This is the information page about the shipwreck Norman, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 48.801 N,1 5.972 E (53.6809167, 0.8108)
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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: NORMAN
Length 39 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 372 ton
Cause: Took on heavy list to port during strong n'ly winds. was abandoned by crew and later sank.
Year of registration: 1975
Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm
Known since: 1975, last detected: 1992
Details measurements/cartography: H4629/71 16.12.75 H4629/71 16.12.75 LOCATED IN 534850N, 010548E [OGB]. CLEAR TO 48FT [MLWS] IN GEN DEPTH 108FT. G SPH BUOY, INT Q G 10S, RAREFL, LAID 320 DEG, 1C FROM WK. (TH, HARWICH, TELEX 16.12.75). INS AS SW 8FMS.
- NM 226/76. 26.5.76 26.5.76 INS AS WK 14.6MTRS ON 1187.
- NM 522/76. H2939/78 20.6.78 H2939/78 20.6.78 AMEND BUOY TO N CARD. VQ, CLOSE N AND ADD LEGEND 'NORMAN WRECK'.
- NM 1469/78. H3084/78 2.11.78 H3084/78 2.11.78 CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 20, FOUL AT 21MTRS. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH HARWICH, TELEX 9.10.78).
- NM 2722/78. H2273/87 22.2.88 H2273/87 22.2.88 EXAM'D 10.8.87 IN 534847N, 010605E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.4, FOUL AT 23.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.6 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 10.4MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LYING 100/280 DEG. (RACAL SURVEY/GEOSITE SURVEYS, HI 381).
- NM 785/88. HH100/351/06 19.11.92 HH100/351/06 19.11.92 DIVED ON. CONFIRMED AS WK OF TUG. ALMOST COMPLETELY INTACT. SITS UPRIGHT. (J COLLINSON, 23.10.92).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT
Position: 53 48.801 N,1 5.972 E