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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Annie
4. Atlanticos
5. Balgownie (probably)
6. Batavier 5
7. Blackhill
8. Bonnington court
9. Brixton
10. Cairnside
11. Carica milica
12. Cerne
13. Churston
14. Clan monroe
15. Coalgas
16. Corcrest
17. Cormorant
18. Cormount (probably)
19. Coureur des mers
20. Cressdene (possibly)
21. Dagmar (probably)
22. Denise germaine (possibly)
23. Disa (possibly)
24. Duiveland
25. Duke of york (bows)
26. Dynamo
27. Ellewoutsdijk
28. Empire bridge
29. Erna boldt (probably)
30. Estrella (possibly)
31. Faithful star
32. Flores (probably)
33. Fort massac
34. Forth
35. Franz fischer (possibly)
36. Friargate (possibly)
37. Friargate (possibly)
38. Fulmar
39. Gerhard
40. Grazia (possibly)
41. Grisdeale
42. Groeswen (probably)
43. Hardingham (probably)
44. Harlington (probably)
45. Harlyn (probably)
46. Harriet
47. Hebe
48. Hendon hall
49. Heworth
50. Highwave (probably)
51. Hillglen
52. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
53. Hms adonis (possibly)
54. Hms arethusa
55. Hms coquette
56. Hms donna nook
57. Hms duchess of hamilton
58. Hms dundalk
59. Hms eros (possibly)
60. Hms forward iii
61. Hms franc tireur
62. Hms hastfen
63. Hms holdene
64. Hms japan
65. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
66. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
67. Hms leandros
68. Hms lord airedale
69. Hms ludlow
70. Hms marconi
71. Hms monarch
72. Hms moravia (possibly)
73. Hms nadine
74. Hms resono (possibly)
75. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
76. Hms sisters melville
77. Hms st seiriol
78. Hms tervani
79. Hms velia (possibly)
80. Hms waveflower
81. Hms william wesney
82. Hmsm e6
83. Hmtb 10
84. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
85. Hnlms 227
86. Ingi
87. Ionian (possibly)
88. Iris (possibly)
89. J c dalble
90. Janny
91. Josefina thorden (after part)
92. Kankakee
93. Khartoum (possibly)
94. Knarsdale
95. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
96. Koningen emma (possibly)
97. La flandre (possibly)
98. Lady salisbury
99. Little world
100. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
101. Lonhelen (possibly)
102. Lord bute
103. Lowland
104. Marie leonhardt (probably)
105. Mecklenburg
106. Mexico
107. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
108. Moidart
109. Morar
110. Nereus
111. Nico
112. Nicolaos piangos
113. Niore
114. Norhauk
115. Norwich trader
116. Old charlton
117. Ostprussen (possibly)
118. Palembang (probably)
119. Paullette
120. Peik
121. Persistant whisper
122. Pescado
123. Peter hamre
124. Polgarth
125. Port dalhousie (possibly)
126. Profit
127. Protinus (possibly)
128. Quickstep
129. Ravenscraig (possibly)
130. Rumania
131. Salerno (possibly)
132. Salerno (possibly)
133. Savona (probably)
134. Second chance (possibly)
135. Shardana
136. Simon bolivar
137. Storm
138. Sunk head tower
139. Telegraaf xviii
140. Terukuni maru
141. Thornaby (possibly)
142. Thyra
143. Torchbearer
144. Tummel (probably)
145. Uc 11 (possibly)
146. Uc 72 (possibly)
147. Ursus (part)
148. Vae victis
149. Vancouver
150. Victorious
151. Volante (possibly)
152. Volscian (possibly)
153. Walsingham
154. Warrenpoint
155. Wearside
156. White ghost
157. Wychwood (possibly)
158. Yarmouth
159. 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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