List of shipwrecks in 1970
# List of shipwrecks in 1970

The list of shipwrecks in 1970 includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost during 1970.

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## January

### 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Laddy | United States | The boat was lost in Esther Passage (60°53′N 147°56′W﻿ / ﻿60.883°N 147.933°W﻿ / 60.883; -147.933﻿ (Esther Passage)) on the south-central coast of Alaska. |
| Phallus | United States | The vessel was lost in Columbia Bay (60°56′30″N 147°05′30″W﻿ / ﻿60.94167°N 147.09167°W﻿ / 60.94167; -147.09167﻿ (Columbia Bay)) in Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of Alaska after she collided with an iceberg. |
| Sea Fair | United States | The vessel was wrecked in the Gulf of Alaska on the south end of Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound in Alaska. |

### 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Badger State | United States | The cargo ship sank in the North Pacific Ocean ten days after she was abandoned after her cargo of bombs and other munitions broke loose and started to explode during a voyage from Bremerton, Washington, to Da Nang, South Vietnam. Fourteen members of her crew of 40 survived. |
| Cottonwood Creek | United States | The bulk carrier was wrecked off the coast of Honduras. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Saigon, South Vietnam. |

### 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sofia Papas | Liberia | The tanker split in two and sank in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of seven crew. |

### 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elda | Greece | The refrigerated coaster ran aground near Mehidia, Morocco after developing engine trouble and a leak. She was on a voyage from Ravenna Italy to Kenitra, Morocco. She was declared a total loss. |
| Pete Tide | United States | The oil rig supply boat capsized and sank in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska after colliding with an oil platform on Middle Ground Shoal (60°53′N 151°23′W﻿ / ﻿60.883°N 151.383°W﻿ / 60.883; -151.383﻿ (Middle Ground Shoal)). Her entire crew of five survived. |

### 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fusina | Italy | Sank off Sardinia with the loss of eighteen of her nineteen crew. |

### 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Two unidentified motor torpedo boats | United Arab Republic Navy | War of Attrition: The No. 260-class motor torpedo boats were sunk by Israeli Air Force A-4 Skyhawk aircraft in the Red Sea while sailing to Shadwan Island that was under attack by Israeli commandos. |

### 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Shiraz | Iran | The cargo ship broke from her mooring and was beached at Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Subsequently refloated. Having been under arrest since May 1966, she was sold in September 1970 and returned to service under the Saudi Arabian flag. |

### 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Kolasin | Yugoslavia | The Liberty ship ran aground in the Black Sea off Tuapse, Soviet Union, a total loss. |

### 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Nathanael Greene | United States Navy | The James Madison-class submarine ran aground off Charleston, South Carolina. |

## February

### 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Rio Damuji | Cuba | The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Maya, Varadero Peninsula, Cuba (23°06′N 81°23′W﻿ / ﻿23.100°N 81.383°W﻿ / 23.100; -81.383). She was on a voyage from "Neuritas" to Havana, Cuba. Salvage was abandoned after gale damage. |

### 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Arrow | Liberia | The tanker ran aground on Cerberus Rock in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and broke in two, resulting in the spill of 3.5 million litres of her cargo of crude oil. |
| Bat Galim | Israeli Navy | War of Attrition: The landing craft was sunk at dock with mines by Egyptian frogmen at Eilat. |
| Bat Sheva | Israeli Navy | War of Attrition: The landing craft was sunk with Limpet mines by Egyptian frogmen at Eilat. |

### 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lairdsfield | United Kingdom | The coaster capsized and sank off the Tees Estuary with the loss of all ten crew after its cargo was improperly loaded. |
| Minya | United Arab Republic Navy | War of Attrition: The Bahaire-class minesweeper was sunk by Israeli aircraft in the Gulf of Suez. |

### 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antonias Demades | Liberia | The tanker sank in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of twelve crew. |

### 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Kiska | United States | The crab-fishing vessel burned and sank in a cove in Kovurof Bay (52°05′N 174°56′W﻿ / ﻿52.083°N 174.933°W﻿ / 52.083; -174.933﻿ (Kovurof Bay)) on the coast of Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands. The fishing vessel Kenivan Bay ( United States) rescued her crew. |

