The
tanker collided with
Abadesa in the
Westerschelde, Netherlands. Both tankers caught fire. One crew and five reported missing from Miraflores. The tanker
George Livanos (Panama) ran aground when taking avoiding action.[16]
The
ferry collided with a cargo ship (Japan) off
Kobe and sank. Of the 64 people on board, nineteen were rescued, seven killed and 38 were reported missing.[14]
The cargo ship ran aground on the Corncarhai Rock off
Brest, France and sank. Sixteen crew took refuge on the rock and were rescued by helicopter. The captain was killed and two crew reported missing.[17]
The circus ship caught fire at
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. All people and animals saved except for some
zebras.[58] The wreck was scuttled in October 1963.[59]
The cargo ship collided with
Santa Emilia (United States) and sank off
Gibraltar. Thirty-four of the 37 crew were rescued by Santa Emilia, with three reported as missing.[64]
The ferry struck the wreck of Marionga J Cairns (flag unknown), caught fire and sank in the
River Plate between
Buenos Aires and
Montevideo, Uruguay.[67][68] At least 53 of the 420 people on board were killed.[69]
The
cargo liner broke free from her tow in a storm. She was being towed from
Hong Kong to
Kaohsiung, Taiway. She came ashore near
Macao. Subsequently refloated and repaired.[74]
The
Empire Malta-classcargo ship sprang a leak 210 nautical miles (390 km) south of
Dakar, Senegal and was beached. She sank at the stern on 22 October and was declared a total loss.[90]
The
ocean liner ran aground 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of
Singapore.
HMS Barbain (Royal Navy) attempted to go to her aid but was ordered out of Indonesian territorial waters by
Indonesian Navygunboats. Her clearance to enter Indonesian waters not being accepted, she withdrew to international waters.[112]
After being disabled by a fire on 22 December, the abandoned 20,314-ton
passenger liner sank in the
Atlantic Ocean 230 nautical miles (430 km) southwest of
Lisbon,
Portugal, and 250 nautical miles (460 km) west of
Gibraltar while under tow.
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^"Rock, not Torpedoes, Sank Chinese ship". The Times. No. 55717. London. 3 June 1963. col F, p. 6.
^"Chinese Ship Sunk Off Korea". The Times. No. 56690. London. 2 May 1963. col A, p. 12.
^"173 Drowned in Nile Ferry". The Times. No. 56693. London. 6 May 1963. col B, p. 12.
^"Frigate goes to Steamer's aid". The Times. No. 55706. London. 21 May 1963. col E, p. 12.
^Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 100.
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^"Soviet Seamen Help Free British Ship". The Times. No. 55717. London. 3 June 1963. col G, p. 6.
^Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 115.
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^"Inquiry into St. Lawrence Collision". The Times. No. 55872. London. 30 November 1963. col A, p. 7.
^"British Ship "in Hands of Chinese Navy"". The Times. No. 55762. London. 25 July 1963. col C, p. 8.
^"Correction". The Times. No. 55763. London. 26 July 1963. col B, p. 11.
^"Ship Sinks After Hitting Iceberg". The Times. No. 55763. London. 26 July 1963. col F, p. 15.
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^"Five Safe After Coaster Sinks". The Times. No. 55822. London. 3 October 1963. col F, p. 12.
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^Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 259.
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