This is the information page about the shipwreck Kimya, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 9.52 N,4 26.922 W (53.3825, -4.2246833333333)

 

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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: KIMYA

Length 73.4 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 985 ton
Load: natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,oil

Cause: ex-alchemist bremen '79, ex-chemariadni '80, ex-aldebaran chimica '85, ex-elma torn '85. built in 1979 by menzer schiffswerft, geesthacht. owned at time of loss by fathom shipping ltd, malta. eight cylinder oil engine of 1500 bhp, single shaft. passage st nazaire for birkenhead. capsized sw of anglesey during severe gale. drifted for a day, eventually stranding near llandwyn island.

Year of registration: 1991

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm

Known since: 1991, last detected: 20200407

Details measurements/cartography: HH210/350/01 11.1.91 STUCK FAST ON EBBING TIDE IN 530848N, 042730W. (HOLYHEAD MRSC, LL 8, 9.1.91). NCA YET. HH210/350/01 18.1.91 WK POSN NOW 530854N, 042754W, OR 244 DEG, 9C FROM PEN-Y-PARC POINT. MARKED BY W CARD BUOY, VQ(9) 10S, ESTABLISHED IN 530850.5N, 042811.5W - 250 DEG (T), 2.5C FROM THE WK. (OCC TH, HARWICH). 18.1.91 ONE THIRD OF HULL, FROM BULBOUS BOW, VISIBLE AT LW. WK HAS 135 DEG LIST. SALVAGE TUG STILL STANDING BY TO MAKE SALVAGE ATTEMPT WHEN WEATHER PERMITS. (HOLYHEAD TOWING CO. LTD., TELECON 17.1.91). NCA YET. HH210/350/01 21.1.91 STILL AGROUND AND UPSIDE DOWN. SALVORS AWAIT SUITABLE WEATHER FOR RIGHTING VESSEL, THE MAST OF WHICH IS FIRMLY EMBEDDED IN THE SEABED. (LL, 25.1.91). 30.1.91 WK NOW REPORTED ON IT'S SIDE IN 530930N, 042700W IN 10MTRS AT HW. MOORED BY ANCHORS AND WELL PRESSED DOWN (OCC, TH, TELEX 29.1.91). 3.2.91 W CARD BUOY WITHDRAWN. (OCC, TH, TELEX 2.2.91). 19.2.91 WK REFLOATED AFTER 6 OF HER 8 CARGO TANKS SEALED BY DIVER AND MOVED TO POSN 530930N, 042700W. MASTS, FUNNEL, WHEELHOUSE, CHARTROOM AND ALL ACCOMMODATION MISSING. STERN AND SKEG BROKEN OFF AND RUDDER MISSING. WK PRESSED DOWN AND ANCHORED TO AWAIT EVENTUAL SALVAGE BUT HER STRUCTURAL CONDITION MAKES IT LIKELY THAT SHE MAY BREAK UP. (HOLYHEAD TOWING CO LTD., 18.2.91). NCA YET. 1.3.91 POSN FROM WHICH VESSEL REFLOATED NOW REPORTED AS FOUL - NETS HAVE BEEN SNAGGED. (MR MEAD, HOLYHEAD TOWING, TELECON). 26.4.91 SALVAGE OPS ABANDONED. (K HURLEY, TELECON 22.4.91 & HBR MASTER, CAERNARFON, TELECON 26.4.91). WAIT FURTHER. NCA. 29.5.91 WK LOCATED 26.5.91 IN 530930N, 042701W. CLOSE INSHORE AND UPSIDE DOWN. (K HURLEY, 28.5.91). 10.6.91 VESSEL NOW UPRIGHT AND VISIBLE IN 530924N, 042654N, APPROX, IN ANCHORAGE USED BY SMALL VESSELS. (HOLYHEAD MRSC, TLX DTD 29.5.91, R MORRIS, TELECON 10.6.91). HH210/350/01 10.6.91 INS ST IN 530930N, 042700W.

