Wreck: Chiapas (probably) (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Chiapas (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 43.095 N,8 7.569 W (51.768116666667, -8.2951166666667)
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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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Shipwreck details
Name: CHIAPAS (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 2003
Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm
Known since: 2003, last detected: 2009
Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/20 15.8.03 HH100/351/20 15.8.03 WK LOCATED IN 5143.08N, 0807.58W [WGD]. IDENTITY OF WRECK NOT CLEAR (M DENNEHY, FAX DTD 4.2.03). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH284/430/04 18.7.05 HH284/430/04 18.7.05 DIVED IN 5143.101N, 0807.592W [WGD]. A SS WITH SINGLE BOILER. LIES NW/SE WITH BOWS SE. BROKEN UP WITH SLIGHT LIST, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. CARGO IS TWO RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND TRACK. HIGHEST POINT IS THE SINGLE BOILER WHICH STANDS 4.5MTRS HIGH. CONSIDER THAT THIS IS PROBABLY 'GRACIA'. (K HEATH, ST GEORGE'S MARINE LTD, TELECON). AMEND WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/22 29.7.05 HH100/351/22 29.7.05 EXAMINATION OF VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED VESSEL HAD COMPOSITE ENGINE, NOT A TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE SO WK IS NOT THAT OF 'GRACIA', BUT PROBABLY 'CHIAPAS'. CARGO AS ABOVE BUT ALSO BARRELS OF CEMENT, GLASS BOTTLES, STEEL RODS AND BRICKS. (K HEATH, ST GEORGE'S MARINE LTD, TELECON DTD 28.7.05). IDENTITY AMENDED. NFA. 9.7.09 SEP 2009/000073610 9.7.09 LOCATED IN 5143.0946N, 0807.5690W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 49.39MTRS. LENGTH 72MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. LIES 100/280DEGS. (SDC BATHY EXAMINATION OF GSA SURVEY CV08_02). AMEND WK 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, BOWS SE, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE, HT BY DIVER
Position: 51 43.095 N,8 7.569 W
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