Fishing Vessel Wrecks 1900-2000

Ben Heilem Wreck

BUILT IN 1961 BY J LEWIS & SONS LTD, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY RICHARD IRVIN & SONS LTD. 7 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 854BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHI...

Ben Tarbet Wreck

VESSEL, SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH ABERDEEN FV 'VENTURER' IN ENTRANCE PETERHEAD HARBOUR. BOWS REMAIN VISIBLE. TWO CREW MEMBERS MISSING. (LLOYDS VOL...

Benachie Wreck

RAN AGROUND. (LL).

Benaiah Wreck

SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF FV GIRONA.

Berry Bretagne Wreck

No description

Berta Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH BRITISH S TANKER ACHATINA. 2 OF 3 CREW RESCUED, 1 LOST. (LL).

Beryl Wreck

WOODEN HULL. CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE CREW FORCED TO ABANDON AND SUNK BY EXPLOSIVE CHARGES. (LLWW1 & SIBI).

Beth Dee Bob Wreck

FOUNDERED IN STORM

Bette Wreck

SANK, CAUSE NOT KNOWN. TWO MEN RECOVERED. (TYNE MRSC).

Beverley Ann (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT.

Bien Heureuse Therese Wreck

LOST WITH 3 CREW MEMBERS.

Big Cat Wreck

GOT INTO DIFFICULTIES AT ENTRANCE TO VALENTIA HARBOUR DURING BAD WEATHER AND GROUNDED.

Bilbo Wreck

GROUNDED ON BRIGGS ROCKS. SANK WHILE BEING TOWED OFF BY PILOT CUTTER TIGER. NO LIVES LOST. (LL).

Bill Tercia Wreck

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Billy Boy Wreck

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Birthe Wreck

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Bjergboen Wreck

SPRANG A LEAK 50 MILES OUT IN NORTH SEA. LEAK CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO PROPELLOR SHAFT. RECOVERED BY TUG 'HILLMAN' BUT FINALLY SANK UNDER TOW UP THE RIVER...

Bjorn (Possibly) Wreck

No description

Bjornsunn Wreck

No description

Bloom Wreck

WK REPORTED AS BEING DISPERSED

Blue Crusader Wreck

BUILT 1958 BY JOHN LEWIS & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CRUSADER FISHING CO. LTD., ABERDEEN. LOST IN 70MPH GALE OFF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS. AIR SEA SEAR...

Blue Fin Wreck

SANK 0.75M E OF LANGSTONE ROCK. 3 CREW REACHED SHORE, ONE DEAD, ONE MISSING. (MRSC BRIXHAM).

Blue Fin Wreck

ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS AND RAN AGROUND ON NORTH EAST CORNER OF REEF NEAR PRATAS IS. CREW OF 13 RESCUED BY HMS PLOVER. (LL).

Blue Mink Wreck

30.4.81 REPORTED ON ROCKS AT BEACON POINT. LATER SANK. (BRIXHAM CG MRCC).

Blueback Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD. CAUGHT FIRE IN ST JOHN'S, TOWED OUT OF HARBOUR BY TUGS. EXPLODED & WAS SET DRIFT IN FRESH WATER BAY, LATER SINKING OFF BLACK HEAD. (LL)...

Bnou I Shak (Bow Section) Wreck

BROKE IN TWO DURING A COLLISION WITH SOUTH KOREAN MV CONTAINER 'HANJIN FELIXSTOWE'. FOR'D SECTION, ABOUT 45MTRS LONG AND INCLUDING THE ACCOMMODATION,...

Boaza Wreck

SANK DUE TO A FIRE ONBOARD. (LL).

Bolama Wreck

11.12.91 REPORTED MISSING WHILE CARRYING OUT TRIALS AFTER MINOR REPAIRS AND FITTING NEW FISHING EQUIPMENT AT LISBON. VESSEL BUILT 1969, OWNED AT TIM...

Bon Ami Wreck

STRUCK ROCKS AT MOUTH OF LOCH INCHARD DURING GALE AND QUICKLY BROKE UP. (STORNOWAY CG).

Bonanca Gomes Wreck

15.2.79 VESSEL BROKE MOORINGS IN BAD WEATHER & SANK OFF DOURO BAR, RIO DOURO. LATER ABANDONED AS A TOTAL LOSS. (LL, 15.2.79 & 13.3.79).

Bonanza Wreck

RAN AGROUND ON BEACH AT CEDROS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY IBET TRAWLERS CO LTD. (LL).

Boothia Wreck

No description

Bordanes Wreck

SANK IN A BLIZZARD OFF NORTH NORWAY, 3 SURVIVORS RESCUED OUT OF A CREW OF 12.

