List of shipwrecks in 1973

The list of shipwrecks in 1973 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1973.

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## January

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### 1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Donna R |  United States | The fishing vessel sank in Port Etches in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[1]
Kelly B |  United States | The fishing vessel exploded while refueling in Cedar Bay (60°33′30″N 146°00′30″W﻿ / ﻿60.55833°N 146.00833°W﻿ / 60.55833; -146.00833﻿ (Cedar Bay)) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska.[2]

### 9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Dona Anita |  Liberia | The cargo ship sank off Vancouver Island, with the loss of all 42 crew.[3]

### 21 January

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List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Tide |  Netherlands | The coaster caught fire off Northern Ireland, driving the crew to the bow area, unable to stop the ship's engine. The ship eventually ran aground at Bangor, County Down. The nine crew were rescued by HMS Bronington ( Royal Navy).[4]

### 22 January

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List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Batfish |  United States Navy | The Sturgeon-class submarine ran aground off Charleston, South Carolina. She was later repaired and returned to service.

### 31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Sankt Jacob |  Cyprus | The cargo ship sank in Galite Bay, Bizerta, Tunisia.[5]

## February

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### 2 February

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List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Alcamo |  Italy | The cargo ship struck rocks and was holed off Cap Rosso, Corsica. She was declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped.[6]

### 15 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Sabalo |  United States Navy | The Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.

### 23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Iliamna |  United States | The 17-gross register ton, 36-foot (11.0 m) fishing vessel was lost after she collided with a submerged log in Kachemak Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska.[7]

## March

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### 3 March

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List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Sounion |  Lebanon | The passenger ship was sunk by a limpet mine at Beirut. Refloated in April but subsequently scrapped.

### 4 March

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List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Auralyn |  United Kingdom | The yacht was struck by a whale and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors Maurice and Maralyn Bailey were rescued after 117 days on a liferaft.
Neptune I |  United States | The fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska between Cape Spencer in Southeast Alaska and Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago, about 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) south of Middleton Island off the south-central coast of Alaska. A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued all five members of her crew from a life raft.[8]

### 12 March

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List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Igara |  Italy | The wreck of Igara's bow section, photographed on 1 May 2007The ore-oil carrier hit a rock and was holed in the South China Sea. She later sank by the bow 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Singapore. Broke in two at № 1 hold on 19 March. The stern section was refloated and fitted with a new bow section, and returned to service as Eraclide.

### 22 March

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List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Anita |  Norway | The cargo ship disappeared without a trace in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 32 crew. This ship and Norse Variant sank in the same storm. No distress call was ever received. According to researchers, the ship was likely sunk by a rogue wave.[9][10][11]
Loch Seaforth |  United Kingdom | The ferry ran aground on Sleit Rock in the Sound of Gunna, between Tiree and Coll. All on board took to the lifeboats. Loch Seaforth was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and scrapped.
Norse Variant |  Norway | The bulk carrier foundered in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. The incident occurred in the same storm as the disappearance of Anita, and, like with that incident, was also likely caused by a rogue wave, according to researchers.[9][10] Only one person survived of the 30 crew.[3]
Thunder |  Panama | The collier foundered north of Crete, Greece (36°44′N 26°11′E﻿ / ﻿36.733°N 26.183°E﻿ / 36.733; 26.183). She was on a voyage from Eleusis, Greece to Cyprus.[12]

### 27 March

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List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Double Knot |  United States | The 15-gross register ton, 34.1-foot (10.4 m) motor vessel disappeared near Nuka Bay (59°19′N 150°33′W﻿ / ﻿59.317°N 150.550°W﻿ / 59.317; -150.550﻿ (Nuka Bay)) on the south-central coast of Alaska, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Seward, Alaska. The bodies of the four people on board were never found.[1]

### 28 March

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List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Mariner |  Cyprus | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Pacific Ocean (35°00′N 152°47′E﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 152.783°E﻿ / 35.000; 152.783). She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Kobe, Japan.[13][14]

## April

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### 2 April

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List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Norderney |  Netherlands | Norderney ashore at Scheveningen, 2 April 1973 (Photo: 7 April 1973)

The Radio Veronica pirate radio ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen in a storm after her anchor chain snapped.[15]

### 4 April

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List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Juzenny Burg |  Soviet Union | The cargo ship collided with the fishing vessel Dany Gérard ( France), which sank in the English Channel. Juzenny Burgh was escorted into Brest by the minesweeper Antho ( Marine Nationale).[16] All five crew on board Dany Gérard were killed.[17]

### 19 April

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List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Point Chicot |  United States | The tugboat sank in the Gulf of Mexico 120 miles (190 km) west of mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida.[18]

### 24 April

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List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Force |  United States Navy | The Aggressive-class minesweeper suffered an engine room fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean off Guam.

