Accidents
- 1970 – On July 21 the Italian ship Fluvia sank close to the islands.
- 1971 – The Norwegian oil tanker Cerno deviated from course to the islands to wash the tanks and ran aground on the Selvagem Pequena Island. Three months later the oil tanker Morning Breeze sank near Selvagem Grande Island.
- 1973 – The merchant vessel Splendid Breeze sank near the islands.
- 1976 – Yacht Demeter sank near the islands.
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