Under construction

Destroyer USS Wiltsie commissioned.

Frigate HMAS BARWON commissioned.

Danish minesweeper ME 1016 runs aground off Jernhatten at the southeast coast of Djursland, Jutland. The ship could not be salvaged.

Georgetown Victory, US troopship of 7,604 tons built in 1945, having sailed from Freemantle, Australia with 1200 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel on board for repatriation at Glasgow, ran aground late at night on rocks south of Killard Point, Ulster. All were taken off but she later broke in two and later was scrapped were she lay. She had been a number of miles off her proper course for Glasow and the inquiry was held in secret.

Destroyer escort USS Solar exploded at her berth at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Earle, New Jersey while unloading ammunition. 165 members of her crew and dockworkers were killed in the explosion and 65 were injured. Decommissioned 21 May 1946. Stricken 5 June 1946. Her hulk was towed 100 miles out to sea and scuttled in 700 fathoms of water on 9 June 1946.

The Dutch MEERKERK was waiting near the Middle Steenbanken for a pilot. Due to this long waiting, the Meerkerk drifted into an area that wasn’t cleaned from mines. The mine exploded by the stern between deck 4 and 5. The explosion caused a lot panic under the passengers. A lot of them jumped over board, disregarding the advice not to do it. During the disaster 12 people lost there lives. Despite a number of attempts to recover the ship, it was officially considered lost on June 19th. (The Meerkerk was build by Vulkan Vegesnek in 1916. It measured 152 meters in length, 18,2 meters wide and had a displacement of 7.995 BRT. The vessel sailed under flag of the "Verenigde Nederlandse Scheepvaart Mij.")

Arthur Sewall (USA), Liberty Ship. 7,176 tons. Loaded with chemical ammunitions at Bremerhaven and scuttled in the North Sea.

Belgian steamer CARITAS I sunk at Schoone Waardin, near Flushing, by collision with Dutch steamer JAN STEEN (7.147/1942) when on a voyage Ghent – Lisbon. Ship stranded to avoid sinking but she broke in two and sank the following da at pos. 51.26.32 N, 03.37.54 E.

Norwegian steamer GARNES struck a mine north of Terschelling while on a voyage from Antwerp to Emden in ballast. Taken in tow but sank at 53 26N 05 02E.

Swedish motorship ACACIA mined and sunk at Blenheimsgrundet off Falsterbo. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cadiz. Crew and passenger saved by the Swedish motorship SAMELAND. (Rederi A/B Svenska Lloyd; 1946; Eriksbergs M. V. AB; 2,078 tons; 328X44-6X15-9; oil engines.)

Kockums M.V. AB, Malmö, Sweden launched bn: 291 SEATTLE, a motor vessel ordered by Rederi AB Nordstjernan, Stockholm.

Samtampa, This Liberty ship en-route in ballast from Middlesbrough to Newport, South Wales, got into difficulties in hurricane force winds in Swansea Bay and her distress call was answered by the Mumbles Lifeboat, the Edward Prince of Wales. The Samtampa went aground on Sker Point, Porthcawl with the loss of her entire crew of 41. In attempting to save her all eight of the lifeboat crew were also lost - the lifeboat being found the following day on rocks near Sker Point.

HMS WARSPITE, To many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the First World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay.

British steamer LEIGHTON scuttled with gas shells at pos. 56. 22.N 09. 27 W. Built 1921, 7412 t by Macmillan and Son Dumbarton. Formerly owned by Lamport and Holt. Sold to Glasgow breakers on 28/6/46.

German merchant freighter ALWINE RUSS owned by Ernst Russ, Hamburg, build 1921, 988 tons. Handed over to Greece and renamed "AIKATERINI"

MV Gulf Stream (ex-HMCS Wolf) wrecked off Powell River BC.

USCGC Bibb rescued 62 passengers and 7 crew members of the transatlantic flying boat Bermuda Sky Queen in mid-Atlantic.

Submarine HMCS U-190 expended as a target by warships & a/c, in approximate area where U-190 sank HMCS Esquimalt 14 Apr 45. A copy of the schedule for Operation Scuppered indicates: U.190 was painted yellow with red horizontal stripes & towed into position by the tug Riverton the sequence of events was to be as follows: 1. 2 Swordfish spot & report a damaged U-boat on the surface: 2. Fireflies attack with rockets: (this attack actually sank the boat) 3. Destroyers attack with 4.7" gunfire: 4. Seafires attack with bombs from 5,000 ft. 5. New Liskeard delivers Hedgehog attack as boat sinks.

British coastal tanker AQUEITY, (F.T.Everard & Sons, London), mined and sunk at 53.32N 05.02E.

Frigate HMCS Capilano sold & became Mercantile Irving Francis M. Foundered in tow 1953 off Cuba.

U-234 is scuttled by US naval forces during trials off Cape Cod.

U-889 is scuttled by the US Navy near New England after being used for torpedo trials.

U-858 is scuttled by the US Navy near New England, USA after being used for torpedo trials.

The Swedish steamship Allan struck a mine and sank about 30 miles off Swinoujscie. Nine of the crew were saved. (Harry Persson; 1903; G. Brown & Co.; 640 tons; 180,6 x 29,2 x 11,1; triple-expansion engines.)

Russian steamer PODOLSK (U.S.S.R.) Ashore near Woosung, China. Sank 11/1 1948.

British tug ORIANA (The Admiralty). Mined and sunk in Blackwater River.

Kockums M.V. AB launched bn: 293 LOS ANGELES ordered by Rederi AB Nordstjernan, Stockholm.

Extensive damage occurred to the steamer, GRANTA (Built 1940. gross tonnage 2841 tons) after colliding with the EMPIRE ISLANDER in the lower part of Gravesend Reach in the Thames. The GRANTA was outward bound, while the EMPIRE ISLANDER was inward bound from Blyth. Only moderate damage was sustained by the EMPIRE ISLANDER

Scheepswerft Hoogezand, Groningen, Holland deliver motor vessel A. R. RÅWALL to Råwalls Rederier, Råå, Sweden.

Uddevallavarvet AB deliver motor vessel ALLY THORDÉN to Thordén Lines, Uddevalla, Sweden.

Lindholmens Varv, Göteborg deliver motor vessel THREE RIVERS to Leif Höegh, Oslo, Norway.

Lindholmens Varv, Göteborg launched motor vessel HÖEGH CYGNET ordered by Leif Höegh, Oslo, Norway.

Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad AB launched motorvessel TRITON ordered by Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Oslo, Norway.

Öresundsvarvet AB launched motor vessel MAGNE ordered by Stockholms Rederi AB Svea, Stockholm, Sweden.

West German ship owners get permission to a limited extent resume shipping on the rest of the world.

Eriksbergs Mek. Verkstad AB deliver reefer ship ARCTIC OCEAN to AB Oceankompaniet, Göteborg, Sweden.

INGRID, (motorgaleas of Hönö, Sweden), on a voyage Gothenburg - Hamburg with herring, grounded on Anholt Österrev but refloated by Svitzers Bjergelaug on Anholt and continued the journey.

The Danish motorship Bjarke was on a journey from Gdynia in Poland to Kristiansand with a cargo of coal when she stranded at Grønningen. The crew on board who counted twenty five men got in the lifeboats after the accident and rowed in to Kristiansand, where the crews only injured where taken care of at the hospital.

