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1/05/04Sinking of the uninspected fishing vessel ARCTIC ROSE in the Bering Sea on April 2, 2001 with one person deceased and fourteen persons missing and presumed dead. 4.0
5/01/99 Sinking of the M/V MISS MAJESTIC on Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Arkansas on May 1, 1999 with multiple loss of life. 0.9
3/12/97 Collision between the M/V SAUDI MAKKAH and the M/V TURTLE QUEEN on March 12, 1997, in the Chesapeake Bay with no injuries, no loss of life and no pollution. 4
12/14/96 Loss of propulsion on the bulk carrier BRIGHT FIELD and allision with the Riverwalk shopping complex on December 14, 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana, with multiple injuries and no loss of life. 4.8
1/19/96 Fire and grounding of the tugboat SCANDIA, O.N. D517785 and grounding of the tank barge NORTH CAPE, O.N. 591040, off Point Judith, Rhode Island on January 19, 1996, with major pollution and no personal injuries or loss of life. 1.6
10/8/94 Fire aboard the tankship SEAL ISLAND on October 8, 1994, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, with injuries and multiple loss of life. 3.2
10/1/94 Uninspected towing vessel FRANK PALLADINO JR., O.N. 619166 and Great Lakes barge KELLSTONE I, O.N. 274472 collision with a pleasure craft (OH 0164 YU) in the south passage of Lake Erie, on 1 October 1994, with an injury and multiple loss of life. 4.8
12/5/93 Sinking of the small passenger vessel EL TORO II, O.N. D285617 in the Chesapeake Bay on 5 December 1993 with loss of life. 1.7
11/6/93 Collision between the passenger vessel NOORDAM (NA) and the freight vessel MOUNT YMITOS (MT) off Southwest Pass in the Gulf of Mexico on November 6, 1993 with minor injuries, no loss of life and no pollution. 0.5
10/9/93 Explosion and fire aboard the tankship OMI CHARGER on October 9, 1993, at Boliver Roads inner anchorage near Galveston, Texas, with injuries and multiple loss of life. 4
8/10/93 Collision between the M/V BALSA 37, the tug SEAFARER and T/B OCEAN 255, and the tug CAPT. FRED BOUCHARD and T/B NO. 155 on August 10, 1993 with no loss of life. 0.5
1/3/92 M/V SANTA CLARA Board of inquiry report concerning the loss of hazardous materials near the New Jersey coast on 1 January 1992. 1
3/22/90 Uninspected fish processing vessel ALEUTIAN ENTERPRISE Flooding, capsizing, and sinking in the Bearing Sea on March 22, 1990, with nine persons missing and presumed dead. 8
3/2/89 S/S EXXON HOUSTON grounding near Barbers Point, Hawaii on 2 March 1989 with pollution and subsequent constructive loss of vessel. 2
12/15/88 Capsizing and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit ROWAN GORILLA I in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 December 1988. 3
2/5/87 F/V FISH-N-FOOL, D.N. 2938888 Capsizing and sinking on 5 February 1987 in the Pacific Ocean approximately 2.6 miles south of Isla De San Martin, Mexico with multiple loss of life and injuries to passengers. 2
10/28/86 SS OMI YUKON, D.N. 547919 Explosions and fire on October 28, 1986 in the Pacific Ocean approximately1000 miles west of Honolulu, Hawaii with multiple loss of life and personnel injuries. 5
2/8/86 Fishing vessel MERRY JANE, O.N. 596815, broaching on 8 February 1986 approaching Bodega Bay, California between Bodega Head and Bodega Rock with multiple loss of life and injuries to passengers. 1.1
10/31/84 Tankship PUERTO RICAN O.N. 535000, Explosion and Fire in the Pacific Ocean, on 31 October 1984 with loss of life. 10
3/9/84 M/V SCANDINAVIAN SEA Bahamian registry O.N. 339313, fire in the Atlantic Ocean, 9 miles southeast of Port Canaveral, Florida on 9 March 1984 with no loss of life. 3.8
2/26/84 SS AMERICAN EAGLE, O.N. 278327 Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on 26 February 1984 and subsequent sinking on 27 February 1984 with loss of life. 5
10/25/83 Drillship GLOMAR JAVA SEA O.N. 508182 capsizing and sinking in the South China Sea on 25 October 1983 with multiple loss of life. 5
2/16/83 M/V SAN MATEO capsizing in Morro Bay, CA on February 16, 1983 with no loss of life. 1.9
2/14/83 Fishing vessel AMERICUS, O.N. 618390, capsizing and sinking - fishing vessel ALTAIR, O.N. 618390, disappearance on or about 14 February 1983 in the Bearing Sea with presumed multiple loss of life. 1.9
2/12/83 SS MARINE ELECTRIC, O.N. 245675, capsizing and sinking in the Atlantic Ocean on 12 February 1983 with multiple loss of life. 6.7
10/24/82 M/V JOAN LA RIE III, capsizing and sinking in the Atlantic Ocean on 24 October 1982 with multiple loss of life. 0.8
6/16/82 SS OGDEN WILLAMETTE: Major engineroom flooding in the Caribbean Sea off of the southeast coast of Jamaica on 16 June 1982 with personnel injury. 0.8
2/15/82 Mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) OCEAN RANGER, O.N. 615641, capsizing and sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, on 15 February 1982 with multiple loss of life.
