This is the information page about the shipwreck Columbus (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 53.731 N,2 45.114 E (53.7317333, 2.8627)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: COLUMBUS (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1953
Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 65 cm
Known since: 1953, last detected: 2012
Details measurements/cartography: H7144/53 25.11.53 SANK IN 535600N, 024800E APPROX. (MABLETHORPE CG). INS AS NDWPA. BR STD. H7614/58 26.5.60 AMEND TO DWPA. NC 2013. H619/65 15.3.65 CIRCULAR AREA, 2 MILES RADIUS, CLOSELY SEARCHED BY SONAR. WRECK NOT FOUND. (HMS SCOTT, ROS DTD 31.12.64). DELETED.
- NM 760/65. H3836/2/86 17.12.87 WK EXAM'D 7.7.87 IN 535343N, 024514E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 32.8, FOUL AT 33.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.8 IN GEN DEPTH 35.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 35.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.6MTRS, LENGTH 35MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. LYING 065/245 DEGS. (LAND & MARINE ENG. LTD., HI 355B). INS AS SW 32MTRS.
- NM 299/87. 11.7.11 [WGD] POSN: 5353.731N, 0245.114E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 53.731 N,2 45.114 E