This is the information page about the shipwreck John r (stern section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 70 12.71 N,18 37.663 E (70.211833333333, 18.627716666667)

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 R (STERN SECTION)

Length 215.4 meter, width: 31.8 meter, draught: 12.3, tonnage 31661 ton

Cause: 2.1.00 vessel, [ex 'geroi stalingrada' '97], built 1983 in russia. grounded in poor visibily and high waves. on loaded passage for murmansk. crew of 26 recovered. broke in two on 2.1.00. bow section of 130mtrs later recovered by tugs and taken for scrapping. stern section remained aground and later sank. (lloyds vols.323 & 234).

Year of registration: 2000

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter

Known since: 2000, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: 26.3.01 AGROUND IN 7012.70N, 1837.53E. (LLOYDS VOL.323). NCA. HH309/430/03 26.3.01 WK WITH ONLY MAST VISIBLE IN 7012.710N, 1837.663E [WGD]. (NORWEGIAN NM 5/238/01). INS AS DW MAST.

- NM 1738/01. 23.7.04 NOT SHOWN ON NORWEGIAN 322 [REPRINT 2/04, 2ND SCALE]. AWAIT LARGER SCALE NORWEGIAN CHART. NCA. 7.4.05 NO LONGER CHARTED, AREA BLUED OUT ON NE 2367 [MAR '05 EDN]. 5.5.07 SHOWN AS ST ON NORWEGIAN 89 [REPRINT FEB '06]. NCA, NE 2367 STS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: 70MTRS LONG STERN SECTION

Position: 70 12.71 N,18 37.663 E

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