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The list of shipwrecks in 1972 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1972.

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January

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4 January

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List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1972
Ship State Description
Cydonia  United States The 63-gross register ton, 68-foot (20.7 m) motor vessel sank near Point Hugh (57°34′10″N 133°48′30″W / 57.56944°N 133.80833°W / 57.56944; -133.80833 (Point Hugh)) in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[1]

9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1972
Ship State Description
Dona Anita  Somalia The cargo ship foundered off British Columbia, Canada with the loss of all hands.[2]
Seawise University Hong Kong
Seawise University

The university ship, formerly the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth, caught fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. She capsized the next day. The fire was extinguished on 13 January. She was scrapped in situ in 1974.[3]

11 January

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List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1972
Ship State Description
Kay  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Pennock Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, Alaska.[4]

13 January

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List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1972
Ship State Description
Bab  United States The 36-gross register ton, 103.7-foot (31.6 m) barge was wrecked in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[5]
Hydrophane  Romania The cargo ship collided with Mozdak (flag unknown) off Odessa, Soviet Union. Both vessels sank.[6]
Owenduv  Panama The refrigerated coaster capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Leixões, Portugal after her cargo shifted.She was on a voyage from "Villagarcia" to a Moroccan port.[7]

17 January

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List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1972
Ship State Description
Maersk Fighter  Denmark The oil rig supply vessel foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of the Vyl Lightship with the loss of nine of her nineteen crew.[8]

18 January

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List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1972
Ship State Description
Delfini  Greece The fishing trawler ran aground on the Oukacha Rocks, off Casablanca, Morocco. She was declared a total loss

27 January

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List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1972
Ship State Description
Queen Frederica  Greece The cruise ship was diven aground in the Fowey Estuary after breaking free from her moorings in a storm.[9]

February

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1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1972
Ship State Description
V. A. Fogg  United States Sank after on-board explosion, Gulf of Mexico.

4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1972
Ship State Description
Asian Logger  Philippines The barge struck a submerged object (14°40′N 122°22′W / 14.667°N 122.367°W / 14.667; -122.367) and was beached on Jomalig Island, where the wreck was apparently abandoned.[10]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1972
Ship State Description
Citta di Alessandria  Liberia The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Apostolos Andreas, Cyprus. Seven crew rescued by a RAF helicopter.[11]

7 February

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List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1972
Ship State Description
Trinity I  United States The tug struck Lincoln Rock in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, then sank after slipping off the rock. Her two crewmen were rescued by the buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet ( United States Coast Guard).[12]

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1972
Ship State Description
USS Hopewell  United States Navy The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target off San Clemente Island, California.
Lindblad Explorer  Norway ran aground near La Plaza Point, Antarctica. She was towed to Buenos Aires, Argentina and then to Kristiansand, Norway for repairs.

13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1972
Ship State Description
Clio  Liberia The ship caught fire off the coast of Angola and was abandoned. She sank on 21 February.[13][14]
Ermioni  Greece The cargo ship foundered in the Mediterranean off Cyprus. All 14 crew rescued by helicopters from HMS Bulwark ( Royal Navy).[15]
Vishva Kusum  India The cargo ship was sunk by a mine in Chittagong Roads.[16]

17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1972
Ship State Description
Olympic Athlete  Greece Ran aground, River Thames.[17]

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1972
Ship State Description
Katmai  United States While en route from Mobile, Alabama, where she had been built, to Kodiak, Alaska, the newly constructed crab-fishing vessel disappeared in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of all four people – the owner, his wife, their eight-year-old child, and a crewman – aboard. Her wreck was discovered lying in 8,920 feet (2,720 m) of water approximately 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) off the United States Gulf Coast in 2012, and it was positively identified in 2013.[4]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1972
Ship State Description
Marcello G  Italy The Empire Cadet-class coastal tanker capsized and sank at Naples. Declared a constructive total loss but later repaired and returned to service.[18]

21 February

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List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1972
Ship State Description
SS-44  Soviet Navy The rescue ship ran aground off Cape Korovyi whilst assisting with the refloating of the landing craft MDK-253 ( Soviet Navy). She was refloated on 18 May and towed in to Murmansk. She was declared a constructive total loss.[19]

