page_title: List of shipwrecks in 1983
section_title: 21 November
hierarchical_section_title: List of shipwrecks in 1983 / November / 21 November
caption_attribution_description: English: The Taiwanese merchant ship Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea on 21 November 1983. The ship started taking on water in the No.1 cargo hold in rough seas of the Typhoon Orchid. The crew was unable to find the source of the leak and sent an SOS. The U.S. Navy frigate USS Kirk (FF-1087) was nearby and rescued 23 of 25 crewmembers. Two crewmembers had died before.
context_page_description: The list of shipwrecks in 1983 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1983.
caption: Taiwanese Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea.
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