This is the information page about the shipwreck Nova, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 18.62 N,14 29.148 E (55.5639667, 14.4184)
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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: NOVA
Length 72.8 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 1504 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: Built in 1963 by a/b gavle varg, gefle. owned at time of loss by sven wirstrom. passage passage st malo for hallstavik. sank after collision with greek m bulk carrier 'theofano livanos' in fog. 1 man lost. (msd).
Year of registration: 1972
Water depth above wreck: 41 meter
Known since: 1972, last detected: 2019
Details measurements/cartography: 18.12.72 VESSEL REPORTED SUNK OFF YSTAD BETWEEN SANDHAMMAREN AND BORNHOLM. (LLOYDS VOL.210) NCA YET. H3144/69 9.2.73 WK PA 30MTRS IN 551836N, 142854E. (COPENHAGEN NM 86/73) BR STD. 27.6.74 NOT SHOWN ON SWEDISH 839 [1974 EDN]. NCA. 30.8.01 SHOWN AS WK 30MTRS IN 5518.600N, 1428.800E [WGD] ON DANISH 189 [5TH EDN FEB'98, REPRINT FEB'00]. BR STD. HH333/730/06 6.3.06 NOW WK 34.5MTRS IN 5518.620N, 1429.148E [WGD]. (DANISH NM 8/277/06). AMEND WK 34MTRS. BR STD. HH333/730/06 27.4.06 NOW WK 33.9MTRS. (DANISH NM 15/397/06). AMEND WK 33MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 55 18.62 N,14 29.148 E