This is the information page about the shipwreck Balkan (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 17.437 N,9 33.052 E (57.9995, 9.4985)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Alwineross
2. Balkan (possibly)
3. Clara russ
4. Claus von bevern
5. Der deutcher or deutsche
6. Drau
7. Duburg or duborg (probably)
8. Edith howaldt
9. Eider
10. Emmy friedrich (?friederich)
11. Falkenfels
12. Fechenheim
13. Freiburg
14. Gertrud fritzen
15. H c horn
16. Helios
17. Herbert norkus
18. Hugo oldendorf
19. James otis (possibly) or harrod
20. Jan wellens or wellems
21. Jantje fritzen
22. K.s.b 1
23. Karl leonhardt
24. Lotte
25. Louis schroeder or louise sch
26. Ludvigshafen
27. Neptune
28. Nordaas (possibly)
29. Oderstrom
30. Olga siemers
31. Patagonia (possibly)
32. Philip heineken
33. Pillau
34. Sesostris
35. Stettin
36. T.156
37. T.21
38. T.65 (possibly)
39. Tagila (possibly)
40. Taurus (probably)
41. Theda fritzen
42. Trude schuneman
43. Uj 305
44. Victoria
45. Z.29
46. Z.34

 

Name: BALKAN (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 650 meter

Known since: 1946, last detected: 1992

Details measurements/cartography: H151/45 24.6.69 SCUTTLED IN 581600N, 092600E, APPROX, IN DEEP WATER IN 1946. (AUTHORITY NOT GIVEN). NCA. H4169/87 13.11.90 SUNK 17.10.45 IN 581600N, 092600E. (F LAURIN, 18.10.90). HH161/400/01 13.10.92 WK, 130MTRS LONG, LOCATED IN 581728.3N, 093308.5E. CARGO PRESUMED TO BE CHEMICAL WARFARE AMMUNITION. (NOR NM 1419/92). INS AS NDW.

- NM BLOCK 511/93.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 17.437 N,9 33.052 E

 

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