This is the information page about the shipwreck Hoegh aigrette, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 17.792 N,1 53.822 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Alhama
6. Amor
7. Andre
8. Brighton
9. British liberty (possibly)
10. Camisard
11. Carmen
12. Cedrington court
13. Cerne
14. Colbert (possibly)
15. D'artagnan
16. Deo gratias
17. Duiveland
18. Dunbar castle
19. Dyck ltv
20. E goodwin ltv
21. Elizabeth and unknown
22. Empress of midland (possibly)
23. Estafette
24. Filleigh
25. Fulmar
26. G 85 (possibly)
27. Genimar
28. Henry b plant
29. Hms alert ?
30. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
31. Hms brighton queen
32. Hms flirt
33. Hms hermes
34. Hms maida (possibly)
35. Hms redcar
36. Hms thuringia (possibly)
37. Hms wessex
38. Hms westella
39. Hoegh aigrette
40. Jarita
41. Jean pierre et phillipe
42. Jonrix
43. Karmt
44. Lst 364 (probably)
45. M 3630 (possibly)
46. Madimba (probably)
47. Melrose
48. Nagro (possibly)
49. Nautilus
50. Neerlandais
51. Neppo (possibly)
52. Netty (possibly)
53. Noroit
54. Ocean hound
55. Okeania
56. Paris (possibly)
57. Pavon
58. Port nicholson (probably)
59. Portrieux
60. Quentovic
61. Saint antoine de padoue
62. Saint michael veillez sur nous
63. Sint annaland
64. St pierre (aft section)
65. St pierre (fore portion)
66. Tbd 317
67. Tina primo
68. Toornvliet (probably)
69. Tummel (probably)
70. U 37
71. Uc 26
72. Uc 46
73. Uc 63
74. Vecht (probably)
75. Velocitas
76. Virginie
77. Western farmer (bow section)
78. Xanthence

 

Name: HOEGH AIGRETTE

Length 111.6 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 4746 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,timber

Cause: Built in 1956 by j boel & fils, tamise. owned at time of loss by leif hoegh & co. passage freetown for amsterdam. sank following collision with norwegian mv 'sunriver'. crew of 34 recovered. (msd).

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 212 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 20190709

Details measurements/cartography: H3862/67 28.11.67 LOCATED IN 511752N, 015400E. (TH). CHART AS DW WITH G SPH BUOY, Q, 042DEGS, 1C FROM WK.

- NM 2167/67. H3862/67 30.7.68 CONTRACT PLACED FOR DISPERSAL TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 60FT [MLWS]. (TH, L560/8/1, 24.7.68). H3862/67 9.9.68 INS DW, WITH BUOY CLOSE NE.

- NM 1582/68. H3862/67 2.12.68 AMEND TO WK 11FMS 5FT. DELETE BUOY. (TH, 25.11.68).

- NM 2034/68. H6738/68 27.1.69 COLLISION DAMAGE JUST AFT OF FOCSLE STARBOARD SIDE. DIVED ON. WK IS ABOUT 185MTRS LONG AND STANDS 20MTRS HIGH, LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. (NETH SURVEY, 14.9.68). 11.12.70 DIAGRAM RECEIVED SHOWING WK ON ITS PORT SIDE IN 44MTRS WITH CLEARANCE OF 24MTRS. H4667/70 4.1.71 LEAST E/S DEPTH 81.5 IN GEN DEPTH 128FT. (HMS BEAGLE/IVESTON, 22.12.70). LEAST DEPTH SHOULD BE ABOUT 76FT (23MTRS). AWAIT FURTHER. NCA. H5197/70 10.8.71 LOCATED IN 511721N, 015354E [EUR]. [OGB] POSN: 511716N, 015355E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.0MTRS. (HMS FAWN, HN 2/71). AMEND TO SW 12FMS 3FT.

- NM 1285/71. H4988/71 3.1.72 LOCATED USING HIFIX [2 LOP] & DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.0, FOUL AT 23.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. SCOUR 41MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS AND APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT. LIES ON FLAT BOTTOM, GIVING GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR RETURN. STANDS 52FT ABOVE SEABED. (HMS FAWN). NCA. 12.9.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 23MTRS. NC 323. H4988/71 7.3.80 THIS WK GIVEN INCORRECT POSN ON HMS FAWN'S H525 3/71, AND ON ANNEX C TO R-OF-S. SHOWN CORRCTLY ON FAIR SHEET IN 511751N, 015354E [EUR] WHICH AGREES WITH DECCA COORDS. AMEND POSN TO 511751N, 015354E [EUR].

