List of shipwrecks in 1962

The list of shipwrecks in 1962 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1962.

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January

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Kostantis Mpousses	Greece	The steamer foundered off Thassos in the Aegean Sea. [1]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Sabac	Yugoslavia	The cargo ship collided with Dorrington Court (  United Kingdom) and sank off the Goodwin Sands, English Channel. [2] Twenty-eight of her 33 crew were killed. [3]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Pinjarra	United Kingdom	The cargo liner ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees. [4] Refloated the next day. [5]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Suerte	Lebanon	The Liberty ship ran aground near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [6]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
B-37	Soviet Navy	The submarine was destroyed at Ekaterininsky by an explosion. The submarine S-350 (  Soviet Navy) was damaged by the explosion. A total of 132 people killed.
Fordfield	United Kingdom	The coaster capsized and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of the Owers Lightvessel, off Selsey Bill, Sussex. All nine crew rescued by Perla Dan (  Denmark). [7]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
KRI Matjan Tutul	Indonesian Navy	Battle of Arafura Sea: The TNC 45/Adjak-class motor torpedo boat was sunk in the Arafura Sea by HNLMS Evertsen (  Royal Netherlands Navy) off western New Guinea. Three crewmen were killed with the survivors rescued by Evertsen. [8]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Finn Gemma	Norway	The coaster collided with Nordic in Bremen Harbour and sank. All 12 crew rescued. [9]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Neftegorsk	Soviet Union	The tanker ran aground off the mouth of the Gironde, France and was abandoned. [10]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Fides	Italy	The Liberty ship ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe and broke in two. A total loss. [11]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Fides	Italy	The cargo ship ran aground in the Elbe at Cuxhaven, West Germany. [12]
Hjalmar Wessel	Norway	The cargo ship caught fire in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) northwest of Den Helder, Netherlands. Fire extinguished and ship towed to IJmuiden. [12]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
Gladonia	United Kingdom	The coaster ran aground off the Hook of Holland, Netherlands. [13]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1962

Ship	State	Description
BP Driver	United Kingdom	The tanker ran aground at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. [14]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1962

Ship	State	Description
Gai Floreal	France	The fishing vessel ran aground near Bennal Cove, St. Ives, Cornwall, England. Her entire crew survived. She was refloated and towed to France. [15]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1962

Ship	State	Description
Berta Kienass	West Germany	The trawler struck a mine and sank off the Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her fourteen crew. [16]
Kozara	Greece	The cargo ship ran aground in the Black Sea. Refloated after nine days. [17]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1962

Ship	State	Description
Yanix	Greece	The Liberty ship foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Luzon Island, Philippines ( 19°04′N120°37′E / 19.067°N 120.617°E / 19.067; 120.617 ). All 29 crew rescued. [18] [19]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1962

Ship	State	Description
Monarch	United States	The fishing boat capsized and sank without loss of life in the Pacific Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) off Clipperton Island. Later that day, her crew of 10 reached the island, where they remained for 23 days until the guided-missile destroyer USS Robison (  United States Navy) rescued them on 1 March. [20] [21] [22]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1962

Ship	State	Description
Chickasaw	United States	The Type C2-F cargo ship ran aground on Santa Rosa Island, California.

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1962

Ship	State	Description
OS-18	Soviet Navy	The decommissioned Gnevny-class destroyer was sunk as a target off the Tendra Spit.

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1962

Ship	State	Description
Barbro D	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel sank at Juneau, Alaska. [23]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1962

Ship	State	Description
Captayannis	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea off Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, Netherlands ( 51°40′N3°25′E / 51.667°N 3.417°E / 51.667; 3.417 ). She was refloated but deemed uneconomic to repair and was scrapped in April 1962. [24]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1962

Ship	State	Description
Delce	United Kingdom	The barge foundered in the Thames Estuary with the loss of both crew. [25]
Kingsgate	United Kingdom	The coaster ran aground south of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. [26]

March

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Island Lass	United Kingdom	The passenger ship foundered off North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. [27]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Gem	Liberia	The tanker broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean ( 33°33′N75°18′W / 33.550°N 75.300°W / 33.550; -75.300 ). She was taken in tow for Jacksonville, Florida, United States. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped. [28]
USS Howorth	United States Navy	The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a torpedo target off San Clemente Island, California, by the submarines USS Volador and USS Salmon (both   United States Navy).

