This is the information page about the shipwreck Melania, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 43 19.778 N,10 25.676 E (43.267600, 10.265300)

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.

Name: MELANIA

Length 53.3 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 499 ton

Cause: vessel, on passage from san antonio to leghorn. abandoned after cargo shifted in heavy weather & she took on water. tug attempted to strand vessel on banks of vada but she sank 2m off vada. crew safe. (lloyds vol.199).

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1970, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: 25.2.70 25.2.70 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 431939N 102548E. (LL 199). H2261/52 24.3.70 H2261/52 24.3.70 WK 1.5MTRS WITH G CON BUOY CLOSE E, FL.G.3S, 222DEGS, 1.62M VADA LT. (GENOA NM 10.2/70). CHART AS WK 0.5FMS IN 431939N, 102548E WITH G CON BUOY FL.G.3S CLOSE E.

- NM 565/70. H4989/70 31.12.71 H4989/70 31.12.71 AMEND TO WK 3.5MTRS & DELETE BUOY. (GENOA NM 46.2/71). AMEND TO WK 2FMS & DELETE BUOY.

- NM 69/72. 30.10.86 30.10.86 WK 3.5MTRS SHOWN IN 431944N, 102542E ON ITALIAN 121 [1983 EDN]. NE 131. [WGD] POSN: 4319.778N, 1025.676E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 43 19.778 N,10 25.676 E

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