This is the information page about the shipwreck Siri maria, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 33.459 N,0 55.247 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)
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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: SIRI MARIA
Length 46.3 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 346 ton
Load: chemicals
Cause: Took on heavy stbd list in force 9 gale. abandoned by crew. later sank after drifting for 12 hours.
Year of registration: 1981
Water depth above wreck: 21 meter, Height above seabed: 74 cm
Known since: 1981, last detected: 2019
Details measurements/cartography: H3084/78 8.5.81 LOCATED IN 533321N, 005506E USING DECCA. UNABLE TO SURVEY DUE TO FLOTSAM AND PROJECTION (?MAST) VISIBLE AT HALF TIDE. N CARD BUOY, Q, LAID 400FT N OF WK; S CARD BUOY, Q6+LFL 15S, LAID 500FT S OF WK AND 2ND S CARD BUOY, Q6+LFL 15S, RACON, LAID 1100FT S OF WK. (TH, TELEX 28.4.81). NO FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY. (TH HARWICH, TELECON 8.5.81). INS AS DW MAST WITH BUOYAGE.
- NM 1104/81. H3084/78 10.6.81 S'LY BUOY LAID 180 DEG, 800FT FROM WK. OTHER DETAILS ABOVE UNCHANGED. (TH NM 60/81). NCA. H3084/78 10.6.81 BAR SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.6MTRS [LAT]. (TH, TLX 28.5.81). AMEND TO SW 3.6MTRS.
- NM 1411/81. H3084/78 10.11.81 S CARD BUOY, RACON, TO BE WITHDRAWN ON OR ABOUT 27.11.81. OTHER BUOYS TO REMAIN UNCHANGED. (TH NM 106/81).
- NM 2750/81. H3805/72 17.6.82 WK DISPERSED. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17MTRS [LAT]. BUOYS REMOVED. (TH TLXS 10.4 & 21.5.82). AMEND TO SW 17MTRS. DELETE BUOYS.
- NM 1597/82. 30.6.82 DISPERSAL CONTRACT WAS WITH C-LIFT OF BROADSTAIRS. (TH GAZETTE, JUNE '82). H4465/81 21.11.83 EXAM'D 17.2.83 IN 533323N, 005521E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.5 IN GEN DEPTH 21.2MTRS, BUT NOT CLOSE SOUNDED. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. CLASSIFIED AS DEBRIS IN THREE PATCHES, ORIENTATED 040/220 DEG, APPROX. A LARGE PATCH, A SMALLER ABOUT 250MTRS TO THE NORTH AND ANOTHER TO THE EAST. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 74). RETAIN AS SW 17MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2019/000300377 17.12.19 EXAM'D 13.5.19 IN 5333.459N 0055.247E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.58 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20 MTRS, HT 1.8 MTRS, LENGTH 55 MTRS, WIDTH 32 MTRS, ORIENTATION 074 DEGS. BURIED WITH SOME PLATES AND PIPE LIKE STRUCTURES. BOW AND STERN NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1596). AMEND DW 18.5 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: NOW COMPRISES THREE AREAS OF DEBRIS
Position: 53 33.459 N,0 55.247 E