Soviet submarine SC-307 disarmed & converted to floating charging station PZS-5.

Israel is established as a Jewish state following the partition of Palestine

M/V Rutland ended her days outside Dirhue in Vestfold county. Rutland had earlier been in two accidents, but this time the ship had to yield for the forces in the sea. The ship was on a journey from Bergen to Oslo when she stranded in the night after the captain had misunderstood light from land with the lighthouse Barkvedlykta. The crew radioed for assistance after the accident, and early in the morning the rescue vessel Uræd showed up. They made several attempts to get the ship of ground, but all attempts were unsuccessful. On the afternoon the same day the ship tips over and sink down in the deep. later Also the rescue vessel Ula appear at the scene, and they manage to rescue the cargo and most of the inventory onboard.

When passing up the river Tyne from Hull, and bound inwards towards Newcastle, the British steamer  ARBROATH sheered off course, and collided, with the Passenger pontoon for the East Howden Ferry. The force of the collision was such that the pontoon was holed, while the passenger bridge connecting the pontoon to the quayside was wrenched over to one side and badly damaged. As this was a very busy river crossing it was extremely fortunate that at the time of the collision, the Ferryboat ALKER was discharging passengers at the opposite side of the river. The ARBROATH sustained a certain amount of damage at the waterline, with a buckled bow and rivets sprung.  Much to the dismay of the local population, the whole East Howden Ferry operation was forced to close down for several days while repairs were carried out to both the pontoon and the connecting bridge.

4 USS Navy submarine delivered and commissioned into Turkish Navy. USS BRILL was named as TCG 1.İNÖNÜ, USS BLUEBACK as TCG 2.İNÖNÜ, USS BOARFISH as TCG SAKARYA and USS CHUB as TCG GÜR. These new submarines replaced old submarines with the same name.

EMPIRE ISLANDER  run aground off Octeville, after several attempts to refloat herself by using her own engines, it was found impossible. The ship did not move, but remained hard and fast aground. Assistance was required, the captain signed a form of salvage agreement with the attendant salvage vessel's master. Two salvage tugs then passed towlines aboard the stranded vessel and commenced to haul. At first there was only a slight movement of the vessel, but as the two tugs continued with their efforts they were rewarded with further movement. After nine long, and strenuous hours, with the salvage tugs exerting maximum pulling power, and the hawsers threatening to break under the tremendous pressure, the ship finally slithered free. At last, as the vessel refloated, and the ship was once more under her own power, but escorted by the salvage vessels, she departed for the port of Rouen on the Seine, in France, where she arrived safely on the following day. Once the vessel was docked, a survey of the hull revealed that little damage had occurred, and that there was only a little flooding in the number 1 tank. As no further damage was evident, the ship immediately left Rouen for West Hartlepool where she was dry-docked and receive a full survey.

Belgian steamer MARIE sunk after collision with steamer BHARATKAND (2.905/ 1943) in dense fog 8 miles NE Ushant when on a voyage Rotterdam – La Pallice with a cargo of iron ore.

Swedish motor ship DAGMAR SALEN had fire on board about 19 nm. off Delaware on voyage Baltimore – Philadelphia in ballast. Towed in to Newport News and was declared as a “total loss”. The wreck was sold to A/S Mosnes Shipping.

Sajavia. Mission boat. Ashore at Point Arrowsmith in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Ex-HMCS Arleux foundered off White Head Bay NS.

British steamer EMPIRE SUCCESS (MOWT) Scuttled with cargo of poison gas bombs in Bay of Biscay.

USCGC Bibb rescued the crew of the Portuguese fishing vessel Gaspar.

A collision occurred between the 940 gross ton Motor vessel CAMEO, (built 1937) and the British steamer  ARBROATH when proceeding to the buoys at Greenhithe, after arriving from St.Brieuce in France. The CAMEO, bound towards London, with a cargo of Limestone from Llandulas in North Wales received extensive damage to her bulwarks, the ARBROATH received only a few minor indentations to her own bulwarks.

Danish passenger steamer CARL (409 grt / 1884). Sank in a severe storm off Russarö in Bay of Finland. 14 persons killed.

U-1105 is sunk during explosive trials in the Chesapeake Bay, USA. She is later raised.

British steamer COLWITH FORCE (805 grt / 1918). Stranded and capsized in River Ouse outside Goole whilst on passage Goole to Plymouth with coal. Later salvaged and broken up.

Dona Paz. Philippine passenger ferry. Foundered in collision with Oil tanker Vector about 110 miles South of Manila

Destroyer HMCS Iroquois recommissioned.

Frigate HMCS La Hulloise recommissioned.

11 mines explodes at the Mine Workshop at Naval Base Copenhagen, caused by a fire. 16 persons lost their lives, mainly firemen from the Copenhagen Fire Department and Falck's Rescue Services. Almost every building belonging to the Naval Mine Warfare Department in the area were flattened.

During a severe "nor'easter" off the New England coast, the T-2 tankers SS Fort Mercer and SS Pendleton broke in half. U .S. Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and lifeboat stations, working under severe winter conditions, rescued and removed 62 persons from the foundering ships or from the water with a loss of only five lives.

Ore steamer SAIVO (9.200 ton), owned by Trafik AB Grangesberg - Oxelosund on voyage to Holland with a cargo of iron ore, collided in dense fog with the Panamanian steamer WINDWARD ISLANDS about 14 miles NNE Hammaren on Bornholm and sinks. The crew of 32 is saved by Windward Islands, which only get minor damage, and landed in Sweden.

Orenstein - Koppel und Lübecker Maschinenbau, Lübeck, W. Germany launch motorvessel BOLMAREN for Rederi AB Transatlantic, Gothenburg, Sweden..

Uddevallavarvet AB deliver motorvessel SUNGRAN to A/S Rederiet Odfjell, Bergen, Norway.

Norwegian motorship THORODD on a journey from Karmoy to Tofte paper mill when suddenly the cargo loosen up. After a short time the vessel starts to tip over, and Thorodd starts to take in water. The crew sets course for Risør to save the vessel, but when the masts lies under water the crew decides to abandon the vessel. The crew soon gets picked up by another boat, but the proud vessel with so many services behind her ends her days in the water north of Lyngør. THORODD was built in the USA just after WW1, then with the name Fleurus, and put into service until 1924 by the French Navy. The vessel was then sold to Norway and put into civil service. In 1934 Fleurus was sold to Thorodd Ltd and renamed M/V Thorodd. The spring of 1940 the vessel were put into service as a neutrality guard boat until the war broke out in Norway and then sent northward and used among other things, transporting POW's. The vessel experienced a few smaller engagements with the German invasion force before she ended up in England. Here the vessel quickly were rebuilt as a minesweeper  and put into service cleaning up mines around the area of Abeerdeen and Dundee. On the 14th of September 1944 the vessel was taken out of service of minesweeping and spent the rest of the war without doing nothing... After the war Thorodd returns to Norway and is put into civil service again with several different owners and tasks.

Novorossiysk (Soviet Union) - The Novorossiysk was moored in Sevastopol Bay, 300 meters (1000 feet) from shore and opposite a hospital. At 1:30am, an explosion of undetermined origin occurred. The Novorossiysk capsized and sank with the loss of 608 sailors.

The motorvessel TOM B. went down near Oksø outside Kristiansand city  after she had driven straight into a cliffwall near Oksø under harsh weather. The crew was after the accident rescued, and nobody got injured. The wreck of Tom B has been teared much down in the years after the accident, and today the wreck lies in three pieces on twenty meters depht on the east side of Oksø.

