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The list of shipwrecks in 1969 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1969 .
January
5 January
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1969
Ship
State
Description
Bolivar
Japan
The ore carrier broke in two and sank 170 nautical miles (310 km) off Cape Nojima , Japan with the loss of 31 of her 33 crew.[1]
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1969
Ship
State
Description
Anastassia
Panama
The constructive total loss.
[2]
9 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1969
Ship
State
Description
Preveze
Turkey
The constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.
[3]
12 January
31 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date January 1969
Ship
State
Description
Njandoma
Soviet Union
The freighter broke apart on Scharhörn with toxic chemicals on board on his voyage to England. The barrels could be salvaged from the halves of the ship.[8] [9]
February
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1969
Ship
State
Description
Kukuyoshi Maru No. 15
Japan
The
6 February
9 February
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1969
Ship
State
Description
London II
Greece
The
10 February
11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1969
Ship
State
Description
USS PTC-71
United States Navy
The torpedo patrol boat was sunk by an enemy missile near
12 February
13 February
16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1969
Ship
State
Description
Antonios P
Greece
The Lattakia to Ravenna. She was refloated on 11 March and towed in to Ravenna. Consequently scrapped.
[13]
24 February
March
1 March
8 March
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1969
Ship
State
Description
Martindale
United States
The
11 March
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1969
Ship
State
Description
Shun Tai
Somalia
The cargo ship collided in the
19 March
21 March
25 March
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1969
Ship
State
Description
Samuel S
Liberia
The
26 March
28 March
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1969
Ship
State
Description
Nyleve
Panama
The former fisheries research ship Albatross III was wrecked on Roman Key , Cuba.[21] [22]
29 March
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1969
Ship
State
Description
James Barrie
United Kingdom
The trawler ran aground on Orkney Islands. Most brass items have been salvaged.
[23] [24]
Unknown date
April
3 April
4 April
6 April
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1969
Ship
State
Description
Union Faith
Republic of China
Union Faith on fire in New Orleans
The cargo ship was in collision with oil barges on the Mississippi. The ship was engulfed in flames and sank, with the loss of 25 persons, including all on the bridge[32]
11 April
18 April
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1969
Ship
State
Description
Vigia
United Kingdom
The supply vessel sank in the North Sea . All three crew were rescued by a Dutch trawler and landed in the Netherlands.[35]
29 April
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown April 1969
Ship
State
Description
Patrice Lumumba
PAIGC
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence : The transport boat was sunk by Portuguese action sometime in April.[37]
May
1 May
List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1969
Ship
State
Description
Manana II
United States
The charter vessel sank near
Sitka ,
Alaska , after striking a
snag . All seven people on board survived.
[15]
7 May
List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1969
Ship
State
Description
Capetan Panaos
Panama
The cargo ship ran aground in the Büyükdere. Refloated on 9 August, subsequently sold for scrapping.
[38]
10 May
List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1969
Ship
State
Description
Louis B
United States
The
15 May
20 May
23 May
List of shipwrecks: 23 May 1969
Ship
State
Description
Carol Irene
United States
The
26 May
List of shipwrecks: 26 May 1969
Ship
State
Description
Tayo Maru
Japan
The trawler sank in a collision with a Soviet patrol boat. Eight crew rescued.[42]
27 May
List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1969
Ship
State
Description
Guadina
Portugal
PAIGC mine. Five crewmen killed, eight wounded.
[37]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
Ship
State
Description
USS PBR 7520
United States Navy
The
June
3 June
7 June
List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1969
Ship
State
Description
Cape Uganik
United States
The
16 June
17 June
19 June
List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1969
Ship
State
Description
Falcon
United States
The
20 June
List of shipwrecks: 20 June 1969
Ship
State
Description
Victoria Bay
Hong Kong
The Repairs were deemed uneconomic and she was consequently scrapped.
