This is the information page about the shipwreck Captayannis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 58.56 N,4 44.495 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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.

 

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2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Cawnpore
16. Champion
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. D 36
22. D46
23. D5
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25. Elf 3
26. Elf 4
27. Endeavour
28. Europa
29. Fernlea (possibly)
30. Greenock
31. Hms arsenal (probably)
32. Hms seagull
33. Hms topaze
34. Iona i
35. Isabella of wigton (probably)
36. Jubilee star
37. Kintyre
38. Lady gertrude
39. Liz of ashton (possibly)
40. Mary anning
41. Ocean (possibly)
42. Osprey (fore part)
43. Ovington (probably)
44. Penola
45. Portland (possibly)
46. Princess of wales (fore section)
47. Rhoda (possibly)
48. Spray (possibly)
49. Urd (possibly)
50. Wallachia

 

Name: CAPTAYANNIS

Length 127.4 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 4576 ton
Load: granular or powdery material

Cause: stranded after a collision with steam tanker 'british light'. (ll, vol 215).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 1997

Details measurements/cartography: 30.1.74 LYING ON PORT SIDE ABOUT 4C FROM CRAIGENDORAN PIER. (LL, VOL 215). 30.1.74 CONSPIC WK IN 555830N 044424W. WK BUOY LAID. (COMCLYDE, SIG DTD JAN 74). H4695/71 18.3.74 MARKED BY G CONL BUOY, GPFL(3) G 20S, LAID CLOSE W. (CPA NM 4/74). CHART AS ST IN 555834N, 044442W WITH BUOY.

- NM 640(T)/74. 25.10.74 VESSEL CANNOT BE LEFT AS IS. WILL BE SALVAGED SOON. (LL, 25.10.74). 11.8.75 WRECK WILL BE THERE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. HAVING DIFFICULTY IN GETTING OWNERS TO AGREE TO SALVAGE. (QHM CLYDE, TELECON 11/8/75). H4695/71 17.1.79 CPA NM 4/74 REMAINS IN FORCE. (CPA NM 1/79). H1941/82 12.1.82 CPA NM 4/74 REMAINS IN FORCE. (CPA NM 1/82). 22.6.82 SHOWN AS ST WITH N CARD BUOY ON NE 2131. N CARD BUOY DELETED. (CHART BRANCH). [SHOWN IN ERROR ON BA 2131 ONLY]. H4695/71 13.4.88 DESCRIBED AS 'RUSTING AND BUCKLING STRUCTURE' IN LETTER WHICH INDICATES THAT FUEL AND LUB OILS REMAIN IN WK. (GLASGOW HERALD, 15.3.88). HH090/778/01 12.11.97 EXAM'D 21.10.97 IN 555833.6N, 044429.7W [WGD] USING DGPS. MAN PLACED ON WK AND HT TO WATERLINE MEASURED AS TIDAL HT RECORDED. FOUND TO DRY 5.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7.5MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS. ON PORT SIDE WITH BOWS S. BREAKING UP WITH DECK PLATES RUSTING UP ON EXPOSED SIDE OF WK. E SIDE HAS A NUMBER OF MASTS AND RIGGING JUST BELOW SURFACE. ANCHOR CABLES ALSO NOTED. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 778). FROM DRYING HT AND CHARTED VALUE OF MHWS WK ASSESSED AS BEING ALWAYS VISIBLE WITH HT OF 2.4MTRS. CHART AS ST, H 2.4MTRS, IN 555834N, 044425.5W [OGB]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LYING ON PORT SIDE

Position: 55 58.56 N,4 44.495 W

 

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