CITE DE LONDRES, 130/15-m.v. was raised 8/11/58 and is now being reconditioned for service.

DORSODURO (Stad Haarlem-53), 4,569/29, recently sold by the Lloyd Veneziano, Italy, to Japanese shipbreakers, sank in a position 4.20 N, 106.10 E, while on voyage from Singapore to Kobe. She was carrying a cargo of phosphate. Her crew of 23 was saved.

GENTIANA, capsized and sank off Simrishamn while on a voyage from Karlshamn to Hamburg with a cargo of oil in drums. One of her crew was lost.
(GENTIANA, 452/56-m.v., owned by the Trelleborgs Angfartygs AB, Sweden.)

HILDEBRAND, 7,735/51, broke in two 2/12/58.

B.T. V, sank in Skelleftehamn Roads after she had been in collision with the Swedish motor vessel GLIMMAREN, 3,214/39. She was, however, moved to a safe anchorage 18/12/58 for the winter and salvage operations will be commenced in the Spring. She was refloated 17/5/59 and towed to Skelleftehamn for repairs next day.
(B.T. V, 419/44-motor tanker, owned by AB Bensintransport, Sweden.)
(GLIMMAREN, 3,214/39.)

PRODROMOS, and KING MINOS, were in collision about 12 miles from Dungeness. The latter ship was extensively damaged but arrived the following day at Boulogne under her own power; the stern of PRODROMOS was cut off in the collision, and she had to be beached in a sinking condition, 2½ miles south of Rye, by the French motor tug JEAN-BART, 716/56 which had taken her in tow. She was, however, later refloated and arrived at Boulogne, 11/12/58. PRODROMOS was later sold to Belgian shipbreakers.
(PRODROMOS, 7,194/43, (Centurion-54, President Pretorius-52, James B. Hickok-48), owned by the Cia. Nav. Prodromos, Liberia.)
(KING MINOS, 10,930/58-m.v., owned by the Hellenic Star Greek Maritime Co., Ltd, Greece.)

SQUAMISH QUEEN, had sunk off Barkley Sound, although without loss of life.
(SQUAMISH QUEEN, 178/43-m.v., owned by the Anglo-British Columbia Packing Co., Ltd, Canada.)

IVAN C., was destroyed by fire which broke out when she was laid up at Rimouski,
(IVAN C. 148/38, wooden motor vessel, owned by G. Cote, Canada.)

PRINSES IRENE, was severely damaged by fire which broke out while she was fitting out at Hardinxveld.
(PRINSES IRENE, 7,200g-m.v., launched 12/7/58 by Van Vliet, Hardinxveld, for the Oranje Lijn (Maats Zeetransport), N.V., Netherlands.)

SVALAN, went aground at Herta, Gotland, after developing engine trouble while on a voyage from Visby to Ronehamn.
(SVALAN, (Zwaluw-52), 225/26-m.v., owned by K. A. E. Larsson, Sweden.)

ANNELIS CHRISTOPHERSEN, and on a voyage from Leningrad to Bilbao, was in collision in the Kiel Canal with ANNIK, which was on a voyage from Vilvorde to Odense. Both ships were extensively damaged.
(ANNELIS CHRISTOPHERSEN, 998/51-m.v., owned by W. H. Christophersen, Germany.)
(ANNIK, 1,381/40, owned by the Flensburger Trampreeder G.m.b.H., Germany.)

ANTON WILHELM, went aground near Suusaari in the Gulf of Finland while on a voyage from Leningrad to West German ports, and was abandoned by her crew.
(ANTON WILHELM, 425/50-m.v., owned by A. Boyksen, Germany.)

ROYAL PACIFIC, went aground at Santa Elena Point, Guayaquil and became a total loss.
(ROYAL PACIFIC, 312/51-m.v., owned by the Royal Pacific Corporation, United States.)

EARSDON, 234/12-tug was beached and placed on slip for examination 15/12/58.

A. SAN RAFAEL; ran aground in the Gabeiras Islands 11/12/58 while on a voyage from Gijon to Ferrol. She sank, with the loss of seven of her crew of ten.
(A. SAN RAFAEL; (Lazaro-42, Besos), 398/62, owned by Nav. Com. Aspe S.A., Spain.)

ARNOLD, sank near Hesselo Island after her cargo had shifted in heavy weather during a voyage from Halmstad to a West German port. Her crew was saved.
(ARNOLD 242/30-m.v., owned by H. Schepers, Germany.)

GABRIELITO, 126/42-wooden trawler, owned by Pesquerias Gabriel Gonzalez, Spain, was abandoned in a sinking condition in a position 36.5 N, 7.5 W.

TRIESTINO, (Nirit-57, S. Antonio II-51), 353/45-wooden auxiliary, owned by Mario Fragiacomo, Italy, sank near Sibenik following an explosion. She was on a voyage from Monopoli to Rijeka. Six of her crew of seven were lost.

SIERRA BERMEJA, 398/58-m.v., owned by Maritima del Norte, S.A., Spain, sank, 25 miles from Cape Machichaco while on a voyage from Antwerp to Bilbao.

SANDWICH, 2,606/20, owned by the Cia. Avia de Vapores, Panama, went aground on Alacran Reef, Mexico while on a voyage from Cuba to Tampico.

DOGME, 1,816/43, owned by the Dai Han Coal Corporation, Korea, was blown ashore at Mukho. Later refloated, reconditioned and returned to service.

TENSYA MARU No. 11, capsized and sank near Fukushima, north of Tokyo. Thirteen members of her crew lost their lives.
(TENSYA MARU No. 11, 499/58-m.v., owned by the Kambara Kisen K.K. Japan.)

NOROY (Gjendin), 104/01, owned by the Hovding Skipsopphugging, Norway, sank at Sandnessjoen during a storm.

MINSTER, 3,194/50-m.v., owned by Stephenson Clarke, Ltd, sustained considerable damage when she was in collision near Shoeburyness with the tanker BRITISH TENACITY, 8,439/39-m.v.

SALVADOR, 181/30-tug, owned by Cia de Nav. Fluvial Argentina, Argentine, foundered in the River Plate, in the Martin Garcia channel in heavy weather, while on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Concordia.

CORNELIA MARIA, 218/52-motor trawler, owned by the Visscherij Mij. Cornelis Vrolijk, Neterlands, sank off Dunmore East, Co. Waterford, after being in collision with the German trawler GUSTAV BORGNER, 398/49. Her crew was rescued without loss.

RUNODD, 169/33-m.v., owned by E. Onarheim, Norway, went aground off Etne, Sunnhordland. Refloated 6/1/59

9/1 1959

The fishery cruiser FREYA, 274/54, owned by the Scottish Home Department, sank 4 miles south of Wick, after being capsized by heavy seas. Three members of her crew lost their lives.

RUBICON, 499/51-m.v., owned by D. Schothorst & W. Schuitema, Netherlands, went aground on the east coast of Majorca while on a voyage from Belfast to Savona, but was refloated 2/2/59 and then sold to Spanish buyers.

GOLDEN MASTER, 8,695/58-m.v., owned by the Skibs A/S Golden West, Norway, struck a reef east of Tauranga and was beached off the port while on a voyage from Nauru to Auckland. After repairs, she was refloated 25/1/59.