### 27 April

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List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Belle Virtue |  West Germany | The coaster ship collided with Maritime Pioneer ( Panama) in the English Channel and sank. All eight crew were rescued by Suderau ( West Germany).[19]
Globe Star |  Singapore | The cargo ship ran aground on the Nyali Reef, off Mombasa, Kenya. Five people were killed during salvage operations in November 1973, the ship was later scrapped in situ.

## May

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### 3 May

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List of shipwrecks: 3 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Boyle |  United States Navy | The decommissioned Benson-class destroyer was sunk as a target off the coast of Florida.

### 5 May

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List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Captain Niko |  Somalia | The ship was sailing from Rotterdam to Alexandria with cargo fertilizer. In heavy seas the cargo shifted. The ship was taken in tow, but the list increased and the ship sank 3 miles north of Guernsey Channel Islands.[20][21]

### 6 May

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List of shipwrecks: 6 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Pacific Viking |  United States | The 44-gross register ton motor vessel sank 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) off South Cape (54°40′N 163°04′W﻿ / ﻿54.667°N 163.067°W﻿ / 54.667; -163.067﻿ (Herbert Graves Island)) outside of Squaw Harbor in Baralof Bay on Unga Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula.[22]

### 11 May

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List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Pramnos |  Greece | The coaster collided with Tony ( Italy) off Porto Stefano, Italy and sank with the loss of three of her fourteen crew.[23][24]

### 13 May

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List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Blackfin |  United States Navy | The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.

### 15 May

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List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Coast No. 3 |  United States | The 49-gross register ton, 63.4-foot (19.3 m) barge sank in Hawk Inlet (58°07′40″N 134°45′15″W﻿ / ﻿58.12778°N 134.75417°W﻿ / 58.12778; -134.75417﻿ (Hawk Inlet)) in Southeast Alaska.[25]

### 16 May

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List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Hongkong Grace |  Liberia | The cargo ship collided with Mina ( South Africa) in Mossel Bay, South Africa and caught fire. She was scrapped in December 1973.[26]

### 21 May

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List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Sturgeon |  United States Navy | The Sturgeon-class submarine ran aground off St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.

### 24 May

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List of shipwrecks: 24 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Herndon |  United States Navy | The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.
Star No. 70 |  United States | The 39-gross register ton, 61.4-foot (18.7 m) fishing vessel sank in the South Arm of Chomley Sound (55°17′N 132°04′W﻿ / ﻿55.283°N 132.067°W﻿ / 55.283; -132.067﻿ (Chomley Sound)) off Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[27]

## June

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### 2 June

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List of shipwrecks: 31 May 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Esso Brussels |  Belgium | The tanker was struck by the container ship Sea Witch ( United States), which had lost her steering in New York Harbor. Esso Brussels caught fire, killing thirteen crew; two crew were lost from Sea Witch. Esso Brussels was later repaired and returned to service.

### 3 June

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List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Ell-Dora |  United States | The 17-gross register ton, 39-foot (11.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked near Shuyak Island in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago.[28]
USS Gherardi |  United States Navy | The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico.

### 12 June

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List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Parima |  Venezuela | The cargo ship caught fire at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was consequently scrapped.[29]

### 13 June

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List of shipwrecks: 13 June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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K-56 |  Soviet Navy | The Echo-class submarine collided with Academician Berg ( Soviet Union) and sank in Peter the Great Gulf with the loss of 27 lives.

