This is the information page about the shipwreck Beryl field spm no 1, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 59 32.003 N,1 33.55 E (59.524266666667, 1.4055833333333)
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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: BERYL FIELD SPM NO 1
Length 100 meter
Cause: top 150ft section of mooring broke free from concrete base and capsized. towed to norway and whole loading system declared total loss. base, nearly 300ft long, fell onto the seabed.
Year of registration: 1985
Water depth above wreck: 117 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1985, last detected: 1991
Details measurements/cartography: H4147/82 21.2.85 POSN 593202N, 013339E [EUR] IN GEN DEPTH 390FT. (LL 12.2.85 & MOBIL N SEA LTD). H5148/81 15.3.85 BASE SECTION LIES IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. STANDS 11MTRS HIGH AND IS 100MTRS LONG. IN GEN DEPTH 117MTRS. (MOBIL NORTH SEA LTD, 5.3.85). SAFETY ZONE AROUND INSTALLATION REMAINS IN FORCE. INS AS WK 106MTRS.
- NM 892/85. H4106/87 8.10.87 REMOVED TO ENABLE MOBIL 9/13A BERYL SPM3 TO BE ESTABLISHED IN 593204N, 013333E. (TELECON NC 10/MOBIL N SEA LTD, 21.9.87). 9.10.87 STEELWORK ONLY WAS REMOVED BY MV SAFE REGALIA. GRAVITY BASE DEFIED REMOVAL ATTEMPTS. (LL 8.10.87). DELETED WK 106MTRS.
- NM 3012/87. HH254/444/01 7.11.91 SPM 1 BASE REMAINS LIE IN 593201.98N, 013339.18E. [EUR]. (BERYL AREA LAYOUT CHART, AUGUST 1991). INS AS F. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 59 32.003 N,1 33.55 E