Borge Alexander Wreck

No description

Bornnriff Wreck

17.5.73 DUTCH MFV BORNRIF (ZK44) SUNK & REPORTED DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION IN POSN 534021N 060659E (LLOYDS 212)

Borodinskoye Polye Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1982 BY VEB VOLKSWERFT STRALSUND, STRALSUND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ZAPRYBPROMRAZVEDKA. 8 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 2000BHP, SINGLE SH...

Borsmose Wreck

16.7.81 RUN DOWN BY UNKNOWN VESSEL WHILE ANCHORED IN POOR VISIBILITY. (LL).

Boru Wreck

No description

Botha (Possibly) Wreck

WOODEN HULL. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SCREW. CAPTURED BY UC 64 AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE.

Bountiful Wreck

BUILT IN 1982. TOOK WATER AND SANK IN GOOD WEATHER. CREW OF 2 RECOVERED BY MFV KAREN JANE.

Bounty Wreck

CUTTER

Bounty Wreck

MINED.

Bounty Wreck

20.9.91 REPORTED TAKING IN WATER AND WITH ENGINE FAILURE. ABANDONED BY CREW AND EVENTUALLY SANK. CREW OF 5 RESCUED. (LL 20.9.91).

Boy Allan Wreck

REPORTED WITHOUT ENGINES OR PUMPS IN HEAVY WEATHER. SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF M TRAWLER 'DEESIDE'. (LL).

Boy Andrew Wreck

VESSEL RAN AGROUND ON ROCKS DURING STRONG GALE. WAS LATER PULLED OFF, BUT SANK JUST OFFSHORE.

Boy Anthony Ii Wreck

AGROUND AT CAIRN HEAD, WIGTOWN BAY. REFLOATED BUT SANK UNDER TOW ABOUT 2M S OF GARLIESTOWN, WIGTOWN BAY.

Boy Billy Wreck

MINED 235DEGS, 6M FROM DUNGENESS. (WW2SL).

Boy Edward Wreck

REPD BY SKIPPER TO HAVE SUNK. (TELECON LFNO).

Boy Francis Wreck

LOST ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FISHING SEASON IN HEAVY WEATHER WITH AN UNUSUALLY LARGE CATCH. ALL CREW WERE SAFELY RESCUED. OWNED AT TIM...

Boy Graham Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1957. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J S DAVIDSON, SHAPINSAY, ORKNEY. SANK WHEN ENGINE-ROOM FLOODED DUE TO BURST PIPE. (DIVE SCOTLAND & SIBI)

Boy John R Wreck

BUILT IN 1948. AGROUND ON ROCKS. FLOATED OFF ON RISING TIDE & SANK. FOUR SURVIVORS RESCUED. (LL VOL. 221).

Boy Karl Wreck

REPORTED TO HAVE SERIOUS LEAK. PUMPS NOT WORKING. EVENTUALLY SANK.

Boy Shaun Wreck

SANK AFTER AN EXPLOSION ON BOARD. SOLE SURVIVOR STATED VESSEL CAPSIZED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY HUGE WAVE.

Boy Stephen Wreck

SANK, CAUSE NOT REPORTED.

Boy Toby (Possibly) Wreck

TOOK ON WATER WHEN STERN TUBE BROKE AWAY FROM DEADWOOD. TAKEN IN TOW, BUT PUMPS UNABLE TO COPE AND LATER SANK.

Brenda Annette Wreck

VESSEL BUILT IN 1955 AT FRAZERBOROUGH.

Brenda Denise Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD. WAS MAKING WATER ABOUT 6M OFF PENDEEN LIGHT. TWO CREW TAKEN FROM LIFERAFT BY MV WOOLACOMBE. LATER SANK. (LL).

Brenning Wreck

No description

Breydel Wreck

PASSAGE ONEGA FOR ROCHESTER. SANK. ALL 4 CREW RECOVERED BY RUSSIAN MV VJANDRA. (LL).

Brialan Wreck

SANK WHEN ENGINE SPACE FLOODED. (BRIXHAM MRSC).

Briar Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH MFV MYSTIC.

Briarbank Wreck

25.11.69 SPRANG A LEAK AND SANK IN VICINITY OF MINOR LIGHT AT ENTRANCE TO LOCH ERIBOLL, SUTHERLAND. CREW OF FOUR RECOVERED. (LL, 25.11.69).

Brigg Wreck

REPORTED TAKING IN WATER. LATER THE PUMP STOPPED. WAS ABANDONED BY CREW AND SANK.

Brighter Morn Wreck

VESSEL SANK AFTER STRUCK ROCKS AT THE ORD, BETWEEN BRESSAY LT & BARD HD.

Britta Wreck

SANK WHILE UNDER TOW, AFTER SEVERE FLOODING. (LL).