10/24/80 SS POET: Disappearance in the Atlantic Ocean after departure from Cape Henlopen, Delaware on 24 October 1980 with loss of life. 7.5
5/9/80 M.S. SUMMIT VENTURE (Liberian Registry); Collision with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa Bay , Florida on 9 May 1980 with multiple loss of life. 0.9
1/28/80 USCG BLACKTHORN, SS CAPRICORN; Collision in Tampa Bay on 28 January 1980 with loss of life. 3.6
8/30/79 M/V INCA TUPAC YUPANQUI, TB PANAMA CITY, Tug CAPT. NORMAN; Collision in the lower Mississippi River on 30 August 1979 with loss of life. 1.1
5/10/79 Collapse and sinking of mobile offshore drilling unit RANGER I in the Gulf of Mexico on 10 May 1979 with loss of life. 4
3/30/79 M/V ANGELINA LAURO (Italian); Fire onboard while docked in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, St. Thomas, USVI, on 30 March 1979 with no loss of life. 2.3
12/11/78 M/V HOLO HOLO; Disappearance in the Pacific Ocean on 11 December 1978 with presumed loss of life. 1.8
10/20/78 USCGC CUYAHOGA, M/V SANTA CRUZ II (Argentine); Collision in the Chesapeake Bay on 20 October 1978 with loss of life. 3
1/10/77 M/V CHESTER POLING; Sinking in the Atlantic Ocean on 10 January 1977 with loss of life. 2.3
12/17/76 SS SANSINENA (Liberian): Explosion and fire in Los Angeles Harbor, California on 17 December 1976 with loss of life. 4.6
10/20/76 SS FROSTA (Norwegian), M/V GEORGE PRINCE; Collision in the Mississippi River on 20 October 1976 with loss of life. 4.8
4/15/76 OCEAN EXPRESS (Drilling Unit); Capsizing and sinking in the Gulf of Mexico on 15 April 1976 with loss of life. 7.1
11/13/75 Tank barge B-924; Explosion and fire on board at Greenville, Mississippi on 13 November 1975 with loss of life. 2.6
11/10/75 EDMUND FITZGERALD; sinking in Lake Superior on 10 November 1975 with loss of life. 5.4
1/31/75 SS EDGAR M. QUEENY - S/T CORINTHOS; Collision at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania on 31 January 1975 with loss of life. 6
9/26/74 TRANSHURON; Stranding at Kiltan Island on 26 September 1974 without loss of life. 1.6
4/9/74 ELIAS; Explosion and fire at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania on 9 April 1974 with loss of life. 1.9
1/18/74 SS KEYTRADER and SS BAUNE (Norwegian); Collision on the Mississippi River on 18 January 1974 with loss of life. 1.8
10/3/73 SS TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA; explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico on 3 October 1978 with loss of life. 1.3
6/17/73 Entanglement of the submersible JOHNSON SEA LINK with submerged wreckage off Key West, Florida on or about 17 June 1973 with loss of life. 1.8
6/2/73 SS C. V. SEA WITCH - SS ESSO BRUSSELS (Belgium); Collision and fire in New York Harbor on 2 June 1973 with loss of life. 4.3
5/19/73 Foundering of the motor vessel COMET of Point Judith, Rhode Island on 19 May 1973 with loss of life. 1.9
4/2/73 SS SILVER DOVE; Cargo shift and sinking in the North Pacific Ocean on 2 April 1973 without loss of life. 2.5
3/7/73 Grounding of the SS HILLYER BROWN at Cold Bay, Alaska on 7 March 1973 without loss of life. 1.4
11/18/72 WILLIAM T.STEELE; Death of three ships officers at Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on 18 November 1972. 1.2
10/25/72 Explosion and fire on board the unmanned tank barge OCEAN 80 at Cateret, New Jersey on 25 October 1972 without loss of life. 1.1
9/21/72 Collision of the tug CAROLINE and Weeks Barge NO. 254 with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel on or about 21 September 1972 without loss of life. 1.2
8/16/72 Loss of Numerous Vessels during heavy weather in the vicinity of Chetco River, Oregon on or about 16 August 1972; with loss of life. 1.7
5/4/72 M/V VENUS; Explosion and fire in the St. Lawrence River on 4 May 1972 with loss of life. 1.3
2/1/72 SS V. A. FOGG; Sinking in the gulf of Mexico on 1 February 1972 with loss of life. 4
1/10/72 Structural failure of the tank barge I.O.S. 3301 involving the motor vessel Martha R. Ingram on 10 January 1972 without loss of life. 1.4
12/18/71 Foundering of the M/V MARYLAND in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina on 18 December 1971 with loss of life. 3.8
10/7/71 Stranding of the SS STEEL VENDOR on Loaita Bank in the South China Sea on 7 October 1971 without loss of life. 1.4
