This is the information page about the shipwreck John birke, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 24.691 N,10 52.592 E (55.17225, 10.9687167)

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: JOHN BIRKE

Length 7 meter, width: 4.9 meter
Load: machinery and mechanical parts,foodstuffs: liquid

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter

Known since: 1981, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H3050/75 11.8.81 WK OF A LIGHTER, WITH DREDGING PLANT ONBOARD, REPD IN 552600N, 105500E APPROX. (COPENHAGEN NM 919(P)/81) NCA YET. H3050/74 1.9.81 LOCATED IN 552442N, 105236E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.7MTRS. UNMARKED. (COPENHAGEN NM 961(P)/81) NCA. H3050/75 1.3.82 ABOVE DATA REPEATED. DESCRIBED AS 7 X 5MTR FLOAT WITH DREDGER ONBOARD. (COPENHAGEN NM 31(P)/82) NCA. H3050/75 11.6.82 ABOVE DATA CONFIRMED. (COPENHAGEN NM 672/82) CHART AS WK 9FMS 1FT [16.7MTRS].

- NM 1542/82. H5017/82 3.8.87 LEAST DEPTH NOW 15.2MTRS. (DANISH NM 676/87)

- NM 2485/87. 14.12.95 WGD POSN: 552441N, 105237E. NC 2596. SEP 2015/000312406 19.1.16 SHOWN AS WK 15.2MTRS IN 5524.691N, 1052.592E [WGD] ON DANISH 143 [ED 22, COR 25.12.25]. AMEND TO DW 15.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 24.691 N,10 52.592 E

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