23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1972
Ship State Description
Philippos  Greece The coaster caught fire, exploded and was beached at Keratsini. She was refloated on 6 March but declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped.[20]

29 February

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List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1972
Ship State Description
Benefit  Panama The cargo ship foundered 160 nautical miles (300 km) south of Muroto, Japan. Her captain went down with the ship, the rest of her crew were rescued by two patrol boats ( Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force).[21]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1972
Ship State Description
MDK-253  Soviet Navy The landing craft was driven ashore at Cape Korovyi before 21 February.[19]

March

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1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1972
Ship State Description
Royal Fisher  United States The crab-fishing vessel sank at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, after a runaway barge struck her.[22]
Stenso  Sweden Foundered in the Bay of Biscay (45°17′N 2°46′W / 45.283°N 2.767°W / 45.283; -2.767).[23]

7 March

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List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1972
Ship State Description
Gloria Jean  United States During a voyage from Ketchikan to Metlakatla, Alaska, the 41-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) seiner disappeared near Walden Rocks (55°16′15″N 131°36′20″W / 55.27083°N 131.60556°W / 55.27083; -131.60556 (Walden Rocks)) in Nichols Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska with the loss of her entire crew of three.[24]
Katie H  United Kingdom The coaster sank in the North Sea after colliding with an unnamed fishing boat ( Belgium). One of her seven crew was killed.[25]

8 March

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List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1972
Ship State Description
Lex  United States The fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in the Shelikof Strait between mainland Alaska and the Kodiak Archipelago near Alligator Island (58°28′30″N 152°47′10″W / 58.47500°N 152.78611°W / 58.47500; -152.78611 (Alligator Island)) off the northern end of Afognak Island. The fishing vessel Rosemary ( United States) rescued her crew of four.[26]

13 March

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List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1972
Ship State Description
Mary Ellen Conway  Panama The tanker exploded and caught fire at Manzanillo, Mexico. Consequently scrapped.[27]
Torodd  Norway The fishing vessel/cargo ship was destroyed in a fire in Langevåg, Norway. Wreck scrapped in Trondheim, Norway in May 1975.[28]

19 March

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List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1972
Ship State Description
USS Gansevoort  United States Navy The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.

April

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5 April

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List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1972
Ship State Description
C-69  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The blockade runner was scuttled when she was intercepted by enemy vessels near the border between Cambodia and South Vietnam. Six of her crewmen were killed. It is unclear whether the intercepting vessels were Cambodian, South Vietnamese, or both.[29]

6 April

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List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1972
Ship State Description
Alasco 2  United States The 17-gross register ton, 43-foot (13.1 m) fishing vessel sank off David Island (57°02′N 156°30′W / 57.033°N 156.500°W / 57.033; -156.500 (David Island)) off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska.[30]

7 April

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List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1972
Ship State Description
Avlis  Greece Wrecked off Santorini.[31]
Spruce  United States The motor vessel was lost in bad weather at Point Manby (55°53′15″N 132°35′45″W / 55.88750°N 132.59583°W / 55.88750; -132.59583 (Point Manby)) west of Yakutat, Alaska.[32]

21 April

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List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1972
Ship State Description
Patriot  United States After becoming disabled and drifting for six days, the fishing vessel came ashore at Gore Point (59°12′00″N 150°57′30″W / 59.20000°N 150.95833°W / 59.20000; -150.95833 (Gore Point)) on the south-central coast of Alaska and was wrecked. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of three and a dog.[33]

22 April

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List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1972
Ship State Description
Gilani  Canada The Empire F type coaster capsized and sank at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[34]

23 April

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List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1972
Ship State Description
USNS Cowanesque  United States Navy The Suamico-class replenishment oiler was sunk off Okinawa, Japan.

