This is the information page about the shipwreck Gerd, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 26.352 N,8 16.06 E (55.4643667, 8.2886167)

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.

Name: GERD

Length 28.8 meter, width: 5.8 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 143 ton
Load: stone

Cause: Built 1913, sank in graadyb barre, off esbjerg in heavy weather, whilst on passage cancergrunden for esbjerg. crew of 2 rescued. (lloyds vol.198 & 205)

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter

Known since: 1969, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: 9.12.69 SUNK IN APPS TO ESBJERG, ONLY FORESHIP VISIBLE ABOVE WATER. PARTIALLY BLOCKING CHANNEL, SALVAGE LIKELY. (LLOYDS VOL.198) NCA YET. H4157/63 9.12.69 ST IN 552623N, 081612E, MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.5S, CLOSE N. (COPENHAGEN NM 1682/69) BR STD. H4157/63 13.7.70 BUOY REMOVED. (COPENHAGEN NM 941/70) BR STD. 9.7.71 REPORTED THAT VESSEL HAS DISAPPEARED IN SANDY BOTTOM. (LLOYDS VOL.205) NCA. 13.5.77 ST SHOWN ON DANISH 95 [1976 EDN]. NE 417. 12.8.81 SHOWN IN 552622.5N, 081612E [EUR] ON DANISH 95. NC 417. H4157/63 2.3.84 DELETE. (DANISH NM 237/84) AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. H1271/83 18.4.88 DW SHOWN IN 552621N, 081608E [EUR] ON DANISH 95 [1987 EDN]. AMENDED BACK TO LIVE. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 26.352 N,8 16.06 E

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