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Eunice	United States	The 34-gross register ton, 55.2-foot (16.8 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Homer, Alaska. [29]
Norwich Trader	United Kingdom	The coaster collided with Akinity (  United Kingdom) and was beached on a sandbank off Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Later refloated and reached port. [26]
Sand Dart	United Kingdom	The coaster ran aground at St Alban's Head, Swanage Dorset. [30]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Triton	United States	The 19-gross register ton 42.2-foot (12.9 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Craig, Alaska. [31]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Athina	Greece	The cargo ship caught fire at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. The fire was extinguished two days later but she was declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in August 1962. [32]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Sophie H	United States	The cargo ship ran aground near Augusta, Sicily, Italy. Refloated on 19 March. [33]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Athos II	Greece	The cargo ship ran aground off Hairsis Island, Turkey. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Romania to Antwerp, Belgium. She was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped. [34]
Venezuela	Italy	The ocean liner ran aground off Cannes, France.

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Unknown schooner	Indonesia	The schooner was spotted, strafed and set afire near Fakfak by a Royal Netherlands Navy Lockheed P-2 Neptune aircraft. [35]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Marconia	United States	The 115-gross register ton, 74.5-foot (22.7 m) fishing vessel struck a reef and sank in Unga Strait ( 55°25′N160°30′W / 55.417°N 160.500°W / 55.417; -160.500 (Unga Strait) ) off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula. [36]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
USCGC Winnebago	United States Coast Guard	The Owasco-class cutter ran aground on Tripod Reef at the entrance to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was refloated with the assistance of United States Navy tugs within a few days.

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
British Mariner, and Palmyra	United Kingdom   West Germany	The cargo ship Palmyra collided with the tanker British Mariner 18 nautical miles (33 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France and sank. British Mariner was consequently declared a constructive total loss and was scrapped in May 1962. [37] [38] [39]
Chignik 7	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 31.3-foot (9.5 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Ivanof Bay, Alaska. [40]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Ridunian	United Kingdom	On voyage from Alderney to Guernsey with a cargo of gravel, was wrecked on rocks, off Guernsey. [41]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Kirsten Skou	Denmark	The cargo ship collided with Karpfanger (  West Germany) and sank in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. All 35 crew saved. [42]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1962

Ship	State	Description
Skyros	Greece	The bulk carrier ran aground off To-shima, Tokyo and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Kobe, Japan to Los Angeles, California, United States. Consequently scrapped. [43]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1962

Ship	State	Description
Wear Breeze	Australia	The cargo ship ran aground at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, West Germany to Colombo, Ceylon. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Svitzer (  Denmark) but was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped in July. [44]

April

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Inchmay	Hong Kong	The cargo ship ran aground at Wakayama, Japan. Later refloated and returned to service.

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Suerte	Lebanon	The Liberty ship was scuttled off the coast of Canada. [6]

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Portador	Spain	The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean 250 nautical miles (460 km) off the coast of Ireland ( 51°15′N15°34′W / 51.250°N 15.567°W / 51.250; -15.567 ) and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Comeau Bay. Presumed to have subsequently sank. [45]

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Theopan	Liberia	The Liberty ship caught fire at Beirut, Lebanon. She was declared a constructive total loss. [46]

18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Augustenburg	West Germany	The cargo ship collided with Colorado (  Denmark) and sank 24 nautical miles (44 km) south of the Nab Tower off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. [47]

19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Unknown speedboat	Indonesia	The speed boat was shelled and sunk by HNLMS Evertsen (  Royal Netherlands Navy) off Fakfak. [48]

21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Cena	United States	The 10-gross register ton motor vessel sank near Turnabout Island ( 57°07′30″N133°58′40″W / 57.12500°N 133.97778°W / 57.12500; -133.97778 (Turnabout Island) ) in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [40]

30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1962

Ship	State	Description
Bahia de Nepe	Cuba	The ship was attacked and sunk by a Guatemalan Air Force aircraft after firing on the aircraft when ordered to identify herself. Guatemalan President Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes claimed the ship was running arms to Guatemala. [49]

May

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1962

Ship	State	Description
Quest	Norway	The schooner-rigged steamship struck ice and sank north of Labrador, Canada.

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1962

Ship	State	Description
Clan Chisholm	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire at sea whilst on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewship to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. She put in to Mombasa, Kenya the next day. The fire was extinguished on 10 May. Clan Chisholm was declared damaged beyond economic repair. She was subsequently towed to Hong Kong for scrapping. [50]

15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1962

Ship	State	Description
Empress	United States	The 71-gross register ton, 78.8-foot (24.0 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire near Pleasant Island in the Icy Strait in Southeast Alaska. [29]
Sea Venture	United States	The 150-gross register ton, 130.1-foot (39.7 m) fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands. [51]

23 May

List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1962

Ship	State	Description
Forager	United Kingdom	The tug capsized and sank in River Clyde whilst towing Hororata (  United Kingdom). Forager was refloated on 5 June and later repaired. In service until scrapped in 1984. [52]

24 May

List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1962

Ship	State	Description
Tollman	United Kingdom	The tug capsized and sank at Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of three of her five crew. [53]

28 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1962

Ship	State	Description
Star 2	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 28.4-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Larsen Bay, Alaska. [51]

June

9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1962

Ship	State	Description
Theoforos	Honduras	The Liberty ship ran aground off Tallinn, Soviet Union. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss. [11]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1962

Ship	State	Description
Hai Chang	China	The Liberty ship foundered off the Pescadores Islands ( 23°38′N119°50′E / 23.633°N 119.833°E / 23.633; 119.833 ). [54]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1962

Ship	State	Description
Nyon	Switzerland	The cargo ship collided with Jalazad (  India) and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. All 32 crew rescued by Jalazad. [55]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1962

Ship	State	Description
Nautilus 2	Unknown	Vietnam War: Battle of Quang Khe: The junk was shelled, rammed, and sunk by T-161 (  Vietnam People's Navy) off the navy base at Quang Khe, North Vietnam. [56]
T-185	Vietnam People's Navy	Vietnam War: Battle of Quang Khe: The Type 55A gunboat was sunk with limpet mines at the navy base at Quang Khe, North Vietnam, by South Vietnamese commandos. She was raised, repaired, returned to service. [56]

July

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1962

Ship	State	Description
Tuaikaepau	New Zealand	The vessel ran aground on the Minerva Reef. Crew lived in the wreck of a Japanese vessel, wrecked two years earlier, for seven weeks before making a raft and some of them sailed to Fiji. Five crew died before rescue came.

7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1962

Ship	State	Description
USS Fullam	United States Navy	The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia.
Star of Mecca	Saudi Arabia	The cargo ship ran aground near Jeddah, a total loss. [57]

18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1962

Ship	State	Description
Two Brothers	United States	The 24-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel sank west of Karluk Reef ( 60°27′N151°24′W / 60.450°N 151.400°W / 60.450; -151.400 (Karluk Reef) ) in Prince William Sound off the coast of Alaska. [31]

30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1962

Ship	State	Description
Montrose	United Kingdom	The 4,993-ton freighter struck a steel barge being pushed by a tug and sank under the bridge on the Detroit River the night of 30 July 1962. [58] [59] The collision ripped a hole in the side of the freighter causing water to flood into the front of the ship. All the crew got off safely and The Windsor Star reported about 20,000 spectators in Windsor and Detroit watched "the lumbering ship flop to her side in 30 feet of water". The 440-foot (130 m) vessel was said to be valued at $6 million to $8 million, exclusive of cargo, and was just 18 months old. She was coming from France to the Great Lakes with fine wine and 200 tons of aluminum.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date July 1962

Ship	State	Description
USS Ira Jeffery	United States Navy	The decommissioned Buckley-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target.

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August

Ship	State	Description
Leanne	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 29.8-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Sand Point, Alaska. [60]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Medina Princess	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran around off Djibouti. She was refloated. [61]

4 August

List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Sara B	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 34.3-foot (10.5 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the west side of Renard Island ( 59°55′N149°20′W / 59.917°N 149.333°W / 59.917; -149.333 (Renard Island) ) approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) from Seward, Alaska. [51]
Summit	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 28.3-foot (8.6 m) fishing vessel sank in Alitak Bay ( 56°50′N154°10′W / 56.833°N 154.167°W / 56.833; -154.167 (Alitak Bay) ) on the coast of Kodiak Island. [51]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Aleutian II	United States	The 12-gross register ton, 29.6-foot (9.0 m) fishing vessel sank near Makushin Bay ( 53°44′N167°00′W / 53.733°N 167.000°W / 53.733; -167.000 (Makushin Bay) ) on the coast of Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands. [62]

22 August

List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Amy D	United States	The 23-gross register ton, 41-foot (12.5 m) fishing vessel sank in "Mallard Bay" on the coast of Alaska. The wreck report does not specify whether the sinking occurred in Mallard Bay ( 60°17′42″N147°49′04″W / 60.2949°N 147.8178°W / 60.2949; -147.8178 (Mallard Bay) ) on the coast of Knight Island in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska or in Mallard Bay ( 54°46′43″N131°59′58″W / 54.7786111°N 131.9994444°W / 54.7786111; -131.9994444 (Mallard Bay) ) on the coast of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [62]

25 August

List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Clan Chisholm	United Kingdom	The cargo ship, awaiting scrapping, heeled over at Hong Kong. She was subsequently righted and scrapped. [50]

26 August

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Eudora	United States	The 143-gross register ton, 100.6-foot (30.7 m) pleasure craft was wrecked at Cape Devine ( 55°22′45″N160°09′00″W / 55.37917°N 160.15000°W / 55.37917; -160.15000 (Cape Devine) ) on Korovin Island in Alaska's Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula. [29]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Jenny III	Liberia	The Liberty ship ran aground on the Serrana Bank, in the Gulf of Mexico. She was later refloated and towed to New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was declared a constructive total loss. [46]

30 August

List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1962

Ship	State	Description
Planet	United States	The 43-gross register ton, 49.8-foot (15.2 m) motor cargo vessel was lost after colliding with the motor vessel Mutual (  United States) in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [63]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Benarty	United Kingdom	Typhoon Wanda: The heavy lift ship was driven ashore at North Point, Hong Kong. She was refloated on 14 September, repaired and returned to service. [64]
Crescent	Panama	Typhoon Wanda: The Liberty ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ . [18]
Fortune Lory	Hong Kong	Typhoon Wanda The cargo ship ran aground in Tolo Harbour. She was refloated but found to be damaged beyond economic repair and was consequently scrapped. [65]

2 September

Typhoon Wanda - twenty ships aground or sunk at Hong Kong, ^[66] including -

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Carronpark	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was driven ashore. [67]
Kowloon Dock	United Kingdom	The tug foundered with the loss of all 30 crew. [66]
Mayon	Panama	The cargo ship was severely damaged when Ruthy Ann (  United Kingdom) broke free from her mooring and was driven onto the smaller ship. [67]
Merchant Prince	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided with Grosvenor Navigator (  Hong Kong ) off Hong Kong. [67]
Ocean Glory	Hong Kong	The cargo ship broke from her moorings in a typhoon at Hong Kong. She collided with Grosvenor Navigator (  Hong Kong ) and was damaged. Ocean Glory was declared a constructive total loss and sold for scrap. [68]
Saldura	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided with Leefoon (  Hong Kong)

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
D & M II	United States	The 84-gross register ton, 110.2-foot (33.6 m) barge sank off Ocean Cape ( 59°32′30″N139°51′30″W / 59.54167°N 139.85833°W / 59.54167; -139.85833 (Ocean Cape) ) on the south-central coast of Alaska. [69]
Rudakof	United States	A storm destroyed the 171-gross register ton, 82.2-foot (25.1 m) motor vessel at the mouth of the Kaliakh River ( 60°05′40″N142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W / 60.09444; -142.80833 (Kaliakh River) ) on the south-central coast of Alaska. [70]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Guide	United States	The motor vessel sank at Angoon, Alaska. [71]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Dixie	United States	The 8-gross register ton, 30.8-foot (9.4 m) fishing vessel sank in Kasaan Bay ( 55°24′N132°06′W / 55.400°N 132.100°W / 55.400; -132.100 (Kasaan Bay) ) in Southeast Alaska. [69]

13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Unidentified fishing trawler	Japan	The fishing trawler sank in a collision with a Soviet Navy submarine. Sixteen of her crew were detained. [72]

14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Sisu	United States	The 11-gross register ton, 32.4-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel sank in Swanson Harbor ( 58°11′30″N135°05′00″W / 58.19167°N 135.08333°W / 58.19167; -135.08333 (Swanson Harbor) ) in Southeast Alaska. [51]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Georges	Liberia	The Liberty ship was wrecked on the north coast of the Soviet Union ( 69°52′N61°10′E / 69.867°N 61.167°E / 69.867; 61.167 ). [18]

