This is the information page about the shipwreck Carmarthen coast, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 50.879 N,1 15.4 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Adine (probably)
3. Aurora
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Blairhall
7. Blue dawn
8. British officer (after part)
9. Burnhope (part of)
10. Cairnglen
11. Carlo
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
16. Clare (possibly)
17. Clavering (part of)
18. Corsham
19. Cranford (possibly)
20. Denham (probably)
21. Dimitris
22. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
23. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
24. Eagle iii
25. Empire bay
26. Eston
27. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
28. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
29. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
30. Eventide
31. Fawn (probably)
32. Fenella
33. Ferryhill
34. Fervent
35. Firelight (possibly)
36. Gateshead (possibly)
37. General havelock
38. Gottfried (possibly)
39. Gran
40. Grit
41. H a brightman
42. H c flood (possibly)
43. H c flood (probably)
44. Hanne
45. Hans hoth (probably)
46. Harraton
47. Harvest
48. Hawkwood
49. Hebble (probably)
50. Heckler
51. Hekla (possibly)
52. Helvetia (possibly)
53. Hendrika
54. Hercules
55. Hmms 180
56. Hms ben ardna (probably)
57. Hms elise
58. Hms elise (possibly)
59. Hms ethel taylor
60. Hms euston
61. Hms fairplay 2
62. Hms james ludford
63. Hms loch naver
64. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
65. Hms snaefell (probably)
66. Hms southsea
67. Hms star of devoran
68. Hms summer rose
69. Hms william hallet (possibly)
70. Hms witherington
71. Hogarth
72. Humber
73. Ida duncan
74. Ilios (possibly)
75. Ilious
76. Intent
77. Inverlane (part of)
78. Inverlane (stern section)
79. Jenny m (possibly)
80. John m smart (possibly).
81. Jolly girls
82. Jolly girls (possibly)
83. Jonkoping i (possibly)
84. Kalua
85. Kamma
86. Kasko
87. Kilkis (possibly)
88. King james (possibly)
89. La basiase (la bastaise)
90. Linden (probably)
91. Llwyngwair (possibly)
92. Loch-na-gar (probably)
93. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
94. Longbird
95. Lyng
96. Maggie mcleman ii
97. Maindy bridge (possibly)
98. Marcheller (possibly)
99. Margaret sutton
100. Marne (part of)(possibly)
101. Mars
102. Mayoress pelican
103. Mile end (possibly)
104. Montauban
105. Narcissus (possibly)
106. Nike (possibly)
107. Nordheim (possibly)
108. Nyula
109. Ocean
110. Orion (probably)
111. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
112. Pathfinder
113. Patria
114. Pitwines (probably)
115. Polleon (possibly)
116. Poltava (possibly)
117. Povena
118. Presto (possibly)
119. Presto (possibly)
120. Protector (possibly)
121. Providence
122. Prunelle
123. Quillota
124. Ragni (probably)
125. Ravensbourne (possibly)
126. Ravnanger (probably)
127. Renen
128. Rfa creosol
129. Richard de larrinaga
130. Rio colorado
131. Rising sun (part of)
132. Rising sun (part of)
133. Rosa (possibly)
134. Rosella (probably)
135. Rotha
136. S t wallsend
137. Saga (possibly)
138. Sargasso (possibly)
139. Scott miller
140. Snowdrop (possibly)
141. Spray
142. Stag 5 (probably)
143. Staithes (possibly)
144. Stangate
145. Strinheim
146. Suavity
147. Sunniva (possibly)
148. Swiftly
149. Talisman (possibly)
150. Tatiana (possibly)
151. Teal (probably)
152. Teesdale (possibly)
153. Thames (probably)
154. The stewarts court (probably)
155. Triumph
156. Uc 32 (probably)
157. Vestra
158. Vianna (possibly)
159. Vianna (probably)
160. Victory
161. Winga
162. Winga (possibly)
163. X.l.
164. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: CARMARTHEN COAST

Length 64.7 meter, width: 10.2 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 961 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,stone

Cause: ex-nova, ex-langfjord. built in 1921 by ardrossan dry dock & sb co ltd. owned at time of loss by coast lines ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 142hp, single shaft. passage methil for london. 1000 tons general cargo. mined 3 miles off seaham. 2 men lost.

Year of registration: 1971

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1971, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: H2433/71 21.4.71 H2433/71 21.4.71 POSSIBLE WK LOCATED DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. (ISS, ROS DTD 1.12.71). NCA YET. HH100/351/08 11.3.94 HH100/351/08 11.3.94 WK, THOUGHT TO BE THE CARMARTHEN COAST, DIVED OCT 1986 IN 545050.4N, 011527W USING GPS. LIES WITH BOW NW AND STANDING 2 TO 3MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. FORWARD HOLD CONTAINS CARGO OF GRANITE BLOCKS AND LINOLEUM. BOILERS STAND ABOUT 3MTRS HIGH. REMAINDER OF WK ONLY ABOUT 1 TO 2MTRS HIGH. (K A LAWRENCE). INS AS WK 25MTRS. BR STD. HH090/796/01 22.12.98 HH090/796/01 22.12.98 EXAM'D 16.7.98 IN 545052.74N, 011523.99W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 22.2, FOUL 22.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.2 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.1MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. BADLY DAMAGED WITH DEBRIS TO THE WEST. HIGH POINT AT WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE BOW OF THE SHIP. CARGO OF BOULDERS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO DEBRIS. (GARDLINE, HI 796). BR STD. 26.3.07 26.3.07 THIS IS THE CARMARTHEN COAST. (R YOUNG, EMAIL DTD 25.3.07). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 50.879 N,1 15.4 W

 

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