This is the information page about the shipwreck Okeania, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 15.5 N,2 2.903 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. Acer
2. Acer
3. Alhama
4. Amor
5. Andre
6. Brighton
7. British liberty (possibly)
8. Bruno heinemann (z.8)
9. Ca 4
10. Cap de la hague
11. Colbert (possibly)
12. Costas michalos (fwd part)
13. Deo gratias
14. Dyck ltv
15. Elizabeth and unknown
16. Estafette
17. Fauvette
18. Fennella
19. Foudroyant
20. Foudroyant (possibly)
21. Ganko
22. Garden city
23. Henry b plant
24. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
25. Hms brighton queen
26. Hms grenade
27. Hms hermes
28. Hms king orry
29. Hms maida (possibly)
30. Hms redcar
31. Hms thuringia (possibly)
32. Hms wessex
33. Hms westella
34. Hoegh aigrette
35. Jarita
36. Jean pierre et phillipe
37. Jonrix
38. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
39. Le copain d'abord
40. Lst 364 (probably)
41. M 3630 (possibly)
42. Madimba (probably)
43. Mariner moon
44. Marthe
45. Melrose
46. Nagro (possibly)
47. Neerlandais
48. Neppo (possibly)
49. Netty (possibly)
50. Niendorf (possibly)
51. Noroit
52. Ocean hound
53. Okeania
54. Paris (possibly)
55. Pavon
56. Peppinella
57. Port nicholson (probably)
58. Portrieux
59. Prinses astrid
60. R.93 (possibly)
61. Saint antoine de padoue
62. Sint annaland
63. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
64. St pierre (aft section)
65. St pierre (fore portion)
66. Tbd 317
67. Tina primo
68. Toornvliet (probably)
69. U 37
70. Uc 63
71. Vecht (probably)
72. Velocitas
73. Western farmer (bow section)
74. Xanthence

 

Name: OKEANIA

Length 121.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 4843 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Rotterdam for la plata. mined.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: H0374/40 9.4.40 H0374/40 9.4.40 BROKE IN HALF. FORE PART SHOWS ABOVE WATER IN 511648N, 020312E. (VA DOVER, 8.4.40). INS AS DW. - FNM 960/40. H0374/40 9.4.40 H0374/40 9.4.40 DW IN 511520N, 020200E. (SWEDISH NM 2664/40). POSSIBLY THIS WK. INS DWPA IN 511520N, 020300E.

- NM 2313/40. H0374/40 27.9.54 H0374/40 27.9.54 DELETE FROM 1872, 1406, 2182A, 2675, F6679.

- NM 610/55 & FNM 21/55. H6669/54 22.11.54 H6669/54 22.11.54 WK 8.1MTRS IN 511525N, 020300E [EUR]. (PARIS NM 36 13 54). INS AS WK 4.25FMS IN 511525N, 020300E.

- NM 2519/54 & FNM 108/54. H7012/54 21.12.54 H7012/54 21.12.54 NOW WK 8.5MTRS IN 511520N, 020300E [EUR]. (PARIS NM 41 22 54). AMEND WK 4.75FMS.

- NM 2819/54 & FNM 122/54. 27.5.70 27.5.70 WK NOW MARKED BY G CON BUOY, QFL G, W TOPMARK, RAREFL/WHISTLE, LAID ABOUT 3C ESE. BR STD. H4988/71 29.11.71 H4988/71 29.11.71 LOCATED IN 511533N, 020300E [EUR] UISNG HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS [LAT]. (HMS FOX). BR STD. H3297/69 27.3.72 H3297/69 27.3.72 BUOY NOW R CAN, FL R 4S, SQ TOPMARK, RAREFL. (PARIS NM 50 16 17(P)). LC 1895. 11.9.72 11.9.72 SHOW AS WK 8.5MTRS ON NC 323. H2820/71 9.11.81 H2820/71 9.11.81 SHOWN AS WK 18.2MTRS IN 511533N, 020300E ON DUTCH SURVEY, MAR 1981, K8495/1. NOT FULLY EXAMINED. NCA YET. H3159/86 22.9.86 H3159/86 22.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 10MTRS ON FR SURVEY, 1985 [K 9845/1]. NCA YET. 22.11.88 22.11.88 WK 10MTRS IN 511533N, 020259E [EUR]. STANDS 9MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. EXAM'D USING SONAR, E/S AND MAGNETOMETER. (FR 6735, FR WK NO.21612033). BR STD. HH100/351/03 29.6.90 HH100/351/03 29.6.90 DIVED ON IN MAY '90. FOUND TO BE TWO PARTS - ONE ABOUT 20MTRS LONG, 5MTRS WIDE AND THE OTHER MUCH LARGER - APPARENTLY THE SIDE OF LARGE CARGO VESSEL BURIED NEARLY COMPLETELY IN SANDBANK. (J COULON, 22.5.90).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO UNEQUAL PARTS, BURIED IN SANDWAVE

Position: 51 15.5 N,2 2.903 E

 

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