This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 50.381 N,1 30.744 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1979
Water depth above wreck: 16 meter
Known since: 1979, last detected: 1994
Details measurements/cartography: H1270/79 20.2.79 MV SIRIUS, WHEN WEIGHING IN KINGS ANCHORAGE, THAMES ESTUARY, RECOVERED STEEL PLATES & FRAMES ON ANCHOR IN POSN 256 DEG, 2.6MILES FROM SUNK LTV. WRECKAGE WEIGHED APPROX 2TONS AND WAS DISPOSED OF IN A BARGE IN PORT OF LONDON CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF A SHIP'S SIDE. (HARWICH DUTY PILOT, TELECON 20.2.79). INS FOUL IN 515021N, 013055E.
- NM 539/79. H2044/81 18.1.83 NOTHING FOUND DURING AREA E/S & DCS3 SEARCH. RETAIN FOUL. (SOISS, HI 80). NCA. H4024/86 12.2.88 SMALL GROUP OF SONAR CONTACTS LOCATED 6.9.87 IN 515021N, 013051E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. NO E/S 'ON-TOPS' OR MAG ANOMALY OBTAINED, BUT NEARBY ANCHORED VESSEL AFFECTED TRACE. RETAIN AS FOUL IN REVISED POSN. (NP 1016, HI 373). RETAIN FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/575/01 4.10.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 575). NCA. 28.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 5150.381N, 0130.744E. 28.2.13 NOT LOCATED 2012 USING M/B. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). RETAIN FOUL. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: PROBABLE FRAGMENTS OF WRECKAGE
Position: 51 50.381 N,1 30.744 E