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The '''list of shipwrecks in 1977''' includes [[ship]]s sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during [[1977]].
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==January==
===3 January===
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|ship=''Salu''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[Shrimp fishery|shrimp]]-[[fishing vessel]] was swamped and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|20|mi}} south of [[Cape Chiniak]] ({{coord|57|37|N|152|10|W|name=Cape Chiniak}}) on [[Kodiak Island]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
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===10 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 10 January 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Chester A. Poling''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=Carrying a cargo of [[oil]], the {{convert|282|ft|adj=on}}, 1,546-[[gross register ton]] [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] broke in half in a storm off Eastern Point at the entrance to the harbor at [[Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]], [[Massachusetts]]. Her [[stern]] section sank {{convert|800|yd}} southwest of [[Eastern Point Light]] in up to {{convert|95|ft}} of water at {{coord|42|34|25|N|070|40|15|W|name=''Chester A. Poling'' (stern section)}}. Her [[Bow (ship)|bow]] section sank {{convert|4|nmi}} east of Eastern Point in {{convert|190|ft}} of water at {{coord|42|33.9|N|070|37.1|W|name=''Chester A. Poling'' (bow section)}}. One crew member perished.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/chesterapoling-bow-dat.htm |title=Chester A. Poling (bow section) | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=29 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://wreckhunter.net/DataPages/chesterapoling-dat.htm |title=Chester A. Poling (stern section) | publisher=Hunting New England Shipwrecks |accessdate=29 January 2021 }}</ref>  
}}
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===13 January===
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|ship= {{SS|Ivan Sechenov||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Soviet Union}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided in [[fog]]gy weather with {{MV|Praktikolas Maris||2}} ({{flag|Liberia}}) in the [[Sea of Marmara]], [[Turkey]] and sank with the loss of twenty-two crew.<ref name=Times140177>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=37 are feared dead after collisions at sea |date=14 January 1977 |page=10 |issue=59907 |column=D }}</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Turnu Severin||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Romania|1965}}
|desc=The cargo ship collided in fog with {{MV|Admiral Zmejavic||2}} ({{Flag|Yugoslavia}}) and sank in the [[Dardanelles]] with the loss of fifteen crew.<ref name=Times140177/> }}
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===17 January===
{{shipwreck list begin|date=17 January 1977|sort=}}
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|ship=''[[Irenes Challenger]]''
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The oil tanker broke up in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of three crewmembers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/18/archives/tanker-breaks-up-in-the-pacific-28-of-31-crewmen-are-rescued.html | title=Tanker Breaks Up in the Pacific | work=The New York Times | date=January 18, 1977 | access-date=April 5, 2017}}</ref>}}
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===20 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=20 January 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{ship||Ukola}}
|flag= {{flag|Panama}}
|desc= The Panamanian freighter ''Ukola''  broke in half and sank in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] during a gale while en route to [[Galveston, Texas]] from the Dominican Republic with a cargo of sugar. Only three of the ship's 23 crew members were rescued.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/20/archives/freighter-sinks-in-gulf-of-mexico-3-men-saved-out-of-a-crew-of-23.html |title=Freighter Sinks in Gulf of Mexico |work=The New York Times |date=20 January 1977 |access-date=25 September 2018}}</ref>
}}
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===23 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 January 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''[[Lucona]]''
|flag= {{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] was sunk in the [[Indian Ocean]] by a [[time bomb]] planted as part of an [[insurance fraud]] scheme masterminded by [[Austria]]n businessman [[Udo Proksch]]. Six of the ship′s 12 crew members died. }}
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===25 January===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 January 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Bertram I'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=Adrift after losing power, the [[Alaska Department of Public Safety]] [[patrol boat]] sank in heavy seas in [[Portage Bay (Alaska)|Portage Bay]] ({{coord|57|00|N|133|20|W|name=Portage Bay}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]], {{convert|21|nmi}} west of [[Petersburg, Alaska|Petersburg]], [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= [[List of Empire ships - Sa to Sh#Empire Seabank|''Success Star'']] 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The Shelt-type [[coastal trading vessel|coaster]] ran aground off [[Tumpat District|Tumpat]], [[Malaysia]] and abandoned.<ref name=Empire25>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=25 }}</ref>
}}
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==February==
===2 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=2 February 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= [[MV Fenella (1951)|''Vasso M.'']] 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] caught fire and sank in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] {{convert|2|nmi|mi km|lk=in}} off Borolos Lighthouse, [[Damietta]], [[Egypt]]. }}
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===7 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 February 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Spyros G|1946|2}}
