List of shipwrecks in 1955

The list of shipwrecks in 1955 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1955.

In the meantime, the oil slick covered an area of 1600 square kilometers and reached the islands of Amrum, Föhr, Sylt, Rømø and Fanø despite considerable attempts to combat it.

As far away as Esbjerg, the spills drew widespread bird deaths.

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