This is the information page about the shipwreck Merkur, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 44.741 N,8 8.792 E (53.672066666667, 8.0892166666667)

 

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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. Adele ohlrogge
2. Adriana
3. Amalie c ertel
4. Angela
5. Antoniette
6. Barbel
7. Birgit
8. Birok
9. Bjorko
10. Breda
11. Ditmar koel
12. Dunja
13. Dw 07
14. Elbe (possibly)
15. Elbe 1 lt vessel
16. Ety danielson
17. Fides
18. Franciska
19. Gerhardus
20. Habvorg
21. Haren
22. Heinrich gunther
23. Henkie
24. Hermes (remains of)
25. Johann schulte
26. Johanna
27. Jupiter
28. Karla
29. Karla sorensen
30. Kirkwood
31. Konigsberg-preussen
32. Lenas
33. Luise leonhardt
34. Lune ii
35. Maipu
36. Marianne wear
37. Maribou
38. Maya
39. Mellum
40. Merkur
41. Merlin
42. Minsener sand ltv (possibly)
43. Narvik
44. Neubau
45. Norden
46. Nordenham
47. Ondo
48. Ottar harmstorf ix
49. Piteaelf
50. Rosafred
51. Sperber
52. St christoph
53. Stieg gorthor
54. Tjalk christen
55. Trondheim
56. U 16
57. U 51 (probably)
58. Waldo
59. Werner vinnen
60. Widar (or wides)
61. Wilhelmine
62. Wirpi
63. Yorck

 

Name: MERKUR

Year of registration: 1954

Water depth above wreck: -3 meter

Known since: 1954, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: NO PREVIOUS RECORD ST SHOWN IN 534449N, 080859E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BA 3346 UNTIL 1951. H2196/54 12.4.54 ST SHOWN IN 534449N, 080859E ON GERMAN 2. NC 3368. H2748/54 16.7.54 MAST NOW MARKED BY SPH TOPMARK. (HAMBURG NM 1538/54) NC 3368. H2196/54 29.10.58 MARKED BY G CONL BUOY, N TOPMARK, CLOSE N. (HAMBURG NM 2526/58)

- NM 1855-6/58. H2196/54 11.4.69 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HAMBURG NM 1088/69) BR STD. 7.2.82 SHOWN IN 534446N, 080852E [EUR] ON GERMAN 2D. BR STD. H2196/54 16.8.83 POSN NOW ONLY FOUL. NAME GIVEN AS MERKUR. (HAMBURG NM 2699/83) NC 3368. 17.8.15 SHOWN AS DISTRIBUTED REMAINS OF WRECK IN 5344.741N, 0808.792E [WGD] ON DE 421030. (EDN 25.3, DTD 7.8.15). MOVE FOUL TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DISTRIBUTED REMAINS OF WRECK.

Position: 53 44.741 N,8 8.792 E

 

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