This is the information page about the shipwreck Kwester, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 13.968 N,4 51.308 W (49.993283333333, -4.6426333333333)

 

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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. Afric
2. Alexander kennedy
3. Almond branch (possibly)
4. Andola
5. Andromeda
6. Anna sophie
7. Antoinette (probably)
8. Bamse (probably)
9. Bay of panama
10. Beatrice (possibly)
11. Ben asdale
12. Ben rein
13. Benito
14. Bjornvik (possibly)
15. Bretonne (probably)
16. Cape finisterre (probably)
17. Carasa (possibly)
18. Carl
19. Carmarthen
20. Carolus
21. Caroni river
22. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
23. Cieszyn
24. Citrine
25. City of ghent
26. Clan apline
27. Dionne marie
28. Dispatch (possibly)
29. Eastfield
30. Elisabeth (possibly)
31. Epsilon
32. Erato
33. Eric calvert (possibly)
34. Eskdale
35. Forde
36. Foylemore (possibly)
37. Gap
38. Godolphin
39. Gunvor
40. Happy returns (possibly)
41. Hemsley 1
42. Hera
43. Hmcs trentonian
44. Hmml 380
45. Hms almond (after part)
46. Hms almond (bow part)
47. Hms comet
48. Hms lady of the isles
49. Hms narwhal
50. Hms primrose
51. Hms rinovia
52. Hms torrent
53. Hmy sappho (possibly)
54. Hnlms brielle
55. Hugin
56. Ilston
57. Jersey queen (possibly)
58. John
59. John taylor
60. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
61. Juno
62. Kantoeng (part of)
63. Karen marie
64. Kerris reed
65. King harry (probably)
66. Kremsertor
67. Krosfond
68. Kwester
69. La suippe
70. Lady dalhousie
71. Lake edon
72. Lancaster
73. Lauwerzee
74. Leander
75. Leon martin (part of)
76. Lord snowden (probably)
77. Lucent (possibly)
78. Lydie
79. Mary
80. Mina cantiquin
81. Mitera marigo
82. Mohegan
83. Mourne (probably)
84. N g petersen
85. Normand
86. Nyassa
87. Ocklinge
88. Omer denise
89. Orchis
90. Par time and tide bell
91. Pegasus
92. Penelope jane (possibly)
93. Pindos
94. Plantaganet
95. Ponus
96. Port chalmers
97. Queen (possibly)
98. Rock island bridge
99. Rosehill
100. Shoal fisher
101. Silver laurel
102. Siracusa
103. Spital
104. Spyridion vagliano
105. St stanislas
106. Stanwood
107. Sunik (probably)
108. Tagona
109. Tregenna (possibly)
110. Twilight water
111. Ub 106 (possibly)
112. Ub 112 (possibly)
113. Ub 113
114. Ub 128 (possibly)
115. Ub 86 (possibly)
116. Ub 97 (possibly)
117. Ula
118. Veritas
119. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
120. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
121. Violet
122. Volnay
123. War tune
124. Wilhelmina maria

 

Name: KWESTER

Length 9.8 meter

Cause: built of steel. passage falmouth for fowey. took water s of dodman point. crew rescued by helicopter.

Year of registration: 1994

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1994, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: HH232/420/02 1.8.94 HH232/420/02 1.8.94 SANK IN 501335N, 045107W [OGB]. (FALMOUTH CG TLX). NCA. HH232/420/02 2.8.94 HH232/420/02 2.8.94 NOW ST IN 501357N, 045111.5W [OGB]. LIES E/W WITH LIST OF 5DEGS TO PORT. DRIES 0.5MTRS IN DEPTH OF 5.2MTRS. (TH, TLX DTD 28.7.94).

- NM 2842/94. 19.2.13 19.2.13 EXAM'D 21.8.12 IN 5013.968N, 0451.308W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.8 IN GEN DEPTH 4.7MTRS. SCOUR 1.1MTR DEEP AROUND WK. LENGTH 9.1MTRS, WIDTH 3.5MTRS, HT 2.0MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPARENTLY LYING ON STBD SIDE WHICH IS BURIED. (EGS, FOR CHANNEL COASTAL OBSERVATORY, HI 1403). AMEND WK 3.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?ON PORT SIDE, SCOUR ALL AROUND WK

Position: 50 13.968 N,4 51.308 W

 

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