8/14/71 Collision between the M/V JAMES L. HAMILTON, M/V LASALLEand tow, and motorboat OH-5421-MC on 14 August 1971, with the loss of seven lives. 1.4
3/27/71 Structural failure and sinking of the TEXACO OKLAHOMA off Cape Hatteras on 27 March 1971, with the loss of 31 lives. 2.9
1/18/71 Collision involving the SS ARIZONA STANDARD and SS OREGON STANDARD at the entrance to San Francisco Bay on January 18, 1971. 3.1
7/22/70 Sinking of the motor vessel JOAN ELLIS in Galveston Bay, June 22 1970. 0.9
5/28/70 Explosion and fires on the CHAMBERS and KENNEDY offshore platform, block 189-l and fire on M/V CARRYBACK in the Gulf of Mexico, May 28 1970. 1
12/26/69 SS BADGER STATE: Explosion aboard and eventual sinking in the North Pacific Ocean on December 26, 1969. 1.7
11/2/69 Loss of the motor towing vessel MAJORIE McALLISTER in the Atlantic ocean on November 2, 1969. 1.4
5/12/69 Fire and explosions on tank barge MOS 106 at La Grange, Missouri on the Mississippi River on May 12, 1969. 1
4/6/69 Collision involving SS UNION FAITH and M/V WARREN J. DOUCET and tow in Mississippi River on April 6, 1969. 0.8
1/9/69 M/V THERESA F.: Capsizing in the Gulf of Mexico on 9 January 1969. 0.8
12/7/68 F/V FENWICK ISLAND: Capsizing in the Atlantic Ocean December 7, 1968. 0.5
12/7/68 USCG WHITE ALDER - SS HELENA (Taiwan); Collision in the Mississippi River on 7 December 1968. 1
11/25/68 M/V TRIPLE CROWN: Sinking with loss of life Santa Barbara Channel, 25 November 1968. 0.6
3/16/68 Collision involving SS AFRICAN STAR and M/V MIDWEST CITIES and tow in Mississippi on March 16, 1968. 1.3
3/13/68 DRILLING RIG DIXILYN 8, JULIE ANN capsizing and sinking in Gulf of Mexico, March 13, 1968. 0.7
3/3/68 SS OCEAN EAGLE (Liberian): Grounding and breaking up with no loss of life San Juan Harbor, 3 March 1968. 0.7
10/24/67 CONTINENTAL OIL RIG 43-A: Explosion and fire with no loss of life, Gulf of Mexico, 24 October 1967. 0.9
10/9/67 SS PANOCEANIC FAITH: Foundering with loss of life North Pacific Ocean, 9 October 1967. 1.4
9/23/67 LAKE MICHIGAN SQUALLS: Loss of and damage to numerous vessels and loss of life, east coast of Lake Michigan, 23 Sept. 1967. 1.6
6/16/67 Collision SS TEXACO MASSACHUSETTS and M/V ALVA CAPE (British Registry) June 16, 1996. 0.8
6/2/67 M/V THORSTREAM (Nor.): Explosion and fire with loss of life, Buffalo, New York, 2 June 1967. 1.1
11/22/66 Sinking of the SS DANIELJ. MORREL in Lake Huron with loss of life on 29 November 1966. 1.9
11/1/66 Disappearance of the M/V SOUTHERN CITIES in the Gulf of Mexico on or about 1 November 1966 with loss of life. 0.9
10/24/66 SS GULFSTAG: Fire with loss of life Gulf of Mexico, 24 October 1966. 1.2
9/7/66 Fire on board German passenger vessel SS HANSEATIC on 7 September 1966 at New York, NY. 0.6
11/13/65 Fire on board the Panamanian SS YARMOUTH CASTLE on 13 November 1965 and subsequent sinking with loss of life. 1
8/2/65 Collision of the SS ARIZONA and Japanese M/V MEIKO MARU on 2 August 1965 with loss life. 0.7
5/7/65 Collision of the SS CEDARVILLE and Norwegian MV TOPDALSFJORD on 7 May 1965 in the Straits of Mackinac with loss of life. 0.8
12/20/64 Sinking of the SMITH VOYAGER in the Atlantic Ocean on 27 December 1964 while under tow following abandonment on 20 December 1964, with loss of life of four crew members during rescue operations. 1.6
10/19/64 Collision of the M/V SIRRAH and the SS SANTA MARIA in Knik Arm, off Anchorage, Alaska on 19 October 1964, with loss of life. 0.6
7/13/64 Flooding and subsequent total loss of the SS DANIEL PIERCE (Panamanian) at Guanica, Puerto Rico on 13 July 1964. 0.4
6/30/64 Explosion, fire and sinking of the drilling Barge C. P. BAKER in the Gulf of Mexico, 20 June 1964. 0.6
3/25/64 Capsizing of the M/B TWO GEORGE'S of South Lake Worth Inlet, Florida on 25 March 1964 with loss of life. 0.5
3/25/64 Explosion of the SS SAN JACINTO in the Atlantic Ocean of the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 25 March 1964. 0.6
3/19/64 Explosion of the rail car barge PALMER at Alameda, California on 19 March 1964 with loss of life. 0.2
3/6/64 Explosion of the SS BUNKER HILL in Rosario Straits near Anacortes, Washington, on 6 March 1964. 1.3
11/14/63 Collision of the M/V DYNAFUEL and the M/V FERVIEW, in Buzzards Bay, on 14 November 1963, without loss of life. 0.6
2/4/63 Disappearance of the SS MARINE SULPHUR QUEEN at sea on or about 4 February 1963 with the presumed loss of all persons on board.