### 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| California Maru | Japan | The bulk ore carrier sank in the Pacific Ocean. Of her 29 crew, all but five were rescued. |
| Foudre | French Navy | The decommissioned Casa Grande-class dock landing ship was sunk as a target. |

### 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amasya | Turkey | The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eight of her 33 crew. |

### 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Intrepid | United States | While towing the barge Cordova ( United States), the tug capsized and sank with the loss of three lives in the Gulf of Alaska 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Yakutat, Alaska, during a gale. Her five survivors were rescued from a life raft 60 hours later by the buoy tender USCGC Clover ( United States Coast Guard). |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Agami | France | The trawler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all nine crew. Officially declared lost on 17 February. |
| LT-1969 | United States Army | The vessel sank in the Qui Nhon area, Vietnam. Salvaged by USS YMLC-5, USS BD 6062 and USS BD 6662 (all United States Navy) between 7 and 17 February. |
| Manes P | Greece | The cargo ship was driven ashore and sank near St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. |

## March

### 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Saint Georges | France | The cargo ship sprang a leak and was abandoned north east of Crete, Greece (36°29′N 21°54′E﻿ / ﻿36.483°N 21.900°E﻿ / 36.483; 21.900). She was on a voyage from Ravenna, Italy to Pazar, Turkey. Saint Georges ran aground near Cape Akrotiri, Greece on 4 March. She broke in two on 10 March and was declared a constructive total loss. |

### 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Eurydice | French Navy | The Daphné-class submarine suffered an explosion whilst submerged off St Tropez and sank with the loss of all 57 crew. |

### 6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Young | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. |

### 9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Vita | United States | The crab fishing vessel caught fire and was abandoned near Seward, Alaska. The United States Coast Guard rescued two crew members from a life raft. |

### 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Eternity | Panama | The cargo ship capsized and sank off Tan Kan Island, 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of Hong Kong (22°02′N 114°07′E﻿ / ﻿22.033°N 114.117°E﻿ / 22.033; 114.117). Twenty-five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Hong Kong. |

### 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Interwave | Netherlands | The coaster ran aground off Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom. |

### 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMS Gossamer | Royal Navy | The M-class minesweeper was sunk as a target. |

### 20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Cony | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico. |

### 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HQ-1236 | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Vietnam War: The armoured troop carrier struck a mine and sank. Salvage operations by Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy personnel completed on 25 April with the vessel towed to Dong Tam, Vietnam. |

### 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Eaton | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a gunnery target in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (167 km) off Norfolk, Virginia. |

### 31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Vassiliki | Cyprus | The Liberty ship ran aground in the Bahamas (22°26′N 73°01′W﻿ / ﻿22.433°N 73.017°W﻿ / 22.433; -73.017). She was declared a constructive total loss. |

## April

### 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Glen Strathallen | United Kingdom | The retired training ship was scuttled in shallow water off Plymouth, England, at 58°18′55″N 4°7′31″W﻿ / ﻿58.31528°N 4.12528°W﻿ / 58.31528; -4.12528 as a training facility for divers. Found to be an obstruction, the wreck was demolished with explosives. |
| HQ 6527 | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Vietnam War: The monitor struck a mine and sank. Salvage operations by the Republic of Vietnam Navy and United States Navy were completed on 15 April. |

### 9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Galletta | Liberia | The Liberty ship was driven ashore at "Chaina". She was later refloated and scrapped at Hong Kong. |
| London Valour | United Kingdom | The cargo ship was wrecked at Genoa, Italy with the loss of 13 lives. |

### 12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| K-8 | Soviet Navy | The November-class submarine sank in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 52 of her 125 crew. |
| Kalymnos | Greece | The coastal tanker ran aground off Rhodes. She was refloated but declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped. |
| Sierra Bravia | Spain | The coaster sank after a collision with Ruhr Ore ( Liberia) in the English Channel. Four of her thirteen crew were killed. |

### 13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| La Jenelle | United States | Anchored outside the harbor at Port Hueneme, California, with a skeleton crew of two and no passengers aboard, the cruise ship was driven aground and wrecked during a storm. Her wreck later was gutted by fire, cut down to water level, and filled with rocks to form part of a breakwater. |

### 19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Enterprise | Canada | The fishing vessel foundered in the Cabot Strait during a storm. |

### 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Patrick Morris | Canada | The ferry foundered in the Cabot Strait while responding to the mayday call from Enterprise (above). |

### 21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Nitto Maru No, 67 | Japan | The 96-ton fishing vessel capsized and sank either approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) off Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands or off the Kamchatka Peninsula (news accounts differ) with the loss of her entire crew of 17. |

## May

### 2 May

List of shipwrecks: 2 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sidney | United States | The motor vessel sank off Orca (60°39′50″N 145°43′00″W﻿ / ﻿60.66389°N 145.71667°W﻿ / 60.66389; -145.71667﻿ (Orca)), Alaska. |

### 4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sandra Marie | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire off Cordova, Alaska. |

### 5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| T-919 | Royal Cambodian Navy | Vietnam War: The LCT-1466-class utility landing craft was sunk by a mine planted by either Khmer Rouge or North Vietnamese commandos. |

### 8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Polycommander | Norway | The tanker ran aground at Vigo, Spain. |

### 10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Plataforma 1 | Cuba | The fishing boat was captured and scuttled by a Cuban exile group "Alpha 66"-operated boat. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Plataforma 4 | Cuba | The fishing boat was captured and scuttled by a Cuban exile group "Alpha 66"-operated boat. She later was raised, repaired, and returned to service. |

### 13 May

List of shipwrecks: 13 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Orith | Israel | War of Attrition: The fishing vessel was sunk off the northern Sinai Peninsula by missiles launched from an Egyptian missile boat. Two crewmen were killed and two swam to shore. |

### 14 May

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lucky | Cyprus | The cargo ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Consequently scrapped. |

### 15 May

List of shipwrecks: 15 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bat Galim | Israeli Navy | War of Attrition: The beached landing craft was further damaged by demolition charges placed on the harbor bottom under the ship by Egyptian frogmen at Eilat. She would eventually be refloated, towed to sea and scuttled. |

### 16 May

List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| El Qaher | United Arab Republic Navy | War of Attrition: The El Fateh-class destroyer was sunk by Israeli Air Force Dassault Mirages at Berenice, Egypt. |
| Unidentified missile boat | United Arab Republic Navy | War of Attrition: The No. 783-class missile boat was sunk by Israeli Air Force Dassault Mirages at Berenice, Egypt. |

### 29 May

List of shipwrecks: 28 May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Efdromos | Greece | The Liberty ship ran aground on the coast of Angola and broke in two. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date May 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Tweedy | United States Navy | The decommissioned John C. Butler-class destroyer escort was sunk as a target off Florida. |

## June

### 7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Batissa | Argentina | The Intermediate-type tanker collided with Italmotor ( Italy) in the Paraná River and caught fire and was abandoned. She was later refloated and laid up. A proposed sale fell through and she was scrapped in 1977. |

### 9 June

List of shipwrecks: 9 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Thorland | Panama | The cargo ship suffered a catastrophic explosion in the Indian Ocean 400 miles off Mombasa, Kenya in which nine men were killed. She was towed to Mombasa but refused entry and later en route to South Africa the bow half broke away and sank off Mozambique. The stern was beached at Porto Amelia. Declared a constructive total loss she was later acquired by Greek interests and towed to Japan where she was joined to the bow half of Wafra and renamed Achillet. |

### 11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Gyatt | United States Navy | The decommissioned Gearing-class guided-missile destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia. |

### 15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Robertina | Panama | The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Palmas, Liberia. She was beached 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Cape Garraway but declared a constructive total loss. She was on a voyage from Takoradi, Ghana to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. |

### 17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Waller | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target off Rhode Island. |

### 18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Moray | United States Navy | The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean off California. |

### 19 June

List of shipwrecks: 19 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| A P A 8 | United States | The motor vessel sank in "Dry Bay" on the coast of Alaska. The wreck report does not specify in which of many bays of the name the sinking took place. |
| USS Tunny | United States Navy | The decommissioned Gato-class amphibious transport submarine was sunk as a target. |

### 26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Conway | United States Navy | The decommissioned Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |

## July

### 1 July

List of shipwrecks: 1 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ancona | Italy | The tanker suffered a rudder failure at Istanbul, Turkey, and crashed into a six-storey building, killing three people. |

