The list of shipwrecks in 1976 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1976.
January
3 January
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1976
Ship
State
Description
Capella
East Germany
The coaster sank off Schiermonnikoog , the Netherlands.[ 1]
Carnoustie
United Kingdom
Sank in same storm as Capella . Often mistakenly referred to as "Carnoesti" in American press.[ 2] [ 3]
8 January
10 January
19 January
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1976
Ship
State
Description
Esso Provence
France
The tanker ran aground off Fawley , Hampshire , United Kingdom.[ 6]
26 January
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1976
Ship
State
Description
Olympic Bravery
Greece
The tanker ran aground off the coast of Brittany , France.[ 7]
28 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1976
Ship
State
Description
Kirk Pride
Cayman Islands
The vessel struck a reef and sank off the Cayman Islands.
February
11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1976
Ship
State
Description
Evgenia I
Greece
The ship ran aground 23 nautical miles (43 km) north of Jeddah , Saudi Arabia and was severely damaged. She was refloated but had to be beached. Declared a constructive total loss .[ 9]
15 February
20 February
22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1976
Ship
State
Description
Unknown
Khmer Rouge
A navy vessel was sunk by six Thai navy vessels.[ 11]
26 February
March
1 March
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1976
Ship
State
Description
Deep Sea Driller
Norway
The drilling rig ran aground off Bergen . One leg broke off and six crew were killed. Although declared a constructive total loss,[ 13] the rig was later repaired and returned to service.
4 March
19 March
23 March
Unknown date
April
5 April
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1976
Ship
State
Description
Ferro 119
Cuba
The fishing boat was sunk by a Cuban exile -operated boat, with one crewman killed and three wounded aboard her and Ferro 123 ( Cuba ) combined.[ 17]
Ferro 123
Cuba
The fishing boat was sunk by a Cuban exile -operated boat, with one crewman killed and three wounded aboard her and Ferro 119 ( Cuba ) combined .[ 17]
8 April
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1976
Ship
State
Description
Kaptanvassos
Cyprus
The cargo ship capsized and sank off Perama , Greece. Five of her crew were lost.[ 18]
14 April
16 April
25 April
26 April
30 April
May
2 May
12 May
13 May
21 May
June
10 June
15 June
List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1976
Ship
State
Description
André Monique
Belgium
The fire-damaged André Monique . The fishing trawler was damaged by fire off the coast of Denmark.
23 June
23 June
Unknown date
July
3 July
List of shipwrecks: 3 July 1976
Ship
State
Description
Polaris 1
Panama
The tanker was driven ashore on San Andrés Island , Columbia. Consequently scrapped in 1977.[ 29]
21 July
25 July
Unknown date
August
3 August
10 August
List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1976
Ship
State
Description
HMS Reward
Royal Navy
The offshore patrol vessel collided with Plainsman ( Singapore ) in the Firth of Forth during foggy weather and sank. All 42 people on board rescued by Plainsman .[ 33]
12 August
16 August
List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1976
Ship
State
Description
Barkis
United Kingdom
The tug capsized and sank off Lowestoft , Suffolk with the loss of one of her four crew.[ 34]
20 August
24 August
26 August
31 August
Unknown date
September
17 September
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1976
Ship
State
Description
Salinda
Panama
The Design 381 coastal freighter capsized and sank off Uwi Island.[ 38] [ 39]
18 September
20 September
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1976
Ship
State
Description
HMS Fittleton
Royal Navy
The minesweeper capsized within a minute of colliding with the frigate HMS Mermaid ( Royal Navy ) in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of the island of Texel , the Netherlands . She sank several hours later in 160 feet (49 m) of water. Twelve members of her crew lost their lives; accompanying ships rescued 32 survivors. She was brought to the surface the next day and scrapped in 1977.
22 September
26 September
27 September
29 September
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1976
Ship
State
Description
Rarau
Poland
The 2,186-ton factory trawler with a Romanian crew of eighty-four drove into the northern part of the Seven Stones Reef known as the North-east Rocks. All the crew were rescued and the trawler slipped into deep water.[ 43]
October
9 October
12 October
14 October
15 October
18 October
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1976
Ship
State
Description
Otterturm
West Germany
The tug collided with a barge and sank off Burghead , United Kingdom with the loss of one of her ten crew.[ 46]
20 October
23 October
25 October
27 October
29 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1976
Ship
State
Description
Coral Master
United States
The 78-foot (23.8 m) vessel sank off Alaska .[ 50]
November
1 November
22 November
27 November
December
3 December
9 December
11 December
15 December
17 December
20 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1976
Ship
State
Description
Mecca
Iceland
The ferry sank in the Red Sea after catching fire the previous day and drifting onto a reef.
23 December
24 December
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1976
Ship
State
Description
British Steel
United Kingdom
The yacht ran aground off Fuerteventura , Spain. All eight crew rescued, and the yacht was later refloated and returned to service.[ 57]
Patra
Egypt
The passenger ship, the ex-Kronprins Frederik , was travelling with pilgrims between Jeddah and Suez when a fire broke out that exacerbated by poor and obsolete firefighting equipment. The ship sank due to the inability to extinguish the fire. 102 out of the 403 passengers and crew were lost.[ 58] [ 59]
27 December
Unknown date
Unknown date
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