This is the information page about the shipwreck Gustav nachtigal, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 35.709 N,6 10.234 E (53.6365833, 6.0043)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: GUSTAV NACHTIGAL
Year of registration: 1946
Water depth above wreck: 18 meter
Known since: 1947, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: H751/46 23.2.46 DW IN 533536N, 061018E, MARKED BY 'W6H' G CYLINDRICAL LT BUOY, OCC.G.4S, S TOPMARK CLOSE S. (HAMBURG NM 22/922/45).
- NM 726/46. H751/46 2.10.47 NOW DW IN 533547N, 061012E, OR 007.5DEGS, 6.6M FROM SCHIERMONNIKOOG LT. (NETHERLANDS NM 212/3189/47).
- NM 2641/47. H5850/48 7.9.48 NOW WK 5.5MTRS [3FMS 0FT]. (NETHERLANDS NM 88/2593/48).
- NM2004/48. H6012/51 22.1.52 NOW WK 7.9MTRS [4FMS 2FT] IN 533550N, 061020E. (HAMBURG NM 4266/51).
- NM 158/52. 17.6.59 NOW WK 7.3MTRS [4FMS 1FT]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H2140/57 16.10.64 NOW WK 8.5MTRS [4FMS 4FT] IN 533546N, 061025E. (HAGUE NM3304/64). BR STD. H2408/65 12.9.68 NOW WK SW 7.3MTRS [4FMS 0FT], MARKED CLOSE W BY G CONL LT BUOY, QKFL.G, W TOPMARK, RAFL. (HAGUE NM1887/68).
- NM1661/68. 16.3.72 SHOWN AS GOOD SONAR CONTACT, SWEPT TO 7.8MTRS IN 533545N, 061024E [EUR] ON GERMAN WK CHART 87 [1971 EDN]. H5191/69 8.11.76 NOW WK SW 9.4MTRS [5FMS 1FT]. (HAMBURG NM 3566/76).
- NM 2441/76. 11.5.78 BUOY CHANGED TO W CARD PILLAR LT BUOY, VQ(9)10S. (IALA). BR STD. H3968/76 12.5.83 SHOWN AS WK SW 9.1MTRS [5FMS 0FT] IN 533546N, 061025E [EUR] ON NETHERLANDS 1458 [1983 EDN]. BR STD. 13.10.05 SHOWN IN 5335.727N, 0610.337E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1633 [INT 1417] [OCT '05 EDN, CO-PRODUCTION]. NC 1633. 8.4.11 SHOWN AS SW 8.7MTRS [LAT] IN 5335.710N, 0610.320E [WGD] WITH N CARD PILLAR BUOY, Q, 'WRECK GN', CLOSE ON ON BA 1633 [EDN 2 DTD 23.12.10].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 35.709 N,6 10.234 E