaged by demolition charges placed on the harbor bottom under the ship by Egyptian frogmen at Eilat. She would eventually be refloated, towed to sea and scuttled.[16] |
16 May
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