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 34.022 N,0 40.061 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)
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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: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 47 cm
Known since: 1976, last detected: 20180112
Details measurements/cartography: H4121/76 13.1.77 WRECK LOCATED 18.8.76 IN 503359N, 003959W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS. ORIENTATION 040/220DEGS. APPEARS TO BE BROKEN UP. AN AREA OF SAND RIPPLES DOWN TIDE [EAST] OF THE WK EXTENDING TO 100MTRS. (HMS FOX, HI 52/76). CHART AS WK 19.5MTRS. BR STD. H1720/65 13.9.78 FAILED TO LOCATE IN HMS FOX'S POSN, BUT TWICE LOCATED USING DECCA. CARGO VESSEL MUCH BROKEN UP EXCEPT STERN WHICH LIES ON PORT SIDE WITH 14FT IRON PROPELLER IN PLACE. SPARE 12FT PROP BETWEEN STERN & BOILER. MAX HT ENGINE, BOILER & STERN 17FT IN 82FT. (M WALSH, 20.8.78). NCA. H2318/74 5.6.79 SWEPT 2.11.78 IN 503359.5N, 003959W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. CLEAR AT 18.8MTRS, FOUL AT 20MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37B/77). AMEND TO SW 18.8MTRS.
- NM 1491/79. H1310/84/10 21.3.84 IDENTIFIED AS A TRAWLER/MINESWEEPER - NAME NOT YET KNOWN. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS BEING CARRIED OUT. (J SALSBURY, 7.3.84). HH091/003/01 30.9.03 EXAM'D 8.6.03 IN 5034.049N, 0040.044W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 19.1, FOUL 19.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.4 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY BURIED, WELL BROKEN UP. (NP 1016, HI 1003A). BR STD. SEP 2018/000198963 10.08.18 EXAM'D 12.01.18; IN 5034.022N, 0040.061W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.92MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS, LENGTH 81.3MTRS, WIDTH 35.5MTRS, HEIGHT 6.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 047/227 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL BROKEN. (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DW 18.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP
Position: 50 34.022 N,0 40.061 W