This is the information page about the shipwreck Madimba (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 18.629 N,2 7.51 E (51.2505333, 1.9181167)

 

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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. Acer
2. Alhama
3. Amor
4. Andre
5. Brighton
6. British liberty (possibly)
7. Bruno heinemann (z.8)
8. Deo gratias
9. Dyck ltv
10. Elizabeth and unknown
11. Estafette
12. Fauvette
13. Fennella
14. Floride (probably)
15. Foudroyant
16. Foudroyant (possibly)
17. Ganko
18. Garden city
19. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
20. Hms brighton queen
21. Hms grenade
22. Hms hermes
23. Hms king orry
24. Hms maida (possibly)
25. Hms redcar
26. Hms thuringia (possibly)
27. Hms westella
28. Hoegh aigrette
29. Horst
30. Jaguar
31. Jarita
32. Jean pierre et phillipe
33. Jonrix
34. L'urtiga (possibly)
35. Le copain d'abord
36. Lst 364 (probably)
37. M 3630 (possibly)
38. Madimba (probably)
39. Marthe
40. Medee
41. Melrose
42. Merlijn
43. Mona's queen
44. Nagro (possibly)
45. Nautilus
46. Neerlandais
47. Neppo (possibly)
48. Netty (possibly)
49. Noroit
50. Okeania
51. Paris (possibly)
52. Peppinella
53. Port nicholson (probably)
54. Portrieux
55. Prinses astrid
56. R.93 (possibly)
57. Saint camille
58. Sint annaland
59. St fagan
60. St pierre (aft section)
61. St pierre (fore portion)
62. Toquet
63. Trifels
64. U 37
65. Uc 1
66. Uc 63
67. V 201 (possibly)
68. Vecht (probably)
69. Velocitas
70. Western farmer (bow section)

 

Name: MADIMBA (PROBABLY)

Length 82.3 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2013 ton

Cause: Sank following a collision with belgian ss italier, while on passage antwerp to matadi.

Year of registration: 1921

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1921, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H1410/21 7.3.21 DW IN 511800N, 020800E. (RAMSGATE CG, TELEGRAM). INS AS DWPA.

- NM ACTION. H7012/54 21.12.54 NOW WK 12MTRS IN 511840N, 020725E [EUR]. (PARIS NM 41 22 54). AMEND TO WK 6.5FMS.

- NM 2819/54; FNM 122/54. H579/67 6.9.67 EXAM'D IN 511836N, 020736E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 59FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 75 IN GEN DEPTHS 90 - 110FT. SCOUR DEPTH 115FT. ABOUT 370FT LONG, LYING 090/270 DEG. (HMS MYRMIDON, ROS DTD 14.6.67). AMEND TO WK 12FMS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM ACTION. 3.10.68 AMEND ON NC 1406.

- NM 297/69. H4667/70 4.1.71 EXAM'D IN 511838N, 020731E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER 22.8 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 350FT. STERN & F'C'STLE COMPLETE. MIDSHIPS PARTIALLY DESTROYED. A LARGE GIRDER PROJECTS ABOVE STERN SECTION AND ANOTHER ABOVE PEAK OF F'C'S'LE. LIES 095/275 DEG AND HAS 30 DEG STBD LIST. BOWS E. (HMS BEAGLE & HMS NURTON, H525 DTD1 3.10.70). RETAIN AS CHARTED H2423/71 18.1.72 WK REFERRED TO AS THE ARGYLLSHIRE. LIES IN TWO PARTS, LYING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER. ONE PART 20MTRS LONG, THE OTHER 50MTRS. WELL BROKEN UP. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.8MTRS. (RIJKSWATERSTAAT, M.S. BARRACUDA). NCA YET. 11.9.72 SHOWN AS WK 22.8MTRS IN 511841N, 020736E [EUR] ON NC 323. 23.4.74 SHOWN AS WK 22MTRS ON NETH 1035. H2820/71 9.11.81 SHOWN AS WK 24MTRS IN 511839N, 020736E [EUR]. (DUTCH SURVEY, MAR 1981-K8495). H4951/84 29.4.86 LEAST DEPTH NOW 22.5MTRS. (BREST NM 86 12 18). 6.2.89 [OGB] POSN: 511836N, 020738E. NC 323. HH100/351/01 4.7.90 VESSEL WHICH SANK AFTER COLLIDING WITH SS ITALIER ON NIGHT 4/5.3.21 WAS BELGIAN SS MADIMBA. (R VERPOORTE, 9.5.89). HH100/351/06 16.10.92 DIVED ON IN 511842N, 020736E [WGD] USING GPS. CONFIRMED WK OF LARGE SS LYING ON STBD SIDE AND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN A SANDWAVE. (R VERPOORTE, 29.9.92). 25.5.11 SHOWN AS WK 22.5MTRS [LAT] IN 5118.629N, 0207.510E [WGD] ON FR401040 [EDN 1.44]. SEP 2011/000196067 14.11.11 SHOWN AS WK 23.5MTRS ON FRENCH 7412 [EDN 3 DTD 2011, 1:60,000].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES ON STBD SIDE, PARTIALLY IN A LARGE SANDWAVE

Position: 51 18.629 N,2 7.51 E

 

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