[46]
24 June
25 June
26 June
List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1969
Ship
State
Description
Aghia Trias
Panama
War of Attrition : The cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal , Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and sank.[29] [49]
Marhonda
Panama
War of Attrition : The cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal , Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and then sank and was abandoned; then further damaged in an aircraft bomb on 1 July.[29] [50] [51]
27 June
28 June
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1969
Ship
State
Description
Becky Thatcher
United States
The historic sternwheel
29 June
July
4 July
10 July
List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1969
Ship
State
Description
K 9
United States
A storm destroyed the
16 July
19 July
List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1969
Ship
State
Description
TRP-1281
Soviet Union
The fishing boat capsized and sank between Aegna and Prangli islands in Northern Estonia with the loss of 12 passengers of her 36 passengers and 2 crew.[53]
20 July
21 July
25 July
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1969
Ship
State
Description
Silja
Norway
The tanker sank following a collision with Ville de Majunga ( France ) off Toulon , France. Two crew killed and a further eighteen reported missing.[57]
Unknown date
August
1 August
List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1969
Ship
State
Description
BC Clipper
Canada
The
2 August
List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1969
Ship
State
Description
Bethlehem
Liberia
The cargo ship collided with the
8 August
List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1969
Ship
State
Description
Thlinket
United States
The
9 August
17 August
18 August
List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1969
Ship
State
Description
Hulda
Liberia
21 August
22 August
List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1969
Ship
State
Description
Sharon Patricia
United States
The motor vessel capsized and was lost in
Shelikof Strait on the south-central coast of
Alaska with the loss of one life.
[7]
25 August
26 August
29 August
List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1969
Ship
State
Description
Munroe
United States
The 30-
September
1 September
6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1969
Ship
State
Description
Two unidentified motor torpedo boats
United Arab Republic Navy
better source needed
]
Unknown
Israeli Navy
better source needed
]
16 September
22 September
23 September
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1969
Ship
State
Description
Angel Gabriel
Greece
The tanker ran aground near Marsaskala , Malta in a storm. One person was killed of the 50 on board.[72]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1969
Ship
State
Description
Poseidone
Panama
The constructive total loss.
[73]
October
1 October
List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1969
Ship
State
Description
Helen N
United States
The
2 October
4 October
List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1969
Ship
State
Description
Splendid Sky
Panama
The constructive total loss and scrapped.
[2]
7 October
8 October
10 October
14 October
28 October
31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1969
Ship
State
Description
Larry
United States
The bush pilot rescued her crew of four.
[39]
Unknown date
November
1 November
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1996
Ship
State
Description
Cabna
United States
The
4 November
5 November
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1969
Ship
State
Description
Cherokee
United States
The
6 November
7 November
8 November
11 November
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1969
Ship
State
Description
Jeannie Lee
United States
The
19 November
22 November
List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1969
Ship
State
Description
New Jersey
United States Navy
The dredger sank after an explosion while dredging at
Dong Tam ,
South Vietnam . Refloated in December and towed to Singapore for repairs.
[6]
27 November
Unknown date
December
5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1969
Ship
State
Description
Teejin
United States
The
14 December
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1969
Ship
State
Description
Marpessa
United Kingdom
The tanker sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Dakar , Senegal after an explosion and fire on 12 December.[83]
16 December
19 December
25 December
26 December
28 December
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1969
Ship
State
Description
Mactra
United Kingdom
The tanker suffered an explosion of her tanks whilst cleaning her tanks off the coast of Mozambique . One of her crew was injured.[88] [89]
30 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1969
Ship
State
Description
Bandim
PAIGC
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence : The motorboat was damaged by Portuguese rockets and machine gun fire from two inflatables and beached sometime in 1969. The beached vessel was burned by the Portuguese.[37]
Ben Olliver
United Kingdom
The
Hemsley 1
United Kingdom
The
USS Heyliger
United States Navy
The decommissioned United States Atlantic Fleet
.
Lalor
Australia
The tug was scuttled off Townsville , Queensland .
Matrouh
United Arab Republic Navy
The corvette sank in 1968 or 1969.[93]
USS Pandemus
United States Navy
The decommissioned Achelous -class landing craft repair ship was sunk as a target in late 1969.
Taif
Egypt
passenger-cargo ship, blocked in the
Suez Canal , Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and then sank and was abandoned.
[94] [95]
Talodi
Egypt
War of Attrition : The passenger/cargo ship, blocked in the Suez Canal , Egypt, was shelled by Israeli Army artillery, set on fire, and then sank and was abandoned.[96] [97]
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