- NM 674/80. H2820/71 6.11.81 SHOWN AS WK 22.7MTRS IN 511749N, 015352E [EUR] ON DUTCH SURVEY [K8495/9], FEB 1981. NCA. H2350/85 5.12.86 EXAM'D 7.7.86 IN 511746N, 015355E [OGB] USING HIFIX [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.9 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 14MTRS, LENGTH 110MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LARGE WK, LYING 030/210DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 317A). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. 6.2.89 SHOWN IN 511746N, 015356E [OGB] ON NC 323. HH090/460/01 19.6.89 EXAM'D 29.4.89 IN 511747N, 015357E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.6, FOUL AT 23.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.8 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 39.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 12.2MTRS, LENGTH 108MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS. INTACT, LYING 033/213DEGS, ON ITS PORT SIDE. (NP 1008, HI 460). AMEND TO SW 23.5MTRS (12FMS 5FT) IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/774/01 22.7.98 EXAM'D 21.5.98 IN 511744.6N, 015356.6E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 23.8, FOUL 24MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.2 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 11MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS. IN ONE PIECE WITH SMALL AREA OF SCATTERED DEBRIS AT THE N END. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SURROUNDED BY BUOYED FISHING NETS AND SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT WERE NOTED IN THE VICINITY. (NP 1016, HI 774). RETAIN SW DEPTH IN AMENDED POSN. BR STD. HH091/081/01 20.12.04 EXAM'D 28.7.04 IN 5117.794N, 0153.832E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.2 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HT 15MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS WITH ?BOWS TOWARDS 030MTRS. DEBRIS EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS 310 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, H525 FOR HI 1081). LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.3MTRS. LIES PROUD OF A LARGE SANDWAVE WITH LEAST DEPTH 26.2MTRS. (NP 1016, ROS FOR HI 1081). AMEND WK 21MTRS. BR STD. HH242/405/05 11.1.05 AMEND BY NM.

- NM 384/05. HH091/081/01 26.5.05 CORRECT DEPTH IS 23.2MTRS. (NP 1016, REPLY TO SURVEY APPRAISAL DTD 21.4.05). AMEND WK 23MTRS. BR STD. HH242/405/05 6.6.05 AMEND BY NM.

- NM 3026/05. HH091/159/01 30.7.07 LOCATED 7.2.07 IN 5117.804N, 0153.835E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.57 IN GEN DEPTH 35.0MTRS. LENGTH 112MTRS, WIDTH 28MTRS, HT 11.4MTRS. LIES 034/214 DEGS WITH BOWS SW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, ON PORT SIDE. LIES ACROSS END OF SANDWAVE. RETAIN WK 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000181431 01.12.2016 EXAM'D 30.07.16; IN 5117.796N, 0153.833E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.65MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS, LENGTH 112MTRS, WIDTH 27.7MTRS, HEIGHT 13.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 212/032 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 22.7MTRS, 4MTRS DEEP, DIRECTION TOWARDS 192DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE LARGELY INTACT WITH DAMAGE TO STARBOARD MID SECTION, VESSEL IS LAID ON ITS PORT SIDE AND HAS MINIMAL DEBRIS. (EGS PIONEER, HI 1523). AMEND WK 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000300686 17.12.19 EXAM'D 9.7.19 IN 5117.792N, 0153.822E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.74MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS, LENGTH 113.42MTRS, WIDTH 23.07MTRS, HEIGHT 10.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 212DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 35.84MTRS, WIDTH 34.46MTRS, 1.5MTRS DEEP, DIRECTION TOWARDS 170DEGS. INTACT, LARGE WK WITH IDENTIFIABLE FEATURES. NO CLEAR DEBRIS FIELD PRESENT (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1659). AMEND WK 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGELY INTACT, WITH DAMAGE TO STARBOARD MID-SECTION, LAID ON ITS PROT SIDE, MINIMAL DEBRIS

Position: 51 17.792 N,1 53.822 E

 

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