This is the information page about the shipwreck Buesten, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 21.145 N,3 24.267 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Angelena bm 271
3. Ann marie (possibly)
4. Antonio (probably)
5. Avalon g ii
6. Baychattan
7. Bleamoor (probably)
8. Blue marlin
9. Boma
10. Bretagne
11. Bretton hall
12. Broadmayne (part of)
13. Brunhilda
14. Buesten
15. Bull steamer (possibly)
16. Cheshire
17. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
18. City of swansea (probably)
19. Claverley (possibly)
20. Colorado (possibly)
21. Cornelia
22. Dudley rose
23. Eagle
24. Elsa
25. Elsa (possibly)
26. Emma
27. Emsstrom
28. Farn
29. Fiona mary
30. Flourish
31. Galicia
32. Garm (possibly)
33. Gefion
34. General leman (possibly)
35. Girl barbara
36. Glocliffe
37. Glory
38. Greatham
39. Greleen
40. Grelhame (probably)
41. Gro
42. Hazelpark (possibly)
43. Hms benton castle
44. Hms chorley (possibly)
45. Hms jasper (possibly)
46. Hms loch erinboll (stern part)(probably)
47. Hms penylan (e part)
48. Hms penylan (w part)
49. Hms picton castle
50. Hms savage
51. Hmsm d1
52. Irma germaine (possibly)
53. Jade star gypsy
54. Jordan a
55. Karen marie (probably)
56. Kendal castle
57. La blanca (possibly)
58. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
59. Les mercenaires
60. Lofoten (probably)
61. Lord stewart
62. Marana (bow section)
63. Marie des isles
64. Marjolene
65. Medina
66. Mudstomper (probably)
67. Neches (probably)
68. Newholm
69. Northville (possibly)
70. Perm (possibly)
71. Peronne
72. Quest
73. Rayder
74. Renilde
75. Rota
76. Sarah jayne
77. Sevilla
78. Shirley betty
79. Ster de zee (possibly)
80. Taeping
81. Talvaldis (possibly)
82. Two sisters
83. Uc 49 (probably)
84. Uc 51
85. W h dwyer
86. Waikawa (possibly)
87. Warsaw
88. Westergate (probably)
89. Yvette bm217

 

Name: BUESTEN

Length 118.3 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 8.8, tonnage 5187 ton
Load: oil,chemicals

Cause: built in 1927 by barclay, curle & co. owned at the time of loss by tonsbergs rederi a/s. 3 cylinder oil engine, single shaft, machinery aft. passage baytown for southampton. bombed by german aircraft, set on fire and sunk 4m from berry head. 28 lives lost. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 150DEGS, 4M FROM BERRY HEAD. (WW2SL). H0113/45 4.7.45 H0113/45 POOR SONAR CONTACT IN 502115N, 032430W. GIVES OFF OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). H2502/51 25.1.52 H2502/51 25.1.52 WK IN 502107N, 032405W. DEPTH OVER WK 20FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEA BED 50FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). CHART AS WK 20FMS. BR STD. H3112/68 4.3.68 H3112/68 4.3.68 REPORTED BY TO BE A TANKER. (D J DUNFORD, 26.3.68). NCA. 25.7.69 25.7.69 DEFINITELY A TANKER SPLIT IN TWO. (MR RICHARDS, TELECON 25.7.69). NCA. H3950/70 22.9.70 H3950/70 22.9.70 NOW CHARTED AS WK 36MTRS. NE 1613. H2396/77 10.3.77 H2396/77 10.3.77 WK IN 502101N, 032354W USING DECCA. ABOUT 400FT LONG. LYING WSW/ENE, BOWS E? LISTING AT LEAST 70DEGS, ALTHOUGH LITTLE DIVING TIME SPENT. BOWS MAY BE LESS. TWO SONAR TRACES CONSISTENT WITH WELL LISTING SHIP. IF BOWS ARE TO THE EASTWARD SHIP IS LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE. FURTHER EXAMINATION DISCONTINUED ON ACCOUNT OF VESSELS SIZE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 120FT IN GEN DEPTH 165FT. RISE ABOUT 45FT. NOT MUCH SCOURING. SURVEY JUNE 1975 USING SONAR, E/S AND DIVERS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 10.2.77). BELIEVED TO BE 'BLEAMOOR'. NCA. H1283/79/143 31.8.79 H1283/79/143 31.8.79 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS 'BUESTON' FROM BELL. (J A COLEMAN, 20.6.79). NCA. H5982/82 4.2.83 H5982/82 4.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 502108N, 032403W [OGB] USING DECCA ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1 [1982 EDN]. NCA. H2923/83 3.10.84 H2923/83 3.10.84 EXAM'D 30.5.84 IN 502107N, 032411W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 36MTRS, FOUL AT 36.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.1 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 13MTRS, LENGTH 110.5MTRS. LYING 060/240DEGS, ON ITS SIDE. (GARDLINE SURVEY LTD, HI 202). AMEND TO SW 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 30.4.13 30.4.13 EXAM'D 20.1.13 IN 5021.145N, 0324.267W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.5 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 1000MTRS ALONG 037/217 DEGS. LENGTH 120.6MTRS, WIDTH 21.5MTRS, HT 13.5MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS. INTACT, ON STBD SIDE WITH BOWS NE. SOME OF SUPERSTRUCTURE ON SEABED CLOSE S. POSSIBLE DAMAGE ON PORT SIDE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). RETAIN SW 36MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON ITS SIDE, BOWS SE, SCOUR RUNS 037/217 DEGS

Position: 50 21.145 N,3 24.267 W

 

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