- NM 1770/91. HH210/350/01 21.6.91 EXAM'D 31.5.91. POSN CONFIRMED. LIES E/W WITH BOW TO SHORE, LISTING 10 DEG TO PORT, WITH BOW DRYING 2.7MTRS AND DEPTH OVER STERN 0.3MTR. (TH, 6.6.91). 20.6.91 S CARDINAL UNLIT BUOY ESTABLISHED 225 DEG, 295MTRS FROM WK, IN 530924N, 042712W. (OCC, TH HARWICH, FAX 19.6.91). 24.6.91 EXAM'D 22.6.91 AT LW USING SEARIDER. BOW IN 530931N, 042655W. WK UPRIGHT WITH SLIGHT PORT LIST ON HEADING 060 DEG. MOST OF F'C'SLE AND WINDLASS DRY 2.2MTRS [LAT]. OCCASIONAL SEEPAGE OF LIGHT OIL OBSERVED. (OCC, TH HARWICH, 16, 23.6.91). ACCEPT LATEST DRYING HEIGHT. AMEND TO ST DRIES 2.2MTRS. INS S CARD IN 530924N, 042712W.

- NM 1933/91 HH210/350/01 11.11.91 WK TO BE BROKEN UP AND REMOVED THIS WINTER. (LL, 6.11.91). NCA YET. HH210/350/02 7.4.92 NO CHANGE. TH STILL TO APPOINT SALVAGE TEAM. (LL, 19.3.92). HH210/410/01 3.8.92 G CONL BUOY ESTABLISHED IN LIEU OF S CARD BUOY. TRINITY HOUSE HAVE RELINQUISHED POSSESSION OF WK. (TH NM 28/92 & TLX 20.7.92). AMEND BUOY.

- NM 2414/92. HH100/351/06 29.3.93 LIES, WITH BRIDGE CUT AWAY FLUSH WITH DECK AND BOW SECTION AWASH AT LW, IN 530931N, 042702W. PROPELLER HAS BEEN REMOVED. HULL INTACT WITH STAINLESS STEEL OIL TANKS FROM WHICH OIL WAS STILL SEEPING IN AUG '92. (C HOLDEN, 27.3.93). NCA. SEP 2006/000385234 12.10.06 EXAM'D IN 5309.519N, 0426.925W [WGD] USING DGPS. TAPED HT OF DRIES 2.0MTRS. (TH WK EXAMINATION DTD 17.8.06). AMEND ST DRIES 2.0MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2008/000031466 14.4.08 EXAM'D IN LISTED POSN. TAPED HT OF DRIES 1.9MTRS. GEN DEPTH 5MTRS. (TH WK EXAMINATION DTD 3.4.08). AMEND ST DRIES 1.9MTRS.

- NM 2450/08. SEP 2010/000167550 15.10.10 EXAM'D IN LISTED POSN. TAPED HT OF DRIES 2.2MTRS. GEN DEPTH 6.9MTRS. (TH WK EXAMINATION DTD 18.5.10). AMEND ST DRIES 2.2MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2011/000240224 4.1.11 OBSERVED 26.8.11 IN LISTED POSN. AWASH WITH PREDICTED TIDAL HT OF 2.0MTRS. REMAINS INTACT. (THV GALATEA, ROS DTD 26.8.11). NCA. SEP 2015/000055076 29.12.15 EXAM'D 7.7.15 IN 5309.525N, 0426.921W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 2.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. LENGTH 69.4MTRS, WIDTH 10.5MTRS, HEIGHT 7MTRS, ORIENTATION 80/260. MAGNETOMETER READING STRONG. (HI 1451, MMT (UK)). AMEND ST DRIES 2.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2016/000103121 12.5.16 EXAM'D 13.3.16; IN 5309.520N, 0426.922W [WGD]. LEAST SIDE SCAN SONAR DEPTH DRIES 1.9MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, ORIENTATION 85DEGS. (THV MAIR, KIMYA WRECK SURVEY). AMEND TO ST DRIES 1.9MTRS IN REVSIED POSN, RETAIN PREVIOUS DIMENSIONS. SEP 2018/000069689 27.3.18 EXAM'D 22.2.18; IN 5309.526N, 0426.913w (WGD). LEAST SIDE SCAN SONAR DEPTH DRIES 2.06MTRS (THV MAIR, KIMYA WRECK SURVEY). HEIGHT 8MTRS. AMEND TO ST DRIES 2.06MTRS. SEP 2020/000112505 14.5.20 EXAM'D 7.4.20 IN 5309.520N, 0426.922W [WGD]. LEAST DEPTH 0.1MTRS, MEASURED WITH A RULER FROM THE BOAT WITH WRECK CLEARLY VISIBLE BENEATH. (THV PATRICIA, KIMYA WRECK SURVEY). AMEND TO DW 0.1MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HULL INTACT

Position: 53 9.52 N,4 26.922 W

 

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