21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Ketovia	United States	The 53-gross register ton, 57.6-foot (17.6 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. [73]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Alaska Roustabout	United States	The 119-gross register ton, 99.9-foot (30.4 m) tug sank in the Gulf of Alaska. [62]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1962

Ship	State	Description
Major	United Kingdom	The Thames barge ran aground off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex in a storm. [74]
Widder	West Germany	The coaster ran aground at Canna, Scotland in a storm. [74]

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
Mattie J	United States	The 14-gross register ton, 32.6-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel sank at Chilkat ( 60°11′N144°12′W / 60.183°N 144.200°W / 60.183; -144.200 (Chilkat) ), Alaska. [36]

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
Beater	Canada	Hurricane Daisy: The sealer, a converted minesweeper, was driven ashore and wrecked at New Harbour, Nova Scotia. [75]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
S R 22	United States	The 650-gross register ton, 110.3-foot (33.6 m) barge sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Chirikof Island. [51]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
Cima 8	Cuban Revolutionary Navy	The auxiliary patrol boat was sunk in the Cardenas Bay by a Cuban Exile operated boat. [76]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
M-1545F	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The sailboat was shelled and sunk by No. 504 and No. 587 (both People's Liberation Army Navy). [77]
Sanct Svithun	Norway	The passenger ship ran aground off the Vikna Islands, refloated then sank with the loss of 33 of the 79 passengers and crew. [78]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
Johnny O	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 27.6-foot (8.4 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Thomas Basin in Ketchikan, Alaska. [79]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
Costas Michalos	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground on the Banc les Quenocs, off Calais, France, and broke in two, a total loss. [80] [81]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
Lisieux	France	The ferry caught fire on a voyage between Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom and Dieppe. Escorted into Dieppe at reduced speed. [80]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1962

Ship	State	Description
Matelots Pillien et Peyrat	France	The cargo ship was driven ashore in a storm at Port-de-Bouc, Bouches-du-Rhône and sank at the entrance to the Canal de Marseille au Rhône. Refloated on 3 November but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped. [82]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
Musketier	Netherlands	The coaster ran aground at Crail, Fife, United Kingdom. Broke in two and sank on 6 November. [83]
Rana	Netherlands	The coaster sprang a leak and sank 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the west coast of Denmark. [84]
Santa Irene	Costa Rica	The Ocean ship ran aground on the Los Cabezos Shoal, west of Tarifa, Spain and was wrecked. [85]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
East Star	Canada	The coaster developed a severe list 130 nautical miles (240 km) of Bermuda and was abandoned. Crew rescued after nine days by San Gaspar (  United Kingdom). East Star was taken in tow by Mount Borga (  Norway). [86]
Zephyr	Liberia	The cargo ship ran aground at Gladden Spit, British Honduras. Caught fire on 17 November, refloated on 27 November. Declared a constructive total loss but sold, repaired and returned to service. [87]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
Jean Gougy	France	The fishing vessel ran aground at Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom and capsized. Eight of the twenty crew were rescued by helicopter or breeches buoy. Sergeant Eric Smith of 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force was awarded a George Medal for his actions in the rescue. [88]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
A M	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 27.7-foot (8.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Cook Inlet at the mouth of the Kasilof River on the south-central coast of Alaska. [62]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
USS Aspro	United States Navy	The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, by the submarine USS Pomodon (  United States Navy).

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
RNLB George Elmy	RNLI	The lifeboat foundered in the 'Seaham Lifeboat Disaster' with the loss of eight men and one boy (all five crew members and four of the five people they were trying to rescue). [89]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
Ashanti Palm	United Kingdom	The cargo ship was driven into a breakwater at Naples, Italy, and sank. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Port Harcourt, Nigeria [90] [68]
Captain George	Greece	The Liberty ship exploded and sank 300 nautical miles (560 km) north of Bermuda ( 36°49′N61°24′W / 36.817°N 61.400°W / 36.817; -61.400 ) with the loss of all 18 crew. [46] [86]
RFA Green Ranger	Royal Fleet Auxiliary	The fleet support tanker ran aground south of Hartland Point, Devon, England, and was wrecked. All seven crew rescued by breeches buoy.