Brodrene Wreck

No description

Broedertrouw Wreck

BELIEVED SUNK 10M WNW OF TERSCHELLINGERBANK LTV, FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH UNKNOWN COASTER. (LL).

Brotherly Love Wreck

WOODEN HULL. OIL ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE FOR FISHING GROUNDS AND RETURN. CAPTURED BY ?UC 64 AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE. (SIBI).

Brothers Joy Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH M.TANKER JACQUELINE BROERE.

Bruno-Sandrine Wreck

No description

Brussina Wreck

WAS UNDER TOW FROM IRELAND TO BANGOR. SOME DIFFICULTIES WERE EXPERIENCED AND CRAFT WAS DELIBERATELY SUNK. (HOLYHEAD MRSC).

Brynjolfur Wreck

4.2.76 REPORTEDLY CAPSIZED AND SANK OFF THE VESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND, AFTER CARGO SHIFTED.(LLOYDS 4.2.76).

Budding Rose Wreck

REPORTED TAKING IN WATER AND REQUIRING A PUMP. WAS LATER ABANDONED IN HEAVY SEAS AND SANK.

Bugvin Wreck

No description

Bum Ho No.1 Wreck

PASSAGE FISHING GROUNDS IN INDIAN OCEAN FOR PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS. SANK AFTER FIRE IN ENGINE-ROOM. (LL).

Burkarl Wreck

ABANDONED BY CREW AND LATER SANK.

Burluen Wreck

No description

Burutu Wreck

REPORTED TAKING IN WATER IN ENGINE ROOM. AN EMERGENCY PUMP FAILED TO STOP FLOODING AND SHE WAS ABANDONED BY CREW. LATER SANK.

Bydand Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH IRISH FV DIETIER.

Byrgid Wreck

RAN AGROUND ON ISLAND OF BORDO, FAROES IN BAD WEATHER. (LL).

Byron No. 16 Wreck

RAN AGROUND WHILE ON PASSAGE PAPEETE FOR PUERTO RICO.

C Lady Wreck

CAPSIZED AND SANK WHEN ENTERING WHITBY HARBOUR. (HUMBER CG).

C-Fever Wreck

No description

Ca Ne Fait Rien Wreck

SANK. CREW OF TWO RESCUED.

Cabellou Wreck

DEVELOPED A LIST IN HEAVY WEATHER WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM DAKAR TO CONCARNEAU. WATER ENTERED ENGINE ROOM & THE VESSEL WAS ABANDONED. ALL CREW WERE RESCU...

Cabo Sim Wreck

No description

Cahaya Baru Wreck

VESSEL, REPD SINKING IN VICINITY OF ONE FATHOM BANK. ALL CREW & PASSENGERS RESCUED. (DIRECTOR OF MARINE, SINGAPORE).

Caledonia (Pd 234) Wreck

SANK IN FORCE 9-10 GALE & VERY ROUGH SEAS 18 MILES E OF PETERHEAD.

Calpey Y Quintans Wreck

SANK IN HEAVY SEAS OFF CANARY ISLANDS. TWO SURVIVORS, NINE PRESUMED DEAD. (LL).

Calvados Wreck

CAPSIZED AND SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE IN ENGINE ROOM. HAD BEEN UNDER TOW OF FV OLIVE ANN.

Calypso I Wreck

CAPSIZED AND SANK RAPIDLY IN CORRAL BAY, OFF PUNTA NIEBLA, WHILE CARRYING MORE THAN 100 PASSENGERS, 17 BODIES RECOVERED & SEVERAL PEOPLE BELIEVED MISS...

Camarade Wreck

29.12.71 RAN AGROUND ON 29.12.71.

Camaret Wreck

DRIFTED ASHORE WHEN ROPE FOULED PROPELLER.

Cambronne Wreck

CAUGHT NETS AND SANK.

Camelot Challenger (Possibly) Wreck

SIGHTED SINKING IN ROUGH SEA FROM SHORE.

Camisard Wreck

SANK, CREW OF 7 RESCUED BY MV 'MERCHANT VENTURE'.

Canete 9 Wreck

BUILT IN 1969, RE-INFORCED PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JUAN SOLIS, ILO. PASSAGE ILO FOR CALLAO. SANK 38M FROM THE COAST, N OF ILO....

Canfisco Wreck

RAN AGROUND ON ROCKY BEACH, S OF BELLA, DUE TO RADAR FAILURE IN SEVERE SNOWSTORM. (LL).

Cap Cavall Wreck

SCUTTLED.

Cape Freels Wreck

BUILT IN 1962. FOLLOWING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE ROOM WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT SANK THE FOLLOWING DAY. ALL 23 CREW WERE SAFELY RESCUED. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS...