This is the information page about the shipwreck Jarita, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 31.49 N,2 4.676 E (51.2505333, 1.9181167)

 

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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. Amor
2. Andre
3. Bruno heinemann (z.8)
4. Deo gratias
5. Duke of york (bows)
6. Ellewoutsdijk
7. Fauvette
8. Garden city
9. Henry b plant
10. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
11. Hms maida (possibly)
12. Hms thuringia (possibly)
13. Hms westella
14. Hoegh aigrette
15. Jarita
16. Jean pierre et phillipe
17. Jonrix
18. La flandre (possibly)
19. Lst 364 (probably)
20. Madimba (probably)
21. Mecklenburg
22. Medee
23. Melrose
24. Merlijn
25. Nagro (possibly)
26. Nautilus
27. Neppo (possibly)
28. Netty (possibly)
29. Ocean hound
30. Okeania
31. Palembang (probably)
32. Peppinella
33. Rigel
34. Shardana
35. Sint annaland
36. Texel
37. Trifels
38. U 37
39. Uc 63
40. Vecht (probably)
41. Velocitas
42. Western farmer (bow section)

 

Name: JARITA

Length 53.6 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 644 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Ex-jar-90, ex-gullvaag-85, ex-deneb-84, ex-gulf crescent-73, ex-elly frem-71, ex-mini bass-69, ex-hermine-64. built in 1964 by lidingoverken, lidingo. owned at time of loss by tande shipping a/s. passage hirtshals for la pallice. cargo paper. sank in heavy seas. crew of four recovered.

Year of registration: 1991

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 42 cm

Known since: 1991, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: HH240/350/01 3.1.91 HH240/350/01 3.1.91 LOCATED IN 513127.5N, 020444E [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.2MTRS. N CARD. BUOY, VQ, RACON (D), ESTABLISHED 1 CABLE NE OF WK IN 513132N, 020450.5E. (OCC TH, HARWICH, 29.12.90 & TH NM 55/90). INS AS WK 23MTRS WITH BUOY.

- NM 120/91. HH240/350/01 16.1.91 HH240/350/01 16.1.91 W CARD. BUOY, Q(9) 15S, ESTABLISHED ABOUT 1 CABLE W OF WK. (TH NM 4/91). HH240/350/01 21.1.91 HH240/350/01 21.1.91 WK SWEPT CLEAR AT 25.5MTRS. BUOYS WITHDRAWN. (OCC, TH HARWICH, 19.1.91). AMEND TO SW 25.5MTRS, DELETE BUOY.

- NM 314/91. 24.8.93 24.8.93 SHOWN AS SW 25.5MTRS IN 513134N, 020440E [EUR] ON NETH 3371 [1993 EDN]. NCA. HH090/922/01 7.9.01 HH090/922/01 7.9.01 EXAM'D 12.6.01 IN 5131.491N, 0204.671E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 29.3, FOUL 29.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.5 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 33MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.3MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, ON TOP OF A SANDWAVE. (NP 1008, HI 922). LENGTH IS 50MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. INTACT AND ON ITS SIDE. AMEND TO SW 29MTRS. BR STD. HH242/405/05 16.7.03 HH242/405/05 16.7.03 AMENDED BY NM.

- NM 3070/03. HH091/159/01 7.8.07 HH091/159/01 7.8.07 LOCATED 10.3.07 IN 5131.490N, 0204.676E [WGD] USING DPGS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.65 IN GEN DEPTH 39.0MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 9.3MTRS. LIES 042/222 DEGS WITH BOWS 042 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). LIES ALMOST AT SE END OF SANDWAVE. MINOR SCOUR CUTS SANDWAVE TO NE AND SW. AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, LIES ON ITS SIDE

Position: 51 31.49 N,2 4.676 E

 

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