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 50 14.395 N,5 26.261 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)
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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: 1976
Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 169 cm
Known since: 1976, last detected: 2011
Details measurements/cartography: H2326/75 30.9.76 H2326/75 30.9.76 WK LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER IN 501419.35N, 052609.10W USING DECCA. DIVERS REPORT STATES THAT THE GENERAL DEPTH IN THE AREA IS 65FT. THE WK RISES ABOUT 20FT FROM SEABED. LIES APPROX NW/SE WITH BOWS FACING NW. WK IS UPRIGHT ON SEABED. NO SCOUR SEEN. THE FUNNEL AND WHEEL HOUSE ARE GONE, SHEARED OFF AT THE BASE, EXCEPT FOR THAT THE WK IS INTACT. A LARGE BOOM SEEN ON THE BOW-USED FOR LIFTING? THE SIDES OF THE WK RISE ABOUT 10FT, THE WINCHES RISE TO ABOUT 12-13FT, THE BOOM RISES TO A MAX HEIGHT OF 20FT. THE ONE LARGE HOLD IS EMPTY. (E GILES, 18.5.76) CHART AS WK 13.7MTRS.
- NM 2269/76. H3403/79 21.5.79 H3403/79 21.5.79 EXAM'D 19.10.78 IN 501420N, 052615W USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19-20MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED ROCK. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS. (HMS HECATE, HI 13/78). AMEND TO WK 12.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 5.6.01 5.6.01 LOCATED IN 5014.373N, 0526.209W [WGD] USING DGPS. NOT DIVED. ESTIMATED TO STAND 3-5MTRS HIGH, STILL RELATIVELY INTACT. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 4.6.01). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/19 18.12.02 HH100/351/19 18.12.02 DIVED IN 5014.405N, 0526.262W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH BY E/S. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. HT 7.3MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. NO DEBRIS SEEN. LARGELY COLLAPSED THOUGH RETAINS GENERAL SHAPE. ENGINE & BOILER INTACT. A VERY LARGE 'BOOM' AT THE BOW RISES OVER 7MTRS FROM THE SEABED. (G J LOCKETT). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 15.12.11 15.12.11 LOCATED 31.1.11 IN 5014.395N, 0526.261W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.00 IN GEN DEPTH 19.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 25.5MTRS, WIDTH 8.7MTRS, HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 169/349 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 14MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS W, DIMENSIONS & HT BY DIVER
Position: 50 14.395 N,5 26.261 W