This is the information page about the shipwreck Veerman, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 55.492 N,0 49.221 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)
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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: VEERMAN
Length 21 meter
Cause: Sank following a collision with british mv commodore goodwill. salvaged and put ashore near rye.
Year of registration: 1990
Water depth above wreck: 0 meter, Height above seabed: 22 cm
Known since: 1990, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: HH232/350/01 29.8.90 HH232/350/01 29.8.90 LOCATED IN 504718N, 005435.5E. CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR 23.0, FOUL 24.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.4 IN GEN DEPTH 32.8MTRS. (TH HARWICH, TLX DTD 28.8.90 & TELECON 29.8.90). INS AS SW 23.0MTRS.
- NM 2611/90. HH232/350/01 24.4.91 HH232/350/01 24.4.91 LOCATED 8M SSW OF DUNGENESS. OPERATIONS IN HAND TO SALVAGE WK. (J S BLIGHT, TELECON 18.4.91). NCA YET. HH232/350/01 16.9.91 HH232/350/01 16.9.91 INS USC 62MTRS IN 503426N, 001521.5E. BR STD. 8.3.93 8.3.93 WK REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN LIFTED AND BEACHED, SOMEWHERE IN SUSSEX. (TH HARWICH, TELECON). NCA YET. HH232/730/01 25.6.93 HH232/730/01 25.6.93 NOW LIES STRANDED IN 505533N, 004918E. NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (TH 18.6.93 & TELECON)- INS ST BY BR STD & DELETE SW 23.0MTRS BY NM 2381/93. HH100/351/13 26.2.98 HH100/351/13 26.2.98 BELIEVED TO BE 'VEERMAN'. SALVAGED AND BROUGHT ASHORE BY LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR BY ATTACHING EX RAILWAY TANKER TANKS AND FILLING THEM WITH COMPRESSED AIR. TANKS ARE STILL ATTACHED AND WORK CONTINUES WHEN TIME AND WEATHER PERMITS. WRECK SHOWS AT APPROX 4HRS AFTER HW. POSN OF WK IS 505526N, 004912.5E [DATUM NOT SPECIFIED]. (G MCGLONE, LTR DTD 12.2.98). 12.8.13 SEP 2013/000175556 12.8.13 LOCATED IN 5055.492N, 0049.217E [WGD]. LENGTH 21MTRS. ESTIMATED TO DRY 4MTRS AT DATUM. (EGSI, MV WESSEX EXPLORER, HN DTD 17.7.13). AMEND DRIES 4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 3.12.13 3.12.13 LOCATED 22.8.13 IN 5055.492N, 0049.221E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 2.96 IN GEN DEPTH 0.3MTRS. SCOUR 2.4MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 21.1MTRS, WIDTH 7.5MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. LIES 022.202 DEGS. (EGS, HI 1312). INTACT, UPRIGHT, STBD SIDE HIGHER. AMEND WK DRIES 3MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS NE, LIES IN SCOUR HOLE
Position: 50 55.492 N,0 49.221 E