This is the information page about the shipwreck Busy bee (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 59.594 N,2 58.105 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Aorangi
5. Ardanbhan
6. Argyll
7. Atlantic (possibly)
8. Avra (possibly)
9. B 109 (part)
10. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
11. Bremse
12. Brummer
13. Busy bee (part of)
14. Carolina thornden
15. Carron
16. Challenger
17. Charisma
18. Clio
19. Clio ii
20. Collingdoc
21. Copeland
22. Corinthia (stern section)
23. Croma
24. Daghestan (probably)
25. Danmark (after part)
26. Dresden
27. Duna
28. Ebanezer
29. Edinboune
30. Elegance
31. Elton
32. Emerald wings
33. Empire parsons (possiby)
34. Empire seaman
35. Empire seaman
36. Energy
37. Ephram
38. Excelsior
39. Eyfirdingur
40. F2
41. Faro
42. Freesia
43. G101
44. G103
45. G104
46. Gartmore
47. Giralda (possibly)
48. Gondolier
49. Grosser kurfurst
50. Gunnaren
51. Hindenburg
52. Hmd chance
53. Hmd imbat
54. Hmd lustring
55. Hmd lustring
56. Hmd lustring
57. Hms albacore (bow section)
58. Hms dewey eve
59. Hms endeavour
60. Hms loch garry
61. Hms narborough
62. Hms oceana
63. Hms opal
64. Hms roedean
65. Hms rose valley
66. Hms royal oak
67. Hms strathgarry
68. Hms vanguard
69. Hms zarefah
70. Ilsenstein
71. Invader
72. Irene
73. James barrie
74. Johanna thorden
75. Juanita
76. Juniata (fore part)
77. Jv 526
78. Jv 751
79. Kaiser
80. Kaiserin
81. Karlsruhe
82. Kathe niederkirchner
83. Koln
84. Konig
85. Kronprinz wilhelm
86. Lapland
87. Lizzie bain (possibly)
88. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
89. Loch maddy (stern section)
90. Lorne
91. Lycia
92. Mara
93. Markgraf
94. Martis
95. Martis
96. Minieh
97. Naja (part of)
98. Napier star
99. Navena
100. Numidian
101. Numidian
102. Ocean racer
103. Pennsylvania
104. Pinnace 288
105. Pinnace 744
106. Pontos
107. Prinzregent luitpold
108. Prudentia
109. Radiation
110. Reginald
111. Reinfield
112. Remus
113. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
114. Rosewood
115. S 36 (bow section)
116. Scandinavic
117. Seydlitz
118. Skua flaes beacon
119. Swiftsure
120. Tbf fn899
121. Teeswood
122. Tennessee
123. Thames
124. Thunfisch
125. Tosto
126. U 18 (probably)
127. Ub 116
128. V 78 (part of)
129. V83
130. Yc 21

 

Name: BUSY BEE (PART OF)

Length 26.3 meter, width: 5.6 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 92 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases

Cause: built 1903 in aberdeen. owned at time of loss by james duthie of peterhead. vessel was employed with removing cargo of rectified spirit from wreck of kathleen annie, when she had a fire in the engine room, several explosions occurred as the fire spread and busy bee sank. all 30 persons on board at time escaped without loss of life. (k heath).

Year of registration: 2007

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 2007, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: 17.5.07 THE BOILER OF THE BUSY BEE LIES ON THE BEACH, SOME 250MTRS W OF KATHLEEN ANNIE. (K HEATH, E-MAIL DTD 20.2.07) NCA, POSN 5900.100N, 0259.600W FOR FILING ONLY. 22.5.07 BUSY BEE IS PROBABLY THE FV DESCRIBED ON RECORD [1298]. TO BE CONFIRMED. (K HEATH TELECON 22.5.07) SEP 2007/000057388 27.7.07 BOILER OF BUSY BEE LOCATED IN 5859.594N, 0258.105W [WGD] USING DGPS. DRIES ABOUT 3 INCHES AT 2PM ON 26.7.07. (K HEATH, TELECON 26.7.07). ACTUAL TIDE LEVEL 1.6MTRS. INS AS OBSTN DRIES 2MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOILER ONLY See Also: 1298

Position: 58 59.594 N,2 58.105 W

 

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