|flag={{flag|Cyprus}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] sprang a leak and sank in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] east of [[Malta]] ({{coord|35|46|N|20|05|E}}). She was on a voyage from [[Piraeus]], Greece to [[Tripoli, Libya]].<ref name=Empire375>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=375 }}</ref>
}}
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===13 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=13 February 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''Enfant du Bretagne'' 
|flag={{flag|France}}
|desc=The [[St Malo]] trawler was lost on Pednathise, within the [[Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly#Other named rocks and reefs|Western Rocks]], [[Isles of Scilly]]. The lifeboat came within hearing distance of the crew, but all drowned in the heavy seas before they could be brought aboard.<ref>{{cite book|last=Larn|first=Richard|title=The Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly|year=1992|publisher=Thomas & Lochar|location=[[Nairn]]|isbn=0-946537-84-4}}</ref> }}
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===14 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 February 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Internos|1951|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=Sprang a leak and sank {{convert|3|nmi|km}} north of [[Gijon]] ({{coord|44|20|N|05|50|W}}).<ref name=BelgeHO>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant H-O |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |access-date=31 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MV Internos [+1977] |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?30750 |website=wrecksite.eu |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> }}
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===17 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=17 February 1977|sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Stockham|DD-683|6}} 
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} was sunk as a target off the coast of [[Puerto Rico]]. }}
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===18 February===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 February 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Atlantic Duke||2}} 
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=Ran aground {{convert|20|nmi|km}} off [[Great Yarmouth]], [[United Kingdom]]. All seven crew rescued.<ref name=Times190277>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Seven crew rescued |date=19 February 1977 |page=5 |issue=59938 |column=C }}</ref> }}
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===19 February===
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|ship= {{MV|Hongkong Surety||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Republic of China}}
|desc=Ran aground on the Angelica Shoal ({{coord|7|46|S|122|17|E}}) and declared a constructive total loss.<ref name=BelgeHO/> }}
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===24 February===
{{shipwreck list begin|date=24 February 1977|sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Hawaiian Patriot||2}}
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The [[oil tanker]] caught fire and sank in the [[Pacific Ocean]] west of [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/25/archives/tanker-explodes-in-50mile-slick-west-of-honolulu.html | title=Tanker Explodes In 50‐Mile Slick West of Honolulu | work=The New York Times | date=25 February 1977 | access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>}}
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==March==
===1 March===
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|ship=''Viking Rover'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 180-ton [[motor vessel]] lost steerage {{convert|43|nmi|km}} south of [[Cape Sarichef]], [[Unimak Island]], [[Alaska]], became disabled, and sank without loss of life in {{convert|40|to|50|kn|kph|adj=on}} winds and {{convert|16|ft|m|adj=on}} seas in the [[North Pacific Ocean]] near [[Rootok Island]] east of [[Dutch Harbor, Alaska|Dutch Harbor]], Alaska, at {{coord|54|01.79|N|165|31.02|W|name=''Viking River''}}. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter based at [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak]], Alaska, rescued her four-man crew.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksv>[http://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-v/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (V)]</ref> }}
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===6 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 9 March 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship={{Ship|ST|St. George|1942|2}}
|flag={{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|desc=The [[tugboat|tug]] foundered at [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad]].<ref name=Empire354>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=354 }}</ref>
}}
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===9 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 9 March 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Saint Peter''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 81-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|62.6|ft|m|adj=on}} [[motor vessel]] sank in [[Orca Inlet]] off the coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckss>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]</ref>
}}
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===27 March===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 March 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|El Tambo||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Panama}}
|desc=The livestock carrier sank outside [[Fishguard]] Harbour, [[Wales]].<ref name=Times280377>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Detained cattle ship sinks in gale |date=28 March 1977 |page=4 |issue=59963 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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==April==
===28 April===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=28 April 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Blue|DD-744|6}}
|flag={{navy|United States|1960}}
|desc=The decommissioned [[Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer|''Allen M. Sumner''-class]] [[destroyer]] was sunk as a target in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off the coast of [[Southern California]] during a missile exercise. }}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date April 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''P-11''
