This is the information page about the shipwreck Herakles, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 48.892 N,2 57.37 E (53.7317333, 2.8627)

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: HERAKLES

Length 34.7 meter

Cause: Sank. all crew rescued by belgian fv kris jean henson.

Year of registration: 1995

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm

Known since: 1995, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: HH340/620/02 7.3.95 WK IN 534857N, 025727E [EUR]. MARKED BY W CARDINAL LT BUOY, Q(9)15S, RACON (D). (NETHERLANDS NM 111(P)/95). HH340/620/02 7.3.95 WK IN 534857.007N, 025727.563E [EUR]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.7MTRS. LENGTH 35MTRS. LIES 150/330DEGS. APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT. HEIGHT IS APPROX 8.5MTRS. LIES 517MTRS PERPENDICULAR TO KP 1.057 OF THE 24 INCH J6-A TO K13-A PIPELINE. (NETHERLANDS CG, FAX DTD 3.3.95).

- NM 1087/95. HH340/620/02 15.6.95 WK 31MTRS IN 534857N, 025728E [EUR]. LIGHT BUOY REMOVED. (NETHERLANDS NM 343/95).

- NM 2149/95. HH340/620/03 8.8.96 NOW WK SW 28MTRS IN 534856.5N, 025727E [EUR]. (NETHERLANDS NM 372/96)

- NM 2990/96. 2.5.07 SHOWN AS WK SW 27.5MTRS IN 5348.892N, 0257.370E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1632 [INT 1420] [2007 EDN, CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 1632.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT

Position: 53 48.892 N,2 57.37 E

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway