This is the information page about the shipwreck Jan heweliusz, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 36.469 N,14 13.144 E (54.8978333, 14.4785833)

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: JAN HEWELIUSZ

Length 125.6 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 3015 ton

Cause: Passage swinoujscie for ystadtook. on severe list in very strong winds when carrying railway wagons and lorries. later capsized and sank. stern gate had been damaged previouly and poorly repaired. remaining gap allowed entry of water. (ll).

Year of registration: 1993

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter

Known since: 1993, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: HH327/530/01 20.1.93 SUNK IN 543642N, 141318E. MARKED BY W CARD BUOY AND SPAR BUOY. (RUEGEN NAV WARNING 079/93, VIA BALTICO). NCA YET. HH327/530/01 10.2.93 WK TO BE REMOVED. THOUGHT TO LIE KEEL UPPERMOST IN 22MTRS. (LL, 23.1.93). HH327/530/01 11.2.93 DW IN 543638N, 141310E. MARKED BY W CARD LT BUOY AND W CARD SPAR BUOY, RACON (D). (RUEGEN NAV WARNING 195/93, VIA BALTICO). NAV ONE 030/93 ISSUED. HH327/530/01 4.3.93 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 2.2MTRS. W CARD LT BUOY, Q(9)15S, LAID IN 543640N, 141306E. W CARD SPAR BUOY, RACON D, LAID IN 543637N, 141306E. (GERMAN NM T(11)60/4/93). HH327/530/02 14.7.93 POLISH OWNERS DO NOT FEEL OBLIGED TO REMOVE WK. GERMAN AUTHORITIES WANT IT REMOVED AND WILL FUND SALVAGE IF NECESSARY. (LL, 24.6.93). HH327/530/02 3.8.93 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 10MTRS. (GERMAN TNM (16)40/27/93). NCA YET. HH327/530/02 15.9.93 POLISH OCEAN LINES WILL NOT HAVE WK REMOVED. RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP HAVE BEEN RENOUNCED. (LL, 9.9.93). HH327/530/01 11.2.93 INS AS DW, WITH W CARD LT BUOY, Q(9) RACON (D), CLOSE W, IN 543638N, 141310E.

- NM 712/93. HH327/530/02 1.12.93 NOW SW 10.1MTRS IN 543631N, 141312E. W CARD, Q(9)15S, LAID IN 543633N, 141306E. W CARD, RACON (D), LAID IN 543630N, 141306E. (GERMAN TNM (11)60/46/93).

- NM 4377/93. HH327/530/02 17.5.94 BUOYAGE AMENDED TO ISOLATED DANGER PILLAR LT BUOY, FL(2)9S, CLOSE BY . (GERMAN NM (11)60/17/94).

- NM 1937/94. HH100/351/09 29.6.95 LIES ON A SANDY BOTTOM ON ITS PORT SIDE. THE HULL IS COMPLETE BUT THE CENTRE UPPER DECKS HAVE COLLAPSED EXPOSING TRUCKS AND THE INNER CABINS. IT STANDS 12MTRS ABOVE THE SEABED. (EXERCISE BUOYANT DIAMOND). 28.6.04 SHOWN AS WK SW 10.6MTRS IN 5436.5N, 1413.2E [WGD], WITH BUOY, ON GERMAN 60 [JAN'04 EDN, 1:500,000]. AMEND DEPTH. BR STD. 15.11.13 SHOWN AS SW 10.1MTRS IN 5436.469N, 1413.144E [WGD] ON BA 2150 [EDN 7 DTD 28.10.10]. SHOWN AS SW 10.3MTRS WITH ISO DANGER BUOY CLOSE N & Y SPHERICAL SPL BUOY MARKED: 'KEEP CLEARANCE 0.2NM' CLOSE NW ON DE316004 [EDN 8.15]. SEP 2015/000089360 1.5.15 DEPTH AMENDED TO 9.9MTRS IN 5436.47N, 1413.14E [WGD]. (GERMAN NM 16/151/15). AMEND SW 9.9MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & ON PORT SIDE. UPPER DECK COLLAPSED

Position: 54 36.469 N,14 13.144 E

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