According to South Korea Coast Guard official confirmed report, the passenger ferry, while sailing from
Yeosu Port and headed to
Busan Port, capsized 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest from Dadaepo area, Busan, South Korea. 229 people died and only seven people survived.[7]
The cargo ship was in collision with the
ferryGold Star Mother in
New York Harbor. Both ships were damaged, with Gold Star Mother taking in water by the bows and having eleven of her 1,900 passengers injured.[10]
The cargo ship collided with the Great Nore Sands Fort, in the
North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off
Sheerness,
Kent, United Kingdom. One of the seven towers of the fort collapsed and the ship ran aground. Four of the fourteen crew of the fort were reported missing.[22]
The whaling support ship sank in the
Antarctic after being caught in
pack ice, or due to an accident with her sea valve, or sea injection valves.[27][28][29]
The coaster ran aground off
Anglesey. Refloated but leaking, towed by
Empire Punch (United Kingdom) to Holyhead. Later repaired and returned to service.
The ferry caught fire at
Harwich,
Essex, United Kingdom and was burnt out and sank. Refloated and towed to
Elsinore, Denmark in September 1953 for repair.[38][39]
The ferry collided with
USNS Haiti Victory (United States Navy) 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of
Harwich,
Essex and was cut in two. The bow section sank, three lives were lost of the 396 people on board. The stern section was towed to Harwich.[41] A new bow was built and Duke of York returned to service.
The cargo ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of
Madras in a
cyclone. A fire broke out two days later and she was subsequently declared a
constructive total loss.[77]
The cargo ship collided with
Esso Cardiff (United Kingdom) off the coast of Spain. Tonghai was taken in tow by the
tugAbeille 26 (France) but sank on 6 November. All crew were rescued by Esso Cardiff.[79]
The
cargo ship sank in the
North Sea on or after 3 December. She was being towed from
Stavanger, Norway to
Hamburg for scrapping. She was refloated in 1956 and scrapped at Hamburg.[93]
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^"News in Brief". The Times. No. 52760. London. 23 October 1953. col G, p. 4.
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ab"Ships Collide at Sea". The Times. No. 52773. London. 7 November 1953. col G, p. 6.
^"Search For Missing Men Abandoned". The Times. No. 52774. London. 9 November 1953. col C, p. 6.
^"Loss of Dutch Ship". The Times. No. 52774. London. 9 November 1953. col C, p. 6.
^Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham publishing. p. 550.
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^"Twenty Italians Drowned". The Times. No. 52781. London. 17 November 1953. col D, p. 8.
^"Tug Sunk in Thames Collision". The Times. No. 52788. London. 25 November 1953. col C, p. 5.
^"British Ship Founders". The Times. No. 52789. London. 26 November 1953. col F, p. 8.
^Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Ships 1939. London: Chatham House. p. 117.
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^"Greek Ship Aground". The Times. No. 52805. London. 15 December 1953. col C, p. 6.
^"Inspection of Wrecked Ship". The Times. No. 52806. London. 16 December 1953. col D, p. 3.
^"Damaged Liner To Go into Dry Dock". The Times. No. 52805. London. 6 November 1953. col F, p. 6.
^"Crew of 11 Rescued By Lifeboat". The Times. No. 52806. London. 16 December 1953. col C, p. 3.
^"Wreck in Thames Estuary". The Times. No. 52814. London. 28 December 1953. col D, p. 4.
^"Swedish Tanker Sinks". The Times. No. 52814. London. 28 December 1953. col A, p. 6.
^Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 477.
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