|flag={{navy|Ethiopia|1975}}
|desc=[[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The patrol boat was lost, with reports variously blaming the loss on a storm and on an attack by the [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]], or the patrol boat was sunk by the [[Ethiopian Air Force]] while trying to defect to the Eritrean People's Liberation Front.<ref name="harpoon">[http://www.harpoondatabases.com/encyclopedia/Entry2367.aspx Harpoon Headquarters: Ethiopian Naval Forces]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55043&sid=51e67e3cba64f851d175367693ae43b3 |title=Soviet and Ethiopian Navy in Eritrea (1988-1991)(updated)|publisher=Soviet empire  |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> 
}}
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==May==
===4 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 4 May 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Foremost''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 166-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|86.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Bering Sea]] approximately {{convert|75|nmi}} east-southeast of [[St. George Island (Alaska)|St. George Island]] in the direction of [[Cape Sarichef Light|Cape Sarichef]] ({{coord|54.5983|N|164.9222|W|name=Cape Sarichef Light}}) on [[Unimak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. The fishing vessel ''Sea Venture'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her entire crew of five.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksf>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-f/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)]</ref>
}}
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===6 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 6 May 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Ocean Beauty''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|44|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] south of [[Marmot Island]] in the [[Kodiak Archipelago]].<ref name=alaskashipwreckso>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-o/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (O)]</ref>
}}
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===9 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 May 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Classic||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] ran aground at [[Wilhelmshaven]], [[West Germany]].<ref name=Times100577>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil leaking from two vessels |date=May 10, 1977 |page=5 |issue=59999 |column=E }}</ref> }}
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===18 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=18 May 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship={{MV|Kadina|1946|2}}
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[cargo ship]] foundered in a [[typhoon]] at [[Singapore]]. She was refloated on 2 September 1978 and consequently scrapped<ref name=Empire376>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=376 }}</ref>
}}
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===19 May===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=19 May 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Mar del Plata''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 156-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|79.9|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Shrimp fishing|shrimp]]-[[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Shelikof Strait]] between the [[Kodiak Archipelago]] and the mainland of [[Alaska]]. The fishing vessel ''Heidi J'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued her entire crew.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
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== June ==
===1 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=1 June 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Rose''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The [[Tugboat|tug]] sank while moored at [[Petersburg, Alaska|Petersburg]], [[Alaska]]. She later was abandoned on the beach at [[Kupreanof, Alaska|Kupreanof]], Alaska.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{MV|Seaspeed Dora||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The [[roll-on/roll-off]] [[ferry]] capsized and sank at [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. She was refloated on 17 September and towed to [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] for repairs. She re-entered service in 1978.<ref name=BelgeHO/> }}
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=== 3 June ===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 3 June 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|William Carson||2}}
|flag={{CAN}}
|desc=The passenger/vehicle [[icebreaker]] [[ferry]] sank off the coast of [[Labrador]] after striking heavy ice. }}
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===5 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=5 June 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Bijou||2}} 
|flag={{flag|West Germany}}
|desc=The coaster sank off [[Anglesey]], [[Wales]]. All four crew were rescued.<ref name=Times060677>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship sinks |date=6 June 1977 |page=3 |issue=60022 |column=F }}</ref> }}
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===29 June===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 June 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Ahaliq'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=Bound for [[Kwigillingok, Alaska|Kwigillingok]], [[Alaska]], carrying materials and equipment for the construction of a [[sewage treatment]] plant, the 187-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|99.9|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[Tugboat|tug]]/[[barge]] sank in heavy seas with the loss of her [[Sea captain|captain]] in [[Bristol Bay]], {{convert|118|nmi}} southwest of [[Dillingham, Alaska|Dillingham]], Alaska. The [[high endurance cutter]] {{USCGC|Boutwell|WMEC-719|6}} ([[File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg|22px]] [[United States Coast Guard]]) rescued her survivors – four men and a [[border collie]] – from a [[life raft]] on 3 July.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksa>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date June 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{USS|Butternut|YAG-60|6}} 
