Shipping Incidents

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NAME REG./CNTRY TYPE MONTH DATE YEAR CAS. LOCATION RTS CIRCUMSTANCE
I. C. White Panama Transport Tanker 9 27 1941 3 10-26 S x 27-30 W N Torp'd
I. Merrithew US Bark 1 12 1853   off Columbia R. N Wind died while attempting to cross bar, Agrnd
Iapetos Greece Bulk 3 29 1984   Persian G. N Missile hit. Declared TCL
Iberian Leyland Line Cargo 7 30 1915   off Fastnet N Torp'd
Iberian (II) Leyland Line Cargo     1885     N Lost
Icaro Panama Tanker 9 3 1997   L. Maracaibo, Vz. Y Agrnd
Ida Sweden 150 grt 7 22 1916       Ger. sub
Ida Norway 1300 grt 12 27 1916       Ger. sub
Ida Sweden 70 grt 12 29 1916       Struck a mine
Ida Norway 1172 grt 2 8 1917       Ger. sub
Ida B. Silsbee   Schooner 8 18 1879 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N  
Ida Lewis US str. 6 25 1875   off Brazos Is. bar, TX N  
Ida Mae         1953   off Cp. Disappointment, WA    
Ida May         1930   Pt. Pinos, CA    
Ida McKay   3m Schooner 2 15 1912   at sea   Wrecked
Ida Schnauer USA 3m Schooner 6 17 1908   Tillamook Bay bar N Anchor cable parted, Agrnd
Idaho   Passenger     1883   Str. San Juan de Fuca   Agrnd
Igotz Mendi Spain Cargo 11 10 1917   21 S x 53.3 E Y Captured by Ger. raider 'Wolf'
Igotz Mendi Spain Cargo 2 24 1918   off Skaw Lt. house, Denmark N Agrnd, TCL
Illinoian New York, NY Cargo 7 28 1945 0 Normandy beachhead N Deliberately sunk as breakwater
Illinois US 5225 grt 3 18 1917       Ger. sub
Illinois Tacoma, WA Cargo 6 1 1942 31 400 NW Puerto Rico N Torp'd by U-172
Illitch Russia Pass./Cargo 6 24 1944   Portland, OR N Heeled over and sank awaiting yard period
Ilshin Glory     7 30 1984     N Foundered--Typhoon Ed
Imperatrix Lloyd Austriaco Passenger 2 24 1907 40 Cp. Elaphomnisi, Crete N Agrnd
Imperial Hamilton Canada Tanker 9 4 1961   at co. dock in Sarnia, Ont. N Explosion, fire
Implacable UK Tug 12 24 1984 1 off I. of Wight N Capsizes, sinks
Inca   5m Schooner     1920   S. Pacific N Abandoned, towed to Sydney, hulked
Independence     11   1853 4 Saulte Ste. Marie   Exploded
India Greece 2933 grt 4 12 1917       Ger. sub
India Arrow New York, NY Tanker 2 4 1942 26 20 mi. SE Cp. May, NJ N Torp'd by U-103
Indiana American Line Pass./Cargo     1918   Iqueque Bay, Chile N Fire
Indiana Harbor     5 18 1927   Pt. Gorda, CA    
Indus   Brig 12 18 1837 0 Hatteras Inlet, NC N  
Indus (II) P&O Passenger 11 8 1885 0 60 mi. N Trincomalee, Ceylon N Wrecked on shoals
Industry US Bark 3 15 1865 17 Middle sands, Columbia bar N Stranded
Infallible     10 26 1944   2 mi. N Santa Cruz, CA    
Inger Denmark 786 grt 12 11 1916       Ger. sub
Inger Johanne Norway 1202 grt 10 15 1944   nr. Lillesand N Aircraft
Ingolf Denmark 968 grt 1 6 1915       Struck a mine
Ingoy Norway 327 grt 1 30 1942   nr. Masoy N Torp'd by U (?)
Ingrid Norway 2606 grt 1 22 1942     N Wrecked
Ingstad Norway 780 grt 12 10 1915       Struck a mine
Ino Norway 702 grt 4 3 1916       Struck a mine
International         1918   off Santa Cruz, I., CA N  
International No. 3         1938   Humboldt Bay, CA    
Intrepid     2 23 1954   N Beach Peninsula, WA    
Invader         1949   John Day Rapids, OR Y?  
Inverdargle UK Tanker 1 16 1940   E. Atlantic N Struck mine laid by U-33
Inverdruie Norway 613 grt 8 11 1916       Ger. sub
Inverliffey Dublin Tanker 9 11 1939 0 48-17 N x 11-16 W N Torp'd by U-38
Invershannon UK Tanker 9 21 1940   In convoy HX 72 N Torp'd by U-99
Ioannis Greece 3828 grt 11 16 1916       Ger. sub
Ioannis G. Kulukundis Greece Cargo 7 11 1949 0 Pt. Arguello, CA N Agrnd
Iolanda         1923   nr. Piscadero Pt., CA    
Iona   Schooner 4 9 1877   Chicamacomico, NC N  
Ione     2 4 1937   nr. Copeys Rock, OR    
Ionic White Star Passenger     1927     Y Rescued crew of Fr. sail ship 'Daisy'
Iosco W. A. Hawgood Bulk 9 2 1905 19 L. Superior N Foundered
Iowa States SS Co. Cargo 1 12 1936 34 Peacock Spit, N. entr. Columbia R. N Agrnd. Entire crew perished.