### 21 June

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List of shipwrecks: 21 June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Eolos |  Greece | The cargo ship was sunk by a mine 5 miles (8.0 km) off Tripoli, Libya.[30][31]

### 22 June

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List of shipwrecks: 22 June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Pacific Pearl |  United States | The 64-foot (19.5 m) shrimper sank only four minutes after she began to flood in heavy seas in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and mainland Alaska. Two of her four crewmen perished.[22]

### 25 June

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List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Conoco Britannia |  Liberia | The supertanker ran aground off Immingham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom,[32] and was holed when her anchor pierced the hull. She was refloated the next day.[33]
Saudi |  India | The merchantman-passenger ship with 98 passengers capsized in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia with the loss of 40 people. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Jonas Ingram rescued 48 surviving passengers and crew, and recovered nine bodies. The other 31 were reported missing and presumed dead. [34]

### 27 June

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List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Becky |  United States | The motor vessel sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska.[35]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date June 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Carlson II |  United States | The retired 70-foot (21.3 m) fishing trawler was scuttled as an artificial reef in the North Atlantic Ocean 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km; 4.1 mi) off Sea Girt, New Jersey, in 70 feet (21 m) of water at 40°06.805′N 073°57.176′W﻿ / ﻿40.113417°N 73.952933°W﻿ / 40.113417; -73.952933﻿ (Carlson II).[36]

## July

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### 4 July

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List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Y-B-2 |  United States | The barge was lost by her towing vessel in the Bering Sea near Nunivak Island.[37]

### 6 July

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List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Cherry Venture |  Singapore | Cherry Venture

The cargo ship was driven aground in a storm at Teewah Beach, Australia. She was scrapped in situ in 2007.

Clive Steele |  Philippines | The landing ship, medium was struck by rockets in the Mekong Delta. She was beached and abandoned.

### 19 July

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List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Nordic Service |  Panama | The supply vessel collided with Finn Trader ( Finland) and sank off Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her twelve crew.[38][39]

### 20 July

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List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Mr. George |  United States | The 13-gross register ton motor vessel was wrecked in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska.[40]

### 22 July

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List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Glenfinlas |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship caught fire at Port Kelang, Malaya when a fork-lift truck fell into her cargo whilst working in a hold. The ship was towed out of port and beached. Refloated in August, she was declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[41]

### 28 July

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List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Gunason |  United States Navy | Gunason sinking.The decommissioned Buckley-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Canberra |  United Kingdom | The cruise liner ran aground off Granada, West Indies. She was later refloated and returned to service.[42]

## August

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### 5 August

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List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1973  Ship | State | Description

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A E C 41-28 |  United States | The 939-gross register ton barge sank in Southeast Alaska near Sitka, Alaska, between Galankin Island (57°01′52″N 135°19′36″W﻿ / ﻿57.0311°N 135.3267°W﻿ / 57.0311; -135.3267﻿ (Galankin Island)) and Katz Island (57°01′50″N 135°19′00″W﻿ / ﻿57.03056°N 135.31667°W﻿ / 57.03056; -135.31667﻿ (Katz Island)).[43]

### 14 August

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List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Canberra |  United Kingdom | The cruise liner ran aground off St Thomas, British Virgin Islands.[42] She was refloated on 15 August.[44]

### 19 August

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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Mira |  United States | The 10-gross register ton, 32.6-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska near Cape Strait (56°59′55″N 133°05′30″W﻿ / ﻿56.99861°N 133.09167°W﻿ / 56.99861; -133.09167﻿ (Cape Strait)).[40]

### 23 August

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List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Eleni M |  Cyprus | The cargo ship ran aground and sank off the coast of Libya (32°00′N 24°40′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 24.667°E﻿ / 32.000; 24.667). She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Alexandria, Egypt.[45]

### 29 August

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List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Pisces III |  United Kingdom | The submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland in 1,375 feet (419 m) of water.[46] Both of her crew members survived for 76 hours in the vessel, which was raised after a multi-agency rescue effort.[47][48]

### 31 August

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List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Baltika |  Soviet Union | The cruise liner ran aground off Bermuda.[49]

## September

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### 4 September

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List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Edco |  United States | The motor vessel was wrecked in Auke Bay in Juneau, Alaska.[28]

### 10 September

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List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Kondor |  Greece | The cargo ship collided with H Capelo ( Portugal) in thick fog off Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank with the loss of ten crew.[50][51]

