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Jimbuna · 12-06-23, 01:39 PM

6th December 1923

Ship Losses:

Düsseldorf (Germany) The cargo ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Valparaíso, Chile and was wrecked.
Junior (Netherlands) The tug collided with Transporter ( United Kingdom) at IJmuiden, North Holland and sank with the loss of a crew member.
Kalfsund (Sweden) The cargo ship ran aground at Järnäs and was wrecked.
Salta (Spain) The schooner came ashore at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France and was wrecked with the loss of two of her crew.
Viking (United States) The 27-ton, 47-foot (14 m) gasoline-powered vessel washed ashore at Sitkinak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago during a gale. She had broken her anchor chain when the storm struck while she was anchored in the harbor at Kanatak on the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska on 3 December and drifted over 70 miles (110 km) to the southeast before coming ashore. She was a total loss, but her cook survived the ordeal.

12-06-23, 01:39 PM	#5589
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,600 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	6th December 1923 Ship Losses: Düsseldorf (Germany) The cargo ship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Valparaíso, Chile and was wrecked. Junior (Netherlands) The tug collided with Transporter ( United Kingdom) at IJmuiden, North Holland and sank with the loss of a crew member. Kalfsund (Sweden) The cargo ship ran aground at Järnäs and was wrecked. Salta (Spain) The schooner came ashore at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France and was wrecked with the loss of two of her crew. Viking (United States) The 27-ton, 47-foot (14 m) gasoline-powered vessel washed ashore at Sitkinak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago during a gale. She had broken her anchor chain when the storm struck while she was anchored in the harbor at Kanatak on the Alaska Peninsula in the Territory of Alaska on 3 December and drifted over 70 miles (110 km) to the southeast before coming ashore. She was a total loss, but her cook survived the ordeal. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!