Hop, 3,973/24, sold by A. Kjerland & Co. A/S, Norway to Belgian shipbreakers went aground off Flushing while being towed from Arendal to Antwerp. She was refloated and arrived at Flushing 11/1/59 sailing again 14/1/59 for Zeebrugge.

ALHENA, 7289/40, owned by Van Nievelt Goudriaan & Co., Netherlands, sustained severe damage when she was aground in the River Scheldt 10-11/1/59

BAR HAVEN, 1,138/48, owned by the Canadian Ministry of Transport, went aground at Ragged Point, N.F., and the passengers on board were taken off. The crew, however, remained on board, and the ship was refloated, 13/1/59.

MARINA DI SAPRI (Marina-54), 132/46-wooden motor vessel, owned by Guido Trevisan, Italy, sank near Pula while on a voyage from Venice to Pula.

MIRADOR, 21,020/58-tanker sank at Iskenderun after a second explosion which was followed by fire, which also destroyed IMROZ. Five of her crew were lost.

VALIANT EFFORT, (Pitsa H-58. Nicholas C. H.-54, Sea Gale-53, Seagale -51, Rufus W. Peckham-51), 7,205/43, owned by Ocean Carriers Corporation, United States, was abandoned by her crew after her steering gear had broken down in a gale near Cani Island, Tunisia. She subsequently drove aground and was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Calcutta.

SILVANA, 332/21-motor trawler, owned by J. H. Thorsson, Sweden, was abandoned by her crew after being trapped in ice near Hudiksvall. She subsequently drove aground and became a total loss.

NATONE, (Wongala-56, Wyatt Earp), 430/19-wooden auxiliary, owned by Sydney-Ulverstone Shipping Pty, Ltd, Port Moresby, Papua, went aground 100 miles north of Brisbane and subsequently broke up.

YANDRA, 918/28-m.v., owned by Coast Steamships, Ltd, Australia, went aground and sank on the South Neptune Islands in fog. She was sold "as lies" at an auction 19/2/59 for scrapping to W. Brown and G. Hines.

MANTHOS 309/33-m.v. Greek flag, went aground at Porto Rafti while on a voyage from Piraeus to Stylis. She was refloated 30/1/59, but had sustained severe bottom damage.

HANS HEDTOFT, 2,875/58-m.v., owned by the Royal Greenland Company, Denmark, struck an iceberg off the south coast of Greenland while on the return leg of her maiden voyage from Julianehaab to Copenhagen. The last radio message received from her was at 9.06 p.m. G.M.T. that day and said that she was sinking. An extensive search failed to reveal any trace of the ship or of the 55 passengers and 39 crew who were on board.

ELY (Thetis-55), 4,123/30, owned by the Cia. Auxiliar Maritima, Ltda, Costa Rica, foundered in Dunkirk Roads where she had been towed by the tug JEAN-BART, 716/56-m.v., following a collision in the English Channel 30/1/59 with the Liberian motor tanker ANDREAS, 13,262/56, while on a voyage from Antwerp to Tampico.

WESERSTEIN, 6,795/53, owned by the Roland Linie S-G.m.b.h, Germany, went aground in the River Scheldt while on a voyage from Brisbane to Hamburg, and although refloated 4/2/59 she had sustained extensive damage.

BORRA, 174/47-m.v., owned by F. Russo, Italy, went aground at the eastern entrance to the Corinth Canal, but was refloated 13/4/59 and repaired.

GOVERT GRINDHAUG (Heinrich Baumgarten-58), 467/37-m.v., owned by Govert Grindhaug, Norway, sank outside Bergen after grounding while on a voyage from Aalesund to Germany.

ALLADALE, (Aquilla-54), 450/07, owned by Richard Abel & Sons, Ltd, Liverpool, on charter to the Fleetwood Sand & Gravel Co., Ltd, heeled over and became submerged at Fleetwood. She was refloated 11/3/59 and handed over to her owners, at Fleetwood, 16/3/59.

CANTENAC, 1,004/54-g.t., owned by Worms et Cie, France, went aground two miles N.E. of Aoukacha Point, near Casablanca while on a voyage from Saffi to Granville. She was refloated 21/2/59.

INAL, (Depute Abel Ferry-35), 2,015/21, owned by Mustafa Cemaloglu Ferit Inal, Turkey, went aground near Zonguldak in bad weather and it will not be possible to refloat her.

IRINI, (Tramontana-56, Arator-53, Equator-52, Atlanta-39, Shahristan -34, Ninive, Turkistan), 4,465/11, owned by Santa Irini Cia. Mar., Ltda, San Jose (Panamanian flag), went aground in the River Scheldt while on a voyage from Antwerp to Yugoslavia and later broke in two. Salvage was impossible and she was broken up as lies.

MARY-BRIGITTE, 110/55-motor trawler, owned by Jules.le Goff, France, foundered three miles off Blasket Light House, Irish Republic, after grounding. All her crew were lost.

PITHO, 165/14-tug, owned by the Singapore Harbour Board, capsized and sank at Singapore after colliding with the Japanese steamer TAKESHIMA MARU, 8,853/52. Five of her crew were lost. She was refloated 15/3/59.

CAPE DAUPHIN, (Benjamin C-54), 179/46-motor fishing vessel owned by National Sea Products, Ltd, Canada, sank in heavy weather 120 miles S.E. of Cape Race. Her crew was rescued.

JULI, 657/47-trawler, owned by Baejarutgerd Hafnarfjardar, Iceland, disappeared off N.E. Newfoundland, about 180 miles N.E. of Gander, during 2/59. She was last heard of 8/2/59 and is presumed to have foundered that, or the following, day in heavy weather with her crew of thirty.

BLUE WAVE, (Bonnybridge-51), 289/50-motor trawler, owned by the Bonavista Cold Storage Co., Ltd, Canada, reported by radio that she was on her beam ends and iced up in a position 65 miles southwest of Cape St. Mary, Newfoundland. Beyond three boats no trace has since been found of her or her crew of sixteen.

FRANCES, 8,172/44, owned by the A. H. Bull S.S. Co., Inc., United States, sustained extensive damage when she was in collision in the Mobile Ship Canal in fog with the German motor vessel LUBECK, 5,895/56.

GUNN, (Dan-57), 181/40-m.v., owned by Hans Wikse, Norway, sank between Skjaerholmen and Buholmen.

DANNIDO, (Taldir-56), 393/47-motor trawler, owned by the Association Rochelaise de Peche a Vapeur, France, went aground near Cap Gris Nez in fog and became a total loss.

SPETSAI GLORY, 5,185/27, owned by the Cia. Mar. de Isola Spetsai, Costa Rica, went aground on the S.W. coast of Crete, but was refloated 21/2/59 with some damage.

OCEAN TRADER, (Alabama-54), 6,991/31, owned by the Walter Shipping Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, went aground at the entrance to Tokyo Bay during bad weather while on a voyage from Aguada to Chiba. She sank 25/2/59. It was her owners' intention to dispose of the ship for demolition on completion of the voyage during which she was wrecked.

NOVAYA SIBIR, 3,816/55, owned by the Sovtorgflot, Russia, went aground off Bergen while on a voyage from Aarhus to Murmansk and was abandoned as a total loss.

HELENE B. SCHUPP, (Helene-53, Weichsel), 742/97-m.v., owned by J. H. T. Schupp, Germany, capsized and sank thirty miles west of the Danish coast while on a voyage from Szczecin to Rotterdam. Her master was lost.

