This is the information page about the shipwreck Bjella, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 15.199 N,4 59.089 E (54.2493333, 4.832)
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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: BJELLA
Length 47.2 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 199 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products,salt,fish
Cause: Capsized and sank when cargo shifted. (ll).
Year of registration: 1974
Water depth above wreck: 42 meter
Known since: 1974, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: 29.11.74 SANK IN 541700N, 050600E APPROX. (LL 218). 2.12.74 POSN NOW 541606N, 050606E. (LL 218). H2062/71 3.1.75 POSN NOW 541636N, 050636E APPROX. (HAGUE NM 3668(P)/74).
- NM 28(T)/75. H2062/71 12.3.75 INS NDW IN 541518N, 045906E. BR STD. H4868/71 29.5.75 FIRST POSN RECORDED, 541636N, 050636E, ORIGINATED FROM SURVIVORS. CORRECTED POSN, 541518N, 045906E [EUR], FROM SURVEY BY BUYSKES. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS). H2356/76 29.3.76 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 36MTRS. (MICROFILMED DATA, LTR DTD 20.1.76). BR STD. 3.5.89 BJELLA, WK 36MTRS IN 541518N, 045906E. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS - JAN'88 NO. F15 292).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 15.199 N,4 59.089 E