1/23/63 Capsizing of the M/V DIVERSITY in the Gulf of Mexico on 23 January 1963 with loss of life. 0.4
10/20/62 Collision of the M/B BOHEME (Norwegian) and the tank barge PARKER 102-25 in tow of the towboat BONNIE D, lower Mississippi River, on 20 October 1962, with loss of life. 0.7
9/2/62 Explosion and fire on the Tank Barge NBC-883 at Carlyss, Louisiana, on 22 September 1962, with loss of life. 0.3
3/21/62 Ruptured compressor manifolds aboard barge MARY LEE while discharging ammonia cargo alongside pier at East St. Louis, Illinois, with attendant loss of life and personnel injury on 21 March 1962. 0.3
2/21/62 Collision between the SS OLYMPIC ROCK, Liberian flag, and the tug PRINCESS with the tank barge W.L. GRAHAM in tow in the Delaware River on 21 February 1962 with loss of life. 0.7
11/7/61 Collision between M/V UNION RELIANCE, Chinese flag, and M/V BEREAN, Norwegian flag, in Houston Ship channel on 7 November 1961 with loss of life. 0.4
10/2/61 Engine room casualty and subsequent foundering on 2 October 1961 of the SS HESS MARINER, O.N. 2472229, in position Lat. 30°42' North,Long.79°30' West. 0.7
9/26/61 Fire and explosion on board the USNS POTOMAC, at Morehead City, North Carolina, on 26 September 1961 with loss of life. 0.7
4/14/61 Structural failure and sinking of the SS Marine Merchant on 14 April 1961, Gulf of Maine. 0.6
1/13/61 Sinking of barge ARIZONA SWORD in tow of the tug Sally R on 13 January 1961, 10 miles east of Palm Beach, Florida with loss of life. 0.6
12/31/60 Sinking of the tug PHILIP ARTHUR with barges ALAMO 100, ALAMO 400 and ALMO 600 in tow on 31 December with loss of life. 0.3
12/21/60 Structural failure of tanker PINE RIDGE on 21 December 1960, off Cape Hatteras with loss of life. 0.6
10/22/60 Collision between the SS ALCOA CORSAIR and M/V LORENZO MARCELLO (Italian), Mississippi River on 22 October 1960 with loss of life. 0.6
10/20/60 Capsizing of M/V BORIE, 14 August 1960, approximately four miles west of the entrance to Southwest Pass, Mississippi River Delta with resultant damage to the vessel and loss of life. 0.3
9/21/60 Explosion and fire in board the M/V S-21 on 21 September 1960 with loss of life. 0.4
6/30/60 Engine room casualty on 27 June 1960 and subsequent foundering on 30 June 1960 of the SS GEORGE MacDONALD, approximately 165 miles east of Savannah. 0.7
6/24/60 Collision involving the SS GREEN BAY and USCG LIGHTSHIP RELIEF (WAL-505) on Ambrose Lightship Station, 24 June 1960 with the resultant sinking of the RELIEF. 0.4
5/20/60 Collision between the SS AUGUST ZIESING and the SS STANDARD PORTLAND CEMENT, Lake Huron, 20 May 1960. 0.7
3/19/60 Collision between the SS SOYA ATLANTIC (Swedish) and the USS DARBY (destroyer Escort), vicinity of the Cape Henry Light, 19 March 1960, with loss of life. 0.5
11/25/59 Capsizing of the M/V NATIONAL PRIDE, 25 November 1959, Gulf of Mexico, with loss of life. 1.6
11/17/59 Explosion and fire on barge FREEPORT SULPHUR CO. NO. 20 Avondale Marine Ways, Harvey Louisiana, on 17 November 1959 with loss of life. 0.4
11/8/59 Explosion and fire involving the SS AMOCO VIRGINIA and Tank Barges H.T. CO. NO. 40 and 46 and GISSEL 1601 and 2001, Houston Ship channel, 8 November 1959 with loss of life. 1
10/29/59 SS AMERICAN PRESS - SS ISRAEL; Investigation into the collision of with loss of life on 29 October 1959. 0.9
9/27/59 Collision between the F/V JANE and the SS MORMACPINE, sinking of the JANE, off Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca, 27 September 1959 with loss of life. 0.6
8/1/59 Casualty to the tug J. H. REVELS and McDERMOTT spud barge No. 4 resulting from the explosion of the UNION OIL COMPANY WELL NO. 23, Timbalier Bay, Louisiana, 1 August 1959 with loss of life. 0.2
7/26/59 Explosion and fire involving the OFFSHORE PLATFORM SOUTH TIMBALIER BLOCK 134-D1, Gulf of Mexico, 26 July 1959 with loss of life.
6/25/59 Collision between the SS MONROVIA (Liberian) and the SS ROYALTON (Canadian), Lake Huron, 25 June 1959. 0.6
4/26/59 Flooding of the motorboat LOIS ANN, Puget sound, 26 April 1959, with loss of life. 0.4
3/26/59 Collision between the SS SANTA ROSA and the SS VALCHEM, off the coast of New Jersey, 26 March 1959, with loss of life. 1
3/1/59 Collision between the SS CONSTITUTION and Tank Vessel JALANTA (Norwegian), vicinity of Ambrose Light Vessel, 1 March 1959 0.5
2/22/59 Collision between the M/V ANNE and the Motorboat MISS EMPIRE, Gulf of Mexico on 22 February 1959 with loss of life. 0.4
1/30/59 Boiler explosion aboard the barge DERRICK NO. 2, on the Mississippi River, 30 January 1959, with loss of life. 0.3
