This is the information page about the shipwreck Bekimael, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 17.365 N,1 22.485 E (54.0388833, 1.3608833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: BEKIMAEL
Length 17.1 meter, tonnage 44 ton
Cause: Sank following a collision with m supply v kreuzturm, when returning to grimsby.
Year of registration: 1991
Water depth above wreck: 51 meter
Known since: 1991, last detected: 1991
Details measurements/cartography: HH242/351/01 27.6.91 SANK IN 541724N, 012242E. POSN DETERMINED BY DECCA AND RADAR RANGE/BRG FROM RIG OCEAN LIBERATOR IN 541807.5N, 012634.5E. (MRSC HUMBER, TLX DTD 23.6.91). INS AS USCPA 40MTRS. BR STD. HH242/351/01 25.7.91 LOCATED IN 541721N, 012236E USING RADAR RANGES AND VISUAL BEARINGS FROM DRILLING RIG OCEAN LIBERATOR AND CHECKING WITH MAIN CHAIN DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39.2 IN GEN DEPTH 51.2MTRS. (THV PATRICIA, 24.6.91). AMEND TO WK 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 17.365 N,1 22.485 E