This is the information page about the shipwreck Donau, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 37.65 N,6 13.063 E (53.5606667, 6.5186833)

 

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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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2. Annie hugo stinnes 6
3. Antje jansen
4. Bore viii (possibly)
5. Bornnriff
6. Capella
7. Christel vinnen
8. Christiana
9. Cimbria
10. Consul horn
11. Donau
12. E 3
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14. Elphis
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18. Gerrit fritzen
19. Gratia
20. Gustav nachtigal
21. Hanine no. 1055
22. Hedda
23. Inga
24. Irene oldendorff
25. Jacob senior
26. Janne malene
27. Jodelta
28. Jonge albert
29. Kai
30. Kalo
31. Krimhild
32. Kumo jan
33. Lasbeck
34. Lisianne
35. Minensuchtboot 1802
36. Narvik
37. Navigator
38. Nordmark
39. Nordqueen
40. Ohne
41. Oriente
42. Regulus
43. Sabine howald
44. Sandy hook
45. Santa lucia
46. Sayn
47. Scharnhorst
48. Schute
49. Sola fide
50. Sperrbrecher 102
51. Sperrbrecher 138
52. Sperrbrecher 161
53. Stettinger haff
54. Sud
55. Tjalk
56. U 7 (possibly)
57. U 7 (probably)
58. V 84
59. Vivan
60. Volrath thamm
61. Vp 1252
62. Vp-boot 808
63. Widar
64. Wilhelm bayern
65. Wilhelm luhring
66. Zeearend

 

Name: DONAU

Length 45.4 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 357 ton
Load: grain

Cause: Sank following collision with german mv "kariba", whilst on passage appingedam for selby. (lloyds vol.198 & 199).

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 1969, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H3150/69 9.10.69 DW IN 533744N, 061307E, MARKED BY G LT BUOY, QKFL.G CLOSE W. (HYDRODIENST, TELEGRAM 1714, 7.10.69). NCA YET, COVERED BY NAVEAM 9196. H3150/69 7.11.69 DETAILS REPEATED. (HAGUE NM 2729(T)/69 & HAMBURG NM 4010(T)/69). H3150/69 28.11.69 WK 13MTRS [7FMS], MARKED BY G BUOY CLOSE SW. (HAGUE NM 3036/69 & HAMBURG NM 4341/69).

- NM 1804/69. 18.2.71 SHOWN AS WK SW 12.5MTRS [6FMS 5FT]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 3761. H5191/69 8.11.76 AMENDED TO WK SW 17MTRS [9FMS 2FT]. BUOY DELETED. (HAMBURG NM 3566/76).

- NM 2441/76. H4869/71 30.3.77 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.7MTRS. (NETHERLANDS NM 3124/76). NCA. 11.8.82 SHOWN AS WK SW 17MTRS IN 533745N, 061305E ON GERMAN 90 [1981 EDN]. NE 3509. 16.1.87 SHOWN AS WK SW 16.7MTRS [9FMS 1FT], ON GERMAN 87 [1984 EDN] & NETHERLANDS 1352 [1982 EDN]. BR STD. H4146/82 1.8.88 NOW WK SW 17.7MTRS, IN 533744N, 061307E. (HAMBURG NM (22)84/27/88). BR STD. 13.10.05 SHOWN IN 5337.697N, 0613.045E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1633 [INT 1417] [OCT '05 EDN, CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 1633. 7.4.11 SHOWN AS SW 17.3MTRS ON BA 1633 [EDN 2 DTD 23.12.10].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 37.65 N,6 13.063 E

 

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