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 61 7.47 N,0 59.681 W (60.949383333333, -1.1853333333333)
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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: 1979
Water depth above wreck: 143 meter
Known since: 1979, last detected: 1980
Details measurements/cartography: H3050/72 1.2.80 SMALL OBJECT, ABOUT 4MTRS HIGH, CONTACTED IN 610730.5N, 005933.5W [OGB] USING HF6 AND EXAMINED 8.10.79. LEAST E/S DEPTH 139 IN GEN DEPTH 143MTRS. DCS3 HT 4MTRS. FOR ABOUT 30MTRS RADIUS AROUND THIS OBJECT, WISPY E/S CONTACTS WERE OBTAINED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLASSIFY THESE CONTACTS, THE SHIP WAS HELD "ON TOP" AND A TSDV PROBE AND A GRAPPLING HOOK WAS LOWERED. NOTHING WAS FOULED. MOST PROBABLE CLASSIFICATION IS A DISUSED WELLHEAD WITH ESCAPING GAS BUBBLES. (HMS HECLA, HI 31A/79 CONTACT B). NCA YET, AWAIT FURTHER REPORTS. H2726/79 22.2.80 OB LIES IN UNLICENCED BLOCK 209/26. THEREFORE EXTREMELY UNLIKELY TO BE A WELLHEAD. (J MACLEOD, DOE). H3050/72 21.5.80 SHOWN AS OBSTN 139MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 31A/79 [K8377/1])
- NM 1379/80. 9.6.04 NOTHING HELD ON OIL & GAS DATA IN ABOVE POSN. 18.8.05 EUT POSN: 6107.470N, 0059.681W. NE 1233.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 61 7.47 N,0 59.681 W