24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1972
Ship State Description
Nicolo Martini  Italy The cargo ship struck a submerged object off Portoscuso, Sardinia, and was holed. She was beached to prevent her from sinking. She later was refloated but was declared a constructive total loss.[35]

May

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10 May

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List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1972
Ship State Description
Shun Wing  Hong Kong The cargo ship broke from her mooring and was driven into the ferry Macau ( Hong Kong) at Hong Kong. Consequently scrapped.[36]

11 May

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List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1972
Ship State Description
Royston Grange  United Kingdom The 7,113-ton, British cargo liner, wrecked in Punta Indio Channel, Uruguay after colliding with the oil tanker Tien Chee ( Liberia) and subsequent fire. She was the first British ship to be lost with all hands since World War II. 74 fatalities.

12 May

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List of shipwrecks: 12 May 1972
Ship State Description
USS Wilkes-Barre  United States Navy The decommissioned Cleveland-class light cruiser was sunk as a target during tests of explosives.

14 May

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18 May

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List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1972
Ship State Description
Toni Jean  United States The 14-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) east of Cape Saint Elias on the southern tip of Kayak Island in Alaska. One crewman swam to shore, but the other died.[12]

21 May

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List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1972
Ship State Description
Victoria  Dominican Republic The cargo ship was driven ashore at Rio Haina, Dominica. She was refloated and consequently scrapped in 1973.[37]

27 May

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List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1972
Ship State Description
Addington  United States The 40-gross register ton, 54-foot (16.5 m) fishing vessel sank with the loss of three lives in the Shelikof Strait near Cape Uganik (57°58′00″N 153°30′21″W / 57.9666667°N 153.5058333°W / 57.9666667; -153.5058333 (Cape Uganik)) on the coast of Alaska′s Kodiak Island.[30]

June

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2 June

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List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1972
Ship State Description
Traveler  United States The motor vessel sank in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[12]

9 June

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15 June

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List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1972
Ship State Description
Lucette The schooner sank in the Pacific Ocean about 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Galapagos Islands after being holed by a pod of killer whales. All six people on board escaped in a life raft and a dinghy and drifted for 38 days before being rescued.

18 June

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List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1972
Ship State Description
Icebreaker II  United States The speedboat was swamped and lost on the Yukon River in Alaska 23 miles (37 km) north of Ruby with the loss of one life.[40]

25 June

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List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1972
Ship State Description
Debby  United States The 12-gross register ton, 30-foot (9.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at False Pass, Alaska.[41]
Marcella  United States The 14-gross register ton, 39.8-foot (12.1 m) fishing vessel sank at Stephens Island in Southeast Alaska.[42]

26 June

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List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1972
Ship State Description
Leading Lady  United States The 57-gross register ton, 57.8-foot (17.6 m) crab-fishing vessel sank quickly off the northeast coast of Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska after striking an unidentified object. Her crew of three reached shore in a life raft.[26]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown Date 1972
Ship State Description
Falcon Lady  United States
The tanker ran aground on Triton Island in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea during a voyage from Da Nang, South Vietnam, to Subic Bay, the Philippines. The rescue and salvage ship USS Reclaimer ( United States Navy) pulled her off on 3 July.[43]

July

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1 July

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List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1972
Ship State Description
Lefteria  Denmark The schooner was in collision with an unnamed weather ship ( France) and sank with the loss of seven of her eleven crew.[44]

10 July

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List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1972
Ship State Description
London Statesman  United Kingdom Vietnam War: The cargo ship was sunk by Viet Cong sabotage at Nha Trang, South Vietnam.

13 July

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List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1972
Ship State Description
USS O'Brien  United States Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California.

20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1972
Ship State Description
Montclair  United States The 7-gross register ton, 28.6-foot (8.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Kvichak (56°38′30″N 133°15′30″W / 56.64167°N 133.25833°W / 56.64167; -133.25833 (Kvichak)), Alaska.[42]

22 July

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List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1972
Ship State Description
Simos  Greece The cargo ship ran aground near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. She was on a voyage from "Ashod" to a French port. She was refloated on 22 August and put in to Setúbal, Portugal, where she was laid up. Scrapped at Bilbao, Spain in September 1973.[45]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1972
Ship State Description
Rustringen  West Germany Sank off Margate, Kent. Later raised and scrapped.[17]
Vermont  Ecuador The tanker ran aground off Guayaquil and wrecked. Later scrapped in situ.[46]

