Speed Boat Wrecks 1900-2000

Ford Power Wreck

SANK ABOUT 1M NE OF SARK LTHO. OWNED BY G J RICHARDSON OF GUERNSEY. (LLOYDS 208).

FOUNDERED OFF ST ABBS HD DURING ROUND BRITAIN POWERBOAT RACE. (LLOYDS VOL.197)

8.8.90 CAUGHT FIRE, WHILE TAKING 116 BRITISH TOURISTS FROM RHODES TO SIMI ISLAND. SANK AFTER CREW OF 3 AND ALL PASSENGERS RESCUED. (LL, 8.8.90)

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15.6.76 VESSEL ON FIRE OFF NEWTOWN, ISLE OF WIGHT. CREW RESCUED BUT VESSEL BEYOND SAVING. LATER SANK 3 CABLES WEST OF HAMPSTEAD LEDGE BUOY. (LL,...

18.8.80 WAS HOLED WHILE PROCEEDING GOSPORT TO CHANNEL ISLANDS AT 28KNOTS AND SANK. (LL, 18.8.80).

21.7.75 POWERBOAT 'SCREWDRIVER' CAUGHT FIRE OFF FISHBOURNE ISLE OF WIGHT 1730, 19TH JULY, 1975. CREW TAKEN OFF AND LANDED AT COWES VESSEL SANK AF...

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SANK, NO DETAILS OF CREW FORWARDED.

CAPSIZED AFTER BEING SWAMPED BY A WAVE. SANK QUICKLY. (FORTH CG).

CAPSIZED AND SANK WHILE PARAGLIDING. CREW OF 6 RECOVERED. (MRSC FORTH).

PRESUMABLY SANK AT MOORINGS.

BOAT, WHICH HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO GAS FUEL, CAUGHT FIRE AND SANK. CREW OF 1 RESCUED BY ANOTHER SPEEDBOAT.

WHILE CIRCLING TO PICK UP SKIER CAUGHT TOWROPE ON MOORING BUOY AND SANK. SKI, FUEL TANK AND SEAT RECOVERED. NO CASUALTIES.

SANK. CREW RECOVERED.

SMALL FLETCHER SPEEDBOAT, FROM WHICH DIVING OPS WERE TAKING PLACE, HOLED AND SANK.

BROKE DOWN, WAS SWAMPED AND LATER SANK. CREW OF 1 RESCUED BY UNKNOWN MOTOR BOAT.