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
Berea	South Africa	The motor vessel ran aground at Ponta Barra da Falsa, Mozambique, a total loss. [91]
Tainamshan	Hong Kong	The coaster ran aground off Swatow, China. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Fuzhou, China. She capsized and sank on 26 November. [92]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
Alstertor		The ship (2,460 GRT) ran aground on Scharhörn and could later be pulled off the reef. [93]
No. 8 Xijin	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The infiltration ship was shelled and sunk by No. 547, No. 567 and No. 577 (all People's Liberation Army Navy). 26 crewmen were taken as prisoners of war. [94]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
Ike	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef in the Red Sea ( 14°40′N42°49′E / 14.667°N 42.817°E / 14.667; 42.817 ). Beached and abandoned, she was declared a constructive total loss. [95]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1962

Ship	State	Description
Ragna Ringdal	Norway	The cargo liner ran aground off Vatoa Island, Fiji. All passengers and crew rescued after three days. [96]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown 1962

Ship	State	Description
Hanlasan	Republic of Korea Navy	The Baekdusan-class submarine chaser was sunk in a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean at Guam. She later was raised and was scrapped in 1964. [97]
N P Corp. No. 41	United States	The 38-gross register ton 60.2-foot (18.3 m) barge sank in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape Saint Elias, Alaska. [98]

December

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Tuscany	Liberia	The Liberty ship ran aground on the Ladd Reef ( 8°40′N111°40′E / 8.667°N 111.667°E / 8.667; 111.667 ), a total loss. [99]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Link One	United Kingdom	The cargo ship collided with Pulkovo (  Soviet Union) and sank in the Baltic Sea south east of the Gedser Lightship, off the east coast of Denmark. All crew took to the lifeboats and were rescued by Lechistan (  Poland). [100] [101]
No. 1 Xiangshan	Republic of China Navy	Chinese Civil War: The infiltration ship was shelled and sunk by No. 508 and No. 518 (all People's Liberation Army Navy). 23 crewmen killed, 6 crewmen taken as prisoners of war. [94]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Cornish City	United Kingdom	The cargo ship caught fire at Aden, Aden Protectorate. She was on a voyage from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States to Calcutta, India. Temporary repairs were made and she was towed to Bombay, India. Consequently scrapped. [102]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Aristoteles	Greece	The cargo ship, which had sprung a leak the day before and had been abandoned by her crew, sank 320 nautical miles (600 km) north east of Funchal, Madeira ( 36°48′N14°40′W / 36.800°N 14.667°W / 36.800; -14.667 ). She was on a voyage from Detroit, Illinois, United States to Calcutta, India. [103]
Loide Honduras	Brazil	The cargo ship ran aground in the West Scheldt, Belgium. [104]
Nautilus	West Germany	The cargo ship sank off the Netherlands with the loss of all but one of her 24 crew. [104]
Uilenspiegel	Belgium	The pirate radio ship was driven ashore in a storm. She had got into difficulties off Zeebrugge and an attempt was made to tow her to Vlissingen, Netherlands but she broke her tow. [104]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Ridgefield	Liberia	The Liberty ship ran aground at Grand Cayman Island and broke in two, a total loss. [11]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Aghios Nicolaus	Greece	The coaster ran aground off Tripoli, Lebanon. All nine crew rescued by a Royal Air Force helicopter. Aghios Nicolaus was later refloated. [105]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Gernik	Netherlands	The cargo ship ran aground off Karpathos, Greece. Her crew were rescued. She was declared a constructive total loss.

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1962

Ship	State	Description
Gwendoline Steers (or Gwendolyn Steers)	United States	During a voyage from New York City to Northport, Long Island, New York, the 90-foot (27.4 m) or 96-foot (29.3 m) (sources disagree), 164-gross register ton tug sank in 40 to 55 feet (12 to 17 m) (sources disagree) of water in Long Island Sound at 40°57.282′N073°25.758′W / 40.954700°N 73.429300°W / 40.954700; -73.429300 (Gwendoline Steers) — a location described both as off Oyster Bay, Long Island, and as off the entrance to the harbor at Huntington, New York — during a blizzard with the loss of all nine crew. [106] [107] [108]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1962

Ship	State	Description
USS Amesbury	United States Navy	The decommissioned Charles Lawrence-class high-speed transport sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of Key West, Florida, while under tow to a scrapyard sometime after her 24 October 1962 sale for scrapping.
Regina	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 30.9-foot (9.4 m) motor passenger vessel was destroyed by fire at Chignik, Alaska. [70]

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