This is the information page about the shipwreck Elphis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 35.077 N,5 57.043 E (53.6365833, 6.0043)

 

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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. Amerskerk
2. Antje jansen
3. Bornnriff
4. Capella
5. Donau
6. E 3
7. Elphis
8. Eurabia sun
9. Eurosee
10. Gruno
11. Gustav nachtigal
12. Hanine no. 1055
13. Hanne-berit
14. Helen may
15. Inga
16. Janne malene
17. Jodelta
18. Jonge albert
19. Kai
20. Kalo
21. Krimhild
22. Lasbeck
23. Maria van hattem
24. Maria van hattem (possibly)
25. Nordmark
26. Oriente
27. Sabine howald
28. Sandy hook
29. Scharnhorst
30. Schute
31. Sperrbrecher 102
32. U 7 (possibly)
33. U 7 (probably)
34. Vivan
35. Volrath thamm
36. Vp 1252
37. Wilhelm bayern
38. Wilhelm luhring

 

Name: ELPHIS

Length 64.3 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 878 ton
Load: cement

Cause: Built in 1941 by harland & wolff ltd, glasgow. owned at time of loss by g tzortzis & k sykias. passage london for malta via hamburg. sank off ameland following leak in the engine room. all crew recovered. (msd).

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter

Known since: 1968, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H6066/56 29.1.68 WK 2MTRS [1FM], IN 533510N, 055647E, MARKED BY G PILLAR BUOY, RAFL CLOSE E. (NETH HYDRO TLX DTD 23.1.68).

- NM 301/68 H6066/56 27.2.68 BUOY AMENDED TO G CONL LT BUOY, INT QKFLG, TOPMARK CONES BASES TOGETHER, RAFL. (HAGUE NM 383/68).

- NM 491/68. H3150/69 9.2.70 AMENDED TO WK 6.0MTRS [3FMS 1FT] IN 533506N, 055700E. (NETH 1969, POST NEW-BROOM SURVEY). BR STD. H3150/69 4.3.70 POSN GIVEN AS 533508N, 055702E. (NETH HYDRO LTR DTD 23.2.70 & HAGUE NM1093/70).

- NM 838/70. H2671/63 18.10.77 NOW WK SW 9.4MTRS [5FMS 1FT]. BUOY DELETED. (NETH NM 2977/77).

- NM 2449/77. H3968/76 16.5.83 SHOWN AS WK SW 10.1MTRS [5FMS 3FT], IN 533508N, 055703E [EUD] ON NETH 1458. [1983 EDN]. BR STD. 22.8.89 WK SW 10.1MTRS IN 533508N, 055702E. [NAMED AS ELPHIS]. (NETH WK RECORDS, JAN'88 EDN, NO.M9 479). NCA. 13.10.05 SHOWN IN 5335.070N, 0557.030E [WGD] ON NETH 1633 [INT 1417] [OCT 05 EDN, CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 1633. 11.4.11 SHOWN AS SW 9.8MTRS ON BA 1633 [EDN 2 DTD 23.12.10].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 35.077 N,5 57.043 E

 

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