This is the information page about the shipwreck Karen folmer, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 38.273 N,1 59.08 W (49.699, -2.1905333333333)

 

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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. Adamandios georgandis (possibly)
2. Agrion
3. Alabama
4. Altair
5. Armas
6. Beatrice maud
7. Belle colombe
8. Bohera
9. Bonafide
10. Breakaway of yare
11. Bremenry
12. British influence
13. Bronte (ex-war coney)
14. Buchanness
15. Cab
16. Cabo villano
17. Calvados
18. Campeador
19. Carpathia
20. Carrouest one (possibly)
21. Carrouest one (possibly)
22. Citta de bari
23. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
24. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
25. Discovery
26. Duchess of cornwall
27. Edirne
28. Emily eveson
29. Empire toucan
30. Empress
31. Estornino
32. Felix de abasolo
33. Fils du vent
34. Fleuret
35. Fulbore iii
36. Gaspard de la nuit
37. Guilding star
38. Hms ashanti (bow section)
39. Hms ashanti (stern section)
40. Hms capel
41. Hms edgehill
42. Hms rhyl
43. Hms truant
44. Hms viper
45. Isis
46. James b richardson
47. Karen folmer
48. Komet
49. Le merle
50. Le nord
51. Linn o dee (or linn o dec)
52. Liverpool
53. Louie bell
54. M 483
55. Makeshift (possibly)
56. Marie mashman
57. Mera 1
58. Mimosa
59. Morning admiral
60. Motorola
61. Neptunia
62. Normandy
63. Nyarlathotep
64. Pembroke
65. Pendragon b
66. Peras
67. Phoenix c1/131
68. Pizarro
69. Point law
70. Portsea
71. Progress
72. Pruthree
73. Psi
74. Rap
75. Rfa bacchus
76. Rhenania
77. Roger mado (possibly)
78. Roger mado (possibly)
79. Rombo
80. Saint antoine
81. Sebastian laurent
82. Slemish
83. Solway prince (possibly)
84. Songa (possibly)
85. Spolanda
86. Stade (after part)
87. Stade (possibly)
88. Stanley force
89. Terra
90. Thrasyvoulos
91. Tipasa
92. Tracys dawn
93. Tyne

 

Name: KAREN FOLMER

Length 48.8 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 300 ton
Load: fertiliser: natural and products

Cause: 10.12.83 capsized & sank when cargo shifted in gale force winds. en route from st malo. (ll, 10.12.83).

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter

Known since: 1983, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: H3635/71 20.12.83 H3635/71 20.12.83 SANK IN 493820N, 015900W. (CHERBOURG AVURNAV 430/83). INS AS DW PA.

- NM 82/84. H2302/84 26.4.84 H2302/84 26.4.84 DW IN 493818N, 015905W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 84 09 20). 5.5.88 5.5.88 COASTER 'KAREN FOLMER' IN 493820N, 015900W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M. LEAST DEPTH UNKNOWN. GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987). 25.2.09 SEP 2009/000006734 25.2.09 DW PD SHOWN ON FRENCH 7158 [2ND EDN' 08, 1:50,000]. AMEND IN WGD POSN: 4938.273N, 0159.080W [WGD]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 38.273 N,1 59.08 W

 

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