|flag={{naval|United States}}
|desc=The decommissioned [[netlayer]] was destroyed as a target. }}
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==July==

===4 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=4 July 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Kola Silat X''
|flag={{flag|Indonesia}}
|desc=The [[Victualling Inshore Craft|VIC-type lighter]] foundered in the [[Strait of Sunda]].<ref name=Empire272>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=272 }}</ref>
}}
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===11 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 11 July 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Pacific Surf''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 134-[[gross register ton]] [[fishing vessel]] sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] approximately {{convert|260|nmi}} west of [[Cape Spencer (Alaska)|Cape Spencer]], [[Alaska]]. Her crew of five abandoned ship in a [[life raft]], where one died of a [[heart attack]] and was cast adrift. The [[oil tanker]] ''Overseas Chicago'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued the four remaining survivors from the raft {{convert|65|nmi}} south of [[Cordova, Alaska|Cordova]], Alaska.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksp>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]</ref>
}}
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===22 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 July 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship={{ship|Cuban fishing vessel |Rio Jobabo||2}}  
|flag={{flag|Cuba}}
|desc=The fishing vessel was sunk at [[El Callao]] [[Peru]] by an explosion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55102&sid=e39e71f3c06abe66f5f497b51d6bee77 |title=Cuban Naval Battles |access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref>}}
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===25 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 July 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Bristol'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] was swamped and sank on [[Long Sands Bar]] ({{coord|58|44|N|158|32|W|name=Long Sands Bar}}) in [[Nushagak Bay]] off the coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Gaines Mill|1943|2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[T2 tanker]] capsized at [[Kaohsiung]], Taiwan. The wreck was scrapped ''[[in situ]]''.<ref name=T2GHI>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2G.html |title=T2 TANKERS - G - H - I |publisher=Mariners |access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref>
}}
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===29 July===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=29 July 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{SS|Oswego Tarmac|1944|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The [[T2 tanker]] was struck by {{MV|Elektra||2}} (flag unknown) at [[Curaçao]], [[Netherlands Antilles]] and was severely damaged. Declared a [[constructive total loss]], she was scrapped at [[Santander, Spain|Santander]], Spain.<ref name=T2B>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/T2B.html |title=T2 TANKERS - B |publisher=Mariners |access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=OT>{{cite web |url=http://www.c4tx.org/ctx/job/cdb/cas_list/precis.php?id=19770729_001 |title=Oswego Tarmac |publisher=Center for Tankship Excellence |access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref>
}}
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==August==
===16 August===
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|ship='' Fisher''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 8-[[gross register ton]] [[motor vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Southeast Alaska]] between [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Alaska]], and [[Tree Point]] ({{coord|54|48|15|N|130|55|45|W|name=Tree Point}}).<ref name=alaskashipwrecksf>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-f/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (F)]</ref>
}}
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===17 August===
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|ship={{MV|Lira|1957|2}}
|flag={{flag|Singapore|civil}}
|desc=The cargo ship exploded and caught fire. She sank the next day.<ref name=HW1560>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1560 |title=Picardy |publisher=The Yard |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>
}}
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===22 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 August 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= ex-{{USS|Rowan|DD-782|6}}
|flag={{nowrap begin}}{{navy|Republic of China|1977}}{{nowrap end}}
|desc=After transfer to the [[Republic of China Navy]], the decommissioned {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} ran aground while under tow from the [[United States]] to [[Taiwan]] and was declared a [[total loss]]. }}
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===30 August===
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|ship=''Quasar''
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The 7-[[gross register ton]] [[motor vessel]] was destroyed by fire in [[Stephens Passage]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]] {{convert|0.5|nmi}} south of the [[Snettisham Rocks]] ({{coord|57|57|30|N|133|52|00|W|name=Snettisham Rocks}}).<ref>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-q/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Q)]</ref>
}}
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===31 August===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 31 August 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=Unidentified fishing vessel 
|flag={{flag|Vietnam}}
|desc= The [[fishing vessel]] was sunk by [[Kampuchean Navy]] vessels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55094&sid=3606c5c02400a85514831b7dc04aa509 |title=Vietnamese Naval Battles (Vietnam War & later conflicts) |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>
}}
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==September==
===7 September===
