This is the information page about the shipwreck Breitenburg, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 31.686 N,0 3.214 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Amenity
2. Avalon
3. B o borjesson
4. Breitenburg
5. Canada
6. Carson
7. City of birmingham
8. Corinth (possibly)
9. Cramlington (possibly)
10. Daphne ii
11. Dayrian
12. Deerpool (after section)
13. Diana
14. Dido
15. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
16. Dunsany
17. Empress (probably)
18. Ethel (possibly)
19. Exmoor
20. Faunus
21. Femke
22. Fermo
23. Fowberry tower (part)
24. Francis
25. Georgie
26. Georgios
27. Gerhardt (possibly)
28. Girl kitty (possibly)
29. Giuseppe
30. Gladeto
31. Gothic
32. Harlech
33. Hms benvolio
34. Hms calverton
35. Hms corfield
36. Hms egret
37. Hms mistletoe
38. Hms othello
39. Hms princess victoria
40. Hms remillo
41. Hms silicia
42. Hms strathborve (part)
43. Hms yorkshire belle
44. Ionic (probably)
45. John and thomas
46. John mowlem
47. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
48. Lord haig (possibly)
49. Lord haig (possibly)
50. Lucerne
51. Lutha
52. Lyra (bow section)
53. Magdalyn ann
54. Marian francis
55. Marie l
56. Meeuw
57. Modig
58. Modiva (possibly)
59. Monimia (possibly)
60. Nar
61. Nimrod
62. Odessa
63. Orsa
64. Otis tetrax
65. Paraciers
66. Portia
67. Reculver
68. Retriever
69. Rievaulx abbey
70. Rivaulx
71. River don (part of)(probably)
72. River witham
73. Sagacity
74. Salacon
75. Salmondby
76. Saltoun
77. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
78. Sota eduardo
79. Thomas deas
80. Triton
81. Upminster (possibly)
82. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
83. Venture (possibly)
84. Violet (probably)
85. Whitemantle (possibly)
86. William hanson
87. Windsor (part of)
88. Winga
89. Xavier
90. Zeemermin

 

Name: BREITENBURG

Length 54.3 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 422 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: Arrived off humber in sinking condition & was beached to prevent complete loss.

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1978, last detected: 1989

Details measurements/cartography: H5970/69 27.10.78 H5970/69 27.10.78 BEACHED 218DEG, 3.8M FROM SPURN HIGH LT. MARKED BY R LT FLOAT, QKFLR 1.5C N. (BTDB HUMBER, LTR DTD 5.9.78). SALVAGE OPS TO COMMENCE 22.9.78. (LL, 26.9.78). SALVAGE ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL SO FAR. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO BE MADE. (LL, 24.10.78). H5970/69 9.11.78 H5970/69 9.11.78 SALVAGE ATTEMPTS CONTINUE BUT LIKELY TO LAST UP TO 4 MONTHS. WK NOW AWASH AT HW. (BTDB HUMBER, TELECON 9.11.78).

- NM 2782(T)/78. 15.11.78 15.11.78 FURTHER SALVAGE ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL AS WEIGHT OF SILT & REMAINING CARGO WILL NOT PERMIT VESSEL TO BE RIGHTED. HEAVIER EQUIPMENT BEING ARRANGED. (LL, 15.11.78). H5970/69 5.12.78 H5970/69 5.12.78 STILL STRANDED & SUBMERGED AT HIGH TIDE. CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS. NOW OWNED BY A SCRAP MERCHANT. (LL, 1.12.78). H5970/69 27.3.79 H5970/69 27.3.79 BREAKING UP & SINKING INTO SAND. NOT CLEAR WHETHER DEMOLITION WILL EVER TAKE PLACE. (LL, 20.3.79). ADVISED NOW TO TAKE PERMANENT NM ACTION. (BTDB HUMBER, TELECON 27.3.79).

- NM 865/79. H5970/69 11.12.79 H5970/69 11.12.79 DEMOLITION TO COMMENCE 5.12.79. (BTDB HUMBER 87/79). H5970/69 4.3.80 H5970/69 4.3.80 R CAN BUOY, QR SUBSTITUTED FOR LT FLOAT. (BTDB HUMBER NM H18/80).

- NM 605/80. H5970/69 12.10.81 H5970/69 12.10.81 DISPERSAL OPS TO COMMENCE 12.10.81 USING EXPLOSIVES. (BTDB HUMBER, NM 73/81). H5970/69 28.1.83 H5970/69 28.1.83 DEMOLITION COMPLETE, REDUCED TO 0.5MTRS. BUOY REMOVED. (HUMBER NM 16/83). BR STD. 11.8.89 11.8.89 WK 0.5MTR SHOWN IN 533140.1N, 000319E ON HUMBER 13/3. NE 1188.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 31.686 N,0 3.214 E

 

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