This is the information page about the shipwreck Courier (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 57.751 N,1 36.833 E (52.795983333333, 1.6965)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Alice taylor
5. Alster
6. Alston
7. Angele-erika
8. Artemisia
9. Asteria
10. Ayrshire (possibly)
11. Barrhill
12. Bertha
13. Boulderpool (fwd part)
14. British triumph
15. Camilla weston
16. Cantabria (probably)
17. Cardanel
18. Chevington
19. Clansman (possibly)
20. Continental (possibly)
21. Corchester
22. Cordene
23. Corduff
24. Corea
25. Courier (probably)
26. Dashwood
27. Duncarron
28. Efos
29. Eikhaug
30. Ems
31. English trader
32. Ethel
33. Friesland
34. Fulgens
35. Galatea (possibly)
36. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
37. Gardenia
38. George fisher
39. Georgia (for'd part)
40. Georgia (stern section)
41. Glen derry (probably)
42. Granta
43. Hauxley (possibly)
44. Hector gannet
45. Hms agate
46. Hms cantatrice
47. Hms caroline moller
48. Hms cloughton wyke
49. Hms dhoon (probably)
50. Hms dungeness
51. Hms force
52. Hms francolin
53. Hms nogi
54. Hms tranio
55. Hms vortigern
56. Hms washington (probably)
57. Hms william stephen
58. Hmsm c 11
59. Homefire
60. I t l anna b
61. Ilse
62. Ionian (probably)
63. Jessie maersk
64. Jevington court
65. Kenton
66. Keymun
67. King egbert
68. La perouse (possibly)
69. Langeli (possibly)
70. Lanterna (probably)
71. Leelite
72. Londoner (probably)
73. Marden
74. Marsworth
75. Meriones
76. Minorca
77. Montferland
78. Murdoch (probably)
79. Norman queen
80. Oakgrove
81. Ole bull
82. Osprey
83. Otter
84. Oxshott (possibly)
85. Pacific (possibly)
86. Pacific (possibly)
87. Pegrix
88. Regain
89. Robrix
90. Roine
91. Rose marie
92. Roy
93. Salvus ii
94. Seagull
95. Seaham
96. Sheaf water
97. St mark
98. St thomas (possibly)
99. Teddington
100. Thursonian
101. Traviata (possibly)
102. Trelissick
103. Tyneford
104. Upminster
105. Varoy
106. Vigo
107. Viola (possibly)
108. Walkure
109. Welholme (possibly)
110. Western mist (possibly)
111. Whintown (possibly)
112. Willowpool
113. Winhill or whinhill
114. Xanthe

 

Name: COURIER (PROBABLY)

Length 51.5 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 299 ton
Load: grain

Cause: sank followng collision with british mv cimberline.

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H5970/69 4.4.76 SANK CLOSE TO PIPELINE IN 525742N, 013642E. VESSEL BUOYANT WITH BOW SHOWING 6 TO 8FT ABOVE SURFACE. LIABLE TO MOVE WHEN TIDE CHANGES. (LL 2.4.76). 3.5.76 SUNK IN POSN 126DEG 1.5M FROM HAISBROUGH LT VESSEL. WRECK HAS STERN ON BOTTOM AND 6 TO 8FT OF BOW ABOVE WATER. LATER REPORT NOTES THAT WK APPEARS TO BE SINKING & NO LONGER VISIBLE. (LL 2.4.76). H5970/69 5.4.76 WRECK NOW SUNK AND UNMARKED IN 525742N, 013642E IN ABOUT 23MTRS. (LL 3.4.76). H5970/69 7.4.76 LOCATED BY THV MERMAID IN 525742N, 013642E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 61 IN GEN DEPTH 88FT [MLWS]. NOT MARKED. (TH TELEX 2.4.76). INS AS WK 18.5MTRS (10FMS). H1952/80 31.1.83 NOTHING FOUND IN 525742N, 013642 DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. DELETED. BR STD. HH090/604/01 22.11.93 CONTACT EXAM'D 30.6.93 IN 525743.5N, 013656.3E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.1 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 28.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS, LENGTH 42MTRS, BREADTH 6MTRS. CLEARLY DEFINED OBJECT, POSSIBLY LENGTHS OF PIPEWORK, LYING 130/310 DEG WITH APPARENTLY FLOATS ATTACHED. CHART AS OBSTN 20.2MTRS. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD, HI 604). INS AS OBSTN 20.2MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/18 29.8.02 DIVED IN 5257.750N, 0136.720E [WGD] USING GPS. THIS IS A COMPLETE, INTACT COASTER OF NO MORE THAN ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD. LIES ON PORT SIDE AND STANDS SOME 6MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. ALL OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE IS INTACT AND SOME OF THE BLUE TARPAULIN WHICH COVERED THE CARGO HOLDS IS STILL VISIBLE. (B HICKINBOTTOM, LTR DTD 12.7.02). AMEND TO WK 20.2MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2015/000041896 27.5.15 EXAM'D 20.10.14 IN 5257.751N 0136.833E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.25MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR, EXTENDS 10MTRS TOWARDS 310 DEGREES. LENGTH 48MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS, HT 6.5MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND LIES ON PORT SIDE.(GARDLINE GEOSURVEY HI 1427). AMEND DW 19.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.NM4198/15.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COMPLETELY INTACT, ON PORT SIDE

Position: 52 57.751 N,1 36.833 E

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway