This is the information page about the shipwreck Nimrod, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 27.019 N,0 10.897 E (53.56915, 0.0936)
Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: NIMROD
Length 8.8 meter, tonnage 5 ton
Cause: Suffered gerabox failure and grounded at hw. later left high and dry on mudflats as neap tides approached. crew of 2 recovered. vessel built in 1959.
Year of registration: 00
Water depth above wreck: -4 meter
Known since: 2000, last detected: 2000
Details measurements/cartography: HH242/570/07 27.4.00 GROUNDED IN 5327.0N, 0011.0E [OGB]. THREE ANCHORS DOWN AND MASTHEAD LIGHT BURNING. OWNER CONSIDERS THAT VESSEL WILL BE LOST IN OVERNIGHT WINDS AND FLOOD TIDES. (MRCC YARMOUTH, FAX DTD 20.4.00). NCA. HH242/570/07 27.4.00 VESSEL REMAINS AGROUND IN MID-AFTERNOON WITH NO PROSPECT OF REFLOATING. IS NOW WELL ABOVE THE LATEST HW MARK AND NEAP TIDES ARE NOW APPROACHING. (MRCC YARMOUTH, FAX DTD 20.4.00). NCA. FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 27.019 N,0 10.897 E