This is the information page about the shipwreck Caroni river (part of)(probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 6.967 N,5 1.917 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Adams (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Alexander kennedy
5. Almond branch (possibly)
6. Andola
7. Andromeda
8. Arab
9. Ardgarry
10. Arvor
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Atlantis (possibly)
15. Ballarat
16. Bamse (probably)
17. Bay of panama
18. Beatrice (possibly)
19. Bellucia
20. Ben asdale
21. Ben rein
22. Benito
23. Bjornvik (possibly)
24. Brest
25. Bretonne (probably)
26. Cape finisterre (probably)
27. Carmarthen
28. Caroline
29. Carolus
30. Caroni river
31. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
32. Centurion (possibly)
33. Cieszyn
34. Citrine
35. City of ghent
36. Clan apline
37. Clan malcolm
38. Cristina
39. Cromdale
40. Czar
41. Dionne marie
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Elisabeth (possibly)
44. Epsilon
45. Erato
46. Eric calvert (possibly)
47. Eskdale
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Godolphin
53. Grip (part of)
54. Gunvor
55. Hanover
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmcs trentonian
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms anson
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms primrose
70. Hms rinovia
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms torrent
73. Hmy sappho (possibly)
74. Hnlms brielle
75. Ilston
76. Jersey queen (possibly)
77. John
78. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
79. Juno
80. Karen marie
81. Kerris reed
82. King harry (probably)
83. Kremsertor
84. Krosfond
85. Kwester
86. La suippe
87. Lady dalhousie
88. Le vieux tigre
89. Leander
90. Leon martin (part of)
91. Lia'g
92. Loe bar wk
93. Lord snowden (probably)
94. Lucent (possibly)
95. Lydie
96. Mina cantiquin
97. Mitera marigo
98. Mohegan
99. Mosel
100. Mountby
101. Mourne (probably)
102. N g petersen
103. Normand
104. Nyassa
105. Ocklinge
106. Omer denise
107. Orfordness
108. Ospra
109. Pearl (possibly)
110. Peer gynt (possibly)
111. Penelope jane (possibly)
112. Petersham
113. Pindos
114. Plantaganet
115. Poljames
116. Poljames
117. Ponus
118. Port chalmers
119. Prestige
120. Princess royal
121. Queen (possibly)
122. Rigmor (possibly)
123. Robert
124. Rock island bridge
125. Rossmore (possibly)
126. Royal anne galley
127. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
128. Schiedam
129. Shoal fisher
130. Spital
131. Spyridion vagliano
132. St anthony (possibly)
133. St george (possibly)
134. Stanwood
135. Twilight water
136. U 1018
137. U 95
138. Ub 106 (possibly)
139. Ub 112 (possibly)
140. Ub 113
141. Ub 128 (possibly)
142. Ub 86 (possibly)
143. Ub 97 (possibly)
144. Ula
145. Veritas
146. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
147. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
148. Violet
149. Volnay
150. War tune
151. Westwood (possibly)
152. Wyndcliffe
153. Zebra

 

Name: CARONI RIVER (PART OF)(PROBABLY)

Length 139 meter, width: 18 meter, draught: 10.3, tonnage 7807 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1928 by blythswood shipbuilding co, glasgow. owned at time of loss by british empire steam navigation co. 8 cylinder oil engine of 653bhp, single shaft. machinery aft. was carrying out trials following repairs at falmouth & detonated a magnetic mine. tow attempt failed when vessel broke up, stern section sinking first before forward part capsized & sank. (ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 2005

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/22 7.6.05 CARONI RIVER BOILERS, PROP SHAFT, CON RODS/ENGINE REMNANTS IN 5006.967N, 0501.917W [WGD] IN SCATTERED CLUMPS. IDENTIFIED BY MAGNETIC SIGNATURE ONLY AS NOTHING STANDS MORE THAN 1MTRS ABOVE SEABED. CINC REQUESTED. (J ROSEVEARE E-MAIL DTD 4.6.05) INS AS FOUL. BR STD. 28.3.12 CINC DELETED. MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 6.967 N,5 1.917 W

 

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