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|ship=''Indian''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=While [[towing]] the [[riverboat]] [[Ship's tender|tender]] ''Cowboy'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}), the [[Reefer ship|freezer boat]] – formerly a [[ferry]] of the [[Washington State Ferries]] fleet – was wrecked in bad weather on Egg Island in the Egg Islands on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] south of [[Cordova, Alaska|Cordova]]. ''Cowboy'' rescued all nine members of her crew.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksi>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-i/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (I)]</ref>
}}
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===25 September===
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|ship=''Gale''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} vessel sank in [[Malina Bay]] ({{coord|58|13|N|153|05|W|name=Malina Bay}}) on the coast of [[Afognak Island]] in [[Alaska]]′s [[Kodiak Archipelago]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksg>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-g/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (G)]</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''Kerland'' 
|flag={{FRA}}
|desc=The trawler sank off the [[Runnelstone]], [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]], and was aided by the [[Isles of Scilly]] ferry {{ship|RMV|Scillonian III||2}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Carter|first=C.|title=The Port of Penzance: a history|year=1998|publisher=Black Dwarf Publications|location=Lydney}}</ref> }}
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==October==
===3 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=3 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= [[MV Tim S. Dool|''Senneville'']]
|flag={{flag|Canada}}
|desc=The [[bulk carrier]] ran aground at [[Thunder Bay]], Ontario. The ship was freed the next day, suffering damage to her [[ballast tank]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/timsdool.htm |title=Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature &ndash; Tim S. Dool |website= [[boatnerd.com]] |last=Wharton |first=George |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124113217/http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/timsdool.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 November 2011}}</ref> }}
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===12 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 12 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Louise''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 10-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|28.4|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked in [[Bertha Bay]] ({{coord|57|48|N|136|21|W|name=Bertha Bay}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]</ref>
}}
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===14 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=14 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Lula J''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 11-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|36.2|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was lost in [[Bertha Bay]] ({{coord|57|48|N|136|21|W|name=Bertha Bay}}) in [[Southeast Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksl>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-l/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (L)]</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Wind Dance'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The [[sailing vessel]] sank in [[Resurrection Bay]] off [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]], [[Alaska]]. The [[Alaska Marine Highway]] [[Motor ship|motor]] [[Ferryboat|ferry]] ''[[MV Tustumena|Tustumena]]'' ({{flag|United States}}) rendered assistance to the people aboard ''Wind Dance''.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksw>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-w/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (W)]</ref> }}
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===15 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 15 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Marmot Cape''
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 27-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|39.9|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] [[capsize]]d and sank with the loss of her [[Sea captain|captain]] in [[Astrolabe Bay (Alaska)|Astrolabe Bay]] ({{coord|58|22|30|N|136|54|30|W|name=Astrolabe Bay}}) on the [[Southcentral Alaska|south-central]] coast of [[Alaska]] {{convert|14|nmi}} west of [[Cape Spencer (Alaska)|Cape Spencer]]. A helicopter rescued the only other crewman aboard from the beach on 18 October.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksm>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]</ref>
}}
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===16 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Chryssopigi Cross||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Panama}}
|desc=The ship ran aground {{convert|2|nmi|km}} off [[Galle]], [[Sri Lanka]] ({{coord|6|01|N|80|11|E}}) and sank.<ref>{{Cite ship register|register=MSI|id=5213315|shipname=Chryssopigi Cross |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref> }}
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===22 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''U F 22'' 
|flag={{flag|United States}}
|desc=The {{convert|34|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] and her two-man crew disappeared in the [[Gulf of Alaska]]. The fishing vessel ''Columbia'' ({{flag|United States}}) discovered the wreckage of ''U F 22'' washed up on Aiaktalik Beach near the south end of [[Kodiak Island]] on 2 March 1978.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksu>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-u/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (U)]</ref> }}
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===23 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=23 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Carjie''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The {{convert|31|ft|m|1|adj=on}} vessel was wrecked on rocks on the coast of [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksc>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]</ref>
}}
