The coaster struck a mine and sank off Langeoog, Netherlands with the loss of eight of her sixteen crew.[6] The survivors were rescued by the tugRumania (United Kingdom).[7]
The tanker ran aground near the Reykjanes Lighthouse, Reykjavík, Iceland. Twenty-seven of her 50 crew were drowned when their lifeboats capsized.[15] Declared a total loss on 5 March.[16]
The coaster en route from Littlehampton to Saint Malo in ballast ran aground on the Paternoster Reef, off Jersey, Channel Islands and was abandoned and sank.[23]
The tanker sank three miles (4.8 km) off Sugar Loaf Island, south of Swatow, China in bad weather. There were reports of a possible explosion from a mine.[35][36]
Korean War: The unidentified troop transport was shelled and sunk in the Korean Straits off Pusan, South Korea by Baekdusan (Republic of Korea Navy) with the loss of up to 600 crew and troops.[43]
The vessel, standing guard overnight under HMS Warspite's bow at Prussia Cove, Cornwall, was holed in the engine room, towed off and eventually drifted ashore at Long Rock, a few miles to the west.[46][47]
The TID-class tug ran aground and sank in the River Dee. She was refloated on 11 September and towed in to Mostyn, Mostyn. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[60]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Haystack Rock, off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. She was on a voyage from Whyalla, South Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. She was a total loss.[41]
The ocean liner was driven ashore on the Argyllshire coast in a storm. She was being towed from Lisbon, Portugal to the Clyde for scrapping and had a skeleton crew of eight on board. They were rescued by breeches buoy.[72] The wreck was scrapped in situ.[73]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Casablanca, Morocco to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[96]
The 71-foot (22 m) tugboat sank in 85 feet (26 m) of water in Lake Erie 59,000 feet (18,000 m) from Dunkirk Light, Dunkirk, New York in a snow storm. Lost with all 12 crew. The wreck was raised on 22 October 1951.[102]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom, and was wrecked.[18] She broke in two and was declared a total loss. All 32 crew were rescued by the Walmer Lifeboat.
The concrete-hulled gasoline barge was beached and abandoned north coast of LanaiTerritory of Hawaii, sometime in 1950 after being decommissioned in 1949.[110]
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