The tanker ran aground on Scharhörn, in the Elbe estuary.[2] She was pulled off the reef and towed into Cuxhaven on early morning 10 January, after many failed attempts and heavy damage.[1][3]
The TID-class tug capsized and sank whilst assisting the berthing of Rudolf (Sweden) at Hull, Yorkshire. Three of her four crew were killed. Fenman was refloated on 3 April. Subsequently repaired and returned to service[22][23]
The collier collided with another ship and then went aground at the mouth of the Tees. Salvage attempts abandoned in May and the wreck was blown up on 26 August 1955.[24][25]
The minesweeper foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Gibraltar with the loss of 33 of her 77 crew. The survivors were rescued by Potestas (Italy). HMS Superb (Royal Navy) assisted in the rescue operation.[29]
The ocean liner sank in the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion and fire in the engine room on 29 March. All passengers and crew rescued apart from the four killed in the explosion.
The repaired ship in the 60sThe passenger steamboat capsized and sunk on Lake Balaton, near the port of Balatonfüred. There were 178 passengers aboard the ship, 23 of whom died. Later, the ship was raised, and turned back to service.
The cargo liner caught fire in the Indian Ocean off Colombo,Ceylon. Storm damage and engine failure also occurred and she was consequently withdrawn from service and scrapped.[64]
During an attempt to set a new world water speed record, the hydroplane went out of control on Lake Iseo in Italy at an estimated speed of 306 kilometres per hour (190 mph) and somersaulted. Its pilot, Mario Verga, was thrown from the boat and killed.
The cargo ship was in the Atlantic Ocean when there was a boiler explosion and she was set on fire. The crew abandoned ship, and were rescued by Corrientes (Argentina). They were landed at Lisbon, Portugal. Two crew were killed in the explosion and the ship sank.[78]
The tug capsized and sank at Tilbury Docks whilst assisting to berth Arcadia (United Kingdom). Five of her nine crew were killed. Raised on 28 October, later repaired and returned to service.
Capsized on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all seven crewmen. The only survivor was a Ministry of Agriculture scientist who had been on board bird-watching.[90]
The T-classsubmarine was swept out of her dock at HMNB Chatham when a caisson collapsed. She ended up aground in the Medway. Four people were killed. Later repaired and returned to service.
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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. 152. ISBN1-85044-275-4.
^"Naval Tanker Abandoned". The Times. No. 52832. London. 18 January 1954. col C, p. 6.
^"Russian Steamer Sinks in Kiel Canal". The Times. No. 52837. London. 23 January 1954. col B, p. 5.
^"Collier Sunk in Thames". The Times. No. 52840. London. 28 January 1954. col F, p. 6.
^"Three Remain on Board Grounded Ship". The Times. No. 52849. London. 5 February 1954. col C, p. 3.
^"British Ship Sinks on Reef". The Times. No. 528549. London. 6 February 1954. col C, p. 6.
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^"News in Brief". The Times. No. 52861. London. 20 February 1954. col D, p. 5.
^"Ice Breaker Aground After Collision". The Times. No. 52865. London. 25 February 1954. col C, p. 6.
^"Telegrams in Brief". The Times. No. 52869. London. 2 March 1954. col E, p. 6.
^"Loss of Turkish Ship". The Times. No. 52875. London. 5 March 1954. col G, p. 5.
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^Gardiner, Robert, ed., Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1947–1982 Part I: The Western Powers, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983, ISBN0-87021-418-7, p. 110.
^"Spanish Minesweeper Lost in Gale". The Times. No. 52891. London. 27 March 1954. col C, p. 6.
^"Italian Ship Breaks in Two". The Times. No. 52901. London. 8 April 1954. col B, p. 5.
^ abcdefghijkl"1,500 Deaths in Typhoon". The Times. No. 53048. London. 28 September 1954. col A, p. 8.
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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. 289. ISBN1-85044-275-4.
^"Channel Steamer Aground". The Times. No. 53049. London. 30 September 1954. col B, p. 8.
^ abc"British Ships in Difficulties". The Times. No. 53057. London. 8 October 1954. col D, p. 8.
^"American Ship Capsized". The Times. No. 53059. London. 11 October 1954. col D, p. 6.
^"Norwegian Ship Sunk in Atlantic". The Times. No. 53059. London. 11 October 1954. col D, p. 6.
^"Damaged Ship Reaches Faroes". The Times. No. 53059. London. 11 October 1954. col D, p. 6.
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^"Attempt To Raise Tug". The Times. No. 53077. London. 1 November 1954. col C, p. 2.
^ ab"Floods on East Coast After High Tides". The Times. No. 53088. London. 13 November 1954. col A, p. 6.
^"Chinese Nationalist Warship Sunk". The Times. No. 53089. London. 15 November 1954. col D, p. 8.
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^"Damage To Channel Steamer". The Times. No. 53121. London. 22 December 1954. col E, p. 8.
^"Many Ships Shelter". The Times. No. 53123. London. 24 December 1954. col B, p. 6.
^"Suez Canal Blocked By Wreckage". The Times. No. 53128. London. 1 January 1955. col A-C, p. 8.
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