This is the information page about the shipwreck Pontos, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 42.878 N,0 34.809 E (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Alan dean
3. Alaunia
4. Albuera
5. Alice (possibly)
6. Amsterdam
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Barn hill
11. Bernicia
12. Branksome chine (possibly)
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Caleb sprague
15. Carlisle castle
16. Carrie dingle
17. Caterham
18. Ceta (stern section)
19. Charles m
20. Clara
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. D144 (possibly).
23. Davenport
24. Dona isabel (probably)
25. Duchess (possibly)
26. Eagle (possibly)
27. Ella sayer
28. Emerald (possibly)
29. Emma
30. Enero (probably)
31. Euphorbia
32. Evg(no rx152)?
33. F d lambert (possibly)
34. Frockner
35. Glenartney (possibly)
36. Gold coin
37. Harold
38. Heathpool
39. Heathpool
40. Hms anne
41. Hms ariadne
42. Hms balfour
43. Hms caulonia
44. Hms gambri (possibly)
45. Hms ghurka
46. Hms resolution (possibly)
47. Hms taipo
48. Hoheweg
49. Holland v
50. Irisbrook
51. James groves
52. Jan brons
53. Kingfisher (probably)
54. Lady alice
55. Lalen mendi
56. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
57. Lisbon
58. Lullington
59. Ma monette
60. Maxwell
61. Mohlenpris (possibly)
62. Mount stuart
63. Mv adur valley?
64. My astor
65. Noordster
66. Oceana
67. Pontos
68. Robin hood
69. Roecliff
70. Rushing water
71. Rydal hall (possibly)
72. Rytoner
73. Saint emilion (probably)
74. Samwake
75. Seaford
76. Seven seas (possibly)
77. Sir robert wigham
78. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
79. Skerryvore
80. Sparta (possibly)
81. Startled fawn (possibly)
82. Storaa
83. Swale (probably)
84. Umba (probably)
85. Veerman
86. Ville de bordeaux
87. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
88. War monarch
89. Waterland (possibly)
90. Wittering

 

Name: PONTOS

Length 91.4 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 5.3, tonnage 2710 ton

Cause: built in 1895 by richardson, duck & co, stockton-on-tees. owned at time of loss by a c de freitas & co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 246nhp, single shaft. sank following collision with ss star of new zealand (4712 tons), which recovered the passengers & crew from ship's boats. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 20150607

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 29.10.74 WK IN 504250N, 003455E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.4MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, SIGNAL DTD 23.10.74). NCA YET. H4959/73 6.5.75 LOCATED 18.9.74 IN 504250N, 003455E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27-33MTRS. NO SCOUR. VERY SMALL. POSSIBLE WK ON TOP OF 9MTR HIGH ROCK CLIFF. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). BR STD. H4121/76 3.8.76 DIVERS REPORT LARGE SHIP LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE BOWS TOWARDS 295DEGS. APPROX 4MTRS HIGH OFF THE SEABED WHICH CONSISTS OF COARSE SAND. HIGHEST POINT CENTRE SECTION. BACK MAY BE BROKEN. BOW AND STERN DISAPPEARS INTO SEABED. VERY LARGE HOLE NEAR THE BOWS. (HMS BRONINGTON, REPORT FOR HI 41/76). NCA. HH090/611/01 25.1.95 EXAM'D 16.11.94 IN 504252.8N, 003448.3E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.3 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. MAINLY INTACT WITH FEW PIECES OF DEBRIS NEARBY. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. INCONCLUSIVE SWEEP UNDERTAKEN IN POOR CONDITIONS GAVE A FOUL AT 22.2MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). AMEND TO SW 22MTRS IN 504250.6N, 003454.1E [OGB].

- NM 520/95. HH100/351/21 12.9.05 DIVED IN 5042.863N, 0034.797E [WGD]. WK IS TWISTED, MOSTLY UPRIGHT BUT PARTLY INVERTED. BADLY BROKEN DOWN. IDENTIFIED AS PONTOS BY ARTEFACTS. (M GRIGGS, TELECON). NCA. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 7.6.15; IN 5042.878N, 0034.809E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.41MTRS, GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. LENGTH 96MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 060/240. SCOUR 32MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 2.5MTRS. WK BROKEN PARTIALLY BROKEN, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED

Position: 50 42.878 N,0 34.809 E

 

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