### 15 September

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List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Scarlino Secondo |  Italy | Prelude to the Corsican conflict: The waste-disposal ship was disabled at Follonica Bay, Italy, by the explosion of a device attached to the hull in a diver attack by Corsican nationalist militants.[52][53]

### 16 September

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List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Jarl |  United States | The motor vessel sank in Bristol Bay off Alaska.[54]

### 22 September

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List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Uje |  Panama | The cargo ship was gutted by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. She was consequently scrapped.[55]

### 27 September

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List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Condesito |  Spain | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Tenerife after running aground 50 metres (164 ft) from the Punta Rasca Lighthouse.
Elva V |  United States | The 45-foot (13.7 m) crab-fishing vessel struck a rock and sank near Kodiak, Alaska. Her crew of three reached shore in a skiff and were rescued by a passing crab-fishing vessel.[28]

### 28 September

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List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Leliegracht |  Netherlands | The cargo ship sank off IJmuiden with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[56]

### 29 September

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List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Viggo Hinrichsen |  West Germany | The coaster foundered off Öland, Sweden. Both crew survived.[57]

## October

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### 1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Growler |  United States | The 160-foot (48.8 m) cargo ship capsized and sank in the Bering Strait 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) north of Wales, Alaska, with the loss of her entire crew of three.[58]

### 4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Cayo Largo 17 |  Cuba | The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban-exile-operated boat. One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 17 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 34. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.[59]
Cayo Largo 34 |  Cuba | The fishing boat was attacked and sunk by a Cuban-exile-operated boat. One militia member was killed in the attack on Cayo Largo 34 and the fishing boat Cayo Largo 17. Cuban helicopters rescued the survivors.[59]

### 5 October

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List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Carolyn C |  United States | The crab-fishing vessel was lost after she caught fire near the Pleiades Islands (60°14′00″N 148°00′40″W﻿ / ﻿60.23333°N 148.01111°W﻿ / 60.23333; -148.01111﻿ (Pleiades Islands)) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska. After abandoning ship, her crew was attacked by sea lions and nearly drowned, but all hands survived.[25]

### 6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Arwa |  Yemen | Yom Kippur War: The cargo ship was shelled and sunk by Israeli Army artillery at Adabiya, Egypt in Suez Bay.[30][60]
Hitin |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Latakia: The Yarmouk-class minesweeper was struck by three Gabriel missiles launched from INS Hanit ( Israeli Navy) and sank.[61]
No. 21 |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Latakia: The No. 21-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from INS Garash ( Israeli Navy) and sank.[61]
No. 22 |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Latakia: The No. 21-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from INS Garash ( Israeli Navy) and sank (or sunk on 11 October).[61]
No. 42 |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Latakia: The No. 41-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli missile boats and was beached to prevent sinking. She was then shelled and sunk with 76 mm fire by INS Miznah ( Israeli Navy).[62]
No. 44 |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Latakia: The No. 41-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli missile boats and sank.[62]
Unknown Syrian torpedo boat  |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Latakia: The Project 123 motor torpedo boat was shelled and sunk by INS Hanit ( Israeli Navy).[62]

### 7 October

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List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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INS No. 864 and INS No. 867 |  Israeli Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Marsa Talamat: Both Dabur-class patrol boats ran aground temporarily during the battle. One killed and seven wounded during the battle.[30]
Unknown Egyptian assault boat  |  Egyptian Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Marsa Talamat: The armed Bertram-built cabin cruiser was sunk at anchor at Telma, along with two rubber boats tied to it by INS No. 864 and INS No. 867 (both  Israeli Navy).[30]

### 8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Egyptian missile boat No. 323 |  Egyptian Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Baltim: The No. 301-class missile boat was struck by a Gabriel missile launched from INS Keshet ( Israeli Navy) and was shelled and sunk by INS Misgav ( Israeli Navy).[62]
Egyptian missile boat No. 390 |  Egyptian Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Baltim: The No. 301-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli missile boats and was shelled and sunk by INS Reshef ( Israeli Navy).[62]
Unknown Egyptian missile boat  |  Egyptian Navy | Yom Kippur War: Battle of Baltim: The No. 301-class missile boat ran aground during a battle with Israeli missile boats. Later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[62]

