The cargo ship came ashore near Paximadi lighthouse, southwest of Milos Island in the Aegean Sea on a voyage from Mersin to Hamburg with a cargo of grain. Salvage was abandoned on 16 January and she was declared a total loss.[12][13]
This cargo ship, built 1930 Sunderland, developed a fire in her engine room which spread to the rest of the ship. She was beached at Guimaris Island near Iloilo, Philippines.[14]Silvercypress was declared a constructive total loss.[19] She was towed to Manila and sold to Japanese breakers. She was repaired and renamed Yasukawa Maru.[20]
The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea during a storm and issued an SOS. All crew were rescued by Venus (United Kingdom) on 20 May. Trym foundered.[29][30]
The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130km) north of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Leda (Norway).[40][41]
The cargo ship ran aground at Setúbal, Portugal in a storm.[47] Salvage operations were abandoned on 15 April.[48] She was refloated on 20 September.[49]
The tug capsized and sank at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire with the loss of four of her five crew. She was assisting Pegu (United Kingdom) at the time.[51]Toxteth was raised on 1 February and beached.[53]
The passenger ship collided with Bullaren (Sweden) in the Scheldt off Terneuzen, Zeeland Netherlands. She was severely damaged and was beached to prevent her sinking.[63]
The cargo ship passed Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom bound for Bilbao. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91]
The cargo ship was heavily damaged in a collision with Fulda (Nazi Germany) on the Schelde River and was beached. The vessel was refloated and returned to service.[106]
The cargo ship caught fire in the Irish Sea, exploded and was abandoned in the early hours of 23 March off Holyhead, Anglesey. All crew survived.[80]Marie Moller came ashore at Holyhead.[114]
The cargo ship caught fire in the Baltic Sea 50 nautical miles (93km; 58mi) off Öland, Sweden, was abandoned by her crew[80] She and was towed into Oscarshamn despite being severely damaged.[114]
The cargo ship suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Pacific Ocean five nautical miles (9.3km; 5.8mi) off Auch Island, Marshall Islands. All crew were rescued by a Japanese ship.[116]
The ship ran aground in the River Plate 90 nautical miles (170km; 100mi) upstream of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Salvage efforts were abandoned on 7 April.[91][118]
The coaster was hit by Lady Cavan whilst anchored in Carlingford Lough and sank with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Lady Cavan.[124]
The cargo ship ran aground at St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the Yarmouth Lifeboat.[126][127] She was refloated on 31 May.[128]
The cargo ship ran aground at Helman Head, Caithness, United Kingdom. All sixteen crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Smiling Morn (United Kingdom).[135]
The passenger ship ran aground in the River Clyde at Dunure, Ayrshire in fog. All 700 passengers were put ashore using the ship's lifeboats. Dalriada later refloated and proceeded to Ayr.[140]
The cargo ship ran aground in the Yangtze at Chinkiang, China,[146] she remained so for a number of days until she came free and departed China from Shanghai on 16 May.[147]
A fire broke out in one of the cargo ship's holds after she departed Calcutta, India, bound for Genoa, Italy. It was brought under control and she returned to port.[164]
The cargo ship collided with another vessel in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was beached at Immingham, Lincolnshire. She was refloated the next day and docked at Immingham.[165][166]
The passenger ship ran aground in the Yangtze at the Kap Shuimun Pass. About 170 people were taken off by Yunnan (United Kingdom).[168] She was refloated on 29 May.[169]
Spanish Civil War: The Basque Navy auxiliary patrol ship was scuttled at Bilbao, Spain, to prevent capture upon the fall of the city to the Nationalists. Salvaged and put in Nationalist service as Alava.
The coaster departed from Tampa, Florida, United States on 2 June bound for Belize. She caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cuba with the loss of all nine crew.[191]
The 45-foot (14m) schooner-rigged fishing smack ran aground on a bar and capsized in East Pass, Destin, Florida. One man, two children, and three women, one the captain's wife, drowned.[210]
The 9-net register tonmotor vessel caught fire after an explosion that occurred while she was filling one of her fuel tanks with gasoline at a dock at Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska. With the fire out of control, she was towed away from the dock and beached on Pennock Island, where she sank in 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6m) of water, a total loss. Her crew of five survived.[171]
The coaster stranded on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom on 7 July.[222] She was refloated the next day but capsized and sank. All ten crew were rescued by Ranger (United Kingdom).[223]
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 15 nautical miles (28km) off Tenedos, Turkey by a Nationalist submarine. All crew were rescued by a Soviet merchant ship.[255]
The auxiliary three-masted schooner caught fire in the Baltic Sea west of Trelleborg, Skåne County, Sweden and was severely damaged. All crew were rescued, the ship was towed into Trelleborg.[271][272]
The cargo steamer foundered in high seas in the Gulf of Mexico 7.8 nautical miles (14.4km) off Panama City, Florida, with heavy loss of life among the 31 people on board.
Spanish Civil War: The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Italian submarine Diaspro (Regia Marina) with the loss of one crew member.[92][278] At the time of sinking still was under Greek registry.
The ocean liner was driven aground at Junk Bay, Hong Kong in a typhoon.[281] She was refloated on 12 March 1938 and towed to Nagasaki, Japan for repairs.[282]
The passenger ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon. She was abandoned by her crew as salvage prospects were stated to be poor and was declared a constructive total loss.[101][286][293]
Spanish Civil War: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk at Gijón, Asturias. She was refloated, repaired and put in service again in 1938 as Castillo Olmedo.[92]
The tanker exploded, caught fire and sank in the South China Sea 180 nautical miles (330km) south of Hong Kong. She sank with the loss of nineteen of her 48 crew.[350][354][355]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goa Island Reef, Mozambique.[363] The crew were taken off on 16 November.[364] She was declared a total loss on 17 November.[365]
The coaster collided with Stavangeren (Norway) in the Rijn near Hook of Holland, Netherlands. She was beached at Hook of Holland; later refloated, towed to Maassluis, South Holland and beached there.[369]
The passenger ship ran aground off the Swedish coast and was severely damaged.[384] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Stockholm for repairs.[385]
The coaster collided with Godvang (Norway) in the Kiel Canal, Germany, and was beached in a severely damaged state.[391] She was refloated on 29 November.[392]
The auxiliary schooner struck a submerged object and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3km) west south west of Cape Baskervill, Western Australia. All crew were rescued.[397]
The ocean liner ran aground on Kasho-to, an island east of Formosa. All 503 passengers and 330 crew were safely brought ashore, and President McKinley and President Pierce (both United States) evacuated them from Kasho-to Manila.[409]Hoover broke her back on 18 December and was declared a total loss.[410]
The coaster developed defects in her steering gear whilst in the Irish Sea off Hoylake, Lancashire. All five crew were rescued by the Blackpool Lifeboat. The ship later drifted ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day.[411][412]
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