11/20/58 Explosion and fire involving tank barges C-101, C-102 AND T-2200 in tow of tug BARBARA LEE, on 20 November 1958 in vicinity of Mile 893, Ohio river, with loss of life. 0.5
11/18/58 Foundering of the SS CARL D. BRADLEY, Lake Michigan, 18 November 1958 with loss of life. 0.9
10/15/58 Fire on OFFSHORE DRILLING PLATFORM 45-E, West Delta Block, Gulf of Mexico, 15 October 1958, with loss of life. 0.5
8/7/58 Collision of the tank vessels GULFOIL and S.E. GRAHAM, off Bull Point East Passage, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, 7 August 1958, with loss of life. 0.6
6/25/58 Collision between the tanker EMPRESS BAY and the MS NEBRASKA (Swedish) on the East river on 25 June 1958 with loss of life. 0.8
2/2/58 Collision involving the USCGC 40459 and Tug PEMEX XV
10/8/57 USNS MISSION SAN MIGUEL; loss of by stranding on Maro Reef, Hawaiian Archipelago, 8 October 1957. on Marc Reef, Hawaiian Archipelago 0.4
9/10/57 Collision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge WILLIAM T. ROSSELL and M/V THORSHALL (Norwegian), Coos Bay, Oregon, on 10 September 1957 with loss of life. 0.6
8/27/57 Sinking of the SS CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES with loss of life following collision with the American SS MORMACSURF on 27 August 1957 in the Rio de La Plata. 0.2
6/30/57 Swamping and capsizing of the outboard motorboat ANAHILDA, with loss of life, off Guanica, Puerto Rico, on 30 June 1957. 0.7
6/26/57 Collision of the F/V KETURAH with offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 26 June 1957 and sinking with loss of life. 1.3
4/17/57 DRILLING BARGE MR. K, capsizing of, 17 April 1957, in the Gulf of Mexico, with loss of life. 0.5
3/7/57 Collision involving the ELNA II (Liberian) and USNS MISSION SAN FRANCISCO on the Delaware river, on 7 March 1957, with loss of life. 1.1
1/29/57 Explosion and fire on SS JEANNY at Todds Shipyard, Alameda, California, 29 January 1957 with loss of life. 0.8
11/26/56 Explosion on SS AMOCO MAINE, Gulf of Mexico, 26 November 1956, with loss of life. 1.5
11/25/56 Explosion and fire on RUSSELL NO. 29 at Linden, N.J., on 25 November 1956 with loss of life. 0.5
9/15/56 Foundering of the SS PELAGIA, off coast of Norway, 15 September 1956, with loss of life. 0.5
8/10/56 Capsizing, SEDCO NO.8-RIG 22,Avondale, Louisiana, 10 August 1956, with loss of life. 0.7
8/10/56 Explosion and fire on M/V HEIDBERG (German), off Lewes, Delaware, on 10 August 1956 with loss of life. 1.3
5/23/56 DREDGE No. 906 in tow of M/V E. JAMES FUCIK, capsizing and foundering, Lake Michigan, 23 May 1956, with loss life. 1.4
5/14/56 Foundering involving the F/V WESTERN EXPLORER of Socorro Island, Mexico, 14 May 1956, with loss of life. 0.7
5/14/56 Collision involving SS HOWARD OLSON and SS MARINE LEOPARD off Point Sur, California, 14 May 1956, with loss of life. 0.6
4/19/56 Collision involving the SS A. M. Byers and the SS E. M. Ford in the St. Clair river, 19 April 1956 1
3/29/56 Explosion and Fire involving the SS ESSO PATERSON at Baytown, Texas 0.5
3/3/56 SS WASHINGTON MAIL, structural failure and foundering, Gulf of Alaska, 3 March 1956. 1.3
1/17/56 Explosion and fire involving the SS SALEM MARITIME and tank barges at Lake Charles, Louisiana, 17 January 1956, with loss of life. 1.7
8/12/55 Foundering of the schooner LEVIN J. MARVEL of North Beach, Maryland, 12 August 1955, with loss of life. 1.2
6/25/55 Fire and explosion involving M/V DONNA LEE and tow at Chattanooga, Tennessee 25 June 1955 with loss of life. 0.6
6/22/55 Grounding of SS PILGRIM BELLE, Spectacle Island, President roads, Massachusetts, 22 June 1955 1.8
5/10/55 Broaching of M/B LIBERTY, entrance to Bodega Bay, California, 10 May 1955, with loss of life. 0.6
5/2/55 Raft LEHI II, distress and removal of five persons, 50 miles west of Monterey, California, 2 May 1955. 0.9
4/21/55 Collision involving the M/V PARRAMATTA and MB SUOMI off Point Arguello, California, on 21 April 1955 with loss of life. 0.8
3/31/55 Collision involving the SS MORMACSPRUCE and the USS WILLIAM T. POWELL in Delaware Bay on 31 March 1955. 1
3/27/55 Capsizing of outboard motorboat in Sinepuxent Bay, Maryland, on 27 march 1955, with loss of six lives. 0.6
3/10/55 Collision involving the F/V SANTA MARIA and USN LST-306 on 10 March 1955, Pudget Sound, Washington, with loss of life. 0.4
1/14/55 SS STEELORE, heavy list and partial flooding during January 1955 at sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. 0.5
1/13/55 F/V DORIS GERTRUDE, foundering off New England Coast subsequent to 13 January 1955 with eleven crew members on board. 0.4
