This is the information page about the shipwreck Megazan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 9.35 N,2 6.848 W (49.082333333333, -2.3431666666667)

 

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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. Agenoria
2. Altair
3. Ambassadrice
4. Amelia de llano
5. Amiable lucitte
6. Antoxo
7. Arnold maersk
8. Aviemore
9. Balance
10. Barunga
11. Beaverburn
12. Beaverburn (probably)
13. Brockley combe
14. Ciscar
15. Commerce
16. Cote ouest
17. Courier
18. Cuo
19. Diament
20. Dora
21. Echo
22. Empire toucan
23. Estornino
24. Evolution
25. Fils du vent
26. Fink
27. Flamer
28. Ford power
29. Francis
30. Fulbore iii
31. Gabrielle
32. Gulnare
33. Guyona
34. Heron
35. Hms ashanti (bow section)
36. Hms ashanti (stern section)
37. Hms determinee (ex la determinee)
38. Hms edgehill
39. Hms rapid
40. Hms severn
41. Isis
42. James
43. Jeanne marie
44. Joseph and margaret
45. Kathleen
46. Kromwyk
47. La blainvillaise
48. La josephine
49. La mauve
50. Le cap
51. Le poilu
52. Le squale
53. Leastilien
54. Lili joli
55. Louise
56. Lynwood
57. M 343 (possibly)
58. M 343 (probably)
59. M 483
60. M'as tu vu
61. Marie galante
62. Matelda
63. Megazan
64. Molares alvarez
65. Nathan jerome
66. Neptunia
67. Normandy
68. Olivegrove
69. Olway
70. Orphee
71. Ouragan
72. Pap 1
73. Pap 2
74. Pap 3
75. Peter paul
76. Petite anna
77. Prima
78. Princess ena
79. Raffio
80. Ribbledale
81. Rossgull
82. Sarcelle
83. Sarmatia
84. Schelde
85. Schokland
86. Sebastian laurent
87. Silvonia
88. Sneaton
89. Solveg
90. Songa (possibly)
91. Storesand
92. Sultan star
93. Susan k
94. Swift
95. Switha
96. Thrasyvoulos
97. Uss pt 509
98. Venus
99. Viking 2
100. Voorwaarts
101. Wonder

 

Name: MEGAZAN

Length 30.2 meter, tonnage 500 ton

Cause:

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 20170629

Details measurements/cartography: H1285/76/183 7.9.76 WK REPD IN 490854N, 020642W. (T A TITTERINGTON, JERSEY MARITIME MUSEUM, 17.5.76). H1280/77 7.2.77 GERMANS GIVE POSN AS 490854N, 020642W. DIVED ON IN 1968 & FOUND TO BE UPRIGHT & SINKING INTO GRAVEL. (T A TITTERINGTON, JERSEY MARITIME MUSEUM, 6.1.77). NCA. 18.11.83 NAME SHOULD BE 'MEGAZAN'. (MR CHATFIELD, TELECON). H1310/86/5 18.2.86 DIVED 15.12.85. LEAST DEPTH 15MTRS. MOSTLY BROKEN UP. STERN SECTION STANDS 2MTRS OFF SEABED. (B MCCLELLAND, 31.1.86). PREDICTED TIDAL REDUCTION 2.5MTRS. CHART AS WK 12.5MTRS IN 490918N, 020645W. BR STD. H3849/86 7.4.88 EXAM'D 1.8.87 IN 490923N, 020645.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.5 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.1MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 30MTRS. LYING, BOWS HIGH, 170/350DEGS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 368A). AMEND TO WK 8.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1268/88. 27.11.03 WGD POSN: 4909.320N, 0206.840W. NE 3278. SEP 2016/000096769 24.3.17 EXAM'D 2016: IN 4909.350N, 0206.845W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.89MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. LENGTH 53.84MTRS, WIDTH 29.46MTRS, HEIGHT 1.49MTRS, ORIENTATION 155/335 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD 58MTRS, TOWARDS 150/330 DEGS. NFS. (HMSML GLEANER, SNT 01/16). AMEND DW 8.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2017/000097793 3.7.18 EXAM'D 29.06.17; WK LOCATED IN 4909.350N, 0206.848W [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 8.464MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS, LENGTH 54.8MTRS, WIDTH 29.46MTRS, HEIGHT 1.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 160/340 DEGS. THE MEGAZAN REMAINS A DEBRIS FIELD WITH NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF WHICH SECTIONS REMAIN INTACT.(HMSML GLEANER, HI 1540). AMEND DW 8.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3584/18

Position: 49 9.35 N,2 6.848 W

 

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