This is the information page about the shipwreck Sperrbrecher 138, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 35.933 N,6 16.651 E (53.5606667, 6.5186833)
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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: SPERRBRECHER 138
Year of registration: 1948
Water depth above wreck: 15 meter
Known since: 1948, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: H2930/48 21.6.48 WK 7MTRS [3.75FMS] IN 533559N, 061633E, MARKED BY G CAN BUOY, W TOPMARK. (NETHERLANDS NM 128/1767/48)
- NM 1369/48. H2930/48 29.1.55 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 7.5MTRS [4FMS]. (HAMBURG NMS).
- NM 150/55. H2930/48 3.10.57 SWEPT CLEAR AT 6.8MTRS [3FMS 4FT]. (HAMBURG NM3036/57).
- NM 2336/57. H4073/60 5.12.63 BUOY NOW G SPAR, W TOPMARK. (HAMBURG NM 3129/63 & HAGUE NM 2454/63). BR STD. H5850/48 11.2.66 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 7.7MTRS [4FMS 1FT]. (HAMBURG NM 3831/65). BR STD. H2930/48 9.4.68 DISPERSAL OPS IN PROGRESS. (HAMBURG NM 4192T/67 & HAGUE NM 2924T/67). NCA. H2930/48 23.10.68 SALVAGE OPS COMPLETED. BUOY REMOVED. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14MTRS [7FMS 3FT]. (HAMBURG NM 4139/68) SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.7MTRS [DATUM DIFFERENCE]. (NETHERLANDS NM 2755/68).
- NM 1852/68. 16.3.72 SW 14MTRS SHOWN IN 533557N, 061636E [EUR], GOOD SONAR CONTACT, ON GERMAN WK CHART 87 [1971 EDN]. H4745/62 30.11.81 SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.3MTRS [8FMS 2FT] IN 533558N, 061635E [EUR]. (HAMBURG NM 3853/81). BR STD. 9.5.83 STILL SHOWN AS WK SW 13.7MTRS [7FMS 3FT] ON NETHERLANDS 1458 [1983 EDN]. NCA. 8.1.87 SHOWN AS WK SW 15MTRS ON GERMAN 90D [1986 EDN] & NETHERLANDS 1458 [1985 EDN]. NE 3761. 10.6.92 CONFIRMATION OF ABOVE. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS, 1990 EDN, NO.N7 412) 10.10.94 MOVED TO 533600N, 061644E ON NETHERLANDS 146 [SEP '94 EDN]. BR STD. 23.9.00 SHOWN AS WK SW 14.8MTRS IN 5335.960N, 0616.653E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 2593 [NOV '00 CO-PRODUCTION PROOF]. NC 2539. 13.3.08 SHOWN AS WK SW 14.6MTRS [LAT] ON GERMAN 90 [INT 1461] [FEB '07 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3631. 15.7.08 SHOWN AS WK SW 14.8MTRS [MLLWS] ON GERMAN 87 [INT 1413] [APR '06 EDN CORRECT TO 5.1.07, 2ND SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 1635. 8.4.11 SHOWN AS SW 14.6MTRS [LAT] IN 5335.926N, 0616.655E [WGD] ON BA 1633 [EDN 2 DTD 23.12.10].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 35.933 N,6 16.651 E