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===26 October===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 26 October 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Eagle''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=With two people – a man and a woman – aboard, the [[fishing vessel]] sank near [[Dundas Bay]] ({{coord|58.3431|N|136.3404|W|name=Dundas Bay}}) in [[Icy Strait]] in the [[Alexander Archipelago]] in [[Southeast Alaska]]. The man perished. The woman drifted in a [[survival suit]] for eight to ten hours, reached shore, and walked {{convert|60|mi|km}} before a [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued her.<ref name=alaskashipwreckse>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)]</ref>
}}
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==November==
===6 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=6 November 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Piraeus II||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=The [[coastal trading vessel|coastal]] [[tank ship|tanker]] caught fire and sank in [[elefsina|Eleusis Bay]]. She was later refloated but was declared a total loss and scrapped.<ref name=Empire296>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=296 }}</ref>
}}
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===8 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=8 November 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship={{PS|Alexander Hamilton||2}}
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|349|ft|5|in|m|1|adj=on}} sidewheel [[paddle steamer]] burned and sank during a storm while moored at the Navy pier at [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>[https://njscuba.net/sites/site_raritan_bay.php njscuba.net Sandy Hook & Raritan Bay]</ref>
}}
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===11 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=11 November 1977 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Aristoteles||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=Ran aground at [[Sestrice Island]] ({{coord|42|58|N|17|13|E}}) and declared a constructive total loss.<ref name=BelgeAG/> 
}}
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|ship= {{SS|Deepwater Bay||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Liberia}}
|desc=Explosion and fire while discharging cargo at [[Luanda]], [[Angola]]. She was declared a constructive total loss and scrapped in June 1978.<ref name=BelgeAG>{{cite web |url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant A-G |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |access-date=1 October 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
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|ship=''Dolphin''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 8- or 38-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|41.6|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] sank in [[Marmot Bay]] ({{coord|58|00|N|152|06|W|name=Marmot Bay}}) on the coast of [[Alaska]]'s [[Kodiak Island]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksd>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-d/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (D)]</ref>
}}

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===15 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=15 November 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= CG 41332 
|flag={{coast guard|USA|coast guard-1953}}
|desc=A [[41-foot Utility Boat, Large|41-foot Coast Guard utility boat (UTB)]] capsized and sank in heavy surf on the [[Columbia River Bar]] at night with 10 students from the Motor Lifeboat School, 3 died.<ref name=John_Kopp>{{Cite book |title=CG 41332: Surfmen, the Cape Disappointment Motor Lifeboat School, and the Forgotten Tragedy That Transformed U.S. Coast Guard Boat Operations |date=9 January 2023 |last=Kopp |first=John  |publisher=John M. Kopp |isbn=979-8218096410 }}</ref>}}
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===16 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=16 November 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Union Crystal||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Malaysia}}
|desc=The coaster sank {{convert|20|nmi|km}} off [[St Abbs Head]], [[United Kingdom]] with the loss of five of her six crew.<ref name=Times171177>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Five missing as ship sinks in stormy seas |date=17 November 1977 |page=2 |issue=60163 |column=A }}</ref> }}
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===22 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=22 November 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''VIC 99''
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[floating restaurant]], a converted [[Victualling Inshore Craft|VIC-type lighter]], was severely damaged by fire at [[Stourport-on-Severn]], [[Worcestershire]].<ref name=Empire274-75>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |pages=274–75 }}</ref>
}}
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===24 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=24 November 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= ''Vaiatea'' 
|flag=unknown
|desc=The auxiliary [[schooner]], a former coastal freighter, sank in a [[lagoon]] near [[Papeete]], [[Tahiti]].<ref>[https://shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7757&start=0 shipstamps.co.uk Orohena and Moana Retrieved 5 September 2018]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/armyfreighters.htm |title=U.S. Army Coastal Freighters (F, FS) Built During WWII  |publisher=shipbuildinghistory.com |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref> }}
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===25 November===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=25 November 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Newark|1959|2}} 
|flag={{flag|Liberia}}
|desc=The cargo ship was wrecked at [[Tripoli, Libya]].<ref name=HW1635>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyard.info/ships/ships.asp?entryid=1635 |title=Pinebank |publisher=The Yard |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>
}}
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===Unknown date===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date November 1977 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= {{MV|Hero||2}} 
|flag= {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[roll-on/roll-off]] cargo [[ferry]] sank in the [[North Sea]] with the loss of one crew member when her [[stern]] door lost watertight integrity. 
}}
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|ship={{MV|Sea Breeze||2}} 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc= The {{convert|83|ft|adj=on}} [[dragger]] sank off the coast of [[Maine]] after striking something in heavy seas. Two crewmen were rescued from her [[life raft]] by a [[U.S. Coast Guard]] helicopter, and one by {{USCGC|Duane}} ([[File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg|22px]] [[United States Coast Guard]]) from her [[skiff]]. Two crewmen died.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gloucester-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/404/LOST-AT-SEAAPR?bidId= |title=Lost at sea |publisher=gloucester-ma.gov |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506124722/https://gloucester-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/404/LOST-AT-SEAAPR?bidId= |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.downtosea.com/1976-2000/sbreeze.htm |title=2 Dead, 3 Rescued at Sea |publisher=Out of Gloucester |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
}}
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==December==
===2 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 3 December 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship=''Blue Bell''
|flag={{flag|Saudi Arabia|1960}}
|desc= A Saudi Arabian general cargo vessel was sailing from Jeddah to Port Sudan with her cargo of Toyota vehicles and spare parts when she struck the reef about {{convert|75|km}} north of Port Sudan.<ref name=bluebell>{{cite web| url=https://cassiopeiasafari.com/blue-bell-toyota-wreck/ | title=Blue Bell (Toyota wreck) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129093011/https://cassiopeiasafari.com/blue-bell-toyota-wreck/ | archive-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>
}}
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===3 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date= 3 December 1977 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Baron''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] grounded and was lost in the [[Bering Sea]] off [[Cape Cheerful]] ({{coord|54|00|50|N|166|40|20|W|name=Cape Cheerful}}) on [[Unalaska Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. The [[Alaska State Troopers|Alaska State Trooper]] [[patrol vessel]] ''Vigilant'' ({{flag|United States|1960}}) rescued the eight people – four men, three women, and an infant – on board.<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''{{Ship|ST|Empire Rosa||2}}''
|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|government}}
|desc=The Nodified-Sttella type [[tugboat|tug]] was driven ashore in [[Luce Bay]]. She was refloated but declared a [[constructive total loss]] and consequently scrapped.<ref name=Empire325>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=325 }}</ref>
}}
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===4 December===
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|ship=''Rainer''
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The [[fishing vessel]] grounded and was wrecked in the [[Bering Sea]] approximately {{convert|12|nmi}} off [[Cape Cheerful]] ({{coord|54|00|50|N|166|40|20|W|name=Cape Cheerful}}) on [[Unalaska Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksr>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]</ref>
}}
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===6 December===
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|ship= [[List of Empire ships - R#Empire Rosa (II)|''Empire Rosa'']] 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=Ran aground at [[Luce Bay]], [[Galloway]], became a constructive total loss and later scrapped. }}
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===7 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=7 December 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Boston Sea Ranger||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=A [[Lowestoft]] trawler foundered off [[Gwennap Head]], [[Cornwall]] during a southerly gale.<ref name="Carter">{{cite book |title=The Port of Penzance |last=Carter |first=C. |year=1998 |publisher=Black Dwarf Publications |location=Lydney |isbn=0-9533028-0-6 }}</ref> }}
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===9 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=9 December 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= [[MFV Elinor Viking|''Elinor Viking'']] 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=An [[Aberdeen]] trawler wrecked on the [[Ve Skerries]], [[Shetland]] in adverse weather conditions. A volunteer helicopter crew was assembled at [[Sumburgh Airport]] which rescued all 8 crew.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47582/supplement/8045|title=Honours and Awards|date=1978-07-04|work=The London Gazette|access-date=2020-04-06|publisher=[[Her Majesty's Stationery Office]]|issue=47582|pages=8045–8046|isbn=0-11-657582-4|ref={{harvid|London Gazette|1978}}}}</ref>}}