August

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6 August

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List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1972
Ship State Description
Stade  West Germany The coaster was cut in two when in collision with Ciudad di Manizales ( Colombia) in the English Channel and sank with the loss of eleven of her 13 crew. The stern section sank, but the bow section remained afloat. It was sunk by the French Navy as it was a hazard to navigation.[47]

9 August

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List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1972
Ship State Description
Amoy  Somalia The cargo ship ran aground near Cape Negrais, India and was declared a constructive total loss. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaysia to Calcutta.[48]

21 August

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List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1972
Ship State Description
Texanita  Liberia The supertanker collided with the supertanker Oswego Guardian ( Liberia) 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Agulhas, South Africa, suffered a massive explosion, and sank with the loss of 46 of her 50 crew members.[49]

27 August

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List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1972
Ship State Description
T-319  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The T-333/Project 123K-class motor torpedo boat was damaged by gunfire by the heavy cruiser USS Newport News and guided-missile destroyer USS Robison and finished off by aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (all  United States Navy) off Haiphong, North Vietnam.[50]
T-349  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The T-333/Project 123K-class motor torpedo boat was damaged by gunfire by the heavy cruiser USS Newport News and guided-missile destroyer USS Robison and finished off by aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (all  United States Navy) off Haiphong, North Vietnam.[50]

September

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3 September

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List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1972
Ship State Description
Unidentified cabin cruiser Unknown The cabin cruiser sank when a wave capsized it after its engine failed in the Indian Ocean off Lourenço Marques, Mozambique. Three of the four people on board drowned. The only survivor was a South African woman who swam 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) to safety on a buoy and reported that two dolphins protected her from sharks and helped her stay afloat when she tired during her swim.[51]

4 September

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List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1972
Ship State Description
Taoyuno  Republic of China The fishing vessel was sunk with the loss of 22 of her 23 crew when it was in collision with the bulk carrier Marylisa ( Greece) 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) west of the Cape of Good Hope.[52]

5 September

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16 September

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19 September

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List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1972
Ship State Description
HMSAS Natal  South African Navy The decommissioned Loch-class frigate was sunk as a target off the Cape of Good Hope by gunfire from the frigate SAS President Steyn ( South African Navy) and depth charges dropped by South African Air Force Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft .[53][54]

27 September

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List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1972
Ship State Description
Tradewind  United States The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in Sergius Narrows (57°24′20″N 135°38′00″W / 57.40556°N 135.63333°W / 57.40556; -135.63333 (Tradewind)) north of Sitka, Alaska.[12]

October

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1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1972
Ship State Description
Genimar  Liberia The cargo ship sank in the English Channel off Kent after it was in collision with Larry L ( Greece). All 24 crew were rescued by Larry L.[55]

6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1972
Ship State Description
Algorail  Canada The bulk carrier collided with a pier at Holland, Michigan in bad weather. A 12-foot (4 m) hole was torn in the vessel's bow and the ship sank. The ship was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[56]

11 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1972
Ship State Description
La Sirène  Marine Nationale The submarine sank in an accident at Lorient naval base. All seven crew on board escaped.[57]

16 October

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List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1972
Ship State Description
USS Stanton  United States Navy The decommissioned Edsall-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico.

22 October

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List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1972
Ship State Description
Ballyginniff  United Kingdom The Troubles: The barge was bombed and sunk by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit.[58]
Lough Neagh  United Kingdom The Troubles: The barge was bombed and sunk by a Provisional Irish Republican Army unit.[58]

24 October

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List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1972
Ship State Description
Frisco  United States The 26-gross register ton, 46.3-foot (14.1 m) fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) southeast of Kodiak, Alaska.[59]

November

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1 November

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List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1972
Ship State Description
Lazarette  United States The crab-fishing vessel sank with the loss of two lives in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[26]

13 November

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List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1972
Ship State Description
Metric  Denmark The coaster ran aground off Texel, Netherlands. Nine people and two dogs were rescued by Royal Netherlands Navy helicopters.[60]
Wan Chun  People's Republic of China
Wan Chun.
The cargo ship ran aground north of IJmuiden, Netherlands in a storm. All 27 crew were rescued.[60]

