This is the information page about the shipwreck Richard 6, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 21.12 N,3 50.641 E (51.5263333, 3.9914833)

 

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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.

 

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2. Ariana
3. Ariana
4. Atlantide
5. Baidar
6. Baltique
7. Caesar stettin
8. Capella (possibly)
9. Caritas
10. Comitas
11. Cw funch or phoenix
12. Elisabeth
13. Empire ness
14. Epirus
15. Fortune
16. Hms valentine
17. Hr ms balder (possibly)
18. Ida 2
19. Inga
20. Jupiter
21. Karina
22. Klundert 16
23. Kraan ii
24. Lasker
25. Lena margaretha
26. Loodsboot no.1
27. Maggie mcmaire
28. Marco
29. Onrust
30. Ougree
31. Redwood
32. Richard 6
33. Seabird (possibly)
34. Silvio
35. Songa
36. Spyros armenakis
37. Stella
38. Tigris
39. Tjalk
40. Tjalk
41. Vanda (possibly)
42. Viceroy
43. Zolderbak

 

Name: RICHARD 6

Year of registration: 1958

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1958, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H2983/57 14.4.58 WK, MARKED BY G CAN BUOY, IN 512104N, 035046E. (NETHERLANDS NM 426/58). INS AS DW.

- NM 603/58. 16.3.59 BUOY SHOWN SW OF WK ON NETHERLANDS 214. NE 120. H2983/57 19.3.64 POSN NOW 512108N, 035046E. (HAGUE NM 649/64). BR STD. H5179/68 12.8.71 BUOY MOVED TO 512106N, 035044E. (NETHERLANDS NM 1740/71). LATER CONFIRMED BY HAGUE NM 2582/71. AMENDED BUOY TO G CAN. BR STD. 4.3.77 BUOY NOW S CARD LAID CLOSE S, NAMED AS 'RICHARD 6'. (IALA LISTING). NE 120. H5179/68 4.12.81 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 5.4MTRS. (NETHERLANDS NM 3779/81). AMENDED TO SW 2FM 5FT. BR STD. 23.8.91 NOW SHOWN MARKED BY E CARD BUOY, RICHARD 6 ON NETHERLANDS 120. 7.9.93 LIES IN 512109.5N, 035045E USING TORAN. SWEPT CLEAR AT 5.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.7MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. LENGTH 90MTRS. (NETHERLANDS WK NO.S12-1247). NCA. HH340/001/93 8.9.93 SALVAGE/DISPERSAL OPS USING EXPLOSIVES IN HAND. AREA MARKED BY 4 YELLOW BUOYS. (NETHERLANDS NM 469(T)/93). NCA YET. 16.9.93 SHOWN AS SW 6.3MTRS IN 512109.5N, 035045E [EUR] MARKED BY E CARD BUOY "RICHARD 6" CLOSE E & SPECIAL MARK "WPT 8" CLOSE S ON NETHERLANDS 120 [1993 EDN]. BR STD. HH340/430/03 17.7.97 NOW SW 8.3MTRS IN 512110N, 035043E [EUR]. DELETE E CARDINAL BUOY 'RICHARD 6'. (NETHERLANDS NM 28/356/97).

- NM 2946/97. HH340/490/04 10.6.98 DELETED. (NETHERLANDS NM 13/165 & 167/98).

- NM 1387/98. 5.10.06 SHOWN AS WK SW 8.3MTRS IN 5121.117N, 0350.637E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 120 [INT 1479] [7TH EDN 2006, CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 120. 18.5.11 SHOWN AS SW 8MTRS [LAT] IN 5121.120N, 0350.640E [WGD] ON BA 120 [EDN 10 DTD 26.8.10].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 2190/17

Position: 51 21.12 N,3 50.641 E

 

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