12/5/54 M/V SOUTHERN DISTRICTS, disappearance at sea, subsequent to 5 December 1954, with all persons on board. 1.4
10/14/54 Collision M/V PRINS WILLEM V (Netherlands) and Barge SINCLAIR NO.12 under tow, Lake Michigan, 14 October 1954. 1.6
10/7/54 Foundering of SS MORMACKITE off Virginia Capes on 7 October 1954 with loss of life. 1.7
10/2/54 Fire, explosion, ten tank barges, Memphis, Tennessee, 2 October 1954, with loss of life. 0.3
10/2/54 Collision USCGC MORRIS - M/B ALOHA, off California, 2 October 1954 with loss of life. 0.6
8/31/54 F/V REDSTART, foundering off Nantucket Island in the vicinity of Davis south shoal during Hurricane "Carol",1954 with loss of life. 0.4
8/5/54 Motor tug SHASTA and tow M/B 28 H 471 (AMBERJACK), collision, Sacramento River, 5 August 1954 with loss of life. 0.5
7/15/54 Capsizing of passenger motorboat NORA V, Delaware Bay, on 15 July 1954 with loss of life. 0.8
3/9/54 F/V SUN VOYAGER, capsizing-foundering off Galapagos Islands with loss of life, 9 March 1954. 1
12/30/53 Collision involving tankers ATLANTIC DEALER and ALANTIC ENGINEER, Delaware River, 30 December 1953, with loss of life. 1.6
12/22/53 ULB 315 (tank barge), explosion, Point Pleasant, W. Va., 22 December 1953 with loss of life. 0.4
12/19/53 Disappearance of fishing vessel SUSAN off Atlantic Coast United States with seven persons on board. 0.4
11/2/53 M/V BLACK FALCON (Norwegian), explosion Boston, 2 November 1953, with loss of life. 1
10/11/53 Capsizing of the passenger motor vessel FREDA M.,O.N. 243166, off Montauk Point, Long Island,1953 with loss of life. 0.8
10/2/53 SS PIONEER - M/V WALLSCHIFF (German) collision, St. Clair River, 2 October 1953. 1.6
9/27/53 Explosion on the SS TICONDEROGA, 27 September 1953. 1
9/13/53 Motor ferry JAMESTOWN, car overboard with loss of life, Old Point Comfort, 13 September 1953. 0.5
9/12/53 Grounding of freighter SS MARYLAND, vicinity of Marquette, Michigan, 12 September 1953. 0.7
8/17/53 SS SILVERPEAK, pumproom casualty at Carteret, New Jersey, on 17 August, 1953 with loss of life. 1.9
7/23/53 Explosion and fire on the tanker PAN GEORGIA and fires on the tugs J.H. DEINLEIN and WATOCO, Wilmington, Delaware, on 23 July 1953, with loss of life. 1.5
7/14/53 Collision between freight vessels SS HAWAIIAN PILOT and SS JACOB LUCKENBACH, 7 miles WSW San Francisco Light Vessel, 14 July 1953. 0.8
7/7/53 Stranding of the SS CORNHUSKER MARINER off Pusan Harbor, Korea, on 7 July 1953. 0.9
6/28/53 Collision involving the tanker SS GULFTRADE and the SS LOIDE-PANAMA (Brazilian) off Barnegat Lightship on 28 June 1953, with loss of life. 1.6
6/5/53 SS PAN MASSACHUSETTS - SS PHOENIX, tank vessel; collision Delaware River, 5 June 1953, with loss of life. 0.9
5/26/53 MB 42 E 299 (YONNIE) going over Dam # 41, Ohio river, 26 May 1953, with loss of life. 0.5
5/17/53 SS CORNER BROOK - pilot vessel DELAWARE, collision, Delaware Bay, 17 May 1953. 1.5
5/11/53 Foundering of the SS HENRY STEINBRENNER off Passage Island, lake Superior, on 11 May 1953, with loss of life. 1.5
4/23/53 Capsizing and sinking of motor tug P.N. ELLIS, Atchafalaya River, 23 April 1953, with loss of life. 0.8
1/30/53 Grounding of SS FAIRHOPE, West San Benito Island, Mexico, 30 January 1953. 0.5
12/21/52 Stranding and loss of SS QUARTETTE on Pearl and Hermes Reef, Territory of Hawaii, 21 December 1952. 0.6
12/11/52 Collision involving the M/V FERNSTREAM (Norwegian) and SS HAWAIIAN RANCHER, San Francisco Bay, California, 11 December 1952. 2.2
12/9/52 Collision involving the SS SEAFORT and the USS SITKOH BAY, approximately 30 miles WSW of Point Loma, California, 9 December 1952. 1.6
12/5/52 Stranding of MB-10-D-1604 (OPTIMIST) on New Jersey shore, on or about 5 December 1952, with loss of life. 0.8
11/29/52 Foundering of the M/V PRINCESS PAT, off Essex Point, Galapagos Island, 29 November 1952, with loss of life. 0.5
11/18/52 Fire involving Tug ARTHUR N. HERRON and tow, Schuylkill River, 18 November 1952, with loss of life. 0.8
11/14/52 Collision between USS RUCHAMKIN and the tanker SS WASHINGTON, off Atlantic Coast, on 14 November 1952, with loss of life. 1.4
9/26/52 Collision M/V LOS ANGELES (Swedish) and M/B TURTLE, San Francisco Bay, 26 September 1952, with loss of life. 0.6
8/20/52 Collison SS WESTERN FARMER and tanker BJORGHOLM (Norwegian0, in Dover Straits, 20 August 1952. 0.4
7/27/52 Explosion and sinking M/B SPARETIME (27 J 805), Catalina Channel, 27 July 1952, with loss of life. 0.9
7/26/52 Collision SS BARANOF and SS TRITON, 2 miles off entrance to Nanaimo, British Columbia, 26 July 1952, with loss of life. 0.8
