This is the information page about the shipwreck Germa geisha, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 32.502 N,0 48.126 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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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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7. Asger ryg
8. Atlas (probably)
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10. Basil-2
11. Bettann (bow section)
12. Cambrian princess (probably)
13. Candia
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22. Gartland
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28. Highland corrie
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30. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
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52. Sines (possibly)
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56. U 86 (formerly)
57. U 86 (possibly)
58. Ub 81
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60. Vesuvio (possibly)
61. Vigda
62. War helmet
63. Zaanstroom

 

Name: GERMA GEISHA

Length 80.8 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 1590 ton
Load: grain

Cause: 29.3.80 passage ghent for manchester. capsized after cargo shifted on 29.3.80 & sank following day. (ll).

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 144 cm

Known since: 1980, last detected: 20180112

Details measurements/cartography: H2595/80 11.4.80 DW IN 503226N, 004812W [OGB]. MARKED BY N, S, E & W CARDINAL BUOYS 1C FROM WK. LEAST DEPTH REPORTED 1.95MTRS ON 4.4.80, BUT DIVERS ON 11.4.80 REPORT LEAST DEPTH ABOUT 6MTRS. DIVING SURVEY COMPLETED BY NEPTUNE SALVAGE CO. POSSIBILITY OF SALVAGE IN NEAR FUTURE. (TH NM 51/80, TELEX DTD 8.4.80 & TELECON CAPT. TARRANT/PUGH, 11.4.80).

- NM 917(T)/80. H2595/80 29.4.80 DIVING SURVEY CARRIED OUT 11.4.80 FROM MV 'BARON'. WK LIES FULLY HORIZONTAL ON PORT SIDE, WITH BOWS N. NO HULL DAMAGE LOCATED. LEAST DEPTH AT LW 25FT [7.5MTRS] ON STBD BRIDGE WING, BY DIVERS DEPTH GAUGE. STEEL HATCH COVERS APPEAR TO BE IN POSN & UNDAMAGED. LARGE HEAPS OF GRAIN LIE ON SEABED AGAINST PORT LOWER SIDE OF THE MORE AFT HATCH COVERS. THESE CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN ON E/S TRACE SUPPLIED. SMALL OIL SLICK ON SURFACE. (D DILLINGHAM, SUBSERVS, 12.4.80). NCA. 29.4.80 TELECON TH, COWES & LONDON, NO FURTHER NEWS REGARDING SALVAGE. NCA. H2595/80 6.5.80 INVESTIGATED 2.5.80 USING HYDROSEARCH IN 503228N, 004749W. BASED ON RANGE 078DEGS, 525.4MTRS, FROM NG POSN 484732E, 71900N, WHICH BASED ON DECCA. LENGTH 84.6MTRS, HT 17.89MTRS, WIDTH 6.1MTRS, LYING 094/274DEGS, BOWS W. LARGE SCOUR FORMING SW OF WK. LEAST DEPTH 8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, H525, 2.5.80). CHART AS WK 7.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1055/80. 14.7.80 CONTRACT TO REFLOAT WK AWARDED TO VETERAN & VINTAGE AIRCRAFT LTD, CHIRK, N. WALES, BACKED THOR CRYOGENICS, BERINSFIELD AND INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORP. METHOD - INJECTING 16 TONS LIQUID NITROGEN, WHICH EXPANDS RAPIDLY WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WATER & WILL FILL VESSEL WITH GAS MORE QUICKLY THAN IT CAN ESCAPE THROUGH OPEN HATCH COVERS, THUS CAUSING IT TO FLOAT. (A CROTHALL, TELECON 14.7.80 & GUARDIAN 30.8.80). H2595/80 9.9.80 BUOYS MOVED APPROX 1000FT FROM WK ON SAME BEARINGS AS BEFORE, FOR SALVAGE ATTEMPT. IF UNSUCCESSFUL, BUOYS WILL BE REPLACED. (TH COWES TELEX 8.9.80 & TELECON 9.9.80). H2595/80 11.12.80 SALVAGE ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL, THOUGH VIDEO SURVEYS INDICATE WRECK HAS MOVED. LINTECH DIVING & SALVAGE HOPE TO MAKE FRESH ATTEMPT IN NEW YEAR. BUOYS STILL AT 1000FT FROM WK & LIKELY TO REMAIN SO. (LL, 29.10.80, 29.11.80 & TH COWES TELECON, 11.12.80). H2595/80 21.4.81 RECENT SURVEY BY THV 'STELLA' INDICATES WK IS IN 503226N, 004812W. (TH TELEX 560/7/5, 16.3.81). NCA YET, AWAIT OUTCOME OF HMS HERALD'S TRIALS. H2595/80 25.5.82 WK TO BE SURVEYED 14-15 MAY 82 BY VESSEL 'MANITOU ENTERPRISE' PRIOR TO DISPERSAL. (LL, 15.5.82). NCA. H2595/80 4.6.82 ALL BUOYS REMOVED AND STATION DISCONTINUED. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 18.4MTRS [LAT]. (TH TELEX DTD 1.6.82). NAVAREA I 143/82 ISSUED. NCA YET - AWAIT OUTCOME OF HMS BULLDOG'S SURVEY 11.6.82. NO DISPERSAL OPS REQUIRED. WK UPSIDE DOWN & SCOURING INTO BOTTOM. (TH COWES, TELECON). H2595/80 11.6.82 INCOMPLETE INVESTIGATION CARRIED OUT 11.6.82. WK LOCATED IN 503225N, 004814W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 8MTRS, LENGTH 54MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LYING ON PORT SIDE. LIES 146/326DEGS. NO SCOUR. SURVEY INCOMPLETE. RECOMMEND CHART AS WK 15MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, TELECON 11.6.82). NAVAREA I 164/82 ISSUED. TH COWES INFORMED. NCA YET. H2595/80 14.6.82 RE-INVESTIGATED IN 503226N, 004812W [OGB]. CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.1, FOUL AT 18.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.7 IN GEN DEPTH 24.5MTRS [LAT]. LYING 160/340DEGS. (TH, TELEX 14.6.82). NCA YET. H2595/80 24.6.82 AREA WITHIN 0.5MILE OF ORIGINAL POSN SEARCHED USING HYDROSEARCH. NO OTHER WK LOCATED. WEATHER & SONAR CONDITIONS NOT IDEAL. ACCEPT TH FINDINGS. (HMS BULLDOG, TELECON). CHART AS SW 18.1MTRS IN 503226N, 004812W [OGB], DELETE BUOYS.

