This is the information page about the shipwreck Niki, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 58.701 N,1 17.358 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Amandine
6. Amplegarth
7. Andaman
8. Angelus (possibly)
9. Argo
10. Ashley
11. Atlantic (possibly)
12. Avoca
13. Belford
14. Blanc nez
15. Bobby
16. Brandenburg
17. Cabo espartel
18. Cachalot
19. Charente
20. Christianssund
21. City of dresden (possibly)
22. Colbert
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. D'artagnan
26. De fontaine
27. Dinard
28. Dotterel
29. Efford
30. Eidsiva (probably)
31. Electra
32. Eleonora
33. Emma
34. Emma (possibly)
35. Empire lough (probably)
36. Empress of fort william (probably)
37. En avant
38. Eustratios (probably)
39. Evolution
40. Excellence pleske
41. Express
42. Falcon (probably)
43. Fearless
44. Flachsee
45. Flandres
46. Francesco ciampa
47. G-42 (possibly)
48. G-asad
49. Gad 23
50. Gladys
51. Gloire a sainte therese
52. Grit (probably)
53. Grosser kurfurst
54. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
55. Halcyon
56. Harmatris
57. Henry moon
58. Heron
59. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
60. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
61. Hmhs anglia
62. Hms aragonite (part of)
63. Hms aries (possibly)
64. Hms blackwater
65. Hms brazen
66. Hms carlton
67. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
68. Hms city of dundee
69. Hms cleon
70. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
71. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
72. Hms glen boyne
73. Hms kingston galena
74. Hms lydian
75. Hms marcella
76. Hms myrmidon
77. Hms napia
78. Hms niger (possibly)
79. Hms northumberland (probably)
80. Hms othello ii
81. Hms peridot
82. Hms restoration (possibly)
83. Hms rodino
84. Hms stirling castle (probably)
85. Hms torbay ii (probably)
86. Hms tranquil
87. Hms war sepoy
88. Hms weigelia
89. Hmsm b2
90. Holland
91. Hundvaag
92. Hydaspes (possibly)
93. Ilaro
94. Iltis (possibly)
95. Ines
96. Ira (possibly)
97. Jacob luckenbach
98. James harrod
99. Jokai
100. Josephine willis
101. Kabinda
102. Kadru
103. Katharina kolkmann
104. Kielce
105. Kirsten skou
106. Koenigshaven
107. L'armandeche
108. La fleche
109. Lady stella
110. Latona
111. Le pelerin de la mer
112. Le tregor
113. Leicester
114. Leila najia
115. Leo
116. Lizzonia
117. Loanda
118. Loic
119. Lord hamilton (possibly)
120. Luray victory
121. Lusitania
122. Mahratta
123. Mahratta ii
124. Maloja 1
125. Malta (probably)
126. Marie-ange loic
127. Mercator
128. Mersey
129. Milbanke (probably)
130. Moise
131. Monarch
132. Moorside (probably)
133. Mrav
134. Murillo
135. Nancy moran
136. Naranco
137. Negrier
138. Newcastle
139. Nicolaw
140. Niki
141. Norman
142. North eastern victory
143. Northfleet
144. Notre dame des trois epis
145. Nunima
146. Ophelie
147. Ousel (probably)
148. Petit antoine
149. Phoenix
150. Polgrange
151. Portslade (possibly)
152. Preussen
153. Pulborough
154. River levan
155. Rochester castle (possibly)
156. Roode zee (possibly)
157. Rynanna
158. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
159. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
160. Sabac
161. Saint benoit labre
162. Saint ronan (possibly)
163. Saint ronan (possibly)
164. Salbya (possibly)
165. Sambut
166. Samida
167. Santagata
168. Santagata (?part of)
169. Sea serpent
170. Seine
171. Shenandoah
172. Sir russell
173. St cecilia
174. Strathclyde
175. Teeswood
176. Texaco caribbean (after section)
177. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
178. The queen
179. Tokufuku maru
180. Toward
181. Traquair (probably)
182. Trooper
183. Tusnastabb (possibly)
184. U 11 (possibly)
185. U 16 (possibly)
186. U 8
187. Ub 103 (possibly)
188. Ub 108 (possibly)
189. Ub 109
190. Ub 31 ?
191. Ub 38
192. Ub 55 (probably)
193. Ub 56 (possibly)
194. Ub 58 (possibly)
195. Ub 78
196. Ub-33 (probably)
197. Uc 46 (possibly)
198. Uc 63
199. Uc 77 (possibly)
200. Uc 78 or uc 79
201. Unity
202. Virgo sancta
203. Vittoria claudia
204. W a scholten
205. Wheatman (possibly)
206. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: NIKI

Length 89 meter, width: 13 meter, draught: 7.5, tonnage 2371 ton
Load: railway: stock and construction materials,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: Built in 1956 by a g 'weser' werk seebeck, bremerhaven. owned at time of loss by farsa cia nav sa. passage dunkirk for alexandria. proceeded into area marked by a wreck marking vessel and a ring of wreck buoys. struck wreck of s tanker 'texaco caribbean' and sank with loss of all 22 hands. (msd).

Year of registration: 1971

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 125 cm

Known since: 1971, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H4667/70 8.3.71 H4667/70 8.3.71 DW (MAST DRIES 20FT) IN 505847N, 011728E, WITH G CAN LT BUOYS, GPFL(2)G.10S, RAFL IN 505902N, 011845E & 505912N, 011844E; G CONL LT BUOYS, GPFL(3)G.10S RAFL IN 505926N, 011809E & 505922N, 011755E; G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.15S RAFL IN 505822N, 011657E & G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S RAFL IN 505810N, 011732E. G WK MARKING LT VESSEL, GPFL(3)G.15S, DIA(2)30S IN 510024N, 012106E. (TH SIGNAL, 2.3.71 & TH NMS 29 & 30/71).

- NM 350/71. H4667/70 15.3.71 H4667/70 15.3.71 CONTRACT PLACED BY TH WITH RISDON BEAZLEY ULRICH HARMS LTD TO DISPERSE THESE WKS TO 70FT. (TH LETTER 10.3.71). H2088/71 22.4.71 H2088/71 22.4.71 DISPERSAL OPERATIONS, LIKELY TO TAKE ONE YEAR, COMMENCED. (TH NM 34/71). H( 18.6.71 H(MO)710/71 18.6.71 POSITION TO 8 MAY: MAST REMOVED. UPPER DECK CUT AWAY. PORT SIDE & HALF STARBOARD SIDE ANCHORS, CABLES, & PROPELLERS REMOVED. HOPE TO CLEAR BY SUMMER 1972. (MEETING OF COASTAL STATES 1971 PROGRESS REPORT). NCA. H4667/70 1.10.71 H4667/70 1.10.71 POSN 505840.5N, 011728E USING HSA. [ABOUT 1C S OF CHARTED POSN]. (RISDON BEAZLEY HN 9.9.71). NCA YET. H4667/70 26.10.71 H4667/70 26.10.71 LTV IN 510024N 012106E TO BE WITHDRAWN. (TH NM 86/71). - PNM 1736/71. H4667/70 15.11.71 H4667/70 15.11.71 CONFIRMATION OF REMOVAL OF LTV. (TH NM 104/71).

- NM 1856/71. 17.5.72 17.5.72 CLEAR TO 70FT. SOME WK BUOYS ETC TO BE WITHDRAWN. (LL, 17.5.72 & TH NM 46/72). NAVEAM 466/72 ISSUED. H4667/70 1.6.72 H4667/70 1.6.72 ALL EXISTING WK BUOYS WITHDRAWN & G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S RAFL LAID IN 505851N, 011718E. (TH NM 68/72). - PNM 2057/72. H4667/70 23.10.72 H4667/70 23.10.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 11FMS 4FT [21.3MTRS] IN 505840N, 011728E, BUOYS DELETED. (RISDON BEAZLEY & TH).

- NM BLOCK 2197/72. H4199/78 4.10.78 H4199/78 4.10.78 LOCATED 17.10.77 IN 505842N, 011726E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH OVER MAIN WK 22.4MTRS, BUT OVER SEPARATE WRECKAGE 200DEGS, 185MTRS FROM MAIN WK [505837N, 011721E] LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.8MTRS. GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, LENGTH 150MTRS, LYING 135/315DEGS. FOUR OTHER FOUL AREAS, NOT LOCATED BY E/S LIE AS FOLLOWS: [A] 505838N, 011710E [B] 505838N, 011712E, [C] 505838N, 011702E, [D] 505840N, 011657E. (HMS BULLDOG HI 35/77). CHART AS WK 20.8MTRS IN 505837N, 011721E.

- NM 2414/78. H2330/84 3.3.86 H2330/84 3.3.86 EXAM'D 27.11.85. MAIN SECTION, 118.6MTRS LONG, LIES 120/300DEGS WITH HYDROSEARCH SHADOW HT 3.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. A SMALLER SECTION 37.6MTRS LONG, LIES 215DEGS, 170MTRS, FROM MAIN PART, IN 505837N, 011723E AND HAS HYDROSEARCH SHADOW HT OF 4.3MTRS. FOUR OTHER DISTINCTIVE SECTIONS OF WRECKAGE WERE FOUND IN [A] 225DEGS, 65MTRS; [B] 210DEGS, 85MTRS; [C] 180DEGS, 105MTRS; [D] 200DEGS, 45MTRS FROM MAIN PART. ONLY [A] HAS SIGNIFICANT HT OF 3.3MTRS. CHART AS LEAST DEPTH 22.7MTRS IN POSN OF SMALLER SECTION. (HMS BULLDOG HI 240B). AMEND TO WK 22.5MTRS IN 505837N, 011723E [OGB].

- NM 799/86. HH091/159/01 31.8.07 HH091/159/01 31.8.07 LOCATED 12.7.07 IN 5058.701N, 0117.358E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.15 IN GEN DEPTH 26.4MTRS. LENGTH 28.7MTRS, WIDTH 7.2MTRS, HT 5.2MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 130MTRS TOWARDS 205 DEGS. (OSAE, HI 1159). PREVIOUSLY CHARTED POSN IS AT SW END OF DEBRIS TRAIL. GRAPHICS SHOW LENGTH OF 80MTRS. AMEND WK 21MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: 2 AREAS OF WRECKAGE, SEE TEXT FOR DETAILS

Position: 50 58.701 N,1 17.358 E

 

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