This is the information page about the shipwreck Maria w, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 23.487 N,1 51.401 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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. Archangel
2. Archangel (possibly)
3. Archangel (possibly)
4. Assyrian
5. Atland
6. Audacious ii
7. Bel lily
8. Belvoir castle (probably)
9. Ben tarbet
10. Cairnavon
11. Cairnie
12. Cairnmona
13. Clan macphee
14. Coastal emperor
15. Constant star
16. Contender
17. Craig-gowan
18. Creekirk
19. Emperor (possibly)
20. Empire brigade
21. Empress (part of)(possibly)
22. Faithful iii
23. Fiscus
24. Fleetwood mac
25. Glen tanar
26. Gogovale
27. Gunborg
28. Hedrun
29. Hms flotta (possibly)
30. Hms gelsina
31. Hms ormonde
32. Hms yesso (probably)
33. Integrity
34. Jacqueline
35. Jamaica pioneer
36. James hall
37. Karemma
38. Kenordoc
39. La brea
40. Luffness
41. Magician
42. Malmland
43. Maria w
44. Mercator (probably)
45. Muriel
46. New dawn (possibly)
47. Niritos
48. Norge
49. Ocean herald ii
50. Port denison
51. Procyon
52. Ross khartoum
53. Saint magnus
54. Santa catarina
55. Sedgepool
56. Shekatika
57. Sheriffmuir
58. Snefjeld
59. Soesterberg
60. Sovereign
61. St catherine (probably)
62. St clement (possibly)
63. St fergus (possibly)
64. St fergus (possibly)
65. Sturdee
66. T6 (possibly)
67. Trebartha
68. Trevorian
69. U 1206 (probably)
70. Ville de hasselt
71. Windward ho (possibly)
72. Xenia
73. Xmas rose
74. Zitella

 

Name: MARIA W

Length 42.1 meter, width: 6.5 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 240 ton
Load: fertiliser: natural and products

Cause: ex-twin '56. built in 1932 by e j smit & zoon, hoostland. lengthened in 1964. owned at time of loss by j p weber & verstoep. oil engine, single shaft. passage ghent for scrabster. went aground and lost propellor in heavy fog and became ctl. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1966

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter

Known since: 1966, last detected: 1982

Details measurements/cartography: H1122/66 8.6.66 POSN 572330N, 015112W [OGB]. ONLY BRIDGE ABOVE WATER LEVEL WITH STERN TOWARDS THE SHORE. ALL HATCH COVERS LOST. (LL & CRUDEN BAY CG). INS AS ST. BR STD. H3965/75 1.12.77 WK COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. HEAVILY SILTED. GENERAL DEPTH OVER WK 15-20FT EXCEPT SHAFT OR MAST WHICH STICKS UP WITHIN FEW FT OF SURFACE AT LOW TIDE. (R DAY, LTR). DELETE. BR STD. 27.5.82 COMPLETELY BROKEN. STANDS UP TO 4MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. (BSAC WK REGISTER VOL 5).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 57 23.487 N,1 51.401 W

 

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