This is the information page about the shipwreck Natcrest, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 40.441 N,4 55.088 W (48.699, -5.1015)

 

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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. Adolph andersen
2. Alfred de courcy
3. Amoco cadiz
4. Ar gwella
5. Ardgartan
6. Arras (or aviso)
7. Arrino
8. Arvor
9. Auguste marie
10. Bagdale
11. Bango
12. Berthe
13. Cadix
14. Casablanca (possibly)
15. Caucasian
16. Corinto (possibly)
17. Draupner
18. Eastlands
19. Eildon
20. Elektra
21. Eugene-gaston
22. Farraline
23. Ferdinand a
24. Flimston
25. Francois joseph
26. Fredavore
27. Georgios
28. Goosebridge
29. Gronant rose
30. Gyller
31. Hansi
32. Hebe
33. Isma
34. Justin
35. Jutland
36. Lady princess
37. Lake borgne
38. Lert
39. Lewis luckenbach
40. Lucienne (possibly)
41. Maindy keep
42. Malvina
43. Marga
44. Marie
45. Marquis des anges
46. Marsala
47. Martinhall
48. Merton hall
49. Midnight sun i
50. Monksgarth
51. Naja
52. Natcrest
53. Notre-dame du trezien
54. Octopus 70 (possibly)
55. Olympic bravery
56. Ouessantine
57. Padang
58. Pascal andre mickael
59. Pauline-louisa
60. Peter sif
61. Polvena (possibly)
62. Polvena (probably)
63. President leroy lallier
64. Risoy (possibly)
65. Sappho
66. Saracen
67. Seaspray
68. Snyg
69. Solferino
70. Star of new zealand
71. Surcouf
72. Taboga
73. Tali
74. Teucer
75. Throstle
76. Trym
77. U 767 (possibly)
78. Varga
79. Vauquois
80. Venborg
81. Veroloch
82. Vesper
83. Volanta
84. Vordingbord (possibly)
85. Wilfred

 

Name: NATCREST

Length 143.4 meter, width: 18.6 meter, draught: 11.9, tonnage 6424 ton
Load: ore

Cause: greek motor vessel 'natcrest', built 1956, sunk off ushant following collision with greek ore carrier 'nema' in dense fog whilst on passage huelva for rotterdam. crew rescued. (lloyds vol.216).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 100 meter

Known since: 1974, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: 17.6.74 POSN GIVEN AS 484000N, 045200W. (LL, 16.6.74). 18.6.74 POSN GIVEN AS 484000N, 045500W, GEN DEPTH 80MTRS. (LL, 17.6.74). H1271/72 22.8.74 NDW PA IN 484030N, 045500W. (BREST NM 74 27 13). BR STD. H1271/72 10.12.74 REPEAT OF ABOVE. (CADIZ NM 26 889 75). 24.8.74 MERCHANT VESSEL 'NATCREST' IN 484030N, 045500W [EUR]. GEN DEPTH 102MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS DTD 18.10.76). 9.9.77 SHOWN AS NDW ON FRENCH 6680 [INT 1708]. NE 2643. 12.10.87 SHOWN AS WK USC PD 77MTRS ON FRENCH 6680 [1986 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.14584192. BR STD. 2.3.09 SHOWN IN 4840.440N, 0455.090W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6680 [INT1708] [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, 2ND SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2647. 30.4.09 SHOWN IN 4840.441N, 0455.088W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7150 [2ND EDN 2008, 1:50,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION) NC 2025.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 40.441 N,4 55.088 W

 

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