This is the information page about the shipwreck Vecht (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.41 N,2 10.516 E (51.3988833, 2.4536167)

 

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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.

 

1. Amor
2. Andre
3. Breda
4. Bruno heinemann (z.8)
5. Deo gratias
6. Duke of york (bows)
7. Ellewoutsdijk
8. Fauvette
9. Garden city
10. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
11. Hms maida (possibly)
12. Hms thuringia (possibly)
13. Hms westella
14. Hoegh aigrette
15. Jarita
16. Jean pierre et phillipe
17. Jonrix
18. La flandre (possibly)
19. Laura
20. Lst 364 (probably)
21. Madimba (probably)
22. Mecklenburg
23. Medee
24. Melrose
25. Merlijn
26. Nautilus
27. Neppo (possibly)
28. Netty (possibly)
29. Okeania
30. Paris (possibly)
31. Peppinella
32. Ptarmigan
33. Rigel
34. Shardana
35. Sint annaland
36. Texel
37. Trifels
38. Tringa
39. U 37
40. Uc 1
41. Uc 63
42. Vecht (probably)
43. West-hinder
44. Western farmer (bow section)
45. Wielingen ii (possibly)
46. Wielingen ltv

 

Name: VECHT (PROBABLY)

Length 85.6 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 1965 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Passge rotterdam for lobito. presumed lost, cause unknown. (lloyds).

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter

Known since: 1998, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: 28.1.69 28.1.69 PRESUMED LOST IN 512900N, 021000E. WRECKAGE REPORTED FLOATING. (LLOYDS, TELECON, 28.1.69). NCA. 19.11.99 19.11.99 WK 34MTRS SHOWN IN 5129.450N, 0210.530E [EUR] ON BELGIAN D11 [1998 EDN]. NE 1872. 15.5.08 15.5.08 SHOWN IN 5129.410N, 0210.516E [WGD] ON BELGIAN D11 [2006 EDN, ADOPTION]. NE 1872.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 29.41 N,2 10.516 E

 

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