### 4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Tampa III | United States | The 72-foot (21.9 m) fishing excursion boat sank with the loss of one life in 50 feet (15 m) of water off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at 40°28.093′N 073°53.578′W﻿ / ﻿40.468217°N 73.892967°W﻿ / 40.468217; -73.892967﻿ (Tampa III) after colliding in fog with the cargo ship Mormacglen ( United States). |

### 11 July

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Trinity | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Alaska off Port Williams, Alaska, on the southern tip of Shuyak Island. |

### 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Marie Guillon | France | The yacht caught fire and exploded off Jersey, Channel Islands killing both crew, Félix Gaillard and Dominic Cirotteau. |

### 14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Eastcliffe Hall | Canada | The cargo ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada, after striking an underwater abutment near Crysler Shoal. Nine crew members and members of their families were killed. |

### 15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Naknek Diva | United States | The fishing vessel was lost near Homer, Alaska. |
| Ruth Mae | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at the fuel dock at Port Protection, Alaska. |

### 20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fulvia | Norway | The cruise liner sank in the Atlantic Ocean after catching fire the previous day 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Tenerife, Spain. All 270 crew and 447 passengers were rescued by Ancerville ( France). |

### 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Seatrain Washington | United States | The Type T2 train ferry ran aground at Vung Tau, Vietnam. Salvage operations involved USS Bolster, USS Deliver and USS YLLC-5 (all United States Navy) and she was refloated on 29 July. |

### 25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Tong Wee | Singapore | The cargo ship caught fire at Singapore. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service. |

### 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| RVNS Nguyen Van Tru | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Vietnam War: The South Vietnamese LCS(L)-class landing ship was sunk by North Vietnamese 126th Special Naval Commandos. |

### 31 July

List of shipwrecks: 31 July 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Red Rose | United States | The motor vessel sank in Castle Bay (56°16′N 158°09′W﻿ / ﻿56.267°N 158.150°W﻿ / 56.267; -158.150﻿ (Castle Bay)) near Chignik, Alaska. |

## August

### 1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Christena | Saint Kitts and Nevis | The overloaded ferry sank in a channel between Saint Kitts and Nevis. There were 91 survivors out of 300. |

### 7 August

List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lois M | United States | The motor vessel was wrecked near Point Couverden (58°11′25″N 135°03′10″W﻿ / ﻿58.19028°N 135.05278°W﻿ / 58.19028; -135.05278﻿ (Point Couverden)) in Southeast Alaska. |

### 8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Segundo | United States Navy | The decommissioned Balao-class submarine was sunk as a torpedo target by either the submarine USS Sailfish or the submarine USS Salmon (both United States Navy) (sources differ). |

### 13 August

List of shipwrecks: 13 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Falcon | United States | The seiner sank with the loss of one life just north of Kodiak, Alaska, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northwest of the Hanin Rocks (57°50′05″N 152°18′45″W﻿ / ﻿57.83472°N 152.31250°W﻿ / 57.83472; -152.31250﻿ (Hanin Rocks)). There were 11 survivors. |
| Grizzle N | United States | The motor vessel sank in Kachemak Bay on the south-central coast of Alaska. |

### 14 August

List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Larsen Bay No. 2 | United States | The barge sank at Perryville, Alaska. |

### 18 August

List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| LeBaron Russell Briggs | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled off Cape Kennedy, Florida, as a means of disposing of a load of nerve gas placed aboard her. |
| Miss Pozzolana | United States | The motor vessel was wrecked in Dry Harbor in Alaska. |

### 19 August

List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Judy K | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Old Harbor, Alaska. |

### 20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| David E. Hughes | United States | The Liberty ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean at 38°52′N 72°24′W﻿ / ﻿38.867°N 72.400°W﻿ / 38.867; -72.400 as a means of disposing of a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition. |

### 21 August

List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Galétée | French Navy | The Daphné-class submarine collided underwater with her sister ship Maria van Riebeek ( South African Navy) off Toulon, killing six crew and injuring four others. She was beached at Cap Cepet. |

### 29 August

List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Marietta J | United States | The motor vessel sank in Frederick Sound in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of Cape Strait (56°59′55″N 133°05′30″W﻿ / ﻿56.99861°N 133.09167°W﻿ / 56.99861; -133.09167﻿ (Cape Strait)). |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cambria | United States | The tanker ran aground at Bandar Abbas, Iran and suffered extensive bottom damage. |
| Manhattan | United States | The tanker ran aground off Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. |

