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 (52.7959833, 1.6965)

 

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

 

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