List of shipwrecks in 1983
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The list of shipwrecks in 1983 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1983.
1983 | |||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date |
January
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February
12 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Marine Electric | ![]() |
Sank off Virginia with the loss of 31 lives. |
23 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pará | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil 80 nautical miles (148 km) south of Cabo Frio lighthouse by two torpedoes fired by the submarine Ceará (![]() |
March
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS William M. Wood | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
April
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bay Club | ![]() |
Suffered an engine room fire 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km) off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The crew abandoned ship and were rescued by Dart Atlantic (![]() |
Schutting 1 | ![]() |
Foundered 75 nautical miles (139 km) south west of Land's End. Six crew taken off by helicopter form RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. The seven remaining crew later took to a lifeboat and were rescued by Axel Johnson. They were also taken to Culdrose by helicopter.[1] |
14 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Vesole | ![]() |
The decommissioned Gearing-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |
19 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ghiannis D | ![]() |
Ran aground at Sha`b Abu Nuhas reef. Remained stranded on reef and sank some six weeks later.[2] |
June
3 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Bushnell | ![]() |
The decommissioned Fulton-class submarine tender was sunk as a torpedo target by the submarine USS Atlanta (![]() |
5 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alexander Suvorov | ![]() |
Collided with a railway bridge at Ulyanovsk, killing 177 people. Ship later repaired and returned to service. |
23 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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K-429 | ![]() |
Sank off Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with the loss of 16 lives. Later salvaged and returned to service. |
29 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Spearfish | ![]() |
The supply vessel collided with the rig Penrod 83 in the English Channel and was holed. All six crew rescued by a helicopter from RNAS Lee-on-Solent. Spearfish later sunk by HMS Tartar (![]() |
July
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hurricane | ![]() |
A 19 feet (5.8 m) catamaran en route from Long Beach, California to Honolulu, Hawaii that is presumed to be a casualty of Tropical Storm Gil.[4] |
August
6 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Castillo de Bellver | ![]() |
The tanker broke in two and caught fire off Saldaana, South Africa. The stern section capsized and sank; the bow section was taken in tow by the tug John Ross (![]() |
10 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Neg Chieftain | ![]() |
The tug capsized and sank off Ramsgate, Kent.[6] |
11 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Unknown Soviet submarine | ![]() |
US Army Intelligence and Security Command assets intercepted information that allowed the United States to piece together details concerning the sinking of a Soviet submarine in the North Pacific.[7] |
October
7 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia | ![]() |
The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an MM-38 Exocet missile fired by the corvette ARA Drummond and a torpedo fired by the submarine ARA San Luis (both ![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nina Sagaidak | ![]() |
Trapped in ice in the Chukotsk Sea, crushed and sank. Crew rescued by helicopter and taken to Vladivostok. Kolya Myagotin (![]() |
November
21 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antigoni | ![]() |
First Gulf War: Hit by an Iranian Exocet missile and sunk. All nineteen crew survived.[9] |
Dai Lung | ![]() |
File:Taiwanese merchant ship Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea in November 1983.jpg
Taiwanese Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea.
The ship started taking on water in the No.1 cargo hold in rough seas of the Typhoon Orchid in the South China Sea. The crew was unable to find the source of the leak and sent an SOS. The U.S. Navy frigate USS Kirk (FF-1087) was nearby and rescued 23 of 25 crewmembers. Two crewmembers had died before. |
19 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blue Magpie | ![]() |
The cargo ship was wrecked at the entrance to Yaquina Bay while seeking shelter at Newport, Oregon, during a storm. |
23 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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USS Curb | ![]() |
The decommissioned Diver-class rescue and salvage ship was sunk as an artificial reef off Key West, Florida. |
December
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Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Libellule | ![]() |
The Aloe-class net laying ship was sunk as a target near Brest, France. |
Raffaello | ![]() |
Iran-Iraq War: The floating barracks, a former ocean liner, was partially sunk in shallow water in the Persian Gulf outside Bushehr, Iran, by a torpedo attack. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fifty rescued from storms" The Times (London). Tuesday, 12 April 1983. (61504), col E-G, p. 2.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Ship's crew saved after oil rig collision" The Times (London). Thursday, 30 June 1983. (61572), col D-G, p. 1.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Tanker's bow taken in tow as oil moves away" The Times (London). Monday, 8 August 1983. (61605), col E, p. 1. (Continued on back page, column F.)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Race against time to save ice-bound ships" The Times (London). Saturday, 15 October 1983. (61664), col D, p. 6.
- ↑ "Greek ship in Gulf hit by Exocet" The Times (London). Wednesday, 23 November 1983. (61697), col C, p. 1.
See also
Ship events in 1983 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
Ship commissionings: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
Shipwrecks: | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
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