ATA, (Nizeti-57, Flamenco-52, Irish Rose-46, Mall-42, Germinal, Lake Harney), 1,901/18, formerly owned by the Soc. di Nav. Mar. Katama, Italy, which became a constructive total loss as a result of grounding damage sustained 21/2/58 off Zanzibar, left Zanzibar 18/3/59 bound in tow for Dar-es-Salaam for demolition.

ORE TRANSPORT, 20,910/54-bulk carrier, owned by Universe Tankships, Inc., Liberia, went aground in Mobile Bay while on a voyage to that port from Puerto Ordaz, but was refloated undamaged 4/3/59.

USS Strong rescues 13 Arab fishermen from Bahrain when their fishing boats foundered in a storm.

STELLATUS, (Herma Gorthon-51), 1,827/36, owned by the Rederi AB Brubor, Sweden, went aground 21 miles south of Duncansby Head in fog while on a voyage from Abo to Ellesmere Port. She was abandoned, and broke in two 10/3/59

STELLA CARINA, 555/48-trawler, owned by Derwent Trawlers, Ltd, was beached off Hull in a sinking condition after being in collision in the Humber with the collier MENDIP, 1,362/50 which was at anchor. STELLA CARINA was refloated 27/5/59.

VORMANN RASS, 999/56-m.v., owned by the Lenox A.G., Germany, was severely damaged aft by a fire which broke out in her engine room when she was south of Prawle Point while on a voyage from Dublin to Antwerp. She was towed into Plymouth the following day by the minesweeper ACUTE, and after the fire had been extinguished and temporary repairs effected, was towed to Vlaardingen for repair

JALAVIKRAM, 4,573/58-m.v., owned by the Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, India, extensive damage was sustained when she was in collision in the River Elbe, with the British motor vessel PORT JACKSON, 9,827/37, which was herself beached with heavy damage, but was subsequently refloated and docked for repair

SACHI MARU, 934/44-m.v., owned by the Kobe Sambashi K.K., Japan, foundered off Kanaiwa, in a position 36.36 N, 136.34 E after her cargo had shifted in heavy weather. Her crew was saved

USS Skate (SSN-578) surfaces at North Pole.

St. Lawrence Seaway opens for traffic as the first ship enters the locks south of Montreal; 650 km. waterway between Montreal and Lake Erie.

USS Eversole rescues 14 Chinese Nationalist fishermen from their sinking fishing trawler in the Formosa Strait.

VALCHEM, 10,416/42-t.e. tanker, owned by the Heron S.S. Co., United States, was heavily damaged aft when she was in collision off Atlantic City with the Grace Liner SANTA ROSA, 15,371/58, while on a voyage from New York to Baytown in ballast. The forward part of SANTA ROSA was also extensively damaged. VALCHEM was later declared a "total loss" and sold to J. C. Berkwit & Co., and arrived in tow at Baltimore 12/6/59. She was laid up while consideration is given to the possibilities of converting her into a storage barge.

ANTONIN DVORAK, 7,176/43, sold by the United States Department of Commerce to the Patapsco Steel Company broke adrift, from the tug OIL­TRANSCO, 175/43-m.v., while in tow from Wilmington, N.C., to Baltimore for demolition, and went aground near Cape Hatteras. She was refloated 22/4/59 and arrived in tow at Baltimore 24/4/59 for scrapping by the Patapsco Steel Company

MANOLITO, 7,210/43, owned by the Olmedo Cia. de Nav., Panama, (Costa Rican flag) sustained serious damage when she was in collision about six miles from the entrance to the River Oder with the Danish steamer HAFNIA, 2,060/24.

BLYTHE STAR, 305/45-m.v., owned by the Leven Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd, Australia, sank about 5 miles north of Burnie, Tasmania, after being abandoned when fire followed an explosion in her engine room while in Bass Strait. One of her crew was lost.

BLAAEGG, (N. H. Knudtzon-49), 101/90-motor fishing vessel, owned by N. J. Blaalid and Partners, Norway, sank after springing a leak in a position 110 miles ENE of Lerwick.

MOSBORG, 12,490/52-motor tanker, owned by T. Mosvold, Norway, was extensively damaged aft by a fire which broke out in her engine room and spread to destroy the entire superstructure. Damage to her machinery is not known. She was taken in tow following the fire and arrived at Aden, 1/6/59. Arrived in the Tyne 29/6/59 in tow for repairs to her extensive damage by Smith's Dock Company, Ltd, South Shields.

CHANNEL TRADER, went aground on the north tip of Burhou, near Alderney, in fog while on a voyage from Portsmouth to Alderney. She was abandoned by her crew and later sank.

ANDORA, 7,282/45, owned by the Bienvenido S.S. Co., Ltd, Panama, (Greek flag), went aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway, below Bertrand H. Snell Lock, while endeavouring to avoid a collision with the steamer MANITOULIN, 1,940/29, while outward bound from Fort William. She was refloated 28/5/59, but went aground again.

BERKEL, 1,583/46, owned by the Rederi AB Svea, Sweden, was abandoned by her crew after fire had broken out following an explosion in the engine room. The explosion occurred north of Gotska Sandon in the Baltic while the BERKEL was on a voyage from Soderhamn to Rouen. She was taken in tow and arrived Dalaro, Sweden the same day. She was later declared a total loss, and arrived at Ystad 18/8/59 to be scrapped. 

TERUO MARU, (Terukuni Maru No. 8-57) 616/48-m.v., owned by the Hatomaru Kaiun Y.K., Japan, went aground at Tenjinbana, off Izuoshima and was abandoned.

THEOSKEPASTI, 7,138/43, owned by the Cia. Mar. Las Perlas, Panama (Liberian flag), went aground in the St. Marys River, off Detour while outward bound from Port Arthur to London. She was refloated 16/6/59, with little damaged.

BALEARES, 1,087/13, owned by the Casa Blanca Steamship Corporation, Panama (Costa Rican flag), was reported to have gone aground at Punta Hollandes, near Cape San Antonio, but was refloated 12/7/59. Arrived in tow at Miami 25/7/59, and is to be sold there "as is" by her owners, who do not intend to repair her.

Collision between the SS SANTA ROSA and the SS VALCHEM, off the coast of New Jersey, with loss of life.

MONROVIA, (Commandant le Biboul-54, Commandant Mantelet-51, Empire Falstaff-45), 6,674/43, owned by the Eastern Shipping Corporation, Liberia, sank eleven miles off Thunder Bay Island in Lake Huron after being in a collision the previous day in fog with ROYALTON, 7,164/24, owned by Scott Misener Steamships, Ltd, Canada, while on a voyage from Antwerp to Duluth.

ISIS, 1,853/23, owned by the Khedivial Mail Line, Egypt, was aground in Tor Anchorage in the Gulf of Suez, refloated 29/6/59.

STANIEL, 628/43-m.v., owned by Lovering & Sons, Ltd, was beached three miles south of Lowestoft after fire had broken out in her cargo of straw while on a voyage from Boston to Jersey. Considerable damage was caused to the ship, which was refloated 29/6/59 and berthed. Later declared a total loss and sold to Dutch shipbreakers. She arrived in tow at Ymuiden 16/10/59.