## September

### 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Echo | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Ketchikan, Alaska. |

### 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hey Daroma | Israel | The refrigerated coaster ran aground in the Gulf of Aqaba 5.4 nautical miles (10 km) off Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Eilat to Sharm El Sheikh. She was declared a constructive total loss. |

### 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cavalier | United States | The 41-gross register ton, 49.6-foot (15.1 m) fishing vessel sank in Cross Sound off Cape Spencer in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. |
| Hey Daroma | Israel | The passenger/cargo ship was wrecked on a reef in the Gulf of Aqaba (28°05′N 34°27′E﻿ / ﻿28.083°N 34.450°E﻿ / 28.083; 34.450), a total loss. |

### 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Irving Whale | Canada | The barge, owned by J.D. Irving Ltd., sank off the coast of Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It was refloated in 1996, refitted and renamed ATL 2701 in 2001, and renamed again as Atlantic Sea Lion in 2009. |
| Moonlight | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Chicken Rock, Isle of Man after her cargo shifted. Two of her crew were killed. |

### 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Free Trader | Cyprus | The cargo ship ran aground in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands (53°25′N 5°00′E﻿ / ﻿53.417°N 5.000°E﻿ / 53.417; 5.000). Refloated on 18 September. Subsequently towed to Greece and laid up. Scrapped in 1972. |

### 18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Scoter | United States | The motor vessel was destroyed by fire off the southeast end of "Spoon Island" – probably a reference to Spuhn Island (58°20′15″N 134°39′30″W﻿ / ﻿58.33750°N 134.65833°W﻿ / 58.33750; -134.65833﻿ (Spuhn Island)) – in Southeast Alaska. |
| USS Soley | United States Navy | The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico at 19°30′N 065°38′W﻿ / ﻿19.500°N 65.633°W﻿ / 19.500; -65.633﻿ ("USS Soley (DD-707)"). |

### 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Andre | Belgium | The ship sank in the Waal after collision with Libia ( Netherlands). Raised on 7 October, repaired and returned to service. |

### 26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Valiant | United States | The fishing vessel – a purse-seiner – became disabled in Snow Pass near Ketchikan, Alaska, when a malfunctioning engine cooling line caused her engine room to flood. The fishing vessel My Ann took Valiant in tow, but the tow line parted and Valiant sank. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aquarius | United States | The tanker was abandoned off Muscat, Oman following a collision with a Russian merchant ship. |
| Bat Galim | Israeli Navy | War of Attrition: The Israeli Navy auxiliary, sunk at dock by Mines at Eilat, Israel by Egyptian frogmen in February, was raised and towed out and scuttled in deep water. |

## October

### 1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Atlanta | United States Navy | The decommissioned Cleveland-class light cruiser was sunk during an explosives test in the Pacific Ocean off San Clemente Island. |

### 3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| RVNS Le Trong Diem | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Vietnam War: The Nguyen Van Tru-class landing craft support ship (a.k.a. Le Trong Dam) was sunk by the North Vietnamese 126th Special Naval Commandos. |

### 9 October

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| RVNS Bach Dang II | Republic of Vietnam Navy | Vietnam War: The Ham Tu II-class minesweeper was wrecked on this date. Ship was stripped and destroyed. |

### 10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aguja | Cuba | The fishing boat was sunk by a Cuban exile-operated speedboat. |
| Plataforma 4 | Cuba | The fishing boat was sunk by a Cuban exile-operated speedboat. |

### 17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Osprey | United States | The motor vessel sank in Bluefox Bay (58°26′N 152°41′W﻿ / ﻿58.433°N 152.683°W﻿ / 58.433; -152.683﻿ (Bluefox Bay)) on the coast of Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. |

### 20 October

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Västanvind | Sweden | The coaster was in collision with a whale and sank of the Canary Islands, Spain. All four crew rescued. |

### 23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Pacific Glory | Liberia | The tanker collided with Allegro ( Liberia) off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and was set on fire. She was beached on a sandbank off the Isle of Wight. |

### 26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sea Mill | United States | The 50-foot (15 m) crab-fishing vessel sank in the Gulf of Alaska near Spruce Island in the Kodiak Archipelago after reporting that her radar and depth finder had failed, leaving her two-man crew uncertain of her position during a gale with 30-foot (9.1 m) seas and 60 mph (97 km/h) winds. Debris from Sea Mill later was spotted at sea, but the bodies of the two men on board were never found. |

