This is the information page about the shipwreck Zelo, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 21.975 N,3 16.131 W (51.36625, -3.26885)

 

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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. Aeolus (probably)
2. Alice of milford
3. Bonita
4. Borderdene
5. Casper 2
6. Den of seaton
7. Devonia
8. Durdham
9. Eden force
10. Elmdale
11. Emily
12. Fleur de lys
13. Foremost 45
14. Gleneuse
15. Hms oswaldian
16. Hms royal scot
17. Hongisto
18. Island queen
19. Jamaica planter
20. James & sarah (probably)
21. Kayeson
22. Lady non (possibly)
23. Lamb?
24. Maclaren
25. Margaretha (possibly)
26. Merkur
27. Mfb golden dawn
28. Middlesex
29. Mildrid
30. Mistress quigley
31. No 194 ax
32. Nornen
33. Persistent
34. Princess louise (probably)
35. Redvers buller
36. Severn transport
37. Sigvar
38. Teifi (possibly)
39. The american
40. Thomond (possibly)
41. Trio
42. Wild rose
43. Wythburn
44. Zelo

 

Name: ZELO

Length 86.9 meter, width: 12.5 meter, tonnage 2339 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: struck the wreck of merkur and quickly sank. was on passage bilbao to cardiff.

Year of registration: 1920

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter, Height above seabed: 82 cm

Known since: 1920, last detected: 20180216

Details measurements/cartography: H6739/20 21.9.20 SUNK IN 512159N, 031604W, MARKED BY G LT BUOY, FL.G.5S, 150YDS WNW. (TH NM 73/20).

- NM 1571/20. H8535/20 1.12.20 LT BUOY NOW OCC.G.5S BELL. (TRINITY HOUSE NM 88/20).

- NM 2014/20. JAN 1923 NOW CHARTED AS DW. H5816/23 23.8.23 BUOY NOW G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)15S CLOSE N OF WK. (TRINITY HOUSE NM 55/23).

- NM 1366/23. H1854/26 22.3.26 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 2.75FMS (1920), 146DEGS, 1.47M FROM COLDNAP PT, WITH RW BUOY, FL.2S 'MERKUR' CLOSE NW IN 512145N, 031600W. G BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TRINITY HOUSE NM 19/26).

- NM 867/26. H1907/28 14.11.29 NOW CHARTED AS WK 3FMS 3FT, WITH WK 3FMS 4FT CLOSE S, MARKED BY RW LT BUOY, FL.2S. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1182. 11.8.64 NOW CHARTED AS WK 3FMS 3FT 'MERKUR' IN 512157N, 031559W & WK 3FMS 4FT 'ZELO' IN 512155N, 031557W, WITH RW SPH LT BUOY, FL.2.5S BELL RAREFL CLOSE SW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1182. H2897/69 16.9.69 LEAST DEPTH OVER WKS 2FMS 4FT [LAT: 3FMS 1FT]. (HMS WOODLARK, SIGNAL DTD 11.9.69). H2897/69 20.3.70 WKS OF ZELO AND MERKUR EXAM'D 4.9.69 IN 512157N, 031602W. DRIFT SWEPT, CLEAR AT 5.8, FOUL AT 5.9MTRS. GEN DEPTH 9.5MTRS. NOT FOUND POSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE WRECKAGE OF THESE TWO VESSELS. SWEEP TRACING INDICATES ONE LIES ABOUT 295/115DEG AND IS 220FT LONG AND THE OTHER LIES ABOUT 028/208DEG, LENGTH 100FT. (HMS WOODLARK, H525 304/305/69 2.2.70) - CHART AS SW 3FMS 3FT (LAT: 3FMS 1FT) WITH BUOY. BR STD. H3942/88 24.1.90 EXAM'D 5.8.89 IN 512156.5N, 031603W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 4.9, FOUL AT 5.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.0 IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. BOTH WKS ARE WELL DISPERSED ANDCOVER AN AREA 100 X 75MTRS WITH HIGH POINT NEAR W END. TURBULENCE NOTED AROUND WK. RECOMMEND CHART AS SWEPT TO 5MTRS. (LAND & MARINE ENGINEERING LTD, HI 464).

- NM 449/90. 1.8.06 EUT POSN: 5121.971N, 0316.125W. BA 1182 [7TH EDN, FEB '04]. SEP 2018/000204444 16.2.18 WKS OF ZELO AND MERKUR EXAM'D 16.2.18 IN 5121.975N, 0316.131W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.28 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. SCOUR 0.76MTR DEEP AT WKS. LENGTH 129.7MTRS, WIDTH 36.2MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. ORIENTATION 082/262 DEGS AND 051/235 DEGS. WRECKS SIT WITHIN THE SAME LOCATION AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THEM. THEY ARE MODERATELY WELL DEFINED AND BOTH INTACT.(TITAN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LTD, HI1501). AMEND DW 5.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECKS ZELO AND MERKUR ARE MODERATELY WELL DEFINED AND BOTH INTACT. See also: 12445

Position: 51 21.975 N,3 16.131 W

 

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