TAXIARHIS, 5,244/44, owned by Lebanesa Ltda, Lebanon, went aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway after being in collision with the German motor vessel CARL JULIUS, 6,202/53. She was, however, refloated 4/7/59 and taken to Montreal.

HOEGH SILVERSTREAM, 6,302/48-m.v., owned by Leif Hoegh & Co., Norway, sustained heavy damage when a fire broke out while she was lying at Calcutta and was not extinguished until 5/7/59.

ANVERS, (Sally Maersk-53), 5,153/45-m.v., owned by the Cie. Royale Belgo-Argentine (Armement Deppe, S.A.), Belgium, has been declared a total loss as a result of damage caused by a fire which broke out 5/7/59 following an engine-room explosion when she was lying anchored south of Cameron, Louisi­ana, during a voyage from Mobile to Antwerp. She was beached in shallow water, but has been so seriously damaged as to be beyond repair.

ASPA, (Stefanos-59, Dimitrios I-55, Stephanos-51, Draga-40, Gyuri-37, Cap Ferrat-37, Lieselotte, Turnus, Tarset, H.M.S. Kilburn), 653/18-m.v., owned by A. Veroutis, Greece, was reported to have sunk near the island of Rhodes in a position 36.1 N, 28E, after heavy seas had flooded her engine room during a voyage from Haifa to Constantza. Her crew was saved.

PRINCE NOVA, (Erie Isle-41, Waubic-38), 451/09-m.v., owned by J. E. McQueen, Canada, was gutted by fire and sank at Pictou. In the fire, which also engulfed the wharf where she was berthed, very considerable damage was done to property ashore.

SCARCITY, 586/48-m.v., owned by F. T. Everard & Sons, Ltd, was beached in Harwich harbour after being in collision off the port with B.P. MANAGER, 1,149/45-tanker. She was, however, refloated after temporary repairs and taken to Colchester 14/7/59.

HELMA ENTZ, 12,430/58-tanker, owned by Thomas Entz Tanker G.m.b.H., Germany, sustained severe damage when she was in collision with the Japanese steamer SHOFUKU MARU, 6,891/45 in fog S.E. of Daio Saki, Honshu Island. Fire broke out aboard both ships and the HELMA ENTZ was partially abandoned. She was, however, able to reach port under her own power.

EBANA, 3,326/48, owned by Ebbesen Rederi Co., Norway, sustained severe damage and had to be beached near Chalmette after being in collision with a barge, in tow of a tug, while outward bound from New Orleans. She was later refloated and docked for repairs.

STELVIO, 4,408/58-m.v., owned by Adriatica Soc. p.A. di Nav., Italy,  sustained serious damage when she was in collision off Alexandria with the Italian motor vessel DONATELLA PARODI.

A fire aboard the tanker WESTBROOK, 8,137/42, owned by Duff Herbert & Mitchell, Ltd (J. A. Billmeir, Manager), whilst laid up at Barry caused considerable damage to the amidships accommodation.

QUEEN ELIZABETH, 83,673/40, owned by the Cunard S.S. Co., Ltd was involved in a slight collision in fog in the Ambrose Channel with the American steamer AMERICAN HUNTER, 8,433/44.

WUPPERTAL, 3,280/55-m.v., owned by the Hamburg-America Line, Germany was reported to have gone aground on Serranilla Bank, in a position 16 N, 80 W. She was refloated 16/8/59.

SAN CRISTOBAL, (Carenero-49, Tonijn-37) 366/36-m.v., owned by J. Salazar, Venezuela, foundered some fifty miles off Corinto, Nicaragua, while on a voyage from La Libertad to Puntarenas.

CARMEN ROMERO, (Amelia-39), 137/18, owned by A. Mosqueira Garcia and partners, foundered one and a half miles north east of Cape Penas while on a voyage from Musel to San Esteban de Pravia.

NARANCO, 984/20, owned by Naviera Angel Alvarez, Spain, sank after being in collision six miles off Dungeness in fog with the Panamanian motor vessel GOLDSTONE, 8,684/58. One of her crew was lost. She was at the time on a voyage from Aviles to Rotterdam.

STAXTON WYKE, (Kingston Emerald-51, Lady Hogarth-46), 472/37­trawler, owned by the West Dock Steam Fishing Co., Ltd, Hull, sank twelve miles off Flamborough Head after being in collision in thick fog with the ore carrier DALHANNA, 11,452/58-m.v. Five of her crew were lost.

TATA* (Jelling-59), 500/58-m.v., owned by Cia. de Nav. Mar. "Netumar", Brazil, left Rio Janeiro bound for Salvador and has not since been heard of.

OLYMPIA, (Inga Britt-59, Grane-51, Vineta-34, Margaretha Ausborn, Alwine, Hugin), 286/20-wooden auxiliary, owned by Captain E. Diestelkamp, Lebanese flag, sank near Gdansk shortly after leaving that port for Helsinki. It is believed that she struck a mine, but it could have been an explosion caused by combustion of her coal cargo.

MARIANNE, (Auks-53), 184/37-m.v., owned by S. Kullberg, Finland, is reported to have foundered in the Aland Islands after springing a leak.

KAMOGAWA MARU No. 3, 285/34-m.v., owned by the Shimosaki Kisen K.K., Japan, was sunk at Nagoya by Typhoon Vera.

KOSHO MARU; 4,960/50-m.v., owned by the Daido Kaiun K.K., Japan, was driven ashore at Yokkaichi, by Typhoon Vera. She was refloated 27/11/59.

KYUSHU MARU, 7,276/53-m.v., owned by the Sawayama Kisen K.K., Japan, was driven ashore in Atsumi Bay, near Nagoya, by Typhoon Vera. She was refloated 19/11/59.

MIKAGE MARU, 2,731/49, owned by the Muko Kisen K.K., Japan, was driven aground at Yokkaichi, by Typhoon Vera. Refloated 21/10/59

SHORYU MARU, 5,602/50, owned by the Matsuoka Kisen K.K. Japan, was driven ashore in Atsumi Bay, near Nagoya, by Typhoon Vera.

TENSYA MARU No. 6, 594/56-m.v., owned by the Kambara Kisen K.K., Japan, was driven aground off Handa City, by Typhoon Vera.

UNYO MARU No. 23, 917/48-m.v., owned by the Nakamura Kisen K.K., Japan, was driven ashore in Atsumi Bay, by Typhoon Vera. Broke up and became a total loss.

YASUKUNI MARU, 4,485/58-m.v., owned by the Hamane Kisen K.K. was driven ashore in Owase Bay by the typhoon Vera, but was refloated 3/10/59.

YUBARI MARU, 4,250/25, owned by the Shimatani Kisen K.K., Japan, was driven aground in Atsumi Bay by the typhoon Vera. Refloated 28/1/60.

MANI, 955/58-m.v., owned by Luis Rial Paz, Spain, grounded forty miles south of Port Sudan while on a voyage to that port from Karachi. She was refloated 3/10/59 but had to be beached on Wingate Reef the following day to avoid foundering. She was later abandoned as a total loss.

TJITJALENGKA, 10,972/39-m.v., owned by the Koninklijke Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen N.V., Netherlands, was driven aground off Nagoya, by Typhoon Vera. Salvage is expected to take at least three months. She was refloated 16/12/59.

