This is the information page about the shipwreck Karla, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 59.06 N,8 13.703 E (53.9094833, 8.0987167)

 

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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.

 

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Name: KARLA

Length 51.8 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 500 ton
Load: minerals

Cause: 30.10.79 built 1954 by j.j. sietas schiffsw., hamburg. owned at time of loss by sea beauty shipping co., ltd. abandoned following collision with danish m container vessel meonia on 30.10.79. taken in tow but sank between scharhorn & newark roads. was on passage wismar for cork. crew safe. (msd).

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter

Known since: 1979, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H2903/77 5.12.79 DANGEROUS WK IN 535911N, 081340E. MARKED BY W & E CARD LT BUOYS. (HAMBURG NM 4052(T)/79). NCA YET. H2903/77 22.1.80 POSN AMENDED TO 535906N, 081347E. (HAMBURG NM 4434/79). BR STD. H2903/77 12.2.80 SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.7MTRS IN 535906N, 081347E. (HAMBURG NM 4663/79) BR STD. H2903/77 14.4.80 SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.3MTRS, & MARKED BY E & W CARD LT BUOYS. (HAMBURG NM 768/80)

- NM 935/80. H2903/77 21.5.81 SWEPT CLEAR AT 11MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 1205/81). BR STD. H2903/77 6.10.81 E & W CARD BUOY LIFTED. N CARD BUOY ESTABLISHED 50MTRS N. (HAMBURG 2024/81) H3575/75 14.10.82 SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.7MTRS. BUOY REMOVED. (HAMBURG NM 2667/82).

- NM 2879/82. H3575/75 21.8.84 SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.1MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 2868/84). BR STD. H3740/85 11.10.85 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.7MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 3825/85). BR STD. H4720/87 13.11.87 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.1MTRS. (HAMBURG NM (21)44/38/87) BR STD. 17.8.15 SHOWN AS SW 11.2MTRS IN 5359.060N, 0813.703E [WGD] ON GERMAN 2. (ED6, COR TO 19.6.15). AMEND SW 11.2MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 59.06 N,8 13.703 E

 

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