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===20 December===
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|ship= {{MV|Emmanuel C||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Greece}}
|desc=Ran aground on the [[Île d'Orléans]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], refloated but declared damaged beyond economical repair and Scrapped in October 1978.<ref name=BelgeHO/> }}
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===25 December===
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|ship= {{MV|Lady Camilla||2}} 
|flag={{flag|Denmark}}
|desc=The coaster sank off [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]] with loss of life including two children.<ref name=Times311277>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Children's bodies found |date=31 December 1977 |page=3 |issue=60199 |column=D }}</ref> }}
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===27 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=27 December 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Conqueror||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|United Kingdom|civil}}
|desc=The [[Grimsby]] trawler, on her first voyage after a major refit, went ashore at Penzer Point, south of [[Mousehole]], [[Cornwall]]. It is believed the crew were down below having breakfast and the trawler was on automatic pilot. The [[Penlee Lifeboat Station|Penlee Lifeboat]] had insufficient power to tow ''Conqueror'' off the rocks and she assumed a 35° list and broke up on the rocks.<ref>{{cite book |title=Shipwrecks Around Mounts Bay |last=Larn |first=R|author2=Larn, B.  |year=1991 |publisher=Tor Mark Press |location=Penryn }}</ref> }}
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===31 December===
{{shipwreck list begin |date=31 December 1977 |sort=}}
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|ship= {{MV|Tiran||2}} 
|flag={{Flag|Spain|civil}}
|desc=[[File:Wreck of "Tiran", Senegal - 2.jpg|thumb|''Tiran'' in 2011]] 
The cargo ship, on a voyage from [[Banjul]], Gambia to [[Las Palmas]], [[Gran Canaria]], Spain, foundered {{convert|1.5|nmi}} off [[Joal-Fadiouth|Joal]], Senegal and became a wreck on [[Palmarin|Palmarin Beach]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Casualty Return: Merchant ships totally lost, broken up, etc., during the quarter ended 31st March 1978 |date=December 1978 |publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping |location=London |page=12 |url=https://lloyds-production.s3.amazonaws.com/_file/general/1978-casualty-returns.pdf |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{csr |register=MSI |id=5361954 |shipname=Tiran |accessdate=2023-11-29}}</ref> }}
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==Unknown date==
{{shipwreck list begin |date=Unknown date 1977 |sort=}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=''Banshee'' 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The 11-[[gross register ton]], {{convert|28.9|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[fishing vessel]] was wrecked on the coast of [[Kodiak Island]] in [[Alaska]].<ref name=alaskashipwrecksb>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)]</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship= [[List of Empire ships - P#Empire Pat|''Himma'']]
|flag={{Flag|Australia|civil}}
|desc=The Near-Warrior type [[Tugboat|tug]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] in the [[Tasman Sea]] off [[New South Wales]].<ref name=Empire310>{{cite book |last2=Sawyer |first2=LA |last1=Mitchell |first1=WH |year= 1990 |title=The Empire Ships |place=London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |publisher=Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |isbn=1-85044-275-4 |edition=Second |page=310 }}</ref>
}}
{{shipwreck list item
|ship=[[Río Chira (ship)|''Transport'']]
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The cargo ship ran aground at [[Godøystraumen]]. She was refloated.
}}
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|ship=Unidentified railroad&nbsp;barge 
|flag={{flag|United States|1960}}
|desc=The retired {{convert|200|ft|m|1|adj=on}} [[railroad barge]] was [[Scuttling|scuttled]] as an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] {{convert|3.6|nmi}} off [[Sea Girt, New Jersey|Sea Girt]], [[New Jersey]], in {{convert|70|ft|m|0}} of water at {{coord|40|06.986|N|073|56.868|W|name=Railroad barge}}.<ref>[https://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj02sg_early.php#RailroadBarge njscuba.net Railroad barge]</ref>
}}
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==References==
{{reflist|20em}}

{{shipevents|1977}}

[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks by year|1977]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1977| ]]
[[Category:1977-related lists|Ships]]