TENAX (147950) 3846 g.t., built 1925 by Wm. Gray, West hartlepool as the INGOLA for Maclay & McIntyre, Glasgow, 1940 sold to Tenax SS Co (Muir Young Ltd) renamed TENAX, 1946 sold to Chong Kwoh SS Co, Shanghai, China, 1947 to Cambray Prince SS Co, Hong Kong (John Manners & Co). 1948 reverted to Chong Kwoh SS Co, renamed KWOK SING, 1948 sold to San Antonio SS Co, Panama (Wallem & Co, Hong Kong) renamed SAN ANTONIO, 1951 sold to Mitsui Sempaku K.K., Tokyo renamed YUBARI MARU, 1952 to Shimatani Kisen K.K., Kobe, 27.9.1959 ashore in typhoon in Atsumi Bay, 1961 sold to Japanese shipbreakers

THORWALD, 582/49-motor tanker, owned by the Tankreederei De Vries & Co. K.G., Germany, capsized in the River Elbe and sank in shallow water after being in collision with the German steamer TEMA PALM, 6,255/53 while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Brunsbuttel. She was, however, refloated 11/10/59 and taken to the Mutzelfeldtwerft for examination.

MALAYA, (Lulu-59, Royal-57, Nandi-51. Alba-37. Alga-37, Depute Josselin De Rohan-36), 2,057/20, owned by Transporte de Minerales S.A. Panama, foundered after being abandoned in a position 23.14 N, 117.35 E. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Kobe with a cargo of scrap iron and during a heavy swell the cargo shifted and knocked a hole in the ship's side.

WILLIAM MCARTHUR, 2,393/24, owned by R. W. Miller & Co. Pty, Ltd, Australia, which went aground north of Port Jackson, but was subsequently refloated, has been found to be not worthy of repair, and has been sold to Hines Metals, Ltd, Adelaide, for scrapping.

LARANAH, (Island Queen), 740/14, owned by the Chip Hong Nav. Co., Ltd., Panama, sank 100 miles SW. of Manila after striking a submerged object while on a voyage from Borneo to Hong Kong. Her crew was saved.

RODOLOVEN, 106/71-wooden auxiliary, owned by P. Olsen Kvalo, Norway, sank while berthed at Aure but was refloated 4/11/59.

ZENKO MARU No. 10, 264/55-motor trawler, owned by Masagoro Okutsu, Japan, was wrecked 160 miles NNE. of Kumejima, Okinawa, but all her crew was rescued.

THUNTANK IV, 620/36-motor tanker, owned by Helge Kallsson, Sweden, capsized in Lake Vener but was righted, refloated and beached at Lurobrott early in 11/59. She was later declared as a total loss.

TRANSPOLLUX, (Transarctic-57, Leo M-55, Eastern Sun-54), 9,100/30-­motor tanker, owned by Transpollux Carriers Corporation, Liberia, went aground 12 miles south of Cape Corenti Lighthouse, Sicily,  and became a total loss. She was on a voyage from Trogir to New Orleans in ballast.

American tanker EASTERN SUN wrecked 10nm S Cape Corriente LS, Sicily.

ESSO AARHUS, 16,865/56-motor tanker, owned by Dansk Esso A/S., Denmark, sustained severe bottom damage when she went aground on Shah Allum Shoal in the Persian Gulf. She was refloated 28/10/59.

CORZO, 331/43-m.v., owned by Tecnica Urbanisadora y Constructora, Mexico, foundered in shallow water at Manzanillo in a hurricane during the night of 26-27/10/59 and became a total loss.

SINALOA, (Port Paix-57, Nueva Esparta-55, Andromeda-46), 1,580/43­m.v., owned by Servicios Maritimos del Pacifico, Mexico, foundered off Manzanillo during a hurricane in the night of 26-27/10/59. Twenty-eight of those on board lost their lives; eleven were saved.

XALAPA, (Diane-56, Barbara-48, G.P.17, and originally the United States Navy LST.1125),  3,989/45-m.v., owned by Transportes Maritimos Mexicanos, Mexico, was driven aground at Manzanillo by the hurricane in the night of 26-27/10/59 and was a total loss.

SANTO TOMAS, 1,119/23, owned by the Cia. Nav. de Occidente, Mexico, sustained irreparable damage in the cyclone at Manzanillo 26-27/10/59.

HINRICH SIEGHOLD, 941/57-m.v., went aground in Loch Scresort on the island of Rum and was abandoned by her crew.

Fermel. Wrecked off Meolfre Point Anglesey. Crew of 8 saved.

MARISCO, (Heika-56, Moyra-46), 1,396/31, owned by the Cia. de Nav. Altamar, S.A., Panama, sank off Gythion, in the Gulf of Laconia, after being abandoned by her crew during a voyage from Varna to Genoa. She had been aground in the Bosphorus 14-15/10/59 and sank after springing a leak in her engine room.

MARGARITA ANA, 318/44-m.v., owned by J. E. Crosby, Puerto Cortes, Honduras, sank off Falmouth, Jamaica, after an explosion in her engine room.

NIKKAI MARU, (Taisho Maru-57), 2,713/44-m.v., owned by the Nissan Kisen K.K., Japan, foundered 300 miles south of Okinawa in a typhoon while on a voyage from the Philippine Islands to Shimizu. Three of her crew lost their lives.

MASCOT, 2,042/17, owned by Wallem & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong (Panama flag), was badly damaged when she was in collision at Donggala with the French steamer DANAKIL, 3,088/44.

NIDARHOLM, 2,483/20, owned by Oilver Borg, Finland, went aground NE. of Korpholmen while on passage from Oxelosund to Abo. She was refloated 19/11/59.

SILVER RIVER, (Andreas K-58, Lord Church-56, Kindat-49), 6,118/38, owned by the Silverstar Shipping Co., Inc., Liberia, Was driven aground near Ambulong Island by a typhoon while on passage from Manilla to Zamboanga. Was found to have sustained such severe bottom damage that she is not worthy of repair, and she has, therefore, been sold to Hong Kong shipbreakers. She left Manila Bay 13/2/60 in tow, and arrived at Hong Kong, 5/3/60. Foundered 9/6/60 when a typhoon struck the island.

PRESIDENTE FIGUEROA ALCORTA, 2,460/37-motor tanker, owned by the Argentine government, was involved in collision in the River Parana, 20 miles from Rosario, with the Dutch MARSHAVEN, 5,524/48-m.v. The two ships were locked together until MARSHAVEN was cut free 6/12/59. The Argentine ship remains beached in heavily damaged condition.

VALIANT FREEDOM, 7,255/45, owned by Ocean Carriers Corporation, United States, went aground off Isla de Pinos, Cuba, While on a voyage from Trinidad to Mobile. She was refloated 19/12 /59.

HEANGURA, (Helena-59, Bencas-55, Eskridge-52, Moses Gay-51), 1,884/43, owned by H. Andstrom, Finland, sustained such severe damage when aground in Ostra Kvarken 21-22/11/59 while on passage from Yxpila to Norway that she is not worth repairing. She arrived at Turku (Abo) 23/12/59 for demolition at Mathildedahl.

GRANDE HERMINE, 211/56-wooden auxiliary fishing vessel, owned by Lagadec et Cie., France, drove aground on Islote Virginia, Rio de Oro, and sank. Her crew was saved.

HOLMGLEN, 485/56-m.v., owned by the Holm Shipping Co., Ltd., New Zealand, sank some 20 miles off Timaru after developing an increasing list in a gale while on a voyage from Oamaru to Wellington. Her crew of fifteen was lost.