### 10 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Randa |  Lebanon | The cargo ship was sunk by a mine off Tripoli, Libya.[30][63]
Unidentified missile boat  |  Egyptian Navy | Yom Kippur War: The No. 783-class missile boat was sunk by Israeli frogmen at Hurghada, Egypt.[64]

### 11 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Cap de la Hague |  France | The dredger capsized and sank off Calais. Six crew were trapped in the sunken vessel.[65] One man was rescued after 68 hours.[66]
Elvekema |  United States | The motor vessel sank at Cordova, Alaska.[28]
No. 22 |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Second Battle of Latakia: The No. 21-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from INS Garash ( Israeli Navy) and sank (or sunk on 6 October).[61]
No. 43 |  Syrian Arab Navy | Yom Kippur War: Second Battle of Latakia: The No. 41-class missile boat was struck by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli Navy missile boats and was beached to prevent her from sinking.[62]

### 12 October

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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Ilya Mechnikov |  Soviet Union | Yom Kippur War: The cargo ship was sunk by Israeli missile Boats at Tartus, Syria.[67]

### 13 October

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Blythe Star |  United Kingdom | The coaster foundered off Hobart, Tasmania. Nine crew took to a liferaft, but one died at sea and two others died of exposure when the liferaft landed near Dunalley nine days later.[68]

### 14 October

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Bakr |  Egypt | Yom Kippur War: The survey vessel was sunk near Ras Gharib, Egypt, by missiles fired by Israeli Air Force aircraft.[69]
18 Egyptian fishing vessels  |  Egypt | Yom Kippur War: 18 fishing vessels were shelled and destroyed at Ras Gharib, Egypt by INS No. 861, INS No. 862, INS No. 863, INS No. 864, and INS No. 881 (all  Israeli Navy).[70]

### 16 October

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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African Glen |  United States | Yom Kippur War: The blocked in cargo ship was sunk by Israeli Air Force aircraft in the Suez Canal, Egypt in the Bitter Lakes. Two Egyptian soldiers were killed.[71][72]
Dauntless |  United States | The 91-foot (27.7 m) crab\- and halibut-fishing vessel departed Ketchikan, Alaska, bound for Kodiak on Kodiak Island and was never heard from again. The bodies of the four people aboard were never found.[1]
Unknown submersible  |  Israeli Navy | Yom Kippur War: Operation Lady: Battle of Port Said: The Hazir submersible was lost during the operation. Two frogmen killed, one missing.[73]

### 17 October

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List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Whitney |  United States | The crab fishing vessel sank in 180 feet (55 m) of water in rough weather in the Gulf of Alaska off the southwest coast of Kodiak Island about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of Cape Alitak. Her entire crew survived and was rescued by the fishing vessel Lourie Lynn ( United States).[74]

### 21 October

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Unidentified Egyptian missile boats  |  Egyptian Navy | Yom Kippur War: The No. 41-class missile boats were sunk by Gabriel missiles launched from Israeli Navy Sa'ar-class missile boats at Damietta.[30][63]

### 23 October

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List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Hadiotis |  Cyprus | Yom Kippur War: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk by an Egyptian submarine 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) north of Alexandria, Egypt. 14 crew killed.[30][75]

### 24 October

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List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Unidentified motor torpedo boat  |  Egyptian Navy | Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces captured and scuttled the Project 123K motor torpedo boat was captured at Adabiya, Egypt in Suez Bay.[76]

### 25 October

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List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Gotze Delched |  Bulgaria | The cargo ship sank in a storm at Palermo, Italy.[77]
Nuova Ustica |  Italy | The ferry sank in a storm at Palermo.[77]

### 26 October

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List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Siris |  Israel | The tanker was sunk in the Strait of Jubal, gulf of Suez by an Egyptian mine. Later raised and recovered.[30]

### Unknown date

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Atka Queen |  United States | The 105-foot (32.0 m) crab-fishing vessel sank during her maiden voyage from Puget Sound in Washington to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. The United States Coast Guard rescued her crew of five in the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, near the Strait of Juan de Fuca.[43]

## November

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### 3 November

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List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Sunde |  United States | The crab-fishing vessel was wrecked in the Shelikof Strait between the Kodiak Archipelago and mainland Alaska while operating in 40-foot (12.2-meter) seas. Her entire crew of three was rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter.[27]

