Sinking of MS Hans Hedtoft

Date: January 30, 1959 • Location: Rome, Italy

Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft sank, resulting in the deaths of all 95 passengers and crew.

MS Hans Hedtoft was a Danish cargo passenger liner that struck an iceberg and sank on 30 January 1959 on her maiden voyage off the coast of Western Greenland. The only piece of the wreckage found was a lifebelt.