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 49 46.037 N,5 55.057 W (49.767283, -5.917617)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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: 1997

Water depth above wreck: 90 meter

Known since: 1997

Details measurements/cartography: 18.2.97 18.2.97 'TOKYO EXPRESS' REPD THAT 50 CONTAINERS WERE LOST DUE TO BAD WEATHER IN 494600N, 055500W APPROX. (MRCC FALMOUTH). NCA. 19.2.97 19.2.97 5 CONTAINERS RECOVERED IN 494542N, 053848W APPROX. (PEDDAR OF MAFF TELECOM DTD 18.2.97). NCA. HH232/400/02 21.3.97 HH232/400/02 21.3.97 INITIAL LOSS POSN OF LOST CONTAINERS WAS 494600N, 055500W. TWO CONTAINERS CONTAINING GAS LIGHTERS AND METHACRYLATE MONOMER WERE ASSUMED TO HAVE SUNK IN THIS POSN. TOTAL OF 62 CONTAINERS LOST. 59 CONTAINERS SANK OF WHICH 10 WERE EMPTY. (COASTGUARD [MARINE POLLUTION CONTROL UNIT], 21.2.97). MAY HAVE MOVED PRIOR TO OR AFTER SINKING. NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. [SEE ALSO WKS 22734 & 22735].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: See Also: 22734 & 22735

Position: 49 46.037 N,5 55.057 W

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