Wreck: Name nicht bekannt (Steam ship)
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 53 9.1 N,5 2.382 W (53.230533333333, -4.9533166666667)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1981
Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm
Known since: 1981, last detected: 2000
Details measurements/cartography: 1918 SS MEXICO CITY SANK 10M OFF KISH LTV. (M7033 & 7771). 8.2.18 POSN NOT KNOWN. SKERRIES OR STACK LT ON PORT BEAM WHEN SUNK. REPORT BY SURVIVOR PICKED UP BY SS WAR BRACKEN IN 531000N, 053400W. (M7088). 8.2.18 NO INFORMATION REGARDING SINKING POSN. (M6982) 7.12.18 POSN 531000N, 050300W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) INS AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. BA 1411. SANK 15M W X S 1/2 S FROM S STACK LT. (WW1SL) [NO DATE] AMEND SYMBOL TO NDW ON 1411 ONLY. H5141/53 14.8.53 NOW SHOWN AS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NC 1411. 5.11.73 NOW CHARTED AS WK USC PA 20MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN) NC 1970. H1935/80 19.5.82 WK EXAMINED 19.11.81 IN 530905N, 050219W [OGB] USING HIFIX 6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. CONTACT APPEARS POSSIBLY TOO SMALL TO BE 'MEXICO CITY', BUT COULD BE LARGELY BURIED WITH ONLY CENTRE SECTION EXPOSED ABOVE SEABED. (HMS FAWN, HI 3). INS AS WK 47MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/08 9.6.94 WRECKAGE FOUND TO BE TOO SMALL AND HAVE A TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE WHILST THE `MEXICO CITY' HAD A QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. (MARINE SALVAGE SERVICES). AMENDED TO UNKNOWN. NCA. HH100/351/16 21.8.00 POSSIBLY FRENCH VESSEL 'FOSTINANCE' SUNK 6.9.1898. (S KERSHAW, WRECK 'N TECH/G FURSE TELECON 18.8.00). NCA. 12.2.01 NAME NOW GIVEN AS FOSTIMORE. (S KERSHAW, WRECK 'N' TECH/G FURSE TELECON 12.2.01) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 9.1 N,5 2.382 W
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