This is the information page about the shipwreck Riekelt senior, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 59.36 N,4 45.267 E (55.9893333, 4.75445)
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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: RIEKELT SENIOR
Length 29.3 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 125 ton
Cause: Sprang a leak and sank approx 150 miles w of esbjerg. (ll).
Year of registration: 1985
Water depth above wreck: 45 meter
Known since: 1985, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: H2867/85 10.6.85 H2867/85 10.6.85 SANK IN 555924N, 044522E. (DANISH NM 627(P)/85). NCA YET. H2867/85 27.6.85 H2867/85 27.6.85 POSN CONFIRMED. NON-DANGEROUS. (DANISH NM 788/85). INS NDW. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 55 59.36 N,4 45.267 E