This is the information page about the shipwreck Boy karl, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 39.702 N,2 15.617 E (52.7504, 2.0371)
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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: BOY KARL
Length 24.4 meter
Cause: Reported to have serious leak. pumps not working. eventually sank.
Year of registration: 1983
Water depth above wreck: 44 meter, Height above seabed: 128 cm
Known since: 1983, last detected: 20170312
Details measurements/cartography: H4398/71 28.11.83 LOCATED IN 523942N, 021536E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.7 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (TH HARWICH, 18.11.83). INS AS WK 32MTRS. BR STD. HH090/616/01 22.11.94 EXAM'D 23.7.94 IN 523940.50N, 021543.73E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 37.4, FOUL 37.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38.0 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 5.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.0MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. APPEARS WHOLE AND LYING IN A DEEP SCOUR. (GARDLINE, HI 616). BR STD. SEP 2017/000067039 7.8.17 EXAM'D 12.3.17 IN 5239.702N, 0215.617E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 39.51MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS, LENGTH 13.7MTRS, WIDTH 8.9MTRS, HEIGHT 5.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 128/308 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 122.8MTRS, 5.8MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 021 DEGS. WRECK IS ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED IN SANDWAVE. (GARDLINE, HI 1516). AMEND NDW 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 39.702 N,2 15.617 E