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Hundreds of ships along the North Carolina coast were torpedoed by submarines in this fashion in what became known as Torpedo Alley. [9] In the twenty-first century, ships still have trouble in the area including the Bounty which sank off Cape Hatteras in 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy and a 72-foot fishing boat called the Ocean Pursuit which ran ...
Panamanian cargo ship; torpedoed by U-404. [36] Normannia: 17 January 1924 Foundered in a storm at Frying Pan Shoals. Northeastern United States: 30 December 1904 American tanker; ran aground on Diamond Shoals. Norvana United States: 19 January 1942 American freighter; torpedoed off Cape Hatteras by U-123. [40] CSS North Carolina Confederate ...
Port Montreal United Kingdom: 10 June 1942 A merchant ship that sank after being torpedoed by U-68 178 miles (286 km) north of Cristóbal, Panama. [27: USS R-12 United States Navy: 12 June 1943 An R-class submarine that sank accidentally.
The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Kad’iak and Kodiak; formerly Myrtle), wrecked at Honolulu Harbor, Oahu. [7] USS LST-480 United States Navy: 21 May 1944 A tank landing ship sunk following the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor. USNS Mission San Miguel United States: 8 October 1957 A fleet oiler run aground on Maro Reef. USS S-28
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1980 Ship State Description Tom and Al United States During a voyage from Kodiak to Homer, Alaska, with a cargo of shrimp and a crew of two, the 96-gross register ton, 84-foot (25.6 m) motor vessel sank with no loss of life 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) off the Barren Islands and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) off Shuyak Island.
The cargo ship collided with Frithiod ( Sweden) in the Elbe. [109] Elorrio Spain: The cargo ship foundered on a voyage from Santander to Valencia with the loss of over 20 crew. [109] Pine Ridge United States: The tanker broke in two 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
A Virgin Voyages cruise ship hit a pier in Miami on Sunday.
Later, the ship developed a greater list to port, and the funnel detached and sank. More parts of the ship collapsed until, in 2018, the wreck was visible only during low tide. In 2004 the bow section remained upright, with the water eroding away cargo hold no. 1, making the bow section extremely top-heavy.