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The
list of shipwrecks in 1974
includes
ships
sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during
1974
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7 January
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16 January
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19 January
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22 January
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27 January
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29 January
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February
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1 February
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3 February
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4 February
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9 February
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10 February
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13 February
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15 February
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19 February
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22 February
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Unknown date
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March
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5 March
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6 March
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8 March
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10 March
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23 March
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27 March
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April
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4 April
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8 April
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15 April
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6 May
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9 May
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12 May
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16 May
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List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1974
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State
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Description
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Master Deviedem
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Soviet Union
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The tanker sank after colliding with a
French
ferry 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) north of Tunisia.
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19 May
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24 May
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26 May
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June
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1 June
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20 June
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23 June
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28 June
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List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1974
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Description
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No. 863
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Republic of Korea Navy
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The patrol ship was sunk by three North Korean ships. 28 crewmen were killed.
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July
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1 July
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13 July
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16 July
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21 July
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23 July
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24 July
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29 July
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August
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1 August
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2 August
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8 August
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9 August
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11 August
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List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1974
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Description
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Produce
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Norway
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The tanker ran aground off
Durban
, South Africa. All 33 crew were rescued.
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12 August
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22 August
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30 August
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Unknown date
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September
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2 September
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3 September
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5 September
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9 September
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13 September
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18 September
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19 September
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List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1974
Ship
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State
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Description
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Aries
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United States
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During a voyage from
Tacoma
,
Washington
, to the
Juneau
,
Alaska
, area, the 86-foot (26.2 m)
crab
-
fishing vessel
sank west of
Anderson Island
,
British Columbia
, Canada. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a
life raft
and was rescued by a Canadian fishing vessel.
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Focomar
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Cyprus
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The
coaster
ran aground on
Andros Island
,
Greece
, then sank in deep water. She was on a voyage from
Piraeus
, Greece to
Constan?a
, Romania.
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23 September
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26 September
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29 September
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30 September
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October
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4 October
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13 October
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14 October
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15 October
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17 October
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28 October
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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1974
Ship
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State
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Description
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Eurabia Sun
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Lebanon
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The cargo ship sank off the coast of the
Netherlands
. All 28 crew were rescued.
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Great Luck
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Cyprus
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The turnaround of the freighter (4,300 GRT) failed after the auxiliary diesel emgine failed in a storm. The ship was moored at Scharhorn until its salvage on November 17.
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29 October
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November
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1 November
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4 November
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19 November
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21 November
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23 November
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24 November
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28 November
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December
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4 December
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24 December
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25 December
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31 December
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1974
Ship
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State
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Description
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A. Mackenzie
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United States
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The
United States Army Corps of Engineers
dredge was sunk in a collision at the entrance to the
Houston-Galveston shipping channel
. The wreck was removed two months later.
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Berkshire No. 7
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United States
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The
barge
sank in Bridgeport Harbor at
Bridgeport
,
Connecticut
, in the spring of 1974 while lashed to the barges
Elmer S. Dailey
and
Priscilla Dailey
when one of them began to take on water, sank, and dragged the other two down with her.
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Elmer S. Dailey
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United States
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The
barge
sank in Bridgeport Harbor at
Bridgeport
,
Connecticut
, in the spring of 1974 while lashed to the barges
Berkshire No. 7
and
Priscilla Dailey
when one of them began to take on water, sank, and dragged the other two down with her.
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RVNS
Long Dao
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Republic of Vietnam Navy
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Vietnam War
: The
Long Dao
-class landing ship
was probably sunk by North Vietnamese 126th Special Naval Commandos.
[63]
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Priscilla Dailey
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United States
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The
barge
sank in Bridgeport Harbor at
Bridgeport
,
Connecticut
, in the spring of 1974 while lashed to the barges
Berkshire No. 7
and
Elmer S. Dailey
when one of them began to take on water, sank, and dragged the other two down with her.
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Ridgetown
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Canada
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The bulk carrier was scuttled as a breakwater at
Port Credit, Ontario
sometime in the summer of 1974.
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Southern Explorer
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United States
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The 87-foot (27 m) vessel sank without loss of life near
Sand Point
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Alaska
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RVNS
Than Tien
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Republic of Vietnam Navy
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Vietnam War
: The
Long Dao
-class landing ship
was probably sunk by North Vietnamese 126th Special Naval Commandos.
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