7/12/52 Explosion and fire tank vessels LOMPOC and VICTOR H. KELLY, Oleum, California, 12 July 1952 with loss of life. 1.6
6/20/52 Collision SS ESSO CHATTANOOGA and M/V ALBATROSS, off Cape Cod Light, 20 June 1952, with loss of life. 1.3
5/25/52 Collision between the M/V A. C. DODGE and the SS MICHAEL, Delaware River, 25 May 1952, with loss of life. 1.2
5/22/52 Collision ATLANTIC DEALER with tug PATCO and tow of tank barges, Delaware River, 22 May 1952, with loss of life. 1
5/15/52 Collision involving ANGELINA, SS BARBARA LYKES AND F.L. HAYES, 2000 feet west of Summit Bridge, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, 15 May 1952, with loss of life. 1.2
5/11/52 Explosion and fire on gasoline barge R.T.C. 107, Gulf Refining Company Dock, Gretan, La., on 11 May 1952, with loss of life. 1.9
5/7/52 Explosion on MV tanker Harold Reinauer, Boston, Massachusetts, 7 May 1952. 0.9
5/4/52 Explosion, tank barge MISSISSIPPI in tow MV EWD. B. WARNER Mile 580.2 Mississippi River 4 May, 1952 with loss of life. 0.7
3/13/52 Disappearance of fishing vessel ANNA C. PERRY with all persons onboard, off Atlantic Coast in March 1952 1.4
2/18/52 Structural failure of tanker PENDLETON off Cape Cod on 18 February 1952, with loss of life. 1.3
2/18/52 Structural failure of tanker FORT MERCER off Cape Cod on 18 February 1952, with loss of life. 1.1
2/13/52 Disappearance of the fishing vessel PAOLINA will all persons onboard, off Atlantic coast, 13 February 1952 0.5
1/10/52 SS FLYING ENTERPRISE, foundering 10 January, 1952, 49 degrees 38 minutes North, 4 degrees 7 minutes W 0.9
1/9/52 Disappearance of SS PENNSYLVANIA with crew in approximate position 51 degrees 09 minutes North, 141 degrees 13 minutes W, 9 January1952 0.8
12/2/51 MB 25B717 (DOT), capsizing Mission Bay Channel, San Diego 2 December, 1951 with loss of life. 1.3
11/28/51 Steam tanker VENTURA and motor fishing vessel LYNN, collision Boston Outer Harbor, 28 November 1951, with loss of life. 4
11/27/51 Stranding of M/V AMPHITROTS off Charleston, S.C., on or about 27 November, 1951 , with loss of life. 1
11/26/51 Motor fishing vessel MARY M., stranding on Cuttyhunk Island on 26 November 1951 with loss of life. 1.4
11/6/51 Fire and abandonment of SS GEORGE WALTON in approximate position 49 degrees 30 minutes North 134 degrees 05 minutes West on 6 November 1952, with loss of life. 1.9
10/29/51 SS PENOBSCOT, tug M/V Dauntless NO. 12 and tank barge MORANIA NO. 130; Collision Buffalo River, 29 October 1952, with loss of life. 1
10/5/51 Foundering M/V SOUTHERN ISLES in position 32 degrees 30 minutes North 73 degrees 00 minutes West, 5 October, 1951, with loss of life. 1.7
9/29/51 Explosion onboard the motorboat MISS BUCKEYE II off Clearwater, Florida on 29 September 1951. 1.4
9/10/51 SS CHARLES A. KEFFER - flash fire in deep tanks, Philadelphia, 10 September 1951, with loss of life. 1.2
9/8/51 Capsizing of Motorboat MOONLIGHT with resultant loss of life on 8 September 1951 in Great Egg Inlet, New Jersey. 0.7
9/1/51 Capsizing of MB PELICAN in vicinity Montauk Point, Long Island, on 1 September 1951, with loss of life. 0.9
8/4/51 SS P & T ADVENTURER, SS TULLAHOMA; Collision off Destruction Island, Washington, 4 August, 1951, with loss of life. 1.8
7/15/51 Collision involving the MB 30 F 1500 (FOURTH MARIE) and 14' outboard motorboat, Detroit River, 15 July 1951, with loss of life. 0.9
7/5/51 Collision involving SS MORRIS HESS and M/V DAN QUINN and tow Mississippi River 5 July, 1951 with loss of life. 2
6/28/51 Collision involving the SS ALAN SEEGER and the SS AUDREY(Greek) in approximate position 43 degrees 50 minutes North, 124 degrees 48 minutes west on 28 June, 1951. 1.2
6/10/51 Uninspected M/B JACK, 9 g.t., foundering off Plum Island, Long Island Sound 10 June, 1951, with loss of life. 1
5/20/51 Collision involving the SS L. P. ST. CLAIR and MSTS PVT. SADAO S. MUNEMORI Strait of Juan de Fuca, 20 May 1951. 1.9
5/14/51 Collision involving SS THOMAS TRACY and USS VALCOUR (AVP 55) off Cape Henry on 14 May 1951 with loss of life. 1.5
5/9/51 Collision involving SS ANTINOUS and SS TRANSAMERICAN, Delaware River, 9 May 1951. 0.5
5/5/51 Collision involving M/V ARIZONA SWORD and SS BERWINDVALE, Cape Cod Canal, 5 May, 1951. 0.3
4/20/51 Collision involving the SS ESSO GREENSBORO and the SS ESSO SUEZ, Gulf of Mexico 20 April, 1951, with loss of life. 1.4
3/30/51 SS STEEL INVENTOR - SS ASTRA ; Collision on 30 March, 1951 off Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey. 0.6
3/11/51 Stranding involving the SS ANDREA F. LUCKENBACH
2/16/51 Collision SS EXANTHIA and SS ELIZABETH in vicinity Mish Maull Light, Delaware Bay on 16 February 1951. 0.9
