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The
list of shipwrecks in 1976
includes
ships
sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1976.
January
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8 January
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10 January
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19 January
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26 January
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1976
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State
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Description
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Kirk Pride
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Cayman Islands
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The vessel struck a reef and sank off the Cayman Islands.
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February
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11 February
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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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Evgenia I
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Greece
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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
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15 February
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20 February
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22 February
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List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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Unknown
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Khmer Rouge
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A navy vessel was sunk by six Thai navy vessels.
[10]
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26 February
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March
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1 March
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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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Deep Sea Driller
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Norway
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The
drilling rig
ran aground off
Bergen
. One leg broke off and six crew were killed. Although declared a constructive total loss,
[12]
the rig was later repaired and returned to service.
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4 March
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23 March
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April
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5 April
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6 April
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8 April
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List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1976
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State
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Description
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Kaptanvassos
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Cyprus
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The cargo ship capsized and sank off
Perama
, Greece. Five of her crew were lost.
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14 April
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16 April
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26 April
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2 May
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12 May
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13 May
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June
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10 June
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23 June
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23 June
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Unknown date
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July
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3 July
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21 July
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25 July
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Unknown date
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August
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3 August
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10 August
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12 August
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16 August
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20 August
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24 August
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26 August
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31 August
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Unknown date
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September
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17 September
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18 September
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20 September
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List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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HMS
Fittleton
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Royal Navy
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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.
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22 September
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26 September
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27 September
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29 September
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List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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Rarau
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Poland
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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.
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October
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9 October
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12 October
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14 October
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15 October
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18 October
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List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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Otterturm
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West Germany
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The tug collided with a barge and sank off
Burghead
, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her ten crew.
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20 October
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23 October
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25 October
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27 October
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Unknown date
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date October 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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Coral Master
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United States
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The 78-foot (23.8 m) vessel sank off
Alaska
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November
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1 November
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22 November
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27 November
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December
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3 December
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9 December
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11 December
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15 December
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17 December
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20 December
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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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Mecca
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Iceland
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The
ferry
sank in the
Red Sea
after catching fire the previous day and drifting onto a reef.
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23 December
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24 December
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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1976
Ship
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State
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Description
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British Steel
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United Kingdom
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The yacht ran aground off
Fuerteventura
, Spain. All eight crew rescued, and the yacht was later refloated and returned to service.
[53]
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Patra
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Egypt
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The passenger ship, the ex-
Kronprins Frederik
[
de
]
, 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.
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27 December
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