- NM 1674/82. 20.7.82 CONFIRMED ALMOST UPSIDE DOWN WITH STBD BILGE KEEL HIGHEST POINT. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVERS GAUGE 18MTRS. WK HAS DUG HOLE OVER 20FT DEEP, IN WHICH IT LIES. (D DILLINGHAM, TELECON 19.7.82). HH091/003/01 30.9.03 EXAM'D 8.6.03 IN 5032.508N, 0048.139W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 18.9, FOUL 19.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.2 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 060 DEGS. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. MAJORITY BURIED BUT N PART STANDS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. (NP 1016, HI 1003A). BR STD. HH100/351/21 7.9.05 DIVED 29.8.05 IN 5032.507N, 0040.135W [WGD]. CONFIRMED THAT WK IS ALMOST COMPLETELY INVERTED. (P STREET, EMAIL DTD 1.9.05). NCA. SEP 2018/000198963 13.08.18 EXAM'D 12.01.18; IN 5032.502N, 0048.126W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.68MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HEIGHT 5.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 144/324 DEGS. UPSIDE DOWN, PARTIALLY BURIED AND WELL BROKEN UP. THE KEEL CAN BE SEEN ALONG THE BASE OF THE HULL. THE STERN IS TWISTED &NOT CONNECTED TO THE REST. TWO LARGE PIECES OF DEBRIS ARE 140MTRS E. (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DW 18.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ALMOST UPSIDE DOWN, PROBABY PARTLY BURIED, WELL BROKEN UP.

Position: 50 32.502 N,0 48.126 W

 

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