2/6/51 F/V PENGUIN; reported disappearance off Atlantic Coast, February, 1951 0.5
1/20/51 SS LOGAN'S FORT explosion Hampton Roads, Va. 20 January, 1951, with loss of life. 1
1/14/51 Disappearance of fishing vessel GUDRUN with all persons on board off Atlantic Coast January, 1951 0.4
12/28/50 SS SINCLAIR H C, Pump room explosion resulting in the loss of life on 28 December, 1950. 0.7
12/21/50 Collision MV ATLANTIC SUN and MV A.C. DODGE on 21 December, 1950, on Liston Range in the Delaware River. 0.5
12/18/50 Foundering of tug MV SACHEM, 59,000 ft. 0360 true from Dunkirk Light on or about 18 December 1950, with loss of life. 0.7
11/24/50 SS ELTON HOYT II - SS ENDERS M. VOORHEES; Collision, Straits of Mackinac, 24 November, 1950. 0.5
11/18/50 Tug SS CECILIA, boiler explosion Charleston, S.C., 18 November, 1950, with loss of life. 1.3
10/30/50 Unnamed, unnumbered dredge-explosion, mile 637.0 AHP Mississippi River, 30 October 1950, with loss of life. 0.5
10/22/50 Collision MV ERRIA and SS PELICAN STATE approximately 3 miles south of AMBROSE LIGHTSHIP on 22 October 1950. 0.7
10/17/50 Capsizing of the NOTTINGHAM, with loss of life, in the vicinity of Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, on 17 October, 1950. 0.6
10/16/50 SS JOHN M. MCKERCHEY, foundering with loss of life, vicinity of Lorain Harbor, Ohio, on 16 October 1950. 0.5
10/2/50 Collision E.J. HENRY and Norwegian Freight Ship FERNLAND, on 2 October, 1950, approximately 13 miles NE of Winter Quarter Light Vessel. 0.8
9/9/50 Disappearance of fishing vessel THERESA A., with all persons on board, off the Atlantic Coast, September, 1950. 0.5
8/25/50 Collision SS MARY LUCKENBACH and MSTS Ship BENEVOLENCE, entrance San Francisco Bay, 25 August, 1950, with loss of life. 2.5
8/18/50 Fire on SS RUSSELL R. JONES at sea on 18 August, 1950. 0.4
7/9/50 Flash explosion in pumproom T/V JOHN GOODE on 9 July 1950, with loss of life. 0.3
7/2/50 Collision between SS MELROSE and SS SANDCRAFT in New York Harbor on 2 July 1950. 0.9
6/27/50 Collision American steam passenger vessel SS EXCALIBUR and Danish freight vessel Columbia, in New York Harbor on 27 June, 1950. 0.5
6/25/50 Collision involving the SS CITY OF CLEVELAND III and SS RAVNEFJELL (Norwegian) off Harbor Beach, Michigan on 25 June 1950 with loss of life. 0.7
6/11/50 Sinking of the cabin cruiser which went over Dam No. 3, Allegheny River, 11 June, 1950, with loss of life. 0.9
6/10/50 Sinking of fishing vessel SIGNAL HILL in Catalina Channel, California, on 10 June, 1950, with loss of life. 0.5
5/30/50 Motorboat 10V61 (JACTO); swamping in Shark River Inlet, New Jersey, 30 May, 1950, with loss of life. 0.4
5/19/50 Explosion involving the "powder pier" and Lighters, South Amboy, New Jersey, 19 May 1950. 2.3
5/19/50 Motor towboat JANE SMITH; Collision with bridge and foundering on 19 May, 1950, with loss of life. 1
4/9/50 Tug M/V LORRAINE, sinking in lower Chesapeake Bay on 9 April, 1950, with loss of life. 0.5
4/7/50 F/V FOUR SISTERS, sinking with loss of life of crew in vicinity of Nantucket Shoal area during April, 1950. 0.3
3/28/50 Collision M/V SOUTHERN SUN - SS BRANT COUNTY (Norwegian) Delaware Bay, 28 March, 1950. 0.8
1/9/50 Explosion and fire Motorboat WOOD DUCK II on 9 January, 1950 resulting in loss of life. 0.3
1/5/50 Collision steam ferry LACKAWANNA, SS FOTINI (Greek) Delaware River on 5 January, 1950 with loss of life. 0.5
12/29/49 Motor vessel ASA LOTHROP - death of three (3) longshoremen and injury to four (4) longshoremen onboard in number 3 hold on 29 December, 1949 at Tacoma, Washington. 0.9
12/16/49 Collision American steam freighter SEATRAIN TEXAS and Swedish motor vessel EKEFORS below Narrows in New York Harbor on 16 December 1949. 0.7
10/30/49 Collision between SS CARRABULLE and SS JOHN FAIRFIELD in vicinity of Galveston North Channel Lighted Buoy #2 on 30 October 1949. 0.7
9/19/49 Collision between SS MORMACFIR and MV CORINTHIAN off Halifax, on 19 September, 1949, with resultant loss of life. 0.4
9/9/49 Foundering of Motorboat 4M579 (Constance) in Nantucket Sound on 9 September 1949 with resultant loss of life. 1.8
7/10/49 Explosion and fire on board Motorboat 13K180 (HALCYON) on 10 July, 1949, resulting in loss of life. 0.5
1/19/49 Collision between the USCGC EASTWIND and the SS GULFSTREAM approximately 60 miles southeast of Barnegat Light Vessel on 19 January, 1949, resulting in loss of life. 1.5
4/16/47 Explosion onboard SS GRAND CAMP in Texas City, Texas on 16 April 1947. 1.3


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