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 56.337 N,4 51.628 W (49.993283333333, -4.6426333333333)
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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: 1985
Water depth above wreck: 78 meter, Height above seabed: 88 cm
Known since: 1985, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: 4.7.85 4.7.85 WK STANDING 5FMS ABOVE SEABED IN 495627N, 045133W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (C WILLIAMS, RECORDED TAPE). CHART AS WK 65MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 5.4.05 HH091/059/01 5.4.05 EXAM'D 21.8.04 IN 4956.337N, 0451.628W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 72.3 IN GEN DEPTH 78.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 6.4MTRS. LIES 088/268 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, COLLAPSED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 72MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 16.6.05 HH100/351/22 16.6.05 THE WK OF A WW2 COLLIER. UPRIGHT AROUND MIDSHIPS, COMPLETELY OVER TO STBD AT BOW. STERN GIVES EVIDENCE OF A HUGE TWIST AND LIES OVER TO PORT. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. COAL IN THE AREA GIVES REASON TO BELIEVE THAT WK IS THAT OF AN OLD COLLIER. (L BISHOP). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, MIDSHIPS UPRIGHT, BOW TWISTED TO STBD, STERN TO PORT
Position: 49 56.337 N,4 51.628 W