Iowan     6 12 1941   Pt. Conception, CA Y?  
Ipparraguire Spain 1161 grt 4 18 1917       Ger. sub
Ira H. Owen (II) National SS Co 3m Bulk Str. 11 28 1905 19 L. Superior N Foundered
Iran Dahr (?) Iran Bulk 3 29 1984   Persian G.   Missile hit. Damaged.
Iran Salam Iran Cargo 1 2 1984   Persian G.   Struck by rockets--badly dam.
Irene   4m Schooner 11 1 1929   Long Beach, CA   Burned delib. as 'movie ship'
Irene     1 28 1937   off Redondo Beach, CA    
Irene     12 17 1948   Shelton, WA Y?  
Irene     8   1917   Duwamish R., Seattle, WA Y?  
Irene Thayer   Schooner 11 19 1893 0 Oregon Inlet, NC N  
Irenee Dupont Wilmington, DE Cargo 3 17 1943 13 50-36 N x 34-30 W N Torp'd by U-600
Irhizaki Maru No. 1 Reynell & Co. Liner 6   1891   at sea N Lost
Irma Norway 1392 grt 2 13 1944   Hustadvika N Torp'd by U (?)
Irmgard   Barkentine 6 3 1920   Quelelevu Reef, Fiji Is.   Wrecked
Iron Age   Fed. Gunboat 1 11 1864   Lockwoods Folly, NC N  
Isaac L. Clark   Schooner 12 17 1884 0 Diamond Shoals N  
Isaac M. Scott   Bulk 11 11 1913 28 L. Huron   Foundered
Isaac Reed     7   1924   off Bodega Bay, CA    
Isaac Shelby Brunswick, GA Cargo 1 6 1945 0 off W. coast of Italy N Struck a mine
Isabel   2m Schooner     1888   N. Pacific   Abandoned
Isabela New York, NY Cargo 5 19 1942 3 35 mi. S Navassa Lt., Haiti N Torp'd by U-751
Isabelita Hyne USA Barque 1 8 1856   nr. San Francisco, CA N Lost
Isabella Britain Barque 5 23 1830 0 Sand I., OR N Heavy swells but no wind took the boat Agrnd
Isdalen Norway 2275 grt 8 24 1916       Ger. sub
Isflora Norway 168 grt 1   1943     N  
Isidoro Spain 2044 grt 8 17 1915       Ger. sub
Island Norway 638 grt 12 5 1941   off Mehavn N Torp'd by U (?)
Island King II Montreal Excursion 11 14 1960 0 Montreal? N Fire during winter layup
Island Mail Amer. Mail Line Cargo 5 29 1961 0 Fidalgo I., WA Y Submerged rock
Island Queen     7 7 1950   off Cypress I., WA    
Islander Can. Pac. Nav. Co Passenger 8 15 1901 72 nr. Douglas I./Lynn Canal Y* X--Iceberg
Islander     8 30 1950   Skagit I. nr. Deception Pass, WA    
Islington   Full-rigged Ship 3 16 1820 0 Cp. Hatteras, NC N Agrnd
Istria   Bark 6   1868 23 Diamond Shoals, NC N  
Istros Greece 1891 grt 5 22 1916       Ger. sub
Italia Norway Tanker 6 15 1940   In convoy HX 48 N Torp'd by U-38
Ithaka Bahamas Cargo 9 14 1960   Hudson Bay, 10 mi. E Churchill N Agrnd
Itsukushima Maru Japan Tanker 10 27 1944   Balabac Str. N US sub 'Bergall'
Ituna     3 13 1920   nr. SF Lightship, CA    
Ivanhoe Taylor & Merrill Line (US) Full Rigged     1848 1   Y Master swept overboard
Ivanhoe Taylor & Merrill Line (US) Full Rigged 3   1851   off Montauk N Lost
Ivanhoe USA   9   1894 All Cp. Flattery, WA N Lost
Ivanhoe Norway 1136 grt 11 4 1916       Ger. sub
Ivar Denmark 2139 grt 8 13 1916       Ger. sub
Ivernia Cunard Passenger 1 1 1917 123 58 mi. fr. Cp. Matapan, Italy N Torp'd by UB-47
Ivy   2m Schooner 9 1 1908   Pt. Barrow, AK   Wrecked
Ixion Blue Funnel Line Cargo 5 7 1941   200 mi. S Reykjavik N Torp'd by U-94 while in convoy

Last Updated on 6/6/99
By James Olsson
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