This is the information page about the shipwreck Nico, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 49.015 N,1 45.102 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Alabama (possibly)
2. Angelus
3. Atlanticos
4. Balgownie (probably)
5. Batavier 5
6. Bonnington court
7. Brixton
8. Cairnside
9. Carica milica
10. Cerne
11. Churston
12. Clan monroe
13. Coalgas
14. Corcrest
15. Cormorant
16. Cormount (probably)
17. Coureur des mers
18. Cressdene (possibly)
19. Dagmar (probably)
20. Denise germaine (possibly)
21. Disa (possibly)
22. Duiveland
23. Duke of york (bows)
24. Dynamo
25. Ellewoutsdijk
26. Empire bridge
27. Erna boldt (probably)
28. Estrella (possibly)
29. Faithful star
30. Flores (probably)
31. Fort massac
32. Forth
33. Franz fischer (possibly)
34. Friargate (possibly)
35. Friargate (possibly)
36. Fulmar
37. Gerhard
38. Grazia (possibly)
39. Grisdeale
40. Groeswen (probably)
41. Hardingham (probably)
42. Harlington (probably)
43. Harlyn (probably)
44. Harriet
45. Hebe
46. Hendon hall
47. Highwave (probably)
48. Hillglen
49. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
50. Hms adonis (possibly)
51. Hms arethusa
52. Hms coquette
53. Hms donna nook
54. Hms duchess of hamilton
55. Hms eros (possibly)
56. Hms forward iii
57. Hms franc tireur
58. Hms hastfen
59. Hms holdene
60. Hms japan
61. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
62. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
63. Hms leandros
64. Hms lord airedale
65. Hms ludlow
66. Hms marconi
67. Hms monarch
68. Hms moravia (possibly)
69. Hms nadine
70. Hms resono (possibly)
71. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
72. Hms sisters melville
73. Hms tervani
74. Hms velia (possibly)
75. Hms waveflower
76. Hms william wesney
77. Hmsm e6
78. Hmtb 10
79. Hnlms 227
80. Ingi
81. Ionian (possibly)
82. J c dalble
83. Janny
84. Josefina thorden (after part)
85. Kankakee
86. Khartoum (possibly)
87. Knarsdale
88. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
89. Koningen emma (possibly)
90. La flandre (possibly)
91. Lady salisbury
92. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
93. Lonhelen (possibly)
94. Lord bute
95. Lowland
96. Marie leonhardt (probably)
97. Mecklenburg
98. Mexico
99. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
100. Moidart
101. Morar
102. Nereus
103. Nico
104. Nicolaos piangos
105. Niore
106. Norhauk
107. Norwich trader
108. Old charlton
109. Ostprussen (possibly)
110. Palembang (probably)
111. Paullette
112. Peik
113. Persistant whisper
114. Pescado
115. Peter hamre
116. Polgarth
117. Port dalhousie (possibly)
118. Profit
119. Protinus (possibly)
120. Quickstep
121. Ravenscraig (possibly)
122. Salerno (possibly)
123. Salerno (possibly)
124. Savona (probably)
125. Second chance (possibly)
126. Shardana
127. Simon bolivar
128. Storm
129. Sunk head tower
130. Telegraaf xviii
131. Terukuni maru
132. Thornaby (possibly)
133. Thyra
134. Torchbearer
135. Tummel (probably)
136. Uc 11 (possibly)
137. Uc 72 (possibly)
138. Ursus (part)
139. Vae victis
140. Vancouver
141. Victorious
142. Volscian (possibly)
143. Walsingham
144. Warrenpoint
145. Wearside
146. White ghost
147. Wychwood (possibly)
148. Yarmouth
149. Ypapanti

 

Name: NICO

Length 56.1 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 712 ton
Load: coke

Cause: Mined.

Year of registration: 1971

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 22 cm

Known since: 1971, last detected: 20160223

Details measurements/cartography: SEE [14511] FOR PREVIOUS HISTORY. H3221/70 7.7.71 WK LOCATED IN POSN SUNK LV 283DEG, 5.7MILES, OR 514906N, 014506E USING DECCA. (POSNS DO NOT AGREE). LARGE CARGO VESSEL. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.0MTRS, BY SECTOR SCANNER 26.0MTRS. (RV CLIONE, 15.6.71). AMEDN TO SW 13FMS 4FT. BR STD. H4988/71 5.1.72 EXAM'D IN 514903N, 014512E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 25.1MTRS, FOUL 25.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.8 IN GEN DEPTH 34.0MTRS. SCOUR 34.6MTRS. GENERALLY FLAT BOTTOM. LIES E/W. ABOUT 150FT LONG. GOOD SONAR FROM ALL SIDES. (HMS FAWN). 23.5.73 AMEND TO SW 25.0MTRS. NC 2051. H4988/71 17.1.80 EXAM'D 31.3.79 IN 514900.6N, 014509.4E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.9 IN GEN DEPTH 36-37MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.4MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LYING NE/SW ON SMOOTH SAND & SHINGLE. MEDIUM SIZED WK BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 46/79). NCA. HH090/667/01 2.1.96 EXAM'D 25.7.95 IN 514900.86N, 014506.12E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 25.7, FOUL 25.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.3 IN GEN DEPTH 34-35MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1-1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.7MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS. LIES 025/205 DEGS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. DCS3 SHOWS UPPER DECK AND SUPERSTRUCTURE. (OCEONICS, HI 667). NOT FULLY SWEPT, RETAIN SW 25.0MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/11 19.3.96 SMALL VESSEL ABOUT 20MTRS LONG, INTACT AND UPRIGHT. HAS SUNK INTO THE SEABED, TOP OF HULL IS ONLY 2MTRS ABOVE THE SEABED. SOME SUPERSTRUCTURE IS INTACT BUT IS IN THE PROCESS OF COLLAPSING. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE 'NICO'. (BOB HICKINBOTTOM). HH100/351/11 26.3.96 ESTIMATION OF SIZE MAY BE WRONG. IDENTIFIED AS 'NICO' BY THE BELL. BOW AREA WAS QUITE SMALL, DISTANCE FROM THE BOW TO THE CENTRE BRIDGE SEEMED TO BE ABOUT 10MTRS. NO CARGO SEEN, HOLDS FULL OF SILT. (R HICKINBOTTOM). SEP 2015/000083463 15.7.16 EXAM'D 23.2.16 IN 5149.015N, 0145.102E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34.5MTRS. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 8.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 022/202. SCOUR LENGTH 200MTRS, 1.1MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 196DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK LARGELY INTACT UP AND SITS UPRIGHT. (MMT, HI 1474). AMEND TO DW 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT

Position: 51 49.015 N,1 45.102 E

 

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