This is the information page about the shipwreck Ceta (stern section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 50.34 N,0 51.702 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Cabo espartel
14. Carlisle castle
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. De fontaine
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duc richard
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. G-asad
34. Gold coin
35. Grit (probably)
36. Grosser kurfurst
37. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
38. Heron
39. Hms anne
40. Hms blackwater
41. Hms caulonia
42. Hms ghurka
43. Hms myrmidon
44. Hms waterfly
45. Hmt gullfoss
46. Hoheweg
47. Holland
48. Hydaspes (possibly)
49. Irene
50. Irisbrook
51. Jan brons
52. Jokai
53. Kingfisher (probably)
54. La somme (probably)
55. Lacer
56. Lady alice
57. Leila najia
58. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
59. Lizzonia
60. Maxwell
61. Milbanke (probably)
62. Mon bijou/fias
63. Morgenster
64. Mrav
65. My astor
66. Naranco
67. Newcastle
68. Northfleet
69. Nunima
70. Pontos
71. Portslade (possibly)
72. River levan
73. Robin hood
74. Roecliff
75. Roode zee (possibly)
76. Roseburn
77. Rushing water
78. Rydal hall (possibly)
79. Saint emilion (probably)
80. Saint jean pierre
81. Salbya (possibly)
82. Samida
83. Samwake
84. Seine
85. Sierra bravia
86. Sir robert wigham
87. Sir russell
88. Skerryvore
89. Sparta (possibly)
90. Startled fawn (possibly)
91. Storaa
92. Swale (probably)
93. T s webb
94. Tokufuku maru
95. Trooper
96. Ub 31 ?
97. Umba (probably)
98. Veerman
99. Ville de bordeaux
100. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
101. Vittoria claudia
102. War monarch
103. Waterland (possibly)
104. Welsh belle
105. Wittering

 

Name: CETA (STERN SECTION)

Length 50.3 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 400 ton
Load: clay products

Cause: Built of steel in 1963 by scheeps, 'voorwarts', martenshoek. owned at time of loss by rederij m.s. ceta or amsterdam. 4 stroke, 6 cylinder oil engine, single screw. passage par for amsterdam. cargo china clay. sank following collision with italian m tanker 'punta cervo' in fog.

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1969, last detected: 20150618

Details measurements/cartography: H4142/63 24.1.69 SANK 5M OFF DUNGENESS. COLLISION REPD IN APPROX 505000N, 005600E. (LL). H4959/73 18.6.74 WK LOCATED 30.5.74 IN 505017N, 005144E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.2MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, 7.6.74). NCA YET. AWAIT FULL SURVEY. H4959/73 29.4.75 EXAM'D IN 505017N, 005144E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.2 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. NO SCOUR. SONAR LENGTH 120FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 22.2MTRS. NE 536. H4121/76 3.8.76 HMS BEAGLE'S POSN CONFIRMED USING DECCA. LIES 175/335DEGS. LENGTH 60MTRS. SWEEPING NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). NCA. 15.2.78 REPD AS STEEL TRAWLER IN GOOD CONDITION SITTING UPRIGHT IN 108FT OF WATER. STANDS ABOUT 35FT ABOVE SEABED. MAST COLLAPSED. STBD ANCHOR LAID OUT. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. BOAT MISSING. NAME NOT FOUND. SNAGGED BY A TRAWL. (B MARTIN, FOLKESTONE DIVING OFFICER, TELECON 15.2.78). H3823/78 19.7.78 DIVED ON 6.6.78. SMALL COASTER REFERRED TO LOCALLY AS THE 'DUTCHMAN' AND REPORTEDLY SANK ABOUT 9 YEARS AGO. CARGO OF GRAIN. UPRIGHT STANDING 35FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 110FT - FUNNEL HIGHEST PART. LIES WITH BOW N. (E GILES, 28.6.78). H1284/82/182 18.2.83 IDENTIFIED AS THE 'CETA'. (H KENNARD). HH100/351/01 15.9.89 WK LOCATED. IS JUST THE STERN SECTION OF THE 'CETA'. (J S BLIGHT, 25.8.89). 26.3.93 NOW CHARTED AS WK 22.0MTRS. NE 536. SEP 2015/000083464 12.2.16 EXAM'D 18.6.15; IN 5050.340N, 0051.702E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.63MTRS, GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 51MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 7MTRS, ORIENTATION 000/180. SCOUR 12MTRS TOWARDS 180, SCOUR DEPTH 0.4MTRS. WK LARGELY INTACT, UPRIGHT, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND SW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 50.34 N,0 51.702 E

 

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