### 28 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| C.711 | United Kingdom | The VIC-type lighter was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Appledore, Devon. She was refloated on 31 October and put back to Hull, Yorkshire. |

### 29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Souris Trader | Canada | The coaster sank in the Gulf of St Lawrence following a fire. |

## November

### 6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Marlena | Liberia | The tanker ran aground off Syracuse, Sicily, Italy and caught fire. All 36 crew rescued and the fire was extinguished. The ship was refloated a week later. |

### 17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Ericsson | United States Navy | The decommissioned Gleaves-class destroyer was sunk as a target. |

### 19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Marites | Philippines | The heavy lift ship was driven aground in Manila Bay during Typhoon Patsy. She was refloated on 29 November and consequently scrapped. |
| USS John W. Weeks | United States Navy | The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia at 37°10′54″N 073°45′36″W﻿ / ﻿37.18167°N 73.76000°W﻿ / 37.18167; -73.76000﻿ ("USS John W. Weeks (DD-701)"). |

### 21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| C-176 | Vietnam People's Navy | Vietnam War: The blockade runner was beached and scuttled by burning when intercepted by enemy vessels. |

### 22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Four unidentified motor torpedo boats | Guinea-Bissau PAIGC | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: Raid on Conakry: The Project 183-class motor torpedo boats were destroyed by Portuguese forces. |
| Three unidentified missile boats | Guinea-Bissau Navy | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence: Raid on Conakry: Three Project 183R missile boats were destroyed by Portuguese forces. |

### 28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| San | United States | A storm destroyed the motor vessel in Uganik Bay (57°50′N 153°32′W﻿ / ﻿57.833°N 153.533°W﻿ / 57.833; -153.533﻿ (Uganik Bay)) on the coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Erkowit | Sudan | The cargo ship was run aground at Corunna, Spain, following a collision with Dortmund ( West Germany). |

## December

### 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Andrea | United States | After radioing that her compass was broken, her steering gear was malfunctioning, and that she was experiencing icing, and later that she was going ashore on a beach, the 27-foot (8.2 m) gillnet fishing vessel disappeared in Stephens Passage in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. The bodies of the eight people on board – a married couple, their 17-, 12-, 9-, and 8-year-old and 6+1⁄2-month old sons, and an 8-year-old boy who was a friend of the family – were never found. |

### 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| USS Bluegill | United States Navy | The decommissioned Gato-class submarine was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi; 1.1 nmi) off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, to serve as an underwater rescue training vessel. She was raised in November 1983 and sunk again that month in deep water as a means of disposal. |

### 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Fecondo | Lebanon | The cargo ship ran aground near Bizerta, Tunisia. She was on a voyage from a port in Sicily, Italy to a port in Algeria. She was refloated on 20 December but was declared a constructive total loss and was consequently scrapped. |

### 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Rustler | United States | The 24-gross register ton, 43.2-foot (13.2 m) fishing vessel lost control of her rudder, ran onto rocks at Kodiak, Alaska, and was pounded to pieces by the surf. The United States Coast Guard rescued all 10 people aboard. |

### Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Khalda | Panama | The cargo ship ran aground in the Gulf of Suez. She was refloated on 1 January 1971. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1970 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cordova | United States | After her towing vessel – the tug Intrepid ( United States) – capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Yakutat, Alaska, on 19 February during a gale, the 400-foot (121.9 m) barge, with 40 railroad cars aboard, washed ashore on the south-central coast of Alaska near Yakutat at the Dangerous River (59°20′48″N 139°18′23″W﻿ / ﻿59.3467°N 139.3064°W﻿ / 59.3467; -139.3064﻿ (Dangerous River)). She later was salvaged. |
| Ridgetown | Canada | The bulk carrier was scuttled as a temporary breakwater at Nanticoke, Ontario sometime in the summer of 1970. Refloated later, date unknown. |
| YTL-17 | United States | The tug was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, at approximately 34°02′N 077°52′W﻿ / ﻿34.033°N 77.867°W﻿ / 34.033; -77.867. |
| Z B 100F | United States | The barge sank in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska while under tow by the tugs Mr. Chuck and Arapahoe Scout (both United States). |
