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 (58.993233, -2.968417)

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.

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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