14 November

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List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1972
Ship State Description
Ypoploiarchos Merlin  Royal Hellenic Navy The vehicle carrier sank with the loss of 45 crew after a collision with the supertanker World Hero ( Greece).[61]

19 November

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List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1996
Ship State Description
Dora R  United States The 60-foot (18.3 m) purse seine fishing vessel sank in Peril Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) south of Juneau, Alaska, with the loss of two lives. Her lone survivor, her captain, was rescued from the water by a helicopter.[41]

27 November

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List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1972
Ship State Description
Tor Hugo  Norway The fishing vessel sank off West Africa after suffering leaks and disastrous hull failure.

30 November

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List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1972
Ship State Description
Burtonia  United Kingdom The coaster capsized and sank 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of four of her eight crew.[62]

December

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12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1972
Ship State Description
Pelias  Greece The cargo ship sprang a leak and foundered 250 nautical miles (460 km) south of Durban, South Africa. Her crew survived.[63] Pelias was on a voyage from Maceió, Brazil to Saigon, South Vietnam.[64]
Tyke IV  United States The 9-gross register ton, 30.2-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Hoonah, Alaska.[12]

15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1972
Ship State Description
Rumba  West Germany The cargo ship was abandoned when its cargo of railway locomotives broke free of their chains, causing the ship to list when she was 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of Cape Race. Newfoundland.[65]
Lincoln Express  Panama The cargo ship foundered off Puerto Rico. All 21 crew rescued by the United States Coast Guard.[65]
Nova  Sweden The cargo ship sank after it was in collision with Teofani-Livanos ( Greece) in the Baltic Sea. One crewman was killed.[65]

19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1972
Ship State Description
Arctic Sea  United States The 57-gross register ton, 49.9-foot (15.2 m) motor vessel sank in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[30]
T-906  Vietnam People's Navy Vietnam War: The Project 183R missile boat was sunk by aircraft in Ha Long, North Vietnam.[66]

22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1972
Ship State Description
Argus V  West Germany The tug capsized and sank in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cap Griz Nez, France. All five crew were rescued.[67]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1972
Ship State Description
Pacrover  Liberia The bulk carrier disappeared in the North Pacific Ocean 760 nautical miles (1,410 km) south of Kodiak Island and 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) south of Kodiak, Alaska, with the loss of her entire crew of 30 South Korean nationals. Searchers found only four overturned lifeboats, some debris, and an oil slick.[33][68]
Sea Star  South Korea After burning for five days following a 19 December collision with the tanker Horta Barbosa ( Brazil), the supertanker sank in the Persian Gulf after a series of explosions.

26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1972
Ship State Description
Sea Star  Denmark The cargo ship ran aground in a gale near the Cascais Lighthouse, Cabo Raso, Portugal and broke in two .[69]

27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1972
Ship State Description
St. Ives  Italy The 938 GRT bucket dredger capsized and sank northwest of Ferrol, Spain (44°21′N 08°57′W / 44.350°N 8.950°W / 44.350; -8.950) while under tow by Smit Pioneer ( Netherlands). St. Ives was being towed from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Palermo, Sicily.[70]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date December 1972
Ship State Description
Helen  United States The 9-gross register ton 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Cordova, Alaska.[39]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1972
Ship State Description
Allah Mina Unknown The cement barge sank in the Persian Gulf in approximately 1972.
Fran S  United States After the 84-foot (25.6 m) tug had sunk during dredging operations and then been refloated, she was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island off Atlantic Beach, New York, in 80 feet (24 m) of water sometime in 1972.[71][72]
Nasr Egyptian Navy The corvette was sunk as a target c. 1972 by P-15 Termit (NATO reporting name "SS-N-2" and "Styx") anti-ship missiles.[73]
P. T. Teti  United States The 80-foot (24 m) tug sank during a storm in 100 feet (30 m) of water in the Atlantic Ocean off Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island, at 41°20.9′N 071°14.5′W / 41.3483°N 71.2417°W / 41.3483; -71.2417 (P. T. Teti) sometime in 1972.[74]

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