### 6 November

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List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Golar Patricia |  Liberia | The supertanker exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one of the 44 people on board. The survivors were rescued by the ocean liner Cabo San Vicente ( Spain).[78]
Rebel |  United States | The fishing vessel sank in Frederick Sound off the northeast coast of Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska abeam of Big Creek and Cape Fanshaw (57°11′N 133°33′W﻿ / ﻿57.183°N 133.550°W﻿ / 57.183; -133.550﻿ (Cape Fanshaw)).[79]

### 15 November

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List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1973  Ship | State | Description

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British Mallard |  United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Grimsnes, Norway.[80]
USS Fitch |  United States Navy | The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Florida.

### 18 November

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List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Gapern |  Sweden | The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Northumberland. All eleven crew were rescued by the trawler Kingston Emerald ( United Kingdom).[81]
Seafarer |  United States | The shrimper sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the west coast of Kodiak Island 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Uganik Bay (57°50′N 153°32′W﻿ / ﻿57.833°N 153.533°W﻿ / 57.833; -153.533﻿ (Uganik Bay)). A United States Coast Guard helicopter rescued her entire crew of four.[27]

### 23 November

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List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Annette |  Cyprus | The cargo ship collided with the harbour wall and sank at Ashdod, Israel, killing 21 of her 24 crew.[82]

### 26 November

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List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Armas |  Cyprus | The cargo ship ran aground off Alderney, Channel Island with the loss of one of her 23 crew.[83]

### Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date November 1973  Ship | State | Description

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British Mallard |  United Kingdom | The tanker ran aground at Grimsnes, Norway.[80]
USS Haraden |  United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target.

## December

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### 4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1973  Ship | State | Description

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USS Frankford |  United States Navy | The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico.
Western Salvor |  United States | While under tow by a tug and carrying a cargo of 1,000,000 board feet (2,360 cubic meters) of sawlogs, the logging barge broke loose in rough seas, drifted ashore on the south coast of Kruzof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, and broke up in the surf.[74]

### 13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Kergall |  France | The Guilvinec, France-based fishing vessel dragged her anchor whilst sheltering from a southerly gale and went ashore at Chyandour 100 metres (110 yd) west of Penzance railway station, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[84]

### 19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Oriental Monarch |  Liberia | The cargo ship foundered 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Victoria, British Columbia with the loss of all 40 crew.[85]

### 23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Island Pearl |  Singapore | The cargo ship capsized and sank 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Vung Tau Lighthouse, Vietnam (10°14′N 106°59′E﻿ / ﻿10.233°N 106.983°E﻿ / 10.233; 106.983). She was on a voyage from Phnom Penh, Vietnam to Singapore.[86]

### 25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1973  Ship | State | Description

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Elwood Mead |  United States | The bulk carrier ran aground on her maiden voyage off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated on 24 February 1974[87] despite having sustained a hurricane a month before.[88]

## Unknown date

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H. W. Long |  United States | The 53-foot (16.2 m) tug was reported in 1973 to have sunk. Her wreck lies in 70 feet (21 m) of water in the North Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 40°25.433′N 073°52.204′W﻿ / ﻿40.423883°N 73.870067°W﻿ / 40.423883; -73.870067﻿ (H. W. Long).[89]
USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton |  United States Naval Service | The Lt. James E. Robinson-class cargo ship ran aground off Triton Island, South China Sea and was abandoned.
Kuroshio |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | The decommissioned Gato-class submarine was sunk as a target.
Levernbank |  United Kingdom | The cargo ship ran aground near Matarani, Peru. She was refloated but consequently sank.[90]
Thames |  United States | The 55-foot (16.8 m) tug sank during a storm in 100 to 130 feet (30 to 40 m) of water in Long Island Sound 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Horton's Point in Southold, Long Island, New York, and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south-southwest of Cornfield Point at 41°09.321′N 072°25.068′W﻿ / ﻿41.155350°N 72.417800°W﻿ / 41.155350; -72.417800﻿ (Thames) in the autumn of 1973.[91][92][93]
Westmoreland |  United Kingdom | The Thames barge foundered in the River Medway at Hoo, Kent.[94]
YOGN-119 or YON 367 |  United States Navy | The tank barge was sunk as a target sometime in 1973.[95]

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