TANAR, (Pan-49, Pennsylvania-47, West Nomentum)- 5,595/20, owned by Mehmet Dogan Successors, Nejat Dogan & Co., Turkey, sank in the North Sea, off the East Frisian Islands, after being in collision in fog with the Russian steamer KHARKOV, 6,170/18, while on a voyage from Oxelosund to Alexandria. Her crew was saved.

EVANGELISTRIA, (Agioi Anargyroi-39, Korydallos-34, Maria Sophion, Evangelistria, Chardonneret), 321/18-m.v., owned by Mme. M. P. Protopappa, Greece, sank five miles south of Santorin Island after striking a sub­merged object on a voyage from Crete to Chalkis.

SHOEI MARU, 422/56-m.v., owned by K. Mihara, Japan, foundered near Ashika Base, Kyushu after encountering heavy weather while on a voyage from Amagasaki to Ainoura. Two members of her crew survived.

JEVINGTON COURT, 6,248/56-m.v., owned by Haldin & Co., Ltd., went aground in the Martin Garcia Channel while on passage from Rosario to Buenos Aires. She was refloated 10/1/60.

VILJA, 5,313/45-m.v., owned by H. Ditlev-Simonsen & Co., Norway, went aground in fog off Brockville, Ont., while on a voyage from Toledo to London, but was refloated little damaged 13/12/59.

ZENITHA, (Elisabeth), 234/16-wooden auxiliary schooner, owned by the J. A. Hermansson Partrederi, Sweden, was driven aground at Kungen, off Onsalandet, during the night 2-3/12/59 and broke up.

VRELO, 328/52-m.v., owned by the Obalna Plovidba Split, Yugoslavia, capsized at Porto Marghera, where she had been loading a cargo of coal and coke. She was refloated early in 2/60.

GEORGE ROBB, (Elise J. Carnie-36), 217/30-trawler, owned by George Robb & Sons, Ltd., Aberdeen, was driven aground at Duncansby Head by the gale and broke up. Her entire crew of 12 was lost.

MARIALVA, (Antonio Serra), 111/37-tug, owned by SOFAMAR, Portugal, capsized and sank off Oporto, with the loss of all her crew of 17, while on a voyage from Lisbon to Leixoes with two barges in tow.

NAGASAKI MARU, 6,589/50, owned by the Sawayama Kisen, K.K., Japan, went aground on Helen Reef 2.56N, 131.46E while on a voyage from Tokyo to Dunedin.

REVELLO, 230/08-trawler, owned by G. F. Sleight & Sons, Ltd, sank 18 miles from the Spurn Light Vessel after springing a leak during the gale. Her crew was rescued.

SEEVOGEL, (Virgilia-56, Danklint-50, Martin Carl-46), 1,404/24, owned by the Georg Freymann Reederei, Germany, grounded off North Oland, during the storm and after being abandoned broke in two 11/12/59 and sank.

SERVUS, (Ransel-37), 360/33-m.v., owned by the Enid Shipping Co., Ltd, was abandoned by her crew after her propeller shaft had broken during the storm while on passage from Methil to Kirkwall and she drove aground the following day on the Caithness coast at Dunbeath Castle.

MONA, the Broughty Ferry lifeboat, went ashore at the entrance to the Firth of Tay after, it is believed, capsizing while going out to the aid of the North Carr Light Vessel which had dragged its anchors in the gale and heavy seas. All the eight crew of the lifeboat were lost.

FLAMINGO, 421/53-m.v., owned by E. Wagenborg's S.V. & E.B., Netherlands, sank in the River Elbe, after being in collision while on a voyage from Scarborough to Sundsvall with the German BRUNSWICK, 3/728/56-m.v. FLAMINGO has later broken in two and is unlikely to be salved. The forepart was raised and was in course of being recovered 22/2/60. The afterpart was raised during 3/60

TITAN, (Kondor-51), 141/40-motor tug, owned by the Bjergnings & Dykeri A/B Neptun, Sweden, foundered off Holmsund while going to the assistance of the Swedish BIRGITTA, 499/56-m.v. which was disabled by engine trouble during the storm. The tug is believed to have capsized, and all her crew were lost.

DAPHNE & PHYLLIS, 200/46-wooden motor vessel owned by H. B. Dawe, Canada, was abandoned by her crew, on fire, off St. Pierre while on passage from Newfoundland to North Sydney, N.S.

TALARIA, (Flatholm-48), 189/42-wooden m.v., owned by Odd Andreassen. Norway, foundered off the Lofoten Islands after being abandoned in a leaking condition.

GLOUCESTER, (Bonnie Breaker-59, Breaker-54, Cornell-39), 167/30­motor fishing vessel, owned by Sea Breaker Inc., U.S.A. went aground near Halifax, N.S. and sank. Her crew was saved.

JAMIN I, (Govan--59, Devon-50, Aros-38), 957/25, owned by Courtage et Transports, S.A., Belgium, which went aground off Helsinki while bound for Ghent to be scrapped, and refloated 5/1/60, has been declared a total loss as she lies at Helsinki.

TARA, 8,739/48-m.v., owned by Jugoslavenska Oceanska Plovidba Yugoslavia, went aground near Necochea when inward bound from the Mediterranean. She was refloated 2/4/60.

SEA BOY, 256/33-wooden motor fishing vessel, owned by the Franco­Italian Packing Company, United States, was abandoned in a sinking condition 330 miles south of San Diego after springing a leak, and finally sank off San Roque Island.

VALLEY FORGE, (Groton Trails-57, Horace H. Harvey-48), 7,202/43, owned by the Peninsular Navigation Corporation, United States, went aground about 65 miles SE. of Singapore in a position 1 N. 104.50 E., while on a voyage from Portland, Oregon, to Madras.

UMAN, (Irish Hazel-49, Empire Don-45, Irish Hazel-43, Noemijulia-41, Noetni, Barlby), 2,553/95, owned by Turk Silepcilik Limitet Sirketi, Turkey, went aground at Kefken Point while on passage from Zonguldak to Istanbul. She became deeply embedded in the sand, and salvage is not regarded as possible.

TOYOKUNI MARU, 7,420/56-m.v., owned by the Nittetsu Kisen K.K., Japan, went aground on Balabac Island, in a position 7.53 N. 116.52 E., while on passage from Tokyo to Manila. She was refloated 11/1/60.

WISCHHAFEN, 498/58-m.v., owned by H. von Bargen, Germany, foundered in the Gulf of Bothnia, off Rauma, after springing a leak while on passage from Lubeck to Mantyluoto.

JULIANKA, 488/51-m.v., owned by P. Witthein, Germany, Went aground in the Kalmarsund while on passage from Lubeck to Helsinki. She was refloated 25/1/60.

URQUIOLA, 8,309/37-motor tanker, recently sold by the Corona Shipping Corporation, Liberia, to Italian shipbreakers, drove aground near Cabo Falco after breaking adrift from the tug PRAIA GRANDE, which was towing her from Vigo to Spezia. She was refloated 27/2/60, and arrived at Spezia 8/3/60 for scrapping.

SIR EDGAR, (Silverlord-55, originally the corvette H.M.S. Anchusa), 1,095/41, owned by G. O'Brien Davis, Port Louis, Mauritius, foundered at Port Louis during the cyclone and was later handed over to the receiver of wreck, so that it seems that salvage is improbable.