This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 55.891 N,3 14.844 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)
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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: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1926
Water depth above wreck: 16 meter
Known since: 1926, last detected: 2018
Details measurements/cartography: H5332/25 30.5.26 NO RECORD OF INSERTING THIS OBSTN HELD, BUT REFERRED TO IN H5332/25 - KHM, SCAPA FLOW, LTR OF 30.5.26 - AS ANTI-SUBMARINE HURDLES, BUILT UP WITH RAILWAY LINES AND INSTALLED ACROSS CLESTRON SOUND DURING WW1. THIS LETTER ALSO REFERS TO FACT THAT THIS BARRIER WAS 'CRUSHED DOWN' BY AN ICE-BREAKER AFTER THE WAR. 12.11.57 CHARTED AS SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTION, 20FT ONLY AT MLWS, CENTRED ON 585555N, 031445W. NC 1954. 23.11.79 CHARTED AS OBP WITH LEGEND: 'SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTION (LEAST DEPTH 5.8MTRS)'. NC 2568. H3579/88 21.7.88 OBSTRUCTION STILL EXISTS. SOUNDINGS TAKEN RECENTLY BY PILOT LAUNCH GAVE DEPTHS OF 5.8MTRS [LAT] AT VARIOUS POSITIONS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HARBOURS, ORKNEY IS. COUNCIL, 14.6.88). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 58 55.891 N,3 14.844 W